Stay away from Conan.

Of course, Gao Yuan certainly didn't want the organization to actually straf the Tokyo Tower with armed helicopters, just like in the original work. However, if things really did develop that way in the end, it would mean that Gin and his crew would appear in armed helicopters over the Tokyo Tower.

So, is it feasible to just wait and see?

After all, it's not easy to find the people in the organization, but compared to that, if they were all gathered in an iron box in the air, wouldn't they just be a moving target?

In that case, what I need to do now is to push the events forward and guide them toward the original plot.

Based on this line of thinking, the first issue to be addressed is...

Where is the real Matsumoto Kiyonaga now?

Unconsciously, Gao Yuan's thoughts were not directly focused on the case. After all, for him, finding the murderer in this series of murders would not be difficult at all, because he had a clear direction for his investigation.

Therefore, for Gao Yuan, the only things he really needed to focus on were the person the organization had planted within the Metropolitan Police Department and ensuring the safety of the person who was replaced.

In addition to that, there is another matter, which is the unresolved shooting of a police officer. The case is still not closed, and it is crucial to find out what connection the perpetrator and the organization involved.

However, at least by this point, Gao Yuan already had a basic idea of ​​how to deal with the content of Vermouth's email.

Just then, as Gao Yuan was lost in thought, the conference room door was opened again—

Suddenly, a large number of people walked in from outside the door.

Among them, the most conspicuous was the tall, serious-looking Metropolitan Police Department superintendent, Matsumoto Kiyonaga. Gao Yuan knew that this man was likely to have problems, but he didn't care and remained calm. However, the others who came in with him did attract Gao Yuan's attention.

"Oh! Mr. Mori, you really came! I knew that if that brat was here, I wondered if you were here too?"

As the people outside came in, the young police officer, who was rather thin and had a slightly pointed mouth, immediately came up to greet Kogoro Mouri when he saw him there.

Kogoro Mouri was clearly surprised to see the other person there and asked a question—

"You are from Gunma Prefecture..."

—Misao Yamamura, the police chief of Gunma Prefecture, was indeed there. Moreover, it seemed that Kogoro Mouri and Conan had already been to Gunma Prefecture and met each other before, so they knew each other.

Thinking this to himself, Gao Yuan quickly turned his attention to the other people who had entered—

The man, who was clearly blind in one eye, had dark skin, and was using a cane, was none other than Yamato Kansuke from Nagano Prefecture.

Following him was a relatively young policewoman. After entering the room, she heard Yamamura Misao go up to talk to Kogoro Mouri, so she naturally went up to greet him as well.

Thus, with Yokomizo Sango's introduction, everyone understood that the policewoman was the newly appointed Saitama Prefectural Police Inspector, Ogino Ayami. After all, before Yokomizo Sango was transferred to Shizuoka Prefecture, he was the Saitama Prefectural Police Inspector, so Ogino Ayami was his junior at the time.

And so, after everyone who had come in from outside had arrived, Inspector Megure went to speak with Supervisor Matsumoto, and then announced the start of the meeting. Everyone present then took their seats in the conference room and began listening to Inspector Megure and his team at the front of the room explain the details of the serial murders that had occurred in multiple locations… …

Outside the meeting room, after Conan took Eisuke Hondo to the restroom, Ran took Ai to a nearby seat to rest. A while later, they saw Conan and Eisuke Hondo return.

However, it was quite obvious that Ai noticed a dramatic change in Conan's expression after he left and returned, as if he had experienced something extraordinary in the short time that had just passed.

After the two returned to their resting place and sat down, Ai quietly approached Conan and whispered inquiries about the situation.

"What's wrong? What happened? Is there something wrong with that guy named Hondo Eisuke?"

"Um……"

Upon hearing Ai's question, Conan's gaze naturally turned to Hondo Eisuke, glancing at him briefly before speaking to Ai after a moment's thought:

"He must have something wrong, but..."

"But there's an even more important problem now..."

Thus, in Conan's current state of mind, he still seemed incredibly astonished by what he had just witnessed and heard—

After all, he had just heard the sound of a cell phone clicking away near the toilet, though the exact location was hard to pinpoint. The sound was undoubtedly the same as the email number Vermouth had sent to the organization's boss. This meant that someone from the organization was likely nearby sending an email to the organization's boss.

Therefore, based on this line of thinking, people who were nearby at the time, especially those in the toilet, were very likely to be involved.

However, the people who came out of the toilet at that time included Yamamura Misao, the Metropolitan Police Department's superintendent Matsumoto Kiyoshi, a lame and blind police officer, and another female police officer who came out of the women's toilet.

Therefore, Conan could only be certain that there was no one else in the men's restroom, but he couldn't directly express his doubts or go to investigate whether there was anyone else in the women's restroom.

Therefore, for Conan at present, at least for now, there are four people who might be members of the organization, including Yamamura Misao.

This means that someone from the organization may have infiltrated the police force!

What is their purpose?
"You seem preoccupied since you came back. Did something happen?"

Meanwhile, just as Conan was wondering how to explain the situation to Ai, Ran, facing Hondo Eisuke, suddenly asked him a question out of curiosity. After all, Ran had noticed that Hondo Eisuke's reaction after returning from the restroom was a bit strange.

Furthermore, it was precisely Hondo Eisuke's strange reaction that made Conan realize that Hondo Eisuke was not simple either. After all, he had obviously only become like this after hearing that phone keypad tone.

Slightly embarrassed, Hondou Eisuke scratched his head and said:

"Well... I don't really know how to explain it, it's just... I just heard a nursery rhyme that I felt I'd heard before, so it's been bothering me a bit..." (End of Chapter)