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Chapter 493: Intelligence Confirmed
"We also need to add the Kidnapper's observation time. When I spoke to him, the Kidnapper didn't know I was coming, meaning he wasn't staking out the Yan Residence. To deliver the letter, he'd definitely scout the area and the Yan Residence first, to avoid being caught by the Police," Chi Feichei pointed out. "Then subtract the time for getting in the Car, observation, and so on. Let's just call it half an hour..."
Conan was silent.
He didn't want to calculate anymore, it was giving him a headache...
Chi Feichei also fell silent.
If they really calculated it out, dinner tonight would probably be eaten in the middle of the Night again...
Conan turned his head to look at Wataru Takagi, smiling sweetly and acting cute, "I don't know what to do next!"
He was an Elementary School Student, it was normal to not know.
"Mr. Chi..." Wataru Takagi looked exhausted.
Chi Feichei moved the map and paper to the other side, "Then how about we say, I went out to buy a map and got lost, and just happened to discover the Abnormality and found Qiu Fu?"
Wataru Takagi considered it for a while, then nodded, "Okay, alright."
Although that Statement was very weird, he had no other choice.
The person was unwilling to calculate further, and had said that he had given them the known Conditions, the problem-solving Process, and the Answer for them to reconstruct.
It would be a bit embarrassing to say that they couldn't reconstruct it.
To say that they would reconstruct it themselves, it seemed too complicated, and they might not even be able to understand it.
Not to mention that Chi Feichei had helped, and they couldn't force Chi Feichei to calculate. Even if Chi Feichei calculated it himself, the entire Written Statement would look like a math problem, which would also be strange.
Saying 'the Location was found through calculation', without roughly explaining how it was calculated, would make his Written Statement seem perfunctory. It was better to say 'Chi Feichei got lost and coincidentally discovered it'.
Chi Feichei was not a victim, nor a Thug, but someone who was helping. They could just assume that for some Reason, he needed the Police to help keep the Reasoning Process confidential.
Wasn't there also Kudo Shinichi, who had asked them to help conceal his involvement in Cases before?
Wataru Takagi re-recorded it, looking at the short Written Statement, and confirmed a few more questions.
"Mr. Chi's Time of discovering Qiu Fu..."
"The Situation at the time..."
A minute later, Chi Feichei took Conan out the door.
Wataru Takagi tidied up the Written Statement and sighed weakly.
It clearly hadn't been long, and he hadn't asked many questions, so why was he so tired...
Outside, Akio Tsubame's Written Statement was not yet finished, but the Children were clamoring for Dinner, so Ninzaburo Shiratori, who was taking the Written Statement, sped up a bit and confirmed a few important key Points.
Kenzo Tsubame suggested going to Dinner together, and also invited the Metropolitan Police Department's Police Officers. After being refused, he helped arrange a few tables at another Hotel, while he, Chi Feichei, Da Shan Mi, and a Group of Children went together.
After leaving the Metropolitan Police Department, Chi Feichei called Haibara Ai.
"Ai, have you had Dinner yet? Do you want to call the Doctor out for a bite to eat? Conan and the others are with me now."
"We were just about to go to sleep, haven't you eaten yet?" Haibara Ai suddenly understood, "You guys ran into some Incident again, didn't you?"
"Sort of..."
"I knew it... The Doctor and I won't go, you guys go eat. Then do you want to come over for Dinner tomorrow?"
"I'll decide tomorrow."
"Okay."
After Chi Feichei hung up the Phone Call, Kenzo Tsubame stepped forward and sincerely thanked him, "Hassashi, thank you so much this time, I really don't know how to thank you enough..."
"You can send me some Fish," Chi Feichei said.
Kenzo Tsubame was taken aback, "Fish?"
"I remembered where I had seen that Signal Tower before when I saw my Pet," Chi Feichei took Hissashi out.
He could take the credit, but the Reward had to be fought for Hissashi.
Hissashi looked at Kenzo Tsubame expectantly, flicking its Snake Tongue, then flicking its Snake Tongue again.
"Okay, okay." Kenzo Tsubame's expression was a little stiff.
Could he please consider the feelings of this Old Person?
Suddenly, a slender, smooth-scaled, living Snake was being held in front of him... His Heart couldn't take it.
Chi Feichei reported the Address of the Breeding Point.
Hissashi confidently burrowed into his Sleeve. The Tsubame Conglomerate was rich, the Fish they sent would definitely be a lot.
On the side, Conan was speechless.
Sonoko was already sending Fish to that Place from time to time, and Chi Feichei was actually asking for rations for Hissashi, was he planning to have Hissashi eat through all the major Japanese Conglomerates?
Kenzo Tsubame thought about it. Although Snakes were scary, it had nothing to do with thanking Chi Feichei. It seemed that Chi Feichei liked this Pet Snake very much, and it could also be considered a way for him to express his gratitude, which was enough, "Well... Hassashi, how many tons do you want?"
Hissashi froze.
Tons?
Cough, this was really... Snake-scaring.
Chi Feichei reminded him, "Grandpa Tsubame, if you send it by the ton, it won't be able to finish eating it in its entire life. Just send a few pounds, that's enough."
"A few pounds..."
Kenzo Tsubame always felt it was a bit stingy.
As the Chairman of a Conglomerate, thanking someone with just a few pounds of Fish?
He and Chi Feichei didn't mind, but it wouldn't sound good if it got out.
After thinking about it, Kenzo Tsubame said, "How about this, I'll have someone send two Cars over first, and after a while, I'll have someone send it over again. If there are any rare Fish, I'll send some to it too."
Hissashi sighed.
It had more and more Small Fish, and it couldn't eat them as fast as they increased. It was estimated that it would eat more and more...
Sigh, this was probably the Worry of happiness.
...
After Dinner, Chi Feichei sent the Group of Children Home, but didn't rush back. He found a Secluded Place to park the Car, sent two Emails, and after receiving Replies, he used Disguise to change Cars and went to Sakurashin Town.
On the Commercial Street bustling with people, a Black Car stopped by the Roadside.
A black-haired Woman wearing Sunglasses naturally walked forward, pulled open the Car Door, and got in.
The Car quickly drove away from the spot and stopped at a Secluded Street Corner.
"Wataru Ichiro invited others to Dinner tonight, and I took the opportunity to test his Attitude towards Christianity," Fulante took off her Sunglasses, revealing the Disguise Mask of Koizumi Kumi's appearance, and smiled, pulling up the Cross Necklace around her Neck and shaking it, then handed a Voice Recorder to Chi Feichei, "I've recorded everything, listen to it yourself."
Chi Feichei took the Voice Recorder, took out the Memory Card inside, put it into a Personal Stereo, put on one Earphone, and played the Recording.
He could vaguely hear the sound of Men clinking glasses and drinking, and Women's soft laughter, it was a bit noisy.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Wataru, I... I didn't mean to..."
Fulante's disguised Speech Pattern was like a naive, kind, polite, and conservative Girl, definitely in line with the Impression Wataru Ichiro and his Group had of Koizumi Kumi.
"It's okay, Kumi, you can call me Ichiro like before."
"No, Mr. Wataru, you are my Boss now."
"We were Childhood playmates who grew up together! You can even call me 'Brother', oh? Kumi, is this the Necklace TomoDa gave you? It's so beautiful."
"No, it's something a Priest gave me when I passed by a Church a Few Days Ago during my day off."
"A Priest? What did he give you this for?"
"I'm not sure, he was a very kind Old Person, he said Darkness was coming and hoped God could bless me..."
"Pfft... Kumi, do you believe this?"
"I don't know either... What about you? Brother Wataru, are you a Christian?"
"Me? I'm not."
"Then what do you think of... Christianity? They all seem to be gentle and polite people."
"That Priest didn't try to convert you, did he?"
"Yes, so I wanted to ask you what you think. I didn't know much about these things before. Brother Wataru has Business dealings with American People, so you should know something about it, right? Are Christians easy to get along with?"
"Let me think, how should I put it... It's okay to get along with them, but sometimes they are not as good as they seem on the surface..."
"That Priest said I can go to Worship with them on Sunday, should I go?"
"It's very Troublesome, but go if you want to, Kumi. Being too fanatical about any religion is not a good thing!"
"Then... should I go and see first? Are there any Precautions when talking to those people?"
"No need, just tell them truthfully that you didn't know much about Christianity before, they won't be angry. But if you really want to talk about Precautions, it's probably to make your Attitude look more devout..."
"Devout?"
"Whether you believe it or not, just follow their Speech Pattern. That's why I said it's Troublesome, For Example..."
...
Wataru Ichiro rambled on and on.
He was not a Christian, but he knew a lot about Christian Ideology and Speech Pattern.
However, this may also be because the Shipping Company's business Partner on the surface was a fanatical Christian, and Wataru Ichiro had deliberately learned about it.
In the Recording, Fulante's voice was still disguised to sound like Koizumi Kumi, with a hint of weakness.
"Brother Wataru, you know so much."
"Kumi..."
"Hmm?"
"I'll secretly tell you, that Boss of our big Business is also a Christian, and a devout Christian. That's why I went to learn about these things. It's also a good thing if you want to join Christianity. If there's an Opportunity in a while, I can introduce you to them..."
The Recording ended.
Chi Feichei took off the Earphone.
It was smoother than he expected. He didn't expect Wataru Ichiro to directly 'confirm' his Guess.
It was estimated that Wataru Ichiro didn't expect that someone was targeting them, and that the Girl in front of him, who he had known since Childhood, was someone else, and mentioning these things was completely to get information out of him...
"How was it?" Fulante leaned over, bringing her Face close to Chi Feichei's eyes, her eyes and the corners of her mouth carrying a playful smile. Koizumi Kumi's originally pure and well-behaved Face also had a bit of femme fatale flavor because of this smile, "When TomoDa was here, that Wataru Fellow still looked serious. It hasn't even been two Days since TomoDa left on the Freighter, and this Fellow already wants to take advantage of his Friend's crush. It seems that this Face is quite Temptation for Men. Raki, do you Men all like Girls like this?"
Chi Feichei glanced at her, then looked away, took the Storage Card out of the Personal Stereo, put it into his Mobile Phone, sent the Recording file to Rum, and said in a hoarse voice, "Not bad."
【(Recording file) Confirmed, Guess is correct. ——Raki】
Fulante leaned back in her Chair, tore off the Disguise Mask, lowered the Car Window, and lit a Cigarette, "I was almost taken advantage of, and by that kind of Man..."
"Then should I give you some extra Remuneration?" Chi Feichei asked without looking up, glancing at Rum's Reply.
【Faith confirmed, there are two devout Christians among them: Dylan Garcia, John Williams. (Document) ——Rum】
The Document contained basic Data on the two people.
"If you are willing to give me extra Reward, then of course that's good," Fulante laughed, "So, is this Task over? Do I not need to socialize with Wataru Ichiro and have him introduce me to the Target?"
(End of Chapter)
"We also need to add the Kidnapper's observation time. When I spoke to him, the Kidnapper didn't know I was coming, meaning he wasn't staking out the Yan Residence. To deliver the letter, he'd definitely scout the area and the Yan Residence first, to avoid being caught by the Police," Chi Feichei pointed out. "Then subtract the time for getting in the Car, observation, and so on. Let's just call it half an hour..."
Conan was silent.
He didn't want to calculate anymore, it was giving him a headache...
Chi Feichei also fell silent.
If they really calculated it out, dinner tonight would probably be eaten in the middle of the Night again...
Conan turned his head to look at Wataru Takagi, smiling sweetly and acting cute, "I don't know what to do next!"
He was an Elementary School Student, it was normal to not know.
"Mr. Chi..." Wataru Takagi looked exhausted.
Chi Feichei moved the map and paper to the other side, "Then how about we say, I went out to buy a map and got lost, and just happened to discover the Abnormality and found Qiu Fu?"
Wataru Takagi considered it for a while, then nodded, "Okay, alright."
Although that Statement was very weird, he had no other choice.
The person was unwilling to calculate further, and had said that he had given them the known Conditions, the problem-solving Process, and the Answer for them to reconstruct.
It would be a bit embarrassing to say that they couldn't reconstruct it.
To say that they would reconstruct it themselves, it seemed too complicated, and they might not even be able to understand it.
Not to mention that Chi Feichei had helped, and they couldn't force Chi Feichei to calculate. Even if Chi Feichei calculated it himself, the entire Written Statement would look like a math problem, which would also be strange.
Saying 'the Location was found through calculation', without roughly explaining how it was calculated, would make his Written Statement seem perfunctory. It was better to say 'Chi Feichei got lost and coincidentally discovered it'.
Chi Feichei was not a victim, nor a Thug, but someone who was helping. They could just assume that for some Reason, he needed the Police to help keep the Reasoning Process confidential.
Wasn't there also Kudo Shinichi, who had asked them to help conceal his involvement in Cases before?
Wataru Takagi re-recorded it, looking at the short Written Statement, and confirmed a few more questions.
"Mr. Chi's Time of discovering Qiu Fu..."
"The Situation at the time..."
A minute later, Chi Feichei took Conan out the door.
Wataru Takagi tidied up the Written Statement and sighed weakly.
It clearly hadn't been long, and he hadn't asked many questions, so why was he so tired...
Outside, Akio Tsubame's Written Statement was not yet finished, but the Children were clamoring for Dinner, so Ninzaburo Shiratori, who was taking the Written Statement, sped up a bit and confirmed a few important key Points.
Kenzo Tsubame suggested going to Dinner together, and also invited the Metropolitan Police Department's Police Officers. After being refused, he helped arrange a few tables at another Hotel, while he, Chi Feichei, Da Shan Mi, and a Group of Children went together.
After leaving the Metropolitan Police Department, Chi Feichei called Haibara Ai.
"Ai, have you had Dinner yet? Do you want to call the Doctor out for a bite to eat? Conan and the others are with me now."
"We were just about to go to sleep, haven't you eaten yet?" Haibara Ai suddenly understood, "You guys ran into some Incident again, didn't you?"
"Sort of..."
"I knew it... The Doctor and I won't go, you guys go eat. Then do you want to come over for Dinner tomorrow?"
"I'll decide tomorrow."
"Okay."
After Chi Feichei hung up the Phone Call, Kenzo Tsubame stepped forward and sincerely thanked him, "Hassashi, thank you so much this time, I really don't know how to thank you enough..."
"You can send me some Fish," Chi Feichei said.
Kenzo Tsubame was taken aback, "Fish?"
"I remembered where I had seen that Signal Tower before when I saw my Pet," Chi Feichei took Hissashi out.
He could take the credit, but the Reward had to be fought for Hissashi.
Hissashi looked at Kenzo Tsubame expectantly, flicking its Snake Tongue, then flicking its Snake Tongue again.
"Okay, okay." Kenzo Tsubame's expression was a little stiff.
Could he please consider the feelings of this Old Person?
Suddenly, a slender, smooth-scaled, living Snake was being held in front of him... His Heart couldn't take it.
Chi Feichei reported the Address of the Breeding Point.
Hissashi confidently burrowed into his Sleeve. The Tsubame Conglomerate was rich, the Fish they sent would definitely be a lot.
On the side, Conan was speechless.
Sonoko was already sending Fish to that Place from time to time, and Chi Feichei was actually asking for rations for Hissashi, was he planning to have Hissashi eat through all the major Japanese Conglomerates?
Kenzo Tsubame thought about it. Although Snakes were scary, it had nothing to do with thanking Chi Feichei. It seemed that Chi Feichei liked this Pet Snake very much, and it could also be considered a way for him to express his gratitude, which was enough, "Well... Hassashi, how many tons do you want?"
Hissashi froze.
Tons?
Cough, this was really... Snake-scaring.
Chi Feichei reminded him, "Grandpa Tsubame, if you send it by the ton, it won't be able to finish eating it in its entire life. Just send a few pounds, that's enough."
"A few pounds..."
Kenzo Tsubame always felt it was a bit stingy.
As the Chairman of a Conglomerate, thanking someone with just a few pounds of Fish?
He and Chi Feichei didn't mind, but it wouldn't sound good if it got out.
After thinking about it, Kenzo Tsubame said, "How about this, I'll have someone send two Cars over first, and after a while, I'll have someone send it over again. If there are any rare Fish, I'll send some to it too."
Hissashi sighed.
It had more and more Small Fish, and it couldn't eat them as fast as they increased. It was estimated that it would eat more and more...
Sigh, this was probably the Worry of happiness.
...
After Dinner, Chi Feichei sent the Group of Children Home, but didn't rush back. He found a Secluded Place to park the Car, sent two Emails, and after receiving Replies, he used Disguise to change Cars and went to Sakurashin Town.
On the Commercial Street bustling with people, a Black Car stopped by the Roadside.
A black-haired Woman wearing Sunglasses naturally walked forward, pulled open the Car Door, and got in.
The Car quickly drove away from the spot and stopped at a Secluded Street Corner.
"Wataru Ichiro invited others to Dinner tonight, and I took the opportunity to test his Attitude towards Christianity," Fulante took off her Sunglasses, revealing the Disguise Mask of Koizumi Kumi's appearance, and smiled, pulling up the Cross Necklace around her Neck and shaking it, then handed a Voice Recorder to Chi Feichei, "I've recorded everything, listen to it yourself."
Chi Feichei took the Voice Recorder, took out the Memory Card inside, put it into a Personal Stereo, put on one Earphone, and played the Recording.
He could vaguely hear the sound of Men clinking glasses and drinking, and Women's soft laughter, it was a bit noisy.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Wataru, I... I didn't mean to..."
Fulante's disguised Speech Pattern was like a naive, kind, polite, and conservative Girl, definitely in line with the Impression Wataru Ichiro and his Group had of Koizumi Kumi.
"It's okay, Kumi, you can call me Ichiro like before."
"No, Mr. Wataru, you are my Boss now."
"We were Childhood playmates who grew up together! You can even call me 'Brother', oh? Kumi, is this the Necklace TomoDa gave you? It's so beautiful."
"No, it's something a Priest gave me when I passed by a Church a Few Days Ago during my day off."
"A Priest? What did he give you this for?"
"I'm not sure, he was a very kind Old Person, he said Darkness was coming and hoped God could bless me..."
"Pfft... Kumi, do you believe this?"
"I don't know either... What about you? Brother Wataru, are you a Christian?"
"Me? I'm not."
"Then what do you think of... Christianity? They all seem to be gentle and polite people."
"That Priest didn't try to convert you, did he?"
"Yes, so I wanted to ask you what you think. I didn't know much about these things before. Brother Wataru has Business dealings with American People, so you should know something about it, right? Are Christians easy to get along with?"
"Let me think, how should I put it... It's okay to get along with them, but sometimes they are not as good as they seem on the surface..."
"That Priest said I can go to Worship with them on Sunday, should I go?"
"It's very Troublesome, but go if you want to, Kumi. Being too fanatical about any religion is not a good thing!"
"Then... should I go and see first? Are there any Precautions when talking to those people?"
"No need, just tell them truthfully that you didn't know much about Christianity before, they won't be angry. But if you really want to talk about Precautions, it's probably to make your Attitude look more devout..."
"Devout?"
"Whether you believe it or not, just follow their Speech Pattern. That's why I said it's Troublesome, For Example..."
...
Wataru Ichiro rambled on and on.
He was not a Christian, but he knew a lot about Christian Ideology and Speech Pattern.
However, this may also be because the Shipping Company's business Partner on the surface was a fanatical Christian, and Wataru Ichiro had deliberately learned about it.
In the Recording, Fulante's voice was still disguised to sound like Koizumi Kumi, with a hint of weakness.
"Brother Wataru, you know so much."
"Kumi..."
"Hmm?"
"I'll secretly tell you, that Boss of our big Business is also a Christian, and a devout Christian. That's why I went to learn about these things. It's also a good thing if you want to join Christianity. If there's an Opportunity in a while, I can introduce you to them..."
The Recording ended.
Chi Feichei took off the Earphone.
It was smoother than he expected. He didn't expect Wataru Ichiro to directly 'confirm' his Guess.
It was estimated that Wataru Ichiro didn't expect that someone was targeting them, and that the Girl in front of him, who he had known since Childhood, was someone else, and mentioning these things was completely to get information out of him...
"How was it?" Fulante leaned over, bringing her Face close to Chi Feichei's eyes, her eyes and the corners of her mouth carrying a playful smile. Koizumi Kumi's originally pure and well-behaved Face also had a bit of femme fatale flavor because of this smile, "When TomoDa was here, that Wataru Fellow still looked serious. It hasn't even been two Days since TomoDa left on the Freighter, and this Fellow already wants to take advantage of his Friend's crush. It seems that this Face is quite Temptation for Men. Raki, do you Men all like Girls like this?"
Chi Feichei glanced at her, then looked away, took the Storage Card out of the Personal Stereo, put it into his Mobile Phone, sent the Recording file to Rum, and said in a hoarse voice, "Not bad."
【(Recording file) Confirmed, Guess is correct. ——Raki】
Fulante leaned back in her Chair, tore off the Disguise Mask, lowered the Car Window, and lit a Cigarette, "I was almost taken advantage of, and by that kind of Man..."
"Then should I give you some extra Remuneration?" Chi Feichei asked without looking up, glancing at Rum's Reply.
【Faith confirmed, there are two devout Christians among them: Dylan Garcia, John Williams. (Document) ——Rum】
The Document contained basic Data on the two people.
"If you are willing to give me extra Reward, then of course that's good," Fulante laughed, "So, is this Task over? Do I not need to socialize with Wataru Ichiro and have him introduce me to the Target?"
(End of Chapter)
