Conan: The Man Behind the Romance

Chapter 393 Conan admits defeat; a date with Miss Liu Feng

At 4:30 in the afternoon, Yingsheng used facial recognition to enter the Schindler Company building in Tokyo and met with Thomas Schindler to discuss the application prospects of human-computer interaction technology.

Thomas was a little evasive at the beginning of the conversation, but he finally told the truth after Yingsheng expressed his willingness to invest a huge amount of money and Schindler Company would only invest in the company based on its technology.

“This aspect is actually the capability of Noah’s Ark.”

"Noah's Ark was created by my adopted son Hiroki Sawada based on his own brain data. It can be said to be artificial intelligence, or it can be said to be an artificial brain that will continue to grow, and its growth rate is five times that of humans."

"The cocoon game cabin is connected to Noah's Ark, which allows for shallow hypnosis and connects to human consciousness."

"After all, the neural activity of the human brain is too complex to be fully understood with existing scanning technology, let alone modified with electrical signal input."

"A large part of it will be handed over to Noah's Ark for some kind of chaos computing, using its data model to fill in the neural activities that cannot be scanned."

To make things clearer, Thomas also called in the company's chief technical consultant, Tadaki Kashimura.

Compared with Thomas who was smiling peacefully at this moment, Kashimura Tadaki, dressed in a suit and tie, with a neatly slicked-back brown hair and a stern face, had a more elite temperament.

He discussed some technical details with Yingsheng, and the final conclusion was just one sentence:
"Without Noah's Ark, Schindler & Co. would just be an ordinary IT company, without any technology that was ahead of its time."

This surprised Yingsheng, and he asked, "You haven't fully understood the technology of Noah's Ark yet?"

His words were rather rude, but the two people opposite him had probably heard this kind of thing many times before, so they didn't look surprised.

"Some geniuses are beyond the imagination of ordinary people. The wisdom of one person is enough to lead the times, and it is difficult for ordinary people to even study the knowledge they left behind." Kashimura Tadaki said, "For example, Euler, Turing, and von Neumann, their contributions to mankind are greater than a billion ordinary people."

"If Hiroki doesn't die..."

"It's a pity for Hiroki. If he had grown up, he would have definitely changed the world." Thomas interrupted, "But the Noah's Ark he left behind is already amazing enough. The AI ​​we developed by reverse engineering it is world-class."

Kashimura Tadaki shook his head. "It is simply one dimension away from Noah's Ark. Our research is still too elementary."

Thomas wanted to get rid of this shortsighted technical consultant. What was your purpose in exposing your shortcomings in front of a client who was interested in making a large investment?
Yingsheng didn't care about it. "I thought before that the 'Cocoon' launched by your company was a bit too sci-fi with the current level of technology. It turns out that it was thanks to Mr. Hiroki that he was able to develop Noah's Ark at the age of ten. He is really a natural talent."

Thomas also nodded in agreement, expressing regret for the accidental death of Hiroki Sawada.

Kashimura Tadaki was silent for a moment and asked Yingsheng if there was anything else he wanted to know. If not, he still had some things to deal with.

"Mr. Kashimura, are you preparing for the launch of 'Cocoon' next Saturday?" asked Yingsheng.

"Yes, we will provide an experience scene at the press conference. It is the foggy city of London a hundred years ago, and there will also be some entertainment projects. If Mr. Shuiyue is interested, he can experience it for himself then." Thomas handed over a badge.

There is a horizontal blue stripe in the middle of the white eggshell, and a silver hook at the bottom half covers the eggshell.

The design is average, just simulating the image of a "cocoon".

"Thank you very much. I am looking forward to the press conference." Yingsheng was indeed very interested in the 'cocoon'. After taking it, he asked, "Mr. Thomas, is there any DNA of Hiroki here?"

"That... isn't the case. Why are you asking this, Mr. Shuiyue?" Thomas said.

"The organization I'm in, the Brewery, has cloned humans before, and has a method to accelerate their growth." Seeing the shock on both of their faces, Yingsheng smiled and said, "I'm not sure if the cloned Hiroki-kun can inherit his past talents."

"But for a father who misses his children, talent doesn't seem to be the most important thing."

"Moreover, since Noah's Ark is an artificial brain created based on Hiroki-kun's brain, it can also connect to human neural activity."

"So if we connect Noah's Ark to Hiroki's brain, will the cloned Hiroki inherit his past memories?"

"Can he become 'Hiroki Sawada' himself?"

Thomas and Kashimura Tadaki looked at each other in shock, their hearts were filled with indescribable shock. Life and death were reversed, blurring the line between artificial intelligence and humans...

What a crazy idea!
Coupled with the plans that Yingsheng had previously proposed, such as brain-computer and consciousness ascension, the two suddenly realized that Yingsheng was definitely a madman who was obsessed with cyberpunk.

But if they are interested in this plan...

Thomas immediately said, "Two years ago, MIT requested Hiroki's body to study his brain. There should be Hiroki's DNA there."

Thanks to the wisdom left by Hiroki Sawada when he was ten years old, Schindler's company stood at the top of the world's IT industry.

If we could resurrect Hiroki Sawada and control him so that he couldn't commit suicide again, we could definitely use his talents to take Schindler & Co. to a higher level!

As for Hiroki knowing his secret, he had thought about silencing him in the past...

Thomas sneered in his heart, if they could let Noah's Ark connect to Hiroki Sawada's brain, there was no reason why they couldn't let Noah's Ark delete a memory.

There was also excitement in Kashimura Tadaki's eyes. Hiroki Sawada was his biological son. Due to various reasons, he failed to take good care of his son, which led to the tragedy later. He was in great pain and full of regret.

And the idea that Yingsheng expressed now was clearly giving him a chance to make up for the past!

only……

Kashimura Tadaki hesitated and asked, "Is this not allowed from an ethical point of view?"

"How could that be? Hiroki-kun can change his last name to Thomas Hiroki. Legally, he is not the same person at all." Yingsheng sighed, "Besides, this is to make up for his father's regret. I think everyone can understand that."

"Besides, why would they know that?"

Thomas and Kashimura Tadaki looked at each other and nodded at the same time. Although there were some conflicts between them, in this matter, they were all Hiroki Sawada's father.

One adopted, one biological.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Mr. Shuiyue. I will contact MIT immediately." Thomas stood up and bowed solemnly.

"This is a win-win situation. I am also very curious about this aspect." Yingsheng stood up and shook hands with him. "Can you provide a file on Hiroki-kun? The more detailed the better."

"As the clone grows faster, we will use this information to build a basic framework for his consciousness."

"Lest he develop the self-perception that he is not Hiroki Sawada, which would interfere with the connection of Noah's Ark later."

Thomas nodded quickly to show that he would be ready.

Kashimura Tadaki pondered and said, "If we let Noah's Ark connect to his consciousness while the clone is growing faster, will the effect be better?"

"I think it should be possible, just like the brain in a vat, letting the clone grow completely in the past shaped by Noah's Ark, he will be closer to Hiroki Sawada." Hotaru said.

"But according to what you said, Mr. Kashimura, your control over Noah's Ark doesn't seem to have reached that level, so we can only settle for the next best thing."

"First, build the self-cognition framework of the consciousness, and then you can slowly fill in the details."

"This..." Kashimura Tadaki hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Mr. Shuiyue's method is indeed the safest, so let's prepare it this way first. But Noah's Ark may have a certain degree of intelligence, and I will try to communicate with it."

Tadaki Kashimura is also a technician and has always regarded Noah's Ark as the incarnation of Hiroki Sawada.

Shortly after Hiroki Sawada's death, his computer was hacked by Noah's Ark and received a DNA detection system developed by Hiroki Sawada during his lifetime, which he regarded as proof.

Hiroki's body is dead, but his spirit, soul, or ghost, has been wandering on the Internet.

The artificial brain can grow at five times the speed of humans. Hiroki has been dead for two years, which means that if Noah's Ark has consciousness, it would be exactly ten years old.

Hiroki died at the age of ten, and now his ghost is also ten years old. Yingsheng can use cloning technology to provide Hiroki with a ten-year-old body.

Isn’t this series of coincidences God’s will?

As long as Noah's Ark knows this news, as long as Hiroki knows this news, he will definitely agree!
"I hope Mr. Kashimura will succeed. If he can achieve the brain in a vat, the possibility will be even greater."

Yingsheng was quite surprised that Noah's Ark might exist, but after all, the world has been calm in the past two years and there has been no crisis like the Terminator, so he did not worry too much.

According to human age, Noah's Ark is only ten years old this year. Is it still too naive?
The matter was settled, and Yingsheng had nothing else to do, so he said goodbye and left.

Kashimura Tadaki walked him downstairs and on the way he talked about many technical details of human-machine consciousness interconnection.

After all, Yingsheng had personal experience in the past, so he could understand the general idea. If there was anything he didn't understand, he would ask immediately. Kashimura Tadaki also actively answered them, and the conversation was very harmonious.

When Hotaru got into the driver's seat of the Toyota Crown, Tadaki Kashimura was still a little reluctant to leave. It felt like he hadn't had such a pleasant chat with someone in a long time.

After watching Hotaru drive away, Kashimura Tadaki returned to his office in the basement.

With his status, he naturally has a spacious and bright office on the upper floors of this building, but he still prefers to stay in the computer room.

"Kashimura, you seem to be in a good mood."

A long-lost look of excitement appeared on Tadaki Kashimura's gloomy face. As soon as he entered the office, he was greeted kindly by his colleagues, who turned out to be Dr. Agasa, the scientist who was helping to debug "Cocoon".

"Well, the famous Mr. Liuying came over to discuss business with Chairman Thomas. It was really refreshing to talk to him." Kashimura Tadaki certainly would not tell the specific matters of their conversation, but just summed it up in one sentence.

"Ah, he is indeed very friendly."

Dr. Agasa in a white coat scratched his head, feeling quite embarrassed. He and Hotaru were almost in a hostile relationship.

Although it was before.

"I heard that with his help, Schindler Corporation, Suzuki Group and Mantan Paradise have reached a cooperation?" Kudo Yusaku turned his chair on the other side. He was responsible for writing the stage script and game script for the "Cocoon" press conference.

The experience game at the press conference, The Phantom of Baker Street, is about the mysterious killer, Jack the Ripper, who happened a hundred years ago.

There are many reasoning elements involved in the film. In order to make a splash, Schindler's company hired the most popular mystery novelist in recent years, Yusaku Kudo, to help write the script.

"The Suzuki Group originally sponsored the game development, and the last cooperation was mainly focused on other aspects." Kashimura Tadaki paused, "You should also know about the research of Kurosawa Pharmaceutical Company."

"I've heard that the Suzuki Foundation is negotiating with the RIKEN Institute for Advanced Computational Science to acquire K Computer." Dr. Agasa said with a sour tone, "It's really enviable, a supercomputer that can be used all the time."

As long as it involves mathematical model calculations, which scientist doesn't want a supercomputer, and Dr. Agasa is no exception.

Unfortunately, I don’t have that kind of money.

Kashimura Tadaki nodded. "The Suzuki Group is indeed very wealthy, but compared to the profits that their research can bring, the money is nothing. It is understandable that they want to gain complete control for the sake of confidentiality."

"And they have a lot of research projects, so their computers won't be idle." Dr. Agasa sighed, "I saw in the newspaper that Shinya Yamanaka, who had been missing for a long time, also appeared there, as well as many other scientists who had long faded from people's sight."

"It was someone from that winery. Everyone knows that, but no one pursued the matter." Kashimura Tadaki sat back in his seat and continued his previous work.

Yusaku Kudo and Dr. Agasa looked at each other and continued to work.

This was just a small episode.

On the other side, Yingsheng was waiting for the traffic light at the intersection, tapping the steering wheel with his index finger. Suddenly, he felt that there was nothing to do, so he simply called Xiaolan. "Did you find any clues at Yamagishi Rong's house?" Yingsheng asked.

"The physical evidence is 100% certain that Miss Yuko committed the murder. My father and I are at the Metropolitan Police Department. We hope to take her there to see if we can help her remember something." Xiaolan said, "Have you dealt with everything with Hotaru?"

"After today's processing, can I come over to you?"

"Absolutely not!" Maori Kogoro's voice suddenly sounded, "The kid from the Kudo family told me that I was so miserable some time ago, it's very likely that it was you who caused me to be so miserable! Now you want to come over again, you must be doing something bad!"

The green light is on.

"...I say, Mr. Maori, you are a detective after all, so you should at least talk based on evidence." Yingsheng slowly started the car because of the constant honking of the car behind him.

"You have kidnapped Xiaolan and you are such a philanderer. Do you still expect me to be nice to you?" Maori Kogoro gritted his teeth. "I didn't expect Xiaolan to actually live with you. If you dare to let her down, I will not forgive you!"

"Hey hey, when did Kudo slander me to Mr. Maori?"

"Why, do you still want to retaliate?"

"That's not the case. The main reason is that he told you, Mr. Maori, about this groundless speculation, and you turned around and sold him out. He was a bit of a fool." Yingsheng sighed, "Mr. Maori, when will you become a reliable and handsome uncle?"

"Haha, you must be feeling very proud right now." Maori Kogoro said in an unhappy tone, "The guy told me yesterday afternoon."

"He said that after learning about your actions behind the scenes of the martial arts tournament, he realized that it was impossible to find out the truth about the past."

"If he continues to persist in those cases, he will only hurt more people, Xuesong Nami, Dr. Agasa, and his family."

"He decided to give up. All the previous events were based on official reports. They were all accidents."

"You win, the mastermind who is as strong as a monster."

"Kudo Shinichi he..."

"Admit defeat."

Kogoro Mouri's tone gradually became low. He used to hate Kudo Shinichi very much, thinking that he was an introverted traitor who stole his business.

But during the period of peace and recuperation, he also thought about some issues.

I understand that Kudo Shinichi, who has always been persistent in pursuing the truth, possesses a rare innocent heart and is a pure justice.

The most important thing is that if many of the cases he handled were in my hands, I would not be able to handle them at all, and there is no such thing as him stealing my business.

And when he was framed for murder at the Beika Central Hospital, it was Kudo Shinichi who helped him clear the suspicion...

Ok.

Because of insufficient evidence, he was not completely cleared and was still suspected of murder. In the end, it was only because Yingli paid a huge amount of compensation that the family of the deceased chose not to sue.

According to the records of the Metropolitan Police Department, the murderer who killed Mitsuo Shirai was a mysterious man wearing a Daitengu mask.

The case was settled.

Although if that mysterious person hadn't inexplicably revealed the suspicious points, he wouldn't even have had the chance to reduce suspicion in front of acquaintances.

But of course it was impossible for Kogoro Mori to thank the person who framed him, so the gratitude went to Shinichi Kudo.

"The Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era was defeated by Moriarty. Boy, you... oh, you are so bad."

Kogoro Mori sighed again.

"I see, I see." Yingsheng smiled softly, "Mr. Maori, you irresponsibly slandered a good citizen in such a public place as the Metropolitan Police Department. I will hire a lawyer to sue you. Just wait for the court summons."

"Hey! You guy..."

"I'm not kidding you, Mr. Maori." Yingsheng interrupted, "Assuming there really is such a mastermind, what is his purpose in torturing you without causing you any permanent harm?"

"For fun?"

"In my opinion, this is clearly a shameless excuse that you guys came up with to exonerate yourselves."

"Now they want to pin this crime on me. They have no evidence and are relying on public opinion."

"Oh, please..."

"That's not what I meant!" Maori Kogoro said anxiously, "Kudo Shinichi meant to admit defeat to you, not..."

"Why are you admitting defeat to me? Excuse me." Yingsheng interrupted again, "Apart from being classmates, do Kudo and I have any other connection?"

"I only pieced together the things you just said after much investigation. Otherwise, I wouldn't understand what you were saying."

"I don't understand at all. Why does that person you imagined have anything to do with me?"

"Just because I am capable?"

"Then Kudo also has abilities, and he has a special relationship with Kiyoko. Maybe he is the one who caused this..."

"That's enough!" Maori Kogoro's voice was filled with anger. "It's fine if you don't admit it, Kudo..."

"Not enough at all." Yingsheng sighed, "I say, you guys have no idea what's going on, right? You are slandering me now, and I am the victim."

"you……"

"father!"

In a lounge of the Metropolitan Police Department, Xiaolan held down Kogoro Mouri, who was so angry that he wanted to smash his phone, and looked at the phone on the coffee table with the speakerphone on.

"Hina, Officer Chiba is the only one here, and daddy's slander against you was not made in public."

Maori Kogoro's face turned red with anger, "This is not slander at all!"

Xiaolan looked at him coldly, "You have to provide evidence when speaking, Dad, don't you understand what I mean?"

"me……"

Kogoro Maori stammered for a long time, and finally lowered his head helplessly without saying a word.

"Sorry, Lan, I just wanted to calm Mr. Maori down. I didn't really want to sue him. Anyway, I'm used to being slandered." Yingsheng said.

"You can sue him. He is an adult, but he is so irrational. If there is really a mastermind behind this, all your efforts to educate him will be in vain," said Xiaolan.

"Oh? Education?"

"This is just a guess. The mysterious man probably wanted Dad to feel the crisis and cheer up, but he failed." Xiaolan said, "What do you think, Ying?"

"If there is such a person, perhaps."

"That's it, Hotaru. I hope you can come over. You must know more about spiritual matters than us and can help Miss Yuko better. But now, it seems that I can only ask Miss Aida for help. She should be free now, right?"

"She should be studying the contract, but you called her and asked her to provide psychological counseling, which should be a relief for her," Yingsheng said.

"Okay, I'll let Dad apologize to you later."

"That's not necessary. I would be very happy if Mr. Maori could learn from his shame and show his true colors to me."

After a few more words, Xiaolan hung up the phone.

Watching the red light countdown at the second intersection, Yingsheng threw his phone aside and started tapping his fingers on the steering wheel again.

boring.

Or... go home and develop your skills?
I read the magic booklet in the early morning and had some ideas. I'll go back and try them out.

The familiar horn sounded behind him again. Yingsheng started slowly as usual, returned home leisurely, and went to the cloakroom to change into a loose-fitting outfit.

Suddenly, I received a message on Skype from Miss Liu Feng.

"You've returned to Tokyo."

Yingsheng was slightly stunned, and raised his left hand slightly on his white training suit, while replying:

"Yes, I just came back last night. I went to Singapore to join in the fun."

Liu Feng replied:

"I have finally finished a project I was working on, and now I am planning to go have a cup of coffee and relax."

Yingsheng touched another off-white linen shirt with his left hand and quickly replied with his right hand:
“TEA HOUSE Minami-Aoyama main store has a nice and quiet environment. I highly recommend it.”

Liu Feng replied:

"I've heard about that place too. It seems to have a lot of green plants. It's fresh and natural, and perfect for relaxation."

Yingsheng replied:

"They are designed with the concept of 'greenhouse', with lots of flowers inside, maybe some grey flowers that you like."

Liu Feng replied:

"I am looking forward."

Yingsheng didn't reply, but immediately called the owner of a flower shop and quickly asked, "Do you have any Moonlit Silver Frost Roses from Ecuador?"

The boss said hurriedly: "We can urgently allocate enough to cover one square meter. More than that will take some time."

"Almost, send it to TEA HOUSE Minami-Aoyama main store immediately, the sooner the better." Yingsheng changed his clothes at the speed of light, stayed in the room for less than three minutes before going downstairs again.

"understand!"

The boss answered promptly, his eyes shining. Yingsheng was a regular customer of the flower shop, and he always spent a lot of money, and this time was no exception.

Yingsheng got on the Toyota Crown again, stepped on the accelerator and started off, speeding all the way.

The goal is unmistakable.

(End of this chapter)