Chapter 656 Shark? Just a Goldfish!
"I also abstain," Suzuki Sonoko followed suit, her attitude very much like a Slacker, "Minye, you and Kikuto Morizono can just discuss it. If it's a collaboration, go negotiate with the Suzuki Foundation people while you're at it. They won't be unreasonable."
"I'll say hello to my Father," Hissashi also said, "Umbrella Company and Shinchi Group won't be excessive either. Win-Win is better than anything."
"This is the benefit of choosing to cooperate with acquaintances," Kikuto Morizono said with a smile, spreading his hands, then turned to Odagiri Toshiya and said, "It seems the other two shareholders of our Company don't plan to interfere, President, then we'll have to work a little harder..."
After discussing many Problems, there was almost no time to Rest, and the five people went to attend the internal celebration Banquet again.
After staying for two Hours, Suzuki Sonoko notified the Driver to pick her up, and Hissashi also left early with Haibara Ai.
It was too late, Haibara Ai called Doctor Agasa on the way and decided to stay at Hissashi's Home for the Night.
After Haibara Ai hung up the Phone Call, Hissashi asked, "Tired?"
"It's okay, I can handle it," Haibara Ai leaned back on the Chair Back, turned her Head to look at Hissashi who was focused on driving, "Brother Hichiji, are you planning to let me Help deal with the Group's Affairs in the future?"
"It depends on whether you are interested."
In the silence of Night, the Car drove past Street Lamps one by one, the Car was dim for a while, and then illuminated by the light from the Street Lamps penetrating the Car Window.
Hissashi's Tone was still calm, as if stating a fact, "My Younger Sister, whether she is wantonly flamboyant, shining like the Sun, or introverted and gentle, like the Moonlight, what she chooses will definitely be what she likes. Taking you to the meeting is just to experience a few more lifestyles, and then choose the one you like best."
Haibara Ai turned her Head to look at Hissashi's distinct profile, remained silent for a while, and then thoughtfully said, "Brother Hichiji, have you ever used sweet words to deceive a Girl?"
Who said Hissashi couldn't say nice things?
As long as he could restrain himself, not be venomous tongue, be patient, not talk nonsense, and try to be tactful and gentle in his wording... cough, anyway, Hissashi's skill in saying nice things was really not weak.
"Deceived." Hissashi said without changing his Face.
Haibara Ai was surprised, she was just teasing, but she didn't expect to get such a serious answer.
Deceived? This answer was really so honest that she was speechless.
She just didn't know if she could gossip...
"Don't Gossip." Hissashi blocked Haibara Ai's restless Gossip Intentions.
Don't ask, he wouldn't say even if she asked.
Haibara Ai pursed her lips, if he didn't say, then he wouldn't say, "Then if I am neither the Sun nor the Moon, but a Shark walking out of the Night?"
Hissashi didn't think much about it, "Then it's up to you."
Haibara Ai withdrew her Line of Sight and looked at the brightly lit Street outside the front Car Window, feeling comfort and peace spreading out from the depths of her Heart little by little.
"But don't overestimate yourself," Hissashi said mercilessly, "You are at most a small Goldfish."
Haibara Ai: "!"
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She was still praising Hissashi in her Heart for speaking nicely, but as a result, this person started to relapse into his old problem of Venomous Tongue after only a few sentences.
What? She can't even be a Shark? Annoying!
Silence.
The Car suddenly became quiet.
Hissashi didn't speak, it was impossible to coax her, even if it was his own Younger Sister.
Children also had to see Reality and learn to accept Reality.
Haibara Ai looked at Hissashi with Half-Moon Eyes, breaking the silence, "The Girl you deceived, was she finally angered away by your Words?"
"Ai, usually speak a little more implicitly," Hissashi reminded, "It's not that we can't Offend people, but I can't Stare at you all the time, be Careful that I can't make it in time to Help, and you'll be dealt with."
Haibara Ai calmly retorted, "I think you need this advice more."
Hissashi: "No matter who comes, I can beat them."
So what advice was needed?
Haibara Ai: "..."
Congratulations, Brother Hissashi, in the situation where she tried hard to save the silence and coldness, he still successfully ended the Topic.
Along with it, her desire for Communication was also ended.
...
In the following week, Time rarely did not jump significantly.
A Group of Elementary School Student went from going to school to starting Summer Vacation, and nothing else happened.
Hissashi ran back and forth between the Underground Training Ground at No. 119 Beihu Town 1-chome, his Home, and the Port Laboratory every day.
Arrived at the Training Ground at No. 119 around six in the Morning, and did Morning Exercise for two Hours.
Stayed in the Training Ground in the morning to read Bomb Assembly Knowledge, asked Yingqu Yan Nan to transport Raw Materials, and tried to assemble them.
Went to the Port Laboratory in the Afternoon to Research the Impact of Drug Side Effect on himself, and didn't go Home to sleep until late at Night.
The Next Day, he repeated the Matters of the previous Day, and Life was extremely Patterned.
It wasn't until a batch of White Mouse that The Boss promised him was delivered that Hissashi activated the Laboratory on the upper floor of No. 119 and stopped running to the Port Laboratory.
The third Day of the Student's Summer Vacation.
At more than 8 o'clock in the Morning, Hissashi received a Landline Phone Call from Doctor Agasa's House.
"Hello?"
"Brother Hassashi, it's me, I'm Haibara, are you really not going to do Radio Calisthenics with everyone?"
"I've already finished Morning Exercise."
"Then I'll take Doctor to exercise..."
Doctor Agasa's protest could be faintly heard over there, "Ai, don't say you're taking me to exercise, it feels like I'm a Child."
"Oh, really? Some people are already high-risk groups who are prone to Illnesses such as hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, hyperglycemia, and hyperlipidemia, but they still can't control their mouths, and even doing simple exercises like Radio Calisthenics requires supervision. I think it's not much different from Children," Haibara Ai retorted in a light tone, and then said to Hissashi on the Phone, "Brother Hassashi, and you, excessive Mental Pressure is not good for your recovery. If you want to get the Proof of Cure from Aoyama Fourth Hospital sooner, you'd better pay attention to Rest and don't always think about how to Making Money all day long."
"Early in the Morning, quite Anger," Hissashi commented.
Haibara Ai leisurely Teasing, "If the Adults around me can let me worry less, I think I can become a little more Gentleness."
"No, Gentleness or not is innate, it has nothing to do with worrying or not," Hissashi corrected, and by the way reminded Haibara Ai to aim at who she was Teasing, and not to fight an egg against a stone, 'seek her own death'.
Haibara Ai's little Face darkened, so that meant her nature was not Gentleness? Was there such an Older Brother who criticizes his Younger Sister?
"Sorry, I..."
"By the Way, did Mother Call you?" Hissashi didn't give Haibara Ai a chance to continue.
Without thinking much, he could guess that Haibara Ai was going to say something like 'Sorry, I am the kind of harsh and un-Gentleness person'.
Haibara Ai was blocked, choked for a moment, and returned to the Serious Business, "Yes, she called me yesterday and said that if I feel bored during the Summer Vacation, I can Consider Whether or Not to learn something I'm interested in or Go Out Travel. After Considering it, I can Call you, and you will Help arrange it, but I haven't Considered it yet..."
"It's okay, you can Consider it before you Say."
"Then I'll take Doctor Agasa to do Radio Calisthenics first."
"Okay."
In the Laboratory, Hissashi hung up the Phone Call, casually put the Mobile Phone into the Pocket of his White Coat, and continued to operate the fully enclosed Equipment for raising White Mouse.
Long-term artificially raised White Mouse have a very poor ability to adapt to the Environment, and are difficult to adapt to whether it is too Cold or too Heat.
For his Experiment, he wanted to let the White Mouse conceive naturally and give birth to a batch of pregnant mice, and then import the DNA with Toxin Antibody extracted from them into the male pronucleus of the Fertilized Egg.
When the White Mouse were delivered a few days ago, he moved and handled the White Mouse. The White Mouse would stop mating for a period of Time when frightened. Even if they could mate, the pregnancy rate would be very low. Now that they had been relieved for a few Days, it was almost Time to select breeds for mating.
In order for the White Mouse to conceive healthily, not only the Temperature, Humidity, air, and Noise must be regulated, but also the feed and drinking Water must be regulated.
Hissashi adjusted the breeding Equipment, opened the interval between the Mouse Cage, put one male and four female White Mouse together, and then ignored those White Mouse.
None of the White Mouse delivered in this batch could Communication.
Even if there could be Spirituality White Mouse born in the future, for this kind of short-lived and silly delicate Small Animals with a Normal Lifespan of 18 to 20 months and a maximum lifespan of two and a half years... he felt that it was better not to raise them, Experiment was their destination.
In the following Time, he also had to check the Fertilized Egg of the White Mouse that were artificially inseminated yesterday, first import the Gene, and after the Embryo hatched, implant it into another batch of female mice.
These Processes, Ark had already calculated and evolved the specific steps, and Sawada Hiroki had also accompanied him to repeatedly watch and confirm the whole Process. Otherwise, for a newbie like him who didn't even fully understand the Foundation, it would be impossible for one person to complete these Things at all.
But even if he memorized the Process, because his Method was unskilled, the Speed was still not fast, and mistakes would occur accidentally, leading to failure. He could only do it patiently and adapt to it by the way.
...
Outside the Laboratory, Yingqu Yan Nan opened the Security Door, entered the Living Room, and found that the Indicator Light at the Laboratory Door was on. He didn't bother Hissashi, picked up Hissashi who was lying on the Ground playing with Plush Toy, and went to the Training Ground to practice Marksmanship for a while.
At noon, Yingqu Yan Nan went out to eat, and found that the Indicator Light at the Laboratory Door was still on, so he brought a Bento for Hissashi by the way.
Throughout the Afternoon, Yingqu Yan Nan was docking and Communication with Vodka, Helping Hissashi deal with some Trivial Matters. He went out to eat Dinner in the middle and came back, and seeing that Hissashi had not yet come out of the Laboratory, he continued to Help Hissashi sort out Intelligence.
At the beginning, the Boss hired him as a Bodyguard, but the Work was not Murder and arson, scouting and collecting Intelligence, but doing Construction Site Supervisor and Assistant. He did so many Things, but he didn't do his job at all. He would also be pointed at the Head with a Gun by his own Boss if he was not Careful. He was really not easy.
Vodka heard Yingqu Yan Nan Teasing, and immediately felt the Same.
His Boss was also very fierce, everyone was not easy.
So, two people in the Same boat, in addition to docking and Communication Intelligence, Communication various Investigation Progress, and sorting out Intelligence, occasionally brought a Sentence or two of Teasing about Life.
Of course, Serious Business such as the movements of both parties, Action Arrangement, and Secret Intelligence were all held back and dared not to mention, so as not to be pointed at the Head with a Gun.
Hissashi lying on the Computer, saw Yingqu Yan Nan and Vodka sending Emails like crazy, Staring quietly, and recorded the content.
This time it was not a Bug, but a Monitor.
Very good, he discovered some Matters that Master didn't Know again~
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 657 Investigation Trap!
It wasn't until he finished communicating with Vodka that Yingqu Yan Nan stood up and stretched. He turned to look at the Wall Clock on the Wall; it was already past 11 PM. There was still no Movement from the Laboratory. "Hissashi, I finally Understand why the Boss keeps Snakes. Someone who can't even bother to eat on time themselves, you really can't expect them to feed a Pet regularly. Raising Snakes is just less of a hassle... By the Way, where's Feimo? I haven't seen him lately. Did he run off because he couldn't stand your Master?"
"No."
The Main Gate of the Laboratory behind him opened silently. Chi Feichei, having just overheard the last two Sentences, calmly walked out of the Laboratory. "He's helping me find Things."
"Uh, really?" Yingqu Yan Nan broke out in a sweat. In the dead of Night, for the Boss to suddenly appear from Behind and say something, it felt eerie. He rarely Teased his own Boss, usually just muttering a few Words in his Heart. But today, Vodka had stirred up his desire to Tease, and he'd let that Sentence slip. Had the Boss heard everything?
The moment Hissashi Saw Chi Feichei emerge, he 'Whooshed' forward and darted up to him. Chi Feichei Caught him, and he burrowed into Chi Feichei's Sleeve. Yingqu Yan Nan tried to divert Chi Feichei's Attention. "Boss, I brought you a Bento for lunch, but it's Cold now..."
"Edible is fine." Chi Feichei didn't take Yingqu Yan Nan's Teasing to heart. He sat down on the Sofa, Reach Out and picked up the Bento Box.
Sometimes it wasn't that he was petty, he was just too bored and wanted to have some Fun, but today he was too tired and didn't bother to mess with Yingqu.
Yingqu Yan Nan breathed a sigh of relief and also sat down on the Sofa opposite him, reporting on the situation he had sorted out recently. "Vodka said that Bourbon is also involved in the Investigation of those eight builders. If there's any Situation, Gin will contact you."
Amuro Toru participated in the Investigation?
Chi Feichei was a little surprised in his Heart, but didn't show it on his face. He opened the Bento Box and lowered his Head to eat.
Yingqu Yan Nan continued to talk about the Situation, "Also, News from Boston, Dylan Garcia has already sent out that batch of Equipment. It will arrive in about a month."
"Keep Staring at this Matter," Chi Feichei ate slowly and methodically. "After the Equipment arrives, have Wataru Ichiro's People load the Equipment into a Car and drive it to another Place. Then contact two Outer Member to drive the Car. Arrange the specific pick-up Location and Time yourself, and notify me when the Time comes."
That was a batch of Equipment that the Organization wanted, high-end Research Equipment from the America side. It was not yet supported for export. He didn't know how the Organization got that batch of Equipment. The Boss just told him to arrange to use Dylan Garcia's Smuggling Route to transport the Equipment to Japan.
This was different from general Firearms Smuggling. If it was found out, the Criminal Charge for Dylan Garcia and his People in military court would not be Smuggling but treason. Dylan Garcia could remain calm, but some junior officers might not. It was necessary to prevent those People from panicking and running to confess their Sins and betray them.
And Wataru Ichiro's side, although Wataru Ichiro didn't know what those Things were, only knew that they were Gifts that Dylan Garcia was helping a Friend smuggle, but during the Smuggling Process, Wataru Ichiro's People could come into contact with that batch of Equipment. Maybe someone would be curious and itchy-handed to peek at those Things.
There were two Organization Outer Member mixed into the ship, who would be paying Attention at all Times. Fulante in Boston was also trying to find a Method to contact Dylan Garcia, and there were other People Staring at some important military officers on the Smuggling Chain.
The Boss's Request was: the transportation of the Equipment could have Problems, but after Problems occurred, it was necessary to find out where the Problems were, Understand the Attitude of People in each link of the Smuggling Chain, solve the Problems in Time, and Silencing those who should be Silenced, and not expose the existence of the Organization.
The transportation of this batch of Equipment was considered a test. Regardless of whether it could be safely received, receiving this link was just a Small Matters. Anyway, they didn't need to show up, just arrange for Outer Member to run errands. He would leave this Matter to Yingqu Yan Nan to contact and arrange.
Yingqu Yan Nan Nodded and added, "I contacted Paul Adams. He agreed to the Transaction. We Help the Adams Family push their People to the position of Governor of Massachusetts. He will also agree to the Request we put forward. That Fellow is still so cunning. At first, he wanted to get something for nothing, repeatedly emphasizing that we would also Benefit from their People taking office. It almost wore out my patience."
Chi Feichei was not surprised. Merchants would become difficult to deal with as long as they talked about Benefit. He just didn't want to haggle with Paul Adams, so he handed over the Matter of negotiating the Transaction to Yingqu Yan Nan. "Recently, you should Stare at that batch of Things being smuggled over. Are you going back tonight?"
The Upper-Level Building at No. 119 had a Lounge. He usually lived in the Underground Level, and the Lounge above was left for Yingqu Yan Nan.
"It's too late, I'll stay here for the Night." Yingqu Yan Nan stood up.
Chi Feichei Nodded to show his agreement, and didn't Say anything else. While eating, he took out his Mobile Phone to send an Email to The Boss.
No Reply.
Hissashi lay beside him watching Chi Feichei eat, and by the way, told him about what Yingqu Yan Nan had just done and his Teasing Communication with Vodka.
...
After Chi Feichei finished eating, he took Hissashi back to the Underground Level.
When passing by the Round Hall, the Electronic Synthesized Voice suddenly sounded, "You don't need to intervene in the Adams Family's Matter anymore. I will hand it over to others to handle."
Chi Feichei stopped Footstep. "I Understand."
"If we use the Adams Family to obtain Money, it would be too wasteful of the Adams Family's Ability and network. We need to Exchange some Things that will make the Organization's Actions in America more beneficial. In addition, the Adams Family wants to get their People to be the Governor of Massachusetts. No matter who they choose, we will Subdue that Person. Even if their Plan to push People to power fails, we must take the Opportunity to Subdue the Councilor we can Subdue. This Action must have someone sitting in Massachusetts. It is inconvenient for you to go there now... There is also one Matter, let Saki Midorikawa participate in the Investigation of those eight People."
After the Electronic Synthesized Voice finished speaking the last Sentence, the Indicator Light on the Loudspeaker also went out.
Chi Feichei took Hissashi into the Lounge. After closing the Door, he was not in a hurry to Wash Up and Rest. He Go To the Wine Cabinet and casually took a bottle of Beer.
In Boston, he only had Fulante and a few Outer Member that he could mobilize, and they were all Staring at Dylan Garcia's Smuggling Chain. He was unable to continue to be responsible for contacting the Adams Family.
The Boss's Reason was also sufficient. He himself was not sitting in Massachusetts. If he encountered an Accident, he would not be able to React in Time, and the Arrangement of the Investigation would not be flexible enough. It was not Suitable for him to continue to follow such a Long String. It should be handed over to someone who could be stationed in Massachusetts to be responsible.
However, The Boss may not be without his own considerations.
He didn't Know who The Boss handed over the Adams Family's Matter to. Then, in the future, when he wanted to Action in Massachusetts and wanted to borrow the Adams Family's Power, he must first inform The Boss of his Requirement and Purpose. The Boss would contact the other party, and then the other party would provide him with Convenience.
Conversely, if he continued to follow that String, he could ask Paul Adams to Help him do Things when needed without going through the Organization.
This Situation was not the First Time.
Whether it was him, Gin, Belmode, Rum, or other People he had not contacted, everyone was only responsible for one link. No one could completely control a String.
They didn't even Know what Things each other had in their Hands and what they were used for. If they wanted to use a certain String, they must go through The Boss's coordination.
Of course, if they could unite, Exchange the Clue they had in their Hands, and provide each other with what they needed, they could indeed rebel against The Boss, but Pity, unity was fundamentally impossible.
Just Like Belmode felt that Gin was a loyalist, felt that he was a loyalist, and felt that Rum was a loyalist. Other People were probably similar. Even if they had any Intentions, they would not dare to expose them, so as not to be cleaned up as soon as they were mentioned.
The longer he stayed in the Organization, the more he felt that Belmode was unlikely to choose to be honest with him and join forces to protect Haibara Ai and Conan.
Belmode didn't Trust him, and didn't dare to Trust him.
Chi Feichei took a sip of Beer from Time to Time, and sent an Email to Saki Midorikawa, asking Saki Midorikawa to meet Tomorrow to continue sorting out the Clue.
The Adams Family's Matter was thrown out, and Yingqu Yan Nan was Staring at the Smuggling Matter. The eight builders who needed to be Clean Up also had to wait for the Intelligence of the Intelligence Personnel.
It seemed that there was nothing for him to do in a short Time. In fact, this was also the case, but he was very concerned about the Investigation of those eight People.
Those eight People knew the Location of his Training Ground, the Internal layout, and also knew a lot about the Laboratory Situation. Maybe they also knew the Location of other Core Member's Secret Base. If the Japanese Public Security mastered the Information in the Hands of those eight People, whether it was Surveillance Investigation or implementing Capture in the future, it could become very easy.
Letting Amuro Toru Investigate those eight People was Just Like hanging a fragrant and delicious pie in front of Amuro Toru, Temptation him to get the Information in the Hands of those eight People, or directly protect those eight People.
Once Amuro Toru couldn't hold back his breath, he might fall into the Trap.
He had no Evidence to prove that this Investigation was a Trap, but he just felt that something was wrong.
The Boss would not be unaware of how important the Information those eight People knew was, and Gin would not be unaware either. If it were him, he would choose to cut the Gordian knot quickly. After Understanding some basic Information, he would Clean Up the People as soon as possible, and then Go To the Place where those eight People might hide Things to Search Command and eliminate the Trace of the Organization's existence.
Yes, Silencing first was the most Important!
But whether it was Gin or The Boss, they seemed to Plan to take their Time, giving the Intelligence Personnel a month to find Things, giving the Intelligence Personnel many Opportunities to contact those eight People.
Originally, he had not noticed any Problem with Investigating first. It was tonight that Yingqu Yan Nan suddenly mentioned that Amuro Toru was involved in the Investigation and The Boss asked Saki Midorikawa to Go To contact them as well, that he had a guess—
Someone in the Organization suspected that there was a Problem with the Intelligence Personnel, and wanted to take this Opportunity to set up a Trap to find out the People with Problems!
Could Amuro Toru realize this? It was difficult.
The basis for his Judgment that this was a Trap was one Point: too many People had the Opportunity to come into contact with important Intelligence. The Organization should not have made this Mistake.
And Amuro Toru didn't Know how many People were involved in the Investigation. If Amuro Toru felt that this was Rum or The Boss's Trust, giving him the Opportunity to get this big pie, he might really be fooled.
Of course, Amuro Toru had been surviving in the Organization for so long, maybe he could realize that this was a Trap based on Experience or Intuition.
But even if he vaguely felt that something was wrong, would Amuro Toru really be willing to give up this big pie?
Also, generally speaking, unless someone locked in that there was a Problem with the Intelligence Personnel, Just Like the Trap he set up against Sautemes last Time, it was suspicious to a certain Degree before a targeted Trap would be arranged.
Then, was Amuro Toru, who was involved in the Investigation, also on someone's Suspicion List? Why was Saki Midorikawa also involved? In addition to these two People, how many other People were thrown over for testing?
Hissashi went to the Restroom by himself to wade in the Water, climbed onto a dry Towel and rolled around, and leisurely swam out of the Restroom. He Discovery Chi Feichei still sitting quietly looking at his Mobile Phone. "Master, I have already washed up, aren't you going to sleep yet?"
"You sleep first, I'll Go To Wash Up."
Chi Feichei put away his Mobile Phone, drank the half Cup of Beer in his Cup in one gulp, put down the Cup and walked towards the Restroom.
He had contacted the Crow Staring at Amuro Toru's Residence area just now. Amuro Toru had not returned Home since he went out last Night. The Crows had not been Staring at Amuro Toru closely Recently, and had not followed him to Surveillance.
So he didn't Know where Amuro Toru had Go To now, and there was no Method to meet Amuro Toru to Say this Matter.
Sending an Email was also not feasible. He was not sure whether there were Organization Member Action together with Amuro Toru Beside him now... If he sent an Email to remind him, and Amuro Toru's Mobile Phone happened to be in someone else's Hand, then Things would be Fun.
In the Situation where he was not sure about the Environment Amuro Toru was in, it was best for him not to contact Amuro Toru, and he could only Hope that Amuro Toru could stabilize himself.
In the original Plot, Amuro Toru had been lurking down, but with his Moth appearing, he didn't Know whether there would be any Changes in the Organization's Actions.
But he still had Time, and he could try to contact Amuro Toru again. If he really couldn't stabilize, he would cover Amuro Toru's withdrawal, no rush.
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 658: How Did This Fellow Suddenly Appear?
The Next Day, early in the morning, Chi Feichei didn't stay at the Underground Training Ground for Morning Exercise. After checking on the White Mouse, he took Hassashi to Go Out for a run in the Park.
It was a little past six in the Morning. The air was fresh and carried a hint of coolness. Probably because after Summer began, daytime Temperatures were too high, recently many people were taking advantage of the Morning to Go Out and enjoy the coolness. People doing Morning Exercise occasionally passed by on the Park's Main Road and Path.
Once Chi Feichei reached the Park, he turned onto a Path sheltered by Bush and Tree on both sides. He put Hassashi down, slowed his Pace, and walked towards the Bench by the Roadside in front of him.
A Bench was already occupied by a tall, slender Woman wearing a Black Vest and Shorts.
The Woman lowered her head, looking at her Mobile Phone. Her Face was mostly obscured by the Shadow cast by her Baseball Cap. Her pink, long, wavy Hair was styled into a ponytail, pulled out from the Rear of her Baseball Cap, with the end of her Hair drooping down onto the Bench backrest.
After Chi Feichei saw Saki Midorikawa, he took out his Mobile Phone and sent an Email. He Stepped Forward, sat down on the other side of the Bench, keeping almost two person-widths away from Saki Midorikawa. He turned sideways to look at Hassashi crawling towards him, and with his back to Saki Midorikawa, he said in a low voice, "These eight people know the Locations of some Organization Strongholds. The Locations might have been recorded by them, or maybe not. It's unclear where exactly they are recorded. Find the Clues."
"I understand," Saki Midorikawa didn't Turn Head, still focused on Staring at her Mobile Phone, and Opened the Email she had just received, "Is this Intelligence urgently needed?"
"No, investigate as much as you can, and stop when I tell you to," Chi Feichei bent down and picked up Hassashi, who had crawled to his Foot. His voice was still very soft, "Put aside other matters at hand for now."
"How about letting Koizumi Kumi take over the Investigation of that Program Designer?" Saki Midorikawa asked, "I've investigated her, and currently there's no Abnormality, nor has she contacted anyone suspected to be from the Police. I plan to Arrange for her to infiltrate that Game Company as an Accountant."
"You decide yourself," Chi Feichei said.
The Program Designer named Ishikawa Nobuo finally couldn't withstand his Goddess Wife who spent Money like water and asked him for help.
The Procedure he wanted wasn't yet Designed. Ishikawa Nobuo could only sell out a Colleague to get Money, a Program Designer who was more talented and younger than Ishikawa Nobuo.
Ishikawa Nobuo provided the other party's Personal Information, Personality, Preferences, Family Situation, some History from childhood to adulthood, even Information such as the other party having had two Romances, who the female partners were, and where they lived, were all extracted and given to him.
He wasn't stingy either, and transferred a large sum of Money to Ishikawa Nobuo. The Request was for Ishikawa Nobuo to Cooperate with them in Surveillance Action afterwards.
Originally, Saki Midorikawa was going to verify the Information and find a Method to get Leverage on the other party, but Saki Midorikawa had other Matters to investigate, so handing it over to Koizumi Kumi was fine too.
Although Koizumi Kumi has never been involved in Intelligence Gathering, it's still hard to say what her Ability is like, but Koizumi Kumi had previously worked as an Accountant in other Companies. Being able to infiltrate that Game Company is naturally a good thing. As long as she can stably remain in that position, perhaps she can also find an Opportunity to contact other Program Designers.
Saki Midorikawa smiled slightly, "Okay, then I'll make the Arrangements. You Go first, I'll sit here a little longer."
Chi Feichei picked up Hassashi and Get Up, and walked towards the End of the Path.
Last night he thought it over carefully. In all the Investigations Saki Midorikawa participated in, he was present, and no Accidents occurred. Therefore, this Investigation Trap is likely not aimed at Saki Midorikawa.
Saki Midorikawa was just incidentally included by The Boss for a Test.
Then he also didn't Need to remind Saki Midorikawa that This Is a Trap. Just let Saki Midorikawa handle it freely.
During their conversation, Saki Midorikawa kept Looking at her Mobile Phone, Seemingly like she didn't know Chi Feichei, Just a young Woman who was sitting down to Rest and incidentally playing with her Mobile Phone after Morning Exercise alone. But after Chi Feichei walked far away, she still couldn't help but raise her head, Looking at that tall and straight Figure turning the Corner of the Path, completely disappearing from her Line of Sight.
Even if the Weather gets hotter, that Person Seemingly won't wear short sleeves. He's still wrapped tightly in long sleeves and long pants, mainly in Black Color Tone. Plus, his Expression and Gaze give people a Feeling of solemn Indifference, he really doesn't seem like a twenty-year-old...
"Monster."
Saki Midorikawa murmured softly, withdrew her Gaze, and continued to look at the Data in her Email on her Mobile Phone.
...
After Chi Feichei left the Path, he walked onto another Path on the other side of the Park, found a Place that was still quite spacious and quiet, practiced Fundamentals, did Boxing, kicked his Leg, and around eight o'clock he started walking out of the Park.
"Open your arms, stretching Exercise, one, two, three, four..."
On the Open Ground on one side of the Park, a large Group of people followed the Rhythm to do Radio Calisthenics.
The Man leading in front was wearing a White Jersey, facing the Crowd, and doing Standard Actions with a serious Expression.
Office workers would be at their Companies by this Point. Most of those standing in front of the Man were Children and Old People who were on Summer Vacation.
Wait... Old Person?
When Chi Feichei passed by, he Glanced over, and saw Doctor Agasa, who was only in his fifties, standing in the Queue. His shiny Head top seemed even brighter under the Sunshine.
He retracted his previous Idea.
Here, there are not only Old People and Children, but also Scientists who are aging and balding prematurely.
It seems Haibara Ai's Research can't even save Doctor Agasa's Hair. This made Chi Feichei, who has been recently immersed in Research and Observation of White Mouse, feel a slight Sense of Crisis in his Heart.
Should he take a Rest?
"Uh-huh? I smell Conan and Ai's Scent," Hassashi poked his Head out from Chi Feichei's Collar, flicking his Snake Tongue, "And also Doctor's, Ayumi's, Genta's, Pumpkin Porridge..."
Chi Feichei pinched Hassashi's Head with his Hand and turned towards the Location where Doctor Agasa and his Group were.
Hassashi locked onto the Location of Doctor Agasa and the others, and exclaimed, "Master, they actually all ate Pumpkin Porridge for Breakfast! Otherwise, the Pumpkin Porridge Flavor coming from over there couldn't be so strong."
Chi Feichei didn't smell any Scent, but it didn't stop him and Hassashi from watching a Group of people doing Radio Calisthenics who were emitting Pumpkin Porridge Aura.
Hassashi even found the Water Cups and Coats that Conan and his group had put beside the Flower Bed, called Chi Feichei over, and just stood Aside to watch.
"Master, Mitsuhiko Seemingly isn't here."
"Uh-huh."
The four Children and Doctor Agasa had all changed into short-sleeved T-shirts and Shorts. Looking at a Group of people wearing dark blue, light purple, green, pink, and yellow T-shirts, the hot Summer seemed full of Vitality.
Chi Feichei was Staring at the light yellow T-shirt on Conan.
He still really doesn't like this Color.
In the bright Sunshine, although light yellow isn't as dazzling as pure yellow, he occasionally can't clearly see the Shadows and Lines that should be there.
That Feeling of a momentary blur and then quickly becoming clear again made him a bit Suspicious about Whether or Not his Eyes really had a Problem.
In his Previous life, he also didn't like dim yellow Light that easily blurred Outlines, but it wasn't this dazzling.
If you had to force a Relationship between yellow and his Eyes, then it's probably that yellow's complementary color is Purple.
But he also hadn't heard of any Relationship between Pupil Color's complementary color and Eye Disease...
"Jumping jacks, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight..."
A Group of people on the Open Ground started jumping up and down.
Chi Feichei was still Staring at Conan: "..."
His Eyes blurred.
Before, while Conan was doing exercise, he was distracted chatting with his Little Friend. When Jumping jacks made it impossible to chat, he focused his mind and then Felt that someone Seemingly had been Staring at him from the side Rear.
Is it just an Illusion?
Conan slowed down his Pace and turned his Head to Look towards the Rear.
This Glance made the Famous Detective trip over his own feet, staggering for a moment before regaining his balance.
Under the Tree shade over there, an acquaintance was standing by the Flower Bed. His Black Clothes looked a bit solemn, and his Gaze was calmly Staring at him.
Chi Feichei? How did this Fellow suddenly appear?
Doctor Agasa, Haibara Ai, Ayumi, Genta saw Conan suddenly stop and look towards the side Rear with a surprised expression. They also stopped in confusion and turned their Heads to Look...
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Come to think of it, they also haven't seen Chi Feichei for a while. Suddenly seeing Chi Feichei appear at the Radio Calisthenics Crime Scene is quite surprising!
After the group snapped out of it, they left the Radio Calisthenics Team early.
"Brother Chi!" Ayumi trotted Step Forward. Seeing Hassashi lying on the Flower Bed, she greeted Hassashi again with a smile, "Hassashi, long time no see!"
"Brother Hichiji, Morning, Hassashi, Morning." At the same Time Haibara Ai greeted them, she Reached Out and picked up Hassashi, coiling him in circles around her Wrist.
In Summer, you should put Hassashi on your body. This ice-cold touch is very refreshing in the summer heat~
Doctor Agasa ran over, a little out of breath, "Hassashi, what are you doing here?"
"I came for Morning Exercise and just happened to see you here, so I stopped to watch for a bit," Chi Feichei explained.
"Then, would you like to join us for Radio Calisthenics?" Doctor Agasa invited with a smile, and pointed to the Sign hanging around his Neck, "Go to the Leader over there to get a Calisthenics Card, Come Over every day to sign in. If you achieve perfect attendance for a month, you can get a small national fitness Award medal!"
"No Need, I've already finished my Morning Exercise," Chi Feichei calmly refused.
So Cold...
Doctor Agasa broke out in a sweat, Feeling that the sweat he had just worked up from Exercise had turned ice-cold. He scratched his Head with a smile, "Is, Is that so..."
Conan slowly arrived. He wasn't surprised. After all, he was someone who had shared a Room with Chi Feichei several times.
If he doesn't sleep in, Chi Feichei usually Go Out for Morning Exercise around six or seven o'clock, and Morning Exercise usually Ends around eight o'clock.
"Speaking of which, Mitsuhiko isn't here today," Ayumi looked worried.
"Student Tsuburaya isn't someone who would be late either," Haibara Ai said.
"We just agreed that after Radio Calisthenics finishes, we'd go to his Home to check on him, maybe he has a Cold," Doctor Agasa said, Turning his Head to Look at the Radio Calisthenics Team, and seeing that Calisthenics had already finished, he turned back to ask Chi Feichei, "Hassashi, if you don't have anything to do, would you like to come with us?"
Chi Feichei Nodded, Looked at Doctor Agasa's Hair, and after a moment of Silence, said, "It's grown out a little bit."
"Huh?" Conan was Stunned.
What's grown out a little bit?
Doctor Agasa was stunned for a moment, and then Understood what Chi Feichei meant. He said with a smile, "Yes, a new Circle of Hair has grown out. It's a bit short compared to the original Hair length, but it's still growing, and the new Hair is very healthy! Ai has prepared a lot of Medicinal Liquid for me. If I keep using it for a while, maybe Hair will even grow back on the top of my Head."
Conan was immediately Speechless. So it was about Hair.
Chi Feichei didn't say anything more and set off with the group towards Mitsuhiko's Home.
Doctor Agasa's journey to regrow Hair on the top of his Head seems long and arduous. It really is Hard work.
But, his Parents currently don't have any abnormal hair loss. He heard that his grandfather's generation also didn't have baldness, and their Hair was still very good. His Gene shouldn't be a Problem. Recently, he checked his Blood, and his body also wasn't lacking any Nutrition or Trace Elements.
Considering everything, there's No Need to worry too much about Hairline problems. He can still relax.
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 659 Still Need To Find Hikohiro?
Hikohiro's Home.
"Wow~! I heard from my Mother before that Hikohiro knew a very handsome Older Brother, but it's a pity that you brought him Home too late last time, and I was already asleep and haven't seen you yet," Hikohiro's Older Sister, who is in Middle School and has refreshing short Hair, said to Chi Feichei with a smile, "Oh, right, my Name is Asami Tsuburaya, nice to meet you!"
"Chi Feichei," Chi Feichei replied politely, "Nice to meet you too."
"I feel like his Personality is completely different from Hikohiro's." Ayumi said in a low voice.
"Uh, yeah." Genta nodded with sweat.
Soon, Asami Tsuburaya tapped her chin with a troubled Face and said, "It's a pity that I have to go to Piano Lesson later, otherwise I could invite you to go to the Movie! But now it's Summer Vacation, I only go to learn Piano in the afternoon from Monday to Saturday, and I'm free for the rest of the Time!"
Doctor Agasa guessed that Chi Feichei didn't want to respond, and in order to prevent the little Girl's Enthusiasm from being dampened, he quickly returned to the Serious Business, "Then Hikohiro he..."
"Oh, right, you said he didn't go to Radio Gymnastics," Asami Tsuburaya also stopped staring at Chi Feichei, and said with some Doubt, "Weird, he clearly said before that after doing Radio Gymnastics, he would go Camping with everyone."
"Camping?" Doctor Agasa was confused, and turned his Head to explain to Chi Feichei, "We haven't Said that we were going Camping before."
According to Asami Tsuburaya, Hikohiro was packing Luggage last Night, and also brought the Bamboo Leaf Rice Ball given by the Neighbor.
Saying that, Asami Tsuburaya led A Group Of Children to Hikohiro's Room again, wanting to Check if Hikohiro had left a Paper Strip in the Room.
However, not only was there no Paper Strip left in Hikohiro's Room, but even his Wallet was taken away.
Conan pondered with a Serious Face, "He would take a lot of Food and his Wallet when leaving Home, so that is to Say, is he going to some Place far away?"
Doctor Agasa thought of a Possibility, "Could it be..."
"Run Away From Home." Haibara Ai took over the Words with a Calm Face.
"Really?" Asami Tsuburaya immediately looked excited, "TV Series often show that!"
Conan picked up the Calisthenics Card on the Table, opened it and Looked, "Even if it's not Run Away From Home, we can also Confirm that he Planned it a long time ago."
"Huh?" Asami Tsuburaya was surprised.
"Look," Conan showed the Calisthenics Card to the others, "This is the National Fitness Radio Gymnastics Card, he is almost always absent on Sunday..."
Chi Feichei didn't join in, took out his Mobile Phone and searched with his Head down.
He remembered that in this Plot, Hikohiro ran to the Forest because he heard Ayumi and Haibara Ai talking about watching Firefly in Summer, wanting to Grab Firefly and bring them back for the two Girl to See.
After Conan and These People arrived at the Forest, they heard that the Serial Killer Numabuchi Kiichiro claimed that he had buried a Corpse in the Forest, but as a result, after arriving at the Forest, he escaped while the Police were not paying attention.
In the end, it was Numabuchi Kiichiro who found Hikohiro and sent him Beside A Group of People.
After he Seized Numabuchi Kiichiro, he sent him to the Osaka Police Department, but here the one who let Numabuchi Kiichiro Run Away was Shancun Cao, a rookie Police Officer from Gunma Prefecture, that is to Say, after Numabuchi Kiichiro falsely claimed that he had buried a Corpse in the Forest, he was transferred from the Osaka Police Department to the Gunma Prefectural Police, and the Gunma Prefectural Police took Numabuchi Kiichiro to the Forest to identify the Corpse burial Location.
Then, that Forest should be in the Gunma Prefecture area.
As long as you go to the Forum related to Gunma Prefecture to Find posts about Firefly...
In recent years, Ecological Damage has been serious, and there are not many Forests with a large number of Firefly in the Gunma Prefecture area, but there is one Place that Locals are most proud of.
That is a Forest without a Name, just Outside Gunma Prefecture, and there is a Post that roughly points out the Direction and the Route of the past.
"Brother Hissashi?" Haibara Ai looked up at Chi Feichei who was always looking at his Mobile Phone, "Do you still have Work to handle?"
Chi Feichei noted down the Location and Route, put away his Mobile Phone, and asked back, "In your Heart, do I only know how to Work?"
"Isn't it?" Haibara Ai was not intimidated, "Facing a person who can even ponder whether the Bookmaker of Soccer Betting can Make Money while watching a Football Match, a person who still works overtime even though the Doctor has Said not to have too much Pressure, I think it's not an exaggeration to Say you are a Workaholic."
Conan had other Ideas, and quickly asked, "Brother Ike, have you Discovered any Important Clue?"
Chi Feichei Looked at Conan, walked to the Bed in the Room, squatted down, and pointed to the faint white Trace at the lower corner of the window sheet, "Sunscreen."
Since Conan had Asked him, then he would give a little Clue that was here.
Conan Looked carefully, but didn't find any Problem with that Mark, and said Speechless, "Just now when you were looking at your Mobile Phone, Older Sister Asami already Said it, Hikohiro borrowed Sunscreen from her."
This Fellow Chi Feichei wasn't listening to them just now, right?
"And he Said that there is a third-grade Girl who goes to Help at her Home's Flower Shop every Sunday, and also Said that he is very handsome," Ayumi repeated the Clue she had just obtained to Chi Feichei very considerately, "We were thinking, could it be that he made an appointment with that Girl to go to the Seaside to eat Bamboo Leaf Rice Ball, so he borrowed Older Sister Asami's Sunscreen."
"It's a Sunscreen from a Brand under Fielder that was newly released This Year," Chi Feichei stood up, "Lemon Flavor, compared to other Sunscreen, it also has a very faint Smell of Mint and Herb."
"So..." Doctor Agasa looked at Chi Feichei in confusion.
"What I Discovered is just this." Chi Feichei Said.
Conan: "..."
Haibara Ai leaned over to Smell it, "It really is, because there are not many Sunscreen that use Traditional Chinese Medicine Herbs, and it seems to be launched as the Main Brand This Year."
"It's the most popular Main Product This Year," Asami Tsuburaya bent down to Look at the Mark at the lower corner of the bed sheet, feeling a little distressed, "I Specially went to the Specialty Store to buy it, and it cost 20,000 Japanese Yen for one bottle, he used it too carelessly..."
Conan Half-Moon Eyes: "..."
Hey hey, Still Need To Find Hikohiro?
A Woman's Voice came from Outside the Door, "Asami, if you don't prepare again, you'll be late for Piano Lesson!"
"I know, Mother, I'll go prepare right away!" Asami Tsuburaya responded, and explained to A Group of People with a smile, "Because my Parents are Teachers, they pay special attention to our Wording and Diction."
Conan couldn't help but Teasing in his Heart, no wonder Hikohiro usually speaks seriously and old-fashionedly.
Haibara Ai suddenly Realized that Chi Feichei also speaks like this, his Appellation has always been 'Father', 'Mother', and he has never Called 'Papa Mama', his Posture and Demeanor are very Upright, which made her Think before that Chi Kana was very strict about Etiquette.
However, when she heard Chi Kana talking to Chi Feichei, it was also like 'Mama is like this and that', Kind as if coaxing a Child, not Serious at all...
Asami Tsuburaya was busy going to Piano Lesson, and A Group of People did not Stay Long at Hikohiro's Home.
Conan wanted to Go To the Flower Shop where the third-grade Girl Helps to Check, but Chi Feichei didn't Intention to Follow, and picked up Hissashi as soon as he went Out the Door.
"I won't Go Together with you."
"Huh?" Doctor Agasa was surprised.
Haibara Ai also didn't Care About the fact that the natural cooling Amazing Tool was taken away by Chi Feichei, "Sure enough, you have Matter to be busy with?"
"No," Chi Feichei let Hissashi get into his Sleeve, Turned Around and left, "Keep Confidentiality for now."
He wanted to take advantage of the Time before Conan and the others arrived to Go To the Forest to Find Numabuchi Kiichiro first, to See if he could meet him.
That was at least his First Live Delivery in this World.
Moreover, compared to Desserts like Crystal Cake, he prefers Food with the Aura of Plant, wanting to Taste it.
He had eaten Bamboo Tube Rice from China several times, but he didn't know what the Flavor of Japanese Bamboo Leaf Rice Ball was like, in his Memory, the Original Consciousness had not eaten it, he had not eaten it, and he couldn't make it either...
After Conan and A Group of People were Stunned, they Discovered that Chi Feichei had Disappear, and Turned Around Speechless to Go To the Flower Shop.
Leave Immediately when Said, it's really Efficient and Decisive enough.
When they arrived at the Flower Shop, the third-grade Girl who Helps at Home Said that Hikohiro did not come today, but this morning at the Bus Station she Saw someone Suspected to be Hikohiro, the other party did not Pay Attention To her, and got On The Bus Self-Absorbed, and also Said that she smelled a Strange Lemon Smell.
After A Group of People left the Flower Shop, they went to the Bus Station again to Find Clue.
Conan was Thoughtful, "Strange Lemon Smell, it should be the Smell of Sunscreen..."
Chi Feichei Specially mentioned Sunscreen before, so he Cared About this Point more.
Did Chi Feichei have a Brain Fart, and Suddenly Think of Other Things?
Possibly, Last Time when they went to that Haunted Apartment, he thought Chi Feichei had Discovered some Clue, but as a result, Chi Feichei just went to Investigate the Photographer Yotsuya Iwanao and Recommend him to Apply For A Job at THK Company, making him listen to Horror Photography for half a Day...
No, Wrong, when he Specially Asked Chi Feichei what Clue he had, Chi Feichei was Unlikely to talk about Other Things, Last Time he Thought Oneself that Chi Feichei had Clue, but he didn't expect to Ask in Advance.
"Hey, Haibara..."
Haibara Ai was Walking, and Suddenly heard Conan Speak Out to Call her, Turned Head and Discovered that Conan had a Serious Face, and was a little Doubtful, "What's Wrong?"
"That kind of Sunscreen is Lemon Flavor, it should have Lemongrass and Citronella in it, and also added Herb like Mint," Conan Said seriously, "In addition to Sunscreen, does it also have the Effect of Cooling and Insect Repellent?"
Haibara Ai Nodded, "Correct."
Doctor Agasa, Genta, and Ayumi Walking in Front Stop Walking, and looked at the Two People Curiously.
Conan Analyzed, "Then that is to Say, Hikohiro is Not Necessarily applying Sunscreen to go to the Seaside, it is also Possible..."
"Go To Forest." Haibara Ai Said.
Conan was Stunned, "You Guessed it before, then Why..."
"Even If you Guess that Student Tsuburaya might have gone to the Forest, but there are So Many Forests, we Cannot Be Sure which Forest he went to." Haibara Ai Said.
Conan had Black Lines on Forehead, "I was thinking, could Brother Ike have gone to Go Find One Step Ahead."
"Unlikely," Doctor Agasa Scratch Head, "If he Confirmed Hikohiro's Location, he Should Call Us to Go Together, there is No Need to Act Alone..."
"Doctor," Conan Interrupt, "Under Circumstances of Hikohiro Missing, do you Think Brother Ike would Disregard Everything and go busy with Other Things?"
Doctor Agasa was Stunned, thought carefully, he Thought Chi Feichei Should Help Find, Even If there are Other Things that need to be Anxious To Handle, he Guess he would also Give An Idea to them, and would not Run Away Incomplete like this.
"Even If he went to Go Find One Step Ahead, we Still Need To Find, Isn't It?" Haibara Ai Said Calm, "He will Notify Us when he finds Student Tsuburaya, we just Follow the Current Clues to Go Find."
Conan Nodded, Say Nothing More, and Speed Up Pace to Go To the Bus Station.
He Don't Want To the Incident to be Solved by Chi Feichei again when the Clues are Not Finished Searching, that would be very Depressed, Okay?
Moreover, what he finds Weird is, Why didn't Chi Feichei Call Them?
Chi Feichei is Not That Kind Of Competitive Person, and never Thinks that Bring A Group Of Children will Hold Back, is there some Problem with Hikohiro that Cannot Tell Them? Or is it that Chi Feichei Cannot Be Sure that Hikohiro is in Some Place, so he didn't Tell Them, and Want To Confirm First?
That Guy Really Is...
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 660: Suspicious Crazies Are Not To Be Trifled With
While Conan and his group followed the clues, from the Bus Station to the Train Station, and boarded the Train to Gunma, Chi Feichei had already arrived outside a Forest in Gunma Prefecture.
Chi Feichei parked the Car by the Forest at the foot of the Mountain, and after making sure the Car wouldn't block the Road, he got out of the Car with Hissashi and a backpack filled with Glutinous Rice and Bamboo Tube, and looked up at the Sky.
When he left, he had sent an Email to the Crow at the Stronghold in Tokyo towards Gunma, telling them the Location of this Forest and asking the Crow to bring a team of Birds to help find people.
When approaching Gunma, there were fewer Cars on the Road. The Crow had already found his Car and greeted him by flying past the Car Window. They should be arriving soon.
Not long after, a Crow led a Group of Birds of different Colors and sizes to land on the Bus Roof. Seeing a tender green Bird poop, it flapped its Wings, quite in the style of Non-Ink, "Boss has Said many times, don't relieve yourselves near Master's Cars or Houses."
"Sorry, I couldn't hold it in, jib," the Birdie explained in a low voice.
"No excuses, go receive punishment when you get back," the Crow Said seriously.
Chi Feichei watched from Aside without stopping them.
Rules are necessary for existence. Setting a pile of Rules can strengthen the Ruler's Rule.
Moreover, these were Rules set by Non-Ink. No matter how they were punished, it was best for him not to interfere when Non-Ink was not around, as it would easily affect Non-Ink's Prestige.
He never interfered in these Matters anyway.
And Non-Ink left to help him find Hiri.
Hiri had originally Said that he would go to the Port and Coast area around Tokyo. He had also planned to ask Non-Ink to help assign two Seabirds to Hiri as communicators after finding Hiri. However, when he was at the Port Laboratory, he took time to go out to Sea twice by Yacht, but he couldn't find Hiri. He asked the Seabirds nearby, but they hadn't seen any Orcas either.
He didn't know if Hiri had an Accident or got lost. In any case, his Little Orca was lost.
This time, Non-Ink went out to recruit Seabirds and organize Seabirds to search along the Coast in all Directions.
Not only was there no News from Hiri these past two days, but Non-Ink was also too busy to send News.
He wasn't worried about Non-Ink having an Accident. Non-Ink had a strong sense of Direction and wouldn't get lost. He also acted methodically. Most of the searching was done by Seabirds who had an Advantage at Sea, and he wouldn't run far himself. He could Handle any Accidents.
No News probably meant there were Clues, and Non-Ink went to Confirm them himself.
After the Crow organized the team, Chi Feichei spoke out and Asked, "Has there been any trouble recently?"
"No," the Crow patted its Chest with one Wing, "Master, rest assured, with us here, there won't be any trouble. Before Boss left, he told us to stop recruiting other Birds and temporarily stop Territory grabbing. We are currently focusing on defense, and there won't be any Situations we can't Handle."
Chi Feichei Nodded, "Go find Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko, and a very thin Man with a face like a Skeleton."
The Crow thought for a moment. They had all seen the Photo of the Child Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko. As for the point about looking like a Skeleton, some Birds didn't understand what it meant for a face to look like a Skeleton, and some Birds thought that all thin-faced People looked the Same. Probably less than half of the Birds here could understand...
Then half of them would go find the Little Boy, regardless of whether it was Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko or not, and first find all the Little Boys and suspected Creatures in the Forest.
It would lead the other half of the team to patrol in the Sky and search for the Man with a face like a Skeleton, and also collect the Message found by the Birds searching for the Little Boy.
Uh... Master also needed two Birds as liaison officers to Confirm Master's Location.
Boss had Said that they must learn to Dispatch in an orderly manner.
"Non-Ink is really amazing," Hissashi couldn't help but Sigh in a low voice.
Chi Feichei 'Uh-huh' and turned around to enter the Forest with Hissashi.
The current 'Feimo Army' was more like an Empire than a Legion.
The first batch of Crows that followed Non-Ink were originally Crows that Non-Ink had selected for being smarter. In addition, they had continuously selected Birds with Intelligence to be leaders, leading them to learn human Text, learn human Civilization, and then, after being equipped with Computers, let these Crows learn more human Knowledge from the Internet by themselves.
Now, there was more than just one Crow that could be on its own.
The Crow at the Boston Base, the Crows at various bases in Tokyo, and the two Crows who followed Joshua to establish a base in Britain... After Non-Ink left, these Crows could complete Matters in an orderly manner.
Perhaps because the previous generation had enlightenment, among the newborn Little Crows, more and more Little Crows were born with Intelligence, and those Little Crows were gathered together by Non-Ink to 'go to school', learning to Communicate with Fellow Birds, learning human Language and Knowledge, and also instilling Ideology of Loyalty and collective Honor every day.
In addition to the Crow Group, the Development of other Birds was also good. Smart and intelligent Birds were also promoted by Non-Ink.
If this continued, he felt that the Flying Birds would become more and more difficult to deal with. After All, there was an old Monster Crow who was vengeful and knew how to scheme as their Boss...
Moreover, Non-Ink had also planted 'Undercover Agent' in the Homes of some Bird keepers. Some People's Pet Birds bought back were Undercover Agents themselves, and some People's own Birds were hooked up and persuaded to become Undercover Agents by the Birds outside the Window every day.
What was even more outrageous was that Non-Ink had also stuffed an Undercover Agent into the Home of a National Public Safety Commission Member who was in charge of his Information. He chose a Birdie with bright blue Feathers and a well-behaved appearance to wander in front of People's Windows, deliberately get close to them, and please them. Now that Bird was so spoiled that even its Freedom was not restricted.
That National Public Safety Commission Member was also very Happy. When Friends came to his Home as guests, he would praise it—his Bird was intelligent and was a Gift from Heaven to him, and it wouldn't fly away even if it was released.
Those who came to visit as guests were also amazed, watching the Little Blue Bird Cooperate by flying away for a distance and then flying Home. Some People kept complimenting him.
But they didn't know that when the National Public Safety Commission Member and People were talking about Matters in the Study, the Bird, which was well-behaved and preening its Fur beside them or hopping around at the Entrance waiting for him, had already overheard a lot of Matters.
When Non-Ink sent him an Email a few days ago to talk about this, he would always think of the ancient times when several kingdoms were vying for supremacy, and one kingdom arranged a beautiful woman for the King of another country, and after that woman became a favored concubine, she transformed into a Spy...
Cough, modern People would more or less Guard Against the beauty trap, and not everyone would be confused by beauty, but for a small, beautiful, clever Bird, very few People would Guard Against it.
However, there was only one Bird sent out like that.
If this kind of Situation where Birds were delivered to the Door and were particularly well-behaved happened too often among those Power Holders, it would also arouse Suspicion. After All, there had been examples of using Animals as Spies since ancient times.
One Bird was Fate, two Birds could also be a Coincidence, but once there were too many, the Birds sent out would not only be able to exert their Effect, but would also be in Danger.
Even beside that National Public Safety Commission Member, that Bird could only occasionally hear some unimportant Intelligence. If they were discussing important Matters, the Other Party would not chat with People casually at Home, but would go to a Place that had undergone layers of Inspection, where even a Fly could not fly out.
Originally, Non-Ink wanted to directly stuff Undercover Agents beside Cabinet Ministers and the like, but Non-Ink went to explore himself and found that the Matters those People discussed were too miscellaneous. Many News were useless, and most of the time they talked about Serious Business in a Security-strict space, so he gave up on those People and chose the National Public Safety Commission Member who was currently considered Chi Feichei's immediate Superior.
Furthermore, when encountering paranoid People, the Surveillance Camera of the Intelligence Network was not so easy.
Take Gin as an example, Non-Ink had tried to have Birds of various Colors Track Gin, and hadn't dared to use Crows to Track him entirely. However, Gin Seemingly Suddenly Sense that there were a few too many Birds around him recently. Coupled with the fact that he had once asked Non-Ink to keep watch, his brain suddenly opened up. One day, he actually went straight to a Downtown Area where Birds could not possibly appear.
Fortunately, Non-Ink discovered the Abnormality and terminated the Tracking Plan in time. Otherwise, when Gin arrived at that Place and found that there were still Birds appearing in the Sky around, he might really become Suspicious, and even associate it with him.
Evidence? Suspicion does not require Evidence.
That time was very dangerous. As a result, Non-Ink was also Thrilled and asked some Birds to stay in the Places they had stayed in before for a few more days, wanting to make Gin Think that the Birds he had noticed were not Tracking, but just happened to be appearing nearby.
In fact, when those Birds stayed, they really discovered some People who were deliberately Observing them. A Fellow in Black Clothes ran to three Places just to Confirm whether Birds appeared when Gin didn't pass by, and it was easy to imagine what was going on with that Person.
He had known for a long time how paranoid Gin was, and had never thought of targeting Gin. It was good to let Non-Ink Feel it for himself.
In short, the Tracking Matter was considered to be over, but it also made Non-Ink more cautious and he didn't provoke Gin again.
A suspicious and Crazy person is really not easy to provoke!
...
An Hour later, Conan and his Group also arrived outside the Forest along the Clues.
However, they came by Train and arrived directly at the mountainside. They did not take the Same Mountain Road into the Mountain as Chi Feichei, so they could not See Chi Feichei's Car.
Ayumi stood by the Platform, looking around. Except for the lush greenery, she couldn't See anything clearly, "Did Brother Chi also come to this Place?"
"The Phone Call can't get through, not in the Service Area," Haibara Ai closed the Mobile Phone that automatically hung up, Looked at the red glow already in the Sky, "It's Possible that he has already arrived at the Deep Forest. Of course, it's also Possible that he has gone to other Places with poor Signal, but the Sun is about to set, let's find Student Tsuburaya first."
"This is Gunma Prefecture," Genta was a little Suspicious, "Will Mitsuhiko really come here?"
"On the Tracking Glasses, the Location of Mitsuhiko's Detective Badge is shown to be in the Forest," Conan Looked at the light spot displayed on the Tracking Glasses, his Expression a little Serious, "But I have been calling his Detective Badge from Just Now, and there has been no response."
Originally, he thought Chi Feichei had miscalculated.
If he brought him, a person with Tracking Glasses, it would be faster to find People this way.
If Chi Feichei really came to find him, he still believed that he could find Mitsuhiko One Step Ahead and show off in front of Chi Feichei.
However, Mitsuhiko had not responded to the Call of the Detective Badge all the time, which made him a little worried, and he hoped that Chi Feichei could find Mitsuhiko One Step Ahead.
Shaking his Head, Conan took the lead and walked into the Forest.
It was still uncertain whether Chi Feichei had come to find him, so don't hold any Hope and quickly rely on the Tracking Glasses to find Mitsuhiko first.
In the Forest, the Flying Birds team led by the Crow had not yet found Mitsuhiko, but they had already found Numabuchi Kiichiro.
(End of Chapter)