Conan: I'm Not a Model Worker in the Winery

Chapter 244: Remaining Silent Witness (Clues)
Kita-ku, Tokyo.

In the dark underground world:

"How is it, has it been resolved?"

Chablis sat on the sofa in the living room under the incandescent light, drinking himself a glass of wine while watching the news on TV and holding a phone in his hand.

After he asked the question, he waited for a while and smiled: "Good job, Graf, come back and have a drink."

After the person on the other end of the phone responded twice, Chablis hung up the phone and took a sip of wine intoxicatedly.

Sure enough, I still drink the best...

After drinking alone for a while, Chablis turned off the TV and sat down at the computer to think.

He flipped through the computer for a long time before finding a record, and the smile on his face became more and more wanton.

"Every action leaves traces... Gin, do you really think you did it perfectly?"

Chablis proudly passed the records he found to his subordinates.

He felt that there must be something fishy about the previous scientific research member's defection...

When he called, Gin was so sure that the other party was not...

There is definitely a problem!
Chabli looked at the mission area recorded, squinted his eyes and touched his chin, "How about I go and take a look too..."

If that person didn't like to make groundless accusations without evidence, he would have wanted to report Gin right now.

...By the way, he couldn’t tell anyone else about his secret actions, and Ireland had better get away, otherwise he would nag him again.

Chablis silently gave himself a thumbs up for his wit.

Then he yawned, turned off the computer, stretched himself, and went back to the lounge to rest.

——If you want to conduct an investigation, you must be well rested.

……

In a dimly lit guest room at the Rice Flower Hotel.

On the chair in front of the desk, a middle-aged man wearing glasses was tied to the chair tightly with a cloth stuffed in his mouth, making it impossible for him to make any sound.

As time went on, his breathing began to quicken...

There was some pain on his face, and resentment in his eyes:

I was so close, so close to escaping those guys, but I ended up dying in a place like this...

He is not reconciled!
The breathing became more rapid...

Suddenly, the middle-aged man raised his head with difficulty and looked at the chessboard and go pieces on the ground, with a hint of cruelty in his eyes.

He struggled to take off one of his socks with his other foot, clamped a chess piece with it, and placed it on the chessboard...

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It was almost midnight when Dr. Agasa brought Haibara Ai back home.

Of course, he had already sent Ayumi, Genta and Mitsuhiko back to their own homes first, and only came back with Ai last.

After entering the door, the two, one big and one small, yawned together.

"Ah... Ai, I think we should take a rest now..."

Dr. Agasa saw Haibara Ai go to the refrigerator to get some food and prepare to go to the basement, and kindly comforted her.

However, Huiyuan Ai still had some concerns in her heart. Although she was tired, she didn't feel sleepy at all. "No, I just suddenly had an idea. I will study it for a while before going to bed... Doctor, you should rest first."

Seeing that Haibara was very persistent, Dr. Agasa knew that he could not persuade her, so after washing up and changing his clothes, he went back to the bedroom, fell on the bed, and fell into a deep sleep.

Haibara Ai locked herself in the basement and listened to the noise outside for a while.

After making sure the doctor had gone to rest, she sat down at the computer and took out her detective badge.

After hesitating for a while, she whispered:
"Noah...Noah? Can you hear it?" She didn't turn on the public channel - if she had turned it on, Conan and the other children would have been able to hear it too.

Haibara Ai was a little suspicious about how Noah was communicating with her.

Is it really Hiroki?

But if that's the case, why can't other people hear it?
Haibara Ai waited for a while and found that Noah's voice had not appeared yet, which made her a little disappointed.

“Is it really not possible…?”

However, the next moment, the computer in front of her suddenly lit up, which scared her.

The screen lit up and then quickly dimmed - just the brightness changed slightly.

Immediately, a line of white text appeared on the blue screen:

[Environment confirmed to be safe, no monitoring equipment found...Nice to meet you. I am Noah's Ark, Miss Second, you can call me 'Noah'.]
[Excuse me, what's the problem, Miss?]
Haibara Ai was a little stunned when she saw the words on the screen.

This is……

Hacked her computer?
Also, Noah's Ark...what is it?
Huiyuan Ai was confused for a moment, and asked tentatively: "Um... Noah, can you hear me?"

[Yes, I can hear you.]
Noah quickly typed the characters onto the screen.

Haibara Ai:"……"

So magical, and... seems like a lot of fun?
The interesting idea lingered in Huiyuan Ai's mind for a short while, and then she immediately threw it out of her head: "Noah, are you... Hiroki?"

She had felt before that Noah's voice was really similar to Hiroki's.

Noah's answer immediately appeared on the screen: [No, to be precise, I am just a system and computer software, an artificial intelligence system developed by Hiroki...]
"..."

Wait, wait, let her stroke it...

Noah is a program? A program that can talk to people?

Haibara Ai's jaw almost dropped, and then a long-forgotten memory flashed through her mind, and an incredible idea came to her mind.

She swallowed, "Um, you said, you were developed by Hiroki? Is Hiroki's real name really Chiyan Hiroki?"

[......]
Noah typed the genetic ellipsis, and then replied with 'Please wait a moment'. I don't know what he was doing...

But within a few seconds, Noah gave a reply: [No, I am using Lord Rei's surname temporarily to conceal my identity. Hiroki's real name is...]
"Hiroki Sawada?" Haibara Ai took over before the characters on the screen finished jumping.

[Yes, so smart... worthy of being the second young lady.]
Noah flattered him very straightforwardly.

However, Haibara Ai's head is buzzing now.

Oh my goodness, it turns out that the protagonist of the news that was making headlines in Massachusetts was actually faking his death...

I heard that Schindler's company was furious at the time, but they still couldn't find the arsonist. In the end, many development projects were slowed down due to Hiroki Sawada's death, and the stock price fell a lot...

...No, that's not the point!
Huiyuan Ai came back to her senses and discovered the problem in the previous sentence:
"Um, who is the 'Lie Lord' you are talking about?"

[That is Master Chi Yanlin, whose code name is 'Lie', and he is Master Ren's best friend.]
Noah dutifully explained.

Haibara Ai's eyelids twitched.

edge?
"...The 'Blade-sama' you're talking about...could it be, Gin?"

[Yes, as expected of the second young lady, she has a sharp gaze.] Noah flatters again.

Haibara Ai:"……"

This relationship is outrageous.

——Real Wine·Catalog——

【New】

Grave——*****
[File: Sniper, Bordeaux wine, one of Chablis's subordinates.]
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