Chapter 1308 The Wind Is so Strong that I Can’t Hear Clearly

Although the Kudo couple have returned, Conan still habitually reports to the Mori Detective Agency after school.

The current situation is getting more and more serious, and he is always afraid that Mao Lilan will be harmed by the organization because of Kudo Shinichi.

Mouri Kogoro was leaning on his chair, his legs crossed on the desk, and he was reading a newspaper.

Due to the departure of Asano Nobushige, Maori Ran alone can no longer control the increasingly depraved Maori Kogoro. Empty cans are everywhere in the office.

"What do these Americans want to do?!" Mouri Kogoro shook the newspaper and complained loudly.

Conan put his schoolbag on the sofa and asked, "What's wrong?"

Mao Lilan said helplessly: "Dad is angry because of the expansion of TENSE Group. TENSE Group seems to have acquired many medical research institutions."

"Have you not known this for a long time?"

"Do you know how low they bought it at? This price is simply irritating!" Kogoro Mori took a deep breath to calm down. "Japanese politicians are colluding with TENSE to steal national wealth. This behavior is simply traitorous!"

"Actually, it's not just Japan, the same situation seems to have occurred in other countries." Mao Lilan sighed, "But the strange thing is that TENSE's reputation is too positive, and many media promote them as the leader in launching a technological revolution."

"Huh, media is essentially a product of politics."

"This kind of thing cannot be generalized..."

Before Mao Lilan finished speaking, Mao Li Kogoro pointed to an article in surprise and said: "Look! Another technology worker has disappeared mysteriously! Combined with the recent abnormal acquisition behavior of TENSE, I have every reason to think that The disappearance of these people is the fault of TENSE."

"It shouldn't be possible, right?"

Conan climbed up the chair to Kogoro Mori's desk and saw the report in the newspaper.

It is indeed very suspicious. The industry in which the missing person is engaged is completely consistent with the organization acquired by TENSE Group, and the company and organization where the missing person works happen to have not been acquired by TENSE. It looked like they were going to kill anyone who disobeyed.

Mao Lilan didn't believe it because she had always regarded TENSE as a serious company. But Conan knew that TENSE was originally part of the organization, and the organization was fully capable of doing such a thing!

Mouri Kogoro complained: "TENSE has seriously threatened social stability and security. Why is there no movement at all from the National Police Agency? Have they also been corrupted?"

Conan thought for a while and said, "I want to go out."

"What are you doing?" Mao Lilan was worried. "The security situation is so chaotic recently. It's better if you don't run around alone at night."

"I'm looking for Asano Haibara Ai." Conan made up an excuse, "Asano brother is now the president of TENSE. Asano Haibara Ai may know why they did this."

"Hey, but..."

Conan had run away in a flash.

However, he did not plan to find a breakthrough from Asano Nobushige, because he knew that person would not tell him. Instead of wasting time on Asano Nobushige, it would be better to ask someone else.

Conan dialed Takagi Wataru's phone: "Officer Takagi, do you have time now? I want to know something from you."

"Ah?" Gao Mushe was in a meeting just now. He came out to answer the phone under the condemning gaze of his superiors, so he was very embarrassed. "I'm afraid it's not convenient for me now."

"Brother Shinichi asked me to ask."

Takagi Wataru: "...Okay, call me when you get to the Metropolitan Police Department."

"I'm already in the park next to the Metropolitan Police Department."

Takagi Wataru sighed helplessly, knowing that he had to sneak away from work again.

Because he was skipping work, Takagi Wataru turned up his collar, covered half of his face, and hurried to the park.

"Takagi Criminal." Conan called out, "I'm here!"

Fortunately, the place Conan was looking for was relatively remote and there were almost no people around, which made Takagi Wataru sigh in relief.

"Tell me, what do you want from me?"

Conan corrected: "Brother Shinichi asked me to ask. He noticed that experts in the medical field have been missing recently. How does the Metropolitan Police view this phenomenon?"

For a moment, Takagi Wataru felt that Conan was like an aggressive reporter at a press conference.

He shook his head quickly to dispel the messy thoughts: "I have also heard about this matter, but those experts have their own reasons for disappearing, and the reasons are not the same. They cannot be regarded as one thing at the moment."

"But the behavior of TENSE during the same period is very suspicious. Why do experts in which fields TENSE acquires companies and research institutions disappear mysteriously?" Conan said seriously, "I suspect that those missing experts are probably all Captured by TENSE!"

"Don't talk nonsense!" Wataru Takagi covered Conan's mouth in a panic, and whispered in his ear, "The TENSE project is not only a plan for Tokyo, but also a political party that is about to run for election. Value them. In this case, TENSE can achieve its goal through legitimate channels, and there is no need to risk arresting those experts and scholars."

After hearing this, Conan did not feel relaxed at all, but became more and more nervous: "Has an American company completely gained the trust of the government?"

Takagi Wataru's eyes dodge: "It's not trust. I heard... I also heard that you can't tell others."

After Conan's repeated assurances, he continued: "I heard that some officials have received considerable benefits from TENSE, and the policy preferences are probably due to this reason."

Conan frowned, as if he couldn't accept that the country he loved could be so corrupt.

Takagi Wataru didn't want to say more, so he just made a few remarks and then fell silent.

"Is what you said true?" Conan couldn't help but confirm.

"How can such a thing be true or false?" Takagi Wataru sighed, "But the Metropolitan Police Department had just held a meeting to discuss how to suppress public opinion."

There is no need to create an illusion, you just need to suppress all voices of the truth, and the false will naturally become true.

Conan obviously realized what this meant. After Takagi returned to the Metropolitan Police Department, he rushed home without stopping.

He remembered that his father was going home for dinner today, and he might be able to get answers to some things from his father.

"Ah, Shinichi, you're back."

Kudo Yukiko was sitting at the dining table, applying nail polish, "The food is in the pot. If you are hungry, just take it out and eat it yourself."

"Where's my dad?" Conan asked straight to the point.

"He seems to be busy with work." Kudo Yukiko answered nonchalantly.

Of course, such an answer cannot satisfy Conan. His mind is now full of confusion, not only about TENSE and Mr. Asano, but also about the situation of his parents.

"What are you hiding from me?" Conan asked seriously.

Kudo Yukiko pretended not to hear: "What?"

Conan repeated his question.

"What did you say? The wind was so strong that I couldn't hear clearly."

Conan: "..."

"Snapped--"

Conan slammed his hands on the dining table, and Kudo Yukiko's bottles and jars containing nail polish immediately flew into the sky.

She quickly held the nail polish in her arms to prevent those little ones from being destroyed by Kudo Shinichi, who didn't know how to show mercy.

"What are you doing?" Kudo Yukiko complained angrily.

Conan's patience ran out: "That's enough! I have never been so aggrieved since I was a child. The feeling that the truth is right in front of my eyes, but everyone is trying their best to hide it from me is really terrible! Mr. Asano is also good , you and dad, both of you know that organization very well, but you didn’t tell me, and you even blocked me when I was investigating. Why? It’s obviously the organization that caused me to be like this, and I am qualified and should investigate! "

"You are very young now." Kudo Yukiko chuckled, "There is no such thing as growing up."

"Mom!!"

Kudo Yukiko ignored her son's anger. While adjusting her manicure, she asked casually: "Shinichi, have you really thought about what you want to do from the bottom of your heart?"

"Eh?" Conan was stunned.

"Do you really realize what kind of behemoth you are facing?"

"I……"

"You have been very smart since you were a child. I know that Yuzuo is trying his best to cultivate you according to your hobbies. You were already a very good detective ten years ago. But Shinichi, don't you think your seventeen years have been too smooth? " Kudo Yukiko smiled softly, "The world in your eyes is completely different from the world in our eyes or Mr. Asano's. In this case, how can you demand us to tell you the truth?"

Conan was stunned. This was the first time he heard his mother say such things.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Kudo Yukiko continued to ask: "Shinichi, what does your father look like in your eyes?"

Conan was vaguely aware of what his mother wanted to tell him, but he almost never used his outstanding mind on his relatives, and subconsciously he was resisting that possibility.

"He is a famous mystery novelist with fans all over the world. His reasoning ability is better than mine. He knows a lot of things. He has a calm and rational personality, but he is very good to his family. That's probably it..." Conan said uncertainly.

Hearing this, Kudo Yukiko's eyes became gentler.

"Yes, he is such a person." Kudo Yukiko said with emotion, "But because of this, we cannot let you know everything."

"Mother!"

"Shh, go get the food quickly, I'm hungry."

"...If you're hungry, just eat by yourself."

After all, Conan still couldn't get any clues from his parents.

After dinner, he sat alone on the chair where his father often sat in the study. There was an A4 paper in front of him, with some sketches drawn in pencil on it.

It was a schematic diagram of the instruments that Haibara Ai had seen in the TENSE Group that Conan had reproduced based on his impressions.

He didn't know what it was, and with his knowledge reserve, he couldn't figure out the function of the instrument for a while. But it doesn't matter, there are people around him who can help.

Conan decided to ask Dr. Ali.

But she had to find a time when Asano Haihara Ai was not around, otherwise according to her character, she would not allow herself to ask the doctor with the drawings.

What Conan didn't know was that the instrument, whose function he still hadn't figured out, was being transported in large quantities by truck to the TENSE Building.

Nobushige stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window on the 79th floor, staring at the dazzling car lights downstairs, his frown never letting go.

Gin was sitting on the sofa, holding a glass of gin - God knows he originally wanted to drink a martini, but when he thought of the possible expressions and associations of mezcal, he decisively switched to gin.

However, the more this happened, the more irritated Gin became.

Obviously he has nothing to do with Belmod...well, maybe there is a little relationship, but definitely not close to each other, but...

"Gin." Mescal called out coldly, "Has anyone ever told you that you look ugly when you smile?"

Gin: "???"

"Ah, I'm sorry, I seem to have misjudged it. Were you... entangled just now?"

Gin: "..."

Thanks to Tomeskar, his temper has improved a lot now. If this had been done half a year ago, a bullet would have definitely been shot into Mescal's head.

Gin adjusted his mood and had no time to speak. Nobuhiro didn't care, so he moved his eyes downstairs again.

"Why do you think Rum put those things in the TENSE Building?" Nobuhiro murmured in a low voice.

He didn't expect Gin to answer this question: "Because this is the center of the vortex."

"Oh? It sounds like you know a lot."

"Hmph." Gin exhaled heavily through his nose, "If you don't want me to know, then don't let me do anything."

Nobuhiro raised his hand and traced the shape of the instrument on the glass with his fingertips: "Those big guys can separate people's thoughts from the body and transform them into the form of information, which will exist permanently. And this can be the eternal life of all mankind. "

Rum's lack of warning meant that these words could be told to Gin.

But what if the person standing next to him is not Gin?

For example, he can use the voice changer invented by Dr. Ari to change another person's voice. As long as his acting skills are good enough, can they reveal the secret of the organization to the world without telling Rum?

Gin didn't know that Mescal's mind had turned several times in the blink of an eye. This was the first time he heard about the organization's plan, but compared to Mescal who was shocked at the time, Gin's performance seemed too calm.

"The world is developing infinitely, and human beings have the supremacy of thinking to understand the world. But when it comes to a person or even a generation, limited by life, thinking is not supremacy." Gin talked about philosophical issues clearly, "Every generation The relearning process is a waste of time. I agree with the organization's plan on this."

Nobuhiro couldn't help but turn around and look at someone seriously, with a look of disbelief on his face.

"Have you been kidnapped by any philosopher?"

"Hey." Gin dismissed it, "Any great truth is just a tool to cover up selfishness and desires. Once you understand it, you won't bother to care about such things."

These words were not at all like those spoken by the Gin club that Nobuhiro knew in the past, but they actually made Nobuhiro change his view of him.

He seems to be feeling more and more emotional recently. This is not a good sign. The closer the critical moment comes, the more ruthless he should be, instead of being the first to collapse.

However, Nobushige did not let his hesitation last too long. He quickly adjusted his state - that was a psychological defense that no sword or gun could break through.