Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 643 An Unexpected Discovery

Conan can be really annoying sometimes. If you don't tell him something, he'll keep bothering you, or he'll hide in the trunk of the car like he did before.

He didn't want to go through that again, and finding Itakura Taku wouldn't be difficult; he didn't need Conan.

In other words, Conan has no immediate use, and getting involved would only hinder his actions.

"A virus?"

"That's right, this was extracted from Hu Tianrongda's computer. There may be some valuable files on the USB drive, but because the virus is very difficult to deal with, I haven't thought of a solution yet."

"I remember you said you had solved it before?" Conan asked, somewhat suspiciously.

"This is different. Some files have special virus protection and will be destroyed if opened directly. I haven't seen this part yet."

It's clear that Conan is already interested.

"Your dad has such a wide network of connections, or you could hand it over to Professor Agasa. In any case, just take a look; that's the only solution we have right now."

Is this the only possible solution?

This sentence really sparked a glimmer of hope in Conan, and the savior mentality that "the world must be saved by me" arose spontaneously.

Holding the USB drive tightly in his hand, Conan's eyes shone brightly: "Don't worry, Natsukawa-nii, leave this to me. I'll definitely be able to handle this virus in no time."

After saying that, he looked at Xia Chuan suspiciously again: "Is that really all?"

"Of course not. I still have the other party's firewall. I'll have Frank try to analyze the firewall and see if we can get the source information of the firewall in reverse."

"If we each handle one, it will improve efficiency and speed."

"That's right."

Conan nodded again, relieved to hear Natsukawa say that.

If Natsukawa said he only had the virus, Conan definitely wouldn't believe him.

Conan readily accepted this explanation.

"Drive carefully and don't lose your USB drive."

"Understood." Conan was brimming with confidence, revealing a proud smile: "Don't worry, leave it to me. I'm the man behind Shinichi Kudo and the famous detective Kogoro Mouri."

Conan had only taken two steps when Natsukawa suddenly seemed to remember something.

"correct!"

"What?"

"Next time, if the door doesn't open, ring the doorbell instead of trying to pick the lock."

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Conan slunk away, secretly relieved that Anya hadn't noticed his predicament immediately. As long as no video was recorded, he managed to save face.

"This guy's luck is all in surviving and solving cases; he's really unlucky in other areas."

Watching Conan go home, Natsukawa looked down at the door lock, wondering to himself if the remaining battery power would be enough to stop Kaito.

For the next two days, Conan was indeed kept in check by his methods, spending almost half of his time at Professor Agasa's house.

Xia Chuan had been half busy and half resting for two days, and the process of waiting for news was indeed a bit frustrating.

Tokyo isn't that big, but it's not that small either. Plus, there are quite a few private clinics, and since online appointment booking is almost nonexistent now, finding someone can still take some effort.

Xia Chuan was quite patient. During the day, he would take a stroll around the winery, and at night he would take Joel out on dates, occasionally trying to find out about his preferences.

At least Xia Chuan now knows that Joel really likes red and black.

Princess Thorn's outfit uses these two colors as its main color scheme. Meanwhile, Yuri reports from the Public Security Bureau that Torada Eita has been formally convicted.

Although the gold was not recovered, at least someone can present it to the public.

Perhaps the Ministry of Finance doesn't want this money to be found either. After all, their official statement is that 50 billion yen worth of gold was lost. If it is found, but it is only 30 billion yen, it might be even more troublesome.

After waiting for two days, on the second night, Natsukawa finally received a message from Itakura Taku.

Itakura Taku has always stayed in Tokyo, specifically at the Beika Hotel.

He made an appointment with an ophthalmologist at Mihana General Hospital, but the two sides are still at odds because they couldn't agree on the price.

Frank was able to find the other party not because he got the information from the ophthalmologist, but because three software companies were simultaneously looking for Itakura Taku to make puzzle and card game software.

They are Go, Shogi, and Chess.

Before joining the brewery, Itakura Taku was quite famous in the software industry, and all three companies coincidentally spread the news.

Ironically, all three companies claimed to have signed exclusive contracts with Itakura Taku, while the other two were just trying to ride on his coattails.

The news caused quite a stir in the software industry.

Then Frank found out that by checking the deposit transfer, he locked Itakura Taku's account and confirmed that he had only recently made purchases at the Beika Hotel.

With just one phone call, Xia Chuan confirmed where Itakura Taku lived.

Before taking action against a target, Natsukawa habitually investigates the target's recent situation, and he has roughly figured out why Itakura Taku would do such an outrageous thing.

The reason why Itakura Taku accepted three commissions at the same time and told the companies that it was a one-to-one cooperation was because of the exorbitant medical fees that the doctor had quoted him.

Of course, Itakura Taku wasn't originally in this situation, but during the two years he joined the brewery, he devoted most of his energy to it. Gin not only didn't pay him a salary, but sometimes Itakura Taku even had to pay out of his own pocket.

There was nothing Takuya Itakura could do about this. He desperately hoped the organization could provide treatment for his eye disease and heart disease, and could only grit his teeth and persevere.

Until recently, Gin's disappearance was probably the last straw that broke the camel's back.

"If I'm not mistaken, this should be the case where Conan discovered Itakura Suguru's death."

Natsukawa's expression was not good. Itakura Taku couldn't die. If he died, no one would be able to give Karasuma Renya the answer to what kind of software he wanted.

On the way to the Mihana Grand Hotel, Xia Chuan's phone suddenly rang.

Hearing the ringtone at that moment always gave Xia Chuan a bad feeling.

"Conan."

Driving a GTR with one hand, which was covered by the insurance company, his eyes were drawn to the contacts displayed on his phone.

Conan was the last person he wanted to see at that moment.

If the other party contacts me, does it mean that those three companies have approached Kogoro Mouri?

Does this mean that Itakura Taku is dead?

Xia Chuan didn't waste time pondering; he immediately answered the phone and asked, "Conan, what's up? Has the virus been cured?"

"It's not solved."

Conan sounded a little down, and Natsukawa on the other end of the phone could almost picture Conan with his messy hair.

These past two days, Conan has been very persistent, and he doesn't seem to have slept well at night. Anya mentioned that Conan has been called out by the teacher several times.

That's not what I meant.

Conan's voice perked up again: "Although it wasn't solved, during the confrontation, Professor Agasa actually said that the style of this virus was very similar to someone he knew."

(End of this chapter)