The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan

"Looking for your girlfriend who disappeared this morning..."

Looking at the man sitting opposite him introducing himself like this, Maori Kogoro nodded while glaring at the guy behind him who sighed loudly.

The client is still here, this attitude is a bit too outrageous.

The man sitting opposite named Sankaku Atsushi first looked at the people standing behind Maori Kogoro strangely, then nodded and continued to describe his client: "Yes, we live together, but when I got up this morning, I found that she was missing. She didn't go to work, and her mobile phone was turned off..."

"Is it confirmed that she is missing? Isn't there something urgent?" Maori Kogoro quickly entered the private detective's inquiry process.

"Should, it should be, mainly because we had a quarrel last night, and the quarrel was very fierce, so we didn't sleep in the same room at night. When I got up in the morning, she was gone. I think she must have run away from home because she was angry with me..." Sankaku Atsushi showed a somewhat frustrated expression, lowered his head, and looked at his hands on the table.

"Can I ask the reason for the quarrel?" Maori Kogoro raised his eyelids and looked at him subtly.

Looking for someone who disappeared because of a quarrel is not a particularly rare commissioned project. Finding people is a common work scope for private detectives.

Because of his high proficiency, Maori Kogoro felt that Sankaku Atsushi's behavior was subtle and unusual.

"It's not a big deal. It's just a quarrel that couples often have." Sankaku Atsushi lowered his head and looked at the tea in front of him. "I've been too busy with work recently and I can't spare time to accompany her. She thinks I don't pay enough attention to her ideas, so we quarreled like this... Then, it was some trivial things, you blamed me, I blamed you. She said very angrily that she was still the same as before, and I changed. I replied that of course I couldn't go back, and we couldn't go back to the time when we met..."

Speaking of this, perhaps he noticed the unanimous gazes from the opposite side of the seat, and he moved a few times uneasily on the sofa.

"...I rarely went against her ideas in the past. I always tried to discuss traveling with her and plan free time. Maybe this sentence made her very dissatisfied. She quickly locked me out of the room and never talked to me again. When I woke up in the morning, she and my car were both missing."

"It sounds like a common contradiction." Suzuki Sonoko touched her chin, "Maybe she is not missing, she is just hiding from you."

"Maybe..." Sankaku Atsushi smiled bitterly, "We have been together for four or five years. Recently, we have quarreled more and more frequently. I am not surprised that she doesn't want to pay attention to me."

"In this case, she should not have encountered any personal threats. Are you sure you want to commission here?" Maori Kogoro crossed his arms, "You know, even if you can't find the person in time, the commission fee will not be fully refunded. She may go home after a few days when she is angry."

As he said, he also tapped his chest, hinting to Sankaku Atsushi that his fee was not cheap.

Maori Kogoro has become a famous detective, and now his commission fee is quite high. If he is not in a particularly good financial situation or the situation is very urgent, few people will give priority to him to complete such an ordinary commission.

"I can't wait that long!" Sankaku Atsushi raised his head, "She can be angry with me and ignore me, but I have a plan in my car that must be submitted tomorrow. The company's plan can't wait, so no matter what, I must find her today!"

This was said with great force, and it sounded much more sincere than the previous content. The eyes of several people suddenly became clear.

Bathed in such a gaze, Sankaku Atsushi coughed twice and added: "Of course, I am also very worried about her situation. Well, she is a bit impulsive..."

"...I see." Maori Kogoro, who felt that he had understood his true intentions, shook his head and was too lazy to expose his statement. He just picked up the notebook, "Then I can try, but Mr. Sankaku, you also know that there are too few clues now. I can't give any guarantee whether I can find her."

"Give me a direction, I can tell you her personal information. We have lived together for so many years, and I still know her very well. Please, Detective Maori!" Sankaku Atsushi saw that he was going to refuse, and immediately eagerly grasped the edge of the coffee table and bent down, looking very sincere, "That project is really important! Of course, I really need to confirm her safety."

Conan observed him from the edge of the sofa back with a half-moon eye.

Rather than worrying about his girlfriend's safety, it sounds more like he's worried that his girlfriend will go all out in anger and destroy the work he's worked so hard to complete...

"Well, I think she's just angry..."

Mouri Kogoro was about to explain when a soft voice came from the direction of the door.

"...If it's this kind of commission, I think I might have some ideas. But, Mr. Sankaku, are you sure you want to commission this?"

"Akechi?" Mouri Kogoro turned his head and was very surprised. After thinking about it, he couldn't help but be a little wary, "Why are you here?"

He thought, he hadn't had any conflicts with this guy recently, so he shouldn't come to his house to steal such an insignificant business...

And his price is already very expensive, and this guy is even more expensive than him. This level of consumption upgrade is not acceptable to others.

Tang Ze, who was standing at the door, bowed to him and said humbly: "Don't get me wrong, Mr. Maori, I don't mean to compete with you for priority. I came to the cafe to find the boss and said hello to you on the way. I didn't expect to encounter such an interesting case. This commission is of course still handed over to you to handle. I can only provide some small help."

Maori Kogoro looked at his smile strangely, and for a moment he couldn't tell whether he was telling the truth or being sarcastic in another way.

After such a long time of observation, he was basically sure that under the polite appearance of Akechi Goro, he was definitely not a kind and friendly person. This was a kid with a lot of black water in his belly.

"What kind of help?" Sankaku Atsushi turned his head and looked at the young man who appeared there, and asked uncertainly, "You mean, do you have any clues about my girlfriend? But I haven't told Detective Maori her name yet..."

Tangze looked at him and smiled, and suddenly pointed at Maori Kogoro: "Before I answer, please pay the advance deposit first. I am a private detective and have my own principles. It is impossible for me to provide voluntary help unconditionally. I am just helping my respected senior for free, not to say that my help itself is free."

Maori Kogoro raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect that he would help him so much, but in front of the client who came to the door, it was naturally impossible to refuse this kindness.

Sankaku Atsushi's thick black eyebrows twitched twice, and he vaguely realized that there was something wrong under this young and handsome face, but looking at Maori Kogoro and the eyes of other people in the office, he gritted his teeth and had to do it first.

Knowing his purpose and knowing that he would definitely not take the bait, Tang Ze looked at him calmly. After Maori Kogoro counted and accepted the banknotes he handed over and confirmed that Sankaku Atsushi would not regret it, he nodded and finished the topic he had started.

"What I am going to say next may not sound good, Mr. Sankaku. I apologize for my possible offense. The following content is just based on my own experience in handling cases and conclusions drawn from my reasoning." Tang Ze tilted his head and scanned the bearded man with a somewhat vicissitudes and embarrassed image inch by inch with a penetrating gaze. "I don't know if you have heard of a saying that if a wife dies or disappears, the first suspect to be considered is the husband."

Sankaku Atsushi's eyes twitched violently.

Although he had crossed the armor at the beginning, this sentence was no longer just an offense. It was almost a direct statement that he suspected that Sankaku Atsushi himself caused the disappearance of his girlfriend.

Tang Ze raised his palm in anticipation to stop his rebuttal: "I know you will be unhappy with this, but I hope you will listen to me first. This is not a conclusion based on probability or statistics. Violent injuries and homicides are a manifestation of the murderer's strong emotions. The beneficiary theory is often used in homicides, that is, the person who benefits the most from the death of the deceased is most likely to be the murderer. The same applies to husband and wife or lovers, because the high correlation of interests is the direct result of this relationship."

First, he threw out a string of nouns that could confuse people, and after waiting for Sanjiaodu's face to calm down a little, he directly threw out a bombshell.

"Your girlfriend disappeared this morning, and she was with your car. Based on the fact that you had a quarrel before, it is actually very easy to judge that her disappearance must be related to that quarrel, and she ran away in anger. But you neither called the police nor tried to find your common connections to contact her. Instead, you went to one of the most expensive private detectives in Tokyo without any hesitation... Let me ask you directly, Mr. Sankaku, have you killed your girlfriend, and have you thought of some way to cover up your crime, and are eager to find a third party to clear your name?"

"You...!" Hearing this almost provocative accusation, Sankaku Atsushi could no longer sit still, and he slammed the table and stood up, "What nonsense are you talking about, you bastard!"

"Hey, hey, don't be angry, sir, calm down..." Before Sankaku Atsushi stepped out to hit someone, Mao Lilan took two steps forward and grabbed him, "Mr. Akechi, this, this is not good, right? This is a serious accusation. "Tang Ze calmly looked at Sanjiao Du, who was blushing and unable to break free from her after being pulled by her, and smiled fearlessly: "It is indeed serious, so I said it, which may be a bit offensive. But there is no way, my professional instinct really can't explain such unreasonable behavior logic. Mr. Sanjiao, why don't you call the police? You said that you are for the safety of your personal information and her personal safety. This is different from the nature of the missing person commission that has to be entrusted to the detective for privacy or other reasons. I think the police will help you. "Because, because she has been missing for less than 12 hours. "The corners of his eyes twitched wildly, and Sanjiao Du explained not very clearly, "You all think that she was angry for a while, and the police will definitely not take it seriously..." "It is possible. But your answer shows that you didn't even try to call the police." Tang Ze shook his finger, "Too weird, sir, too weird. "

"I don't, don't trust the police, can't I?" Sanjiao Du said while trying to get rid of Mao Lilan's pull again. However, those soft and slender palms were much more stable than expected, and he pulled His head was covered with sweat, but he still remained motionless.

"It's also an explanation." Tang Ze nodded in approval. Before his expression could relax, he changed his tone and said, "Then does your girlfriend know that you have important documents in your car?"

"Of course I know. I think she might know it, so she deliberately..."

"In other words, her original intention of driving away your car was to use documents to pressure you and force you to be anxious, or in other words, to force you to go find her." Tangze nodded again, "This is even more strange, Mr. Triangle Your girlfriend will do this, of course, because she believes that you can find her, otherwise this series of actions will be meaningless. But now you say that not only can you not find her, but you also need a private detective to help you find her. …”

"Stop talking nonsense! There is a limit to humiliating people!" Triangle Atsushi's eyes widened and he looked like he wanted to walk away. When he turned around and saw Mouri Kogoro, the next words were stuck in his throat again.

Mouri Kogoro's commission fee was a bit high, so much so that the deposit alone made it difficult for people who had already paid in advance to get it back without even daring to turn around and leave.

Seeing this, everyone present finally understood what Goro Akechi meant when he abruptly asked him to pay a deposit first before continuing.

He did not mean that he would not help voluntarily. He deliberately wanted to keep Sanjiang Du here and listen to him.

Tang Ze, who looked at his incompetence and rage with a smile, waited for a few more seconds to see if he didn't dare to say that he would cancel the commission and leave immediately, then Shi Shiran said: "Okay, Mr. Triangle. My doubts will not be ignored." It's easy to dismiss it, and you won't admit it easily to such a serious accusation. Next, it's not that we need to find someone, but that you need to prove your innocence. Tell me, do you think your girlfriend is most likely to go? where?"

He did not completely deny the content of the accusation, leaving a little room for leeway. However, the eyes of the people around him on Sanjiaodu were completely different from when they first saw him.

There is a world of difference in character between a melancholy man who is slightly depressed due to emotional setbacks and a suspect who may have committed a major crime and is eager to use his performance to clear himself from suspicion.

Sanjiangdu took a deep breath, and then another, and then another. It seemed that he wanted to reject his provocative question, but was restricted by something and could not speak.

"So aggressive..." Hondo Eiyu, who was standing at the outermost edge and crouched down behind Mouri Kogoro's chair, whispered, "Is this also a famous detective? I've never heard of him having this style in the past. "

"Well..." Suzuki Sonoko hesitated, but followed her heart and said, "It is indeed not this style. But he should be a detective who attaches great importance to his reputation, and he cannot make such an exaggerated judgment for no reason. Some police said, His style of solving crimes is like X-ray, fast and accurate. Sometimes, at the first glance, he can already judge the most likely murderer based on many details..."

In other words, if Akechi dares to speak out, it means that he has determined the truth.

Hondo Yingyou said "Oh", not sure whether he believed it or not, and turned his head again to look at the two people in the confrontation.

In the stressful silence, Sanjiang Du squeezed out a sentence through his teeth.

"The ski resort in Gunma Prefecture. She most likely went there..."