Chapter 551
Vodka paused for a moment, feeling that this was something he shouldn't be saying himself... Shouldn't Ireland be the one to say it?
This way, if the older brother is unhappy, there will be a clear target for punishment.
Botnis was still urging, "What's so hard about saying it? I'm right near the Pacific buoy right now, how could I not know what you're doing? I was the one who reminded you to find a good facial recognition system, have you forgotten?"
Vodka suddenly remembered that it was indeed because Potnis mentioned that he seemed to have seen the dead Miyano Akemi on the road, and then talked about the new facial recognition technology, that Gin took it seriously and investigated the programmer they had kidnapped.
Moreover, let alone Sherry, Sherry's older sister, Akemi Miyano, took care of Potts for so long, and Potts never showed any mercy. After the organization killed Akemi Miyano, Potts' biggest dissatisfaction was that his nanny was gone.
The problem is, his older brother seems to fail easily when it comes to tasks related to Sherry! And with the interference of Potnis, it feels like the debuffs are already maxed out.
While Vodka hesitated, Ireland had already given a very firm answer.
"Bottenis, we found screenshots of the cross-age recognition system test on the USB drive brought by the programmer we hired. For some reason, this person seems to know Shirley and seems to be looking for her, but he found elementary school students instead. It might be surveillance footage from a long time ago..."
Vodka, now displaying his intelligence, retorted: "What do you mean by 'from a distant era'? Look at this, the phone behind Sherry, isn't that the latest model? This is recent surveillance footage! Although I don't know why Sherry is a child..."
Botness's tone instantly turned bored: "Huh? Did you find the wrong person? It's probably just because she looks similar that she was identified as Sherry... I told you that this concept sounds impressive, like you can find surveillance footage of all ages from just one photo. It's not reliable at all. People are working on things like analyzing walking posture and demeanor. I thought it would be more difficult to find people who have had plastic surgery, but now it seems that they can't even tell people apart if they look similar."
Vodka didn't understand these professional matters, but because Potts' tone was so confident, Vodka couldn't help but believe him a little: "Yes, it does feel like posture and such are more reliable, after all, no one is constantly paying attention to correcting their walking posture, but the face can be surgically altered..."
Vermouth secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Potts had probably realized that this program was more outrageous than everyone had imagined; it could actually find people who had shrunk after taking the drug...
Once Sherry is exposed, Shinichi Kudo might also be exposed, and Potts, who knows both of them but did not report to the organization, will definitely be suspected no matter what he did before.
Even if it weren't for protecting Shinichi Kudo, Potts wouldn't have allowed the organization to obtain this procedure, much less let this topic continue...
“But you never know,” Potts said, changing the subject. “What if Sherry encounters some magical creature that invites her to become a magical girl, and then shrinks because she’s too old?”
Vermouth: "…………"
Vodka: "…………"
“I’ll go ask the Boss,” Potts said in a light tone. “I feel like this place is more fun. I want to join you. I’ll get in touch later.”
After finishing his monologue, Potts hung up the phone.
Vodka's temples bulged with veins: "He's acting on his own again!"
Vermouth clenched her fists silently, screaming inwardly—what is Potness thinking?! Why is he even fueling the flames?! Doesn't he fear being implicated too?!
Vermouth felt dizzy with anger, but fortunately she had a way to contact the Boss. She knew what the Boss was more worried about and was confident she could persuade him to destroy the program.
I'm afraid Potts might say something inappropriate...
Perhaps she should have contacted Potts before contacting the Boss.
While Vermouth was anxious, Conan Edogawa was also anxious.
After he arrived at the Pacific buoy with the Metropolitan Police Department's ship, he was not driven away, but instead went inside the facility with them.
Because seawater is needed to cool a large number of servers, the Pacific buoy itself is underwater, making entry and exit very complicated. Under such circumstances, the fact that a programmer went missing shocked everyone inside the Pacific buoy.
It's incredible that someone managed to steal an important programmer from Interpol's facilities without being detected!
The atmosphere changed instantly.
Reviewing the surveillance footage revealed that the last place the missing programmer was seen was the restroom. After she went in, two staff members also pushed a cleaning cart in, but the programmer did not come out until the two staff members came out. When they went to look for her again, she was gone.
"Those two are suspicious! The cart they're pushing is just big enough to fit one person!"
"But where did they get out from?"
After another flurry of activity, they finally figured out their escape route and confirmed that an insider was needed to carry out this operation... but it was already too late.
With the vast ocean outside, who knows where to find someone? We can only try to find the mole first.
But finding the mole was a very troublesome matter, and in any case, they didn't find anything until Conan Edogawa left.
Conan Edogawa guessed that this was the Black Organization's operation because of Shuichi Akai's tip-off, but he couldn't tell anyone!
He is now in a precarious situation, because Conan Edogawa, who has seen the demonstration of the cross-age facial recognition system, knows very well that once the organization obtains the program and suddenly decides to investigate him, Conan Edogawa's identity will definitely be exposed!
So they returned to the hotel, where Conan Edogawa, who had met up with Ran Mouri and the others, looked somewhat worried.
It wasn't until Kogoro Mouri drank too much and Ran Mouri raised her voice a little in anger that Conan Edogawa came to his senses and suddenly realized something.
"Where's Brother Bo Ye?"
"After returning from whale watching, he said he had to leave early," Ai Haibara said. "Are you looking for him?"
Conan Edogawa shook his head: "No."
It's actually good that Brother Bo Ye isn't here, because if it's related to the organization, Brother Bo Ye will definitely stop him from doing this or that. He can be more free on his own.
In any case, if help is needed, and since the Black Organization is involved, Mr. Akai and the new Japanese Public Security officer will certainly not stand idly by.
That's what he thought, but Conan Edogawa didn't really feel like he could do anything, because the Pacific buoy was in the sea, and the organization's people were probably in the sea too...
In some ways, it's a good thing that he doesn't align with the organization. Otherwise, if he were to run into someone from the organization under these circumstances, it would seem like the organization used that system to discover him and Ai Haibara and was coming to arrest them!
Considering that Ai Haibara has PTSD related to the organization, Conan Edogawa did not intend to tell her what had happened. In fact, to keep it a secret, he pretended to be cheerful and chatted with the other members of the Detective Boys until after dinner, when he finally found an opportunity to go and talk to Professor Agasa about the situation.
As fate would have it, Ai Haibara had actually eavesdropped on the whole thing.
On the surface, Ai Haibara's words of comfort seemed effective, but in reality, the urge to escape resurfaced whenever the topic of the organization came up again.
This kept her awake at night.
After waiting motionless until Ayumi Yoshida, who shared a room with her, fell asleep, Ai Haibara sat up again and stared blankly in the moonlight streaming through the gaps in the curtains.
What should we do?
If the organization really finds her through that system... then resistance will be useless, right? It might even implicate others.
Unlike her, the organization always knew she was alive, but Shinichi Kudo had already been marked as dead in the organization's files, so he might be able to escape this fate.
Therefore, if the organization discovers any suspicious activity about her, the best thing she should do is distance herself from those who have treated her so kindly...
Just as she was lost in thought, Ai Haibara's phone suddenly vibrated.
Ai Haibara's heart skipped a beat. When she reached for her phone, she realized that her hands were trembling so badly that she almost dropped it.
She received an anonymous email.
【Shirley, take your phone and go downstairs to the parking lot right now. Don't alert anyone else. I guarantee everyone around you will be fine, and they can continue going to elementary school and high school as usual.】
Ai Haibara gasped.
Less than a day after the programmer was kidnapped, the organization not only confirmed that she was still alive, but also found out where she lived, shrunk, and even her email address!
Furthermore, they exploited her weakness.
Even if the organization might not keep its word, since things have come to this point, she has no way to continue running away. She might as well obey the orders in this email and maybe she can protect others.
The fear of the Black Organization caused Ai Haibara's thoughts to go astray again.
Because the email said immediately, Ai Haibara didn't even dare to change her clothes. She hurriedly put on a coat, wore the glasses that Conan Edogawa had given her, hesitated for a moment, then hid the Detective Boys badge on her body. Finally, she turned her head to look at the sleeping Ayumi Yoshida, then quietly opened the door to the room, grabbed her phone, and left the room.
She quickly walked to the parking lot, clutching her phone, and nervously looked around.
Suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind her.
What are you looking for?
Ai Haibara was so tense that she almost screamed, but the person covered her mouth.
"Calm down, it's me."
Haibara Ai, still shaken, turned her head and saw a familiar figure.
The man she knew, Brother Bo Ye, released his hand from her mouth and smiled, gesturing for her to be quiet.
"It's the middle of the night, so it's best not to scare anyone, don't you think?"
Ai Haibara was pale and her mind was still a bit muddled, with only the thought of not dragging others down her mind remaining: "Why are you still here? Let's go..."
"Hey, I'm leaving right away, but I'm waiting for you."
"……wait for me?"
Ai Haibara suddenly realized something, and her expression froze.
The young man, who always liked to squat down to look at the child at eye level when talking to her, only bent down slightly when covering her mouth. From the moment he finished speaking, he stood straight and looked down at her from above.
The bright moon hung in the night sky, casting a hazy glow on his silver hair.
His light green eyes, which were always vibrant under the sunlight, now took on an obscure and eerie hue, as if his temperament had undergone some strange change.
Ai Haibara's throat tightened, and she could barely speak, managing to squeeze out a few words: "You...could it be..."
"Oh right, I haven't introduced myself yet."
The silver-haired youth smiled gently as always, looking relaxed and carefree, just like the cheerful older brother he was during the day.
"My code name is Potniss, nice to meet you."
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