Conan, I'm an actor

"Well, we've already confirmed who the bomber is." Conan shrugged. "We even know the bomber's target, so it's none of my business anymore."

"Is that so? As expected of a mystery novelist." Kogoro Mouri nodded, then noticed the A4 paper in Conan's hand and asked with some confusion, "By the way, what's that A4 paper for?"

"This is a criminal's pre-crime notice," Conan said somewhat helplessly. "It's a code."

"A code!" Kogoro Mouri immediately became interested. "Let me see it."

"Here you are." Conan handed over the cipher directly.

"The booming bells woke me from my slumber. I am a long-nosed magician living in a castle, filling my stomach with boiled eggs as cold as corpses, and then swallowing a pickled cucumber in one gulp, feeling content. Oh, and remember to order a cake beforehand to celebrate. The bells that are ringing here aroused my hatred, and I pierced through the white back with my twin swords." Kogoro Mouri muttered the words above, "What is all this nonsense! It's a complete mess."

"What does this mean? These creepy words give me goosebumps." Just listening to Conan read them gave her goosebumps.

“According to Scotland Yard police, this man was handing out notes with this message to children and calling them an apocalypse,” Conan said. “He also told the children that people were going to die in London. This code was probably part of his criminal plan.”

"Speaking of bells..." Kogoro Mouri stroked his chin, "The bells of London, I think, refer to Big Ben. By the way, kid, you said before that Yusaku already knows who the bomber is and who the bomber's target is. Wouldn't it be more convenient to work backward from the result to verify the code?"

“If we work backward from the result, it might be a stretch to prove a flawed reasoning,” Conan said. “So I’ve decided to start from the beginning. But it’s true that we know who the bomber is; that guy has committed several serious crimes and is currently on the run.”

"Since we know he's in London, why don't we just arrest him?" Kogoro Mouri rolled his eyes. "Why make such a fuss?"

"If only it were that simple. That guy is good at disguises," Conan said, shaking his head. "If we try to catch the criminal based on the children's descriptions, we'll likely come up empty-handed."

Just then, Haibara, who was sitting next to her, saw the message on her phone and suddenly left her seat.

"Hey, Haibara, where are you going?" Conan asked with some concern. "Those guys..."

"Shinjo just told me that the effects of the drug have been revealed," Ai Haibara said, holding Akemi's hand. "Next, we're going to the safe house that Shinjo prepared for us."

"What?" Conan felt a chill run down his spine.

"So, from now on, always keep a low profile in everything you do, Great Detective." After saying this, Haibara left the restaurant with her sister.

Conan scratched his head in frustration. He had planned to go to some crowded places in London, but now it seemed that plan was going to fall through.

“In that case, I’ll go with Dad.” Xiaolan grabbed her father’s hand. “Dad is a detective too. When it comes to solving cases and deciphering codes, he’s no less capable than you. Don’t you agree, Dad?”

Kogoro Mouri opened his mouth, knowing his own limitations, but faced with his daughter's praise and in front of Conan, he could only nod reluctantly.

Conan took the London map. "If the roaring bells refer to Big Ben, then the castle refers to the palace buildings next to Big Ben." Conan drew two dots on the map. "The boiled egg and the pickle should also be buildings, referring to London City Hall and Gherkin."

Chapter 293 Picking Up the Baby and the Secret Code Letters

On the other side, the doctor escorted Ai Haibara and Akemi Sera to the door of an apartment building. As the apartment door opened, Stout appeared at the door.

Ai Haibara immediately shielded her sister behind her; the person in front of her exuded the aura of an organization member. She was absolutely certain that anyone within the organization, especially those who had killed many people, would recognize that aura.

The reason they didn't turn around and run away was because the address was provided by the new city.

“I almost forgot, you also have a radar for the organization’s members.” Shinjo appeared from behind Stout. “Professor Agasa, thank you for your hard work these past few days.”

"Oh, not at all," Professor Agasa said, scratching his head somewhat awkwardly.

He couldn't wait for Xincheng to take Xiao Ai away. That little girl was constantly nagging him about his high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and what he couldn't eat. Luckily, London was a food wasteland, otherwise he would have been driven crazy by her.

"Come in and have a seat." Shinjo patted Stout on the shoulder. "Let me introduce you. This is Ai Haibara. Before taking the drug, she was a member of the organization. Her original codename was Sherry. The one next to her is her older sister, Akemi Miyano. She was betrayed by Gin and defected from the organization."

"Hello, Stout, former member of the organization, MI6 agent." Stout seemed to have thought of something and said in Japanese, "Nice to meet you."

“Although they are both Japanese, their English is above average.” Shinjo patted Stout on the shoulder. “There’s no need to change their language.”

"You poached someone from MI6?" Haibara tried to be as tactful as possible. "Aren't you afraid MI6 will come after you? They're a veteran intelligence organization, very powerful..."

"No!" Shinjo denied it outright.

Ai Haibara took a deep breath, pointed at Stout, and asked, "Then what about him?"

“What I mean is,” Shinjo cleared his throat, “I didn’t just poach MI6’s members, I poached members from other intelligence organizations as well.”

Ai Haibara felt a little frantic, "You've dug up two places at once, you are..."

Xincheng held up three fingers, "Not just two, I poached three in total, besides MI6, there's also BND and CSIS."

Ai Haibara plopped down in a chair. "Speak, what's the matter that you're in such a hurry to see me about?"

“APTX-4869, I need help completing an experimental report on APTX-4869,” Shinjo said bluntly. “I originally intended to leak the drug information to make things difficult for Gin, but that bastard Gin just ran away.”

"Now that you're the head of the Japanese branch, the intelligence agencies that track down the organization are starting to make trouble for you, aren't they?" Ai Haibara stared at Shinjo and said irritably, "Do you think research data on drugs can be fabricated so easily?"

“Then just make something up.” Shinjo rubbed his hands together. “I’ll say you were shot dead by Gin during your defection, and the documents were hidden somewhere.”

Ai Haibara rolled her eyes, clearly not wanting to help this guy.

"By the way, Mr. Shinjo," Professor Agasa suddenly spoke up, "Ai mentioned earlier that the drug's effects were leaking..."

"The FBI, together with the police, attacked a pharmaceutical factory that contained some finished drugs," Xincheng said with a hint of helplessness. "They took these drugs to conduct experiments, and there were successful cases."

"Really? Where?" Xiao Ai immediately became interested. There are already few examples of such successful cases, and now two have suddenly appeared. It would be a shame not to investigate them.

"Forget about it. Those researchers are studying those two live samples right now." Xincheng shook his head. "These two test subjects will definitely be under strict surveillance. I can get Karen to help you get their experimental data and information. But don't even think about using them for experiments."

Both the doctor and Stout took a few steps back; the experiment had a significant impact on them.

“Fine.” Ai Haibara looked at Shinjo. “Are you here to take us away?”

"Yes."

"Unofficial channels?"

“Yes.” Shinjo said straightforwardly, “Originally, we wanted you to return to Japan through normal channels, but with the effects of the drug showing, we have no choice but to keep you in London. Even if they want to find you, they can only find that you went to London and did not leave the country, which will buy us some time.”

"Let's go find that aunt; it's part of your plan, isn't it?"

“That’s right. If you and Mingmei really have disappeared,” Shinjo stroked his chin, “it’s very likely that you’ve been hidden by MI6. Since it involves research on this drug, the two sides can’t communicate with each other.”

"You really are..." Ai sighed helplessly, then, as if remembering something, she asked, "After we go back to Japan, will we still have to go to school?"

Looking at Ai staring at him, Shinjo said with a hint of helplessness, "Why are you so resistant to going to school? So many people want to go back to elementary school, but they don't have the chance yet."

"Why don't you try it yourself?"

“I think I’d better give up. Even if the drug works, I’ll still die.” Shinjo shrugged. “Those metal skeletons won’t change with the drug’s effects.”

Shinjo escorted Professor Agasa to the door. At that moment, Professor Agasa seemed to want to say something, but dared not.

"Professor Agasa, you want to ask about Conan, right?"

“That’s right. If the effects of the drug are revealed, wouldn’t Shinichi be…” Dr. Agasa said with some concern, “If they really come looking for trouble with Shinichi…”

"Once things are over in London, urge him to return to Japan. I've already driven all of the organization's influence out of Japan." Shinjo lit a cigarette. "As for other pressures, let Kudo Yusaku and Yukiko figure out how to handle them."

Professor Agasa nodded. If there were no threat from the organization, it shouldn't be difficult for Yusaku Kudo and Yukiko Kudo to protect Conan, given their influence.

After seeing Professor Agasa off, Shinjo returned to his room and began discussing with Ai Haibara the matter of falsifying research data.

at the same time

Kogoro Mouri and Ran Mouri also began their search in London, and they quickly found clues left by the culprit.

To Kogoro Mouri's dismay, the culprit seemed to be a Sherlock Holmes fan, just like Shinichi Kudo. The two were on the same wavelength, and the culprit was able to decipher the code at lightning speed, leaving him no room to maneuver.

However, things quickly reached a stalemate because the cake-shaped building was nowhere to be found, nor was it on the map. Fortunately, at a crucial moment, Yukiko provided a useful clue.

Chapter 294 Discovery of the Bomb

“So, the key letter for Saint Bride Church is S, the egg-shaped town hall is T, the pickle-style building Gherkin is N, and Big Ben is A.” Kogoro Mouri stroked his chin. “The code contains two hints about Big Ben, and there should be two A’s. Put them together and it’s SATAN, Satan.”

“No, there’s another code,” Conan said. “Then we’ll go to the station.”

Soon, the letters of the other two codes were also found: U and R.

"If the first five letters are 'satan,' what do 'u' and 'r' represent?" Xiaolan asked curiously.

“No, there’s only one letter A. The alphabetical order should be Saturn.” Conan stroked his chin. “It should be Saturday. Wimbledon is also on Saturday, so it should match up.”

“That’s not right. In Japanese, it is indeed possible to contact Planet Six. This is London, and they speak English.” Kogoro Mouri immediately noticed the loophole in Conan’s words.

“No, the word Saturn comes from ancient Rome, and it’s the Roman god of agriculture,” Conan said confidently. “It has nothing to do with language.”

"Alright," Kogoro Mouri said helplessly, "The time is set, but the location is still uncertain."

Unbeknownst to them, a Black man wearing a baseball cap was listening to their conversation not far away.

A cruel smile curled at the corner of his mouth. "Of course you can't be sure, because you haven't fully deciphered my code. Fine, I've already given you a chance. You can only blame your inability to stop my final revenge. Blame your incompetence in being unable to break my apocalypse."

Little did he know that a man and two children were watching him from inside a car across the street.

"Was that guy the criminal?" Ai Haibara asked, watching the man leave.

“Yes.” Shinjo took out his cigarette case, pulled out a cigarette, and was about to light it when Ai Haibara forcefully snatched it away.

"There are children in the car, can't you take care of them?" Ai Haibara said angrily. "Smoking is bad for your health, and secondhand smoke is even more harmful!"

"Don't pretend to be a child in front of me." Xincheng rolled his eyes. "You two are both so grown up..."

"Could you please consider the lady's feelings?"

"How about I open the door and let you out now?" Xincheng said irritably. "Fasten your seatbelts, we're going to buy clothes."

Although he was verbally arguing with Ai Haibara, he still put the cigarette pack away and drove to a nearby sports store.

"Why do you want to buy clothes?" Mingmei asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Because we're going to Wimbledon, it would be too strange to wear a suit." Shinjo loosened his tie. "We need to change into some sportswear and buy a racket while we're at it."

"Why go through all that trouble?" Ai Haibara asked, frowning. "Why not just grab him? With your skills, catching someone like him would be a piece of cake."

“Because I don’t know where he put the bomb.” Shinjo rolled down the car window. “Isn’t he just waiting for himself to take the bomb out?”

Preparations for the Wimbledon tennis tournament have begun, with a large number of London police officers present around the stadium and even checking players inside the entrance tunnels.

Monitoring room

Sheriff John stood beside Yusaku Kudo, somewhat puzzled, and asked, "Are you sure this is the place? We've searched the entire site and found no bombs. Would that guy really let Mrs. Gino Glass bring a bomb in herself?"

Yusaku Kudo handed the file he was flipping through to John, saying, "This is what we just found out. Minerva Glass's mother is blind, and considering Hades's usual methods..."

"You mean he'll use a teddy bear bomb, and have Mrs. Gino carry a teddy bear bomb into the venue?" John instructed his officers to investigate Mrs. Gino's seating arrangement.

“That’s not all.” Yusaku looked at the monitor screen in front of him. “From a psychological point of view, he is very likely to go to the scene in person and watch the bomb explode. If I’m not mistaken, it should be the seat opposite Mrs. Gino.”

"That madman!" Sheriff John had just finished cursing when a report from an officer came through the walkie-talkie.

The officers stopped Mrs. Gino at the entrance to the stadium and found a bomb on the brown bear she was holding. However, the bomb was so complex that defusing it on the spot would be extremely difficult.