"Oh well……"
Among the young detective team, Ayumi can be said to be the one who has the best relationship with Haibara Ai.
Conan only thought that Haibara Ai was worried about Ayumi's safety, and he stopped worrying about the phone call. He held his chin with one hand and began to analyze the case:
"Exchanging a Russian blue cat for a hostage is indeed not something that this organization can do, but... the fact that Ayumi was kidnapped is still too strange."
"yes."
Dr. A Li nodded from the side, "Why would the kidnapper ask us to find a cat in exchange for Ayumi? This is simply..."
"Incredible."
Conan returned to the topic, "It's really unreasonable. Even if the kidnappers really have any purpose, they shouldn't make such a request. They can call the police or post a notice looking for cats on the street or on TV, no matter what they think It’s more effective than breaking into the doctor’s house and kidnapping a little girl, right? And how do they know that if they ask us to find the cat, we will definitely find it?”
"What do you mean..." Hui Yuan Ai frowned.
"I didn't understand it either, but one thing is for sure, the kidnapper's purpose is definitely not that simple."
Conan's eyes were focused and he quickly made a decision: "Anyway... I'd better contact Brother Sarada first. Haibara, go check and see if there is anyone with the Doctor appearing in the videos or other materials you have recently posted on the Internet. Picture."
"Okay." Hui Yuan Ai responded.
Conan took out his cell phone and called Ye Gengyi.
Dr. Corona kidnapped Ayumi in order to ask everyone to help find a Russian blue cat?
He had only considered organization before, but if he thought about it carefully, it would be difficult for anyone to do this kind of thing, right?
While his thoughts were wandering, his breathing and heartbeat were synchronized unconsciously with the 'beep' sound in the receiver. A few dozen seconds later, as the 'other party did not answer' sound came, Conan decisively changed the number to Ayumi's.
The response this time was quick, and the call was hung up directly.
Conan: "..."
So, what's going on over there...
He hesitated and did not call again.
Here, just as Haihara Ai opened the page of the video website, the phone in his pocket rang.
She took it out and saw an unread email displayed on the screen. The sender was Ayumi Yoshida's number.
"Is it Brother Gengyi?" Conan was unusually keen.
"..."
Haibara Ai opened it to read, and then her expression became particularly exciting.
Conan looked over and saw it said:
[Officer Miyamoto and I are following the car that kidnapped Ayumi. Your numbers have been blocked. Please don’t call us again. 】
"...That's what he said." Haiyuan Ai turned the screen sideways.
"I've already seen it……"
Conan responded dully.
Although I wasn't praying for Ayumi to be in danger, why did I feel less nervous after seeing this email... And why did I send the email to Haibara? It was obviously him who made the call!
"What's wrong? What did Gengyi say?" Dr. A Li came over anxiously.
When it comes to worries, he is no less worried than others.
"Don't worry, Brother Gengyi has found the gangster who kidnapped Bumi, and he will definitely find a way to rescue Bumi, so let's not call to interfere with him yet." Haibara Ai said.
"Great! Great! It's still more reliable!" Dr. A Li breathed a long sigh of relief.
"I remember that the rolled carpet was about 2.5 meters long. Even if it can be bent to a certain extent, not all cars can fit it. Geng Yi brother contacted Officer Miyamoto and must have planned to lock in a range first. , and then gradually investigated. The reason why we were able to find it so quickly is probably because there were relatively few medium and large vehicles in the nearby streets today..."
Conan belatedly understood Ye Gengyi's strategy of finding the kidnapper, and turned to look at Haihara Ai, who had already begun to operate the laptop, and said, "How are the videos on the website going?"
"only this."
Haibara Ai played the video in full screen, and you could see that it was an image of Dr. Ali holding a vase and asking an appraiser for help in identifying it.
Indeed, there is only the doctor, but in this case, how can that guy Sera...
Conan frowned slightly and watched the video carefully, trying to find some clues. Suddenly, he noticed the image reflected in Dr. A Li's glasses, his pupils shrank, and he looked at Haibara Ai and said, "Haihara, was this video shot by you with a camera?"
"yes."
Hui Yuan Ai nodded, his eyes a little confused, "I took this. However, there is nothing in this video..."
"Wait a moment!"
Conan took the mouse, paused the video, selected the lens on Dr. Ali's left side and magnified it. He pointed at the screen and said, "Look, the doctor's glasses reflect your shadow. Although the color is a little distorted and blurry, even if you don't recognize it, People can still identify your hairstyle and age through this.”
? !
Hui Yuan Ai's heart tightened.
On the side, Dr. Agasa obviously had not caught up with the rhythm of the chat, and asked in confusion: "Shinichi, do you mean that the person who broke in here and kidnapped Ayumi is not the same group as Sera Masumi?"
"Ah...after all, with the way that organization behaves, they will either stay here to ambush us, or they will take away the doctor, you and Ayumi, and then clean up all the data in the computer and burn this place down." .”
Conan scratched his hair and said uncertainly:
"But... think about it carefully, it's strange that the guy named Sera told Mitsuhiko and Genta about Haibara's appearance in the video, even though we decided to go shopping because Genta kicked the ball into the pot. , but if Mitsuhiko and Genta tell about their encounter with Sera as soon as they enter the door, then we will be prepared in advance regardless of whether there are kidnappers or not. This kind of temptation is simply unnecessary, and isn’t the risk too great for them? ?”
"Well……"
Dr. A Li was silent.
Among the three people present, he was the last in terms of the amount of information he had and his reasoning ability, so it was difficult to make any effective analysis on this matter.
"So, Haiyuan..." Conan frowned and looked at Haiyuan Ai, "Now you can tell me what happened when you were in the department store that made you mistakenly think that the person you were talking to on the phone was Brother Geng. People in the organization.”
The prisoner who kidnapped Ayumi has been found, and the mystery of Sera Masumi's mention of her appearance in the film has been answered...
A trace of embarrassment appeared on Haiyuan Ai's face, and he turned to stare at the laptop screen, tapping the table with one hand without rhythm, and said:
"I...I thought the person who answered the phone at that time was Belmode disguised as Geng Yige..."
(End of chapter)
