As soon as Conan walked out of the bathroom, he saw Kogoro Mori chatting with three clients.
"I'm sorry. Actually, we were already nearby when we made the call. But because I happened to see the news on TV, I'm not sure if you, Detective Mori, are here..."
The speaker was a middle-aged man with thinning hair, wearing a gray suit and black-rimmed round glasses:
"By the way, I almost forgot to introduce myself. My name is Naito Sadei. I am an employee of a video game company. This is my business card."
"Oh," Mouri Kogoro took it and glanced at it. Suddenly, as if he saw something incredible, he said in surprise: "You, you... you are only 20 years old?!"
"Yeah, I was originally in the program development department, but then I couldn't stand the pressure and so I became a project manager. Hehe... I'm sorry, they all said that I look more mature."
Naito Dinghei, who was very bald, smiled awkwardly.
Hey, old programmer... Mouri Kogoro had a strange expression on his face, and immediately looked at the other two people who were visiting with him.
The man with the mushroom head and green coat is named Ryusuke Soma.
The mixed-race man with blond hair and blue eyes is named Subekru.
The three of them belong to three different game companies. According to them, they will entrust their famous detective to find someone this time because the computer programmer Taku Itakura who took their orders actually disappeared a week ago. .
It was also at that time that they also received a video from Itakura Taku and discovered that the other party actually signed software production contracts with three companies at the same time.
As he spoke, the sparse-haired Naito Sadei opened the laptop he carried with him and skillfully recalled the video:
[Taking over the development of Go, Shogi and Chess at the same time is not as easy as imagined. Sorry, I have had some heart problems recently, so I want to stay away from work for a while and go to a quiet place to take good care of my body. Software Just wait patiently...]
"Huh? Just now I thought it was just the same name, but this person is indeed Mr. Taku Itakura, who is very good at making computer CGs." Mao Lilan said.
"What? You know him." Mouri Kogoro was surprised.
"Well," Mao Lilan nodded and explained: "Because the school is currently building a computer classroom for Brother Gengyi, Yuanzi and I will also read some related books in our spare time."
"Oh, I almost forgot if you didn't tell me, he is still your teacher."
After Mouri Kogoro complained, he asked curiously: "By the way, I remember that Saraichi also made game software. Who is more powerful between them and Mr. Itakura?"
"Well……"
Mao Lilan was not prepared for this question and was stunned.
"Brother Gengyi is probably more powerful."
Conan took over the topic and gave the reason:
"I heard Dr. Agasa say that not only the once-famous Sindora Group, but also Mantendo Headquarters, the leader in the gaming industry, or the Suzuki Foundation and Tokiwa Foundation all have plans to hire Brother Saraichi to serve. It's a pity that He rejected them all. As for Mr. Itakura, I remember that he stopped doing CG many years ago..."
"Many years ago?" A tool man squinted, "How did you know?"
"I heard about it from my mother... ah, no, I just accidentally watched a TV show, hehe, hehehe..."
Conan laughed dryly.
"Sorry to interrupt..."
At this time, Souma Ryusuke, who had a mushroom head and a green coat and rarely spoke after entering the room, suddenly asked:
"May I ask if the Gengyi you are talking about is Ye Gengyi, Mr. Ye?"
"What, you know him too?" Mouri Kogoro asked.
"Ah, we know... no no no!"
Souma Ryusuke said, hurriedly waved his hand and explained:
"To be precise, I know him, but he doesn't know me. Although I met him from a distance at a press conference some time ago, I couldn't say hello. Yes, if it is Mr. Ye, 3 years Itakura Taku, who only focused his attention on program development after breaking his eyes while doing CG, is indeed not as good as him..."
"In that case, why don't you go directly to Gengyi to develop software?"
Mouri Kogoro was curious.
It stands to reason that the boy who occasionally comes to him to ask for commission fees should not refuse one or two ordinary commissions, even if he refuses to join the chaebol for freedom.
"Oh, how can I get in touch? Although Mr. Ye has a public email address, it is said that he receives thousands of messages every day, so he will not reply to anyone at all."
Ryusuke Soma said helplessly: "Moreover, even if we can get in touch, it is impossible to hire someone of that level with our company's budget."
Hmm, so this guy is so powerful... A certain guy was shocked.
Is this the so-called distance that creates a sense of mystery?
Conan suddenly felt happy, recalling the scene in the corridor of the villa. Although the person who sent the email was the fake Kudo Shinichi, Brother Geng obviously didn't know. Just looking at his typing speed at the time, he replied in seconds! Is it possible to reply in seconds?
In an instant, a certain detective had the urge to call Ye Gengyi, for no other reason than to listen to his voice, on speakerphone!
"Of course, although Itakura is not as good as Mr. Ye, he is also well-known in the industry. At least, he is definitely more than enough to develop our shogi software. Therefore, Mr. Mori, please help find him!" Soma Ryusuke said.
"Hey, what are you doing? We should develop our company's Go software first!"
"No, no, no, it should be chess software!"
Seeing that the three of them were about to quarrel, Mouri Kogoro quickly stopped him and said:
"Wait a minute! Do you think Mr. Itakura might have accepted commissions from other companies, but was kidnapped because he couldn't complete them within the stipulated time?"
"No, it's impossible..." Naito Tadahei, who looks like he's in his early 40s but is actually in his 20s, said he was scared.
"Maybe, it's possible..."
Noticing the glances from everyone, Ryusuke Soma said:
"I remember when I went to Itakura Studio two years ago, I met a burly man. Because he was so tall, I was very impressed. By the way, you should have seen him too. , it was a man with a beard on his lips, speaking with a Kansai accent, and wearing a black suit."
Beard, big man, Kansai accent, black clothes... Conan subconsciously rubbed his belly and cheeks.
No, that person must be Tequila!
"What's wrong, haven't you remembered yet?"
Ryusuke Soma, who seemed to be very inclined to guide the disappearance of Itakura Taku towards the kidnapping, continued to remind:
"Didn't that man also go to the Mantiantian press conference that exploded a while ago?"
