Stay away from Conan.

"It's just... a bit unexpected."

Seeing Ai's somewhat embarrassed expression, Gao Yuan couldn't help but smile and voice his thoughts:

"Your reaction when you sense an aura associated with an organization, and suspect that someone from that organization might be present..."

"To be honest, I didn't even notice anything wrong with you..."

Thus, Gao Yuan frankly revealed his thoughts. After all, generally speaking, when faced with an organized group, most Ai Haibara would show some reaction after sensing the presence of the other party.

This time, surprisingly, after sensing the possible presence of an organized group, Ai not only immediately began searching for the source of the aura, but also showed no sign of worry or fear throughout the entire engagement party. This truly surprised Takato, as it seemed...

Ai is different now, she's changed without us even realizing it...

Upon hearing what Gao Yuan said, Xiao Ai was taken aback, seemingly realizing that her reaction this time was somewhat different from usual. In the past, even if she could try her best to remain calm, she would not have been as composed as she was this time, showing no unusual behavior throughout.

Perhaps it's because I've experienced so many things like this that I've gradually become used to it...

"So, like this," Ai Haibara said, running her hand through her hair. She replied with a slightly nonchalant air, "I can't help but say this."

"Really? Maybe it's because I've been in contact with them too much lately."

After all, it is a fact that Vermouth forcibly fed him the antidote, causing him to revert to Shiho Miyano's appearance, which led to him being pursued by various members of the organization. Compared to that experience, the atmosphere in the banquet hall tonight is indeed nothing.

"Anyway, what do you know about this incident? For example, do you know who that guy who was taken away by the police at the end?"

As the conversation reached this point, Ai realized that continuing in these directions was pointless, so she decided to get back to the main topic.

Gao Yuan pondered this for a moment, then simply said:

"I do know that person's identity, and in a way, he is connected to this incident. So, when the police discovered that he was the suspect they arrested, they probably thought it was reasonable..."

Hearing Gao Yuan say this, Xiao Ai asked curiously:
"Ok?"

Therefore, Gao Yuan explained to Xiao Ai:
"This matter is related to the death of a surgeon more than a year ago. At that time, there were four police officers investigating the incident, and the two officers who were shot and killed this time were among those four officers involved in the investigation."

"So...you mean the killer's target was to silence all four police officers involved in the investigation?"

Upon hearing Gao Yuan reveal this information, Ai naturally began to think in that direction.

But Gao Yuan shook his head decisively and continued:
"No, because at the time of the investigation into the surgeon's death, one of the veteran police officers suffered a sudden heart attack and died in the line of duty while on a stakeout mission. And the one who was taken away by the police today is the son of the veteran police officer who died in the line of duty."

Only then did Gao Yuan finally explain the other party's identity to Xiao Ai.

So, clearly somewhat surprised, Ai couldn't help but ask:

"Huh? Could it be that the one who was taken away today..." "As far as I know, he has been holding a grudge about his father's death. When they were on stakeout duty for that incident, the old policeman, in order to prevent the operation from failing, did not let the officers who were on stakeout with him take him to the hospital. He only let the other three officers continue to stand guard, while he tried to go to the hospital by himself."

"When one of the officers, worried about the situation, chased after him, he found that the old policeman had already collapsed on the roadside. He then took him to the hospital, but the old policeman still died on the operating table."

"Therefore, after learning the details of what happened, the old policeman's son felt that it was because the other three officers did not call an ambulance in time, resulting in delayed medical treatment and causing his father's death, so..."

At this point, Gao Yuan roughly recounted the events that had transpired.

Having understood the whole story, Ai nodded and said:
"So, he had reason to hate the three policemen who went on the mission with his father, and now, coincidentally, two of them have been killed one after another..."

At this point, Ai couldn't help but ask:

"What about the third police officer? If this is the case, then the police should know the truth, right?"

"That's right, that's probably why the police kept the details of the incident under wraps and didn't release them to the public after they learned the identities of the two victims. And the third officer naturally became the focus of the police's attention. As for this officer... you and I both know him, it's Officer Sato."

After Gao Yuan directly mentioned that the matter involved Officer Sato, Ai Haibara's expression turned serious. Gao Yuan then continued:
"So, the police operation tonight was probably intended to use Officer Sato as bait to lure out the murderer, but in the end, the police arrested that one instead..."

"I remember, Inspector Megure said that the key clue was the cell phone on his person? And that the cell phone was connected to the bomb's detonator?"

After roughly understanding the whole story, and after thinking about it for a while, Ai couldn't help but ask about it, especially since it involved details like a bomb, which made her think a lot.

After all, if the perpetrator could easily obtain firearms and bombs, then the possibility that he was a member of the organization is actually quite high, because it is not difficult to get these things within the organization.

Thus, Gao Yuan simply said:

"If the killer really intended to make their move at that dinner party, creating chaos through a power outage would be an easy way to create an opportunity, so I had the police keep an eye on that beforehand..."

"but……"

At this point, Gao Yuan suddenly paused, somewhat uncertain—

"Speaking of which, shootings and bombs... it seems that, in reality, there isn't a direct, intrinsic connection between them..."

At this moment, Gao Yuan thought about it carefully and felt that if analyzed logically alone, these seemed to be two completely different things—

Based on the original storyline, I suspected the bomb might exist, but...

The problem is that the existence of a bomb does not necessarily mean that the person who planted it must be the perpetrator of the shooting. These could very well be two completely unrelated events.

Because, based on experience, I can only be certain that what happened before tonight is consistent with the original story, but everything that happened tonight is actually questionable...

After all, this time, both he and Conan were present... (End of Chapter)