Chapter 489
With the verified message "Miyamoto Yumi is in trouble," Kenji Hagiwara quickly drove to pick up Shinryu Samakawa and bring her to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Fortunately, Sato Miwako and her partner, who was the first to discover Miyamoto Yumi's disappearance, were also free for the time being, so they quickly came over to have a meeting with Samikawa Shinryu.
"What does this have to do with Yumi's ex-boyfriend? Did her ex-boyfriend offend someone?" Sato Miwako asked worriedly.
Hanchuan Shenliu turned on the TV in the lounge, changed a few channels, and switched to the live broadcast of the Japanese Shogi Meijin Tournament.
The host is giving a commentary.
While listening to the explanation, Miwako Sato looked at the photos that could only be shown in the live broadcast because the person involved was not present.
Yumi Miyamoto's partner whispered, "This is Yumi's ex-boyfriend, Hideyoshi Haneda."
Fukari Kanakawa summarized: "He suddenly paused the game midway through, saying he needed to think for a long time, so he came to Tokyo from Yamanashi Prefecture."
Kenji Hagiwara stroked his chin: "This replay shot, this body language... he must be in a hurry, right? Could it be that he learned about Miyamoto-san's disappearance..."
Few people know who Miyamoto Yumi's ex-boyfriend is. Even if she went missing, she wouldn't contact her ex-boyfriend first. So, the identity of the person who told Haneda Hideyoshi about this is easier to guess.
"Did someone he offended in the past kidnap Yumi...?" Sato Miwako sighed, "What do we do now? Does anyone have his contact information?"
Kenji Hagiwara shook his head: "No, it won't work. In shogi matches, players can take long breaks and then close the game. To prevent cheating, you can't bring your phone on you."
Miyamoto Yumi's partner, Miike Naeko, said with a worried look, "Since the host said he took a taxi to Tokyo, should I contact my colleagues to look for him?"
Ida Kou quickly said, "It's best not to do that, because the prisoner might tell him not to call the police or something. If the police take action, it might cause the prisoner to misunderstand and do something inappropriate... But you can simply ask if any of your colleagues saw him while on patrol. In short, don't go looking for him on purpose."
Miike Naeko, a traffic policewoman, wasn't very knowledgeable in this area. However, her concern clouded her judgment, and upon hearing Date Wataru's instructions, she nodded with a look of understanding: "Okay, I'll go ask..."
Miwako Sato chose a more efficient method.
She looked at Hanchuan Shenliu: "Hanchuan-kun, do you have any suggestions?"
Han Chuan Shen Liu is online.
While everyone was having a lively discussion, he had already searched online for the latest information about Haneda Hideyoshi.
Several hours had passed since Hideyoshi Haneda left the competition venue. He was wearing the formal kimono required for the competition, making him conspicuous wherever he went. As a celebrity, he was easily recognized.
Sure enough, among the topics discussed about Hideyoshi Haneda, the latest ones, besides his sudden long deliberation and his trip to Tokyo, are Reuters photos.
Someone spotted Hideyoshi Haneda at Meiji Shrine, where he was supposed to be playing a match, and took a picture, which was then posted online.
Hanchuan Shenliu clicked on the larger image of the photo, and Hagiwara Kenji leaned over to take a look, his lips twitching slightly.
"Uh, wait a minute, the person talking to Hideyoshi Haneda in this photo..."
Date Ko also came over and took a look, then fell silent.
Under the questioning gaze of Miwako Sato, Shinryu Samakawa revealed the answer: "Conan-kun is with Mr. Haneda now."
Miwako Sato: “…………”
It's true, wherever there's a case, there's Conan!
Those things from before are one thing, but to run into this?!
Kenji Hagiwara is already planning to call Conan Edogawa—yes, he has exchanged contact information with Conan because Conan often encounters cases that require him to call the police.
Not to mention Kenji Hagiwara, Wataru Date, Wataru Takagi, and Miwako Sato also have Conan Edogawa's contact information.
Since Conan Edogawa is a child, having a familiar way to contact the police will make things go more smoothly, so as not to be mistaken for a prank by the operator.
However, as soon as Kenji Hagiwara opened his contacts, he found that Shinryu Kazukawa had already casually turned on speakerphone and placed it on the table.
The screen showed that he was contacting Conan Edogawa.
Hagihara Kenji: "...?"
Wait a minute, Shinryu actually called Conan on his own initiative... Is he being this proactive at work today?
Normally, when this happens, we would have someone else contact and explain the situation!
Kenji Hagiwara pondered for a moment and suspected that Shinryu Samakawa was so enthusiastic because he desperately wanted Yumi Miyamoto and Hideyoshi Haneda to break up and wanted to watch the drama unfold.
Not to mention Kenji Hagiwara, even Conan Edogawa couldn't believe it when he received a call from Shinryu Sakkawa.
Although he had Hanakawa Shinryu's phone number, he knew that Hanakawa Shinryu was not the type to call others easily, especially since they weren't actually that close. So when Conan Edogawa saw the caller ID on his phone, he felt quite unfamiliar with it.
Hanchuan Shenliu actually contacted him! What major event has happened? The president was assassinated? But that has nothing to do with him, right?
Conan Edogawa's mind was filled with a jumble of random thoughts.
Hideyoshi Haneda was explaining some basic shogi to the Junior Detective League when he looked down at Conan Edogawa's phone screen and his breath caught in his throat for a moment.
Of course he knew Han Chuan Shenliu, the person who advised him to break up with his partner to his face, someone he could never forget.
“Call him,” Haneda Hideyoshi reminded Edogawa Conan, who was deep in thought. “He doesn’t seem like a patient person.”
Conan Edogawa snapped out of his daze and quickly pressed the answer button.
"Conan-kun".
A cold voice, belonging to Hanchuan Shenliu, came from the phone: "Mr. Haneda, do you know that Ms. Miyamoto has been kidnapped?"
Upon hearing this, Hideyoshi Haneda immediately realized that Shinryu Samikawa knew a lot, even that he should call Conan Edogawa to find him since he didn't have his phone with him!
Could it be that Shinryu Sukawa also knows where Yumi is?
Fearing that the criminals might be watching him nearby, Hideyoshi Haneda dared not take Conan Edogawa's phone directly. He could only suppress his eagerness and reply, "I understand. How did you know?"
An unfamiliar voice took over Hanakawa Shinryu's phone: "Ms. Miyamoto's partner sensed something was wrong and came to us... Does Mr. Haneda have any leads?"
Hideyoshi Haneda was somewhat disappointed, because if only his partner noticed the problem, it meant that the police didn't have any more clues.
But he still patiently explained his situation to everyone.
Upon hearing that the prisoner had given Haneda Hideyoshi a code, Hagiwara Kenji was overjoyed: "A code is good! Take a picture and send it to me! Hanakawa is the best at deciphering codes!"
Conan Edogawa nodded in agreement: "Indeed, I was just thinking about whether or not to contact Mr. Kankawa."
Often, deciphering codes isn't just about having a broad knowledge base and strong reasoning skills; sometimes all you need is a hint, which really tests your luck and inspiration.
Time is life now, not the time to fight for a moment's pride.
Both he and Hideyoshi Haneda were intelligent people and wouldn't doubt their abilities just because of a single request for help. Especially now that the life of someone they liked was threatened, it was normal for Hideyoshi Haneda's mind to be in turmoil and affected. The code was related to shogi, and the culprit might be someone from the shogi world. He couldn't guarantee that his knowledge of shogi covered the expertise of professionals.
In this situation, the renowned cipher interpreter, Shinryu Hanakawa, would be a good person to turn to for help.
Haneda Hideyoshi was not familiar with Samikawa Fukari, but seeing that Edogawa Conan praised him so highly, he immediately agreed.
So Conan Edogawa used Ai Haibara's phone to take pictures of the newly acquired "code" from various angles.
Yoshida Ayumi asked worriedly, "Won't the criminals find us like this?"
"No, not at all." Hanchuan Shenliu calmly replied on the other end of the phone, "The culprit this time should be a shogi player who has a grudge against Mr. Haneda. Judging from the style of the code, he should be a defeated opponent who is not convinced. His ultimate goal is probably to review the game with Mr. Haneda. He probably feels that he did not actually lose a certain time, and that Mr. Haneda stole the victory that belonged to him, so he did this."
Genta Kojima was completely bewildered: "Huh? What does this have to do with not being discovered by the criminal?"
Hanchuan Shenliu naturally offered a slightly discriminatory line of reasoning: "Judging from the wording of the kidnapping letter, the other party is probably too old to handle complicated electronic devices. Installing cameras or eavesdropping devices would be too much of a burden for them."
Kenji Hagiwara sighed, "It's true, it feels like people who are only five or six years older than us are already reluctant to even learn about office software..."
"The prisoner's ultimate goal is most likely to review the game with Mr. Haneda. Sooner or later he will meet him face to face, so there is no need for troublesome things like surveillance. He probably prepared to be caught a long time ago, and now he is just making things difficult for Mr. Haneda."
Haneda Hideyoshi took a deep breath: "None of that matters. I just want to know, what will he do to Yumi?"
"Highly unlikely. This kind of person's obsession is only with the game of chess," Hanchuan Shenliu asked. "Do you have anyone you suspect?"
Haneda Hideyoshi smiled wryly: "I've had too many defeated opponents, I really can't think of anything else..."
Conan Edogawa was taking pictures when he suddenly noticed that there were words on the side of the chess piece. He pondered for a moment and then realized, "Wait! I know what this code is all about!"
That's great! Mr. Han Chuan didn't even need to do anything; he cracked the code himself!
"This chessboard is alluding to the Seven Deadly Sins, and the hotel the answer points to is—"
Han Chuan Shenliu's voice echoed his.
"Pride Hotel".
Conan Edogawa: "...? Wait, Mr. Samikawa, how did you know?"
"Just a guess."
"How can I guess? I only described the chessboard briefly; I didn't even send a picture..."
"You mentioned the Seven Deadly Sins. Considering that the other party is going to have a face-to-face duel with Mr. Haneda, the location will not be outside the Tokyo area. After eliminating some options, the only hotel whose name is related to the Seven Deadly Sins is this one."
Conan Edogawa: "...Mr. Kankawa, did you memorize all the hotels?"
“This is basic operation. You never know what the criminal will use as a code.” Hanchuan Fukari answered smoothly. “Now that we’ve confirmed it, we’ll dispatch the police here. Tell Mr. Haneda to go over there quickly.”
The call ended.
After about two or three seconds, Hideyoshi Haneda finally spoke with shock: "It seems that he is indeed very good at deciphering codes, and his information is very well prepared."
His associative and memory abilities are outrageous! Even someone with a photographic memory wouldn't bother to remember the names of all the hotels!
Conan Edogawa's lips twitched: "The first time I knew him, the code he deciphered was made using the shape of some shop signs in Tokyo..."
Haneda Hideyoshi was amazed by the thought process of these code creators, and he also had some doubts in his heart. What kind of nonsense was Sugikawa Shinryu usually using his smart brain to memorize? How could this work?
"Anyway, we should get going." Conan Edogawa said thankfully, "Luckily, I just heard someone mention this hotel to me today, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to recall the name of this hotel."
Today, Sera Masumi told him she moved to a new hotel and invited him over, but he had something to do and couldn't agree. Actually, it's the same hotel! What a coincidence!
Wait a minute, speaking of Sera Masumi... why does he feel that Sera Masumi looks a bit like this Haneda Hideyoshi?
Conan Edogawa was greatly puzzled, wondering if he had become paranoid because of what Mr. Hanakawa had said at the kite festival.
Hideyoshi Haneda had already hailed a taxi, and only after everyone got in did he notice that Conan Edogawa was staring at him through the rearview mirror.
He asked, puzzled, "What's wrong?"
Conan Edogawa hesitated for a moment before saying, "It's nothing, I just suddenly realized that you look a lot like someone I know."
Haneda Hideyoshi was silent for a few seconds, then slowly said with a subtle expression, "Mr. Hanakawa also said that."
Conan Edogawa: "...???"
Huh?! How come Mr. Hanchuan is involved in everything?!
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The Dream of the Red Chamber is truly terrifying; this family has a large number of members, and now only the Kudo and Kuroba families combined can put them to a fight!
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