Conan Rick's Investigator

That scene must have been very touching...

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Another day passed, and representatives from investigative organizations around the world gathered in the underground conference room of the National Police Agency.

Qin Zhibo was also invited to attend the meeting.

The participants of this meeting were mainly representatives from various investigation agencies that Kudo Yusaku had contacted around the world before.

These include the Nine Angels, Japan Public Security, Japan Metropolitan Police Department, US FBI, US CIA, UK M16, Canada CSIS, Germany BND, Italy SISMI, France DGSE, and Interpol ICPO.

Among them were many people Qin Zhibo knew.

For example: Luc Villiers, the representative of the Nine Angels.

Kuroda Bei of the Japanese Public Security Bureau.

The Hakuba Superintendent of the Metropolitan Police Department of Japan.

James Blake of the FBI.

CIA, and also a member of Green Delta A Cell, Alfonso, whose real name is Joseph Kemp.

The Akai couple of British MI6.

Of course, in addition to these official participants, there was also Walter Marsh Jr., the controller of STK.

After Luc Villiers personally went to Los Angeles to persuade this man, he finally persuaded him to join the camp of justice.

The feud between his Marsh family and the organization was also revealed.

The Marsh family was once the most prominent family in Innsmouth, monopolizing the metallurgical and fishing industries in Innsmouth.

However, in 1927, the FBI and local government jointly launched a cleanup operation, and the Innsmouth area suffered a huge blow.

Realizing that cooperation with the Deep Ones could not last long, the Marsh family began to try another path.

Walter Marsh Jr.'s father, Walter Marsh Sr., invested heavily in building a technology company, intending to use modern science to overcome deep diving syndrome and gradually get rid of dependence on deep divers.

At that time, an influential figure contacted Walter Marsh Sr. and wanted to work with the Marsh family to develop drugs.

But it was rejected by old Walter Marsh.

Moreover, the following year, Walter Marsh Sr. founded a new pharmaceutical company in Japan called "Hakuto Pharmaceutical".

In fact, the name of this pharmaceutical company was given by old Walter Marsh to mock the big shot who came to seek cooperation at that time.

White dove, if you split the character “偶” into two parts and then put them together, you get “乌丸”.

The word "white" is added in front to mock the fact that it is obviously a crow but is trying to have white feathers on it.

Because the person who came to propose cooperation was Karasuma Renya.

The purpose of Karasuma Ren'ya's proposal for cooperation was that he saw the eternal lifespan of the Deep Divers and wanted to develop a drug that could give humans immortality through research on the Deep Divers.

However, after Hakuba Pharmaceutical went bankrupt 25 years ago due to external pressure created by the Karasuma Group, old Walter Marsh held a grudge against it.

So, old Walter Marsh sent a local from Innsmouth to infiltrate the Karasuma group as an undercover agent.

The current code name of this undercover agent is Cohen.

With only a few undercover agents left, the Justice League can increase its chances of winning with each additional undercover agent.

In addition to Walter Marsh Jr., Toichi Kuroba was also in the meeting.

Yusaku Kudo has used his influence and the opportunity of this cooperation to wipe out Kuroba Toichi's past criminal records.

After all, Black Feather Touyi stole the gems in order to fight against the Beast Brotherhood.

Since this was the first official meeting after the establishment of the joint investigation team, the occasion was relatively formal and official, so minors such as Conan, Kuroba Kaito, and Hakuba Tantei did not attend.

At the beginning of the meeting, Kudo Yusaku introduced the reliable intelligence that had been collected and summarized so far.

Then, based on this information, an action plan was formulated.

The content of this action plan can basically be summarized as “spear and shield”.

The "spear" part is naturally the attack on the organization, that is, to find the organization's base camp, the "ghost ship" on the sea.

This part of the plan will be implemented as soon as the Pacific Buoy is completed and put into operation.

With the participation of Dr. Agasa and the artificial intelligence Noah's Ark, the construction schedule of the "Pacific Buoy" was greatly advanced.

Basically it happens within a few days.

The "shield" part is to defend the Japanese mainland against attacks from various pagan organizations.

Although the current intelligence does not allow us to determine what the "Crow" is, the defense against all types of terrorist acts must be the most stringent in history.

After all, the World Sports Festival is about to open, and if a major accident occurs, it will be broadcast live around the world.

When Kudo Yusaku finished speaking, Superintendent Hakuba stood up from his seat, bowed deeply to everyone present, and said "please" in a solemn tone.

After the action plan is announced, the next step is personnel assignment.

Since defense work during the World Games is obviously more important, the elites of various investigation organizations gathered from all over the world will basically be deployed in Tokyo.

Only a very small number of people will go to the "Pacific Buoy" to participate in the search for the organization's base camp.

These include Heibei Kuroda, Mary Akai, Tsutomu Akai, and Shuichi Akai.

Finally, there is Qin Zhibo.

Originally, the "Pacific Buoy" only needed to calculate the system and search for the possible location of the "ghost ship" with reference to the photos provided by Akai Tsutomu, and it did not require so many people.

But just a day earlier, Europol in Frankfurt, Germany was hacked.

The hacked department is the center of the surveillance camera network and one of the important components of "Pacific Buoy".

The intruder was witnessed by a Europol employee named "Nina", but was silenced.

The intelligence sent back from Kiel showed that Nina was killed by Gin, and the code name of the invader's organization was "Binga".

This situation shows that the organization has also noticed the existence of the "Pacific Buoy" and may destroy the facility.

……

While the meeting was going on, in the next room, Conan and Kuroba Kaito were sitting on the sofa bored.

Although both of them were called by their respective fathers to attend a meeting, when they arrived at the place, they were not allowed to enter and were just asked to wait outside.

Since the conference room was equipped with anti-eavesdropping devices, even Conan's pocket eavesdropping device could not be used, so there was nothing he could do no matter how unwilling he was.

Just when the two cousins ​​were in a daze, the door opened and Kudo Yukiko and Kuroba Chikage walked in.

"Mom?" ×2

Both brothers were a little surprised by the appearance of their mother.

"Mom, why are you here?"

Kuroba Kaito stood up and asked in confusion: "Didn't you say you were going to the airport to pick someone up this morning?"

"Yes, the person has been picked up, so we came together..."

"Who is it?" Kuroba Kaito was even more confused.

Conan beside him also frowned.

Because he had already seen a pair of feet behind the two of them.

A mysterious smile appeared on the corners of Kuroba Chikage and Kudo Yukiko's lips, and they moved to the sides in tacit understanding.

The figure standing behind the two of them also revealed her true appearance, a woman with a kind face.

"Shinichi, Kaito..."

"It may be a little abrupt since this is our first meeting... Let me introduce myself first."

"My name is Kudo Shizuka, and I'm your grandmother."

Chapter 1478 The mystery of life experience

grandmother……

Looking at the kind woman in front of them wearing a pink tweed coat, Conan and Kuroba Kaito inevitably froze in place.

So my grandma... is still alive?

From childhood to adulthood, neither Kudo Yusaku nor Kuroba Toichi have ever taken the initiative to mention the family situation of the previous generation.

Whenever Kudo Shinichi and Kuroba Toichi asked their father where their grandparents were when they were children, their parents would always evade the question by saying "they are in a very far away place".

After a long time, the two stopped asking.

Because in the adult world, "in a very far away place" means dead.

But now, their grandmother appeared in front of them.

"you……"

"Is this really our grandma?"

Conan's eyes were still a little dazed, but he still asked tentatively.

Having been cheated by his parents and Dr. Agasa before, he is now very wary of such things.

"Of course……"

Kudo Shizuka smiled and nodded, then bent down to look at Conan who was shorter.

"Your name now is Edogawa Conan, right?"

"It's exactly like Yusaku when he was a child..."

As soon as these words were spoken, Kudo Yukiko and Kuroba Chikage, who were standing on both sides, grinned and twitched their lips twice.

Because this sentence also applies to Kuroba Kaito and Kuroba Toichi.

It should be said that the four of them look like they were carved from the same mold, just at different ages.

Sure enough, the next second, Kudo Shizuka turned to look at Kuroba Kaito next to her and said with a smile: "Kaito, you are exactly like Toichi when he was a child..."

Just then, Yukiko interrupted, "Why don't we sit down and talk?"

"Yes." Hei Yu Qianying also agreed: The meeting next door should continue for a while..."

After everyone sat down on the sofa, Shizuka Kudo introduced herself again.

"My name is Kudo Shizuka, and I'm the biological mother of Kuroba Toichi and Kudo Yusaku. I'm also your grandmother."

"This is my business card, for you..."

Shizuka Kudo took out two pieces of paper from her handbag and handed them to Conan and Kaito Kuroba respectively.

The two took the business card and stared at it in a daze.

Miskatonic University, College of Biology, Professor Shizuka Kudo.

Conan took the business card and checked it several times, confirming that it said Miskatonic University, which is also Qin Zhibo's alma mater.

“This is my current job…”

Kudo Shizuka fastened the metal button of her handbag and continued, "Maybe some of you haven't heard of it. This is a university located in Massachusetts, USA..."

Conan thought to himself: Of course I have heard of this university.

I guess the person next to you is the only one who hasn't heard of it?

Looking to the side, I saw Kuroba Kaito nodded in understanding, and he remembered another piece of knowledge.

Kudo Shizuka continued: "Maybe you are a little confused as to why I haven't seen you in all these years, or even contacted you..."

"Actually, this matter is related to my husband, your grandfather."

"His name is Kuroba Yoruichi..."

When she said this, a trace of unspeakable bitterness appeared on Kudo Shizuka's face.

She pursed her lips, then continued, "Speaking of the first time I met Yoruichi, it was about 45 years ago."

"At that time, I had just graduated from the University of Tokyo and was working as an ordinary researcher at a medical research institute in Tokyo."

"It was a rainy day. I came out from the institute after working overtime until very late, and was waiting for the bus at the station as usual."