The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan.

Chapter 1140 Catching Pigeons

"did you find it?"

After dealing with Conan's call, Hoshikawa Teru stood up and looked at his teammates who came out of the sea, looking a little embarrassed.

Even though they were fully equipped and well prepared, it was still uncertain when Curacao would fall into the sea, where he would fall, whether he could successfully recover from death, or whether he would need medical treatment. Therefore, everyone who came to pick him up was quite nervous.

"Found it..." Asai Narimi, who had climbed onto the shore, took off his waterproof suit and shook his wet hair. "It's really hard to catch someone who fell into the sea. It really poses a problem."

Due to the lack of rehearsal for this situation, they had no information other than the approximate location of the fall into the water. To prevent accidents, they could only add more manpower and bring more equipment to facilitate the rescue.

——Fortunately, this is not just a theme park, but an aquarium, and there are enough diving equipment for the keepers and performers. Otherwise, I wouldn’t know where to get the equipment even for temporary rental.

"Fortunately, she looks okay." Shimabukuro Kimie poked her head out of the water, wiped the water marks on her face, and motioned Miyano Akemi to take the safety rope from her hand.

Growing up on an island where fishing was the livelihood, she was the best swimmer and took the initiative to undertake the task of searching and carrying the wounded.

The safety rope was quickly locked at a fixed position on the shore, and the several people who went into the water climbed up one by one along the rope.

Xingchuan Hui, who was sitting on the shore, looked at them like water ghosts, shook his head helplessly, stood up and went to help.

Soon, Curacao's "corpse" was brought ashore by them.

After taking off the oxygen mask, Curacao was definitely alive, except for the pale face caused by falling into the sea and the pain, and his chest was obviously still heaving.

It seems that Tang Ze's idea took effect faster than he imagined.

As for how Tang Ze's miracle, whose principle is unclear, happened, not to mention them, even Tang Ze himself might not be able to explain it clearly.

But in short, according to Karasawa, the connection between him and them, including the members of the Phantom Thieves, as well as Toru Amuro, Conan, Ran Mori and others, are all links established in the form of a "transaction" or "contract."

Based on this consideration, Tang Ze speculated that whether or not one becomes a mask user may not be the only factor that determines whether a prop can be used.

According to this theory, Nanatsuki Koshimizu, who has not officially joined the group, can also be used, but Karasawa is not free enough to kill her for the purpose of experimenting.

"There's no way I can get her to become a Mask User so quickly, so I can only try to establish a contractual relationship." Tang Ze said confidently, pinching the first small golden skull that formed after the resurrection. "Stir up her spirit, so that she'll generate motivation from within. At least at that moment, she'll have a wish that will only be fulfilled in the distant future... and then, make a wish to me."

"So, can you start using your ability on the other party?" Miyano Akemi narrowed her eyes and looked at Tang Ze for a while, clenched her fists for a while, and then let Tang Ze go for the sake of discussing serious business.

Based on this theory, the nonsensical "lines" that Tang Ze asked her to read at the beginning made sense.

——The Phantom Thief invited her to become a magical girl, she accepted the contract, and the connection was born.

Only in this way can she be reborn safely after she truly dies and hides it from Gin and others.

She understood the logic, but seeing Tang Ze's heartless smile, she still felt itchy.

"Will this method really not cause you any burden?" Zhu Fu Jingguang, who had listened to the entire Curacao rescue discussion, showed no sign of relaxing. "This is not a simple matter..."

No matter how harsh the conditions are, as long as they can be achieved, this kind of resurrection from the dead will always be sought after.

It was precisely because of his understanding and awe of miracles that Zhu Fujingguang could never fully accept Tang Ze's statement, and tacitly assumed that it was not complicated for Tang Ze.

This resurrection mechanism is almost entirely operated with Tang Ze as the core.

The power of humanity and desire gained through changing one's heart and correcting the shadow of the subway needs to be condensed into a usable desire stone through the medium of Tang Ze. Controlling these abilities and screening the people who can use them also requires Tang Ze's subjective will.

Where in the world is there such a painless good thing? Free is the most expensive.

In response to his question at that time, Tang Ze just waved his hand casually.

"It's okay, I'm fine. Even if there's a price to pay, maybe..."

“…Maybe it’s already been paid.”

Taking the new desire stone from Leon's hand, Tang Ze looked at the peculiarly shaped skull with mixed feelings for a while, and glanced at Leon.

Leon smiled, then raised his hand and made a zipper gesture over his mouth.

Well, he knew that Leon, who could operate this mechanism, must be an insider.

After all, the reason why the Desire Stone was able to be effective in this kind of thing actually came from Leon's coop skill.

The special thing is that it does not grant any ability, but plays the role of a "hint", allowing Tang Ze to realize how terrifying the upper limit of the Desire Stone is, and what the power of making wishes come true is.

He has such a deep understanding of the mechanism. To say that Leon is completely unaware of it would be an underestimation of him.

When Tang Ze discovered that he had really used the Desire Stone and Curacao's wish to make Curacao a unit that could be incorporated into the team, he knew that this matter was definitely not simple.

Although Tang Ze had already guessed about the so-called "first week", this discovery still made his hands tremble for a few seconds.

Even if he is a cheater, is simply having a system cheat finger the same as being able to directly change the underlying code?

This is no longer a simple restart...

Tang Ze pouted in dissatisfaction and knocked the metal lust stone against the bar, making two "clang clang" sounds. He protested, "Riddler, that's enough. I even know that this isn't the first round. What other secrets are there that you're keeping so tight-lipped?"

“Even if we two might be one person in some sense, we still need privacy.” Leon raised his palm and politely retorted.

"You still need privacy for yourself? Then you are invincible."

"What's wrong? Doesn't every personality of a person with split personality have secrets?"

"Hey you, I have to talk to you..."

Tang Ze, who had slammed the table, was just about to jump over the bar to reason with Leon when the wind chimes at the door of the bar jingled.

The next second, Tang Ze, who was kicked out of the Velvet Room, could only open his eyes reluctantly and move the book covering his face away.

"Do you still need to catch up on sleep?"

Kenji Hagiwara, who led the way into the reception room, was shocked to find that Tang Ze was curled up on the sofa taking a nap.

We have all seen this guy being so busy that he doesn't sleep all night long, and taking a few sips of medicine when he can't hold on any longer. It's really unusual to see him replenishing his energy in a normal way.

"Don't make me sound so weird, okay?" Tang Ze rolled his eyes and turned his gaze behind them.

Curacao, who was brought back by them, had not yet regained consciousness, but after being sorted out and cared for by several female thieves, he no longer looked as disheveled as if he had just been rescued from the sea.

However, the place where the bullet pierced her forehead had healed. I don’t know if it was due to the delayed use of the props causing healing problems, or because the situation was more special this time. Although the bullet hole on her forehead had healed, it still left a red dot the size of a little fingertip.

It looked like a ball of cinnabar on the center of the eyebrows. It wasn't ugly, but it made Tang Ze feel guilty.

Could it be that I was so busy posing for Conan that I was a step behind in using the props...

"Let's send her back to her room first." After confirming that Curacao was fine, Tang Ze said, "Ms. Natalie should be waiting."

Although Curacao was only brought back temporarily at that time, considering that she would eventually have to be hidden in the base, Tang Ze simply cleaned out an empty room and let Curacao live in it.

Now that Curacao's identity is officially dead, which means he has fallen into his trap, let's put him back in the room.

Anyway, both the rescued and the rescuers are familiar with this job.

"You don't look like you're here just to check on Curacao's condition." Sensing that Tang Ze had something else to say, Zhu Fujingguang turned his head and asked, "What's wrong? Is there another situation?"

"That's about right." Tang Ze, scratching his hair and feeling that he was destined to be a hard worker, sighed, "No wonder they wanted to escort me here. I knew Gin wasn't that warm and friendly."

Zhu Fushi Jingguang, who had also worked in the organization for a long time, fully understood what might have happened. He raised his hand and patted Tang Ze on the shoulder: "This is what will happen if you disturb Gin. You'll get used to it."

As a code member, you have to be aware that when Gin takes the initiative to find you, it means you are either here to live or it is time to die.

The organization doesn't like to do ice-breaking team-building activities, and there's nothing good for everyone to socialize about. If they just take people away, then there must be something going on.

"Is it related to the organization's research?" Zhu Fu Jingguang asked directly.

If it was just a simple task, there would be no need to explain it in person. If Tang Ze was taken away directly, it meant that the contact must have been through phone or email, and Gin was not very reassured.

"Well, that's about right." Tang Ze frowned, "They've found someone to take over the Noah's Ark project."

The other few people who had assumed that today's work was over and had already dispersed to make tea, coffee and look for something to eat all turned their heads and looked over.

In just a blink of an eye, the palm-sized little puppet crawled out from the mobile phone that Tang Ze had placed on the coffee table and almost fell directly on Tang Ze's face.

"Impossible! Not everyone is as talented as Hiroki. Where can they find someone to do this?" Noah practically yelled, "I've already destroyed all the projects Hiroki left behind!"

This is what he did when he left the organization.

Noah's Ark knew very well that when the organization discovered that he was already a strong artificial intelligence, and lacked the confidence to capture or control him, the first thing they would think of was Hongshu's work records.

All of Hiroki Sawada's belongings were still in the hands of Sindora Company, even though he was still young. Noah certainly would not allow these people to use the records and data left by Hiroki at will, and he did not even leave them a piece of draft paper.

In the past, the organization had never focused on this. Their capabilities in computer development were used in more practical applications, such as the facial recognition system that seemed to be on the verge of exploding. Therefore, there were not many related backups left, and they had all been cleaned up by Noah.

"How can artificial intelligence be so easy to develop? Hongshu is a unique genius in this area!" Noah's embroidery eyes widened. "They really have wild ideas!"

"I also don't think they'll succeed." Tang Ze grabbed the stuffed doll that was clinging to his neck, squeezed his round hand and said soothingly, "But this tendency itself is very dangerous."

The danger in Noah's Ark is actually a move in the right direction.

Noah can enter and exit the cognitive world by himself. He is a special existence that has both the identity of electronic life and cognitive resident.

Of course, without such a large piece of X-alloy and the technological power of Zenith Star like Hiroki Sawada, this miracle cannot be replicated, but if the navigation to another world cannot be developed, it is hard to say whether they can figure out something else.

After hearing Tang Ze's words, Morobushi Jingguang, who had fallen into deep thought, raised his head with a serious expression: "Yes, we can't let them realize that this is the right research and development idea. So what is the task that Gin has assigned to you? Have they selected a new developer?"

Zhu Fushiji Jingguang's expression was very obscure, but except for Noah, everyone present understood it.

This is what it means to deal with the "target".

According to the real business war thinking, now that things have come to this, in order to prevent the opponent from having the opportunity to overtake, it is definitely most convenient to directly attack the technical backbone.

It is unlikely that they will poach people. The organization's style of doing things will never be gentle. If the targeted developers do not cooperate, they will definitely be taken under personal control by the organization.

It might be a bit dangerous to let them go and persuade them to flee, but if they faked their death and had the police drag them away, or if they found the R&D progress they had submitted and added some drastic measures to the data, that would be easy to deal with...

"No need to go to such trouble." Just as Noah's Ark was ready to fight a tough battle, Tang Ze waved his hand, "This matter was originally in the charge of Vermouth, and it has been connected a long time ago. Gin is not very satisfied with his development progress. He asked me to assist Vermouth and control him."

As for his mind control technique, Gin has not only confirmed its existence, but has also been thinking about its usage scenarios.

It would be a bit of a waste to just use it for interrogation and killing. Now Gin wants him to do more specific work.

For example, directly controlling the pigeon spirits and having them rush to finish their DDLs...

"Then what are you going to do?"

"You don't need me to prepare for anything." Tang Ze spread his hands in a relaxed manner. "How long he can live depends on when the person who wants to catch the pigeon finds Maori Kogoro, not me."