Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 304 Is it a coincidence? Isn’t it?
Shiraishi took the key from the Koban and went straight back to the public locker in front of Yingmihua Apartment. He inserted the key into the keyhole of the first locker in the sixth row of locker 3...

click-

Sure enough, it fits perfectly and opens easily with just a twist!

Bai Shi opened the cabinet door and found nothing else but a mobile hard drive inside.

After looking around and seeing that there was no one around, Shiraishi took out the hard drive, returned to his apartment, and plugged it into his laptop.

"Sure enough, there is a password, but..." When Bai Shi got the hard drive, he thought there should be a password in it. Naturally, on the way, he was also thinking, if there really was a password, what it would be.

Since Shiraishi's previous speculation was correct, then the number of this locker and the origin of the key were obviously to confirm that "the person who got the secret code number was indeed Shiraishi Kuro."

However, even so, it is still not certain that it was Shiraishi Kuro who opened the locker - not to mention the problem of someone else getting there first, if Shiraishi Kuro did not crack the code, then the lockers would be cleaned regularly by the staff after the time is up.

Although we don’t know what’s in the hard drive, as long as it’s related to the “Black Organization”, it obviously cannot be seen by irrelevant people!

So……

This password should be used to confirm that the person who opened it is indeed Bai Shi, or to confirm that the person who opened the hard drive is indeed the "person who got the phone."

"Pure digital password..." After Bai Shi discovered that the password was pure digital, he determined that the idea behind this password should be the latter, so...

Bai Shi entered the mobile phone number left by the other party.

[Password is correct, accessing...]

Sure enough, Shiraishi successfully accessed the website and saw a document as soon as he opened it. The title was [Shirley] - Shiraishi now remembered that "Haibara"'s code name in the Black Organization should be "Shirley"!
After opening it, it turned out to contain what "Haihara" wanted to say to Shiraishi.

[If everything goes well, the people who see this should be the police officers who are tracking down the "Crow Legion", right? If you think you are just tracking down a secret criminal organization, then it is really unfortunate, especially if you have already reported your search intentions, then you'd better fake your death and escape immediately, and hide your identity in the future...]

Shiraishi saw that "Haihara" scared him right away.

In short, it implies that the "Crow Army" has deep connections with the police and even the political circles, and it is destined to be impossible to eliminate it by "exposing it to the sun."

And very carefully, "Shiraishi Kuro" was not mentioned directly.

[…If you haven’t given up yet, you can look for the documents in the hidden folder.] Shirley wrote at the end.

Bai Shi followed the map and found the hidden document, which really contained useful information!
Among them are three secret bases of the "Raven Legion", as well as photos of more than a dozen people, including Vodka's face and Gin's back - most of them are informal members of the organization, and judging from the pixels and angles, they were not taken directly, but from a camera!
Even so, a very cautious person like Gin never even showed his clear face.

There are even clues to the most recent action of the "Black Organization" - although it is not a big action, if used properly, maybe we can catch their official members!

but……

Apart from that, there is nothing written about "Shirley"!
If the title wasn't called "Sherry", Shiraishi wouldn't even remember that the code name of "Haihara"'s organization is "Sherry".

The other party also did not mention the need to "turn to the light" or "seek help".

After reading it, Shiraishi started to think in his heart - it was obvious that "Sulli" was not completely confident in him. With the current state of the hard drive, even if it fell into the hands of the "Black Organization", she would not be irrefutable.

It can be said that someone used "Sulli's" name as the title. Even when she was at Kudo's house and placed something in front of the surveillance camera, there was no recording that it was a mobile phone!

It seems that the clues she wrote down are not known only to her, and in fact... some of them are things she shouldn't know!

These alone cannot prove that this was given to Shiraishi by "Sulli".

Even if Shiraishi turned against him, he couldn't prove that "Sulli" was secretly connected with him...

Of course, it's not just Shirley who is wary. Shiraishi doesn't completely believe this either. According to the plot, the future "Graybara" does defect from the Black Organization, but...

That was after the "Black Organization" took the initiative to kill her!

Who knows what she is thinking now...

"Ah...right...could it be..." Shiraishi suddenly remembered that there was another main reason why Haibara turned against them, and that was her sister!

Because it happened so long ago, Shiraishi had never thought about it before.

It seems that because Huihara's sister was killed by the Black Organization, Huihara began to alienate the organization, and then the organization also wanted to kill her to silence her, and then she turned into a small one and escaped...

At this time, following the line of "Haihara's sister", Shiraishi suddenly remembered the bank robbery that happened in Haido Town not long ago!

but……

Shiraishi then searched the news on his phone and confirmed - as expected, the three suspects were all dead... After all, this happened half a month ago.

The last person to die was a young woman, who was the mastermind of the three. Before the robbery, she was working undercover as an employee at Siling Bank.

According to the news, she "committed suicide out of fear of punishment"!
"Before committing suicide, he asked a passing elementary school student to tell the police the location of the storage box containing the stolen money..." After seeing the last sentence of the news, Shiraishi's face looked strange.

Immediately, Shiraishi called Conan without caring that it was already past ten o'clock in the evening, and he used the number of "Kudo Shinichi".

"Hello! Why are you calling so late? Fortunately, Uncle Maori is still drinking, otherwise..." Conan answered the phone and complained in a low voice.

"Are you hiding something from me? You know this is illegal!" Bai Shi asked directly.

Conan:? ? ?
"I... Sister Xiaolan... wanted to take a bath with me... and I didn't do anything..." Conan said with a little guilt.

Shiraishi:……

"Who told you this? I was talking about you giving false testimony!" Bai Shi corrected immediately.

"When will I do it..." Conan was about to retort.

But Bai Shi had already said, "For example, calling the murder a suicide."

Conan was silent for a while after hearing this, and then asked back: "You really found something, right? If you got any clues, we can exchange them!"

Indeed, at this time Conan also thought of the scene where the woman with the alias "Hirota Masami" was killed by Gin.

Since it was Gin who did it, it is obvious that she is related to the "Black Organization".

And Shiraishi actually asked her specifically, obviously he knew about her relationship with the "Black Organization", which means that he must have known some new clues!

"Exchange? Okay... just wait, I'll exchange with your sister Xiaolan." Bai Shi curled his lips in disdain - you still want to exchange?
Conan:! ! !
"I... you are so cruel... the robbery was indeed committed by the Black Organization just as you know..." Conan emphasized "what you know" in an unconvinced and meaningful manner.

"If you continue to be sarcastic, I will call Xiaolan... and I also have the phone number of Lawyer Fei!" Shiraishi said sternly.

"I was also present when the last suspect died...it was Gin who silenced her, but I didn't give false testimony." Conan calmed down.

Conan paused at this point and continued, "I told the police that I saw a man in black with long blond hair and a fat subordinate in black clothes who shot and killed her, but... in the end the police still classified it as a robbery-suicide."

When talking about this, Conan still sighed.

He did solve the case and discovered the woman's identity. She admitted to the crime and even told Conan where the stolen money was stored, but...

In the end, Conan was unable to stop her and she was killed by Gin!
When talking about this with the police, Conan of course couldn't say that he knew the person who fired the gun. He just described what he saw from a "child's perspective."

And even if we don't mention his testimony, the situation at the scene didn't look like suicide at all!

however……

"Who did you talk to? Which police officer?" Shiraishi asked.

"At first it was a police officer from the Beihu Police Station, but later someone came to ask me, and I guess... it might be someone from the Public Security Bureau." Conan was very sure that the detective at the beginning was from the Beihu Police Station, but of course his identity as a public security officer was just a guess.

Bai Shi understood what he said...

It seems that this matter has been suppressed.

As to whether the police suppressed the case out of considerations of a "secret search," or someone in the Beihu Office worked for the "Black Organization," or whether it was a combination of both factors... Shiraishi was not sure.

In short, in this situation, Conan's decisive silence was the right choice - Conan could of course use Kudo Shinichi's identity to report the matter directly to Megure, but doing so would be too conspicuous and would almost put himself in the position of a "target".

"I understand...you should be more restrained when taking a bath." Bai Shi said and hung up the phone.

"Hello, hello? You haven't said...what...self-control!" Conan hung up the phone in annoyance.

"Conan? Are you still in the bathroom? Are you talking to someone on the phone?" Xiaolan's voice came in.

"No, maybe my stomach caught a cold, hehe... Sister Xiaolan, you should go to sleep soon." Conan said quickly in a cute way.

……

On the other hand, Shiraishi was also certain at this time that "Haihara" now did have sufficient motivation to leave the organization!
If nothing unexpected happens, the robber who died in front of Conan should be "Haibara"'s sister... As for the fact that the other party did not confront him immediately, it was probably more out of testing - after all, "Haibara" and Shiraishi did not know each other, and they had only heard about his character and abilities from hearsay, so naturally they had to verify it.

After figuring this out, Shiraishi confirmed the Black Organization's action plan and three bases written in the document...

First of all, it is certain that the three strongholds are of little significance - they can only be said to be places where members of the Black Organization often meet. Some people inside may cooperate with the Black Organization, but they may not even be the properties of the Black Organization members. You can pay attention to them, but if you act rashly, you may not gain anything other than alerting the enemy.

What is more worthy of Shiraishi's attention is the "action" that is about to take place.

[Recently, the Crows have been looking for great computer talents and have bribed employees from major computer companies to obtain information about relevant experts. They have successfully contacted a staff member from Mantiantang and will likely meet with him to trade in the near future.]

It's not written clearly, and it doesn't even mention the specific time or the members that the Black Organization will send, let alone the most important one, who the contact person from Mantiantang will be!
Shiraishi estimated that this was because, although Shirley was an official member with a code name, she was only a researcher, not an agent. Her channels for obtaining this kind of information were also very limited. Normally, she would not be informed of this plan. Her knowledge of the general idea was already the result of "inquiring";

Secondly, Bai Shi felt that it was very likely that she wanted to use this to test her own ability...

To ensure cooperation, not only "trust" is considered, "ability" is also important.

"But I don't know the time and place of the transaction... Oh, right." Shiraishi suddenly remembered something and called Iwata.

"I'm Iwata...By the way, are you dating Miss Ayako? Don't talk about work at this time." Iwata said as soon as he answered the phone.

Obviously Iwata also knew what happened on the "Queen Serissabeth" a few hours ago, so he speculated that Shiraishi was with Ayako.

"No, I'm dealing with other things... I want to ask you something. Have there been any cases of missing or dead people in the computer or gaming field recently? The experts in my office said that they seemed to be being followed recently." Shiraishi made up an excuse to prevent anyone from investigating Iwata in the future.

"Talent in gaming? I actually heard about one thing..." Iwata muttered at this time.

As expected of the “gossip-loving Iwata”, he knows it without even checking the case files!
"What's going on?" Bai Shi asked hurriedly.

"But it should have nothing to do with what you said... because he was involved in a robbery and was killed by mistake." Iwata corrected himself, and then said: "It's just that the person who died was indeed a gaming talent. I don't know if it can be considered a computer."

"Of course it's a computer. Personal computers are not the only ones that can be considered computers!" Bai Shi gave him some basic knowledge.

"Of course I know that! But this gaming talent was in charge of designing pay-to-win activities and card-drawing algorithms, not programming... What's a little suspicious is that not long after his death, someone else in the human resources department of the same company also died, but the case was also closed as an 'accident'." Iwata said unhappily.

Shiraishi:……

When Shiraishi first heard that it was a scheme to lure people into spending money, he thought it had nothing to do with the "Black Organization".

But later I heard that a colleague in human resources also died afterwards... This makes him a strong suspect!
Could it be...

Shiraishi suspected that maybe the personnel department was bribed by the "Black Organization" first, but then misunderstood the "Black Organization"'s meaning and provided them with headhunting information for talents in charge of operations. As a result...

Looking at his superb skills in forcing people to spend money, the people from the Black Organization must have been speechless at the time - what the hell is this?
Killed both of them...

Bai Shi felt that his guess was reasonable!

"Where did it happen? Was the robber caught?" Bai Shi then asked.

"It happened in Touto...a case that the Metropolitan Police Department is directly responsible for. The suspect drove away and then fell off a cliff in Okutama. Judging from the lack of brake marks at the scene, it should be suicide out of fear of punishment. His colleague died on a mountain road in Gunma a day later, also in a traffic accident." Iwata replied.

There is no proof!

Bai Shi was more and more certain of his guess, but he said, "It shouldn't matter. I'll ask the Life Safety Department."

It was as if he was really investigating the matter of “experts in the agency being followed”.

Iwata didn't doubt anything...

After hanging up the phone, Bai Shi looked at the hard drive plugged into the computer and knew that there must be something else in it!

After all, there are only a few documents. Even if they are printed out and folded, they are not as big as this hard drive. Wouldn't it be better to use a CD or a USB flash drive?

Bai Shi guessed that there must be a lot of things in the hard drive, but they were just hidden...

Although if Shiraishi had given the code to Yuto to crack, he would most likely have been able to crack it, after all, Haibara was not a computer genius, and no matter how talented a girl is, she has to "specialize in her field", but in the end Shiraishi did not do so - if he just checked the phone, it would not reveal any clues, but if he checked the hard drive, in case there was any important information in it, Yuto would definitely be involved.

Moreover, Shiraishi could roughly guess what was inside - most likely it was the information that "Haihara" wanted to take out when leaving the organization!
At this time, if he wanted to obtain this information too much in advance, he might cause "Haihara" to no longer trust Shiraishi Kuro.

……

The next day, Sunday, Shiraishi was thinking about how to establish a relationship with "Mantiantang" - he couldn't just say "some of your people have contact with the Black Organization", right?

Not only will the other party be quickly killed by the "Black Organization", but "Haihara" will never contact him again.

After all, this is just like telling the Black Organization that Shiraishi has an informant within their organization...

Shiraishi also knew that there would definitely be a way if he could contact her through Ayako.

However, Shiraishi also did not want to involve Ayako - although Shiraishi believed that the "Black Organization" would not take action against the eldest daughter of the Suzuki Group unless they were forced into a desperate situation, it was still better to be cautious.

Because he was thinking about this all the time, Shiraishi was a little distracted when he was having dinner with Ayako...

"Xiao Hei, Xiao Hei...what was I saying just now?" Ayako rolled her eyes at Shiraishi - she also noticed that Shiraishi was distracted.

but……

"You said, 'My mom is very angry. You must not reveal it. You already know that the diamond you are wearing is the real one, otherwise I will be in trouble.'" Shiraishi repeated it verbatim.

That’s right, Shiraishi was indeed distracted…

But even when he was distracted, Bai Shi could already remember what he heard, he just hadn't been thinking about it before!

Ayako:……

Ayako looked helpless, but she also knew that Shiraishi was probably thinking about work, so she didn't say much, but instead said, "By the way, the president of Mantangtian told my father after getting off the ship that he hoped to cooperate with you..."

"Huh?" Bai Shi exclaimed in surprise.

"You know Mantiantang, right? It's a company that makes games. Their president was also on the Queen Cesarebeast, but I didn't have the chance to introduce him to you then." Ayako thought that Shiraishi was surprised why the president would look for him.

But what surprised Bai Shi was...

What a coincidence, isn't it?

"The president of a game company...what do you want to see me for? Is there something you want to report?" Shiraishi pretended to be confused and did not mention the "too much of a coincidence" thing.

"No, they want to buy out the copyright of your game image and make a game based on you." Ayako's answer was beyond Shiraishi's expectations.

"Well... my game image? This... is purely to give face to the Suzuki Group, right?" Upon hearing this, Shiraishi was very suspicious that the president of Mantiantang was just trying to take the opportunity to establish a relationship with the Suzuki Group.

"No, Xiao Hei, don't underestimate yourself... You are very popular in Dongdu! I think... if we use your image to make a game, even if it's only in China, it will be no problem to sell hundreds of thousands of copies!" Ayako encouraged.

"This..." Shiraishi was hesitating, and Ayako said confidently: "I'll run it. It won't be a problem to win the TGAB Game of the Year award!"

“No, no, no, forget about the sales of a few hundred thousand…” Shiraishi shook his head repeatedly.

"Anyway, there will be a press conference at Mantang on the 1st of next month, and you will be invited then." Ayako greeted Shiraishi in advance.

Bai Shi's eyes lit up when he heard this - a press conference? It sounds... suspicious!
"Wednesday? No problem, I'll go." Bai Shi concealed his joy - if you want to fall asleep, here comes the pillow.

According to the information from "Grayhara", the Black Organization and the employees of Mantiantang should have met to make a deal...

During a press conference, there are many people and eyes, which is a great opportunity to fish in troubled waters!

Shiraishi is already prepared. He will definitely make time on Wednesday to go to Mantiantang's press conference. It would be best if the other party really wants to trade during the press conference!
This time it was Mantiantang who took the initiative to invite him. If "Director Shiraishi happened to discover the illegal transaction at this time", even if the "Black Organization" reviewed the situation afterwards, they would only think that he was unlucky.

……

But before Wednesday, Shiraishi was already busy...

Early Monday morning, when Shiraishi arrived at the police station, he found that the rice krispie counting board was reset to zero again!

Just then, Yuanwei came out and tried to flip the counting board back...

Shiraishi stopped him and said, "Captain Marubi, why do you have to falsify the homicide count?"

"Ah! Chief! No, we originally said there was a murder case last night, and they caught the person who turned himself in, but... now it seems like it was suicide..." Upon hearing this, Yuanwei hurriedly explained.

"Surrender? Suicide?" Bai Shi frowned and found that things were not simple.

(End of this chapter)