Stay away from Conan.

Around the pharmaceutical factory where Shiho Miyano works, a series of surveillance cameras had been quietly installed at some point. These cameras were not directly on the edge of the factory, but due to the factory's location and the area covered by these cameras, it was basically ensured that anyone who wanted to enter the factory would inevitably be monitored by these cameras.

Through these surveillance cameras, it was clear that as early as earlier today, when Rena Mizunashi went to the pharmaceutical factory, several pairs of cold eyes had already placed her car under surveillance.

They were not directly dispatched by known members of the organization such as Rum or Gin, but belonged to the higher echelons of a deeper, more secretive organization.

And this is precisely the impact caused by Gao Yuan's invasion of the pharmaceutical factory that day.

With such a secret eye watching the pharmaceutical factory, when Rena Mizunashi took Sherry away under the pretext of "Rum's orders," these hidden people watching the factory had already relayed the news back. Even the organization personnel on the factory side, upon receiving the "message from Rum," naturally did not escape their observation.

However, they did not act rashly.

After Rena Mizunashi drove Shiho Miyano away, these people used a relay system to track Rena Mizunashi and her companions in a more covert manner.

After all, the current situation is that the pharmaceutical company did receive a message from "Rum," but these secret agents cannot verify the authenticity of the message.

This is partly due to the fact that Rum and many other members of the organization are already keeping their whereabouts secret and are difficult to contact proactively. Also, rashly going to Rum and the others to confirm the information would easily alert them and expose the existence of these people who were set up for secrecy.

Therefore, to be on the safe side, these professionals chose a cautious approach and quietly followed Rena Mizunashi and the others, so that no matter how things ultimately turned out, at least everything would still be under surveillance.

And it was under these circumstances that these experienced personnel, shortly after they began tracking Rena Mizunashi's vehicle, keenly detected another elusive force following them—

The dark gray Toyota Century, and two other vehicles that appeared alternately on different road sections, with subtle patterns in their driving patterns.

"—After Kiel's car, at least two vehicles were spotted, seemingly belonging to professional trackers, taking turns providing cover and using covert methods. But... it's impossible to determine whether they were also tracking Kiel, or simply using tracking as a cover for her."

In short, after discovering this, the group quickly relayed the message to their more mysterious leader through encrypted channels.

Soon, further instructions were relayed back—

"Maintain distance and continue to observe. Record all suspicious activity and find out exactly where Kiel took Sherry. Do not reveal yourself without orders!"

This instruction is clearly intended to play the long game.

This mysterious entity that controls this hidden power, upon receiving reports of Rena Mizunashi's unusual behavior and the appearance of a suspected mysterious third party, chose this clever strategy—

It wasn't just about getting Sherry back; it was also about trying to uncover the secrets that might exist within Rena Mizunashi, and even more so, trying to see if there were deeper connections hidden behind it all.

After all, that person had broken into the organization's pharmaceutical lab and destroyed the data related to "APTX4869," and had even sent that email to the organization's boss.

Furthermore, during this period, various personnel within the organization exhibited unusual behavior, leading to the suspicion that people within the organization may have been instigated by that person.

Therefore, the current situation is that either Rena Mizunashi or Rum and the others have their own ideas, or perhaps the forces behind that person are stirring up something.
Or is it that, influenced by that person, another unknown force has also set its sights on Sherry?
All of this, these hidden agents, only now being mobilized, acted like the most patient hunters, maintaining their distance—neither being discovered nor losing sight of their target—watching Rena Mizunashi change course, watching her drive into a secluded area, and watching her be intercepted from both sides by the Toyota Century and the van. Then, after realizing that Rena Mizunashi and her companions had been cornered, they tried to capture the brief standoff through high-powered binoculars, and that's how they saw Sherry being taken away by the group of masked men.

—"Shirley was forcibly transferred by armed third-party personnel. Kiel did not offer any strong resistance, seemingly due to being overwhelmed by the enemy's firepower. The third-party personnel are professional and well-equipped, and the origin of their vehicle has not yet been determined, making it impossible to immediately ascertain their identities. Requesting further instructions."

Therefore, because of the previous order that "no one may be exposed without instructions," these personnel did not act rashly, but instead requested new instructions.

And soon, the reply came:

“Continue to track third-party vehicles to determine their whereabouts and who is behind them. The surveillance level on Kiel has been temporarily downgraded, but basic tracking will continue.”

After all, for the person behind the scenes, Sherry was the most important link. With the subtle changes in the situation, after Mizunashi Rena and Sherry separated, Mizunashi Rena's importance was reduced, and it is also possible that she became a part of the scheme.

Therefore, no matter what, the team that really needs to be paid attention to is the one that suddenly appeared and kidnapped Sherry.

Who are they? Who is directing them? Where are they taking Sherry?

This is what the people behind the scenes are truly concerned about.

So, these mysterious figures started the vehicles again, disappearing into the traffic like ghosts, trying to catch up with the Toyota Century that had taken away Shirley's van and was working with it.

Their tracking techniques are extremely advanced, making full use of the road environment and traffic flow as cover to maintain a seemingly accidental but actually precise tracking distance.

However, they were unaware that in a higher dimension, an even larger and more sophisticated observation network had already quietly unfolded.

After the van and Toyota Century drove away from the abandoned factory area, a vehicle carrying a mysterious group that had been following in the shadows quietly caught up. Soon after, some even more subtle "accidents" began to occur—

At the entrance to a section of elevated road, a temporary traffic checkpoint was set up. The seemingly random security check happened to delay the progress of one of the tracking vehicles.

At an intersection, traffic was delayed because the red light lasted a little too long, which caused the distance between the tracking vehicle and the target to increase.

Even more surprisingly, a vehicle that appeared to have broken down "coincidentally" stopped in the middle of a key side road, forcing the third tracking route to detour.

These seemingly unrelated "accidents," occurring sporadically, subtly disrupted the rhythm of the trackers with a precise pace, gradually widening the distance between them and the target vehicle, and undermining their mutual coordination.

And so, as this information reached those behind the scenes, even the most oblivious among them understood the implications of this game—

It seems some extraordinary figure has made a move! (End of Chapter)