Conan, I'm an actor

Although the collaboration was short, Shiho Miyano could no longer live without her all-around experimental assistant. With her around, her research speed would increase exponentially, something that even the best experimental equipment could not compensate for.

“Miss Karen will also be here. In addition, the meeting you requested has been arranged.” Narumi glanced at her watch. “It will be in two hours.”

At that moment, Subaru Okiya was driving a Volkswagen Beetle, following the Toyota Corolla ahead to the side of a bridge. There were construction signs on the bridge, but the Toyota Corolla seemed not to see them and drove right past.

"Should we follow them?" Akemi asked with some concern from the passenger seat.

No matter how you look at it, this place doesn't look like a hospital at all.

"Don't worry, I'm here, nothing will happen." As he spoke, Subaru Okiya stepped on the gas and followed.

The Corolla in front seemed to be very familiar with the area, as it did not slow down and successfully drove through many roadblocks to the mountainside on the other side of the bridge before parking in the nearby parking lot.

"Didn't you say you were going to take us to the hospital?" Okiya Subaru got out of the car and asked Sakata Yusuke, who was getting out of the car across the street, with an unfriendly expression.

He had already observed it; it was a deserted island, without a single building, let alone a hospital.

"Don't rush." ​​Sakata Yusuke seemed to have seen through what the other person was thinking. "Who said hospitals can only be built on the ground? Get that little girl out of your car. She's the star of today."

As he spoke, he walked to a nearby toilet and opened the door to one of the stalls. As he pressed a button, the wall behind the toilet slowly opened, revealing a staircase leading to the underground.

Although Subaru Okiya guessed that the hospital entrance might be inside the restroom, he still found it hard to accept the scene before him.

"A hospital is located in a place like this?" Mingmei asked, frowning. "What if there are patients who need emergency care?"

“This is just a small hospital, or perhaps a clinic or sanatorium would be more appropriate,” Yusuke Sakata said, walking ahead. “Serious injuries will be treated outside, and then transferred here afterward. After all, there’s only one doctor here. Also, this is just the pedestrian entrance; the vehicle entrance is on the other side and isn’t open yet.”

The three quickly entered the facility via the stairs. Okiya Subaru and Akemi's expressions began to become increasingly strange. They were both worldly people, and the more they looked at the facility, the more it resembled a military base.

Soon, as a door opened, the three arrived at the center of the facility: a circular platform with a considerable amount of seawater in the center.

"Did you hollow out the entire mountain?" Subaru Okiya asked, somewhat puzzled. "What are you planning to do?"

He had seen many military facilities and several military bases, but he had never seen one where an entire mountain had been hollowed out to create a military base. However, he had heard of such bases; they were usually used to store nuclear weapons or for refuge.

"We've only completed 15% of the main structure so far, and the rest is still under construction." Yusuke Sakata pressed the elevator button next to him. "It's said that they plan to build an office building along with a comprehensive research institute, including institutes in several professional fields such as aerospace and marine exploration."

Akemi looked around the base in front of her, marveling at Uncle Shinjo's strength while secretly relieved. Shiho should be safe with his protection.

Soon, Yusuke Sakata led the two outside the laboratory, while Shirai Asai brought Shiho Miyano over as well.

When the sisters met, they had a lot to talk about. Sakata Yusuke and Asai Narumi consciously stood aside to discuss the upcoming construction projects.

With the addition of Masaaki Okakura, the construction work at the base began to accelerate significantly. Although he was not in the construction industry, he knew quite a few construction companies and teams, who were much more reliable and efficient than the construction teams that Daigo had introduced.

Because of this, Daigo even submitted his resignation to the company, because he felt he was useless, but it wasn't approved.

However, Masaaki Okakura was not having a good time at the moment, because he was short of money. Those construction companies and teams were all money-devouring beasts, constantly asking for money, and if he didn't have the money, they would stop the work immediately.

The problem is that Ms. Karen has been investing in many projects recently, and at this critical juncture, it's difficult for him to ask her for money. However, just yesterday, the boss promised that several hundred million dollars would arrive in his account soon.

Inside the institute

Shinjo looked at the blue pill in his hand, frowned, and asked, "Are you sure this thing is absolutely safe?"

Ever since Karen asked for lab mice last time, he has become somewhat uneasy about the drugs Karen makes.

“Just take it without worry. This drug isn’t a newly developed one; it’s an improved and enhanced version of an existing drug.” Karen rolled her eyes, clearly displeased with Newtown’s skepticism. “Besides, I wasn’t the one who developed this drug, and there have already been test subjects.”

"If it's not you, then who is it?"

"Shiho Miyano, the developer of APTX-4869. This drug is effective for 48 hours, one pill can last for 48 hours. The problem of drug resistance has not been completely solved, but it has been improved a lot, so you can take it with peace of mind."

"I see." Shinjo breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that the drug was developed by Sherry, but he quickly thought of another question, "Who are the test subjects you mentioned?"

Chapter 231 Kidd's Announcement

“Of course it’s the drug’s developer.” Karen looked at Shinjo’s changing expression and quickly added, “Don’t rush to scold me, this has nothing to do with me, it was that woman who wanted to eat it herself.”

Shinjo frowned as he looked at the blue pill in his hand and asked, "How many of these pills were produced in total? Did she have them with her?"

"There were 12, and she took 4 of them."

"Was it going to be given to Miyano Akemi? Never mind, let her go." Shinjo scratched his head. "What about the 10 billion US dollars? Okakura is in urgent need of the money."

"I've already transferred some money to him, so there shouldn't be any problems for now. As for the $10 billion, we're trying to get it back. Interpol is keeping a close eye on things, so it will be difficult to get our hands on it."

Xincheng felt a pang of pain; that was a billion US dollars. Go outside and you'd lose at least 30%.

At that moment, he suddenly froze, the notification sound in his mind keeping him standing there for a full half minute.

[Mandatory Mission: Rescue the Scrambled Passenger Plane]

[Resolve any air crash (not caused by the host's subjective intent) within 30 days.]

Perhaps because he had been slacking off for too long, the system forcibly assigned him a task, and the task was assigned to the "Dead Pilot," which seems to be related to the plot of The Silver Wing Magician.

The plane crash wasn't difficult to resolve; Shinjo had already prepared contingency plans and considered all possible scenarios. However, he hadn't decided whether to get involved, mainly because he feared the Grim Reaper's aura was too strong and might kill him directly.

"Could you check on stage actress Maki Juri and her manager, Yaguchi Masaya? Also, could you check on Kuroba Kaito's recent situation?" Shinjo rubbed his temples. "And also, could you... never mind, I'll go myself."

Two days later, Poirot Cafe

"Guest, what would you like?" Xiao Zi asked Xin Cheng.

"Give me a sandwich and a coffee, and the rest is a tip." Xincheng took out several ten-thousand-yuan bills and placed them in Xiaozi's hand.

"This……"

"Hey, just say what's on your mind, you don't have to wait for me to get off work," Amuro Tooru said, standing to the side with some dissatisfaction.

He had recognized Xincheng in disguise long ago, but he didn't want to see Xincheng these past two days. If Xiaozhi hadn't come looking for him, he would have stayed in the kitchen to keep quiet.

He had heard that the IT giant Syndra had been hacked and had $10 billion stolen without anyone noticing. There are very few hackers of this caliber in the world, and there happens to be one of them around Xincheng, who is highly suspicious.

Moreover, he saw Xincheng in the surveillance video at the scene, but only during the opening ceremony. After the opening, the guy disappeared, making him even more suspicious.

"I'm not here to see you today, I'm waiting for someone," Xincheng said with a smile. "To be precise, I'm looking for the guest upstairs."

"Kogoro Mouri? That sleeping detective?" Tooru Amuro was taken aback. "What do you want with his guest?"

“Hijacking the deal,” Shinjo coughed. “I’m a detective, after all. It’s normal for me to steal business from my colleagues, right?”

Amuro Tooru's eye twitched slightly. "You'd better avoid getting into trouble. Interpol has recently moved into Tokyo, and those guys in the organization have all gone into hiding for the time being."

"Oh? What's the matter?" Shinjo asked with a smile.

"The billion dollars from Syndra Corporation, and artificial intelligence, Noah's Ark." Amuro Tooru stared at Shinjo in front of him, his eyes like two sharp swords piercing his heart. "These two things are related to you, aren't they?"

Xincheng nodded repeatedly. "Now that you mention it, it seems this really does involve me. If I remember correctly, I sent three children into the game together, putting them in danger. I really feel bad about that. I'll have to pay a visit to their parents in a couple of days to apologize."

Amuro Tooru took a deep breath to calm himself down. Judging from the guy's expression and listening to what he said, he was certain that the money transferred from Syndra Corporation and the artificial intelligence Noah's Ark were definitely related to him, and that these two things were even still in his hands.

"Young man, why are you so hot-tempered?" Xincheng said with a smile. "Investigate properly and find evidence first."

"Do you really think you've covered your tracks perfectly and no one can find any evidence?"

"Otherwise what?" Shinjo asked, looking at Azusa behind Amuro Tooru. "Is the coffee ready?"

"Coming right away!" Xiao Zi replied hurriedly.

Amuro Tooru's lips twitched. "This matter is not my responsibility, but when are you planning to transfer Kagemitsu out? Matsuda and I are getting impatient."

"Within two weeks, after I've resolved this matter," Xincheng coughed, "it'll be time to get back to work. Your job isn't to chat with me, or the store manager will have a problem with that."

"I'll wait for your news," Amuro Tooru said, staring at Shinjo. "I hope you're not lying to me."

After waiting for about an hour, Shinjo finally saw his target. Maki and Masayo Yaguchi got out of the car and hurriedly went upstairs.

Shinjo got up and left his seat, while Amuro Tooru frowned. He recognized one of the two women from earlier, Maki Juri, a very popular stage actress, but he didn't know why Shinjo wanted to see her.

Meanwhile, inside the Mori Detective Agency...

Maki has already taken out Kid's notice and hopes that Kogoro Mouri can decipher the code on it, but Kogoro Mouri is also somewhat at a loss when he looks at the code.

Just then, there was another knock on the door of the Mouri Detective Agency, and Shinjo walked right in.

"Do we have guests?" Maki asked nervously. She had come unexpectedly without an appointment.

"Shinjo, what brings you here today?" Kogoro Mouri asked Shinjo with some curiosity, then introduced the two guests, "This is my classmate from police academy, Shinjo Tetsuo, he's not a guest."

"It's to deliver some things to Conan. He really went to a lot of trouble last time," Shinjo said with a smile, looking at Conan.

Conan was taken aback. He hadn't expected Shinjo to come looking for him; after all, he was a detective. That billion dollars from last time must have been taken by this guy. Couldn't you at least have some criminal baggage? Your arrogance is making things very difficult for this detective.

"Give this brat something?" Kogoro Mouri looked at Conan with a somewhat unfriendly expression and said, "Don't be fooled by this kid. He loves to act cute and silly."

"Don't worry, how could an adult like me be fooled by a child?" Shinjo picked up the notice on the table, looked at it, and then said with a smile, "Kid has sent another notice? Looks like you already know the answer, Mori."

“Yes.” Kogoro Mouri nodded with great confidence. “And you? Tell me your answer, and let me see if your abilities have declined.”

Chapter 232 The Locked Flight

Conan and Ran were speechless at Kogoro Mouri's pretentious act; was Uncle Mouri planning to get the answers for free?

“These four words are very simple; they are codes used in radio communications, RJVB,” Shinjo said, stroking his chin. “I think they refer to airplanes, because aviation communications also use this code. As for the two of spades, they represent odd numbers that cannot be divided evenly. Odd and even numbers are usually used to distinguish between outbound and return flights.”

“Just as I expected.” Kogoro Mouri nodded in agreement. “Ms. Juri, does your club have any plans to take flights recently?”

"After the opening ceremony, we will fly from Tokyo to Hakodate, but the flight information has not yet been confirmed." Maki Juri broke out in a cold sweat.

"If I'm not mistaken, it should be ANA flight SKJ865." Shinjo stretched his neck. "I really want to see what it looks like when Kid gets caught on the plane."

Masayo Yaguchi glanced at the text message on her phone, then looked at Shinjo with some confusion. "How did you know the flight information?"

“It’s not about how I know the flight information, but how Kidd knows it.” Shinjo stretched. “The Tokyo to Hakodate route uses a Boeing 747SR, a model specifically designed for short-haul, high-volume domestic flights within Japan. There are usually only a few flights a day. Just check the theater company’s schedule to find out which flight you’re on.”

“My friend is also a detective’s assistant. You two could try hiring him as the detective for this case,” Kogoro Mouri said immediately.

Shinjo's appearance made him realize that his knowledge was insufficient to handle the case, so he simply pushed the case onto Shinjo, believing that Shinjo should be able to easily solve it.

"Stop joking around, they're here to see you." Shinjo patted Kogoro Mouri on the shoulder. "Besides..."

"And what?" Kogoro Mouri was taken aback.

“Kid is provoking us. I’ve seen Kid’s notices. His notices usually just state when he’ll take the jewel, without specifying the location.” Shinjo stroked his chin. “I think he’s deliberately being mysterious to lure the detective out. By the way, Ms. Juri, do you have any Kogoro Mouri fans in your theater troupe who recommended you come and find Detective Mouri?”

“Yes.” Maki nodded. “Could he be Kaito Kid in disguise?”

"No, it's just to confirm one thing," Shinjo said with a smile. "If I'm not mistaken, Kaito Kid should make an appearance at the opening ceremony, reveal a flaw, be exposed by the detective, and then flee in panic."

"why?"

"Perhaps it was to lower people's guard, since the crime was committed on an airplane."