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

Chapter 343 Undercurrents in the Rainy Night: On the Eve of the "ES Dark Amber" Storm

Zhu Fujingguang leaned forward slightly and lowered his voice: "We only know the general idea now. We don't know the specific details of the implementation of the 'ES Dark Amber' plan, the people involved, and the purpose behind it.

Also, as for Vermouth, should we also find an opportunity to talk to her? After all, she is someone who has experienced it firsthand, and maybe she can provide us with more key information. "

Kudo Yuki paced back and forth: "Let's wait and see how things develop. After all, plans can't keep up with the speed of change."

The phone on the table suddenly rang, and the name of Kuroda Heibei appeared on the screen. Kudo Yuki's eyes became stern, and she winked at Amuro Toru and Morobushi Keimitsu, and the three of them hurried back to the study.

Kudo Yuki made a gesture to everyone to keep quiet before pressing the hands-free button.

The study room suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop, and everyone pricked up their ears, listening to the voice on the other end of the phone.

Kuroda Heibei's tired but gratified voice came: "Kudo, I'm contacting you this time to inform you of the follow-up status of the previous operation. I have just finalized the follow-up details with James, and the information and hideout route you provided before have begun to show results.

With this information, we worked together with Europol, CIA, MI6 and other organizations to successfully cut off a key chain of human trafficking of experimental subjects organized by the winery.

As the investigation progresses, the number of people arrested will inevitably increase, which can be regarded as an explanation to the innocent victims.”

Kuroda Heibei paused, as if he was looking through some documents, and then continued, "I have carefully read the document you sent about Wakasa Rumi. There are only some drawings, and no other valuable clues. The names on the list in this document are divided into such detailed categories of nationality. Is this the work of Noah's Ark?"

Kudo Yuki glanced at Amuro Toru and Morobushi Kagemitsu, and after thinking for a moment, she responded, "Manager Kuroda, it was indeed Noah's Ark who helped sort it out. The clues on Wakasa Rumi's side seem to be hidden very deep, and we have to continue digging deeper."

"I expected that. This Wakasa Rumi is not a simple person. You should pay more attention to her in the future and see if you can find a breakthrough from other aspects. By the way, is there any new progress on the core plan you have been investigating?"

"Manager Kuroda, we have just discovered some new clues related to a project called 'ES Dark Amber', but we only have a general idea at the moment. We need to investigate further and verify the details. Once we have definite information, we will report to you as soon as possible."

"'ES Amber'? This is the first time I've heard of this name. The winery is becoming more and more vigilant. If you need any support, please let me know immediately."

"Understood, Manager Kuroda. We will pay attention to this."

After hanging up the phone, the system announcement sounded suddenly: "Congratulations to Xiaoxue for completing the task of finding out the truth about Haneda Hiroshi's death. The reward is a system background upgrade. The system functions can operate normally after this upgrade."

When Kudo Xue heard the announcement, she was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously communicated telepathically: "Shu Shu, what's the situation with this upgrade?"

Shushu's cute little ears moved. "Oh, Xiaoxue, this upgrade is a great thing! After the upgrade, the system can not only locate the hidden base of the winery more accurately, but also analyze their encrypted communication information in real time.

Maybe it can help you get more key information about the winery organization in the future. On this difficult road of fighting against the winery organization, more help is always good. However, the specific changes will not be known until the upgrade is completed.

This time I will not fall into a coma after upgrading, so I will be able to better help you deal with those problems in the future."

The corners of Kudo Yuki's mouth curled up. Although she still had some doubts about this upgrade, she also felt more expectant.

Although Toru Amuro seemed to be casual, he was actually paying attention to Kudo Yuki's movements. He heard the conversation between Kudo Yuki and Shu Shu, and thought to himself: "What specific changes will this system upgrade bring?"

If we can really get more key information about the winery, it will be very beneficial for the next actions. I just don’t know if there will be any hidden risks.

Moreover, regarding the "ES Dark Amber" plan, where should we start to conduct in-depth investigations? It may not be easy to dig out useful information from Vermouth. ]

Amuro Toru secretly made up his mind that no matter what, he would continue to search for the truth in the darkness with Kudo Yuki, and would never back down even if the road ahead was full of thorns.

At this time, Conan came over, he looked up at Kudo Yuki and Amuro Toru, and asked in a low voice: "Sister, what should we do next about the 'ES Dark Amber' plan? I feel like there are so many tricks involved."

Kudo Yuki squatted down, gently touched Conan's head, and said softly: "Little detective, we still have to collect more clues. You, just take care of your own safety first, and don't be as impulsive as before."

Conan pouted and muttered unconvincedly: "How can I be impulsive? I am just investigating the case. But don't worry, sister. I will be careful. I won't let those bad guys succeed easily."

Looking at Conan's expression, Toru Amuro couldn't help but smile, and reached out to pat him on the shoulder: "Shinichi, don't just talk, you must do what you say."

Conan made a face at Amuro Toru: "Humph, Amuro brother, I don't need you to remind me, I know what's going on."

Seeing that everyone had almost finished their discussion, Yukiko smiled and greeted everyone, "You must be hungry after working so hard for so long. I expected this to happen and ordered takeout. It should be here soon. I'll go check it out."

As she spoke, she stood up and walked towards the door. After opening it, she stood at the door and looked towards the corridor.

After a while, the doorbell rang and Yukiko hurried over to open the door. The delivery man was standing at the door with a smile on his face, holding several lunch boxes in his hands. There was still wisps of steam coming out of the lunch boxes, emitting bursts of tempting food aroma.

Yukiko took the takeaway, smiled and thanked the delivery man, closed the door, and walked back to the study with the lunch box, saying as she walked: "Hey, today's order is everyone's favorite, come and try it."

She placed the lunch boxes on the table and opened them one by one, revealing all kinds of delicious food inside.

When everyone smelled the delicious aroma, their stomachs started to growl. The tense and serious atmosphere was instantly diluted.

Everyone sat around the dining table, temporarily forgetting the complicated and difficult cases and the crises hidden behind them, and began to enjoy this rare moment of relaxation.

Kudo Yuki walked to the dining table, looked at the table full of delicious food, and murmured with a smile: "Akai Shuichi will not be back for a while, but Captain Date, Kenji and Matsuda will probably be busy. I hope they won't blame me for adding to their workload when the time comes."

Amuro Toru sat down at the side, picked up the cutlery, and responded with a smile: "They are all reliable people. Since Manager Kuroda has arranged it, they will definitely do their best. Don't worry too much."

Zhu Fu Jingguang also agreed with a smile: "Yes, and they also know that the situation we are facing now is not simple. It is a good thing to have more people to help sort out the clues."

Everyone was tasting the food and chatting casually, enjoying this rare moment of relaxation.

After finishing the meal, everyone briefly discussed the general direction for the follow-up and then dispersed to prepare to gather their energy for the next action.

In the Karasuma Group headquarters building, the dim lights were like thick ink, soaking the entire room.

Gin's posture was as straight as a pine tree, and his stern face, illuminated by the dim light of the screen, looked like a sharp blade in the cold night, emitting a chilling and murderous aura.

His eyes were cold as he reported to the large screen in front of him, where Karasuma Renye, whose face could not be seen clearly due to the helmet, said: "Boss, our operation of selecting experimental subjects at the human trafficking sites has been going smoothly recently.

However, the police seemed to have smelled something, and through informants and some intelligence clues, they began to conduct surprise raids on several of our marginal bases. Fortunately, we were prepared in advance, and the core members and key materials had been safely transferred.

The police are stepping up their efforts to track down the suspect, but they haven’t found the core chain yet, and have only arrested some insignificant minions.”

Karasuma Renya's voice came from behind his helmet, as if wrapped in thousand-year-old black ice, exuding an elusive sense of oppression: "Humph, these are just some insignificant harassment, nothing to be afraid of.

As long as we proceed with the plan step by step, they can only fumble around in the background. As for the fine wine, there are some situations that you need to take a look at.”

The screen switches to show a scene where Rum sends people to follow Fine Wine and Vermouth to visit the American Island Human Laboratory branch.

In the scene, Jiajiu instantly found out the person who was following her. She imitated Rum's tone and deliberately pointed her index finger at herself, sarcastically saying that the rumors spread by Rum were all roles he had played before.

Gin looked at this scene with a smile on his face, thinking to himself: [This wine is really brave, daring to provoke Rum so blatantly, but she always follows the boss's lead, so no one can do anything to her.]

Karasuma Renya let out a deep laugh, but his laughter was chilling: "Rum, do you think you can hide those little tricks from me?

He wanted to use APTX4869 to restore the ability of his right eye, and he was also secretly working on the 'ES Dark Amber' project. He even tried to find out my whereabouts. He was really ambitious and stupid. "

Gin snorted coldly: "Rum's ambition is getting bigger and bigger. It's time to teach him a lesson."

"How could I let him go so easily?" said Karasuma Renya. "Remember when Rum first met Fine Wine, he dared to disobey orders. I ordered you to whip him personally. That scene must still terrify him."

Gin recalled the scene at that time. Rum clenched his teeth, veins bulged on his forehead, his hands were clenched into fists, and his nails almost embedded in his palms.

His usually arrogant face was filled with pain and forbearance, and sweat soaked his clothes like a flood. However, he did not dare to make too much noise, for fear of further angering Karasuma Renya.

The members of the organization around them all lowered their heads, not daring to make a sound, for fear that the anger would affect them.

Gin said calmly, "Boss, when you ordered me to whip him personally, he didn't dare to complain, but I don't know if this lesson was profound enough."

Karasuma Renya sneered: "It doesn't matter whether it's profound or not. What's important is to make him understand that if he dares to disobey my orders and violate the rules of the organization, he will have to pay a heavy price."

Gin nodded slightly: "That is indeed a lesson. I hope he can learn from it and not try to challenge your authority again."

Karasuma Renya's voice was still cold: "Gin, you also need to keep a close eye on him and don't let him cause any more trouble."

Gin responded respectfully, "Yes, Boss, I will keep a close eye on Rum's every move. Then how should we deal with the 'ES Amber' plan? After all, Rum is pushing it in secret. If it is not curbed, it may disrupt the organization's other plans."

Karasuma Renye was silent for a moment, then slowly spoke: "Let's wait and see what Rum is up to. Since Fine Wine has noticed his intentions, he will surely not sit idly by.

However, you must keep a close eye on the next step, especially the 'ES Dark Amber' plan. This plan involves a wide range of interests in the field of biological research and some key secrets that can subvert the industry.

Once it gets out of control, the foundation of the organization will be shaken, and it may also trigger a crazy counterattack from other forces, so there must be no room for error."

Gin frowned, and he had a deeper understanding of the danger of this plan. His eyes became more serious. "Understood, Boss, I'll arrange it right away. Before, Gin acted according to your instructions, which can be regarded as killing a chicken to scare the monkeys, and it sounded a wake-up call to those people in the organization who have evil intentions."

"Well, when necessary, we must take drastic measures to make them clearly aware of the consequences of disobeying the organization's orders. Okay, go and get busy, and report to me in time if there is any situation." After Karasuma Renya finished speaking, the picture on the screen gradually dimmed.

Gin stared at the blackened screen, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes, and he whispered to himself: "Rum, Rum, you'd better not cause any big trouble for me, otherwise, don't blame me, Gin, for being cruel and ruthless."

He put on his iconic black trench coat, put on his hat, strode out of the office, and prepared to arrange for his subordinates to act according to Karasuma Renya's instructions.

Outside the Karasuma Group's headquarters building, strong winds carried thick dark clouds, like a surging black wave, completely engulfing the sky.

Dense raindrops hit the ground like bullets, splashing layers of water, and the whole city was shrouded in a depressing rain curtain.

The building stands in the wind and rain like a dark fortress, but it cannot conceal the surging undercurrents and imminent crisis within.

A few startled crows circled in the low sky, making shrill cries that cut through the heavy air and added a hint of panic, as if they were playing a prelude to the coming storm.