HLnovel Chapter 112 Bai Yexiu: Am I being targeted?
Chapter 112 Bai Yexiu: Am I being targeted?
After walking for two minutes, Bai Yexiu arrived in front of the Porsche. When the car window was rolled down, he found that only Gin was inside. Bai Yexiu still complained in a bad mood, "You made too much noise. Akai Shuichi was in the car too."
"I promised that gentleman that I would guarantee your safety, because your life is an important asset to the organization. Get in the car," Gin commanded coldly, his face expressionless.
Bai Yexiu obediently got into the car: "Okay. The three robbers were suddenly killed by a mysterious sniper just when their plan was about to succeed. Do you think the police will give up the investigation so easily? Making things too conspicuous is also a hidden danger."
"Do you think the organization wouldn't be prepared? They've already found a scapegoat." Gin revealed a chilling smile.
……
"Sato, there's something fishy about this emergency call. We didn't even notice when we answered it; the caller ID was encrypted." Takagi Wataru rushed to Sato with the phone in hand.
"Huh?" Sato Miwako exclaimed in shock and confusion.
The fact that an emergency call came from an encrypted number was strange in itself. After all, the police would see the caller ID regardless of who made the call, and because of the initial urgency, they didn't notice that the number was encrypted.
Miwako Sato walked into the crowd that had just escaped and shouted, "Who among you made the call to the police from the car? We should commend them."
The crowd fell silent, everyone looking bewildered.
At this moment, someone reminded him, "Officer, all our cell phones have been confiscated. Who can still make an emergency call in the car? Even that little kid's small communicator has been taken away."
Miwako Sato and Wataru Takagi exchanged a glance, both with unresolved doubts in their eyes.
Shuichi Akai, who was just about to leave, heard this and instinctively stepped forward to ask, "Excuse me, what happened?"
“During the bus hijacking, we received an emergency call from inside the bus, which served as a listening device for us,” Sato said.
"But now that I look back, I realize the other party's number is encrypted. Even if I call back, it won't connect at all. It says the other party is out of service area," Takagi Wataru said, looking completely bewildered, and showed a screenshot of the call sent by the police station.
The image does indeed contain a string of numbers—or rather, gibberish, because only the first "7" is displayed, followed by a jumble of punctuation marks and lowercase letters instead of numbers.
"Do you think it's possible that there's something wrong with the phone at the police station?" Takagi Wataru speculated, stroking his chin.
Shuichi Akai stared at the garbled image on his phone, lost in thought.
“Actually, I’m a detective, and I’m quite interested in this. Could you give me a copy of the photos?” Akai Shuichi suddenly said with a smile.
detective?
Miwako Sato and Wataru Takagi exchanged a glance. Perhaps a detective could really uncover the truth? After all, this was just a minor incident in this bus robbery case; it was good that no passengers were injured or killed. Perhaps the righteous and clever person who reported the crime didn't want to show their face, so they used a little trick—at least it was out of good intentions.
With that in mind, the two of them stopped taking the matter to heart and generously shared the photos with Shuichi Akai.
The photos were about to arrive when Shuichi Akai turned around and suddenly saw the little boy standing next to him who seemed very special to him.
"Big brother, I want to see that photo too!" Conan blinked his big eyes and struck up a conversation with Shuichi Akai in a simple and innocent voice.
Conan overheard the conversation between the two officers and the man, and what he's most curious about now is the phone number that appears as a bunch of gibberish at the police station.
He knew, of course, that any number dialed into the police station would never display a bunch of gibberish unless it was encrypted using special means or some kind of technology.
The person who made the mysterious call was on the bus at the time, but everyone was under close surveillance by the robbers, and even their communication devices were taken away. How did that person encrypt their number on the bus and then make the emergency call?
His thirst for knowledge as a detective had overflowed, even exploded.
Shuichi Akai smiled and generously handed the photo to Conan.
Just then, a young policeman ran up to the two officers.
"We just got a call from headquarters. Kunio Yajima, who was released, has turned himself in. He confessed that he only wanted to use his accomplice, so he hired someone to kill him. However, the sniper has not been found yet."
The young policeman's words made all four people present look at him.
"Hired someone to kill him?" Takagi Wataru was shocked.
"If that's the case, then the fact that the three robbers were killed by the sniper can be explained." Sato Miwako breathed a sigh of relief.
At this moment, Conan and Shuichi Akai were surprisingly both stroking their chins in deep thought.
Things aren't that simple; something feels off.
Shuichi Akai snapped out of his daze and looked behind him at the group of passengers talking to the police. Then, with his sharp eyes, he noticed that the boy was gone.
This place is now a desolate wilderness, empty and barren. Without communication equipment, all the passengers will have to take police cars back to the local police station soon.
There's no sign of that boy now. When did he leave?
……
“We found the man, got him to turn himself in to the police according to our story, and promised him a huge sum of money after his release, enough for him to live on for the rest of his life.”
"Hey, when did the organization become so generous? Is this 'huge sum' a real gift or just a pretense?" Bai Yeshu rested his chin on his hand, scrutinizing Gin's expression through the rearview mirror.
“Of course, it depends on our mood. If he's going to spend his whole life in prison, or if he dies unexpectedly right after being released, then this huge sum of money is out of the question.” Gin revealed a chilling smile.
Upon seeing this smile, Bai Yexiu guessed that Gin must have used some tricks. It seemed that this scapegoat would most likely have to stay in prison for life. Even if he was lucky enough not to stay in prison for life, he would not escape the "accidental death" after his release.
……
"Huh? Where did Ryuzawa go?" Ayumi noticed something was wrong.
"Did you go to the restroom? But it's almost time for us to get on the train," Mitsuhiko said somewhat flusteredly.
As the Detective Boys and Professor Agasa looked around, Shuichi Akai walked towards them.
"Excuse me, is the Ryuzawa you're talking about the boy in black?" Shuichi Akai asked politely.
"Yes, big brother, have you seen him before? The one who always wears black clothes and is very handsome!" Ayumi said.
"He even treated us to eel rice!" Genta exclaimed excitedly.
"Do you remember when he left?" Shuichi Akai squatted down and asked gently.
"I don't know." Ayumi shook her head helplessly and turned to look at Mitsuhiko. "So, it seems that Ryuzawa-nii does sometimes suddenly disappear."
“Conan told us that Ryuzawa likes to appear suddenly and disappear suddenly,” Mitsuhiko explained, then pointed to Conan not far away: “That’s Conan.”
—A few days ago after school—
"Conan, I want to eat eel rice. Can we ask Ryuzawa to treat us to a meal? He said last time that we can contact him again if we need anything." Genta said, clutching his rumbling stomach.
"Don't even think about it. He likes to appear suddenly and disappear suddenly. Be careful, he might order food and then suddenly disappear, leaving us all stranded there." Conan deliberately scared him.
Conan actually said that to discourage them from having Ryuzawa treat them to dinner.
After all, whenever Conan meets Ryuzawa, Ryuzawa will definitely play tricks on him again!
—End of flashback—
"Oh no, it's our turn to get on the bus, big brother, we have to go now!" Ayumi, who was first in line, explained.
Seeing this, Shuichi Akai wisely turned and left.
After listening to the description from the boy named Ryuzawa in the Junior Detective Team, Shuichi Akai fell into deep thought.
It seems that the two children he considered particularly special know each other...
On the other side, Bai Yexiu, who was resting with his eyes closed in the car, suddenly felt a stinging sensation on the back of his head.
Bai Yexiu scratched the back of his head, then sneezed twice without warning.
Bai Yexiu was a little confused.
Could it be that they're being targeted by something?
The next second, the car suddenly jolted and swayed from side to side, and Bai Yexiu complained loudly, "Gin, you're not even as steady as Vodka when you drive this car."
The next second, Gin was successfully provoked and started speeding on the deserted highway.