"He is swift and meticulous in his planning, ruthless and cold-blooded, and extremely adept at concealing his whereabouts. To this day, no one knows what Scobin looks like, or even his true gender."

"Besides being associated with the Romanov dynasty, the most distinctive characteristic of this guy is his habit of shooting at the right eye of his targets."

Dr. Agasa turned to look at Lin Che, his face full of doubt, "What are you investigating about Scotty for?"

Lin Che sighed, "This guy has my eye on me. I need to check his information and take precautions as early as possible."

He left it at that, and Dr. Agasa didn't ask any further questions.

Seeing the old man's reaction, Lin Che completely gave up on the idea of ​​making him a "partner".

You definitely can't do it alone.

It's best to have someone help with many things, such as intelligence gathering and reconnaissance.

Professor Agasa would actually be a good fit.

But the old man was clearly not interested in this and had a strong ability to control his curiosity.

Of course, it's also possible that Professor Agasa was already "predetermined" by Conan.

Thinking of this, Lin Che began to examine the items in his backpack.

The antiques that were originally quest items can now be stored in your backpack.

[Romanov vase: Meaningless to most people, it can be sold on the black market. Current market price: 2200 million yen (fluctuating).]

The reason I'm being targeted by Scowbin must be because of this.

The reason the Mud Ginseng Association went to such lengths to deal with the vase was because Scowbin was not someone to be trifled with, and they really wanted to make money off it.

Seeing that Professor Agasa had reverted to his NPC-like state of not actively engaging in dialogue, Lin Che retreated back to the living room.

As soon as she appeared, the little girl came running over with a serious expression, her short legs moving rhythmically.

"I want to have a serious talk with you." Ai Haibara held up a USB drive.

Lin Che raised his index finger. "Tell me first, can you crack this?"

Ai Haibara pondered seriously upon hearing this, "It was originally impossible, but thankfully you arrived a day late."

A few minutes later.

Lin Che and Ai Haibara sat facing each other across a table in a small room.

Professor Agasa originally wanted to come and listen in, but Ai Haibara refused.

The atmosphere was serious.

The little girl held the USB drive in both hands and said, "Can you tell me where you got this? It's dangerous."

Lin Che didn't keep her in suspense, "On the night we first met, I accidentally snatched it from a man in black."

Ai Haibara's heart sank; then everything made sense.

This is definitely something from the organization.

She reorganized her thoughts, "So how much do you really know about it?"

As soon as these words came out.

A message suddenly popped up in front of Lin Che's eyes.

[As you spend time with her, you discover that the little girl seems to be hiding many secrets. Try to uncover her identity, and you might reap many unexpected rewards.]

Does this even need to be revealed?

Lin Che pondered for a moment, looked into Ai Haibara's eyes, and said calmly:

"I don't know what's inside."

"But I know as much about its origins as I know about yours."

"Shirley."

despair--

The USB drive landed on the desktop.

The harsh noise of the chair legs scraping against the ground also followed.

Ai Haibara stared at Lin Che with a look of terror on her face. She tried to back away and run away, but almost overturned her chair and fell to the ground.

"Relax."

Lin Che quickly stood up and reached out to pull Ai Haibara back.

“I have no ill intentions toward you, and I am not a member of the Black Organization.”

"I just have some... rather unusual sources of information."

Chapter 14 The Shadow Unmasks

Lin Che has never felt the need to maintain an air of mystery all the time, nor does he want to be a riddle teller.

However, the things that happened to him cannot be explained in just a few words.

However, Ai Haibara, being a game NPC, doesn't actually care that much about many things.

Just as she had gone so far as to invite him to impersonate a member of the Black Organization yesterday, she quickly accepted Lin Che's explanation now as well.

The tension in her expression eased somewhat, but her gaze remained wary.

"Okay, I can sense that you really don't mean me any harm."

If there is malice.

Lin Che didn't need to wait until now to start thinking about what to do to her.

As for testing...

If Lin Che is indeed a member of the organization, his purpose in contacting her is to verify whether she is Sherry.

In fact, the other party could have already reached that conclusion last night.

Ai Haibara straightened her posture again, her eyes filled with even more curiosity:

"What do you mean by a rather mysterious source of intelligence?"

Lin Che held up a finger and shook it, "I won't explain for now, because it's very complicated."

Ai Haibara opened her mouth and sighed silently.

The white light in the room did not completely dispel the shadows.

She picked up the USB drive again. "Since you know I'm Sherry, you must also know which organization this thing comes from."

"To be honest, I'm also very curious about what's inside."

"But I can't give you an exact deadline to complete the decryption, and I can't even be 100% sure that it can be cracked."

Lin Che thought for a moment, "Then let's use the most cautious approach to crack it. Don't break it easily. Maybe I can find someone else to help."

What if?

Maybe?

In any case, Lin Che doesn't want Ai Haibara to take a gamble right now.

Once something is broken, it can't be restored.

Ai Haibara nodded in agreement. "That's what I think too."

At this point, she suddenly smiled with a hint of relief.

“Last night, I went with Edogawa and the doctor to see Professor Hirota of Nanyang University.”

“I know he’s dead; it’s in the newspapers.”

"Yes, but our original purpose was actually to obtain a disk that also contained organizational data."

"and then?"

"Then... due to a moment of carelessness, the data on the disk was deleted by a virus, so I will be very careful this time."

"That's a good thing."

The two exchanged information, one after the other.

"You can keep that thing for now. I'll come and get it when I need it."

Lin Che suddenly leaned on the table with his arms as a pillow, his line of sight just level with Ai Haibara's.

"On another note, why were your eyes red when you opened the door?"

He actually remembered the general plot of this part, but he had forgotten the specific details.

It seems that Ai Haibara was condemned by Conan on moral grounds, and then after the Professor Hirota incident, she learned that her sister had seen Conan before she died.

The reason he asked the question again was because the prompt that had just popped up hadn't given a result yet, and he wanted to continue to trigger the conversation from various angles.

The little girl's expression darkened. "I don't really want to talk about this."

"Okay." Lin Che changed his approach again. "Could you tell me about the members of the organization?"

He added, "In fact, the organization should already know my real identity, and they will inevitably contact me in the future."

"I want to gather as much intelligence as possible to take preventative measures."

Unlike in the original story, Ai Haibara didn't try to hide it; instead, she nodded very seriously.

“I don’t actually know many members of the organization. I think there are only two core people you need to be wary of right now.”

"Gin, vodka."

Ding--

A notification sounded in Lin Che's mind.

He immediately opened the [Shadow Unmasking] interface.

The medium-sized mask, which is connected to the central mask and is located directly below it, is now highly illuminated, with a ring of fuzzy white light around its edges.

Of the four smaller masks connected to this mask, one also lit up.

Lin Che clicked quickly.

Gin (?): A high-ranking member of the Black Organization, skilled in marksmanship, strategy, and combat, among other things, and the biggest shadow hanging over Tokyo.

[Successfully unmasked, reward: 1 random max-level skill]

Congratulations on unlocking the skill: Sniping Ability (Max)

Holy crap, that's awesome! (Kid's version)

The random event actually brought out Gin's top-tier sniping ability.

Shuichi Akai is the pinnacle of sniping in the world of Detective Conan, and also a top-tier fighter for the Red Team.

In terms of sniping, Gin is directly comparable to Shuichi Akai.

In other words, Gin's sniping skills are also top-notch.

and many more......

Lin Che suddenly realized that this was a random skill, not a random skill on Gin.

Perhaps Gin and Shuichi Akai's shooting skills haven't even reached MAX level yet.

It's necessary to hurry up and get a sniper rifle, no matter how good or bad it is, just get one first.

What on earth is this question mark?

Order smaller ones!

Lin Che suppressed his excitement and clicked on the small mask.

Vodka (Level 35): A codenamed member of the Black Organization, belonging to Gin's operations team, and his most capable assistant, possessing considerable overall abilities.

[Successfully unmasked, reward: M1935 Automatic Pistol (Fine)]

So the question mark represents a level... Gin-sama is indeed unfathomable.

Let's turn our attention back to the rewards.

Unlike the legendary quality Reincarnation Spear obtained after defeating the organization's boss.

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