Conan: When Shinjiu and Maolilan swap bodies

Rum embellished and exaggerated Koniak's misdeeds and reported them to the authorities.

"...His personality is too self-centered, which is really not in the interest of the organization."

Why would a tool need such a strong personality? Curaçao is perfect; he's direct, never talks much, and never questions.

The boss on the other end was also somewhat helpless.

Koniak's will was too strong; over the years, he had tried various methods to wear him down, but to no avail.

Controlling or manipulating him is fine, but if you want to erase his personal consciousness, gentle methods won't work, and if you use drastic methods, he will resolutely choose death.

This tool is too perfect. It has no fear, no pain, and is completely obedient. It meets all his requirements.

But there was nothing he could do about the fact that her personal consciousness was too strong.

But abandoning this tool is impossible.

The last attempt at mind control failed, but judging from Koniak's intense reaction, it was effective and can be tried again.

As for such a trivial matter as the deaths of a few councilors...

do not worry about it.

Chapter 47 Mr. Mori, have you ever encountered a sniper?

Inside the villa, Qingze stretched happily after receiving what he wanted from Rum.

Having achieved his goal, he naturally no longer needed to keep focusing on the mission. Whether it was killing or creating chaos, it was merely a means to achieve his objective.

He picked up his phone and sent a message to Bourbon.

[Investigate Gin's ambush of Kogoro Mouri and the details of his encounter with Ray. You have three days. — Koniak]

This matter was neither a high nor a low priority among the things he needed to investigate.

Bourbon, whose identity is questionable, appeared at the Mori Detective Agency and was undoubtedly a good target for mission assignment.

He could have asked Gin directly, but he's still blocked.

Moreover, I heard that Gin was outmaneuvered by Shuichi Akai and even got injured on the face, so he probably wouldn't be happy to bring it up.

As for whether Bourbon's investigation results will be true... he'll find out by comparing them with Gin's.

A wicked smile crept across his lips.

If you have free time, work at a coffee shop. You're so idle, go do his work!

After investigating this, he has other tasks to complete, ensuring he won't be idle.

As for Binga...

This is one of Rum's top hackers, also skilled in intelligence gathering.

[I need all the information about the Fukuda family behind Makoto Fukuda. — Koniak]

Although I have no interest in exploring my own background, it is still very necessary to know myself and my enemy in order to avoid being offended.

Besides, there's no harm in not using the organization's resources.

As for the consciousness experiments being conducted by the organization... that cannot be handled by the organization itself.

He can't let the organization know that he's investigating this.

He pulled out an old issue of "Frontiers in Consciousness Science" that he had picked up a few days ago, and his eyes fell on an article titled "Translocation of Consciousness Fields Across Individuals" by Terence Peyton.

This article is entirely about the idea of ​​consciousness transfer, and it sounds very feasible.

This scientist has not only proposed consciousness transfer, but also ideas that go against human nature, such as consciousness modification.

It has to be said that these mad scientists are really daring to think and act, especially since they actually succeeded.

The consciousness experiments conducted on him within the organization were likely led by this Payton.

He did a quick investigation and found that the man had divorced his wife more than ten years ago and had a daughter in her twenties living with her mother.

Both of them are currently in the United States, and this man has no feelings for his wife and daughter, focusing all his attention on his research. It's unlikely that you can use his family to control him.

Qingze was somewhat displeased.

These kinds of research fanatics without any weaknesses are the hardest to deal with, just like that damn Fiano.

We still need to find out which research institute he's at so that further investigation can proceed.

……

Inside the Polo Café.

Amuro Toru's expression changed slightly upon receiving Koniak's message.

Why did Koniak suddenly ask him to investigate this? Was it because he noticed Kogoro Mouri? Or was it because of Gin?

Judging from the content, Koniak wanted to know about Gin's injury caused by Akai Shuichi's scheme, but he couldn't help but let his thoughts wander and wander.

After all, he had been by Kogoro Mouri's side for quite some time, making it hard not to wonder and draw attention to Kogoro Mouri.

But was Kogoro Mouri ever targeted by Gin? And how did he manage to escape unscathed?

He knew nothing about this; neither Kogoro Mouri nor Conan had mentioned it.

He couldn't possibly find out everything, and he actually missed such important information.

As for Gin's injury, he did know. The scar on Gin's face was inflicted by Shuichi Akai.

It was around that time that he learned of Shuichi Akai's appearance and wanted to kill Shuichi Akai so that the organization could advance further.

Three days is a bit of a tight schedule.

He placed the prepared sandwiches on a tray and carried it to his office on the second floor of the coffee shop.

In the office on the second floor, Kogoro Mouri took off his coat, ripped off his tie, and threw it on the sofa.

I just got back from Nagano Prefecture and I'm still a bit tired from the journey.

Ran Mouri served her father a cup of hot tea and asked Kogoro Mouri about the results of his trip.

"Dad, is the case resolved? Is it really haunted, or is someone just playing a trick?"

Hearing this childish question, Conan chuckled inwardly.

Is there any other possibility besides pretending to be a ghost or spirit?

"Someone was playing tricks. I staked out the place all night and finally caught them." Kogoro Mouri yawned widely. "I didn't sleep all night, I'm so tired."

Amuro Tooru walked into the office and placed a sandwich in front of Kogoro Mouri with a smile. "Mr. Mouri, you've worked hard. Would you like some sandwiches?"

"I'm actually quite hungry, so I won't stand on ceremony."

Kogoro Mouri grabbed the sandwich and put it in his mouth, then gave it a thumbs up for its sweet taste.

"Amuro, your cooking is still the best. I never get tired of eating it, no matter how many times I eat it."

"Mr. Mori is too kind."

Conan looked up at Amuro Tooru. Did Amuro Tooru find out something about yesterday's sniping case when he came up here?

Amuro Tooru put down the tray and sat down on the sofa.

He casually brought up the recent case:

"Another sniping incident occurred yesterday, and a member of parliament was shot and killed. Sigh, it's only been less than a week, and two members of parliament have already died."

"I saw this news too. One shot to the head. This sniper is terrifying." Even though he was in Nagano at the time, Kogoro Mouri still saw the news push notification on his phone.

"I wonder if the police have found the culprit yet..." Conan sighed, trying to hint to Amuro Tooru that he should tell him the results of the investigation.

Kogoro Mouri shook his head, not optimistic.

"It's probably unlikely. These professional snipers will definitely flee immediately after they succeed. By the time the police arrive, they'll be nowhere to be found."

Ran Mouri is now somewhat sensitive to the word "sniper." She subtly observes Tooru Amuro and realizes that he is after the sniper.

Sure enough, she heard Amuro Tooru ask this question:

"Speaking of which, Mr. Mori, you've investigated so many cases, have you ever encountered a sniper?"

Kogoro Mouri thought for a moment and said, "There have been a few times. There was a senator named Takada who was also shot, but the killer wasn't a sniper, and the gun was just an ordinary pistol."

"On one occasion, the firm received a bomb threat, and the police even deployed snipers."

"The only time I actually encountered a sniper was when the Suzuki Tower was completed a while ago; that sniper caused quite a bit of panic back then..."

Actually, there was another time, right upstairs across from the firm.

The feeling of being locked on by a sniper rifle sent a shiver down your spine.

He also heard the sound of gunfire with silencers and the sound of bullets flying from a distance.

But he pretended that he knew nothing and saw nothing.

The fact that they could deploy snipers in broad daylight and even aim at him without any scruples speaks volumes about the power behind them.

The safest thing is to know nothing at all.

Chapter 48 You must tell me if anything happens.

Kudo House.

Shuichi Akai, disguised as Subaru Okiya with short pink hair, is listening to the sounds coming from the Mouri Detective Agency.

He held a wine glass in his hand, and his eyes narrowed as he listened to Amuro Tooru deliberately mention snipers.

Why did Bourbon suddenly ask this?

He remembered the message Kiel had given him earlier.

So far, he has not seen any news about the death of the organization's mission target.

Because the police have increased security for the target, has Kiel become a suspect again?

The organization wants to reinvestigate the incident where a listening device was installed in Kiel's shoe and that he appeared?

He took a sip of wine, his thoughts growing ever deeper.

……

Ran Mouri looked at her father and frowned.

The sniping incidents that Dad mentioned were not the one Qingze was talking about, the one where he was almost sniped by Gin.

Was Dad unaware of this either?

She looked at Conan, only to find that Conan was looking at Amuro Tooru with a puzzled look in his eyes.

It's like they're wondering why Amuro Tooru suddenly asked that question.

Amuro Tooru's gaze fell on Conan, and the two exchanged a glance, seemingly conveying some message.

Ran Mouri suddenly realized that Conan and Tooru Amuro's relationship was much better than she had imagined.

But isn't Amuro Tooru a member of that organization?

Why does Conan treat him this way?

There was no vigilance, only doubt.

She discovered that there were more and more things she didn't know.

Amuro Tooru didn't notice anything unusual about Kogoro Mouri; he seemed to have just asked the question casually.

"It seems snipers are really rare. I wonder if Yamada's death was a result of political infighting or a hired assassination..."

"Whatever it is, it has little to do with us. The police will take care of that."

"makes sense."

Amuro Tooru chatted for a couple more minutes before leaving the office with the tray.

Ran watched as Conan quickly followed.

Seeing Conan come downstairs, Ran Mouri looked at her father, who was still eating a sandwich, and asked seriously: