The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan.

Chapter 1170: God will punish those who are mean

Of course, Tang Ze would never agree to such an outrageous request.

It’s not that he can’t take it out at all. Although Tang Ze hasn’t really put gasoline in the prop column in advance, as long as he is given the opportunity to directly touch the fuel tank and make it fill up out of nothing, it should be no problem to hold on until the next gas station.

The main thing is, performing magic in front of Dr. Agasa is a bit disrespectful to scientists, right?

"You want me to take out a barrel of gasoline in front of the kids and the doctor? How am I going to explain this to them?" Tang Ze couldn't help shaking his head as he squinted at Conan. "You want me to take gasoline from my commuter bag?"

"That's right..." Conan smiled and got out of the car with him.

Standing by the car, Conan joined the children staring at the doctor and complaining, his eyes narrowed.

So, it’s not that it can’t be done, it’s just that it’s not reasonable enough, so we are unwilling to do it.

In other words, when Tang Ze woke up and looked at the doctor, he felt the other party's needs. As long as he wanted, he could transform this urgent desire into real material?

No wonder, no wonder Akechi Goro was so sure...

"Okay, stop complaining. We can't just sit here and wait. Let's find someone to help." Huiyuan Ai put her hands on her hips. "Call someone who can help, and then try to see if there's a car passing by..."

"Oh no, there's no cell phone signal here." Dr. Agasa took out his cell phone and just turned on the screen, he sighed, "It's inconvenient to call the police now."

They had been driving for more than an hour since leaving home and had already reached a road section far away from people. There was no way they could do anything about the lack of signal.

"There are only three options now." Conan, whose attention had been half-remained on Tang Ze, finally spoke, "Walk back a little and go to the last gas station to buy a bottle of gasoline. It will probably take an hour one way. Wait for other cars to pass by and find a car owner who is willing to help to tow us for a while. It would be best if he has spare gasoline. The other option is..."

Conan raised his head and pointed to the top of the mountain road.

There is a fork in the road ahead, one section of which leads to the top of the mountain. At the end of the winding road, you can see the top of a building half-hidden in the woods.

The architectural style and color are very consistent, and it looks like a large villa.

"It seems the lights are still on." After standing on tiptoe and looking for a while, Dr. Agasa cheered up. "There are very few cars passing by on this road. I think it's safer to go to the villa."

This distance can be reached in about ten to twenty minutes. People living in this place must drive to go in and out, so the probability of having gasoline is very high.

"It looks very beautiful." Yoshida Ayumi squinted her eyes and tried to see the house above, feeling a lot more excited. "It looks like a castle where princesses live..."

Her description was not very accurate, but Tang Ze roughly understood what she wanted to express.

This villa with a simple and sober Morandi color scheme not only shows that the villa was built recently and is not an old style, but also shows that the owner of the villa is most likely a young person who pursues fashion and visuals.

All in all, it is a type that is clearly different from Western-style mansions.

"Wow, it feels like a place where a young lady or a young gentleman would live."

"If the owner of the villa is kind enough, would he invite us to dinner?"

“I feel like I’m going to have a great meal…”

Conan listened to the naughty kids imagining the menu and the corners of his mouth twitched.

Hey, aren't you guys going camping? Besides, the doctor forgot to check the gas just to bring you food. That sounds like a shame...

As he was speaking, Conan caught some sounds in his ears and turned his head to look in the direction they were coming from.

There was a distinct engine sound coming from afar; a car was approaching.

"Oh, there's a car! That's great!" Dr. Agasa said excitedly. He took two steps forward and waved vigorously at the front of the vehicle. "Stop, stop! Can you help me?"

The sound of the engine gradually faded, and a car that looked quite expensive slowly stopped in front of Dr. Agasa.

The car window rolled down, and a man with a little stubble on his chin stuck his head out.

His gaze first turned to Tang Ze and several children standing nearby, and then fell on Dr. Agasa's face: "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"

"I'm really sorry, would you mind towing our car for a while? If not, could you take us to the nearest gas station?" Dr. Agasa put on an awkward smile and tried to come up with a plan that would not cause trouble to the other party.

Although I don’t know much about cars, I can tell that this car is definitely a very expensive luxury car without much knowledge.

After glancing at Tang Ze again, the car owner turned back and asked nonchalantly, "Ah, there's nothing wrong. But, could you explain what exactly happened?"

Noticing this subtle scrutiny, Conan withdrew his gaze from the statue on the front of the car, took a half step back strangely, raised his hand and tugged at the corner of Tang Ze's clothes, signaling Tang Ze to stay alert.

Could it be that the driver, who looks nice and gentle, is actually coming for Tang Ze?

As Conan thought about this, he suddenly understood Joker's feelings a little.

Originally, he was somewhat puzzled by the Phantom Thieves' close pursuit of him, and felt that the two reasons of protecting Tang Ze and following the detective to find the client's suspect were not very tenable. Now that he fully understood the importance of Tang Ze, Conan felt that he had also somewhat entered into this mentality.

The feeling of a friend suddenly becoming an ultimate treasure that anyone can snatch and run away with is really subtle.

Tang Ze, who was pulled by Conan, raised his head, looked at the villa first, then looked at the car in front of him, and frowned.

He probably guessed the man's situation.

This person kept glancing at him, not because he knew Tang Ze, but because he was observing the composition of their group.

Tang Ze, the tall young man, looked the most combative. The other party was assessing whether there were any young and middle-aged men among this group of old, young, women and children.

Dr. Agasa, completely unaware of this, simply hurriedly explained, "We were planning to go to the campsite, which is still over two hours away. But now our car is out of gas and our cell phones have no signal, so there's nothing we can do..."

"So this is ah……"

The man in the driver's seat dragged out a long tone and withdrew his gaze from Tang Ze.

Tang Ze guessed that he probably judged that Tang Ze, a man with a not-so-strong build, was also a teenager and did not pose any threat.

In other words, this group of people poses no threat to his safety, so...

"Then you'll just wait here for the rest of your life, you old idiot!"

"...Ah?" Dr. Agasa, who didn't react, only uttered a single sound.

Before he could react, the car owner let out a long, gloating laugh, stepped on the accelerator, and left them behind.

"what?!"

"What's wrong with that guy? What does he mean?"

"That's too much! So disgusting!"

The children's eyes widened. If the car hadn't driven away, they would have rushed up to have a good argument.

Because of the car owner's reaction, Conan understood what the other party had done before and first breathed a sigh of relief, then the corners of his mouth twitched.

Oh, you scare yourself.

However, this guy should also be thankful that Tang Ze is a kind and broad-minded person. Otherwise, based on what Conan has seen of Tang Ze's bare-handed sheet metal fighting ability, if he underestimates Tang Ze because of his size and age, he will really suffer the consequences...

Tang Ze, despite the exhaust fumes from the car and the car owner's triumphant laughter that could be heard from afar, also smiled but said nothing.

He didn't get angry, not because he had a good temper or didn't have time to react, but because he knew the other person's destination.

If you don't stop it, it will head towards real hell. Only by stopping it can you accidentally save someone's life.

Those who are mean will be punished by God. In this world, people who like to be mean have shorter lives. It can be regarded as a kind of survival of the fittest.

"It's really annoying, but maybe we'll have to beg that annoying guy again." Conan rolled his eyes after relaxing.

"Why do you say that?" Yoshida Ayumi clenched her fists in anger and turned her head when she heard that.

"The car he just drove was a Rolls-Royce Phantom V1966, one of those classic cars that rich people like. It's very, very expensive." Conan, who had studied classic cars carefully because of Gin, explained, "The maintenance costs are shockingly high, and the parts for this sports car have been discontinued for a long time. The guy who can drive such a car on the road, and even drive it here..."

He followed the direction of the mountain path and looked upwards.

Sure enough, the black Rolls-Royce Phantom flashed past between the railings and bushes.

"...Then, most likely, they are the same wealthy person who built a luxurious villa in such a remote mountain area."

"Ah?! I don't want to!" Yoshida Ayumi immediately protested, "We might as well wait for other cars or walk to the gas station..."

"Yeah, I'd rather walk around a bit than talk to that kind of person." Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya also curled his lips.

"That uncle looks so menacing. If I go to him for help, he'll just laugh at me even more, right?" Kojima Genta snorted. "Forget it. It would be even more infuriating if I have to be laughed at again."

Haibara Ai shrugged and tried to persuade the excited children: "What Edogawa said is just a theory. It's hard to say that he is the owner of the villa. At least we can go up to get closer. We can't really wait here like he said, right?"

"But……"

Before the children could come to a conclusion, another engine sound was heard in the distance.

It's not as loud as a Rolls-Royce Phantom, but it sounds like a medium-to-large car.

Conan turned his head again, and the moment he saw the approaching car clearly, the expectant expression on his face suddenly collapsed.

RV, and it is a very familiar RV.

"Isn't there a car again? It's not that remote..." Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya laughed, and quickly pulled up Dr. Agasa, who was very angry at the owner of the car in front, and stood on the road together.

A few people were afraid that the RV's high driving position would prevent the driver from seeing, so they jumped and shouted from a distance.

"Hello, hello! Can you stop the car?"

"Stop the car! Please!"

Amidst the noise, the RV, which was not moving very fast, slowly stopped in front of them.

The driver sitting in the driver's seat was wearing light-blocking sunglasses and a sun-protective coat. He didn't stick his head out to say hello. Instead, the side door was quickly opened.

Conan was mentally prepared, but found that a strange young woman walked out of the open car door.

She had short golden hair and looked to be about twenty-five or twenty-six years old. She had a high nose bridge and looked like a mixed-race girl.

She smiled warmly at the children and asked gently, "What's wrong, old man? Are you in trouble?"

Her eyes also swept across the faces of several people one by one, and when she saw Haibara Ai and Tang Ze, her smile widened a little.

Ai Haibara, who recognized the person at a glance, raised her hand and patted her forehead, while Tang Ze smiled at her friendly.

This is not anyone in the Phantom Thieves that Conan knows, because she is Natalie Kurima, Ida Ko's fiancée, who has been mainly responsible for handling some simple logistical work since he woke up.

After the Pramya case ended, the Phantom Thieves didn't have any big moves to make, and Conan didn't have the chance to get to know her.

Feeling Natalie's gentle and friendly temperament, the children were obviously more relaxed and quickly explained their current predicament.

"So, do you need gasoline? Well, we have some in our car." Natalie smiled at them soothingly. "Of course, if you want us to tow you directly to the next gas station, we also have a tow hook on our car..."

"Oh, it's worthy of being an RV for long-distance travel and living, it's really well-equipped..." He sighed. "If driving an RV wasn't so troublesome, I'd also like to buy one... Could you please sell us some gasoline directly? We might not be going the same way, so I won't bother you."

If you don't pursue particularly luxurious interiors and accessories, the cost of a semi-trailer RV is actually not bad, and it is a little cheaper than his little Beetle.

Of course, the car in front of you is definitely not a cheap one.

Through the open car door, you can see the solid wood flooring of this section of the vehicle and the light-colored interior walls.

In a word, expensive.

"RV travel has its own inconveniences. The site, supplies, and even the black water tank aren't easy to manage. They all have their own challenges." Natalie smiled. "I'll talk to my husband. Is 20 liters enough?"

"That's enough, that's definitely enough. Um, if you don't want to leave the tank, you can just let me fill it up..."

Dr. Agasa, with a happy look on his face, was about to continue speaking when a loud bang interrupted their conversation.

Everyone looked in the direction of the explosion.

The bright flames and black smoke exploded into a fireball-like flame, which was even more terrifying under the shade of the surrounding trees.

Conan, who was originally peeking inside the RV, had no time to care whether the kind-hearted person who appeared was from the Phantom Thieves.

As the explosion occurred, some debris was thrown down from the top of the mountain and scattered on the road.

A golden shadow rolled and bounced a few times before landing on the road not far from their car.

It is the golden "Goddess of Ecstasy" standing elegantly with her arms stretched behind her.

The iconic Rolls-Royce logo.