[Comprehensive] Phantom Thief · Phantom Thief

Is... looking for Loki's help?

——This was Kaito's first reaction after hearing the words of the boy from Meizhishan.

He had indeed guessed that this time the Meizhishan boy would send such an invitation to himself and Loki. Apart from the "for Xiaoling" reason he showed on the bright side, there should be other reasons. .

Kaito speculates that maybe the other party needs help with something, but now that he has Loki at his side, he believes that even the information network of the Meizhishan family will definitely not be able to find him "Phantom Thief Kidd" Another identity, so Kaito was completely confused——

As an ordinary high school student of "Kuroba Kaito", how can he provide the other party with the help he needs?

Kaito speculated back and forth in his mind, but unexpectedly, he left out another existence beside him...

- Loki.

Obviously, Rocky himself did not expect this.

The two looked at each other, and they both saw a bit of surprise in each other's eyes.

"You two seem surprised?"

Putting down the teacup in his hand, the beautiful blond boy showed a gentle and gentle smile on his face, "But... Isn't that what Mr. Rocky's job is like? I heard from people I know that Mr. Rocky is a very good Private detectives have helped many people before, and they are best at solving all kinds of mysterious cases that cannot be solved by scientific means..."

Speaking of this, the blond boy paused slightly, and a pair of lake-blue eyes that were as clear and clear as lake water gradually sparkled with dazzling waves that made it impossible to look directly: "I originally planned to go to your detective in the near future. Visiting the office, but I don't want to be able to meet you in such a way in advance... It seems that this time I really want to thank Ling."

"President..." Xiao Ling, who was also hearing about this for the first time, waved her hands in a hurry when the boy from Meizhishan looked at her in a blink of an eye: "President, you don't have to thank me, the person who helped me was Brother Luo Ji." yes."

"But if there is no Ling, maybe you can't invite Mr. Rocky so easily?" The blond boy said, blinking his eyes playfully: "I heard that Mr. Rocky's working hours are very free. Not to mention that there are no fixed rules at all, and the taking over of cases is also very casual. Not every case that goes to the firm for entrustment will be accepted, so this time, I really took advantage of Ling! "

"Of course, there is also Senior Black Feather."

The Meizhishan boy could see clearly that if Kaito was not present, he might not be able to invite the great god Loki. The rumors of this Mr. Detective in the industry are very mysterious and mysterious. The method is indeed different from that of ordinary detectives.

"I hope you two won't feel unhappy about my self-talk. Please believe that even if Mr. Rocky doesn't want to accept this commission, it won't have any impact on our future exchanges."

——Having said all of this, Kaito felt that if he and Loki really rejected the boy's request, it would be a little unreasonable.

And Loki probably thought about it in the same way, so he nodded and promised without hesitation: "Since you are Xiaoling's friend, you don't have to be so alien. It's not a commission, just treat it as the two brothers Kaito and I, Do a little favor for your brother's friend."

"Is that so...thank you so much, Mr. Loki!" After receiving Loki's affirmative reply, the smile on the boy's face became brighter.

Turning around to give some instructions to Mr. Deacon, the Meizhishan boy got up and made an invitation gesture to Kaito and Loki: "Then, please come with me, Mr. Kuroba and Mr. Loki."

"The detailed situation... we will talk about it as we walk along the road."

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The greenhouse where Kaito and the others are located is at the far right corner on the first floor of the main house in the villa.

The entire mountain villa is distributed in a concave shape facing the main ski trail. The main building has three floors. The first to second floors are all kinds of leisure and entertainment rooms plus a total of 24 guest rooms for hospitality. The third floor is exclusively for the owner. Master bedroom, study, and private entertainment room.

——It can be seen that this ski resort is actually a personal villa tailor-made for Meizhishan teenagers alone, and it does not belong to the entire Meizhishan family.

Kaito and Loki walked out of the conservatory under the leadership of the boy from Meizhishan, passed a long corridor, and finally arrived at the main hall on the first floor that they had glimpsed when they first arrived at the villa.

Climb up the magnificent spiral marble staircase in the center of the main hall, and come to the second floor of the villa where the four-person room is located except for the Meizhishan boy. Turn right and enter the first room...

"This is the living room for small gatherings. If you don't want to go skiing or look at the scenery in the greenhouse, the guests usually gather here, while roasting the warm fireplace, drinking tea and chatting to pass the leisure time."

The girl from Meizhishan thoughtfully introduced, and at the same time led everyone to sit around the corner of the living room, around the big fireplace.

"And what I said before, the reason why I want to entrust Mr. Loki's help is also in this living room... Uncle Tanaka!"

"Yes, young master."

The elusive Mr. Deacon reappeared from nowhere, bowed slightly to the crowd, and then walked up to the fireplace and fiddled for some reason. , a square rectangular crack appeared...

"This is……?"

With Kaito's eyesight, he immediately discovered that this is actually a built-in mechanism that can be reversed.

And sure enough, with the sound of creaking stones rubbing against each other, when the mechanism was completed, what appeared in the eyes of everyone was no longer the brown wall before, but a...exquisite picture of an angel with white wings!

"Huh? This painting is..."

Xiaoling blinked her eyes uncertainly, and quickly turned to look at her president in doubt: "President, I remember that this painting was originally hung in the excellent works exhibition hall of the academy, and it is said that it was not known how many generations ago. It was drawn by a senior, because the chairman at the time liked it very much, so it has been placed in the exhibition hall inside the academy, and it disappeared for no reason until a few months ago..."

"It didn't disappear for no reason, it was me and Su Fang who took it to this villa."

Closing the Japanese-style folding fan that he was holding in his hand at some point, the Meizhishan boy put away the smile that had been hanging on the corner of his lips before, and his expression suddenly became serious: "I didn't explain this to Ling in advance because I He and Su Fang feel that the situation is too weird, and with your personality, after learning the truth, you will definitely have a lot of troubles and worries for no reason, so... sorry, we didn't intend to hide it from you."

"Eh?" Xiaoling was taken aback when she heard the words, and then immediately showed a soft and warm smile to the apologetic president of her family: "The president doesn't need to apologize for such a trivial matter! I know it's you And Takamura-senpai are caring about me."

This trusting and warm speech obviously benefited the Meizhishan boy very much, and the serious and tense expression on his face softened a lot: "Well, I feel relieved that Ling can think so."

"Then let me go back to this picture of an angel."

"Originally, this painting was just like what Ling said, it was hung in the exhibition hall of the whole school of CLAMP Academy where we are, because the painting style and skills are very excellent, not only the incumbent chairman of the board , the subsequent successors also liked this angel picture very much, so it has been hung in the most prominent position in the exhibition hall."

"Because of this, this painting has a high reputation in the academy, and even other students who are not majoring in fine arts are very familiar with it."

"It can be said that after so many years, this picture of an angel has become one of the iconic possessions of CLAMP Academy."

"However, since a few months ago, many strange phenomena have appeared around this angel map."

"First, a senior from the senior high school woke up in the middle of the night and found herself lying under the picture of an angel. Her beautiful long hair, which she had grown since she was a child, was cut to pieces. Then an assistant graduate student from the university department tried to Steal the painting and burn it..."

"There are also rumors that the angel in the painting will open her eyes at midnight, and the color in her eyes at that time is not the light blue seen in the daytime, but the deep red like blood coagulation, and when her eyes are fully opened, The wings behind her will also be dyed black, and then...to lure the world to fall..."

"In short, rumors about the angel map began to spread in the school. In order to stop such rumors in time and prevent any more serious strange things from happening, he entrusted our elementary school student union to temporarily seal up this angel map. , and find a solution as soon as possible."

"Su Fang and I consulted a lot of documents and information, and finally learned of Mr. Rocky's existence through some means."

"I said before that I plan to visit your detective firm in the near future, but in fact, Su Fang and I have already gone to the vicinity of the firm to conduct preliminary investigations."

"The results of the investigation show that the rumors about Mr. Rocky are not completely groundless. Your office is clearly located at an address we are sure of, but it is often not easily seen by others."

"It is said that the opening time of the office is entirely based on the owner's will. After investigation, we found out that this 'supposedly' is really not just as simple as a rumor..."

"So, Mr. Rocky, if this incident can get your help, all the staff of CLAMP Academy will be very grateful to you."

Having said that, the Meizhishan boy paused, and quietly looked at Loki expectantly.

And the ones who made the same movements with him were Sufang, a boy from Yingcun with natural facial paralysis, and... Xiaoling Zhengtai, who had a more and more thorough understanding of the word "cute" recently.

Being stared at by these three pairs of eyes, and having agreed to take over the commission before, Loki shook his head helplessly, and nodded slightly to the three expecting ladies: "I see, if it really involves what I have In terms of areas of expertise..."

"Then thank you very much, Mr. Loki!" The three shota said in unison, stood up, and bowed to Loki in unison, and Kaito, who had been watching the development of the situation, was about to say When something happened, Mr. Deacon's voice suddenly sounded behind everyone...

"Little Master!"

"Uncle Tanaka?"

"This was found in the previous greenhouse. It is said that it suddenly appeared there after the young masters left."

"Oh?"

The boy from Meizhishan raised his eyebrows, and reached out to take the square card handed over by his deacon...

"Let me see what it is...a preview?!"

At the moment when the last word was exclaimed by the girl from the mountain, Kaito and Loki subconsciously looked at each other——

He suddenly felt that this holiday of his probably...would never be leisurely...==