The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan

"So, the theme of this puzzle is changed. Is it going to be educational content?" Before the atmosphere gradually turned to gossip, Hakuba cleared his throat, pretending to have heard nothing, and said with a smile, "Why do I remember that the requirement given at the beginning was 'twists and turns'?"

It was obvious that he had no interest in responding to Hattori Heiji with sarcasm, or continuing to listen to the jealousy story between him and his childhood sweetheart, and decisively chose the third option.

——Start the next link directly, forcing the program team to cut out Hattori Heiji's nonsense when editing.

Tang Ze, who felt that he was inexplicably shot, nodded in cooperation and took over his words: "That's the truth. The stories given by Miss Koshimizu and Hattori-kun are very interesting, but the final point is changed to educational detective, which is a bit eclipsed."

He really didn't want to continue discussing with Hattori Heiji.

Although Tang Ze thinks that since no one present knows his true identity, no one will associate him with it, but Tang Ze himself can't help associating it, right?

A fictitious perpetrator, a so-called victim, but in fact the real mastermind behind the scenes who has other intentions... If I have to say, Tang Ze himself is a guy who is very good at fishing, and very good at fishing detectives.

"Then I'll change my mind a little." Bai Ba Tan shrugged and said easily, "I actually understand your ideas. As detectives, we must have experienced many cases that are suitable for adaptation into emotional puzzles. However, if we adapt some of them into jokes for the sake of gimmicks and tell them to others, it may not be respectful to the deceased."

While speaking, his eyes intentionally or unintentionally glanced at the TV staff who silently pretended that they did not exist.

Going on a variety show means entertainment, which he had expected, but he still felt that some things should not be so entertaining.

After saying this sarcastic remark, Hakuba Detective got to the point: "So, I'll pick a case that's not so closely related to murder, maybe a little bland. A couple who love children go to the orphanage to visit the children in the orphanage almost every week. One day, they received a letter from the orphanage, which was a thank-you letter from the children they sponsored. The next day, the two died in a traffic accident."

The ending, which has nothing to do with the previous one and suddenly turned around, fits the format of Turtle Soup. At first glance, it is indeed a slightly bland story as Hakuba Detective said.

"Well, let me confirm first, traffic accident, so, was their death an accident?" Although he was very dissatisfied with this guy suddenly interrupting the rhythm of his story, Hattori Heiji still touched his chin and started.

"No." Hakuba gave a very certain answer, "There is no need to doubt this, because I found their last message. They obviously knew that they were going to die."

"They left a message. They died the next day after reading the letter from the welfare home. Is their death related to the welfare home?" Koshimizu Nanatsuki thought and asked according to the clues in the question.

"No." Hakuba's answer was still brief and powerful.

The expressions of several people were different, but considering that this was a case investigated by Hakuba himself, no one questioned the investigation ability of this experienced high school detective.

He is not Tokitsu Junya. If he neglected his duties, his reputation would have collapsed long ago.

Tang Ze tilted his head, looked at Bai Ma Tan's expression, and asked a question that was completely different from the previous one: "You specifically said that they are a couple who love children very much. A couple who love children very much, but have to go to the orphanage every week to see the children, don't they have their own children?"

Bai Ma Tan turned his eyes and met his gaze, his expression slightly more serious: "This is really a key question. Yes, they have their own children."

They have their own children, but they have to go to the orphanage, and they die after receiving the letter from the orphanage...

From this point of view, the plot suddenly has a lot of twists and turns.

"That's interesting." Conan muttered, raising his voice, "Could it be that for some reason, they couldn't raise their children, so their children were sent to an orphanage, and they found out something happened to their children in the letter, and couldn't accept this fact, so they chose to die?"

"Impossible." Before Hakuba Tan opened his mouth to answer, Hattori Heiji waved his hand, "If they really valued their children, but had to separate from their children for some reason, how could they not pay attention to the children's situation? Hakuba said that they like children very much, so they must be the kind of parents who regard their children as more important than themselves, and it is even more impossible for them to commit suicide."

"Yes, Hattori is right." Hakuba Tan nodded, praising him rarely, "You still have some insights in terms of feelings. You are right, parents who truly love their children will know that they will be the children's retreat and backing, even for the sake of their children, they must persevere."

Tokatsu Junya waited for a few seconds and found that the scene was quiet. He turned his head and saw Hakuba Tan staring at him, and then he realized that it was his turn to speak.

Well, he had been silent for so long that he almost forgot that he was also a participant. It was all because of that troublemaker elementary school student.

"Well, let me think about it." Junya Tokatsu grabbed his hair and said dryly, "I have heard a saying that parents whose children are lost or abducted will be more inclined to help orphans they meet. , because in my heart I hope that my child is still alive somewhere in the world, and I hope that someone can be so kind to my child. Is this the case when they pay attention to the orphanage? "

"Yes. This is indeed a very common situation. That's why I noticed the thank you letter from the orphanage at the first time." Bai Ma Tan answered in the affirmative.

Hearing Tokizu Junya's voice, Koshimi Nanatsuki cast an indifferent glance behind his sunglasses.

This is a very formulaic guess, but it is very reasonable. It shows that Shi Jinrunzai is a person with a normal IQ.

Of course, the problem with him is not his IQ, but his morality and character.

"Well, in the final analysis, their deaths still have something to do with their children." Hattori Heiji thought, "Maybe there was some inappropriate information in the letter, which caused them to be stimulated. Have an emotional breakdown?"

"No, they are very calm people. According to the information I investigated, their children are almost adults and have been separated from them for a long time. To be able to persist tenaciously for so long, they must be very resilient."

Koshizui Nanatsuki, whose main attention was still on Tokijin Junya, finished scorning him seriously before continuing to the next round of questions: "It seems that their deaths are inseparable from the 'children' no matter what." Since their deaths have nothing to do with the orphanage, I guess the situation may be a little more complicated than intuitively thought. Could it be that their children were kidnapped, or they were unable to see their children for special reasons, as some of the letters contained. The content made them discover the truth, so they committed suicide in the end?”

This guess was slightly more than reasoning, adding a lot of subjective emotions and guesses, but Detective White Horse unexpectedly nodded.

"Sure enough, this kind of issue must be understood and judged from a female perspective." Bai Ma Tan smiled, "Yes, this is almost the truth of the case. At least, it is the truth of the case that I investigated."

"That's really surprising." Tang Ze glanced at him twice and said abruptly, "I thought that British family style was rarely so restrained. Or maybe it's because I haven't been to the UK too little. Did the British misjudge?"

Bai Ma Tan looked deeply at Tang Ze and shook his head slightly.

"Okay, I admit, I kind of took advantage of your intuition. Yes, this is not a case that happened in the UK. This was a case that I encountered when I was living in Northern Europe while completing my studies. It happened to be me. Before coming to Japan.”

Karasawa's words gave him a good introduction. His description rhythm was the same as that of the previous two people, and he successfully entered the story-telling mode for narration.

"It was not my turn to intervene in this case. After all, I am not a local. I just went there to stay for a few days to complete my thesis. But the identity of the couple who died is unknown, and the police did not find their entry and exit records. How can It is certain that they have lived in the country for more than three months. Judging from the few personal belongings left behind, they are a couple from Japan. This is why the police found me to investigate the case. The only Japanese they could find at the time always needed someone to translate for them for free.”

Bai Ma Tan spread his hands, said a slightly British-style humorous sentence, and then began to tell the key points of the story.

"After I got their things, I started to investigate along these clues. Since interpersonal relationships are almost non-existent, it is difficult for the police to determine whether they committed suicide or homicide. The most records I can find about them in the country are They would go to a church regularly, not because of their faith, but because that church had a special charity that supported orphans and acted as a welfare institution. So I continued to investigate this possibility... …”

When Detective Bai Ma said this, he paused for a moment, and his eyes obviously turned towards the direction of the camera.

As if he was worried about being in front of the camera, his subsequent information was obviously vague. He did not tell the whole story about what he investigated, but simply described: "What happened next is the truth of this mystery. They are engaged in special operations." The industry and identity are sensitive, and it is inconvenient to go out and do activities at will. Therefore, after being separated from my children for many years, I can only support the welfare through The children in the Lee Home were comforted. They received a letter from the orphanage that day, but found that the letter contained a photo of the new child who looked almost exactly like theirs. They knew immediately. This is a threatening letter. In order to protect their children, they chose to die despite knowing that the attack would happen..."

Baima Tan sighed softly and slowed down his speaking speed.

"I investigated the truth for the local police, but when I looked at this report, I felt deeply guilty. I seemed to have investigated a lot of things, but nothing seemed to be clear. I didn't understand them. Their true identities are unknown, and they don’t know where their children are or whether they are well now. Therefore, they I have no way of judging whether the sacrifice was meaningful. Even because of that message, in the end, the case was decided as a traffic accident suspected of suicide. The driver did not bear full responsibility, but only assumed secondary liability. The insurance company was responsible for the full compensation. But in the end, because the identity of the deceased was unknown, the compensation was dropped.”

As he spoke, he slowly lowered his head

This state is not considered depressed, but compared with his usual confident and assertive behavior, his current appearance can be regarded as depressed.

"Since we all have educational significance, then I will sublimate it a little bit." After reorganizing his emotions, Detective Baima raised his head and made a summary of what he just said, "In this case, the content I investigated may be It is the truth, but in the end this truth is not Not only does it not help the victim, but it may invisibly become an accomplice of the perpetrator. Is the purpose of a detective to explore the truth or to pursue justice? When the two are in conflict, how should the detective deal with it? , This is probably a problem that will accompany me throughout my life.”

Conan, who was slightly moved by the deep emotions of the deceased in his description, suddenly sat up straight after hearing his last emotion: "No way. I don't think so."

The truth must lead to justice. If the two temporarily go against each other, it is neither the fault of justice nor the fault of the truth. There must be something other than that that has caused greater harm and regret. It's the detective's job to pursue the truth.

"Indeed, your investigation has not yielded the expected results, which means that the investigation is not over yet." Nanatsuki Koshizui sat up and said solemnly, "The fog still exists, your investigation has only come to an end temporarily, this is not The whole truth.”

"If I were you, I would probably do everything possible to find the identity of the victims, find their children, and find the real murderer. Your journey has just begun, Hakuba." Hattori Heiji said while still looking from the sunshade He leaned out from under the umbrella and patted Baima Tan's shoulder to express relief.

Tang Ze looked at the detectives who suddenly became enthusiastic, and then looked at the expressions of the white horse detective. He couldn't help laughing, temporarily destroying the boy's comic atmosphere.

"How do you know he didn't do this?" Facing the gazes of several people, Karasawa picked up his cup and gave the simplest reasoning, "As mentioned earlier, the police believe that the deceased was a Japanese couple. Detective Hakuba is the son of the police chief. He has a chance to know their identities only when he returns to Japan, right? He is indeed on his own journey."

"You know me quite well, Akechi-kun?" Hakuba shrugged, and the hand that Hattori Heiji put on his shoulder shook without leaving a trace, "Yes, this is the reason why I made a special trip back to Japan. I Guess, this trip won’t be too easy. I’m afraid it will be difficult for me to take care of my studies, so I’ll just transfer back.”

"Let me just say, this is what a policeman's son would think."

"Now I look like a detective. I was almost compared to a primary school student..."

"Hey, hey...isn't there any..."

The atmosphere became warm and warm again. Tang Ze brought the glass to his mouth, covering the corners of his mouth that were almost stretched into a straight line.

There was so much overlapping information that it exceeded the level of coincidence, and Tang Ze could not afford not to think too much.

So, is this the real reason why Hakuba Tankai transferred to Japan?

Detective White Horse, the detective who investigated the accidental death of his parents and came to an unexpected conclusion helplessly under the blockade of the organization?