Model worker and his little darling

The middle-aged man, holding his coffee, glanced at the three of them and said, "So you're not from the same company?"

Shobek nodded repeatedly, "I'm looking for Mr. Itakura to design Go software."

"I'm looking for Mr. Itakura because I designed a chess software. Time is running out, so please make sure you find him as soon as possible, Mr. Mori." Naito Sadahira hurriedly stuffed his business card into Uncle Mori's hand.

Ryusuke Soma retorted, "I asked him to design a chess software, so this time I'll have to trouble Mr. Mori."

As they talked, the three started arguing again. Naito Sadahira clicked on a video; it was an email Itakura Taku had sent them a week earlier. He said that designing three software programs at once was too much for him and he needed to take a break.

Pingqing stared at the video, contemplating escaping, but before he could even reach Gin, he was killed. How tragic!

Having heard that Itakura Suguru was a famous CG effects artist, Uncle Mori had a sudden inspiration: "Since he's so famous, could he have been kidnapped?"

Upon hearing this, Ryusuke Soma stroked his chin as if he had remembered something.

“I remember visiting Mr. Itakura’s company two years ago and seeing a burly man with a mustache, dressed in black, speaking with a strong Kansai accent talking to him.”

Conan was suddenly startled. Black clothes?

Gin and vodka suddenly flashed into my mind. Could that burly man also be a member of the organization?

Ping Qing blinked. "Tequila, huh?" However, due to his involvement in the Mantendo incident, Conan was unaware that an organization was also involved in that event.

Then he glanced at Conan and thought, well, hearing "all in black" immediately made him think of the organization.

"Uncle, what did that burly man say to Mr. Itakura?"

Seeing Conan's curious expression, Ryusuke Soma recalled, "When I arrived at the company, all I heard him say was, 'You are no longer of any use,' and then he left."

Just as Conan was about to ask more questions, Ran took him away, saying that she couldn't disturb Uncle Mori's work.

Having no other choice, Conan moved closer to Hirakiyo, but was stopped by a look from Hirakiyo. Conan pursed his lips, remembering that now was not the time to discuss the organization.

Seeing Conan's frustrated expression, Hirai smiled. Conan hadn't encountered anything related to the organization in a long time; he'd forgotten his past pain and was about to act recklessly again.

Conan was frustrated. The most important thing now was to find Mr. Itakura so that he would know whether that person was related to the organization.

Hearing their conversation, Conan leaned closer to the video and quickly noticed something was wrong.

After a series of cute and charming hints, Uncle Mori rolled his eyes at Conan, made a few phone calls, and confirmed that Itakura Taku was at the Beika Restaurant.

After arriving at the Beika Restaurant, the three of them started arguing over who thought of asking Uncle Mori for help first. Later, they showed off their watches, leaving Uncle Mori speechless.

When they got to the door, they saw a "Do Not Disturb" sign hanging on the door. Uncle Mori rang the doorbell several times, but no one answered.

When Conan saw the staff, he went over and said he needed to use the restroom, coaxing the staff to open the door.

Naito Sadahira looked at Conan and said, "Little brother, you're really smart."

Conan was feeling smug when he looked up and saw Hirai's teasing expression, instantly becoming embarrassed.

Ping Qing smiled and patted Conan's big head. "It's okay. You're old and your kidneys aren't strong, I understand. I think you should take good care of them, otherwise how can you give Ran happiness?"

Conan glared at Pingqing through gritted teeth, slapped Pingqing's hand away, and walked inside with a dark face.

“I think Mr. Itakura is just too tired. Look, he’s already asleep on the table,” Subeklu said with a smile.

Ryusuke Soma reached out and patted Suguru Itakura's body, and Suguru Itakura fell straight to the ground.

Uncle Mori transforms into a professional coroner, saying, "I think he has been dead for more than a day now."

After glancing at the medicine bottle on the table, the man continued, "In my opinion, he died of a heart attack; his medicine bottle is still on the table."

After carefully observing Itakura Suguru's appearance, Conan realized that the uncle's deduction was wrong; Itakura Suguru had been murdered.

Turning his head, he saw Itakura Taku's backpack lying to the side, and a disk with a diary written on it deeply attracted him.

Just as Conan's wicked hands were about to touch the disk, Uncle Mori grabbed Conan and said, "What are you doing, you brat, touching the four people's things like that?"

After saying that, he threw Conan into the arms of Pingqing, who was standing next to him as a background figure. "Pingqing, keep an eye on Conan and don't let him cause trouble."

Heiji nodded, picked up Conan, and walked a little further away.

"Brother Pingqing, we need to get that disk. I have a feeling that the burly man is connected to the organization. By the way, have you seen him?"

"I haven't seen it before. I'll cover for you with that disk later. For now, just stay put."

“Okay, let’s find the murderer who killed Mr. Itakura first.” Looking at the three people surrounding Itakura Taku, “Brother Taira, I think the murderer is very likely among those three people.”

Soon, Inspector Megure arrived at the scene with his men, and as usual, he first gave Uncle Mori a piece of his mind.

After discussing the matter with Inspector Megure, Uncle Mori proudly boasted to Inspector Megure that he had obtained Itakura Taku's room number by pretending to be Itakura Taku.

Just then, Takagi returned with good news.

"Officer, the front desk said that two or three days ago someone impersonated Mr. Itakura and said that the phone in the room was not working. This person is very suspicious."

Inspector Megure looked at the three of them. "So you might also use this method to find Mr. Itakura and then kill him."

"This time, it was the three of us who went to find Mr. Mori to find Itakura Taku."

"What a joke, how could someone kill someone and then bring a detective back to the scene, dragging themselves down?"

Upon hearing this, Pingqing shook his head. There were plenty of people who tried to get Uncle Mori to provide an alibi, but they all ended up in jail.

Seeing this, Conan pointed to the disk in his bag, "That should be Itakura's diary. We can see who came to see him before us."

Takagi checked the disk contents on the computer on the table and narrowed down the suspects to three people based on the diary from three days ago.

Just as Conan was about to take the disk, Inspector Megure intervened, stopping Conan and saying that he would take the disk away as evidence later.

Conan was furious, then wondered why Hirai seemed unusually quiet today. Turning around, he saw Hirai standing by the chessboard, staring at it with great interest.

"Brother Pingqing, have you discovered anything?"

"Yes, the chessboard shows a death message."

Conan glanced at it and a smile appeared on his face. "We've found the culprit, Hirakiyo-nii-san. It's all up to you now."

Ping Qing stretched and switched to detective mode.

"Inspector Megure, I think there's something wrong with this chessboard. Everyone, come and take a look."

Upon hearing what Heikiyo said, Inspector Megure and Takagi gathered around the chessboard to examine it, but they couldn't figure out what the problem was.