The establishment of the Time Travelers Alliance began in the first year of Conan

Chapter 31 Let’s touch it!
Now that they have decided to confront Conan head-on, the alliance must of course do its best.

Fortunately, Lin Sheng was deeply impressed by the first episode after Conan became a small child, "The Kidnapping of the Chairman's Daughter".

As simple and clear as the name of the case.

A chairman's daughter who thinks her father doesn't care about her enough.

A "loyal" housekeeper who is willing to cooperate with the child in telling a lie.

A real kidnapper who acted on impulse.

In short, these three factors together constitute a very vulgar development.

In the conference room, executive members on both sides of the long table looked down at their respective terminal screens.

Complex intelligence data from the action level and various inferences and speculations from the research level kept jumping on the smooth interface.

This information is increasing every moment.

Everyone's expression seemed solemn or thoughtful, as if they were ready to face some kind of fateful judgment at any time.

"The information about this 'cycle' is before you."

The sound came from the middle.

The person who spoke was the host of this executive meeting, and it was he who proposed the plan of having Dr. Agasa give Conan a hint.

This also earned her high prestige within the executive level.

Slowly standing up, she scanned the entire room.

"I believe everyone has realized the importance of this information," the voice paused, "and should be able to guess its source."

A piece of intelligence personally sent from the core level.

core layer.

Except for Level 5 personnel at all levels and those deemed to have a "need to know" status.

For many people in other departments, the core layer is even considered a legend.

After all, the highest level they are likely to come into contact with in their lifetime is the executive level.

A level that has only one person since the establishment of the alliance, and is above all other levels.

That sounds unreal, doesn't it?
Of course, everyone in the executive suite knew this to be true.

"ZC-01".

Just the signature at the end of the intelligence made the air in the conference room seem to solidify.

Until another voice broke the silence at the right moment.

"If the information from Mr. ZC-01 is accurate..."

Unlike previous times, he chose to provide subtle guidance in intelligence analysis.

All the information about this "cycle" was modified by Lin Sheng and placed in front of the executive members.

Yes, the information now presented to all members of the executive team is the complete plot of "The Kidnapping of the Chairman's Daughter" written and modified by Lin Sheng himself.

Although the alliance is unable to mobilize its full strength due to the "Conan First Year Event" that just happened,

But since I said I would try my best.

So Lin Sheng simply "modified" the entire development process of the case and handed it over to the executive level.

And the result did not disappoint him.

Soon, the executive level submitted a plan to Lin Sheng after integrating the opinions and ideas of other levels.
An action plan that can be accomplished with the existing forces available to the alliance. Apart from being a bit radical, it is the action plan that the alliance most urgently needs and has the greatest chance of success.

And its radicalness lies in—

This plan intends to explore and experiment in three key directions at once:

Regarding the end conditions of the "loop", and regarding Conan's current RSI influence on the things around him;

and analyzing patterns of criminal behavior within the “cycle.”

Finally, everyone turned their attention to the person in the center of the conference table, Shigenobu Hitomi. As soon as this person with the decision-making power stood up, the noise of discussion in the entire conference room immediately subsided.

In this meeting, Hitomi Shigenobu represented the opinions of the core team because she was responsible for direct communication with Lin Sheng.

Following some instructions coming from the headset, the chairman relayed Lin Sheng's opinion to the others. "No need to discuss further. We must achieve something in all three areas."

His eyes swept across every face like a sharp sword, and the voice in the center of the conference room was low and powerful.

"Especially regarding the conditions for ending the 'loop'. This is the most crucial issue right now, as it determines whether we can seize the initiative in the confrontation with our target!"

"Remember, the same words,"

The voice sounded again, with a hint of unquestionable meaning, "Time and the world are not on our side. Any second of delay may lead to irreversible consequences."

After a brief pause, the chairperson took a deep breath and issued her final order:
"start to act!"

The sound of chairs being pulled quickly rang out in the conference room, and everyone quickly stood up and left with their assigned tasks. Only the light of the projection screen was still flickering silently.

The noisy footsteps gradually faded away, and the huge conference room returned to silence.

The prelude to an invisible battle has begun.

Yayoi Town, Valley House.

In the courtyard at night, Butler Aso, surrounded by people, looked anxious. He tried to tell everyone what had happened.

"That's how it is," he said, his head bowed, a hint of unease in his tone.

"After returning home from school, the young lady was playing in the courtyard. Suddenly, a man in black jumped out from the corner of the courtyard..."

Butler Aso tried to imitate the kidnapper's accent.

"Tell your boss that if he wants his daughter to be safe, he should close the company for a month!"

After saying this, he pointed to the sturdy pine tree near the courtyard wall, his tone full of confidence.

"Then he took the young lady and climbed up the tree and escaped over the wall."

Just as everyone was trying to walk towards the pine tree to see if they could find any clues.

"Ah!" - A noise suddenly came from the courtyard.

Conan was knocked down by a tied-up big dog while he was thinking.

"Conan!" Ran ran over quickly after hearing Conan's call, "Eh? Conan you——"

"I'm fine..." Conan sat on the ground, letting the dog, which was much bigger than him, wag its tail and lick him.

President Gu, who hurried over, breathed a sigh of relief, but he also seemed a little surprised.

"It's really strange. Big Mac won't get close to outsiders except his family. Normally, when strangers come to the house, he will bark non-stop."

and many more!

Conan was stunned, and a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed through his mind.

But everyone else in the yard only heard the housekeeper's cry for help.

Conan found something inconsistent in what Butler Aso said.

If the kidnappers had used the pine tree to sneak in and escape, then the dog should have barked.

Conan raised his head and pretended to be curious, trying to quietly remind Mouri Kogoro by asking questions.

"Uncle Gu, you mean this dog will bark at strangers no matter who they are?"

No matter how slow Kogoro was, he finally reacted. After all, he was a detective before.

Frowning, he began to chew on the meaning of Conan's words.

"But according to the servants in the house, apart from the housekeeper's shouting, no other sounds were heard at the time."

Butler Aso, who had just been standing, suddenly turned around and hurried towards the back door.

"Where are you going, Mr. Aso?" Kogoro Mouri shouted.

His voice brought everyone back to their senses, and their eyes instantly turned to the figure who was trying to leave quietly.

At the same time, Tani Jingzi, who was kidnapped by the real kidnapper, was sobbing in a dark room.

"Reporting to headquarters, we have arrived outside the warehouse of Erqiao Middle School. Requesting further instructions."

With the help of plot intelligence, a team has quietly sneaked up to the kidnapper's door.

(End of this chapter)