Conan: The Heart Thief

"Aunt Yukiko, don't rush to sleep."

"Why aren't you sleeping so late? What do you want to do? You are really after me again. I have told you many times that I am Kudo Shinichi's mother. Don't let your wishful thinking..."

"Stop making a scene for yourself." Lin Xiao reprimanded the big-breasted and brainless woman, "Have you forgotten the commission you accepted? I'll take you to solve it now."

"Eh? Really?" Kudo Yukiko blushed, feeling ashamed, "But, it's already so late."

"Just come with me."

"Wait a moment, I will disguise myself as Kudo Shinichi first."

"That's not necessary... Ran and Sonoko should be asleep, so no one will recognize you."

Lin Xiao took Kudo Yukiko's hand and led her out directly...

At night, in the dark shrine, Anzai Ema was waiting in front of the shrine, her face full of anxiety.

A figure was holding a weapon and was about to stab him to death.

"Please stop. If you kill her, you will be punished by law!"

Lin Xiao grabbed the figure's wrist and stopped the figure from moving. The figure turned away in surprise.

Yukiko Kudo stared at the figure turning around with wide eyes and couldn't help but exclaimed: "You are Rie Akechi!"

The person involved, Anzai Ema, was so frightened that she sat down on the ground.

"Rie Akechi, you want to kill me?"

Rie Akechi remained silent. The answer was obvious.

Lin Xiao took away Mingzhi Lihui's murder weapon and said calmly: "All parties, calm down first."

"Hey! How can I stay calm? This woman wants to kill me! No, I have to call the police immediately."

As she spoke, Anzai Ema took out her cell phone and wanted to call the police.

"Wait a moment. Let me hear Rie Akechi's motive for committing the crime."

Lin Xiao stopped Anxi Ema from calling the police.

"Five years ago, a girl named Suzuka Sakurako was framed by two vicious women for drug trafficking because of her cowardly character. She ended up committing suicide... Later I found out that the girl, whose real name was Ming Sakurako, was my biological sister... Why didn't she tell me? I am her sister, the only relative she has in this world, and yet I didn't even get to see her for the last time... I must avenge my sister, even if it means eternal damnation... I have found out the identities of those two vicious women. They are Anzai Ema and Shibasaki Asuka."

After listening to Eri Akechi's story, Ema Anzai not only did not reflect on herself, but instead thought that Eri Akechi was sick.

"Akechi Eri, your sister committed suicide. What does it have to do with me? Even if I framed your sister before, I also framed other classmates. Why didn't other classmates commit suicide, but your sister did? In the final analysis, your sister is just fragile and will really cause trouble for others."

Chapter 32 Don't let me find your palace!

The shrine at night was pitch black with only a faint moonlight.

Asuka Shibasaki also appeared at the scene. Rie Akechi not only made an appointment with Ema Anzai, but also made an appointment with Asuka Shibasaki. She planned to kill Ema Anzai first, and then kill Asuka Shibasaki. However, she was stopped by Lin Xiao, and neither of them could be killed.

"Ema is right. Even if a fragile woman like Suzuka Sakurako doesn't die in school, she will commit suicide after entering society. Such a woman deserves to be eliminated. Just like Darwin said, only the fittest survive."

Asuka Shibasaki made a brilliant appearance and started talking nonsense.

Anzai Ema's eyes lit up, and her attitude towards Shibasaki Asuka was that of a life confidant: "Asuka, what you said is really good. This woman, Akechi Rie, used the evidence of our past drug trafficking to invite us out and wanted to kill us. You should quickly call your congressman father to arrest her and shut her up."

"Hehehe... I know it without you telling me." Asuka Shibasaki took out her cell phone and prepared to call the police.

Rie Akechi still had a blank expression on her face, and no one could tell what she was thinking.

Kudo Yukiko was really disgusted by these two women. They were so evil: "This is too much. How can there be such vicious women!"

Yukiko Kudo pinched Lin Xiao's palm and said, "Lin Xiao, what should we do? Are we just going to indulge these two vicious women and let them do whatever they want?"

As soon as Kudo Yukiko said this, Shibasaki Asuka and Anzai Ema immediately changed their faces and started scolding Kudo Yukiko.

Because it was too dark, the two couldn't see Kudo Yukiko's face clearly. However, Kudo Yukiko was wearing a hotel yukata and had long flowing hair, and it was obvious at a glance that she was also a woman, the same woman who spoke ill of them.

"Who are you? Who are you calling vicious names to? Do you want to die?"

"Stinky woman, don't meddle in other people's business, understand?"

Kudo Yukiko was so angry that she grimaced, but there was nothing she could do. She could only stare at Lin Xiao, hoping that Lin Xiao would punish them.

Lin Xiao pointed at the two girls with a stern expression, "Don't let me find your palace."

The two girls looked puzzled: "What did you say?"

Lin Xiao curled his lips: "Found it!"

Lin Xiao presented the business card of the Phantom Thieves of Heart to the two girls and immediately entered their mind palaces.

Two palaces filled with the atmosphere of imperial power stood in front of Lin Xiao.

"Oh no, there are two palaces here and I'm alone, what should I do?"

Just when Lin Xiao was in trouble, he found that Kudo Yukiko was right next to him.

"Huh?" Lin Xiao was surprised, "Aunt Yukiko, why are you here too?"

"Of course I am. I'm always there for you, right?"

Yukiko Kudo frowned and looked around.

"Huh? This place is so weird, what's going on with these two schools?"

"These two schools are not real schools, but the spiritual palaces of Anzai Ema and Shibasaki Asuka."

"Mind Palace? What does that mean?"

“You can think of it as a reflection of the souls of Anzai Ema and Shibasaki Asuka. These two soul palaces respectively embody the souls of Anzai Ema and Shibasaki Asuka.”

"It's so magical...why did this happen?" Yukiko Kudo felt like she was dreaming.

"If your son can regain his youth, what else is impossible?" Lin Xiao directly woke up Kudo Yukiko.

Yukiko Kudo suddenly realized that if such an outrageous thing as her son's rejuvenation could happen, what else could she not understand?

Just as Lin Xiao and Kudo Yukiko were talking, they were surrounded by the shadow of the devil.

"Ah? How scary! These things are..."

"They are all the shadows of the devil. In other words, there is a devil in every heart temple, and these things are the shadows of the devil..."

"Wait a minute, they are coming."

Before Lin Xiao could finish explaining, the shadow had already attacked the two of them.

Lin Xiao prepared the Cat General Demon Mask and used the flame fan to blow away the attacking shadows.

"Don't be in a daze. I can only handle one palace. The other palace will be handed over to you."

"What!" Kudo Yukiko covered her forehead, still in confusion.

"You took over Fukatsu Harumi's commission on behalf of Kudo Shinichi, so you can't just throw everything to me without putting in any effort."

"What should I do?" Kudo Yukiko really wanted to help, but she had no idea how.

"Summon your own demon mask!" Lin Xiao reminded Kudo Yukiko, "You can enter the Hall of the Soul, which means you are also a Phantom Thief Idol and have your own demon mask!"

"Devil mask???"

Yukiko Kudo felt like she had returned to her previous acting career. The director threw a bunch of character settings at her and asked her to get into the role.

"I see. It's just playing the role of a thief idol..."

"It's not acting, it's you!"

"Know it."

Yukiko Kudo immediately put herself into the role of a phantom thief idol, just like she had done in previous film and television works.

"Phantom Thief Idol Kudo Yukiko is it! Summon my demon mask!"

Following Lin Xiao's instructions, Kudo Yukiko put aside all distractions and immersed herself in the role.

Then, the demon mask belonging to Kudo Yukiko was actually summoned.

Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto: An important god in Japanese mythology, he is one of the "three noble sons" born to Izanagi, along with Amaterasu and Susanoo. It is widely known that he is the deification of the moon and night, but there are many different theories circulating, making him a god full of mystery.

The mystery is the Moon Tarot.

"You, you, you...are you my devil mask? So handsome!"

"My name is Tsukuyomi. My right hand is madness, and my left hand is obsession... So... which one should I destroy first!?"

"It's those shadows, kill them."

"Hehehe... so easy."

Tsukuyomi activated the Wings of Purgatory and killed all the shadows instantly.

"Amazing!"

Yukiko Kudo was shocked by the power of her demon mask.

Seeing this scene, Lin Xiao immediately had an opinion.

"System, why are the demon masks of the Phantom Thief Idols so strong, but my demon mask is so weak!"

"Host, don't be discouraged. The demon mask of the Phantom Thief Idol is fixed and has no growth potential."

"I don't believe you. This demon mask called Tsukuyomi is obviously the highest level demon mask!"

According to the setting of the game Persona, Tsukuyomi is already the highest level demon mask, and it is impossible to obtain a higher level demon mask.

"Host, this is for your own good. If the Phantom Thief Idol is not strong enough, it will not be able to be your assistant."

"..."

That's true. Lin Xiao is worried that Kudo Yukiko will use the power of the devil mask to deal with him. Although he is the leader of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts, it does not mean that he can control the Phantom Thieves in the team.

Lin Xiao stepped forward and patted Kudo Yukiko's shoulders, his tone obviously becoming more polite: "Aunt Yukiko, you did a good job. You are now a Phantom Thief Idol and a member of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts. Anzai Ema's Heart Palace is now in your hands."

"Hmm...what exactly am I supposed to do?"

"Use the power of the demon mask to defeat the demon in the Heart Palace and steal the palace's secret treasure, which is the Unkind Heart."

"No problem. The phantom thief idol Kudo Yukiko will never let you down." It was not known whether Kudo Yukiko really understood or pretended to understand. Wearing her devil mask Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto, she enthusiastically rushed into Anzai Ema's heart palace.

Lin Xiao was originally worried that Kudo Yukiko, as a phantom thief idol, was unreliable, but now it seems that he was overthinking it. He felt that he had to be more careful about Kudo Yukiko using the devil mask against him.