Stay away from Conan.

As far as Gao Yuan was concerned, since he knew that the murderer was Honjou Kazuki and that the memory card containing the list of undercover agents in the organization was in his possession, then the so-called "having no interest in the memory card" was just an excuse to appease Vermouth. After all, for Gao Yuan, obtaining that memory card was something he could get his hands on with a little effort.

Therefore, after making all the arrangements, Gao Yuan's next move was to try to contact Honjo and Shu to see if there was any chance of directly obtaining the memory card.

Although Gao Yuan roughly knew what the list of people on that memory card looked like, and he also remembered some of the names on the list he had seen in his dream replays, so even if he didn't actually get the memory card, Gao Yuan could still do something about it. But since he could get his hands on it, why not do something about it?

And so, Gao Yuan, who was trying to find opportunities, immediately found a chance to contact Ben Shang and Shu.

With the approach of Tanabata Festival and the anniversary of Nanako Honjo's death, the Honjo family began to make some arrangements related to the anniversary. Taking this opportunity, Takato disguised himself as a monk whom the Honjo family had been in contact with and came to the Honjo family. He said he came to recite scriptures, but in reality, Takato was just putting on a show. The scriptures he recited were all recorded and played through a hidden loudspeaker.

In this way, he successfully fooled the system. After staying at home for a while, Takato quickly found an opportunity to sneak into Honjo and Itsuki's room and successfully found the memory card. He then used his personal device to copy the contents of the memory card and took it with him.

And so, after leaving Honjoku, Gao Yuan has successfully obtained that list.

And of course, Takato saw everything that Shinichi Kudo and Vermouth were doing—

Since Gao Yuan knew that Vermouth had learned about the fire from him, and that Shinichi Kudo had already investigated the meaning of "Tanabata-kyo" through Heiji Hattori, it was only natural that they would eventually find Honjou and Itsuki at their current speed.

Even if they may not know that Honjo and Itsuki are the real murderers, they will definitely try to find Mizutani Kosuke through Honjo and Itsuki.

Therefore, Shinichi Kudo's appearance and conversation with Kazuki Honjo, and Vermouth's direct infiltration of Honjo's mansion, were all exactly as Takato had anticipated.

Clearly, Shinichi Kudo is still unable to figure out the truth of the matter and who the culprit might be, but Vermouth has obviously realized that Honjo and Itsuki are the most likely candidates for the murderer. Therefore, her actions are in line with Takato's expectations of her.

After all, the organization's goal was to retrieve the memory card, and Vermouth didn't want to make a big fuss. So she secretly sneaked into Honjo's house to look for the memory card. This was both to confirm that Honjo and Itsuki were the murderers, and also, incidentally, if she found the memory card, it would mean that she had completed the organization's mission objective.

For Vermouth, silencing Honjou Kazuki was not something she would consider. As long as Honjou Kazuki hadn't seen the contents of the memory card, silencing him would likely backfire. Moreover, it was clear that Vermouth also wanted to use this incident to target Ireland. If she killed Honjou Kazuki, what would happen to Ireland?
The mission objective has been achieved directly, and Ireland has not yet been exposed. So what should Ireland do?
Therefore, while staying at the Honjo residence, Takato kept an eye out for anyone who might follow in his footsteps and secretly take the memory card. If such a person appeared, then that person must be related to Vermouth, or even Vermouth herself.

Therefore, in terms of the outcome, under Takato's own special attention, he did indeed detect a slight movement, which can basically be considered as Vermouth making a move. At this time, Shinichi Kudo was still talking with Honjo and Itsuki outside. Obviously, Shinichi Kudo's original goal of dealing with the organization by obtaining the memory card was destined to fail.

However, this is not a problem for Gao Yuan to consider for the time being. It all depends on what Vermouth will do after she has obtained the memory card.

And so, after leaving Honjo's house and finding a place to remove his disguise, Takato was about to leave when he received a call from Sato Miwako. Although receiving a call from Sato Miwako at this time was quite unexpected for Takato, he answered immediately without much thought.

As a result, after listening to Sato Miwako's concerns on the phone about the possibility of someone within the police investigation team leaking information, Takato immediately understood what Sato Miwako was trying to say—

Even on the phone, Sato Miwako's words were very tactful, not clearly stating her true suspicions, but only vaguely mentioning things like "information leaks".

To Gao Yuan, it was obvious that Sato Miwako had noticed the fact that there was an undercover agent within the police force, but because she didn't know the agent's identity and didn't have more concrete evidence, she tried to contact him to explain the situation.

Therefore, in Gao Yuan's view, this was not surprising at all. After all, Gao Yuan remembered very clearly that in the original work, Sato Miwako had already noticed something amiss and guessed that there was an undercover agent in the police force leaking investigative information to an unidentified third party that was also investigating this series of murders.

Now, she must have encountered the same thing as in the original work, which made Sato Miwako have the same thoughts as the original work. So, in order to solve this problem, she can't explain it directly to the people inside the police force. After thinking it over, she realized that she herself, the detective, was the first person she could think of who might be able to help.

Having thus clarified Sato Miwako's purpose, Takato couldn't help but begin to consider how to respond to her phone call.

After all, she knew the truth about her speculation; the only question was how much she should reveal to her.

Of course, it's impossible to just brush it off and tell her not to overthink it. Since Sato Miwako has called him directly, she has obviously been thinking about this matter for a long time. If it can't be resolved, it's hard to guarantee Sato Miwako's next actions.

only……

In a short time, Gao Yuan's thoughts swept over many aspects, such as Shinichi Kudo, Vermouth, and Ireland. He had to consider so many things carefully, otherwise things would get out of his control and he would be in trouble.

So, after Sato Miwako finished speaking, and after a brief silence of thought, Takato immediately said:
“I understand, Officer Sato. What you're worried about, I think... is related to some of the situations I suspect, so…”

"I did not disclose all the clues about this incident to the police..."

"However, since Officer Sato has told me all this, that's perfect, there's something I need your help with!" (End of Chapter)