"Then I'll try it another day," Judy decisively stopped her finger that was about to land on the product number, clicked the checkout button in another location, reached for the change coins and the drink from the outlet, and talked to Conan
Getting down to business, "By the way, Conan, you came here because of the bounty information posted by Nicola, right?"
"That's right." Conan did not mention the information he got from Akai Shuichi, but only told a part of what he could tell Judy. "Isn't Miss Nicola's father, Mr. Charles, missing? There are also some rumors about Mr. Charles's death.
The bodyguard was actually the murderer of the shooting and explosion in the Miss Zephyr finals. I heard from Uncle Kogoro that the police did find a pistol with matching ballistics in the hotel room where Mr. Charles stayed before, but I don’t think it will happen.
So simple, plus I was also present on the day of the Miss Zephyr finals, so I was more curious about that incident and the disappearance of Mr. Charles. When I saw the reward information posted by Miss Nicola and knew she was here, I thought
come and see……"
"When you come here alone, it's easy to be treated like a child playing detective games. It's not easy to get important clues." Judy was a little confused, "Isn't there anyone else with you? Like Mr. Maoli or Mr. Chi...
"
Conan didn't say that it was because he guessed that Judy and others were here that he was confident that he could get important information by coming alone. He pretended to be speechless and helpless, "We have been surfing on the coast of Obin for the past two days and we only came back this afternoon.
Yes, Brother Chi played too much yesterday and was so tired that he was not very energetic on the way back today. As soon as he returned to Tokyo, he went home to rest. On the way, Uncle Kogoro was listening to horse racing on the radio in the car. If he went back
I didn’t watch TV or read the news on my phone after that. I’m afraid I still didn’t know about Miss Nicola’s reward. Uncle Kogoro knew about it. He saw it in the evening news report, but he said it doesn’t matter if we come back tomorrow.
Then he started drinking and didn’t want to come with me at all..."
"Where's Xiaolan?" Judy asked curiously, "Didn't she come with you?"
"Sister Xiaolan has to take care of her drunk uncle, so I didn't tell her," Conan said without changing his face, "Anyway, I can get here with a skateboard."
That is... until his skateboard runs out of battery.
Seeing that Conan couldn't get any other clues, Judy unscrewed the Coke bottle and took a sip of Coke. After thinking about it, she decided to confess the situation to Conan. She lowered her voice and said sternly, "It's better that they didn't come here. What happened this time,
It’s related to that organization.”
"I guessed that I saw those guys on the day of the Miss Zephyr finals," Conan fed back some information to Judy, but still did not mention the information Akai Shuichi said, "But I am not sure who Mr. Charles and those guys are.
what relationship."
"We suspect that Charles was once one of them... In fact, there is no need to doubt it. The FBI has already obtained many clues, but it lacks evidence. Although Nicola is Charles' daughter, she has not had any contact with Charles for many years,"
Judy explained Nicola's situation softly, "She is a student in the Department of Justice, and she is also a rookie that many people are optimistic about. Because Charles may be related to criminal organizations, our colleagues investigated her relationship with Charles. She heard that
They said that Charles might be related to a criminal organization, so we decided to help us. Although our colleagues felt that it was dangerous for her to return to Charles, we still couldn't get evidence of Charles' crime, so we decided to let her try..."
"Has she obtained evidence of Mr. Charles's crime?" Conan asked.
"It was half the battle," Judy lowered her eyes and took a sip of Coke, and said seriously, "After she went to Charles, Charles cared about her more than we thought, although Charles would not do what he did for a criminal organization.
He told her everything, but he also took good care of her. He took her with him a lot, allowing her to get a lot of useful information. Before Charles came to Japan, Nicola found an opportunity to get the hard drive, which was probably her father's organization.
The evidence of what he did, and what happened next, as you know, Charles disappeared mysteriously after arriving in Japan. On the day of Charles' disappearance, Charles was set on fire in a secret residence in the United States. Many things in his company and home were also taken away, and what he left behind
The whereabouts of the bodyguards in the United States are still unknown. The only thing left that is suspected to be related to that organization is the hard drive that Nicola dropped in advance. However, the protection program in that hard drive is difficult to break through by force, and we cannot decipher the password.
so……"
"Is that why the hard drive was used as bait?" Conan asked.
"Actually, we also want to get the hard drive password from that organization..."
Judy explained her side's preparations to Conan and told what happened.
Now that things have reached this point, they no longer need to go to great lengths to hide the means of setting up mirrored computers and hard drives.
The organization only sent one person to get on the cruise ship, quickly seize the hard drive and retreat without damage. It made her feel extremely uncomfortable to talk about it, but it was also a fact that needed to be acknowledged and faced.
Now tell Conan again so that you can reorganize the whole process and see if there is any important information that they have ignored.
Conan listened to Judy and confirmed the details to Judy, "Miss Nicola said afterwards that she hid the real hard drive in the computer case. The external hard drive was the same as the hard drive outside the secret room. They were both fake, and she knew
She and Miss Lina are the only ones involved in this matter, right?"
"Yeah, we didn't know about this before. We thought the external hard drive was the real hard drive. It's understandable that she has such preparations, which can better prevent the hard drive from being forcibly taken away," Judy frowned and recalled her colleague's previous experience.
He said, "After the intruder entered the secret room, my colleague immediately went to get the hard drive on the table, but the intruder directly smashed the case with a safety hammer, which surprised my colleague. After Lina reminded her
, only then did he know that the real hard drive was in the chassis..."
"Is there no possibility that Miss Nicola and Miss Lina will leak the secret?" Conan asked, "Is it possible that they accidentally leaked the news?"
"No, Nicola is very alert, and Lina seems to be a trustworthy person. Both of them can hold back their words and will not tell others about it. After doing the tricks, they don't even talk to each other.
I'll mention it again," Judy said, "So I think someone shouldn't have leaked the news in advance."
"Then, the other party seems to be well prepared. Maybe there is something special on the real hard drive that facilitates their tracking, or... the other party temporarily guessed where the real hard drive is through some of Miss Lina's reactions at that time. How safe is it?
The hammer just happened to be one of the weapons that person collected from the ship," Conan thought and added, "But this situation is unlikely. The other party needs to quickly capture the reactions of the two people in the secret room and make accurate judgments.
It is relatively difficult to provide correct information and take action without hesitation, but if the other party completes the judgment temporarily..."
"That is a person who has strong observation and judgment skills, and is also very confident." Judy took over the words with a serious expression, "Coupled with the skills shown by that person, we definitely need to be extra careful with such a person.
Could the person... be that woman? Daniel, who woke up, said that he fainted after being attacked with a stun gun by Mr. Shintani from the deciphering team. Mr. Shintani had left the cruise ship and returned, so the other party should have pretended to be someone else first.
Mr. Shintani boarded the ship, attacked Daniel on the ship, and then disguised himself as Daniel. He changed his disguise in the middle, maybe it was the Thousand-Faced Witch..."
"No... that man was standing on the stern deck. When he ran to the shore and ran to the path, he probably stopped pretending to be tall. He was a little taller than Belmode. I am more inclined to think that he was a tall man.
"A male," Conan analyzed, "Belmode can disguise himself as a member of the deciphering team, board the ship in advance, and be responsible for helping that person disguise himself, so that he can change his disguise midway, and then take advantage of the turmoil.
, Belmode can just get off the boat and leave. Many people were injured just now, and no one noticed if someone took the opportunity to leave..."
"That's right," Judy sighed helplessly, "the seriously injured people are in critical condition, and we can't ignore their lives. When we are helping everyone stop the bleeding, it is difficult for anyone to be distracted and pay attention to whether anyone has left secretly."
Conan then thought of Shuichi Akai, who learned disguise from his mother, and added, "There are many possibilities for completing the disguise halfway. Belmode may also have taught others the art of disguise..."
Judy looked like she had a headache, and she was indeed having a headache. "If there is another person in that organization who can easily cross-dress, it will definitely be a big trouble."
"There are not enough clues at the moment. No one can tell for sure what happened." Conan turned to look at the river bank parallel to the stern of the cruise ship, with a hint of doubt in his eyes. "The trick of turning into a crow and disappearing is also worth it.
Note, I have seen similar methods before..."
"Wha, what?" After Judy was surprised, she asked anxiously, "When have you seen similar methods? Who has used this method? What is the method just now..."
"It's magic," Conan frowned quickly. After retracting his gaze, he looked up at Judy and explained sternly, "The magician hid doves nearby and on his body, and he stood on the road at night dressed in white, performing
After starting, the magician let the pigeons fly to him, blocking himself little by little, and then suddenly let the pigeons fly around. He quickly put on his black robe, ran into the dim shadows next to him, and followed the shadows.
Leaving the dark alley, people watching the performance will be attracted by the white doves, and the impression of the magician himself is also the white suit. When the magician quickly changes clothes and hides in the shadows, people's eyes will be deceived.