Conan, I'm an actor

"What did you say?"

"Don't joke around, this joke isn't funny at all."

"There are two things we need to confirm now: whether Shadow Mage and Escape King have arrived yet. Also, whether the head of the room, who is also the Escape King, is actually named Nishiyama Tsutomu." Yue Shui yawned.

“Those two haven’t arrived yet.” Hamano scratched his head. “How do you know the head of the department’s name? As far as I know, you and the head of the department don’t seem to know each other very well.”

“Those who were listening to the radio just now should know this name.” Yue Shui shrugged. “Just now, the news said that Xishan Wu has been killed, and the one who killed him was Shadow Master.”

"What did you say?"

"Just kidding!"

Everyone looked at Yue Shui with horror, seemingly not believing what she said.

“She’s right, that’s why I came here.” Just then, Conan staggered down the stairs. “I heard this message in the car too. The suspension bridge being burned down means that Shadow Mage has arrived here. He might be one of us, or he might be hiding in the shadows, preparing to attack us.”

"Conan, what's wrong with you? You should be resting right now," Ran said, frowning. "We can handle this kind of thing."

"I'm fine, I feel much better after taking cold medicine." Conan looked at Shinjo's location. "You should have noticed by now, Mr. Magician. Can I see what's in your backpack?"

“Conan, you were lying in the snow just now, and it was Mr. Asai who brought you back. Besides, it was Ms. Karen who first told us about Mr. Nishiyama’s death,” Ran said somewhat angrily. “No matter what, you shouldn’t have suspected Mr. Asai.”

“I just want to confirm one thing,” Conan said, staring at Shinjo.

Just as Xiaolan said, he had already ruled out the suspicions of "Mr. Asai" and "Ms. Karen". His targeting of "Asai" was not for this matter, but mainly because the name Karen bothered him.

He had heard this name before at Mr. Shinjo's research institute; he seemed to be a very important person.

This wasn't the first time that guy had gathered a lot of intelligence and then infiltrated the victims to watch the show. Moreover, he was skilled at disguise; perhaps the two people in front of him were Ms. Koshimizu and Mr. Shinjo in disguise.

"Being too curious isn't a good thing, you know." Asai rubbed Conan's head. "I feel like you're the kind of audience that magicians dislike the most."

"The audience that magicians dislike the most?" Sonoko was taken aback, not understanding what Shinjo was talking about.

"Think about it, you finally learned a magic trick and are ready to show it off to your friends. But your friends have already seen this kind of magic trick before. At this time, those with high emotional intelligence will say things like 'Wow, that's amazing! How did you do that?' to flatter them. But some people who can't read the atmosphere will analyze the principle of the magic trick and then say, 'Anyone can see through it.'" Shinjo said with a smile.

Sonoko didn't understand at first, but when she remembered that this kid had exposed her magic tricks when she performed them in front of Ran, she blushed instantly.

Just then, Yue Shui came downstairs with her suitcase. As the suitcase was opened, some strange magic props, whose purpose was unknown, appeared in front of everyone.

"Are these all magic props?" Hamano Toshiya came over and exclaimed in amazement, "Professionals are really different. We've never seen many of these props before."

"Just some props." Shinjo performed two magic tricks, then looked at Conan and asked, "Is that enough? Kid, you shouldn't be looking for the murder weapon here, right?"

“That’s true.” Conan stared at Asai in front of him and asked, “But I still have a question: why were you outside when the suspension bridge was on fire?”

"Smoking? There are so many ladies here. Shouldn't you go outside to smoke? That's basic social etiquette, kid. As for who started the fire on the suspension bridge, I don't know either." Shinjo, seeing Conan's displeased expression, ruffled his hair even more enthusiastically, like a golden retriever.

"Don't touch my head!" Conan finally said, unable to bear it any longer.

"No more touching, no more touching," Shinjo said, rubbing his hands together. "Anyway, it's best if we don't split up, let's go in pairs. Mr. Doi, you can take care of this child for now."

"Me?" Kaito's expression froze instantly beneath Doi's mask. Taking care of a child is such a hassle!

"Didn't you graduate with a medical degree? Isn't taking care of patients your forte?" Shinjo said with a smile.

The remaining people were paired up, while Shinjo chose to be paired with Sugan.

Tanaka's only target for revenge is Hamano Toshiya. To carry out the crime, she needs to get rid of Kuroda and Koshimizu, who are in the same group as her, and then lure Ara Yoshizawa away. Even Shinjo himself finds this kind of operation somewhat difficult, and the best option is to abandon the operation.

At this moment, Kogoro Mouri had already found the police station at the foot of the mountain, but faced with the situation he described, the police in these small places were simply unable to handle it and needed to report to their superiors.

Kogoro couldn't wait that long, so he used the phone here to call Inspector Megure's private number. After reporting the situation, he waited for Megure's message.

Soon, the phone rang again, but this time the news didn't seem to be good.

"What did you say? What do you mean we can't move out of the city before dawn?" Kogoro Mori felt he was losing his temper.

“Brother Mori, don’t get so angry. Climbing up the mountain at night via other routes is very dangerous. As for helicopters, flying in the mountains carries the risk of crashing if they hit tree trunks or power lines, and the weather seems to be getting worse.”

"Then at least make a phone call..."

“We already tried calling, but we couldn’t get through. The eldest daughter of the Suzuki family did call the police using a satellite phone, and we explained the situation to her. She will relay the information to others,” Inspector Megure said with some helplessness. “We’re on our way to the scene, so please be patient.”

"Damn it!" Kogoro Mouri hung up the phone on the landline, feeling extremely frustrated by his sense of powerlessness.

Chapter 205 Each Magician's Admiration

In the mountaintop cabin

The order of the activities was determined by drawing lots. It has to be said that these people are truly the pioneers of online dating; they all have big hearts and are still in the mood to make arrangements for the evening's activities at this time.

In their words, waiting for the Shadow Mage to come to their door was too boring, so they might as well put on some entertainment to ease the tense (bored) atmosphere.

Xincheng didn't seem to mind these things. He even performed a few magic tricks himself and dissected many of them.

"By the way, aren't you magicians the ones who hate it most when your magic is broken?" Hamano suddenly asked. "As far as I know, quite a few magicians will fly into a rage when their magic is broken."

“It depends on the person,” Shinjo said while shuffling the deck of cards in his hand. “Magic is meant to entertain people. If a magic trick can’t entertain people, then it loses its value. For some people, it means they can’t make money while lying down, so naturally they’ll be angry.”

"So, what kind of person is Mr. Asai?" Ms. Tanaka suddenly asked.

"Me? I won't let that happen. If it does happen, I'll develop new magic as soon as possible to deal with it."

"Is this the composure of a professional?" Kuroda asked with a smile. "How did Miss Karen become Mr. Asai's assistant?"

"Me?" Yue Shui's thoughts drifted back to the time when she and Xin Cheng had just met, and then she looked at Xin Cheng and asked, "Can I say?"

“If you want to talk about it, I don’t mind.” Shinjo shrugged.

"Oh, could this be a secret between the two of you?" Sonoko's face revealed a gossipy smile.

"It wasn't exactly a secret, it was Mr. Asakawa who saved me and my best friend." Yue Shui recounted the case on Lavender Island in detail, and for a moment, only her voice could be heard at the dining table.

"Is this considered a love story between the two of you?" Kuroda's eyes lit up instantly after hearing Koshimizu's story.

"Not really. Someone said they wanted to repay a debt of gratitude, but they don't have any work skills and also have studies to complete, so they can only come over as an assistant during winter and summer vacations," Shinjo said with a smile.

"It's because someone did most of the work." Yue Shui was very dissatisfied with Shinjo's description.

In her opinion, the reason she hasn't solved a single case in the past six months is entirely because Shinjo is too capable and has too much energy, and he's done all her work.

"I was originally planning to discuss everyone's favorite Japanese magicians," Araki Yoshizawa said with a smile. "But it seems that Miss Karen's favorite magician is probably the one sitting next to her."

"Don't talk nonsense. This guy despises me as much as I do." Shinjo glanced at Yue Shui beside him, the weight on his feet making him choose to say less.

"If I had to pick a favorite magician, it would be Motoyasu Tsukumo," Toshiya Hamano said with a smile. "But who is your favorite magician, the one who asked this question?"

"It should be Kuroba Toichi, his stage performances are simply divine," Ara Yize said with a smile.

“Oh right, that’s right, me too.” Doi Takaki said matter-of-factly.

However, when his gaze fell on the location of Xincheng, his expression froze slightly, but he quickly regained his composure.

"Do you want to ask me?" Tanaka said with a smile as he noticed that everyone's eyes were on him. "My favorite is probably Kinoshita Yoshiro, who had all the titles by the age of 20."

"What's wrong with you guys? Why are you all idolizing people who are no longer alive?" Naoko Kuroda said with a hint of helplessness. "My favorite should be the currently popular Ichizo Sanada. By the way, Sonoko, what about you?"

Sonoko seemed to have mustered up her courage, "My favorite character is, of course, Kaito Kid."

"But isn't he a thief?" Huang Yize was completely bewildered. This was even more unreliable than worshipping the dead. Did this little girl have some kind of moral problem?

"To be precise, he's a righteous thief, after all, everything that Lord Kid stole was returned to its rightful owner," Sonoko said with a lovesick look. "And he's managed to escape from the Metropolitan Police Department's searches time and time again."

"I prefer Phantom Thief Black Crow to Phantom Thief Kid," Shinjo said with a smile.

"A phantom thief? Black Crow?" Hamano Toshiya was taken aback. "Isn't that a notorious thief operating overseas? Is this considered a magician?"

They could barely accept the idea of ​​Kid being a magician, since he used many magical techniques during his thefts. However, they found it hard to accept the idea of ​​the Phantom Thief Crow being a magician.

"It's less about admiring him and more about admiring his disguise skills, after all, he and Kuroba Toichi are from the same school." Shinjo said with a smile. "He once told me that Kid's disguise skills were also learned from Kuroba Toichi. Speaking of which, Kuroba Toichi had two other apprentices at the time. One was the famous actress Sharon, and the other was a Japanese actress who rose to fame in Hollywood and then retired at lightning speed, Fujitoyo Yukiko, who should now be called Kudo Yukiko."

Conan was stunned. He hadn't expected that his mother had such a relationship with Kaito Kid.

Kaito, hidden behind the Doi Takaki mask, wanted to refute the claim, but then he remembered that his disguise skills were indeed learned from his father, who had also passed them on to those two, so in a way, it wasn't wrong.

Moreover, this was the second time he had heard the name Black Crow. If he wanted to solve the mystery of his father's death, he would probably have to find this Black Crow.

“But I remember there is very little publicly available information about the Phantom Thief Black Crow,” Doi Takuki asked. “There are only some secretly filmed clips, and there are no complete magic techniques at all. How did Mr. Asai determine that he was a magician?”

"During one of my performances, I used a gemstone, and he borrowed it from me for a bit," Shinjo said with a smile. "At that time, we had a magician's contest, and it turned out that I was slower than him."

"Speed?" Conan was taken aback.

"For a magician to perform magic, hand speed is the most basic requirement. The design of the magic trick is just to divert the audience's attention, while the magician's hands are the real execution, like this." Shinjo performed a simple card trick while speaking.

As his hands created afterimages, he transformed a normal deck of cards into decks of the same suit and number.

"How did you do that? Can I see?" Tanaka leaned closer. "It really changed. It's not a magic prop. Can you really do that with just your hand speed?"

Chapter 206 Grouping of Prophecy Magic

Doi walked over to the playing cards, and the instant his fingers touched them, he recognized them as the most ordinary playing cards he could buy at a convenience store. But could he really do that with just his hand speed?

"And then what happened? What happened after your duel with Black Crow?" Doi pressed.

“He told me about the commonalities between phantom thieves and magicians.” Shinjo leaned back in his chair. “Magicians make the impossible possible, and phantom thieves commit thefts that everyone thinks are impossible. Both are people who perform miracles. Only when the performer maintains a strong belief will he grasp the true performance techniques. I got a good lesson from him.”

"Is it a difference in skill and mindset?" Conan asked thoughtfully.

"Blindly pursuing techniques will only make you a puppet of those techniques; that's probably what I was like back then." Shinjo crossed his legs, looking at Doi, whose expression was unpredictable, across the table. "The principle is the same, little detective."

"Huh!" Conan was taken aback. Before he could figure it out, he saw Doi Takaki looking extremely pale.

Asai's words just now seemed to be directed at this guy, the Phantom Thief Base after Doi Takuki's katakana was rearranged. Is this guy the Phantom Thief Base in disguise? If he is Phantom Thief Kid, then Asai's long string of cryptic words just now were actually meant for him.

He was also present at the Twilight Villa incident. Although he didn't have conclusive evidence that Kuroba Kaito was the Phantom Thief Kid, he was certain that the two guys were the same person.

Could this be interpreted as Kuroba Toichi's advice to the new Phantom Thief Kid, because Phantom Thief Kid has recently done something contrary to his original intentions?

The more I think about it, the more confused I get; it seems the cold has taken over again.

"Hey, you look really pale. I told you not to wander around like that." Kaito Kuroba looked at Conan's pale face and said helplessly, "I'll take you to your room first. Get some rest and don't wander around."

Although this detective kid is clever, he's still just a kid. It's impossible to expect him to help you; you'll be lucky if he doesn't cause you any trouble.

The two quickly went up to the third floor. Just then, Conan slowly spoke, "What is your purpose in coming here? Can you tell me, Phantom Thief Kid?"

"I came here to find out why the long-deceased Deception Child is still communicating. Deception Child's real name is Harukaze Iden, and Deception Child was the alias he used when he debuted on stage," Kaito Kuroba said as he walked. "That Tanaka is Harukaze's granddaughter. She planted a spy at the door, probably intending to use it to kill someone."

"What did you say?"

“I didn’t expect her to go that far either,” Kaito said, frowning. “But I still don’t know her motive. Why did she kill Nishiyama Tsutomu, and who is her next target?”