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Chapter 988 Unlocking

"...Do you know the password to this notebook?"

Xiang Yuanguang stared at the black notebook with the password for a while, then silently turned to look at the old butler beside him. Immediately, a question mark slowly appeared above the old butler's head.

Old butler: ?

This is the notebook you returned. You don't know the password, yet you asked me?

Looking at the old butler's gaze, which seemed to be one of caring for a foolish child.

Xiang Yuanguang paused for a moment, then looked away.

Indeed, it's best not to ask the old butler.

Theoretically speaking, if he himself didn't know what the password was, the old butler would have even less chance of knowing it.

However, since Xiang Yuan had asked him to come here and guide him to find this codebook, he should...

Then they certainly wouldn't let him return empty-handed.

He should already have the password to unlock this codebook.

However, Xiang Yuanguang himself had not yet realized what the password was.

But what password could unlock this codebook?
—This is a bit troublesome.

Moreover, this tamah is actually a dual-cipher structure with one on the left and one on the right.

Xiang Yuanguang stared at the black-covered codebook and couldn't help but sigh.

Sure enough, he resorted to direct action, and forced demolition was the fastest way to proceed.

Otherwise, if we wanted to test each of these things one by one, who knows when it would take.

"This... was it never intended for anyone to open it?"

"Xiang Yuan, what are your thoughts?"

Conan muttered to himself.

He didn't speak very loudly.

It wouldn't be good if the old butler heard, since Xiang Yuanguang hadn't told the old butler about his amnesia, and he didn't intend to be the one to leak the secret.

But then again.

He still really wanted to complain about what Xiang Yuanguang was thinking when he sent that thing back.

There's practically no way to open this double-coded password book, right? There wasn't even a hint?

Could this be a codebook that only Xiang Yuanguang himself could open at that time?
Conan couldn't help but sigh.

That's a perfectly normal way of thinking.

The image of Hikaru Minamoto before his amnesia was pieced together from other people's descriptions.

He seems to be a quick-thinking, brooding person who distrusts others, so it's quite normal for him to create a codebook that only he can open.

After all, no one would expect to suddenly lose their memory and be unable to unlock the codebook one day.

"There's a lead."

Ai Haibara said somewhat abruptly.

Upon hearing this, Conan immediately turned to look at Ai Haibara, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

He looked in the direction Ai Haibara pointed and indeed saw a piece of paper that seemed out of place among the clutter in a nearby box.

Immediately, Conan reached out and carefully pulled out the piece of paper.

However, when he unfolded the paper and placed it under the light for everyone to see, most of the others were completely baffled.

Whether it's Conan, Chiaki Nanami, or Hikaru Mukamoto, or the old butler, it's all the same.

They couldn't understand what the numbers on it meant.

These numbers seem to have no pattern whatsoever. If they are not the kind of codes that require a specific codebook to decipher, then they must be numbers with some special meaning.

That went around in circles.

Even if this piece of paper contains the key to cracking the double-sided lock codebook, only Xiang Yuanguang himself could have cracked it.

No one else could achieve this effect.

This piece of paper was at best a tool to help Xiang Yuanguang remember the password back then, so that he wouldn't forget it later.

"Molecular formula." Just as Conan was scratching his head, Ai Haibara's voice suddenly rang out.

This sentence instantly caught Conan's attention.
Molecular formula?
Could it be that Ai Haibara, who is not as good at reasoning as him, came up with the answer first?
"This is the number that can only be obtained by typing out the molecular formula of heroin using a specific code."

"I've seen it before in...".

Ai Haibara said this.

She did not say where she had seen it.

But those who know, know.

Conan and Hikaru Muto both know that Ai Haibara knew the molecular formula of heroin when she was still in the Black Organization—but that's enough.

Conan immediately perked up.

He only needs to deduce the meaning of a string of numbers.

The rest could be cracked by relying on the vast knowledge he gained in Hawaii, which was not a difficult task for him.

"It looks somewhat familiar."

Asai Narumi, standing next to Xiang Yuanguang, said in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, Xiang Yuanguang looked at Asai Narumi beside him with some confusion.

In his memory, Asai Narumi was not very good at reasoning, decryption, and cryptography. Now that he has seen these codes, can Asai Narumi also see the clues?

The password this time might be a bit too simple.

But if it were truly simple, why couldn't he see any flaws...?

Asai Narumi noticed Minamoto Hikaru's gaze and explained,

"I've heard you mention these numbers before."

"No, not what you're saying now..."

Asai Shigemi deliberately made a distinction.

This made Xiang Yuanguang understand immediately.

The figures that Asai Shigemi noticed should be directly related to the Tsukikage Island incident.

That's why Asai Narumi found those numbers familiar.

In that case, he can also arrive at the answer.

Xiang Yuanguang's gaze then fell on those seemingly chaotic numbers.

Complete information and files regarding the Moon Shadow Island incident.

Whether it's within the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department or within the Mukamoto Omnipotent Agency.

Xiang Yuanguang had already read all of them.

Moreover, he had read it more than once or twice, and he remembered special information such as numbers very clearly, as Asai Narumi pointed out.

That means Xiang Yuanguang can also participate in this cracking operation.

Conan and Hikaru Mugen exert their strength simultaneously.

Prosecutor Gold, a super-assembled version of himself.

Working together, the two quickly separated the mixed numerical codes and, using their existing knowledge, rapidly deciphered and integrated the numbers.

They quickly deciphered both codes.

Conan and Hikaru Muto turned the number pulleys on both sides of the combination lock of the codebook almost simultaneously.

With a click, the combination lock on the diary opened.

The diary left behind by Xiang Yuan is now completely accessible to Xiang Yuanguang.

However, although the combination lock was opened.

However, none of Conan and the others took the initiative to look at the notebook.

This password is clearly different from the previous ones, giving off a different vibe.

This codebook can only be viewed by Xiang Yuanguang.

(End of this chapter)