Conan: The Magician of the End of the Century

Chapter 258 Coping
"It's Shinichi, why did you come to my place so late without saying a word?" Dr. Agasa, who was enjoying junk food, quickly wiped the greasy clothes with his white coat when he saw the panting Conan pushing open the door. Both hands asked aloud, "Did something urgent happen?"

Seeing Dr. A Li's appearance, Conan no longer had the leisure to complain about him. He ran to him in three steps and took out the remains of the bug wrapped in tissue from his pocket and anxiously explained: "Dr. , this is the bug found on Xiaolan’s schoolbag. In an emergency, I had to dismantle it first. Do you have a way to find the other party’s location through these? "

Hearing what Conan said, Dr. Ali became a little nervous. He looked at the other party solemnly and nodded: "I'll give it a try. If I can fix it and the other party continues to monitor, I should be able to find the other party's location." ”

Having said this, Dr. Ali reminded Conan sternly: "But Shinichi, if someone had been listening just now, then the other party should have known that they had been discovered when they discovered that the bug was destroyed. It is unlikely that they are still listening now." Is the link status still there?"

"Even so, let's try it first. There is no other way for the time being." Although Conan also had the same guess, he still insisted on giving it a try and asked Dr. Agasa to do it before repairing it. First try to extract the fingerprints on the bug, even if he doesn't think it means much.

After half an hour of trying, the final result was as expected. The other party had already interrupted the connection with the bug, and no other traces except Conan's own fingerprints could be found on the bug.

Facing the fruitless results, Conan frowned, while Dr. Ali on the side comforted him with some worry: "Shinichi, you don't need to be too nervous, maybe this is just Xiaolan's classmate. The prank she did, some boys occasionally have the idea of ​​eavesdropping on the girls they like."

Faced with Dr. A Li's words that it was better not to comfort him, Conan shook his head helplessly and said: "No, if it was a prank by a student, it would be impossible to specially process the fingerprints, let alone if you want to do it without damaging the doll. It would be difficult to put the bug in in a short time while wearing gloves, right?"

"What's more, this kind of high-precision small eavesdropping device is not only expensive, but also impossible for ordinary students to get it casually. It is obvious that the other party is definitely someone with certain professional abilities, and there is a reason to monitor the situation around Xiaolan. …”

"Could it be that, Shinichi, you suspect that the person from the black organization has found Xiaolan?!" Dr. Ali reacted sharply after hearing the other party's pointed remarks.

"Yes, although there is not enough evidence, this is the most likely possibility at the moment." Conan nodded in agreement with a solemn expression.

At this time, Conan no longer panicked at the beginning, but calmed down and reasoned through all the possibilities in his mind, and then came to the current conclusion.

Suppose Xiaolan mentioned to people outside that he had contacted or even met Kudo Shinichi recently. Even if he knew that the person Xiaolan met was actually someone else pretending to be himself, if someone from the organization heard it, It is very likely that he will focus on Xiaolan and try to find out through her the part of himself who should have died.

Assuming that the organization has determined that Kudo Shinichi is dead, they may still suspect that Shirley, who recently defected from the organization and knew the information about Kudo Shinichi's death, contacted Xiaolan by pretending to be Kudo Shinichi's voice or identity. Trying to avoid the organization's pursuit through the other party.

Even though Conan still knew that Shirley had become Haibara Ai, and did not hide, but openly became the young lady of the Kasaka family, from the perspective of the organization, this kind of suspicion is reasonable, after all, she is on the run. Shirley has very limited resources, and Kudo Shinichi, who pretends to be missing, can use the other party's network to get a lot of support.However, judging from the fact that the other party chose to monitor rather than directly take action, the other party is probably still in the stage of suspicion and investigation, and has not really confirmed that Kudo Shinichi is still alive or that Shirley is related to Xiaolan. This means that things have not reached the point of getting out of hand, which can be considered a blessing in misfortune.

No matter what, the first thing to do now is to seize the time to contact Xiaolan and ask her to keep it secret and stop telling other people about her information.

Thinking of this, after saying goodbye to Dr. A Li, Conan ran to the nearest phone booth and dialed Xiaolan's mobile phone again.

At this time, Xiaolan had already finished blow-drying her hair. After seeing the unknown caller, she immediately thought of Shinichi, who had said she would call after a while. The resentment in her heart was relieved a little. She answered the call and asked on the other end of the phone. : "Hey, are you Shinichi?"

"It's me, Xiaolan." Seeing Xiaolan answer the phone, Conan spoke in a serious tone through his voice-changing tie, "Xiaolan, listen to me carefully. My case has now reached a critical period. In order to do this, If it’s unexpected, I need to completely hide my whereabouts for a period of time, so during this period, please help me keep it a secret and don’t reveal to others that we are still in contact, okay?”

"I know Shinichi, and I won't tell anyone else." Seeing the seriousness of the other party's tone, Xiaolan was not the kind of person who doesn't know priorities. She immediately nodded in agreement, and then asked with some worry, "Xinyi, what are you doing? Is the case you are following now dangerous? I am really worried about your safety."

Hearing Xiaolan's questioning, Conan hesitated and replied: "It is indeed a little dangerous, but it is nothing to a famous detective like me. Don't worry, I will get it done as soon as possible."

"Since you said that, I won't ask any more questions." Hearing the confident tone of the other party, Xiaolan breathed a sigh of relief and said with some expectation, "Then you must come back early, I'm here I wish you, the great detective, to successfully solve this major case."

Seeing that the worry in Xiaolan's tone was obviously reduced, Conan immediately responded with a smile: "Well, although it may take some time, you can just wait for my good news!"

After hanging up the phone, Conan breathed a long sigh of relief, thinking that the loophole on Xiaolan's side had been temporarily closed. At the same time, he also knew that this could only gain temporary peace of mind. Blind defense did not guarantee that the other party would give up the investigation. , I must take the initiative to find out who is tracking Xiaolan.

And the first person he could think of who could share information and provide assistance to him was his classmate Xiao Ai, who knew each other's details and was also a victim of drug A.

(End of this chapter)