Anime Crossover: Master is Not Here Today

"Forehead……"

Having just listened to Hodaka Morishima's speech, Ritsuka Fujimaru hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke:

"I think it would be better if we went to the office first and brought Mr. Suga along."

"After all, Hodaka-kun, you lived in the agency for a while, so the other party might come to the agency."

"Varied……!?"

Hodaka Morishima turned pale instantly. He had just said he wouldn't cause trouble for the other party, but this had happened. He felt extremely guilty.

"Anyway, we need to get back quickly, right?!"

Suga Natsumi, standing nearby, also felt a pang of anxiety. Although she didn't know the specifics, it didn't sound like a good thing. So she quickly got on her motorcycle and gestured for Morishima Hodaka to get on as well.

While Hodaka Morishima was getting on the bus, she asked, puzzled:

"So, who exactly is that guy you're talking about who's been chasing after Kohodaka?"

"Is it a gang?"

"No, it's more terrifying than the mafia, but how should I put it..."

As Fujimaru Ritsuka got back into the car, she pondered how to explain the situation to them, making them realize the seriousness of the problem without getting too involved with the Black Organization.

At that moment, she suddenly understood Ai Haibara's feelings.

Just then, Conan's phone rang in the back seat, attracting the attention of everyone in the car.

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 348 Key Information from Noah's Ark!

Is that Xiaolan calling me?

Conan had this guess in his mind, but after he opened his phone, his brows furrowed slightly—

Because the person calling him was not Xiaolan, the phone screen displayed an unknown number.

advertise?

Scam call?

"Tsk."

Conan gave a disgusted look and hung up the phone casually.

Receiving a call like this at a time like this is truly speechless.

However, he had only hung up the phone a short while ago, and before he could even put it away, the other party called again. He hung up again, and the other party called again.

After repeating this three times, Conan's expression became slightly serious; he should have realized that something seemed amiss.

So this time, he finally answered the phone and said:

"Hello, who is this?"

"...!?"

After listening for a while, Conan's expression suddenly changed, and he exclaimed in surprise:

"You're still alive?!"

"Oh no, that's not what I meant..."

"Huh? Okay, I got it."

After saying that, ignoring the curious gazes of the crowd, he handed the phone to Fujimaru Ritsuka and said:

"Ritsuka-neechan, someone is looking for you."

"Looking for me? Who is it?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka took the phone with some confusion and held it to her ear. Immediately, a familiar synthesized voice came from the other end of the line—

"Hello, Ms. Fujimaru, I am Noah's Ark."

"Noah's Ark?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka paused for a moment before realizing what was happening, then smiled knowingly:

"Ah, it's the AI ​​from the game 'Cocoon,' right?"

"After the game ended that day, Yui mentioned you to me!"

At this moment, Conan recalled his experience in "Cocoon," and his expression became somewhat complicated.

Besides noticing Jack's abnormality while inside the cocoon, they also met the mastermind behind the death game, the artificial intelligence Noah's Ark, also known as Hiroki.

However, he remembered that in their last conversation, the other person vaguely expressed a desire for self-destruction, so he always thought that the other person had completely disappeared.

But unexpectedly, the other party would reappear at this time, and it was to find Fujimaru Ritsuka.

How come even Hiroki is connected to Fujimaru Ritsuka?

When did this happen?!

Furthermore, since Hiroki is looking for Fujimaru Ritsuka, why not just call him directly instead of calling him?

Conan was completely bewildered, while on the other side, perhaps because Fujimaru Ritsuka's reaction was unexpected, or perhaps for some other reason, Noah's Ark replied after a moment of silence:

"……it's me."

"The reason I contacted you this time is to explain some information related to the Black Organization and you."

"Eh?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka was somewhat surprised.

However, considering that the other party was an AI, obtaining information would be effortless for them, she didn't ask how it knew their situation, but simply asked:

"What information?"

Noah's Ark responded just as directly:

"The Black Organization has located the shooting scene through the brothel scout—the man who was almost shot by Hodaka Morishima—and discovered a surveillance camera at the scene."

"The surveillance cameras recorded everything, including Hodaka Morishima's face and the entire process of him firing the gun."

"What!?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka was immediately startled.

If that's the case, then it's only a matter of time before the Black Organization finds Hodaka Morishima.

However, Noah's Ark went on to say:

"But rest assured, I have deleted all the data before they could retrieve the surveillance footage, so they should not be able to make any progress in the short term."

"...Where did you learn to talk like that?"

After a moment of silence, Fujimaru Ritsuka said nothing.

Speechless as she was, Fujimaru Ritsuka still breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the news.

Since the Black Organization is unable to locate Hodaka Morishima for the time being, all they need to do now is hand over the pistol to Tooru Amuro during this period.

Regardless of how Amuro Tooru handles the pistol, once the Black Organization learns its final fate, they will likely stop wasting extra energy pursuing Morishima Takaho.

"That's all the information I wanted to tell you, now—"

Noah ignored Fujimaru Ritsuka's complaints. After delivering the information, it hung up the phone before Fujimaru Ritsuka could react.

"Forehead……"

Fujimaru Ritsuka was caught off guard by the sound of the phone being hung up.

She was actually quite curious and wanted to know why Noah's Ark would take the initiative to appear and help them, but the other party seemed unwilling to reveal too much information.

Seeing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka had no choice but to return the phone to Conan, saying they would wait until they had another chance to contact Noah's Ark.

However, not only Fujimaru Ritsuka, but Conan also had many questions he wanted to ask her, so he didn't hesitate to attack her again, but—

"The number you dialed is not in service..."

"……Eh?"

Conan was completely bewildered, then gritted his teeth, but there was nothing he could do.

Okay, okay, this is how you play, right? !

On the other side, Fujimaru Ritsuka looked up at everyone and smiled:

"It's good news."

She smiled at Morishima Takaho:

"For some reason, the other party can't trace you to your background in a short time. All you need to do next is dispose of that pistol and everything will be fine."

"Really?!"

Upon hearing this, Hodaka Morishima looked at Ritsuka Fujimaru in disbelief, a look of surprise in his eyes.

Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded in agreement, while next to Morishima Hodaka, Suga Natsumi couldn't help but ask curiously:

"Ritsuka, that Noah's Ark you were talking to on the phone earlier, could it be the legendary crime AI—Noah's Ark?"

"Criminal AI?"

Upon hearing Suga Natsumi's words, Fujimaru Ritsuka suddenly remembered that due to the extremely negative impact of the "Cocoon" incident, Noah's Ark had been issued a maximum warrant for arrest by Japan and had become the AI ​​that Suga Natsumi was referring to as committing a crime.

However, given the technological level of this world, attempting to arrest Noah's Ark online is truly a pipe dream.

Yes, that's it.

"No, is it true or not?"

Seeing Fujimaru Ritsuka nod in affirmation again, Suga Natsumi's eyes lit up instantly, and she exclaimed:

"You actually know that criminal AI—"

"That's so cool!"