I didn't directly answer Conan's question about the Phantom Thief Kid, but I was aware of this variable. At the same time, I couldn't help but wonder, if I were to switch to that body, would all the disadvantages I currently have change?

I felt my jaw and considered it.

It's a good thing, but it will make me lose the advantage I have over Morobushi Kagemitsu now, especially with Amuro Toru - when I think of him and the owner of this body of mine, I can't help but feel excited.

It was very strange, and I rubbed my head.

Now is not the time to talk about this.

At this moment, Conan's cell phone rang. He took it out and saw that the person displayed on it was the "Mr. Amuro" that I had been thinking about.

He and I looked at each other, and before he pressed the answer button, he put his index finger to his lips, then lowered it and tapped the desktop.

His body froze, and under my threat he placed his phone on the table, watching the vibrating phone "buzzing" as it moved on the table.

"You don't dare let me answer the phone now because Mr. Amuro doesn't know who you are and what you do, right?" He didn't ask any questions, as he was already convinced of the relationship.

I nodded. This was something that would be discovered sooner or later. "You just pointed it out directly like this. Aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"

How else can you say he is brave? If you say it directly, doesn't it give me a reason to kill him?

Unexpectedly, he smiled, and the plain glasses could not block the confidence that was blowing in his face. "If you could really kill me, I wouldn't be sitting here talking to you now. You threaten me like this only because you can't kill me. If I die here, I'm afraid that what you want to do will be in vain. My life may not be worth anything to you, but if a carefully planned game is completely destroyed because of such an accident, you will not be willing to accept it."

I raised my eyebrows.

"When we first met, you disguised yourself and used the name "Furiya Rei" because you needed to test Mr. Amuro; when you were in Yokohama, you said some ambiguous words to Mr. Subaru, but to put it bluntly, you were also testing his attitude towards "you". If you were a team from the beginning, you wouldn't have needed this process, and there would be no need to reveal such a name directly to me." Conan's originally tense muscles relaxed a little, and his hands seemed to want to come together, and it seemed that he wanted to use the function of his watch.

But he had already shown it to me, and he knew that I knew it.

"And before on TV, you deliberately spoke for me and asked me to stay. You probably wanted me to witness something, right? Was it what you just said in Room 130? The purpose of your action this time is to blame the thief Kidd."

"Also, Mr. Subaru mentioned something about you before, and I also have some speculations. Public Security Police Scotland, once an undercover agent of the Black Organization - or someone who was believed to be an undercover agent. Combined with the reactions of the undercover officers and his relationship with you... Even among the Public Security Police, when selecting undercover agents to infiltrate other organizations, their mental strength must be considered before their ability is tested. The most likely thing is to train them from scratch. For example, selecting them from the police academy." Conan Edogawa sorted out all my identities once again, observing my expression as he spoke.

I have to say, I did show some approval.

"Police academy students, faked death, change of stance - no, no matter which 'you' you are, the stance has never changed." His eyes sharpened, and those clear pupils seemed to see into my heart at once.

That was a strange thing to say, could it be that he really had noticed something?

At this moment, Conan's cell phone, which had been quiet, started ringing again.

I looked at the name and suddenly said, "Childhood sweethearts, what a wonderful feeling." When I said this, I felt a genuine joy.

Hearing what I said, Conan was stunned for a moment and his pupils shrank.

"What did you say—"

"If I had a childhood sweetheart like this, I would definitely want to hold him in my hands and cherish him like Shinichi does." I said meaningfully and met Conan's eyes.

As for Shinichi-kun, his face looked extremely bad.

"So, Shinichi-kun should know what to say and what not to say, what can be done and what cannot be done." I pulled out the scalpel and stabbed it hard into the phone body, ending its vibration. Then I silently took out two bottles of wine from the paid beverage area in the room and poured them on the bed.

He took out a cigarette from his pocket.

Because I had this habit before, I bought a box at the front desk before leaving the house today. But when I was about to put it in my mouth, I was a little scared.

Smoking is harmful to your health, so forget it.

He just used a match to light it, and then threw it casually on the bed. Instantly, small sparks spread out, and it became strong in a few seconds.

I pulled the lancet out of the phone, and it flew backward at an angle and penetrated the smoke alarm, completely destroying its structure.

This also makes it absolutely impossible to put out the fire in the first place.

"What are you going to do, destroy the evidence?" Conan was forced to take a step back by the sudden heat wave, and his eyes unconsciously looked at Mako who was still lying next to the cabinet.

In his opinion, I should have killed Mako.

Well, just treat Mako as dead and destroy all traces.

I looked back at the door lock with the security chain still hanging on it, then I kicked it hard and broke it a little.

"Don't worry, I will definitely get Conan out safely. After all, during the operation, I didn't expect that such a dangerous person would be aware of Conan's existence. When I was too late, I could only rescue the unconscious Conan first." I said as I walked forward, looked at the flames that had already stained the carpet, lowered my head to look at the watch, and when the smoke produced by the flames made me feel short of breath, I grabbed the makeup box and threw it towards the window.

With a sound of breaking, the window opened. I grabbed Conan by the back of his collar and tucked him under my arm.

I stepped on the window frame. It was only five stories high, and it was too easy to carry a child down. But Conan didn't react for a while when he saw me jumping down.

When I stood downstairs and looked back, the flames had spread to the upper floors and the next door. The bright color seemed to illuminate the dim sky.

There was nothing important afterwards, for the same reasons. I didn’t see anything, and Conan had just “woke up”, so no one would question us.

Even the police officers and media in Nagano Prefecture had to be busy. A bar was completely blown up, affecting other places, and a hotel burned half of its floor, causing casualties. It was only a few dozen hours later, and the case of beheading on TV was no longer hot in the headlines.

That night, I stayed with Conan in the police station. I was not in a hurry to deal with him in front of others, but I had to keep an eye on Conan to prevent him from saying or doing anything.

However, I also told him clearly.

I am a unreasonable person. If I notice something is even the slightest bit wrong, his childhood sweetheart will be the first to bear the brunt of it.

The same is true for his opponents.

I leaned back in my chair, looking at the scenery passing by outside the Shinkansen window, but my mood was completely different from last time.

"Mr. Fūya looks very tired. Didn't you get enough rest?" I turned around following the voice and saw a head popping out from the seat at the back with a worried look on his face.

I glanced at Conan, who was sitting next to me, fidgeting and even eager to try, and said, "Maybe I didn't sleep well. I always feel like Amuro-kun is like this every time I see him. Excuse me."

"How could that be?" He rummaged around in the back and handed me a thermos. "Come to think of it, it's such a coincidence that we met on the Shinkansen."

"The last time I took the Shinkansen, I happened to meet Mr. Mori. This time, I met Mr. Mori's disciple. Fate is such a wonderful thing." I continued what he said, twisted the lid of the thermos, and saw the note inside.

As expected, he was able to come out of the brewery so quickly, and there was indeed someone following him. This should be the final test for Rum or Karasuma Renya.

It all depends on which side Toru Amuro will choose, and whether the side he chooses can gain the upper hand - of course, a fight between the two is also what he wants to see as a public security official.

When the fight is over and the police have finished cleaning up the mess - the mantis stalks the oriole behind, that's when I'm going to really take action.

As soon as we met on the Shinkansen, Toru Amuro called me "Furuya-kun" in front of me, and I knew he was deliberately reminding me not to say things that shouldn't be said.

There were few words on the note, just a seat number.

This should be the position of the monitor. It is incredible that he can lock onto the target so quickly. It turns out that their abilities are incomparable.

But, does he want me to check it out, or is he just reminding me to pay attention?

I secretly noted this location and went over the direction in my mind. To the right in front of me was a location where I could just turn around and see this place.

I wiped my palm over this area, hid the note in my sleeve, and then poured myself a cup of hot water as if nothing had happened.

My eyes scanned the front and in an instant they met a gaze looking to the left and back.

Oh shit, why is it him?

I frowned. That face was so familiar to me. He was in Nagano Prefecture because he received my order and was helping me with something.

Especially regarding the matter of placing bombs at 130 in advance, I don't trust anyone except Black Widow.

I just don’t know what kind of accident happened in the process, or what reason made Black Widow the person who temporarily monitored Toru Amuro.

Is there something wrong with Rum's brain, or is Karasuma Renya blind?

Although Black Widow has followed my orders over the years and pretended to be loyal to her son by jumping sides for him, in the final analysis, her son is my previous body, the youngest one.

That body was sent to Halsey legitimately at that time because of his cooperation with Mako, which made everything seem natural.

The arrangements and actions he had made over the years should have been the reason why Rum and Karasuma Renya trusted him. But even if they trusted him, he would not even be able to complete such an important mission...

So that's the case. I'm afraid those two people both want to recruit Black Widow into their team. This is a test for Toru Amuro, and it's also the time for Black Widow to choose her camp.

After all, "I", as the boss, have been buried in the third branch along with the brainwashing room. So since I came out, the two of them should have been working on taking over my previous organization. It is precisely because of the uneven distribution of benefits that they have reached the point of confrontation today in a short period of time.

I looked at the Black Widow in front of me, then at Conan next to me, and a plan gradually took shape in my mind.