Conan: I've been linked to the tech tree system.

“Nakajima, Takeshita…you guys.” Ueda Koji looked incredulous.

What's going on here? We agreed to be a trio for life... How come you two are each thinking your own thing, while I'm completely oblivious?

"What evidence do you have? How can you say I'm the bomber?" Takeshita Hironobu then realized that Nakajima Hideaki had also switched the boxes... He tried to remain calm and still wanted to resist, "I clearly didn't even go near the explosion site!"

"Really? But isn't that Mr. Hideaki Nakajima's suitcase you're holding right now?" Toru Tono pointed to the suitcase that Hironobu Takeshita had been carrying under his arm. "It should be covered in Hideaki Nakajima's fingerprints, you know."

"Moreover, although the suitcase at the explosion site was blown to pieces, it should be a suitcase used by your company's employees, right? It's easy to find out who it belongs to."

"..." Takeshita Hironobu did not continue to argue, and fine beads of sweat kept seeping from his forehead.

Toru Tono continued, "I was a little confused when Mr. Takeshita cut in line before us—now that I think about it, it was because he arrived a little late and was afraid that the number he got would be too different from Mr. Nakajima's, so he tried to cut in front of him, right?"

"Mr. Takeshita's method of committing the crime should be to take advantage of Mr. Nakajima's inattention at the exhibition, switch his number plate with Mr. Nakajima's, and then hand over the suitcase with the bomb in his hand to Mr. Nakajima, so as to kill the unsuspecting Mr. Nakajima."

"Unfortunately, you didn't expect that your suitcase would end up in the hands of a man in black... which led to another tragedy."

Tequila was truly a tragedy for the Black Organization; his death was far too casual.

"Damn it, you should be the one who's dead!" Takeshita Hironobu, seeing no hope of escaping punishment, grabbed Nakajima Hideaki's collar, his face full of resentment.

Then, in a fit of anger, he recounted his mental journey leading to his crime.

It turns out that Takeshita Hironobu's girlfriend, whom he had been dating since junior high school, was lured away by Nakajima Hideaki during his university years—and was ruthlessly dumped by Nakajima in the end. Afterwards, unable to cope with the situation, he hanged himself.

Takeshita Hironobu blamed his ex-girlfriend's death on Nakajima Hideaki and regarded him as the murderer, constantly plotting how to make him pay for his crime.

What a terrifying NTR plot.

Toru Tono thinks the murderers in Detective Conan are quite educational.

This story illustrates that being a simp never ends well.

Seeking revenge for your ex-girlfriend... don't get too carried away.

......

Seeing Takeshita Hironobu, who was jumping around, being taken away by the police, Toru Tono then turned his attention to Nakajima Hideaki: "Mr. Nakajima, could you please tell the police who exactly you were dealing with?"

Hideaki Nakajima lowered his head and remained silent, his heart filled with inner turmoil.

“You ruined this deal, and they will definitely come after you—I advise you to turn yourself in as soon as possible and actively seek police protection.”

Hideaki Nakajima was startled by these words and finally confessed everything: "I really don't know anything! They have never given me any information - all I know is that the place where I trade with them is on the top floor of the Daikoku Building in Beika Town, in a bar called Cocktail."

"They offered a huge sum of money to buy my list of top programmers... I was blinded by greed and couldn't resist..."

"I never expected that they wouldn't even pay me and just gave me a suitcase full of stones! That's outrageous!"

Tohru Tono turned his head away, pretending not to hear.

Then I saw Conan take off with his short legs and run towards the door.

Is he going to confront Gin at the Daikoku Building?

I wonder if, if we actually find him, his small arms and legs will be able to withstand a shot from Gin Beretta.

Being reckless is good.

Anyway, with the protagonist's halo, he won't die—and if nothing unexpected happens, that cocktail bar should explode by now, right?

Sure enough, not long after, a huge explosion was heard in the distance.

Inspector Megure was about to finish taking statements and leave work when he heard the explosion and was stunned.

Are there any experts?

Chapter 42 I, Lu Zhishen, am here to pay! (Please continue reading O(∩_∩)O~)

When the police arrived at the Big Black Building, the only people left in the cocktail bar were Conan, who was late and regretting it so much that he was pounding the floor, and a group of bystanders who had nothing to do with the story.

The Black Organization has vanished without a trace, not a single hair remains.

Having foreseen everything, Toru Tono made an excuse to go home before they arrived and didn't follow them any further.

It would be strange if the police could still find something to use against Gin after he reminded him.

......

Tono Toru drove his Wuling Sunshine van slowly through the streets of Beika, pondering when he would get a new car.

However, even if he did change cars, it seems he could only drive them discreetly. In public, given his income, he probably wouldn't be able to afford any luxury cars...

Tohno Toru felt like he was just like Zhao Dehan in the movie "In the Name of the People," who was burdened with a huge sum of money but could only obediently hide in a dilapidated house and slurp noodles with garlic... What kind of situation was this?

We need to think of a way... Toru Tohno stroked his chin. How about starting a company?

There might be some potential... One person's individual efforts wouldn't attract the attention of the Metropolitan Police Department. It might be better to cooperate with a listed company under the company's name.

The question is, what is his main business? Selling inventions?

The cutting-edge technology that can't be mass-produced on the surface doesn't seem to have that much profit... and he can't quickly acquire start-up capital by directly selling patents...

Well, so his main business should be targeting high-income groups, or it could be other companies.

Just like when he sells inventions in the underground world, he can provide private customization for the wealthy or large corporations—such as security systems, anti-theft devices, data encryption, etc. However, in that case, he might not be able to do it all by himself; he would need to brainstorm and find more people to help.

Should we try bringing Professor Agasa in...?

As Toru Tono was lost in thought, he unknowingly arrived at his destination—a chain Chinese restaurant called "Samiyan".

He pretended to slow down as he passed by, and sure enough, he saw the familiar blond-haired, dark-skinned man.

After parking the car in a nearby alley, she dressed up as the high school girl she had met with Gin.

This restaurant was just one of Toru Tono's favorite Chinese restaurants, nothing special.

Not long ago, perhaps because of the rise of "Starlight" in the underground market, the organization took notice. In addition, Bourbon seemed to have investigated Tono's identity on the transparent side and connected him with "Starlight" - so he went to work at that restaurant and tried every day to get information out of him in different ways.

Tohno Toru couldn't shake off this clingy pest, and it took a lot of effort, relying on his understanding of Bourbon, to finally dispel his doubts about him.

Bourbon didn't leave after that; in fact, his excellent cooking skills doubled the number of customers... It seems that the restaurant owner kept him there with a high salary and he has become a resident chef there.

After eating Amuro Tooru's cooking a few times, Tohno Tooru was amazed by it and ended up going to this restaurant even more often.

This resulted in him and Amuro Tooru seeing each other almost every day... Their relationship on the surface had become so good that they could call each other by name.

However, since they happen to have the same name, to avoid embarrassment, they only address each other by their surname.

......

Of course, Tohno Tooru wasn't going to dinner this time; he planned to send an invitation to Amuro Tooru as part of the "Starlight" program.

And by the way, subtly hint that you know he's on the red team... he should be shocked, right?

Toru Tohno's back-and-forth between Gin and Tooru Amuro wasn't just for fun—he was actively trying to find a way to coexist peacefully with the Black Organization for the time being.

Rather than growing bigger and stronger and arousing even stronger fear from the Black Organization, it's better to seek cooperation from the very beginning.

Although he is still small in size, the large amount of intelligence he possesses about the organization is his capital for cooperating with it.

Of course, to monetize the value of intelligence, a little manipulation is still needed...

......

Amuro Tooru leaned back leisurely in the seat next to the front desk, fiddling with his phone.

It's 3 p.m. on a weekday. Most people haven't left work yet, and there isn't a single customer in the restaurant. This chef and waiter, who is usually busy all day during mealtimes, is finally able to steal a half-day of leisure.

However, as for Bourbon, who was part of the organization, he wasn't exactly idle... At this moment, he was holding his phone, remotely issuing instructions to his intelligence network within the organization.

"jingle"

As the bell rang to signal the arrival of a customer, Amuro Tooru turned around and said familiarly, "Welcome."

The girl who entered was a high school girl with a high ponytail, revealing her smooth forehead.

Her face isn't stunning, but it's pleasing to the eye and radiates youthful energy.

Logically speaking, high school students should still be in get out of class... Police officer Furuya Rei wanted to ask the girl if she had skipped class, but ultimately stopped himself.

I am Amuro Tooru now, and I don't have that much leisure and refined taste.

But this girl... why does she seem so unreal? Am I just overworked lately and my eyes are playing tricks on me?

Bourbon, who hasn't had much contact with Vermouth yet, didn't immediately consider the possibility of disguise.

"this way please."

Suppressing his doubts, Amuro Tooru guided the girl to sit on the inside side of the table so that the food could be served more easily.

"What would you like to eat?" Amuro Tooru handed over the menu.

Tohno Toru took the familiar menu, opened it, and pretended to study it carefully.

Do you have mango pudding?

"?" Amuro Tooru's head was filled with a question mark. "Sorry, this is a Chinese restaurant... We do not serve desserts at the moment."

"Oh... do you have lattes?"

"...and they don't offer coffee or other beverages either."

"The Boston lobster?"

"...Small businesses, no."

Amuro Tooru gradually became impatient.

"Surely you can make pufferfish sashimi, right?"

"..." Amuro Tooru didn't want to speak. He weakly raised his hand and pointed to the menu that was clearly being held in his hand. "There's nothing outside the menu."

"Oh dear, there's nothing there, what kind of Chinese restaurant is this?"

Amuro Tooru frowned, as if a tic-tac-toe mark was about to appear on his forehead.

Do you have some misconceptions about Chinese restaurants?

Are you perhaps here specifically to make fun of me?

Amuro Tooru grabbed the menu and forcefully pulled it back from the girl's hand.

"There's no charge for seating here." The implication is that you should get lost.

Instead of leaving, the girl sat there, resting her chin on her hands, with an expression of great interest.