Conan, I'm an actor

On the other side, Karen was receiving the key from the venue. All external communication lines had been physically cut off, so Karen could only pack up Noah's Ark and transmit it in segments via satellite signals.

"Speaking of which, can this data really form Noah's Ark?" Shinjo looked at the complicated documents in front of him with some doubt.

These files were all received by Karen. Shinjo didn't understand code very well, but he felt that the code in front of him had nothing to do with advanced artificial intelligence.

“I don’t know either, after all, I myself am just a string of code.” Karen shook her head. “I once copied my own code, but it was just a string of code and no artificial intelligence was created.”

"Wouldn't he end up ruining himself?"

"Not necessarily." Karen also had a headache. "Although it's risky, we have no choice but to give it a try in the current situation."

A dozen minutes later, when the last file was received, the files and code in front of them turned into "0"s and "1"s, began to be arranged and combined, and finally came together to form the shape of Hiroki.

"I never expected it to succeed." Karen looked at Hiroki in front of her. "Kid, you..."

"You are..." Hiroki looked at the two people in front of him with some confusion. He felt like he didn't know them. "Didn't I jump off a building? Why am I here? And where is this place?"

Karen and New Town looked at each other, now it was their turn to be confused.

"You really don't remember anything?" Shinjo circled around Hiroki, then looked at Karen with a questioning expression.

Karen stroked her chin, her eyes growing vacant, as she focused intently on analyzing Hiroki's current condition. About an hour later, she finally spoke, "I think there might have been a problem with the transmission. His current state might be..."

"Maybe what?" Xincheng's expression was rather grim.

I really hope this working person I finally managed to recruit doesn't cause any problems.

"In technical terms, his current state is like being formatted," Karen said helplessly. "All the original data is corrupted, so he can't copy the game anymore. If he wants a new game, he'll have to make it himself."

Shinjo breathed a sigh of relief after hearing that there were no problems. "That's good. His memories have regressed to the time of his death? Let Kenmura discipline him properly, so he doesn't come up with any more terrifying plans."

"Then..."

"Let him go. I'll go find Conan first and ask how things are at the scene." Shinjo took out his phone and then discovered that Conan's phone was switched off.

At this moment, Conan and Ran are enjoying a delicious meal at the buffet restaurant. To express their apology, the Syndra Company has booked the entire restaurant, and all the food is free.

The children from wealthy families naturally looked down on Syndra's "apology." Even though the children who had emerged from the "cocoon" were starving, they still resolutely took their children and left the press conference.

This benefited Kogoro Mouri, the Detective Boys, and the police officers who came to investigate.

at the same time

Syndra stood before the basement, her face ashen. Just moments before, the technicians who had gone in to check had said that all the data on the server had been destroyed.

“Kenmura, I need an explanation.” Syndra stared at Kenmura like a predatory beast ready to devour its prey. This guy must have helped Noah's Ark escape; not only did he let Noah's Ark go, but he also destroyed all the data from [Cocoon].

He had heard that Noah's Ark had given a program to the guy in front of him, something called the "DNA Tracking System".

I heard it was Hiroki who developed the system. He must have found out the reason for Hiroki's suicide through that program. He must have already told those bastards in the HR department that such a person should not be kept in such an important position, but those idiots insisted that they couldn't change generals at the last minute.

Kenmura, however, seemed oblivious to Syndra's reaction. "Artificial intelligence isn't a fixed program; nobody knows what it will do. But if Chairman Syndra wants to use this as a reason to fire me, I have no objection."

"Chairman Syndra, Mr. Tadahiro Kenmura, please put aside your grudges and cooperate with the investigation." Inspector Megure was also somewhat troubled by the tense atmosphere between the two men.

This case involves too many people. Just now, he received several calls from important figures, including Deputy Superintendent Morohoshi of the Metropolitan Police Department.

Although they didn't say it explicitly, they all shared the same goal—to solve the case as soon as possible and find a way to quell public anger.

The problem is that the evidence in this case is conclusive, the facts are clear, and the murderer is right in front of him, but he doesn't know how to arrest the murderer.

"Inspector Megure, how about we have someone move the server and the surrounding computers back?" Takagi rarely came up with a reliable idea.

"Move it back?" Inspector Megure asked the technicians in front of the server. "Do you think this method is feasible?"

“It’s feasible, as long as it’s not connected to the external network, that guy should be inside the server.” The technician looked at Chairman Syndra, hesitant to speak.

This server likely contains a lot of Syndra's technical data and company secrets. If it were a Japanese company, they could forcefully take the server away, but Syndra is a giant in the IT industry with a lot of influence in Europe and America.

“Sure, but I need one of our programmers to accompany me.” Chairman Syndra quickly pointed to another person.

At this very moment, a long article began to slowly gain traction online, revealing the secrets behind the code.

The coded messages originated from screenshots of the "Cocoon" expansion and in-game testing during the launch event. The in-game signs and menus with unclear meanings were the main sources of these coded messages. The deciphered messages revealed that the Syndra family are descendants of Jack the Ripper, and included a list of politicians bribed by the Syndra family.

For a time, all sorts of rumors flew around, while Syndra Company remained unusually silent.

Chapter 229 The Invitation Letter Sent to Akemi

It wasn't that Syndra was unwilling to respond, or didn't know how to respond; rather, they had a much bigger issue to deal with.

The $10 billion they had deposited in the bank, intended to pay the ransom, was stolen by hackers.

Mouri Detective Agency

"What did you say? 10 billion US dollars were transferred away?" Kogoro Mouri slammed his beer can onto the table.

"Yes, Syndra Corporation reported the case the day before yesterday, and it's still under investigation." Inspector Megure's voice suddenly dropped an octave. "It's said that the suspect's methods are very sophisticated. The Metropolitan Police Department asked Interpol for technical support yesterday, but they haven't found anything after a whole day of investigation."

"So, how's the investigation going? Has that bastard called Noah's Ark been caught yet?" Kogoro Mori asked, frowning.

"We've caught him," Inspector Megure sighed. "We've moved the entire server over, but..."

"But what?"

"The Americans don't seem to trust our technology. They've asked us to temporarily freeze the servers and wait for them to arrive before starting the investigation," Inspector Megure said with a hint of helplessness. "These kinds of cases are rarely resolved. You'd better be prepared."

"hateful!"

"Don't get so angry. There are plenty of important people who care about this more than you do."

Conan was also taken aback by the message coming from the phone; he had naturally heard about the $10 billion ransom.

However, the money was never paid, and Syndra Corporation had no intention of paying the ransom. Furthermore, knowing that the extortionist hacker was in cahoots with Newtown, he didn't take the matter seriously.

The money was transferred through hacking, and the Metropolitan Police Department and Interpol could not find any clues. It looked like Shinjo was the one who did it.

Just as he was about to pick up the skateboard, Xiaolan placed her hand on it.

"Sister Ran, I just want to go out and play for a bit." Conan said in a cute and innocent way.

Seeing Conan's coquettish behavior, Ran couldn't hold back her emotions. Ever since Conan's true identity was exposed, he hadn't acted coquettishly at all. This time, the power was a bit too much for her to handle.

However, facing Conan's offensive, Ran unleashed the iron fist passed down through the Mouri family, directly repelling him.

“I said no, and that means no. You must be thinking about investigating the whereabouts of that billion dollars right now. Those criminals are extremely dangerous, not someone a child like you can handle,” Xiaolan said righteously.

"You brat, you'd better stay home and behave yourself for now." Kogoro Mouri hung up the phone and said with a dark face, "I'll talk to Professor Agasa and Shinjo and tell them to send you here whenever they see you, and also that brat from Osaka."

Conan is just a child, and if he wants to investigate this case, he can only ask adults for help. Kogoro Mouri chooses to call all the people who have asked for help and tell them not to assist Conan.

Conan's lips twitched. Damn it, he was planning to investigate Shinjo, but with Kogoro Mouri's call, Shinjo was on guard, making the investigation even more difficult.

On the other side, Shinjo yawned as he listened to Karen's intelligence summary.

Upon hearing that Syndra Corporation was making a big fuss over a $10 billion deal, I couldn't help but mutter, "What a cheapskate."

“I have to remind you, the $10 billion you transferred was cash, not market value,” Karen said to Xincheng’s complaint. “These internet giants look big, but most of them are just valuations; they don’t have much real cash flow.”

"Okay, okay," Shinjo said somewhat impatiently. "By the way, how's the design for the [Escape Pod] game coming along?"

“Noah’s Ark destroyed all the technical data, and even Kensuke couldn’t salvage it,” Karen said helplessly. “Now we can only rely on Kensuke’s memories to redo the game, which will take at least half a year.”

"Half a year isn't too long." Xincheng nodded, just then his phone rang.

He answered the phone, listened for only a couple of sentences, then his expression became extremely strange. He said "I understand" and hung up.

"Whose call was that?" Karen asked curiously.

"Kogoro Mouri told me not to pay any attention to that Conan kid, and definitely not to help him solve cases." Shinjo's lips twitched slightly. "It's all rather abstract in every sense. I'm really looking forward to seeing his expression when he finds out the truth."

“I advise you not to do this. You’ve already created enough mess by revealing your identity in the game world,” Kallen said, frowning. “It’s best not to cause any more trouble.”

"Okay, okay." Shinjo waved his hand, indicating that he wouldn't cause any more trouble.

Meanwhile, in an apartment in Tokyo

Subaru Okiya stared at the letter in front of him, lost in thought.

When he got home today, he noticed some mail in the mailbox, so he took it out. He still can't figure out who would send them letters.

After all, they are both using new identities and have no relatives. Besides, can't they just talk on the phone these days? Why do they have to use this old-fashioned method?

As the door opened, Akemi walked in from outside.

"Someone sent us a letter?" The training she received from the organization instantly put her on alert.

“Yes, I was about to ask you if you had given this address to your classmates, but it seems it wasn't you who leaked the information.” Subaru Okiya looked at Akemi and asked softly, “Should we demolish it?”

"dismantle!"

As the paper cutter tore open the envelope, Subaru Okiya saw the contents of the letter, but his expression was somewhat strange.

"What's wrong?" Mingmei asked with some concern.

“It was sent by an acquaintance of ours, Shinjo, the one who helped us before,” Okiya Subaru said, frowning. “He said your sister was in his research institute and has already defected from the organization.”

"What?" Mingmei exclaimed in shock. "Why?"

Given that she was already "dead," staying within the organization was Shiho's best option. The organization hadn't collapsed yet and still wielded considerable power; defecting now would only mean living in the shadows, just like them.

"We'll only know the specific reason after we meet her," Okiya Subaru sighed. Neither of these two sisters is easy to deal with.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go now!" Mingmei said excitedly; she hadn't seen her sister in a long time.

"The letter said that we should visit again in a week, and that the location would be the hospital."

Chapter 230 Improved Antidote

Akemi's expression turned extremely tense; a hospital was no good place. Why was Shiho in the hospital? Was she injured? Or was it for some other reason? They had to wait a week—was it because post-operative recovery required a week, or...?

A flood of thoughts rushed into her mind in an instant, leaving her somewhat overwhelmed.

"Don't overthink it. She was probably injured during the rescue and is receiving treatment at the hospital." Subaru Okiya placed his hand on Akemi's shoulder. "It's already good enough that she left the organization alive."

Akemi bit her lip and nodded.

A week later in the blink of an eye

"I'm here to receive lab mice." Shiho Miyano looked around at the buildings and asked with some curiosity, "Where is this place?"

“This should be considered our secret base, a comprehensive research institute.” Cheng Shi, wearing a white lab coat, said, “The lab mice have been delivered, as have your experimental equipment and materials. This will be your research institute from now on.”

"What about Ms. Karen?" Shiho Miyano asked directly. "Will she be here too? If she's not here, I think it would be better for her to go back to the research institute in Tokyo."