Detective Conan: The System Takes Me to Zero's World

Chapter 328: The Case of Hiroshi Haneda: Exploring the Secret of the Cat's Eye Camera and Uncovering the Truth that Has Been Hidden for Seventeen Years

James operated the computer and enlarged the photo. The two of them stared at the screen. As the photo continued to enlarge, the originally tiny mark gradually became clearer.

I saw that it turned out to be a cat-eye camera. Although the picture was a little blurry, the outline could still be clearly recognized.

James couldn't help but frowned slightly, his expression becoming serious: "This cat-eye camera...it seems that there may be surveillance angles near the scene that we haven't discovered. Maybe we can find some key images through these cameras."

There was a thoughtful look in Kudo Yuki's eyes as she looked at the camera image on the screen, and various possibilities kept emerging in her mind.

"James, can you take me to the places in the pictures for on-site investigation? Only when we are there can we see the situation at the time, and maybe we can find some other clues.

And if those cameras are still there, or if we can find where the recordings were stored, it would be a major breakthrough for our investigation."

James stood up and straightened his clothes. "Well, it is indeed necessary to go to the scene. Let's go now. I'll call Cameron. He is familiar with the terrain nearby. It will be more convenient for us to move with him."

As he said that, he picked up the intercom on the table and was about to call Cameron, but was stopped by Kudo Yuki.

Seeing this, Kudo Xue quickly reached out and held down James' hand holding the intercom, shook her head slightly, and lowered her voice: "James, don't rush to call Cameron, the fewer people who know about this, the better.

It is still not certain whether there are other people watching behind this. If the news leaks out, or if those clues are destroyed in advance, all the previous efforts will be wasted.

Let's first go quietly in a car that has not been seen by the winery organization and check out the situation in a low profile manner. If we need help, it won't be too late to contact him later."

James suddenly came to his senses and nodded in understanding: "You are right, Kudo Yuki, I didn't think it through. Let's go now. I know there is a spare car that few people know about. We can use that car to go there."

The two quietly walked out of the office and walked through the corridor of the FBI headquarters building, trying to avoid being seen by others. They came to a remote corner of the underground parking lot, where an inconspicuous black car was parked. James opened the door and the two quickly got in.

James started the car, slowly drove out of the parking lot and headed towards his destination.

In the car, James was driving while thinking about the situation he was about to face: "Kudo Yuki, do you have any new ideas about this case?"

Kudo Yuki deliberately directed her thoughts to Amanda's clues, pretending to be in deep thought: "Although this cat-eye camera will be a key, it also reminds me of something that feels very strange.

My boss, Manager Kuroda, told me that 17 years ago he was ordered to find Amanda to discuss plans to deal with the winery organization, but for some reason Amanda did not call.

When he found Amanda's room, Amanda was no longer breathing. Do you know why? I always feel that this matter is related to the whole case, but I just can't figure it out. "

James frowned even deeper, and he was silent for a moment, as if he was recalling the relevant circumstances of that year: "I remember it was quite strange at the time. Amanda was originally in contact with us, and then she called the FBI chief again and said, 'The report just now was wrong.'

We also felt a little strange at the time, but we thought that since she said that, she might have her own considerations, so we didn't pay much attention to it. Who could have thought that something like this would happen later? Now that I think about it, that phone call might have been a cover-up, but we were kept in the dark at the time. "

Kudo Yuki pretended to be surprised and guided the conversation in the direction of the winery organization, with suspicion in her tone: "It seems that the person behind this is very cunning and deliberately uses this method to confuse people.

James, who do you think has the power to manipulate all this? Could it be related to the organization we have been tracking down?"

James' eyes became deeper: "It's very possible, maybe they were the ones behind it, trying to cover up some important truth.

We have to be extra careful when we check the clues from the cat-eye camera this time. Maybe they have already expected that someone will follow this line and set a trap for us."

The car continued to move forward, getting closer and closer to the destination. Gradually, the surrounding environment began to become somewhat familiar, and James looked at the street scene outside the window and identified the direction.

"Kudou Yuki, we are almost at the place marked in the photo. We need to be more careful. After we get off the car, observe the surroundings first before taking any action."

Kudo Yuki nodded in response, looking through the car window at the situation outside with caution in her eyes.

Ten minutes later, the car slowly stopped by the roadside.

After getting off the car, the two men first walked around pretending nothing had happened, but their eyes were calmly observing their surroundings. They seemed to be walking casually, but in fact they were paying attention to every passerby and every corner where someone might be hiding.

After confirming that there were no suspicious circumstances for the time being, they walked towards the location marked in the first picture, which was a shopping mall of the same height diagonally opposite the hotel.

Kudo Yuki followed the system's instructions and came to the entrance of the mall. The automatic sensor door slowly opened, revealing a lively and noisy scene inside. Customers came and went, and all kinds of shops were available.

After entering the mall, James walked straight to the front desk. With a polite smile on his face, he smiled at the front desk staff and took out his ID: "Hello, we are from the FBI. We are investigating an important case and need to check the relevant footage from the cat-eye cameras you installed. Please cooperate with us."

After seeing the ID, the front desk staff showed a little surprise on his face, but he quickly came to his senses and replied: "Okay, okay, please wait a moment, I will help you contact the relevant person in charge to assist you in checking."

After saying that, he hurriedly picked up the intercom, quickly dialed the number, and waited for a response from the other end.

The person in charge came hurriedly. He first greeted James and Kudo Yuki politely, and then took the two to the monitoring room.

The monitoring room is lined with rows of display screens, with various lines connected intricately. The person in charge sits in front of the console, operating the equipment and calling up the corresponding video content.

The screen shows that Kuroda Heibei meets Amanda Hughes and Rachel Asaka in the hallway. An American talks to Kuroda Heibei, and then the two see Amanda and Asaka coming.

When Kuroda Heibei and Asaka passed by each other, their eyes met. The American friend recognized Amanda and mentioned that she was going to run for president. Asaka asked Amanda about Kuroda Heibei, but Amanda said she didn't know him and told her not to pay attention, saying that she had to go to Haneda Hiroji's room first.

James looked at the picture and murmured, "It feels like every detail in this picture could be the key. What happened back then may be hidden in these seemingly inadvertent moments."

Kudo Yuki stared at the surveillance video until there were no new clues on the screen. She looked solemn and warned the person in charge: "This is their first meeting, it is very crucial. We have to take this video away. You must make sure that everyone who knows about this keeps it strictly confidential. Once the content is leaked, the entire case investigation may come to a standstill."

The person in charge nodded hurriedly, "Don't worry, we are very familiar with the process of copying the video, and we will handle it according to the highest level of confidentiality. We will also inform the relevant personnel one by one to ensure that not a single word will be leaked."

After the copying was completed, Kudo Yuki and James quickly left the mall and returned to the car. In the small car, the atmosphere was heavy and depressing. Both of them were immersed in thinking about the case and remained silent.

James unfolded the remaining photos and handed them to Kudo Yuki, his eyes full of inquiry: "Kudo Yuki, where are we going next?"

Kudo Yuki pulled out a photo, and the outline of Juke Hotel came into view. It was the crime scene seventeen years ago.

She stared at the photo, a complex expression flashed across her eyes, and she said in a deep voice: "Go here, the source of everything, there must be key clues that we have missed."

The car started again and drove towards the Juke Hotel.

Along the way, Yuki Kudo kept replaying the scene of the crime 17 years ago on the system screen in her mind. She narrowed her eyes and whispered, "James, what was the result of the surveillance investigation of the Juke Hotel Haneda Hiroshi case?"

James held the steering wheel, frowning, and said helplessly: "The surveillance records at that time were a mess. The images during the critical period were either lost or damaged, leaving only fragments.

Just like the meeting in the video recording at the mall, it seems to be connected, but the whole story cannot be pieced together. It is impossible to find out whether the damaged parts are caused by human or equipment failure, which adds too many obstacles to the investigation. "

The car gradually approached the Juke Hotel, and the outline of the hotel gradually became clear in the distance.

Kudo Yuki silently said in her heart: [Sign in.]

"Ding, congratulations to Xiaoxue for signing in successfully today. She received 700 mall points and the monitoring and reshaping smart healing program.

The current mall points are 4000, and the system space has: healing elixir, recent information on the winery organization, location distribution map of the winery base, phantom identity secret box, and monitoring and reshaping intelligent healing program. Please continue to sign in every day, Xiaoxue."

Then, another system announcement added: "The monitoring and reshaping intelligent healing program can repair any video. It has been integrated into Noah's Ark. Just connect it to your phone when you use it."

Arriving at the entrance of Juke Hotel, before getting out of the car, Kudo Yuki said seriously: "James, take the binoculars and pay attention to the room where Amanda and Hiroshi Haneda lived. There may be traces outside the window that have been overlooked, such as abnormal scratches, strange marks, etc."

James nodded, quickly picked up the binoculars from the back seat of the car, hung them around his neck, straightened his clothes, and looked around vigilantly.

The two walked side by side towards the hotel door. James stepped forward, reached out and gently pushed it open. With a "creak", the door slowly opened.

The front desk staff immediately put on a professional smile when they saw a guest coming in. Just as they were about to speak, James quickly took out his FBI ID and lowered his voice: "We are the FBI. We are investigating the case of Hiroshi Haneda 17 years ago. We need to check the relevant surveillance and the situation around the room. Please cooperate."

When the staff member saw the ID, his expression instantly became serious and nervous, and he quickly responded: "Okay, wait a moment, I will contact the manager to assist you immediately."

The manager came in hurriedly, his face full of apology: "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. This case had a huge impact back then, and our hotel has been looking forward to helping the police get to the bottom of it. Come with me, the control room is over here, but the surveillance equipment was updated that year, so I don't know if the previous stored data is still complete."

James and Kudo Yuki looked at each other, their eyes conveying tacit understanding and expectation, and then followed the manager and walked quickly towards the control room.

When we arrived at the control room, the equipment inside looked more advanced than the ones in the previous shopping mall, but there were still some old hard drive boxes piled in the corner, covered with a thin layer of dust, and it seemed that they had not been moved for a long time.

Kudo Yuki looked around the control room and found a cat-eye camera in an inconspicuous position. She moved closer to check it out and asked, "Excuse me, is this cat-eye camera also the surveillance camera from that year?"

The manager hurried over, followed Kudo Yuki's gaze, frowned slightly and recalled: "This, I don't think it's the one from that year. The one from that year was smashed to pieces by someone in the case 17 years ago. There is still a video, but it can't be restored."

When Kudo Yuki heard this, she took out her phone and looked at the technician: "Let's check out all the related surveillance videos first. Maybe I can find a way to fix it."

Although the technicians were a little confused, they still followed the instructions and soon the video files appeared on the screen.

However, the picture was just as mentioned before, with many signs of damage. The picture was either frozen, or the screen was completely black, or it was incomplete and blurry, making it impossible to watch it coherently.

Kudo Yuki looked at this terrible scene but was not discouraged. She immediately connected her phone to the relevant equipment and started the monitoring and remodeling intelligence healing program in the system.

Then, she sat down at the computer desk next to her, her fingers operating quickly on the screen of her mobile phone. At this moment, all her attention was focused on repairing the video.

After a while, Kudo Yuki put down her phone and glanced at the rest of the people in the room: "I'm in the process of repairing the video, you can stay here and watch.

However, after the video is repaired, everyone except James please go outside the door and wait and close the door.

In addition, everything that happened here today must be kept strictly confidential and not disclosed to anyone. I don't want you to be implicated in any way because of this. Also, I will take the restored video away and will not leave it here. "

After hearing what Kudo Yuki said, everyone nodded and said they would strictly follow her instructions.

To be continued...