Stay away from Conan.

"However, in the end, this is just one possible development based on the current situation. The actual outcome may not be as I have analyzed..."

Gao Yuan said this, but he did so with a hint of caution.

"But since this is a possibility, I might as well start from this point and think about it more deeply..."

"Ok?"

Hearing this, Shiho Miyano became even more interested in waiting for Takato to continue his explanation. After all, so far, this logic had only explained why Gin had suddenly returned, but she was completely unaware of how Takato had successfully eavesdropped on Gin's communications upon his return to Japan. Or rather, the leap in logic was simply too great.

Even if he knew that Gin might be coming back soon, how did Takato know when he would return, where he would be, and how he was able to obtain the other party's communication information through certain means?

Thus, intrigued by Shiho Miyano's curiosity, Takato continued to explain:
"If Gin and Vodka were to ask for their money back, what mode of transportation do you think they would use?"

Upon hearing this, Shiho Miyano seemed thoughtful, as if she understood Takato's line of thinking—

"In other words, if Gin urgently needs to handle the situation in Japan, then naturally he wouldn't choose a time-consuming method like this. The fastest and most convenient means would naturally be by plane!"

At this point, Shiho Miyano couldn't help but look at Takato in surprise—

"So, you hacked into the airline's system and obtained Gin's and his team's ticket purchase records?"

In that instant, Shiho Miyano, having considered this point, naturally combined it with the methods Takato was skilled at, and thought of Takato's possible actions—

If Gin and his group returned to Japan on a commercial airline, then collecting all recent flight records back to Japan through the airline's system should yield some results.

But just when Shiho Miyano felt she was very close to the truth, Takato couldn't help but shake his head—

"But the problem is, how could Gin and Vodka possibly buy plane tickets using their real identities? Even if I know the names Kurosawa Jin and Uozuka Saburo, given Gin and his gang's modus operandi, they would surely have used disguised identities and passports. Therefore, investigating the flight information might not yield any results..."

"Besides, there are so many flights to Japan recently, involving airlines from various countries. To be honest, investigating them all would be..."

"It's also extremely difficult."

In short, it's a survey method that's troublesome to conduct and doesn't necessarily yield results.

Having understood this, Shiho Miyano glanced at Takato with a slightly annoyed expression, then sighed helplessly, seemingly because she genuinely couldn't think of it, and asked:
"so what?"

"So it's very simple. I don't need to know which flight Gin and the others might take or when they arrive in Japan. I just need to know when they might arrive..."

Gao Yuan responded.

But Shiho Miyano clearly couldn't understand this explanation, tilting her head in confusion.

"Finding where Gin and the others are is obviously impossible, so trying to find out their identities is futile..."

Of course, if one day a "cross-age recognition system" were to be realized, then perhaps this goal could be achieved by using surveillance footage from various countries and with the support of extremely high computing power, but at present... it is not possible.

At this moment, Gao Yuan couldn't help but think of the system mentioned in "The Shadow of the Black Iron Fish". Moreover, in reality, he had already met with the system's developer, Shiho Miyano. Perhaps one day he could make use of that system and combine it with his own cloud computing power to achieve some goals. But in reality, he didn't know how long he would have to wait for that day, so it was just a fantasy for now.

So, as he was saying this, Gao Yuan suddenly changed the subject and mentioned—

"So, it's unlikely that we're focusing on Gin, but what if we switch our focus to his car? After all, he doesn't change cars."

Thus, when Gao Yuan said this, it immediately startled Shiho Miyano, who blinked in confusion, looking somewhat bewildered and at a loss for what to do.

Gin's...

My beloved car?

His black Porsche 356A?
Speaking of this, Shiho Miyano had to admit that Gin and the others had indeed been driving this car all along...

So, Gao Yuan simply started staring at that car?
"This……"

Somewhat helplessly, Shiho Miyano didn't know what to say for a moment. She didn't know if it was because Takato's thinking was too unconventional, or because Gin and the others were too confident, always driving their beloved car...

Based on this, Gao Yuan continued to explain:
"Gin will probably fly back to Japan soon. He has to deal with the situation caused by what happened a couple of days ago, so he should land directly at an international airport around Tokyo. In that case, I just need to keep an eye on the entrances and exits of those airports and see if Gin's beloved car, the Porsche 356A, appears. That way, I can know when Gin will be back, right?"

Upon hearing this, Shiho Miyano felt a little helpless, but then her eyes lit up as she looked at Takato, seemingly filled with admiration.

"So, in the end, you weren't 100% sure that doing this would lead to Gin's whereabouts, but you still did it?"

In an instant, Shiho Miyano understood the logic behind Takato's entire operation—

Ultimately, it was just a possibility analyzed based on the current situation, and he was simply waiting for that possibility to occur, like...

"Sit back and wait."

Gao Yuan used this word to express the logic of his operation. In fact, it was to wait for a rabbit that might run into a tree. It actually ran into the tree that he had prepared in advance. With a plan, he caught the rabbit off guard. No matter how powerful the organization was, they would never expect that someone would not need to track their tracks step by step, but would just wait for them to appear at the end!

"Anyway, it's just a casual move, and we don't necessarily expect it to achieve our goal. But if we're lucky enough to stumble upon it, the rewards will be extraordinary."

As he said this, Gao Yuan was also extremely pleased, not expecting things to go so smoothly, so he continued:

"So, now that I've already laid an ambush and found Gin's car, wouldn't it be a waste to do nothing and let this golden opportunity slip by!"

At this point, Gao Yuan finally brought up the last point of this plan—

"Of course, it's also perfect timing. I can test out the small drone I recently finished making..." (End of Chapter)