The Black Detective of the Detective Conan World

Based on the phone recording tape found at the scene, the room key under the books, and the chess pieces scattered all over the floor, he deciphered a not-so-complicated escape room method!

Conan glanced at Naoto Hayashi, who had retreated to the corner, and it was clear that he would no longer try to steal the deduction from him.

Conan's resentment lessened slightly.

Then he began to use Professor Agasa's voice to explain the entire crime process to the police.

"The murderer used a phone recording tape to record incoming calls. While doing so, he pulled the room key from the outside into the room, then used an upside-down chess piece to prop up a book. When the key was pulled over the chess piece, the piece fell over, and the book landed on the key, creating the effect of a locked room..."

Conan demonstrated and pointed out the decisive evidence: the culprit's fingerprints must have been left on that tape!

The handsome young man suddenly knelt down and began to explain his motive for murder.

It turns out the old professor had kept a photo of the young man's pockmarked face before plastic surgery, a dark history the young man absolutely didn't want to reveal. But the old professor actually said he wanted to send the photo to a magazine...

In a moment of impulse, the young man killed the old professor. He then staged the scene, stole all the floppy disks, and fled the scene.

Unexpectedly, it was seen through so easily.

The young man was handcuffed by the police.

The floppy disks were also taken to the police station as evidence.

Lin Zhiren successfully gained a merit.

Just as he was about to call the two children away, his gaze suddenly stopped and he saw that Ai Haibara's face was covered in tears.

"Why..."

"Your reasoning skills are so strong, yet you couldn't, you couldn't..."

"Where is the sister who saved me?"

Conan was dumbfounded.

"Your sister isn't Miyano Akemi... no, she's the one who was killed by the Black Organization, Hirota Masami?!"

Ai Haibara knew that Conan shouldn't be blamed for her sister's death, but she couldn't suppress the grief in her heart.

Suddenly, the golden beetle she was wearing around her neck emitted a gentle warmth that softly enveloped her body.

That's my sister's scent.

It was as if her older sister was still by her side, smiling and saying: Don't blame others, it wasn't his fault...

Ai Haibara's inner grief was soothed.

Meanwhile, Conan was still feeling guilty and didn't know how to comfort Ai Haibara, but the little girl had already adjusted herself.

Naoto Hayashi silently handed her a tissue. Ai Haibara took it, wiped away her tears, and whispered to him, "Thank you."

Conan, standing to the side, was even more bewildered.

Is there something I don't know about that is happening between you two?

What happened?

Why are you only criticizing me and not Naoto Hayashi?

His reasoning skills are clearly better than mine...

However, even if he has low emotional intelligence, he knows that it's best not to argue in this situation and just stay silent.

The group silently returned to Naoto Hayashi's car.

Conan sensed the oppressive atmosphere and changed the subject, saying, "It's a pity we couldn't get the floppy disk this time. I wonder if the police will discover the secret."

Ai Haibara shook her head and said, "No, the floppy disks in the organization are all encrypted and require a specific password."

Professor Agasa sighed, "There's nothing we can do but wait for the police..."

Naoto Hayashi smiled slightly and, as if by magic, produced a floppy disk in his hand, handing it to Ai Haibara.

"No need, I've already received it."

Everyone was taken aback, never imagining when Naoto Hayashi had secretly obtained the floppy disk.

Faced with their persistent questions, Naoto Hayashi simply smiled and remained silent.

Actually, after the police had identified the culprit and retrieved the floppy disk, Naoto Hayashi released a small golden spider and, taking advantage of the spider's inattention, found the floppy disk labeled "Hirota Masami".

It's absolutely no difficulty!

Conan was overjoyed, feeling that Naoto Hayashi was much more pleasing to the eye this time.

Even dogs can do something human sometimes!

Ai Haibara was also quite surprised, but she knew about Naoto Hayashi's "true identity".

As a member of an imperial organization, his strength must be extraordinary, so it's not surprising that he was able to obtain this floppy disk.

……

Just as Conan was overjoyed, the Black Organization was on the other side.

A lower-level operations team reported to the codenamed officer: "Sir Vodka, that professor has been murdered and his residence has been raided. We are unable to infiltrate and investigate."

Vodka: "Dead? You guys did this?"

Action Team: "No, it's one of his students."

Vodka: "Tch, what I hate most is this kind of unexpected disruption that ruins other people's plans."

The action team stated, "Some of the disks were taken back to the police station, but it's unclear whether the target is inside."

Vodka: "It's alright. Let's activate our contacts within the police department and confirm this as well. We also need to conduct a thorough search of the professor's residence."

Action Team: "Understood."

Chapter 65: Hattori Heiji, the Kuroko, Makes His Appearance

When Naoto Hayashi and the others returned to Professor Agasa's house, it was already past midnight.

However, no one was particularly sleepy.

Everyone wanted to see the data stored on the floppy disk.

Ai Haibara immediately used Professor Agasa's computer to open the floppy disk, which contained dense research data, as well as the names and addresses of the personnel involved in the drug development.

Before they could even take a closer look, the data on the screen instantly vanished like sand through the air, turning into countless shattered characters before disappearing completely.

"Oh no!" Ai Haibara exclaimed.

"What's wrong?!" Conan exclaimed in surprise.

Professor Agasa asked repeatedly, "What's going on?"

“This is… a computer virus, ‘Dark Baron’,” Ai Haibara said in a low voice.

"What?!" Conan and Professor Agasa were both greatly shocked.

Naoto Hayashi, standing to the side, didn't seem too surprised.

He had long suspected that the Black Organization would not allow information to leak so easily and that they must have very strict protective measures in place.

After all, the Black Organization has existed for so many years and there has never been any leak of secrets.

In just a few breaths, the floppy disk was completely emptied, and even the data on Dr. Agasa's computer had disappeared.

Ai Haibara said with some annoyance, "I forgot that if I use a computer outside the organization to access the data, it will trigger the virus program hidden on the floppy disk... I was too careless."

"Damn it!" Conan exclaimed indignantly.

Dr. Agasa was on the verge of tears: My computer! It contained so much valuable data, including my chat history with my online friends…

Lin Zhiren laughed and said, "It's okay if it's lost. After all, you developed this drug, and the important data is stored in your brain. As long as you are willing to spend the time and effort, it shouldn't be difficult to replicate it, right?"

Ai Haibara rolled her eyes at him.

She was too lazy to refute such a completely uninformed statement.

After all, the development of a new drug involves not only recording data and drug reactions, but also chemical structure, physical properties, synthesis methods, and other information, making the research process incredibly complex.

Even if you are a genius, it is impossible to remember everything.

To think you can replicate it all by yourself is simply a pipe dream.

However, she suspected that Naoto Hayashi's words had another meaning.

Perhaps he was trying to imply that the "Imperial Organization" could help him obtain information about the drug?

These are all powerful dark organizations; they certainly wouldn't be lacking in this area.

So just focus on doing your own job well.

After a whole night of running around, Lin Zhiren was exhausted. After saying goodbye to the others, he took his leave and went home.

These two children will be left in the care of Professor Agasa.

The next morning, Naoto Hayashi got up, washed up, ate breakfast, and adjusted his physical condition.

Then he began to integrate the two newly acquired merits.

The merit gained from this fusion was not much, and the changes in the body were not obvious, but Lin Zhiren could feel that his spirituality had improved somewhat.

The interval between devouring souls has been increased to 110 days.

In addition, the total number of gold coins he can control has increased to 35, and the distance he can manipulate them has reached 140 meters.

Naoto Hayashi clicked his tongue, feeling that although there was some improvement this time, it wasn't much.

Clearly, to gain new abilities like last time, a large amount of merit will be needed.

No rush, take your time.

Naoto Hayashi changed his clothes and went out to the Mori Detective Agency.

Clocking in for work!

Upon arriving at the location and opening the door, he saw a tall, thin, dark-skinned young man pouring Conan a very suspicious drink.

Even standing at the doorway, he could smell the strong aroma of wine wafting from the glass.

Conan sneezed twice in a row, "Achoo! Achoo!" His face turned red and he started to stagger.

Ran, who was standing nearby, quickly helped Conan up and asked with concern, "Conan, what's wrong?"

Conan hiccuped, his eyes still blurry with drunkenness, and said, "Ran-neechan... hiccup."

Xiaolan turned around and angrily rebuked the dark-skinned young man: "Tell me, what exactly did you give him to drink?"

The dark-skinned young man showed off the bottle of liquor in his hand and laughed, "A greeting gift, Chinese baijiu. This is a miracle cure for colds, you know. The kid has a cold, right? Drinking this will definitely be fine!"

Xiaolan was very dissatisfied. Who gives this to a child?

"Did you catch a cold because you stayed up too late last night and had a lot of emotional ups and downs?"

Lin Zhiren thought to himself, then pushed open the door and walked in, asking, "May I ask who you are...?"

The dark-skinned young man looked at Lin Zhiren with sharp eyes and a strong competitive spirit in his expression: "You must be Shinichi Kudo? I am Heiji Hattori."

Naoto Hayashi paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "I'm not Shinichi Kudo. My name is Naoto Hayashi, and I'm Mr. Mori's assistant."

Sitting in the chair, Kogoro Mouri felt ignored and said with great dissatisfaction, "Hey, what are you doing here, you little black guy? Don't disturb our work."

Hattori Heiji said seriously, "I'm sorry, Mr. Mori. But I heard that Kudo Shinichi has gone missing, and I've come to confirm this news."

"People often say 'Hattori in Kansai, Kudo in Kanto,' he is a famous high school detective who is on par with me, but recently Kudo Shinichi has not appeared in the news for a long time. Some people say that he is dead, but I don't believe it."

With his hands in his pockets, Kogoro Mouri scoffed, "That brat is a thing of the past. Now he's the one who belongs to Detective Kogoro Mouri..."

Ran interrupted angrily, "Shinichi isn't dead. He called me recently."

Kogoro Mouri pointed to himself and said, "Now, Kanto belongs to the Mouri..."

Hattori Heiji laughed and said, "Then it seems you are his girlfriend. Could you please ask Kudo Shinichi to come out for a moment?"

Ran blushed bright red at this sudden remark: "I... I'm not his girlfriend! And... I don't know where Shinichi is lately."

Kogoro Mouri was repeatedly interrupted and was very annoyed: "Hey, you... and Ran, I won't allow you to date that brat."

Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and an aunt with her hair up, wearing sunglasses and a dark brown coat walked in.

She said with a hint of dissatisfaction, "It's really lively here."

Kogoro Mouri quickly stepped forward and said with a smile, "Ms. Tsujimura, I'm so sorry, these kids are so rude. Please have a seat."