Chapter 544
Faced with Conan Edogawa's question, Shinryu Samakawa answered very calmly.
"Send to groups".
Conan Edogawa: "???"
This kind of thing can be sent to a group?!
He choked up for a few seconds, and just as he was about to say something, Han Chuan Shenliu's phone rang.
Hanchuan Shenliu answered the phone: "It's me."
"I received your photo. I'm on my way there right away. Where are you now?" Kenji Hagiwara said swiftly.
Hanchuan Shenliu gave the address and then said, "I won't stay here. You can handle this yourselves, First Investigation Division."
Kenji Hagiwara felt a little regretful, thinking that it was impossible for Shinryu Kagawa to run into this case. It was clear that Shinryu Kagawa was destined for this case, but if Shinryu Kagawa was unwilling, then so be it.
After chatting for a couple more minutes, Hanchuan Shenliu hung up the phone.
Conan Edogawa: "…………"
So, does "mass messaging" refer to sending a mass message to the First Investigation Division...?
That makes sense. The photo Han Chuan Shenliu just took was a coded message, which he has already deciphered. It's likely that the Black Organization has also deciphered it, which is why they were able to make such advance arrangements. In that case, the Black Organization doesn't actually need information related to the coded message.
Sigh, suddenly encountering the Black Organization has put him on a bit too much of a nerve.
Conan Edogawa noticed that Shinryu Samikawa was still there, staring intently at the cipher, and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong with this cipher?"
Isn't Hanchuan Shenliu the best at deciphering codes? Surely he figured it out while Hanchuan Shenliu couldn't?
"Hmm... I just feel that this isn't quite right," said Hanchuan Shenliu vaguely.
Conan Edogawa, his curiosity piqued, asked, "What's wrong?"
"The FBI mainly uses English, and this code was redesigned using the 26 letters, but it uses the expression pattern of Japanese."
Han Chuan Shenliu put away his phone: "Fortunately, the code has already been exposed. If we continue to use it, it might cause new problems."
Conan Edogawa watched as Shinryu Samikawa casually finished speaking, turned around, and left, saying only, "Oh..."
They really don't care about the scene at all! This is the scene of the FBI's death!
never mind……
Conan Edogawa sighed and began contacting his parents and Shuichi Akai.
It turned out they had all lost contact.
Conan Edogawa's expression immediately changed, and without caring about the scene, he rushed to the Kudo residence.
These days he's been busy dealing with the matter of Kogoro Mouri being framed by the Japanese Public Security Bureau, and he can't spare any attention for anyone else.
Kudo Yusaku initially said he would contact him if he had any leads, but nothing ever came of it. Edogawa Conan thought that involving the Japanese Public Security Bureau was indeed a bit troublesome, but he didn't find it strange.
Now that we look at it, it's not just that there's no movement; the person has simply gone missing!
If it were Usui Saiki who had been out of contact for ten days or half a month, Conan Edogawa would have been completely unfazed. But when Shuichi Akai and his parents went missing for a few days, Conan Edogawa became so anxious that he started to have paranoia.
Upon returning to the Kudo residence, Conan Edogawa discovered it was a false alarm.
There have indeed been a lot of strangers in the house, but those strangers are all FBI agents...
When Conan Edogawa arrived, Jodie Starling was scolding Shuichi Akai, and the other FBI agents stood by, not daring to interrupt.
"Playing dead is fun, isn't it?! Huh?!" Teacher Jodie punched Shuichi Akai wildly. "You didn't give us a single word! You really don't trust us at all! If that's the case, why do you need our help? Can't you do it all by yourself?"
Shuichi Akai was in the wrong and didn't fight back, so he silently let Jodie beat him up.
After Ms. Jodie finished hitting him, Shuichi Akai calmly said, "Your shock seems a bit fake. You actually knew I was still alive all along, didn't you?"
Ms. Judy: "…………"
Conan Edogawa: "…………"
Even a straight man like Conan Edogawa knows that this isn't the right thing to say... Even if you wanted to ask, couldn't you have asked at another time?!
Ms. Jodie was so angry that she, who had already stopped, stepped forward and punched Shuichi Akai again, then slammed her hand on the table angrily: "Alright! Let's get down to business—oh, isn't this Conan-kun?"
Conan Edogawa was speechless.
I just saw him! Was he playing so intensely?
"What are you doing here...?"
Cameron explained, "Several FBI agents have been killed in the past two days. We're worried about our code being leaked and our hideout's location being revealed, so it's not safe. That's why, at the invitation of Mr. Akai and Mr. Kudo, we've come to the Kudo residence for temporary refuge..."
Shuichi Akai suddenly interjected: "As of now, the location of the base has not been leaked. I have people keeping an eye on the base, but we haven't found any trace of the organization. If the organization is going to capture someone for interrogation, they should first find out the location of the base, and then ask for the code."
James, who was in charge of the FBI team, asked, "Any news about Jim and Chen, who designed the code?"
Upon hearing the familiar name—the same name he had just seen on the FBI badge he found on the body—Conan Edogawa quickly interjected, "Um, these two people should already be dead... That's what I came back to say."
Immediately afterwards, he quickly recounted what had just happened, including seeing vodka and the fact that Shinryu Hanchuan was also present.
They even mentioned Hankawa Shinryu's evaluation.
"Mr. Hanchuan said that the FBI is all Americans, but they use Japanese-style expressions, which might cause problems..."
Cameron laughed: "Jim and Chen were in charge of our codes before. They only needed to understand them. There are additional procedures to crack the codes. You don't need to know Japanese. Sugikawa Shinryu is worrying too much."
James pondered, "Han Chuan Shenliu... I remember there seemed to be a problem with his file?"
“Yes, but the main problem is that it’s hard to tell whether it’s someone else’s problem or his own, because most of Mr. Hanchuan’s information is in paper form, and it’s not that others have no impression of him at all… The biggest question is that those who are supposedly Mr. Hanchuan’s teachers and classmates can’t seem to remember him very well,” Conan Edogawa explained.
James recalled the case involving the Navy SEALs that Hanchuan Shenliu had been involved in, and felt very sorry that such a useful person had problems with his file... Even without looking at the file, just by looking at his demeanor, he felt that there was something wrong with the other party, but he was still disappointed that there really was something wrong with him!
"The fact that he can make such a comment means he has already cracked the code, right?" An FBI agent who didn't know Hanakawa Shinryu simply commented on the code, "That's really impressive."
Conan Edogawa coughed: "Well, I actually cracked the code too... This code wasn't too difficult, so my guess is that someone in the Black Organization also cracked the code and hacked into an FBI agent's phone, able to intercept emails sent by the contact..."
James frowned: "Then we'll have to use a new code..."
"Wait a minute!" Cameron suddenly spoke up, "I think this is a good opportunity. We can't always let them use entrapment tactics; we can use entrapment tactics too!"
Ms. Judy's eyes lit up: "Indeed, Jim and Chen's deaths haven't made the news yet, there's a time lag, the Black Organization doesn't know we've already got the news! We can give it a try!"
Shuichi Akai agreed: "That's a good idea."
So everyone immediately sprang into action. Jodie, who spoke Japanese, was in charge of creating the code, Shuichi Akai and Conan Edogawa went to the side to discuss and exchange details, Cameron and another person prepared to act as bait, and the others packed up sniper rifles and other weapons, ready to start the killing spree as soon as the Black Organization appeared.
Anyway, since the distance is far and everyone's marksmanship is so-so, there will definitely be survivors, so there's no shortage of people to interrogate.
Jodie quickly prepared the code and had it checked by Shuichi Akai and Conan Edogawa. Neither of them found anything wrong with it, so she sent the code out.
Just as the FBI had anticipated, Vermouth intercepted and analyzed the email, informing the team that the FBI would be appearing somewhere in an hour, and instructing them to prepare accordingly.
Having already successfully used this code to kill six FBI agents in three rounds without any problems, Vodka was starting to rely on it, so he planned to respond when he heard it.
Chianti muttered to herself, "Didn't we just finish killing them? Why are they here again? Is this for real...?"
Gin just found out that Potts had actually created a private group to talk bad about him, and he didn't know how many people were in it. Chianti refused to say, and Boss even sent him an email... He's in a terrible mood right now.
When he's in a bad mood, he wants to find something to do.
“Vermouth, send me the code,” Gin said coldly. “It might be a trap.”
Vodka, well-intentioned but lacking in tact, said, "Brother, you don't need to be so cautious just because of what Potts said..."
Gin glared at him fiercely: "Who said it was because of Potts?!"
Actually, it's not entirely unrelated to Potts; the boss just emailed me, telling him to be careful...
The implication is that while Potts does like to tattle, if you had no problems at all, he wouldn't be in any trouble, right? Ultimately, it's you who has the problem!
Gin's blood pressure rose just looking at it.
Now he was holding his breath and could only let it out when he had the chance. After reading the coded message sent by Vermouth, Gin was focused on finding fault and actually found a problem.
“Vermouth, didn’t you notice something wrong with this code?” Gin was fluent in multiple languages, and Japanese was no problem for him. “The code used to be in the black book style of Romanization, and this sound was always written as FU. But this time it’s in the kunrei style, and this sound is written as HU. This means that the person who sent the email has changed… Heh, maybe they’re copying us and trying to bait us.”
As they talked, Gin's mood improved.
Anyone who discovers an enemy trap will feel better, and Gin is no exception.
Considering that this was because of Boss's email, Gin's dissatisfaction with Boss has lessened considerably.
Vermouth looked closely and exclaimed, "It really is! Shall we still go?"
“Of course we’ll go.” Gin sneered. “They’ve definitely brought more FBI agents this time to hunt us down. Maybe they can catch us all in one fell swoop.”
At this moment, Chianti suddenly interrupted again.
"Potnis emailed again, asking what we're doing right now... Gin, what should we say?"
Gin: "...Don't let him bother us."
Chianti scoffed and casually typed a reply: "Going hunting FBI agents. This time I can kill as many as I want. If you don't like this kind of activity, don't come."
When Usoppei received Chianti's reply, he immediately understood that the FBI's code was still malfunctioning.
He even had the audacity to remind the Americans not to use Japanese as a code in front of Conan Edogawa; he's utterly hopeless!
Meanwhile, Conan Edogawa, after the FBI agents who had gone fishing left, paced restlessly in his study.
Ms. Judy was completely bewildered: "Conan, don't worry, so many of us went this time."
"...I feel like I'm missing something." Conan Edogawa felt even more uneasy when he heard Jodie's words, which sounded like she was setting a flag!
But even he himself couldn't figure out what was wrong with him, and Shuichi Akai naturally couldn't guess either, so he could only hope that his colleagues would be reliable.
Soon, the colleagues arrived at their destination and began making arrangements.
As the appointed time approached, Conan Edogawa suddenly remembered something and rushed to the place where the cipher had been explained earlier. He searched through the papers, compared them with the previous ciphers, and studied the cipher written by Ms. Jodie.
Ms. Judy: "Is my writing okay? Xiu didn't find any problems. I learned Japanese from my friend who's an elementary school teacher..."
In that instant, Conan Edogawa's mind cleared up.
"Oh no! Mr. Hanchuan's warning actually came true!!!"
—Good heavens, when did his brain become so unreliable? Is it easy to have a brain fart when partnered with Mr. Akai?!
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Even with the original Akai + Conan combination, they didn't notice the problem with the code Jodie wrote... They suddenly became incredibly stupid! There's so much more I want to complain about!
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