The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan.

"Hey, is Brother Tang Ze sick?"

"Yeah, he's not in good health..."

"Not feeling well?" Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko repeated in confusion, "But I remember that Karasawa-nii was a pretty formidable guy, right?"

In terms of physical fitness, although they have never seen Tang Ze compete head-on with others, they have seen how Tang Ze bravely stood up for justice.

It is really unconvincing to say that a guy who can accelerate 100 meters in a hurry, flip into a truck, brake, and catch a person falling from a building is in poor health.

"Uh, not physically. You may have heard that Tang Ze suffered from some, um, psychological illnesses..."

Facing a few confused children, Mao Lilan was trying hard to make up a lie with a smile on her face, but her toes were already digging into the ground.

She couldn't help but recall the scene that Okita Souji mentioned.

Regarding Tang Ze's frequent absences, his former classmates considered him a "sickly, cold, and handsome guy," to the point where even after he was arrested and transferred to another school, no one raised any objections, and even began to accept the rumors that he was no longer alive...

At this moment, she finally understood it deeply.

Because besides feeling unwell, it's really hard to come up with a coherent lie...

"Oh, I know that. It seems to be related to memory, right?"

"No, I asked Xiao Ai, and she said she had a brain disease when she was a child..."

"Stop guessing." As soon as she stepped out of the elevator, she heard them loudly making fun of Tang Ze. Huiyuan Ai pulled up the hood of her coat and helplessly stopped their nonsense. "My brother has high-functioning autism. When he was your age, he couldn't even speak. Although he has been cured now, there are still occasional complications and sequelae."

"Yes, he is mentally 'fragile' and sometimes needs a rest when he is stimulated..." Mao Lilan, who finally got a chance to take a break, hurriedly agreed and breathed a sigh of relief.

She looked at Suzuki Sonoko, who had a stern face, and nodded slightly.

The kidnapping of Tang Ze is indeed worrying, but first of all, the first time is familiar, and Tang Ze has been in trouble more than once or twice. It is useless to just worry about it. Secondly, Conan's statement makes sense.

Compared with other women and children who have no ability to resist, Tang Ze has much stronger survival ability.

If it weren't for this ability guarantee, with so many life-threatening situations that have happened to him in the past, it would be difficult for a slightly weaker person to be as unscathed and alive and well as he is now.

"I leave it to you, Sonoko." Ran Mouri smiled at her best friend and signaled in the direction of Ai Haibara with her eyes.

It was impossible for them to tell the children who were completely unaware of Tang Ze's disappearance directly, and after Tang Ze was captured, Haibara Ai's identity became more sensitive.

Whether it is Ran Mouri who knows her situation or Sonoko Suzuki who does not, they have to take good care of his sister even for the sake of Karasawa who has not yet received any news.

"Don't worry, it's just taking care of a few kids. I'm pretty much used to it." Suzuki Sonoko patted her shoulder. "You too, don't be too stressed."

She knew that her best friend was far from being as calm and relaxed as she appeared.

As an eyewitness to the kidnapping incident, I watched my best friend being taken away by people with unknown intentions, and tried my best but failed to stop it. Even though I knew it was not my fault, it was indeed difficult to stop it with my own strength, and I felt just as frustrated and panicked as I should have.

"...I'm much better. Thank you, Sonoko. Sorry to trouble you again." Mao Lilan shook her head and thanked her for her concern. "I will go to the police with my father today. We will bring Tang Ze back safely."

"Well, I'll leave this to you, Xiaolan."

The two girls hugged each other briefly, giving each other support and comfort, then turned their heads and walked in different directions.

"Okay, kids, I'll be your tour guide today. Let's go. We've already arranged a cruise. We can go out to see dolphins today, and there will also be seafood caught from the sea to eat."

"Oh! Okay!"

"Xiao Ai, please put on your sunglasses too."

"Ah."

"Hey, why are you covering yourself up so tightly, Ai? Isn't it hot?"

"She got a little sunburned from the sea yesterday, so this is to protect her skin. Okay, okay, hurry up and get in the car, the appointment is almost up!"

After passing through the door on the other side of the lobby and meeting Conan and Maori Kogoro who were waiting there, Maori Ran looked around.

"Let's go, Dad, Conan. Professor Agasa is over there, isn't he coming with us?"

"The doctor said he won't be coming. He's contacting friends to see if he can build a makeshift detector." Conan pointed to the hotel room above his head. "He's worried that he won't be able to find any clues there and won't be able to track the submarine."

"Okay, I understand..." Ran Mao Li smiled bitterly and temporarily agreed with this statement.

Not to mention the police, who were tracking down their kidnapped friend and ended up witnessing a submarine rising. They themselves didn't understand how this was so outrageous.

"When we get there, don't ask too many questions or look around. We're allowed to go because we have a good relationship and good credit, and Tang Ze's disappearance is a fact."

Sitting in the car, Kogoro Mouri gave additional instructions as he watched his daughter climb in and put on her seat belt.

"Huh? Aren't we going to check the surveillance over there? Where are we going?" Mao Li Ran looked up in confusion.

"That's it, the one on the news." Conan said, looking at the sea outside the road.

The weather today is not as sunny as yesterday. Fine gray clouds cover the entire sky, like a wrinkled curtain, with only a little light shining through.

As a result, the sea water covered by it also lost its green color of yesterday. The heavy gray-blue color extended to the horizon, making the buildings in the port look like heavy black iron, with a depressing and low atmosphere.

"Pacific Buoy."

As a newly built computing and analysis center based on surveillance images, all the police cameras on the nearby Hachijo Island are naturally under its jurisdiction.

There's really no better place to access all the police cameras to capture the late-night chase and the incredible submarine.

"Can't find it?"

When Kogoro Mouri heard this conclusion, his eyes widened in surprise.

This high-tech facility full of near-future style is indeed amazing, but their purpose is to search for their missing companions, so they are not in the mood to appreciate it.

After receiving this unexpected news, he didn't care about the gazes of other people around him. He just took a few steps forward and stared at the enlarged surveillance footage on the main screen.

"Well, to be on the safe side, we checked the surveillance footage around the lighthouse for three hours before and after the time period you provided, and we didn't capture any submarines." Kuroda Heibei frowned.

"Could it be a visibility problem? It was really dark last night..." Mao Li Ran thought hard.

"These are high-definition police cameras, the first batch of newly installed equipment for the Pacific buoy test." Sato Miwako, standing nearby, swirled her coffee. Having spent the entire night helping to find the surveillance footage, she wasn't looking well. "Since you can see it with your own eyes, it must be bright enough to be captured."

"But we are sure we didn't see it wrong. The three of us witnessed the scene together. It's impossible for us to have hallucinations together, right?" Kogoro Mouri stared at the accelerated footage, feeling even more depressed.

Submarines are already outrageous. It is hard to imagine the scale of an organization that can support a submarine crew.

And now, the submarine doesn't even appear on the surveillance footage.

No matter what means the other party used, it meant that the enemy targeting Tang Ze was more difficult to deal with than imagined.

"In addition to the lighthouse footage, we also checked some port surveillance footage, and we haven't found the submarine you mentioned." Sato Miwako sighed. "I'd love to believe you, but searching for a submarine... the current evidence isn't enough to convince the Coast Guard to cooperate with our investigation."

At this level, it is beyond the ability of ordinary police to figure out.

Without any actual evidence now, it is extremely difficult to expect to gain more authority and cooperation.

"We still have basic common sense. I know this is hard to believe, but..." Mao Lilan clenched her fingers, a little anxious.

"You're definitely not the only ones concerned about missing citizens. Please believe me, we're just as concerned about Tang Ze-kun's safety as you are." Kuroda Bei's voice softened a little. "His identity is very sensitive, and the police don't want to see him get into trouble."

This sensitivity is in all aspects.

Although Kuroda Beibei had reason to believe that it was unlikely that something would happen to Karasawa, he had to admit that even his hands trembled when he heard that it was Karasawa who was abducted.

"...This system can only connect to cameras that have been authorized and connected to the police system, right?" Conan thought for a moment and looked directly at Makino Yosuke.

"Is that so? What's wrong?" Makino Yosuke nodded first, then looked puzzled.

"Take a look at this."

Conan took out his cell phone and quickly pulled up a picture.

In addition to contacting the external forces he could, he did not do nothing after obtaining some additional information yesterday.

As a detective, at the very least, the clues of the case must be organized.

Makino Yosuke lowered his head and saw an enlarged simplified map of Hachijo Island. The map only marked a few road names and the Suzuki Resort Hotel, the starting point of the route, with a red line outlined on it.

"This is the criminal's escape route, made using the map provided by the police yesterday," Conan explained. "Please check the other cameras along the way. I think it's necessary to confirm that the route we memorized is correct."

He already had other guesses in his mind, and in order to verify them, it was necessary to conduct relevant investigations.

"Yes, around 11 o'clock. When we returned to the hotel and called the police, it was not yet 12 o'clock." Kogoro Mouri leaned over to confirm that the route on the map was consistent with his memory from last night, and nodded.

He didn't think about it, but he knew that as long as he checked the cameras set up along the roads on the island, he would be able to prove their statement.

Two cars chased each other out of the hotel, and in the end only one of them returned.

There is no other car on the entire island. Doesn’t the answer mean that the other party really jumped into the sea from the cliff?

"Okay. Reinhardt, check areas A1-A6." Seeing that the highest-ranking official present, Kuroda Heibei, had no intention of denying it, Makino Yosuke turned around and gave the order.

"...Well, now it's not just the police, anyone can be ordered around."

Reinhardt, who had been watching the show for a long time, complained in a low voice, but still turned his chair, called up the map of the island, and began to check the equipment.

After a while, the road surveillance was also retrieved.

The cameras switched one by one, and several images were adjusted and appeared.

When he saw that the timestamp had passed 24:00, but there was no sign of any suspicious vehicle even at the entrance of Suzuki Resort Hotel, even Makino Yosuke, who was sitting in front of the console, could no longer sit still. He stood up and looked up to observe carefully.

"Strange, the criminal's vehicle was not photographed..." Sato Miwako frowned.

"It's not just the criminal's car; we didn't capture any suspicious vehicles." Maori Kogoro crossed his arms. "I was driving so fast when I chased him out that the tire tracks are still on the road. There's not even my car here."

Makino Yosuke's face was extremely grim, and he muttered, "Could it be that the surveillance footage has been tampered with?!"

"That's the only possibility," Kurodabei said in a low voice. "They have some very skilled hackers."

"Or perhaps it's one of the effects of the backdoor we mentioned yesterday." Conan said calmly, offering the most likely explanation. "The lighthouse's surveillance footage explains it all. The impact of this backdoor is more profound than you might have imagined."

"Impossible." Makino Yosuke shook his head vigorously. "It's possible to remotely obtain some permissions, but directly editing and modifying the surveillance footage takes time..."

"Was there anyone on duty in the control room last night?" Shiratori Renzaburo, who had witnessed the entire process on the scene, couldn't hold back and finally asked the question tactfully.

If there is no one on duty, then it will be like a public toilet. Anyone with an access card can come and go as they please.

"...No. Because a case occurred, the control room was deactivated after the police left..." Makino Yosuke answered with difficulty, feeling his cheeks burning.

First, a key engineer disappeared from the tightly monitored headquarters, a case as outrageous as someone taking the crystal from a high place. Then, the surveillance footage from the kidnapping case couldn't even find a trace of exhaust from the target vehicle...

This is so embarrassing that there is no one left to be embarrassed with.

Makino Yosuke almost crushed the coffee cup in his hand.

Their monitoring system network information security center is no longer secure. The network has been hacked. Now even the monitoring system is unreliable. What is the point of it still existing?!