Conan: The Man Behind the Romance

Chapter 59: Substituting one thing for another, cracked!
After a while, Xuesong Qingzi gently pushed Yingsheng away.

"I have to go."

Yingsheng glanced at the time and it was almost twelve o'clock.

"Chiyoko will cook lunch herself today, and will indeed be here soon. How did you sneak in? A gift doll? A delivery? Do you need me to help you out?"

"It was the cart of flowers you sent to Miss Chiyoko."

"Oh, what did I give you?"

"Jasmine."

"So the decoration in the garden was prepared by me. It's a good choice. Qingzi, please go to handle the transfer procedures this afternoon. The prejudice in people's hearts is like a mountain. I can call it, but I can't move it. I'm very sorry."

Kiyoko blinked, "Teitan High School?"

"except this."

"Oh, well, can I ask Hotaru-kun for something extra?"

"If you want to retaliate against those who slandered you, I don't recommend it. I agreed to your action against Sato Miwako because I had a plan in mind. That trick should have been cracked by Kudo."

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The so-called stealing refers to the call records on Yukino Nami's mobile phone.

She certainly had never contacted the NDM Club. When facing police questioning, she insisted that someone had stolen her phone and made that call, and then quietly returned it afterwards.

However, the call record was only half a minute before, and it was a call from the insurance company to her.

Is it possible that her phone was stolen in such a short time without her noticing?

When the insurance company employee was questioned by the police, he swore to heaven that the person talking to him on the other end of the phone was Yukino Nami herself. He could even reproduce her tone, which was clearly overjoyed but forced her to suppress it, and yet she couldn't suppress it at all.

At first, Yukinagi wanted to argue her case, but under the sharp gazes of the police, she could only slump down in her chair and admit it.

But, she really didn't contact the Nican Club.

In the past forty years, she had only heard of the name Nimanghui, and had only encountered them twice. One was when she had not yet left Xuesong Zhengren, and they came to her house to collect debts; the other was a few days ago, when she was at Yamada Okao's house, and they came to collect debts again.

No matter how you look at it, they are enemies!

Not to mention that she didn't dare to retaliate against the cruel and ruthless police. Even if someone lent her the courage, she would not be able to contact the Nimicide Society!

But the call records cannot be falsified, even the minute-by-minute duration of the call must exactly match that of the insurance company.

And she actually remembered that after that phone call, she had been excitedly refreshing her mailbox, looking forward to the notification message from the bank announcing the arrival of a huge sum of money. Her phone had never been stolen, and her insistence was simply a lie that she was guilty of.

But, she has never contacted the Nican Club!

During that period of time, the phone was silent and there was no movement at all. What was going on?
At that time, the police generally believed that Yuzuna Nami was just trying to keep her mouth shut. The evidence was irrefutable. Why were you still quibbling? Just confess and you'll get a lighter sentence!
But because one person didn't speak, everyone waited in silence.

The air in the room seemed to become quiet, with only some slight creaking sounds remaining. That was Xue Song Nami twisting her body restlessly, she felt uncomfortable all over.

Fortunately, the silence did not last long.

"Are you sure that the phone you used yesterday was your own?"

"???"

"!!!"

When Kudo Shinichi asked that question while stroking his chin, everyone in the Metropolitan Police Department was stunned for a moment, and after a little thought, they were shocked again.

The mobile phone used by Nami Yukimatsu is just the white Sharp J-SH04, which is very common on the market.

If someone stole her phone in advance and used it as a template to completely replicate and disguise it on another phone, when the phone was replaced, her attention would be completely attracted by the sky-high insurance money and she would have no time to carefully compare other details, so she would most likely not be able to tell the difference!

Even if the thief knew her very well, the replication process would not take too long.

Compared with smart phones, keypad phones have much simpler functions!

As for the insurance company employee who was sure that he was talking to Nami Yukimura, that was even simpler. As long as the person who stole the phone used another phone to transfer it once, the A end and the C end could be seamlessly connected, completely ignoring him as the middleman!

After this phone call, the middleman immediately contacted the Nican Club and later replaced Xuesong Nami's original mobile phone. The call record scam was perfectly accomplished!

Once this trick is exposed, it seems not worth mentioning.

But this is how many things in this world are. As long as no one points out the secret, many people will never figure it out.

Once you figure it out, even a mediocre person can keenly spot the flaws!
"Ms. Cedar, do you remember the phone number of the insurance company you received the call from?"

Miwako Sato's eyes were burning: "The police can find out if the call is forwarded. The person must have used another phone to forward the call. The number must be different from the insurance company's!"

However, Xue Song Nami hammered her head and recalled for a long time, and finally shook her head in despair:

"When I left the Metropolitan Police Department yesterday morning, you told me that the insurance company would contact me soon. When I saw the call coming, I answered it immediately. It was an unfamiliar number, and I don't have a photographic memory, so how could I remember the number?"

These words were like a bucket of cold water poured over the heads of the excited people in the Metropolitan Police Department.

More than one person felt a bitter taste in their mouth. Could it be that this was the same situation as the previous incidents, and that the method of the mastermind behind this was unsolvable and could not be verified?

"Are you sure you answered it right away?"

"!!!"

At the critical moment, it was Kudo Shinichi who stood up again. Everyone looked at him, and the gleam in his eyes was as if they saw the Son of God sent by God to save them!

Xue Song Nami nodded blankly, and then listened:

"Did you speak immediately after the call was connected? Did the other party respond to you immediately?"

Xuesong Nami still didn't understand, but she could tell that Kudo Shinichi was solving the case and helping her clear the suspicion, so she nodded without hesitation:
"I spoke up right away and asked him if he was from an insurance company, and he answered right away!"

"it is good."

Kudo Shinichi turned to look at Megure Jusan and said, "Contact the employee of the insurance company and confirm with him. The phone rang a few times before Xuesong Nami answered the phone."

Megure Jusan suddenly understood and pounded his hands excitedly: "It takes time for the mastermind to transfer the call!"

He immediately contacted the employee again, but to be on the safe side, he contacted the communication service company directly, and finally verified Kudo Shinichi's reasoning:
There is a five-second delay from dialing to being connected!

This is the time required for the electromagnetic signal to be transmitted. Even if the mastermind has been waiting in front of the phone, he can never avoid the inevitable flaws determined by the laws of physics!
Megure Jusan patted his brother's shoulder heavily, his excitement was simply indescribable.

It’s so strong!

Kudo Shinichi was unaware of anything, and every brain cell was beating with excitement.

"Now, all that's left is to lock onto the target."

(End of this chapter)