Conan: Another Famous Detective

After putting on the earphones, there was a rustling noise first, and then a man's words rang out.

"It's me, Oda. I have something to report to the director."

This voice was not unfamiliar to Akira Hanomiya. It was Dr. Oda whom they had met not long ago.

Then, another voice sounded.

"It's rare that you take the initiative to contact me. What happened?"

The voice had a strong mechanical feel, and Yu Gongming immediately understood that a device such as a voice changer was used there.

"Today, I met with a very famous detective." Dr. Oda said calmly.

"...A chance encounter or an appointment?" the other person replied without asking who the famous detective was.

"He took the initiative to ask me to meet." Dr. Oda replied.

After a pause, he continued: "According to what he said, he wanted to ask about some things about his late father."

The person on the other side was silent for a while, and then said, "What specifically did he ask?"

Dr. Oda did not hide anything and completely recited the conversation between Akira Hanomiya and him.

Yu Gongming was secretly frightened when he heard this.

Although Dr. Oda's narration was narrated by a third party, it completely reproduced the conversation between them.

There was no secondary processing, just the original conversation was retold.

Akira Hanomiya asked himself that his memory was not bad, and he still remembered the conversation with Dr. Oda.

But he cannot relay it to a third party almost verbatim like Dr. Oda.

"Has it become a natural ability that can be integrated into life, or did he deliberately write down these conversations?" Yu Gongming couldn't help but guess.

If it's the former, it doesn't matter. Akira Hanomiya has seen many talented people. Although Dr. Oda's performance is surprising, it is not too shocking.

If it's the latter, then it's a bit intriguing that he deliberately wrote down the conversation verbatim and relayed it in this way.

On the one hand, it shows that he paid enough attention to this meeting from the beginning.

At the same time, it also shows that [Hanomiya Akira] has a special enough meaning to the two people who are talking on the phone.

Otherwise, Dr. Oda could have refined and simplified the dialogue and conveyed it in a more concise manner.

And he chose to paraphrase the original words, obviously because he did not want his secondary processing to interfere with the judgment of the person opposite.

During Dr. Oda's narration, the other person did not interrupt. After a few minutes, he finally finished his narration.

The person on the other side remained silent, seeming to be still digesting the information conveyed by Dr. Oda.

About a minute later, a mechanical voice sounded: "Have you tried to find out why he asked these questions?"

"No." Dr. Oda replied: "I am now a famous detective who has repeatedly solved strange cases. The news articles and internal files are not mixed with any water."

"With the wisdom he shows, I'm afraid I will be noticed by him immediately if I test it."

"But, have you ever thought that his coming to you this time is a test in itself?" the mechanical voice asked in a deep voice.

"I naturally thought of this." Dr. Oda replied: "But I think we should have cleaned up very cleanly at that time, and it was impossible to leave any obvious evidence or clues."

"Otherwise, Black Sakura would have taken the first step without waiting for him to come over."

"Therefore, I think that at most he just suspected that there was something abnormal about his father's [death]. The more specific details are probably not clear yet. Naturally, there is no need for me to do extra things to let him get more information."

After a pause, Dr. Oda said with some suspicion in his tone: "I said, could it be that there were some clues left in the detective agency and he found them?"

The other person was silent for a while and then replied: "Do you think such a low-level mistake will happen?"

"Well...I don't think so." Dr. Oda said in a subtle tone: "But he did have doubts. Could it be that the commission or case he encountered recently gave him a clue?"

"The latest case?" the mechanical voice repeated, falling into silence again.

Dr. Oda did not wait for a reply at this time and continued: "Anyway, that's the way it is. Frankly speaking, this is your business and I don't want to get too involved."

"Of course, if work is involved, that's another matter."

"I understand." The other person finally ended his silence and replied, "I will handle the matter properly. If he comes to you again, just keep asking questions and not knowing."

"Okay, let's do this for now. I'll contact you later if I have any questions."

"good."

The call ends here.

Akira Hanomiya listened for a while, and after confirming that Dr. Oda did not continue to call, he took off the earphones and let out a long breath.

He looked at Mengyu: "The transmitter can be disposed of."

"Okay!" Mengyu lightly tapped a few buttons, and the internal electronic components of the sticker-type transmitter attached to Dr. Oda's bag were immediately destroyed and dissolved.

In just another minute or so, the sender will look like an ordinary sticker and will even quickly lose its adhesiveness and fall off the package.

As long as Dr. Oda doesn't bother to check the bag, the sticker will fall off the next time he picks up the bag.

Even if Dr. Oda finds the sticker and cannot detect any abnormalities, the possibility of linking it to them is not too high.

In life, due to some accidents, something adhering to clothes or bags is not something worth making a fuss about.

After doing all this, Meng Yu tilted her head slightly and looked at Yu Gongming: "Aren't you going to monitor it for a while longer? Maybe there are any clues later?"

Akira Hanomiya shook his head slightly: "It's better to let it go as soon as it's good. The harvest just now is enough. Now it's almost certain that Dr. Oda is the person of [Shadow]."

"With the quality of their group of people, it's not bad that the equipment was destroyed after the communicator was discovered. I'm afraid he deliberately revealed wrong information to set a trap for us."

"What about the information you heard now? How credible do you think it is?" Conan asked.

"At least 80%." Yu Gongming said calmly: "They used a special satellite phone to communicate, and there were various phone calls during the call. It doesn't seem like they deliberately disclosed information to us."

"Moreover, they clearly mentioned [Black Sakura] in the conversation. This is a very clear clue. When I hear this clue, I will definitely follow it to investigate."

"It goes without saying that the dangers of Black Sakura are high. Since my father chose to hide my fake death, he naturally doesn't want me to get involved in these things."

"To say the least, if they were not sure who placed the transmitter, it would be even less possible for them to mention Black Sakura so clearly on the phone."

Meng Yu showed a clear look: "So, since the black cherry blossoms are mentioned, it just means that they have not discovered it."

"That's it!" Yu Gongming smiled and nodded.