Chapter XXXVII
When Ishihara returned home, he buried his head in the basement. The appearance of Jiichiro Numabuchi made her feel something, and she needed to go to the organization.
Ishihara was typing on the keyboard, it was already early in the morning, and I had to memorize it all tonight...... Ishihara thought to himself, clicked on the "x" arrow, and went upstairs to sleep, when the clock showed 5:50.
It's already afternoon since Ishihara got up, and after eating something, he went into the basement again, typing on the computer.
At seven o'clock sharp, Ishihara took out a pill and ate it.
"72 hours." Five minutes later, Ishihara spoke lightly.
That's right, Ishihara Dye was already in the form of a grown up at this time, but fortunately, she had already prepared adult clothes at home, Ishihara Dye put on a black tight top, a black pleated short skirt, tied a ponytail, and hid the bracelet in the sleeve of her blouse.
Then he went under the cabinet and took out the German P299 pistol, which was tied to the thigh with a special strap, and the skirt fell down to cover it.
When he was ready, Ishihara took out the black gilt half-face mask from the box and put it on his face.
When Ishihara reached the door, Belmode was already waiting for her in front of her house on a motorcycle.
"You wear a short skirt and sit on my motorcycle?" Belmore said.
"It's not a big problem." Ishihara said and stepped on the motorcycle, "Can you drive a car to pick me up next time, no matter what, I'm a person with a head and a face." ”
"Feelings, you still dislike my little broken car?" Belmore said.
"How dare you, Sister Bei." Ishihara said on his lips, but in his heart he was thinking about Edogawa Conan and Moriran. Not surprisingly, they should have already met Shuichi Akai by this time.
Edogawa Conan probably didn't expect that he would get a new invention when he went to Dr. Asasa's house tonight, which would be an indispensable god-level equipment for the future......
And the reason why she asked Belmore to pick her up, in addition to being closer to her, actually has another reason.....
The man she has been checking on the computer for the past two days is Takura Itakura. This man who has been in contact with both Tequila and Belmore, Ishihara has his information in his head......
【Takura Itakura】
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Occupation: CG special effects producer (quit the industry three years ago due to vision loss), computer game systems engineer
A year ago, Takashi Itakura began working on a system software at the request of Belmode, but later stopped developing the software "for the sake of all mankind" and tried to flee abroad before the deadline for submitting the software, but was eventually involved in a murder case and died.
What she's been reading these days is the content of Takura Itakura's diary:
[2 years ago]
March 7
A burly man with a Kansai accent suddenly came to me,
It seems that I am interested in one of the software I have been working on before.
But when he found out that my eyesight had deteriorated,
So I don't want to continue to develop.
I just walked away......
A man dressed in black......
Hopefully I won't see him again......
March 26
The pen on the table was moved another 5cm......
Sure enough, someone sneaked into my office......
April 15th
This time someone broke into the house without permission.
The police will not deal with such cases,
No way
Because there is no trace of intrusion,
Nothing was stolen either......
June 11th
changed the lock of the gate,
I am equipped with a hidden camera,
But it doesn't seem to work......
July 6th
Who the hell is it?!
Come out for me!!
December 19th
I am so tired......
If this continues,
Maybe one day I'll be killed......
[1 year ago]
January 6th
In order to get rid of this horrible life,
I left a note on the table for the intruder.
The content is:
"I'm willing to accept your terms......
January 8th
Surprisingly,
The other party replied very quickly.
The intruder is where I put the note,
I put a message......
There are only two words "OK" written on it,
and a strange string of phone numbers.
The red word was probably written in blood,
Maybe it's a warning that if I leak the secret, I'll die......
January 23rd
I hesitated for a long time,
But there was still no alarm,
And dialed that phone number.
It was a woman who answered the phone,
The way she speaks is that of a high-flying car girl......*
Her request was for me to complete the software in development within a year.
They are willing to buy ...... at a high price
It seems to be the companion of the burly man who came.
*Note: It is a shogi term, which means arrogance and high attitude. This sentence has another paraphrase: "She speaks like a queen."
February 13th
The method of contacting them was changed to email.
I opened two conditions,
One is to remit the payment deposit to my account.
The other is that they are not allowed to harass me again......
December 22nd
No way......
I still can't do it!
The reason why I decided to discontinue the development of that software in the first place,
In addition to the deterioration of eyesight,
And for the sake of all mankind......
this year
February 9th
The deadline for payment is approaching......
I'm going to hide the unfinished software and a check for the same amount as the remuneration next to the computer in the villa.
Then he fled abroad......
They inform me of the delivery time, place by mail,
It will be sent at 12 o'clock in the middle of the night in 5 days.
I'm going to have to find a way to escape during this time......
February 10th
But what exactly do they want to do with that software?
The woman who answered the phone told me,
I can't forget......
yes
I couldn't stand the tone of her speech that time,
Then I couldn't help but ask her:
"Who the hell are you?!"
The woman smiled and said to me in English......
We can be both of God and the devil.
Since we're trying to raise the deadagainst the stream of time. [2]
As soon as the woman finished speaking,
The cat barked loudly right behind her,
She hung up a little impatiently......
As for the software, in fact, Ishihara Dye still doesn't know, looking at Belmode in front of him, Ishihara Dye wonders if to ask her. It's a pity that now Itakura Takura is dead, and it's not the people of the organization who killed him.
The reason why Ishihara Dye wanted to organize today was to see their expressions after seeing the news that Takura Itakura was dead, and their hard work was ruined, maybe they could take the opportunity to find out what that software was for.
Ishihara thought about the corners of his mouth going up.
Moriran dragged Edogawa Conan to walk on the street, and Moriran was really preoccupied.
Edogawa Conan was in a good mood, because at this time, he already had a clue about the man in black in his pocket! The next step was to use Dr. Asasa's computer to check the magnet again.
Conan Edogawa thought, secretly happy in his heart. This is a magnetic piece of information about the Man in Black that he accidentally gathered at the scene of the crime.
"Conan, I ask you," said Maolilan, "do you think people really change?" If you leave, will you really change? ”
Conan Edogawa looked at Moriran with sadness in her eyes.
"It's really hard to wait." Maolilan said.
Of course, Edogawa Conan knew that she was talking about Kudo Shinichi, "You don't have to worry, Shinichi's brother will not change, he must still be the same person you knew before." So Sister Xiaolan, you don't have to worry....."
When Conan Edogawa looked at her, tears were already in his eyes.
"I don't know how good it would be if you were Shinichi," Moriran said, wiping away her tears, "I'm such a fool, what am I talking about." ”
Lan, actually, I ...... Edogawa Conan struggled inwardly, no, I can't say, I have to find out their identities first, and before I get rid of them, I definitely can't... Tell the truth...
"Why are you crying again?" Shuichi Akai said with a cigarette in his mouth as he stood in front of Moriran and Conan Edogawa.
"Why are you crying all the time?" Shuichi Akai frowned.
"Can't I cry," Maolilan wiped away tears.
Edogawa Conan looked at the two of them suspiciously, what was going on? Do they know?
"No, I just thought of a woman who looks like you. She pretends to be calm on the surface, but she cries behind her back, what a stupid woman. Akai said, putting his hands in his pockets and walking away.
"Sister Xiaolan, do you know that person just now?" Edogawa Conan asked.
"Well," Moriran nodded, "he was met when I went to New York with Shinichi. I was waiting for Shinichi in front of an abandoned building when the man came up to me and blurted out if I had seen a Japanese man with silver hair and a stubble on his face. ”
Edogawa Conan was shocked, New York, silver hair, stubble on his face, so that is the building where the highway demon is hiding!
"But I don't think he's a bad guy," said Moriran, sensing Conan's concern.
"Huh? Why. Edogawa Conan asked.
"Because the guy who came with him was wearing a jacket with the words F.B.I. on it, I wanted to .....," Mr. Moriran said.
What the?! Edogawa Conan was stunned, FBI? No way! What will happen to the federal agents here in Japan?
Edogawa Conan looked at the street where Akai Shuichi had left, and the people had disappeared.....
"Let's go home, Conan." Maoriran held out his hand towards Edogawa Conan.
Edogawa Conan took Mao Lilan's hand and walked, but he was thinking about something else, that person, could he really be a federal agent.
That highway demon was obviously killed by someone in the guise of suicide. If federal agents had been nearby, the killer would never have done so.
In addition, in the case of James's kidnapping, Gray Yuan also sensed their presence, and he happened to drive by......
Is it possible that the highway demon was killed by him, is there some kind of special relationship between him and Gray Yuan, Akai Shuichi, should his identity be......