Chapter 279: The missing engineer hasn’t laughed like this for a long time...
The receiver connected to the eavesdropping device was on Lin Xi's mobile phone, so she simply handed him the touch-screen phone connected to the headphones.
"Listen to it yourself, Xiao Ke," she said. "I'm going to the bakery downstairs. If you have anything, send me a message—text it. My other phone can receive it."
Looking at Lin Xi walking away leisurely, Kudo Shinichi's mouth twitched.
People who have two mobile phones speak in a tough manner.
He looked at the phone that was thrown into his hand.
I don’t know what brand it is, but the body is pure black and looks low-key and luxurious.
When it was handed to him, the interface stopped at the play button of the eavesdropping software. There was also a miniature map above it, and a red dot showing the direction was flashing on it.
Kudo Shinichi's heart began to stir.
It's not nice to pry into other people's privacy, but... this is Sister Lin's phone. Sister Lin is truly a very mysterious and powerful person. Kudo Shinichi feels that every detective who meets her will be attracted by the mystery surrounding her.
He really wanted to see Sister Lin’s address book and files.
However, he eventually gave up the idea.
Sister Lin gave him the phone because she trusted him. And he also believed that Sister Lin was a good person. What's the point of digging out the secrets of a good person?
It’s better not to do that.
He quickly refocused his attention on his headphones.
"Brother...is it really okay to leave this here?"
Mm, that's the sound of vodka.
What he was talking about should be referring to Sister Lin’s Q version figurine.
Okay, next, Gin should throw away Sister Lin’s figurine.
Gin took a cigarette out of his pocket.
Kudo Shinichi heard the sound of a cigarette being lit in a car cigarette lighter.
After a while, his voice rang out: "Don't worry about it."
Kudo Shinichi:?
What do you mean by don't worry about it?
Are you checking the figurines?
Uh, should we take the figurine to the organization's base for inspection and then proceed after the X-ray?
Not only Kudo Shinichi was surprised, but Vodka who was sitting in the driver's seat was also quite surprised.
It looks so out of place to put a Q-version doll in the eldest brother's car.
This Q-version doll appeared in the eldest brother's car just now. When Vodka came over, he thought they had taken the wrong car.
Could it be that the owner of the Porsche across the street mistook their car and put his doll on it?
But the eldest brother said nothing, as if ignoring the fact that he had dropped the doll, and just sat in the passenger seat, just like usual.
Moreover, Vodka would not be wrong - when he saw the doll, the corners of the eldest brother's mouth raised two pixels.
Vodka: Brother, I haven’t laughed like this in a long time.
An idea suddenly occurred to him: "Brother, could this be Punch's doing?"
After he had guessed it out loud, the more he thought about it, the more he felt it was true: "Only that guy would like to give gifts... and only she likes to play games."
The most important thing is that the eldest brother will only show this expression when facing things related to Punch.
Only the things sent by Punch could escape the fate of being thrown away by Big Brother.
Gin answered him with a look that said "shut up".
Vodka scratched his head and smiled innocently.
Since my brother didn't deny it, it proves that he is right.
Punch is here too. I wonder what she's been up to lately? I haven't seen her in ages. Chianti even asked about her during our last mission.
On the other side, Kudo Shinichi was also thinking about Punch.
Haibara's former guardian, a core member of the organization, and an expert in disguise... It sounds like she has a good relationship with Gin?
Was the doll that Sister Lin placed there mistaken for a gift from Punch?
this……
Kudo Shinichi didn't know what to say.
He inexplicably had a feeling that he had done all the math problems wrong but the answers were all right.
It seems that the figurine will not be thrown away?
Shinichi Kudo couldn't help but feel a chill when he thought of such a thing being placed on the black Porsche.
"Brother, when will Punch come back? Chianti said last time—"
"Vodka." Gin interrupted him. "Stop the car."
"Ah, yes." Vodka was puzzled but did as he was told.
What happened? Kudo Shinichi held his breath and listened carefully.
Next came the sound of a car door opening.
Did they bump into something, or run into someone they knew?
Kudo Shinichi re-plugged his loosened earphones.
Then he heard a loud friction sound and a loud "sizzle" that almost broke his eardrum.
He quickly took off his headphones, realizing that the bug had been discovered.
Gin discovered it too quickly!
He hasn't finished listening to Vodka yet!
Kudo Shinichi sighed.
The question that Vodka asked, asking when Punch would be back, did it mean that Punch was away on a long-term mission?
Ahhh, I really want to know what it is!
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After returning to the doctor's house, Lin Xi displayed the photo taken in the office on the computer screen.
"It lists Taku Itakura's phone numbers, email addresses, social media accounts, residential addresses, family relationships, friendships, education, internship experience, personality, hobbies, and health status."
"We already know some of this information, but not as detailed as this photo."
"Now I have some good news." Lin Xi tapped the text on the screen. "I can send phishing links to all his phone, email, and social media accounts. If Bancang Zhuo clicks on the phishing link and stays on the interface for more than five seconds, I can immediately locate him."
"Once we've located him, we can talk to him directly—he'll surely tell us more than his diary can."
The good news was indeed good news - it was really great to have a hacker on the team - but the more Kudo Shinichi looked at the screen, the more he felt something was wrong.
What kind of company would keep such detailed information about its employees?
Contact information is fine, family relationships are reasonable, but why are there even things like personality profiles, interests and hobbies, and friendships?
Huibara Ai subconsciously glanced at Lin Xi.
As the former Shirley, she is of course familiar with this interface.
The interface to the organization's intranet.
Feeling her gaze, Lin Xi winked at her.
Haibara Ai withdrew her gaze.
Sister Lin seemed to be in a better mood... Never mind, since she took the photo directly, it should be okay to tell Edogawa.
"This is the interface to the organization's intranet," she said. "It's a website the organization built themselves, and only codename members can use it. It has a database, forums, bulletin boards, a mission hall, bounties, and other functions. This is the database, and it should be the entry that appears after typing in the keyword 'Itakura Taku'."
"What?!" Kudo Shinichi was shocked. "There are organized people in the Clumsy Company?!"
"Wait, Huiyuan, you just said that this website code name is available to members. So you must have used it before? Do you remember the URL?"
"Of course I remember it." Huiyuan Ai said coldly, "I can spell out the URL symbol by symbol right now. Why, great detective, do you want to log in and take a look too?"
"Oh, don't blame me for not reminding you. Logging into the organization's intranet will automatically upload your IP address, and any queries will be recorded. If you want to invite Gin to dinner, log in now. I think three hours is enough time for his Porsche to come over."
Kudo Shinichi was silent at first, then suddenly he shuddered: "Wait, since the query entry is recorded, then Sister Lin's query on Itakura Taku today will also be recorded, right?"
The air suddenly became quiet.
"If this is really the organization's intranet... yes, it is." Haibara Ai said.
"Ahh." Kudo Shinichi scratched his head in distress, "The organization will definitely find Sister Lin, and then..."
Then silence them or something.
"That's okay. From another perspective, this is actually good news." Lin Xi said, "Xiao Ai, you just said that only code members can use the intranet? The person who brought me into the office today is named Murakami Taicang. The office he entered is his father's office, and he said that this URL is the one he saw his father log in to."
"Now we can know the true identity of a codenamed member, so this is actually a good thing, huh?"
"But, Sister Lin, once that codenamed member discovers his extra query records, he'll start to suspect you..."
"Yes, the organization will suspect me." Lin Xi nodded, "But they won't just shoot me, right?"
"Based on what you two have said, um... everything about the organization, we imagine it's a hierarchical, deeply hidden, and ambitious illegal criminal organization." Lin Xi tapped the table. "They're not like some terrorist organizations that appear in the news from time to time and claim responsibility for terrorist attacks. They're not the ones that people are familiar with. They're very mysterious and don't even have a name."
"After seeing the inquiry records, the organization will suspect that I have a connection with Itakura Taku. They'll wonder if this guy is just a silly girl desperate to find someone because she can't contact her missing online friend, or if he's a guy with ulterior motives who deliberately came to the Clumsy Company to inquire about Itakura Taku. If it's the latter, they'll investigate me, find out which organization I'm from, and then arrest and interrogate me. If it's the former... the organization won't do anything to me."
"It's the organization's principle not to take action against ordinary people who are unaware of the situation." Lin Xi shrugged. "Judging from how much importance they attach to the software developed by Itakura Taku, they will most likely send someone to monitor me for a few days and contact Itakura Taku to ask him about me."
"So next, we have to act separately," Lin Xi said. "I'll forge the online chat records between Bancang Zhuo and me to prove that we're online friends. I'll stay home for the next few days, occasionally going to the studio to pretend to finish my graduation project. You guys will wait in Bancang Zhuo's rental apartment for a call from the organization. They know Bancang Zhuo doesn't check messages when he's working, so calling the landline in the rental apartment is how they've always contacted Bancang Zhuo."
She paused, looking at everyone's solemn expressions, and gave them a reassuring smile: "I think I've made myself clear, right? Now we have to get busy. The investigation could be exposed at any time."
"So, when are we going to Itakura Taku's rental house?" Kudo Shinichi asked after a moment of silence.
"I think we have to go tonight," Lin Xi said. "Don't worry, I won't forget to cover the surveillance cameras near his rental house. When the call comes, you need to reveal your uneasiness and distrust of them, and prepare for a temporary change of transaction location later."
"Next, I'm going home to create a phishing link and forge chat records. Itakura Taku's disappearance will be discovered sooner or later, and we must find him before the organization does."
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