Conan: When Shinjiu and Maolilan swap bodies

But soon he realized that the timing was not right.

It was already 10 p.m., and Xiaolan would normally be in bed ready to sleep by then.

Why am I calling him at this time? Has something happened?

The next moment, the cheerful voice disappeared, replaced by a hint of tension.

"Why are you calling me so late?"

Ran Mouri looked at Aoyama and immediately broke down in tears.

"My dad... something happened to him..."

The tone was unusually complex, carrying a hint of grievance, a subconscious dependence, a suppressed sadness, and a hoarse voice that hadn't recovered from crying.

Looking at Qingze's emotionless face, Ran Mouri had mixed feelings, but she couldn't help but applaud Qingze's emotional performance.

How does he manage to control his facial expressions while simultaneously conveying such a rich range of emotions in his voice?

"what!"

Conan's shocked and tense voice cracked instantly.

"what happened?!"

"Dad received a case, and we went to the client's house together today. During the investigation, four armed assassins suddenly appeared and tried to kill us. Dad was shot..."

Qingze maintained his composure and succinctly recounted what had happened.

"How is Uncle? Ran, are you hurt?" Conan's voice was urgent, and Aozawa heard him running around in a panic.

"Dad just came out of the emergency room. Mom and I are okay, we weren't hurt... Luckily Dad had a gun license, otherwise we probably would be dead..."

Hearing this, Conan breathed a sigh of relief.

It's a great relief that Xiaolan is alright.

"Which hospital are you at? I'm coming right away!"

"At Beika Central Hospital in Tokyo. It's too late now, Dad needs to rest. If you want to come, let's do it tomorrow..."

The girl's voice sounded tired, "I'm so exhausted today. Those four assassins appeared so suddenly, they were clearly after us. If I hadn't trained for a while, I probably wouldn't have been able to subdue them..."

"Four assassins, what kind of assassins?"

The first thing Conan thought of was the Black Organization.

Is this retaliation from the Black Organization?

"They didn't have any special features, and they weren't dressed in black, so we don't know if they're from that black-clad organization... We took down three of the four, and one escaped... Hopefully, the police can get some information out of them..."

Conan frowned.

Four armed assassins, Xiaolan and her uncle took down three of them... This shows that these assassins weren't very strong.

We need to contact Mr. Amuro and ask the police to focus their attention on the arrested assassins. We also need to ask Mr. Akai how likely those people are to be members of the organization.

This action is very likely a genuine act of retaliation from Binga.

He hung up the phone, put on his coat, went out, and headed straight for the other side of the street.

Hearing the doorbell ring, Shuichi Akai peeked through the curtains and saw it was Conan. He then went upstairs and opened the door.

Even though Kir is dead, he still wears Subaru Okiya's mask.

The organization has not yet discovered his disguised identity, so it naturally wants to maintain this advantage.

"what happened?"

"Mr. Akai, something's happened to my uncle!"

Shuichi Akai frowned. "What happened?"

Conan repeated what Ran had told him on the phone.

Four armed assassins subdued three, but one escaped.

Shuichi Akai frowned.

That's a gun, you know.

He wasn't sure what the situation was like, but if he were going to kill someone, he would definitely have fired the first shot unexpectedly.

Moreover, it was four people with guns surrounding and killing three people.

Three people were subdued... Either the opponent was too weak, or our side was too strong.

Shuichi Akai tends to believe the former.

"It's unlikely that the assassins were members of the organization."

The threshold for joining the Black Organization is very high.

Aside from the fact that logistics personnel do not need professional combat skills, everyone who joins must be exceptionally outstanding in some aspect.

Back then, he joined the organization by using Akemi Miyano as a stepping stone. He only obtained his codename after demonstrating his exceptional sniping skills and passing the organization's tests.

The three whiskies who received their code names around the same time as him also had outstanding individual abilities.

This demonstrates how strict the organization's requirements are for its members.

If members of the four organizations were to attack the Mori family, even if they weren't codenamed members, the Mori family would be dead beyond any doubt.

"If it's not an organization, then what kind of force could it be?"

Conan frowned.

Uncle, have you offended someone else?

"That depends on what the police can get out of them."

Is Chapter 348 Koniak's enemy?

To know the outcome of the police interrogation, we undoubtedly need to rely on Tooru Amuro.

Conan dialed Amuro Tooru's number.

Amuro Tooru was at home playing with his dog when he saw Conan's phone call and raised an eyebrow.

He picked up the small white dog, placed it on his lap, and answered the call on speakerphone.

The recent news of Shinichi Kudo's death caused a great stir online, but the hype has cooled down in the last few days.

Why is Conan looking for him at this time? Has something happened?

"Mr. Amuro, the police arrested three people suspected of being members of the Black Organization today."

"Oh?"

Amuro Tooru immediately became interested.

"How were they caught? Are you sure they're from the organization?"

"Uncertain. Uncle Mori and his group went to the client's house today, but they encountered four armed assassins..."

Conan recounted the events that had befallen the Mori family once more, and awaited Amuro Tooru's reply.

Four assassins? They want to kill the Mori family?

Could it be an enemy of Koniak?

"I understand, I will keep an eye on it."

This was simple for him; he just needed to have Kazami Yuya check with the Metropolitan Police Department. If it was confirmed to be related to the organization, then the case would be transferred directly to the National Police Agency.

After hanging up the phone, he casually stroked the dog's fur with one hand, his mind racing.

Given Koniak's ruthless and merciless style of killing, he must have had many enemies.

Chianti, who was beaten half to death and lost an ear, is definitely one of them.

It would make sense if it were Koniak's enemies who targeted the Mori family.

After all, for Koniak, Ran Mouri was his weakness.

Fearing retaliation from Koniak, he secretly hired someone to kill her; given enough information, this behavior is too easy to deduce.

Thinking of this, he recalled his encounter with Koniak at the firm last time.

He specifically looked into the fact that Koniak's eyes were red and swollen from crying last time.

After being confined for three days, someone saw him emerge with red eyes and blood all over his hands.

Ever since Koniak made an example of him, no one dared to spread rumors about him. He only found out about this after he learned that Koniak had been put in solitary confinement and then, based on the timeline, located Base 3 and went through a lot of trouble.

There must have been a reason for Koniak's emotional breakdown.

He continued his investigation and discovered that the night before Koniak was sent to the solitary confinement cell, an unknown machine was moved into the cell.

Koniak's emotional breakdown was probably caused by that machine.

I don't know what kind of machine it is...

Unfortunately, after all this time, he still hasn't gotten close to the organization's core.

Those things about drugs, various experimental bases, and the organization's network of influence and transactions—these are the organization's true core.

To gain access to these core members, given that Rum already suspects his identity, the only way is through Koniak.

He should probably investigate more thoroughly what that machine actually is; that way he might have leverage in negotiations.

……

Aozawa did not return to the Mori family.

Of course, it's more comfortable to live in your own home.

Since he's already taken leave from school, all he needs to do these next few days is occasionally deliver meals to his parents to show his concern and deal with any visitors who might come. That way, he won't have to play the role of Ran Mouri much.

He took out the cell phone he had secretly hidden from the leader of the assassins, connected it to the computer, and began to hack it.

If you're going to take on a commission, there must be a way to do so.

The dark web is the most commonly used method.

Soon, Qingze directly hacked into the phone, gaining access to all its information.

The browsing history that was cleared in the browser is restored one by one.

Deleted emails in my inbox have reappeared.

Ran Mouri peeked over to watch Aozawa's actions.

It wasn't as glamorous as watching a hacker movie. After the hack was completed, the flashing code disappeared from the screen, replaced by a virtual phone screen.

She glanced at her phone, then at the computer screen.

Even though I've already granted all permissions to the phone, the screen is just on and there's nothing unusual about it.

Hacking techniques, stealing information silently, are truly terrifying.

She took out her phone and made sure that all the messages she had sent to Qingze had been automatically deleted before she felt a little relieved.

Looking at the virtual email address that couldn't be found in the past, Qingze tapped his fingers lightly on the desktop.

There are only a handful of people in the organization who are skilled in hacking.

Vodka is unlikely, so is it Binga?

Binga had no grudge against him... he was simply targeting Kogoro Mouri.

He spent some time photoshopping a picture of Kogoro Mouri dead with a bullet in his chest and sent it to the virtual email address.

He wasn't sure how they would react, but that didn't stop him from fishing.

Ran Mouri looked away from the photo.

Even if it's fake, she can't stand to look at it.

Qingze glanced at the time; it was already 12 o'clock. He looked up at Ran Mouri and urged her:

"It's getting late. Go to sleep."

Aren't you going to sleep?

"sleep."