The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan.

Chapter 1090 Quantitative Change Leads to Qualitative Change

The moment Tang Ze was about to protest when his head was held down by Furuya Rei, he heard Leon's voice in his ear.

【rank up！Rank 8】

[Having come this far, I think I probably don't need to explain anything more to you.

You must know more about this person and the friends who are close to you now than I do.

Don't hesitate in your steps, don't question your choices. This is the future you most want to see.

Tang Ze was stunned and failed to successfully avoid Fūya Ling's hand. After being rubbed several times, he realized what happened and quickly freed his head from the other's hand.

"Is this the way you thank me?" Tang Ze straightened his hair which had a little static on it, curled his lips and took a half step back cautiously.

"Only when you are as inexplicably humble as you are now, can I feel that you are still a child." Fūya Rei smiled.

Although it was obvious that with Ida Ko's return, his emotions were far more volatile than what he showed on his face, he did not say anything extra sentimental. He just waved his hand casually as he did every day when he said goodbye, and walked to the other side of the road.

Tang Ze watched his back as he left, and only after he left the intersection did he finally see Leon's belated follow-up explanation.

A translucent object appeared out of nowhere, slowly floated down, and landed in the palm of Tang Ze's raised hand.

It was a sharp fragment at an odd angle, like a broken mirror or part of glass.

Tang Ze stared at it, and in the dark night around him, he could barely make out the picture on it.

It was not too surprising for Tang Ze. It was Fūya Rei with his eyes closed, lying on something.

From his purple lips, it is not difficult to guess what happened.

Tang Ze closed his eyes.

Just as he guessed, the last time he tried to subdue Ling Gu, he probably didn't get any good results.

The moment cognitive science, a force beyond comprehension and completely external, fell into the hands of the organization, its fate was already determined.

When he opened his eyes again, the fragment had solidified, then shattered and dissipated bit by bit, as if using this symbol to tell Tang Ze that everything had changed.

Tang Ze put down his empty hands and turned to walk towards the villa of the base.

"Even this won't comfort me, Leon. It doesn't have to be this way."

"The sense of ritual is also very important, isn't it? Since you have already guessed many truths, this can be regarded as an answer to your question. This can't be called comfort."

Leon's voice was still calm and gentle, with that roundabout tone of a riddler, which made Tang Ze want to roll his eyes.

"If you are so kind, why don't you just tell me the whole truth?"

"Because ours is a mystery, there's no reason to write the murderer's name directly on the middle page."

"..."

"Collecting fragments is also part of the game, it's the mechanic."

"...I really want to go back and find a place to lie down and beat you up."

"Really? All my attributes are endurance. If you fight me alone, even if you use a master, you can't kill me in seconds."

"Just wait, I won't let you go."

"We'll have to wait and see."

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Ida Ko was even more kind and understanding than Tang Ze had imagined.

Whether from the setting level or the factual level, Ida Ko gives people the image of a strong and reliable old policeman.

Coupled with his criminal police temperament cultivated from years of working on the front line, Tang Ze couldn't help but think of many old friends.

"How can you let me do what I want at a time like this?" Regarding Tang Ze's claim that "it's fine even if he wants to return to his normal life," Date Ko's attitude was firm. "This is a very serious matter, isn't it? In such a special situation, let's not get into the humanistic stuff."

"Ida-senpai," Tang Ze, who had been patted on the shoulder a few times, was at a loss for words after hearing his somewhat dissatisfied look. "This is not just a question of whether it's dangerous or not. You are not deeply involved in this matter of ours..."

"No matter how involved I am, I'm standing here now, so I can't stay out of this. Let's not talk about those guys for now, but you..." Yi Dahang patted Tang Ze's shoulder heavily, as if he was disappointed in his son. "Such a deadly secret, how can you just let anyone know it? You actually considered letting the person who knew the secret out of sight, that's too imprudent."

"Everyone's situation is different. In fact, even if it's a few other people, if they are willing to accept help from other channels and change their names and live their lives, I have no objection."

After receiving several heavy blows from him, Tang Ze tilted his body slightly, his tone very helpless. Although he still tried to persuade him, he actually knew what the outcome would be.

So, Ida Ko really reminds Tang Ze of many old friends.

This practice of prioritizing responsibilities and situations over personal thoughts and difficulties, and putting these before oneself, is really too kind.

"You said you didn't intend to keep us all in the dark forever. So there's always a day when we can return to the light of day, right?" Date Kou shook his head nonchalantly. "It's pretty much the same as Morobushi's previous job."

"It's almost the same, so it's not that easy to restore our past contact." Tang Ze pointed out this issue, which may be the one that Yi Dahang cares about the most.

He has a close relationship with his father and a stable emotional life. If it weren't for this unexpected accident, which became Takagi Shigeru's experience package, he should have lived a fulfilling and ordinary daily life. Having a few friends with eventful lives would not have affected anything.

It was not long since he passed away. If he could entrust Team Zero or the FBI to help him prepare another identity and find an appropriate time to send his father there, and Natalie's parents had already been sent to settle abroad, he could completely stay away from these disputes and find balance in his life again.

"I know." Yi Dahang's eyebrows drooped a little, but his expression quickly perked up again. "I believe my father can understand my choice."

Perhaps, when he received his obituary, my father did not show too much sadness and disbelief.

I would just light a cigarette in my spare time and watch the sunset quietly for a few days.

This is a possibility that they will face as police officers. He and his father have naturally prepared themselves for this path.

"Or do you think I'm incapable of this kind of work?" Yi Dahang raised his fist. "You underestimate me. If I had chosen to join the Public Security Bureau, perhaps it wouldn't be Zhu Fu who received this mission."

"How could that be..." Tang Ze looked at his face, which looked so righteous no matter how he looked at it, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

This is still a bit difficult. Ida Hang goes undercover to organize... wearing sunglasses and competing with vodka?

"As long as you don't mind my limited abilities, my limited knowledge of these matters, and my inability to be of much help, that's fine. That's settled then."

"Uh……"

"Okay, I still have to clean up the room and take care of Natalie. Stop dawdling here."

Tang Ze, who was pushed out of the room, looked at the door that closed behind him, as if there was no intention to discuss further, and felt a little helpless.

"I've already told you, the squad leader won't leave." Kenji Hagiwara, who was leaning against the door of the room, shrugged without surprise when he saw Tang Ze being pushed out.

"Don't be fooled by the fact that he appears to be just an ordinary criminal police officer. He's a highly motivated squad leader who has handled many serious cases." Zhu Fujingguang shrugged. "It's clear from what Miss Natalie said that she's definitely following him. Just think of it as an extra person to handle logistics. I don't think she'll mind."

As she chose to commit suicide after hearing the news of Ida Ko's death, it is obvious that for Natalie, this relationship that was about to turn into marriage was more important than anything else.

If Ida Ko is unwilling to leave, then Natalie must be unwilling to leave either.

Tang Ze rubbed his shoulder, which had been slapped several times, and asked as he walked downstairs, "Are you sure you've told him the whole truth? We're not some official organization that abides by the law. Our worldview and values ​​may not be correct..."

"You sound like you're scolding yourself," Zhu Fujingguang said pertinently, "Aren't you the one who makes the main decisions?"

"Yeah, that's why I said it might not be entirely correct." Tang Ze spread his hands. "If we all regain our social status, except for you guys, not only will we all have to go to jail, but the average sentence might be over 10 years."

Putting aside the fact that each of them was already a convicted criminal of serious crimes such as robbery, murder, and arson, their actions during their time in the group were enough to make them suffer.

The reason why we conservatively say 10 years is because he and Hoshikawa Teru are only 18 after all, and have not yet completely escaped the protection of minors law.

Of course, since he committed the crime while under protective observation, which is a disguised form of probation, the punishment should be even more severe, so it's hard to say...

"Then don't we know about this?" Hagiwara Kenji tilted his head back, as if he couldn't stand Tang Ze anymore. "Even if you don't mention the literal meaning of 'saving my life', your position in making choices has always been very clear."

After participating in team activities for so long and with Jinpei Matsuda by his side, he has basically gotten over those subtle and difficult thoughts in his mind.

After gaining a deep understanding of the past of these law-breaking companions in the regiment, he was very convinced that each of them was a victim of hatred that could not be saved by justice.

Even though they used some tricks and schemes, they did not excuse their actions. The main purpose of using those tricks was to ensure that their revenge was carried out completely.

Not to mention examples like Miyano Akemi and Hoshikawa Teru, who were involved in criminal organizations since childhood.

Rather than giving up one's life after completing blood revenge and ending all grudges with the most tragic ending, living, continuing to grow, doing the right thing in one's own way, and saving more people can also be considered a kind of "making amends"...

"After all, we're just police officers. The police are a violent institution, you said so yourself." Zhu Fujingguang glanced at Tang Ze. "We're willing to act for justice, willing to sacrifice ourselves for the greater good. We have strong professional ethics and are competent police officers. But sometimes there are criminals who just want to draw their guns and kill them. This isn't something that goes against understanding, and we're not judicial workers who prioritize legal principles above all else..."

"Even for judicial workers," Hagiwara Kenji took over the conversation, "if something happens to them, or even to them, it's a different matter."

Tang Ze smacked his lips, speechless.

Indeed, it cannot be refuted.

Even a leading lawyer in the abolitionist camp will completely side with the other side when a murder occurs to one of his relatives.

Tang Ze, unable to raise any objections, had to change the subject: "So where's Matsuda-senpai? He wouldn't be out on some mission at this time, would he?"

It's such a big project, and we have finally managed to complete all the phased goals. It would be a bit rude to roll back.

"Oh, that's not the case." Hagiwara Kenji shrugged. "I finally met the squad leader, and he was in a good mood. So he planned to go and cause trouble for Pramya."

Tang Ze: “?”

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"This isn't a burn anymore, it's cooked..."

"Shh, the patient is actually somewhat conscious. Don't say such things."

"Okay. But even if she wakes up, she probably won't be able to protest our disrespect for patients for a while."

"Yeah, it must be hard to speak with your facial muscles like that. But don't be so rude, it won't be nice if other patients see it."

"This is a prisoner who has killed so many people. We are still willing to treat her well, which shows our great respect for the patient..."

Rena Mizunoshi, who was lying on a flat bed and being pushed forward, withdrew her gaze from the chatting nurses, closed her eyes again under the surveillance, and played the role of a qualified patient.

Logically speaking, given her location at that time, even if she wasn't burned to death like that unlucky guy, the energy of the explosion would have been enough to cause her serious injuries in the aftermath. It would be disrespectful for her to still have her eyes open.

Rena Mizunashi didn't open her eyes until she was pushed into the ward and out of the public area.

Looking at the people in the room, she felt helpless and raised her hand to press her forehead.

"I understand that acting requires a thorough performance, but there's no need for so many people to monitor us..."

His FBI colleagues certainly didn't know about Shuichi Akai's subsequent plans, so she just thought of herself as an undercover agent who was being discovered and acting as a show for another intelligence agency, and made a casual complaint.

"After all, Gin may come here in person. We still have to be careful." Akai Shuichi, who had been waiting in the room for a long time, replied.

"Then you think too highly of me. I'm not that important to the organization, and he doesn't have any leverage over me. Even if he did, it would be even more dangerous if he really suspected me of leaking secrets." Mizunashi Rena smiled self-deprecatingly.

Because Gin is usually too lazy to shoot the traitor specifically, otherwise he might just send the entire hospital to the ground.

At the very least, we should find an opportunity to clean up the entire ward.

Gathering here, wouldn't that be convenient for him...

Shuichi Akai didn't say anything, but walked to the other side of the room and slowly pulled open the curtain that was tightly closed to isolate the other bed.

Instinctively turning my head, I saw Reina Mizunoshi of Curacao lying on the bed: "..."

She thought there was some ingenious design, but after all this time, it turned out to be just a quantitative change leading to a qualitative change...