Detective Conan: Beika Town's Complete Transformation into Los Santos

"That should be fine."

After making sure that his appearance and voice were fine, he continued to explore upstairs.

Oki Iwatsu's estimated arrival time hasn't arrived yet, so I'll go and inquire about Hara Yoshiaki's whereabouts first.

With the security guard's identity as a shield, Lin Che could openly ask people for information.

The second and third floors were the technology exhibition area, where he also saw a machine that could take photos ten years into the future.

After some questioning, Lin Che learned that Yuan Jiaming was not on the 2nd or 3rd floor, but in the main computer room on the 40th floor.

"That's strange. Aren't you the security guard on this floor? Why are you acting like you've suddenly lost your memory?"

"And what business do you have with Mr. Yuan?"

The receptionist at the technology exhibition area looked suspicious, sensing that the security guard in front of her was acting strangely.

Lin Che lowered his hat brim and laughed heartily, "Then you overestimate me."

He leaned close to the young woman's ear and whispered, "I'm just slacking off at work. Anyway, no thugs would dare to cause trouble here, and there are so few visitors every day."

"Just now, a strange person at the elevator entrance slipped me a letter and told me to deliver it to Mr. Hara. He also gave me 50,000 yen for the delivery fee."

The receptionist was surprised by Lin Che's "honesty" and covered her mouth with a laugh, saying, "Then you should go quickly, but you can't always slack off. If any thugs break in, they'll need you to protect them."

The crisis of doubt was easily resolved.

Lin Che stepped into the elevator, his hat brim pulled down so low that only the tip of his nose was visible, making him look exactly like a villain entering the scene.

"Ding—40th floor, arrived."

The elevator door opens.

I'm really lucky today.

Because Hara Yoshiaki happened to be waiting for the elevator outside with his coffee.

"You're Hara Yoshiaki, right?"

"Um...yes, is there anything I can help you with?"

Lin Che looked up and smiled.

"Let's find a place to talk."

As he spoke, he suddenly grabbed Yuan Jiaming by the neck and whispered in his ear.

"My code name is Rye Whiskey."

Chapter 65 Secret Agent

Black... rye whiskey?!

Although Yuan Jiaming had never heard of this code name before, the person in front of him was clearly a member of the organization.

Cold sweat suddenly broke out all over my body, and my back was instantly soaked.

The sudden appearance of unfamiliar organization members without prior notice—had my betrayal of the organization been discovered?!

Hara Yoshiaki desperately wanted to find something on his person that he could use for self-defense, but all he had was a cup of coffee.

Moreover, even if he had a knife or a gun, he wouldn't use it; he would be no different from an ant when facing members of the organization.

Hara Yoshiaki thought of many things in that instant.

Lin Che also got a clear look at the expression on his face.

He had watched the movie "Countdown to Heaven" two or three times, and he remembered the plot fairly clearly.

Knowing that Hara Yoshiaki had betrayed the organization, he is now impersonating a member to help with what he is about to do.

The codename "Rye Whiskey" was chosen because it was secretive enough. Hara Yoshiaki might have heard of or seen the others, but he certainly wouldn't know Akai Shuichi's codename.

"What are you still standing there for? You're not looking for a chance to stab me, are you?"

"Or are you planning to throw coffee in my face and run away, yelling that someone is trying to hurt you and calling security to deal with me?"

Lin Che continued to whisper in Yuan Jiaming's ear, his right hand, which had been around the back of the other's neck, now resting on the back of his head.

"Heh...hehe...how could that be?" Hara Yoshiaki chuckled twice. "Why would I lay a hand on you? I'm a full member of the organization."

"Then why are you shaking?"

"I'm a bit timid, and I instinctively trembled when I was suddenly treated like this."

"Take me to your office."

"it is good."

Hara Yoshiaki dared not resist and could only obey orders.

At the same time, he was thinking about it repeatedly in his mind.

After calming down, he realized that he must not have been exposed, otherwise Gin would have come to find him in person, and without saying any nonsense, he would have taken him out with a single shot.

Since there is no danger to life, we must not show weakness, otherwise even mud falling into our pants will look like shit.

The office will be there soon.

The space is large and clean, with large windows that provide excellent natural light, making the room bright and airy.

"Um... so what do you need me for? Gin used to handle things directly with me." Hara Yoshiaki served Lin Che a cold drink, following the proper etiquette for guests.

Oh, by the way.

It snowed late last night on Valentine's Day, and today spring is turning into summer with rising temperatures.

Lin Che picked up his glass and took two sips. "This matter has little to do with Gin. I'm responsible for someone else."

Hara Yoshiaki had barely sat down when he bounced back up, his eyes filled with suspicion. "As far as I know, Gin is the person in charge of this region with the highest authority. How come you're not taking responsibility for him?"

Lin Che's thoughts raced, and his voice was indifferent, "Sit down."

After thinking about it, Hara Yoshiaki decided to do as instructed.

Lin Che also took the opportunity to finish revising his draft.

He put the cup down with a little force and continued:

“Gin and I have different ways of doing things. In order to get you to cooperate with my questioning, I will give you a general understanding of the situation. I hope you won’t be ungrateful.”

“Important matters within the organization are never handled by a single line of command. If Gin’s side is the ‘open line,’ then I’m responsible for keeping an eye on his ‘covert line’ in the shadows.”

Lin Che kept staring into Yuan Jiaming's eyes, trying to increase his credibility.

"You and the former chairman of the Mud Ginseng Association, Kido Nasuya, communicated about an organization's USB drive, right?"

“Hmm… that’s true.” Hara Yoshiaki nodded hesitantly. “I copied the data onto that USB drive and handed it over to Kido no Nakuya.”

“I can’t leave this area, so I arranged for someone else to deliver it to me.”

Oh--

Lin Che blinked.

The USB drive was originally with Yuan Jiaming. After copying the data, it was directly transferred to Ni for the conference. The emails were used to keep evidence of the delivery.

As a result, the person responsible for delivering the USB drive somehow infiltrated the mud-exhibition performance team and was killed by Lin Che with a single slash, thus ending up in Lin Che's hands.

Gin probably didn't take Lin Che seriously at first. After finding out that he was just a street thug, he simply arranged for the man in the suit to come and retrieve the USB drive.

Then the man in the suit also died at Lin Che's hands.

When the news reached Gin, the organization immediately changed its stance to "it doesn't matter whether they live or die."

The reason why the organization has not sent anyone to find Lin Che for so long is unknown.

And judging from Hara Yoshiaki's expression now, he probably doesn't know that his USB drive has been stolen.

Lin Che nodded slowly, "It seems that Gin really does have a problem."

Yuan Jiaming:?

Is this right?

Does the Black Organization's top leader in Japan have questionable conduct?

Has Gin also betrayed the organization?

My curiosity got the better of me.

Lin Che promptly satisfied his curiosity.

"You probably don't know that your USB drive is lost."

"Lost...lost?!"

"Yes, Gin concealed this from me, and I secretly followed the clues to find you."

Hara Yoshiaki stood up again, his voice trembling: "This matter has absolutely nothing to do with me. I gave the item to that person and never had any contact with it again. Gin knew about it and gave his consent!"

Lin Che waved his hand at him, "What's the rush? Sit down!"

"Oh......"

"Tell me first what data is stored on the USB drive."

"This... I can't say, the level of secrecy is very high."

Lin Che glared at him, "Then I can only say that this matter is related to you. After all, you are the source. You know who is carrying the USB drive and where it is to be sent."

"Now that the items have been stolen, it's hard for me not to suspect you."

Isn't this just being a scoundrel?!

Hara Yoshiaki felt somewhat unable to explain himself.

Having a code name, knowing he's part of the organization, and knowing the contents of his emails with the Ghost Child Natsuya, this "spy" in front of him is probably genuine.

If someone can investigate Gin, their status must be quite high.

After much deliberation, Hara Yoshiaki compromised.

"After the death of its former chairman, the Tokiwa Zaibatsu quickly fell out of the top ten Zaibatsu. In order to revitalize the Zaibatsu, Tokiwa Mio began to collect a large amount of private information about high-ranking officials and politicians in order to gain policy advantages."

"Gin's plans to target the Tokiwa Group began a long time ago, and I was also placed in here very early on to secretly copy various data."

"This not only saves time and effort, but can also be used to control Tokiwa Mio when necessary."

Hara Yoshiaki lowered his head and slowly recounted the events.

"The data stored on the USB drive is the evidence that Mio Tokiwa collected against high-ranking officials, involving many important members and even members of parliament."

"As per regulations, I have strictly encrypted the USB drive and implanted the Dark Baron virus, so even if it is lost, there is no need to worry about the contents being leaked."

Lin Che nodded thoughtfully. "Can the data be copied again?"

Hara Yoshiaki thought for a moment, "Okay, but it will take time. The items have already been sent out, and I upgraded the database as part of my job duties, otherwise Tokiwa Mio would become suspicious."

"I'm not the only one responsible for the database, so copying it rashly now will most likely cause problems."

"If you want to take the data and run, you need Gin to give me his personal permission, since the Tokiwa Group is very important to Gin."

Lin Che wanted to threaten him again, but that would easily alert Yuan Jiaming to something was wrong.

However, this time there was still some gain; I finally know what's on the USB drive.

He stared at Yuan Jiaming with a half-smile, then stood up. "I will come to see you again. Don't try anything funny, and please cooperate with my work."

"If Gin can kill you, so can I."

Chapter 66 The target appears

Lin Che left amidst Yuan Jiaming's trembling gaze.

Intimidation and coercion are indeed more effective than directly stating one's position and asking questions.

Hara Yoshiaki already harbored thoughts of betraying the organization and stood on the opposite side of Gin.

Therefore, Lin Che doesn't need to worry about what Yuan Jiaming might reveal to Gin.

We now know the contents of the USB drive. The next step is to figure out how to continue to deceive Yuan Jiaming and see if we can get him to remove the encryption and virus from the USB drive.

Ideally, Ai Haibara should be able to successfully learn how to crack USB drives, so that in the future, if there are similar issues, we won't have to wait anxiously wondering what to do.