Chapter 420 Meeting Again
Chapter 420: Meet Again
"Conan! What are you doing!" Dad's roar drew everyone's attention, "Why are you, a little kid, messing with a dead person's things! Go play somewhere else!" Dad pinched Conan's neck and threw him out.

In the eyes of adults, it is very unlucky for children to mess around with these things.

Conan, who was thrown out, stood up with a look of regret on his face. "I almost got it."

"What did you see?" I walked over to Conan.

"A disk." Conan brushed the dust off his butt. "It says diary on it. I think it was written by Itakura Takuya. Maybe it contains clues about his contact with Tequila and his purpose, or even the organization."

Conan stared at the luggage bag not far away.

"Kaoru, can you help me get it?"

"Not now." I shook my head. "Dad has already seen the disk, and when the police come, they will search it thoroughly, and the disk will definitely be preserved as evidence."

"Damn it... It's right in front of me."

"Let's wait for the police to come first." I turned sideways and said to Conan, "If it doesn't work, I'll go to the police station and find a way to get it out." If this Itakura Taku's contact with Tequila was done under the instruction of other members, then the organization will definitely send someone to the police station to clear the evidence of this case. Maybe I can still make some money from it.

"No, the thing is right in front of us. If we wait until we get to the police station, there might be trouble." Conan, who is usually calm, suddenly lost his temper.

"Then do your best." I didn't refute Conan. After all, fishing is risky. It would be good if I could get clues about the organization safely. At least it can reduce the risk of being exposed.

About fifteen minutes later, the police arrived.

As soon as he entered the room, Inspector Megure squinted his eyes and stared at Maori in front of him, as if to say, "It's you, the plague god, who is causing trouble again, isn't it?"

Soon, the police began the on-site investigation, and Conan secretly joined in.

On the other hand, because of pretending to be disgusted with the death incident, Xiaolan and I applied to leave the hotel first. Unlike detectives like Conan, I prefer to use logical means to solve problems.

For example, I don't know why the police have not paid attention to something as useful as electronic surveillance. Perhaps it is to increase employment opportunities for detectives?
I came to a quiet coffee shop, took out my phone and entered the dark web. After activating some programs, I quickly connected to the traffic department's network and retrieved the driving records from three days ago. Through some other means, I found the surveillance videos of the front and back doors of the hotel.

According to the on-site investigation, Itakura Taku's death happened three days ago, so as long as we investigate step by step from three days ago, we will always find clues.

Fast forwarding at 32 times the speed, my eyes kept staring at the vehicles parked in front of and behind the hotel and the people entering. Fortunately, I found a suspicious figure. Three nights ago, a man wearing a black coat, sunglasses and a mask appeared in my sight, and I immediately locked my eyes on him. Dressing like this in the middle of the night is either problematic or sick.

Sure enough, after entering the hotel, the man got into the elevator without even asking.

After checking the time, I quickly ran back to the hotel and quietly walked into the elevator monitoring room. Perhaps because a murder occurred in the hotel, there was no one in the monitoring room at this time, which made it convenient for me to operate.

I found the records from three days ago and adjusted the time. I saw the man in the black coat pressed the floor button, which was the 20th floor where Itakura was.

Perhaps because he was nervous, the man actually took off his mask and sunglasses, and the person who came into view was Ryusuke Soma, who had just arrived with us by car.

"This is so unlucky. If you had insisted on getting off the elevator, it would have been difficult for me to find you." I shook my head, quickly pulled out the surveillance tape and put it back in place.

After restoring everything to its original state, I returned to the crime scene on the 20th floor. At this time, Conan was still scratching his head over how to get the disk.

————The scent of orchids, the scent of lavender, the scent of home & the wings of angels, the wings of demons, the wings of guardians————

"How is it, did you find anything?" Conan also knew that I should use other methods to investigate the case. And judging from the conclusions of previous incidents, I am generally faster than Conan.

"Yeah." I nodded, not keeping it a secret. "It was Ryusuke Soma who did it. I checked the surveillance footage and found that he came here three days ago. But he pretended that it was his first time here today."

"Is there any evidence?"

"There's video footage in the surveillance room downstairs, but I don't have any reason to ask the police to check it. Perhaps you could ask Officer Takagi to take a look?"

"Yes, I have made some progress, but the disk was taken away by Officer Megure." Conan frowned. "If we want to get the disk, it's not convenient to use surveillance directly."

"So, you want the disk now?"

"Although I believe you can get the disk from the police station later, I still want to rely on my own strength." Conan looked at me seriously. "Thank you, Xun. I feel more at ease with your support. Now let me show you."

After saying that, Conan ran to a hidden corner beside the bed, trying to find the trajectory of the anesthetic needle.

"That sounds nice," I said disdainfully. "Your own power? Are you afraid that I'll get the disk first and do something with it?"

I believe Conan has guessed that there must be some secrets between me and the organization that I haven't told him. Although he doesn't ask, it doesn't mean he doesn't know.

From my perspective, he can understand that I do this for safety. But from his perspective, he hopes to destroy the organization as soon as possible, get back the antidote information for APTX-4869, and return to Xiaolan as soon as possible, even if it means taking some risks.

Sitting aside, I watched Conan inject the anesthetic needle into the back of my father's neck. Although I was almost used to it, the moment my father was hit, the corners of my mouth twitched.

Immediately afterwards, Conan began his own analysis of the case.

It turns out that Soma killed Itakura Taku by giving him a heart attack. He said that he knocked Itakura unconscious with sleeping pills, then tied Itakura to a chair with a blanket, tape, and pillow, and then fixed the chair to the table, causing a heart attack. However, Soma may have been too nervous and did not confirm Itakura's condition. When Itakura woke up from his coma, he guessed that he might have been tied up by Soma in this way, so he used his feet to make a secret code based on Braille on the Go board. After Itakura Taku died of a heart attack, Soma returned here again and cleaned the scene again, but ignored the chessboard next to him, which put himself in an inescapable situation.

Although the incident was absurd, it became evidence in court, and the ability to read Braille also prevented Soma from destroying the evidence. After Conan added that the hotel's surveillance system might have discovered it, Soma finally sat down on the ground and admitted his crime.

Although I have no idea how Soma came up with such a flawed method, the fact that he didn't destroy the evidence is enough to prove that he is only suitable to be a good person. In addition, his statement after being exposed that he lost everything because his friend cheated him and bet everything on him, this kind of boring excuse for killing people really makes me lose interest.

However, a person can trust a friend for more than ten years, and wait for more than ten years. This kind of perseverance and trust is the only thing I admire, or... Great wisdom appears foolish?
So, as a human being, don’t have any bad intentions. There will always be loopholes behind every lie.

Of course, professionals like Xun are an exception. After all, what bad intentions could Xun have?

In order to get the disk, Conan even asked the inspector to make a copy of the disk. The police didn't even notice such a big loophole and were fooled by him. I have to say... Forget it, I won't complain anymore.

Anyway, thanks to Conan's tricks, we finally got the disk. But to be honest, I'm still worried about Conan's bold behavior.

In fact, even if I hand the disk over to the police, it is not necessarily a bad thing. As long as I can get Officer Takagi to open the disk before the organization finds it and find some clues from it, then the organization will be exposed to the police. Although this may cause casualties in the subsequent investigation of the police, it is more convenient than Conan and I investigating alone.

However, judging by the police's capabilities in this case, we should just handle it ourselves.

In the evening, Officer Megure, who had completed the case, took his father to the police station to take the final statement. Xiaolan, Conan and I planned to go home first and refused to take a taxi. Xiaolan took Conan and I and walked back to the office step by step. The weather was pretty good today, except for a little snow that came from some timeline. However, the falling silver flowers added a different atmosphere to this not-so-happy walk.

Along the way, Conan's mouth was smiling so much that it almost reached his ears, and he held the disk in his pocket tightly. I was really afraid that he would crush the disk.

Conan and I chatted with each other from time to time, in order to hide our smiles, but our words did not attract Xiaolan's attention. I even felt that Xiaolan's state was a little abnormal from the beginning.

"Sister Xiaolan, what's wrong with you? Why do you seem so listless?" After a long while, I raised my head and asked. After all, she is my own sister, and I can still see the slightest change.

"No, nothing~" Xiaolan shook her head gently, but sadness and grievance were written all over her clear eyes. "Hey, Xiaoxun, Conan, do you think people can really change?"

"Eh?"

"Eh?"

"If a person is away for a long time, will he really change? Or, will the person who has been waiting for him change?"

"Ran...sister?" Perhaps because of Soma, Ran's longing for Shinichi deepened at this moment. Or perhaps, she was also missing another person?

"Waiting for someone is really hard." Xiaolan looked up and lowered her curtains, as if she wanted to lock the tears in her eyes. "Waiting for an illusory hope is also really hard."

With just one sentence, Conan and I were both frozen in place.

Yes, if Xiaolan has been missing Conan for a few years, how long has she been missing me, her brother? Ten years.

"Ahaha, don't worry, Xiaolan." Conan laughed to try to ease the atmosphere. "Brother Shinichi won't change so easily. I think he must be stuck with some difficult case now. I believe he will come back soon, so Xiaolan, don't worry..." Looking at Xiaolan's tears, Conan could no longer speak.

"Hehe... If, if possible, it would be great if Conan was Shinichi." For some reason, Xiaolan said such words. Perhaps it was because of the long-term companionship and getting along with each other that Xiaolan had become accustomed to Conan's tolerance and life towards her.

"In that case, Xiaoxun is the older brother~" Xiaolan smiled while wiping away her tears, as if to force herself to cheer herself up. "How could I say such a stupid thing? This is too unfair to you two. Haha."

"No, no. I..." Conan wanted to say something but was stopped by my gaze.

And what about me? I also want to meet Xiaolan, but there are too many things involved.

"Even just once... On May 18th, I really want to hear those two people say to me... Happy Birthday." Crystal clear tears fell, filled with Xiaolan's sadness and longing.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense." Xiaolan wiped her eyes for a long time, and with a forced smile, she pulled us forward. "What should we eat tonight? Oh, let's eat...eh?" Xiaolan suddenly stopped in the middle of her words. We followed her gaze and looked.

Not far away, a man in black clothes and a knitted hat walked out of a red telephone booth and turned to say something to us.

"Why are you always crying?"

"Eh?"

"That...what is that?!" Conan's eyes gradually widened.

On the other side, my eyes were also gradually changing their light. A cold breath seemed to blow away some of the snow around me. I forced myself to suppress my endless killing intent. After all, I didn't want to scare Xiaolan because of the person in front of me.

"Who are you?" Xiaolan asked subconsciously. Right beside Xiaolan, Conan and I both said the man's name at the same time.

"Akai..Shuichi!"

"Akai..Shuichi!"

(End of this chapter)