Cipher-Solving Princess Ai Haibara

Conan: "?"

He looked at Fujino, who was all serious and said he knew nothing, and silently typed a question mark.

If we follow the normal procedure...

Before he can even make a move, he'll probably be ambushed by this old silver coin!

It couldn't possibly go this smoothly...

You really don't know?

Perhaps he's discovered another trap and is planning to do something unethical to become the sixth brother?

Fujino was actually a little helpless under Conan's suspicious gaze.

Although his reasoning ability is indeed quite good.

However, codes are just too abstract.

If you didn't have an incredible knowledge of everything from astronomy to geography, and even the postpartum care of sows, you probably wouldn't be able to tell a single thing.

But Fujino wasn't worried about secret codes or anything like that.

What should you do if you encounter a code you don't understand?

Of course, we're calling our secret code, Deduction Ai!

Fujino turned his gaze to the cipher assistant beside him. "Hey, can you help me decipher this cipher?"

Ai Haibara: "?"

She silently typed a question mark as she was met with expectant gazes.

So... why are you looking at me?

Hmm, could it be that they want me to help them crack the code?

A glance exchanged, and they instantly understood each other.

Ai Haibara also began to ponder silently what the connection was between these codes.

The secret code assistant is now open for business.

"By the way, those codes seem familiar!"

At this moment, Jodie for a moment and suddenly said.

"Well?"

"Where?!"

"Miss Jodie, do you know what this code means?"

Everyone present turned their attention to Jodie and began to ask her questions.

"Let me think..."

Jodie touched her chin, thought for a moment, and then suddenly clasped her hands to her chest like a little girl, exclaiming wistfully, "Oh! It's a game controller! I often see these images on Japan video games!"

Fujino: "..."

Teacher Yingyu, please calm down!

You're so old, stop pretending to be cute, okay?

Disgusting!

"Could it be referring to a mathematical formula?"

Suzuki Sonoko said, "Think about it. If we just write down the mathematical formulas, the murderer will definitely destroy them. But if we write down the mathematical formulas, we can cover our tracks."

Jodie touched her chin. "So, if that's the case, the murderer must be a mathematician!"

"△ might be the discriminant b-4ac, but it doesn't really have any real relation to it."

Fujino pondered for a moment and then said, "Moreover, the deceased wrote this during a power outage, and the file was close to his chest, so the murderer may not have noticed these coded messages."

"And our company is full of liberal arts graduates..."

President Kiyoshi quietly interjected, "Science majors are not common in our company."

"Are they all liberal arts students?"

Upon hearing this, Fujino looked at President Kisei.

"That's right."

President Laisheng nodded and said, "Our company's main business requires liberal arts students."

"That's quite rare..."

Liberal arts students were ecstatic.

"Could that 'x' be the same 'x' that Ms. Jodie mentioned in class?"

Ran suddenly brought it up, intending to take this opportunity to find out what "x" really meant.

"Ahem... Hahaha!"

"No, no, no!"

"It absolutely can't be that X!"

Sonoko and Jodie burst into laughter upon hearing this, while Ran stared at the two of them blankly.

"You're not talking about the 'x' that girls write at the end of their letters, are you?"

Takagi glanced at the two of them with suspicion and casually asked a question.

Jodie smiled and nodded, "Oh, yes!"

Ran looked at Takagi expectantly. "Officer Takagi, you know about this too?"

"So, Officer Takagi, you receive these kinds of messages quite often..."

Sonoko glanced at Takagi with a mischievous grin. "I never expected that the seemingly honest Takagi would actually be such a womanizer."

"Ahem!"

Takagi blushed slightly upon hearing this. "That was just a prank!"

Ran looked at Takagi, then at Sonoko, completely bewildered.

So what exactly does x mean?

Why are they all speaking in riddles?

That wretched riddle teller!

"Inspector Megure, the investigation is complete!"

At that moment, Chiba Kazunobu ran back with a jacket. "The murderer threw the equipment he wore during the crime into the fifth-floor bathroom, but the stolen documents haven't been found yet..."

As he spoke, he pulled a report out of his pocket, "It happened to be during the afternoon break, and most of the employees went out for lunch, so only 27 employees had alibis, while the remaining 31 did not."

"There are still more than thirty people."

Juzo Megure glanced at the report, feeling Sunflower Seeds coming on. "In the end, we still have to crack the code..."

"Speaking of codes, besides equations, they could also be words!"

At this time, Suzuki Sonoko suddenly had an idea. The famous detective Sonoko went online again, grabbed the list of Megure Thirteen and said, "The □ⅹ in □○ⅹ△ can be combined to become Tian. From this point of view, Mr. (Tian Yu) is the most suspicious. After all, his surname is really rare."

Xiaolan came over and pointed to a list of names. "But Mr. Shengtian above is also very suspicious. After all, his name also has Tian in it."

Jodie chimed in, "Mr. Asai is also suspicious, after all, 'well' is made up of two tens."

"That's possible..."

Chiba also stepped forward and touched his chubby chin. "There are also people named Chiba here. If the square refers to 'Ye', then the 'x' could also refer to the two 'ten's."

"Speaking of which, I have these in my Takagi too..."

"That's right!"

Ran also started thinking, as if she had discovered something. "If these codes represent shapes, then Mr. Suzuki's bell may refer to a round bell."

"That's outrageous! I also have the surname Suzuki!"

Suzuki Sonoko put her hands on her hips and groaned plaintively, "How could someone with the surname Suzuki be a bad person?"

"Ahem, all done!"

Juzo Megure coughed, his face darkening, interrupting the farce. He retrieved the list that Sonoko had stolen and then called out to Takagi and Chiba, "Chiba, stop messing around and go with Takagi to search for that stolen document!"

"Yes..."

"Well!"

Having dismissed his men, Juzo Megure sighed helplessly.

Who are these people working under him...?

Fujino seems to have lost his edge this time.

We can't rely on anyone!

"However, it's not impossible that what Mori-kun is referring to is something or something else."

Jodie thought for a moment and then smiled, "For example, the U. S. Department of Defense is generally called the Pentagon because it is pentagonal in shape. In the United States, a certain term is usually used to describe something special. For example, the White House is the residence of the president, the Oval Office is the president's office, and the FBI, the most important government agency, represents the Federal Intelligence Service."

Fujino: "..."

Hey, English teacher, calm down!

Have they really exposed their own home?

Good grief, you're into self-destruction too, huh?