Shiho Miyano's Intuition / The Woman in the AE86
"I also heard that last year, a doctor at the Tokyo University Affiliated Hospital caused a major medical accident during surgery, resulting in the patient's death. In the end, the doctor committed suicide out of guilt towards the patient." Tomohaki Niide said this while sighing.
Conan then recalled that a year ago, before his death, Tamotsu Jinno made a major mistake on the operating table, which led to the patient's death, and the patient's family even wanted to sue Tamotsu Jinno.
Afterwards, Tamotsu Jinno was found dead at home, so many police officers believed that he had committed suicide out of guilt. The case was originally going to continue to be investigated, but unexpectedly, the Officer Tomonari in charge of the case, Tamotsu Jinno, died of a sudden heart attack, and the case was ultimately ruled a suicide.
However, Tamotsu Jinno Rin Jinno, the younger sister of one of the three suspects previously identified by the police, expressed dissatisfaction with the police's judgment, arguing that her brother would not commit suicide over such a matter.
During the questioning at the time, Rin Jinno did not explain why she was so certain of her judgment.
But now Conan couldn't help but think about it.
If the two doctors that Tomohaki Niide just mentioned are actually the same person, namely Tamotsu Jinno, then many things can be explained.
If Tamotsu Jinno were a doctor with a long history of misconduct, he would not feel remorse for his mistakes on the operating table. It is quite possible that Kyosuke Kazato killed Tamotsu Jinno and staged it as a suicide because Tamotsu Jinno prevented him from continuing on the path of a surgeon.
These things can be confirmed by asking Rin Jinno and the nurses who have worked at the Tokyo University Affiliated Hospital for many years. Once this is confirmed, then Kyosuke Kazato's level of suspicion must be at least on Makoto Tomonari.
However, the biggest problem with this hypothesis is still the listening device in the ward. If Kyosuke Kazato is the murderer, not only would it be of little use for him to install the listening device, but even if he really wanted to install it, he would have many more ways to do so discreetly.
Besides, if Makoto Tomonari is not the murderer, then why is he hiding and not explaining the situation to the police?
As long as these points are not resolved, his inferences will still have inexplicable problems.
Just as he continued to ponder deeply, Tomohaki Niide gently patted his little shoulder.
"Conan, what are you thinking about? If you have a cold, just rest and don't think too much. The police have been investigating for so long, they'll find the real culprit soon, and Miss Mouri will definitely recover."
However, Conan, who was very familiar with the style of the Japan police, seemed somewhat skeptical of what Tomohaki Niide said.
Soon after chatting with Conan for a while and telling Conan to stay in bed and rest, Tomohaki Niide left Professor Agasa's house.
Conan took the arrival of Tomohaki Niide and the important information he brought very seriously, and even called Jiang Hang immediately.
What he didn't know was that after Tomohaki Niide left Professor Agasa's villa and drove away from the street, the "Tomohaki Niide" in the car suddenly removed her makeup, revealing Vermouth with a mysterious smile beneath the disguise.
"You've given us enough hints already. If it were you, you should have figured out who the real culprit is by now..."
"However, the bugging device thing will probably mislead him quite a bit. It looks like I'll have to keep busy for a while longer."
Chapter 211: Chapter 209: Miyano Shiho's Intuition
Unbeknownst to Vermouth, while she was trying to find a way to remind Conan of the culprit's identity in this case and to test and confirm Conan's true identity, her "mission target" in Japan was less than ten meters away from her.
When she realized that Conan might be Shinichi Kudo who shrunk after taking the Apotoxin 4869, she considered the possibility that Sherry, who was rescued, might have been rescued by Conan, Jiang Hang, and others.
However, with Jiang Hang's Eagle Eye and Conan's assistance, they had already prepared various counter-surveillance measures in advance.
Miyano Shiho herself is quite low-key. She has hardly left Professor Agasa's house for the past two weeks. Even the members of the Detective Boys who occasionally come to Professor Agasa's house to play only know that there is another researcher in Professor Agasa's house, but they have not actually met Miyano Shiho yet.
Furthermore, Professor Agasa usually doesn't mention Miyano Shiho to others, so Vermouth, who arrived in a hurry and had only just found a suitable person to impersonate her, didn't expect Sherry to be in this place.
Meanwhile, after Vermouth, disguised as "Tomohaki Niide," left, Miyano Shiho silently walked out of her research room.
She didn't see Tomohaki Niide; she only vaguely sensed that someone who posed a threat had come to Professor Agasa's house.
Although she is a rigorous medical researcher, Miyano Shiho occasionally has some unsettling intuitions, especially when it comes to matters related to organizations, where her intuition is particularly sharp.
A few days ago, she had a feeling that the organization might do something to her, and she even had nightmares about it for several days.
However, after she told Jiang Hang about her unease and asked Jiang Hang to be more careful about organizing things recently, Jiang Hang suddenly taught her a wonderful way to sleep.
Even she didn't expect that after mastering this wonderful way of sleeping in, she would stay in bed until almost noon, and from then on, she rarely had nightmares at night.
As a result, her mental state improved significantly during the day, and she gradually stopped feeling any pressure about the organization, allowing her to focus all her attention on her research.
Even Miyano Shiho felt that her intuition was gradually expanding from being particularly sharp about organizational matters to other areas.
For the past few days, she has sometimes felt inexplicably irritable and restless. At first, she thought that someone from the organization was getting close to her, but after carefully observing and checking, she finally discovered that there was a deviation in a certain calculation step of a set of data she had recently tested.
Sometimes, she would suddenly feel the urge to return to her research lab, and every time she had this feeling, it wouldn't be long before other strangers would come to visit Professor Agasa.
Of course, there was also the fact that this morning, while she was studying Conan's blood because of a cold, she suddenly had the urge to use the bottle of baijiu that Jiang Hang had sent over last time.
A few days ago Miyano Shiho had already tested the baijiu. The research results showed that baijiu does indeed contain a kind of strange substance that can promote and accelerate cell proliferation. Moreover, the effect of that substance on Professor Agasa, her sister, and even Jiang Hang is negligible, but it has a significant effect on her own body and Conan's body.
If the cell proliferation rate caused by Jiang Hang and the others coming into contact with this substance is between 1 and 1, then hers is above 10, and the reaction on Conan's body is even more astonishing.
Miyano Shiho didn't know why that kind of baijiu would have an effect on her body, but as things stand, it does seem to have the potential to turn Conan back into Shinichi Kudo.
Furthermore, after catching a Conan, Conan's blood cells were more adaptable to baijiu, even reaching a value that surprised Miyano Shiho.
In short, getting back to the main point, after Miyano Shiho practiced the Meditation Method that Jiang Hang taught her, her sixth sense has undergone a huge change.
Originally, her intuition only reacted to things related to the organization, but now it reacts to all bad things. Miyano Shiho herself can't say which of the two is better.
Just like when Vermouth came to visit Conan, Miyano Shiho suddenly felt a great sense of threat.
This feeling made her nervous even when she was in the lab, and she almost wanted to call Jiang Hang.
If it were the old her, she probably would have suspected that the organization had discovered Conan and her affair and was planning to silence them, and might have been paranoid about it for a long time, and then had nightmares about the organization at night because of these things.
But now, that sense of threat quickly subsided. She seemed to realize that the person she perceived as quite dangerous wasn't there for her. Even if she didn't know if that person was a member of the organization, as long as she didn't leave her lab, there wouldn't be any problems.
After confirming that Miyano Shiho Tomohaki Niide, played by Vermouth, had left, she breathed a slight sigh of relief.
It seems her intuition was correct.
She went to the room where Conan was resting and immediately saw Conan, whose cold had improved slightly but Conan still looked listless and was trying to sneak away.
Having been caught red-handed by Miyano Shiho, Conan looked somewhat embarrassed.
"Cough cough, after a day of rest I feel much better, and I just obtained some very important information that I need to confirm now."
To his surprise, Miyano Shiho hadn't come for this at all. She turned to Conan and asked, "Who was that person just now?"
To prevent the other party from installing a bugging device in Conan's room, Miyano Shiho typed another message on her phone, telling Conan about her suspicions about the person she had just met.
Conan was taken aback when he learned of Tomohaki Niide Miyano Shiho.
He had never suspected Tomohaki Niide before, so when he learned that the other party might be a member related to the organization, he couldn't immediately connect this identity with Tomohaki Niide.
If Tomohaki Niide is really a member of the Black Organization, then were the things he just said a test?
Conan's expression turned somewhat grim at the thought of this possibility.
"I can't confirm that person's identity, but I suggest you stay here and rest. You can leave this case to Jiang Hang," Miyano Shiho said to Conan with a serious expression.
Chapter 212: Chapter 210: The Woman Sitting on the 86
Jiang Hang, on the other hand, was observing the suspicious individuals on the list provided by Takagi Wataru, one by one.
He originally intended to start his investigation with Kyosuke Kazato, who seemed to be hiding something, but unexpectedly, the other party happened to be off today and drove out early in the morning.
According to the doctors and nurses at Beika Hospital, Kyosuke Kazato enjoys camping and often drives to a campsite in West Tama City with a view of Mount Fuji to relax during his time off.
While he was investigating the others, Miyano Shiho called and explained in detail Conan's speculations and the strange things she had noticed about "Tomohaki Niide".
"So, aside from not yet figuring out the bugging device, there's a high probability that Kyosuke Kazato is the culprit?" Jiang Hang said, while also Miyano Shiho not to worry about the Black Organization, "I'll also investigate the matter of that Dr. Araide."
After discussing the case, Jiang Hang could sense that Miyano Shiho seemed to want to say something more, but in the end she hung up the phone without saying anything.
"Speaking of which, I forgot to ask her how her research on baijiu is going," Jiang Hang muttered to himself. Conan has suddenly caught a cold, and with his physical condition, he can't do much when he has a cold. However, if he drinks baijiu and turns back into Shinichi Kudo, that would be a completely different story.
After Ran, Ran went to Tropical Land today to try to regain her memories because she remembered playing at the Amusement Park with Shinichi Kudo.
If the real Shinichi Kudo stood in front of him, Ran would probably regain her memories very quickly.
However, since the identity of Tomohaki Niide has not yet been clarified, it would be too risky to let Shinichi Kudo appear. It seems that Conan will not be able to transform back into Shinichi Kudo to be with Ran today.
After having this thought swirling in his mind, Jiang Hang didn't personally investigate Kyosuke Kazato's past. Instead, he directly called Takagi Wataru, a "tool," and asked him to investigate whether the hand injury that prevented Kyosuke Kazato from continuing as a surgeon was caused by Tamotsu Jinno back then.
Hearing Jiang Hang suddenly become suspicious of the doctor who was treating Ran, Takagi Wataru on the other end of the phone couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. But thinking about it carefully, Kyosuke Kazato was also a participant in that thank-you banquet. After the transparent umbrella appeared, even though no gunpowder reaction was detected, Kyosuke Kazato was still a suspect.
If Tamotsu Jinno ruined Kyosuke Kazato's surgical career many years ago, then out of resentment, it seems plausible that Kyosuke Kazato killed Tamotsu Jinno after six or seven years, when most people had forgotten about the incident.
More importantly, according to Takagi Wataru's records, Kyosuke Kazato was the psychologist for a significant number of police officers. Even Harusawa Osamu, who died first, often went to Kyosuke Kazato to talk about work-related stress.
In this situation, if Kyosuke Kazato had noticed the information that Harusawa Osamu inadvertently leaked during their conversation, it would have been much easier for Kyosuke Kazato to commit this series of crimes than for the other suspects.
Takagi Wataru is currently on a mission to protect Ran Mori at the amusement park, so after receiving important information from Jiang Hang, he sent people to the Tokyo University Affiliated Hospital to collect evidence.
As for Jiang Hang, not knowing where Kyosuke Kazato was, he went to Araide Clinic after some consideration.
According to Conan's explanation, Tomohaki Niide's father was the director of Araide Clinic, and he was murdered in an accident more than half a month ago. Of course, in the end, thanks to Conan's painstaking reminders and Ran's help, Kogoro Mouri finally solved the case and found the culprit.
Now, about twenty days later, Tomohaki Niide has inherited the Araide Clinic that his father left him.
However, since Tomohaki Niide is only 25 years old, two years younger than Seiji Aso, he is not yet capable of serving as the director of a hospital. Therefore, he plans to work in other hospitals for a few years to accumulate enough experience before taking over his father's hospital.
According to Conan's description, Tomohaki Niide is a gentle person with extremely high medical talent and is also very handsome, to the point that Conan worries that Ran might be infatuated with him.
When Jiang Hang met Kogoro Mouri as Tomohaki Niide Mouri's friend, he sensed a strong "normie" aura emanating from him after just one meeting.
First, Jiang Hang used Eagle Eye to confirm the other party's identity, ensuring that the other party was not impersonated.
Then, in the ensuing conversation, Jiang Hang quickly discovered the problem.
Although the man standing in front of him Tomohaki Niide Araide, did know Kyosuke Kazato, he had no idea about what had happened seven years ago. Moreover, he had been busy these past few days preparing for his job at another hospital in Tokyo next month, spending all his time at home reading books and having little contact with the outside world. He had not even heard about Ran's amnesia, let alone going to Professor Agasa's house to treat Conan.
Even after hearing about Ran's amnesia, he was surprised and stood up, wondering how such a thing could have happened, and he wanted to take some time to visit Ran.
Hearing this, Jiang Hang roughly understood the situation.
It seems that someone has impersonated Tomohaki Niide and gone to Professor Agasa's house, but that person's behavior seems rather strange.
Although Miyano Shiho suggested that this might be a test for Conan, the other party did not do anything to Conan after disguising Tomohaki Niide. Instead, he even hinted at the culprit's true identity to Conan, which seemed more like he was helping Conan.
Jiang Hang did not tell Tomohaki Niide about being impersonated today. Instead, after chatting with him for a while, he felt that the person was unlikely to be related to the Black Organization, so he left Araide Clinic.
He planned to go back to Professor Agasa's Professor Agasa first to check if that Tomohaki Niide had installed any eavesdropping devices or miniature cameras there before deciding what to do next.
However, just as he reached his AE86, he noticed a woman who looked somewhat familiar sitting inside his car.
Because her movie had been broadcast on TV recently, Jiang Hang quickly recognized the woman sitting in his car.
Hollywood actress Chris Vineyard, who announced her retirement from acting last week.
Chapter 213: Chapter 211: How did I, an assassin, become Templar Knight?
Jiang Hang's gaze fell on the Hollywood actress who was sitting in his car for some reason.
He just went to chat with Tomohaki Niide to ask about the situation, and there was a female celebrity in his car who had recently announced her retirement from acting.
Jiang Hang's mind immediately started to fill in the blanks. Could this be the legendary "big star falls in love with me" trope? What era are we living in? This kind of thing has been written to death.
Jiang Hang knew very well that this kind of development would not happen in his life, so he immediately turned on his Eagle Eye on the woman who suddenly got into the car and sat in the passenger seat.
Under Eagle Eye's vision, the female celebrity, who was wearing sunglasses and made no other disguises, emitted a bright red light, signifying that she was a very important figure in the world.
Jiang Hang quickly recalled whether there were any women in Conan who looked similar to her, and at the same time, he said to the female celebrity without showing any emotion, "Madam, I don't think we've met before, have we?"
Facing Jiang Hang's sharp, eagle-like gaze, Chris Vineyard, or rather, Vermouth was completely unmasked, revealed a smile.
"I originally wanted to invite you to a more suitable place, but it's not too bad as it is now, Mr. Jiang Hang. Would you like to have a drink with me at a nearby bar?"
Hearing the woman invite him to a bar, Jiang Hang's expression remained unchanged, and he refused her without hesitation.
"I'm sorry, I have to drive later, and I don't usually drink much."
Jiang Hang was currently trying to figure out the woman's identity. Judging from what she had just said, she seemed to be a member of the Black Organization. Among the famous women in the Black Organization, the only one Jiang Hang remembered was "Vermouth".
Unfortunately, Jiang Hang only knew that Vermouth existed, but apart from knowing that she was a suspected traitor and a master of disguise, he knew nothing about what she had done in the Conan storyline.
Jiang Hang's impression of Conan, which aired on TV when he was a child, was basically limited to the first hundred episodes. After Ai Haibara appeared, his impression of her became less profound.
The only main storyline he remembered was when Ai Haibara drank baijiu and turned back into Miyano Shiho, then climbed the chimney and was discovered by Gin. As for the characters who appeared later, he basically only knew them through the movies and some Conan commentary videos made by YouTubers.
In addition, he would occasionally see clickbait marketing accounts with headlines like "The person I was most afraid of in my childhood, but I found out I felt most sorry for him when I grew up." After clicking on them, he would find out that they were actually writing about Gin.
Ahem, back to the main topic. After learning that this woman might be Vermouth from the Black Organization, Jiang Hang did not lower his guard against her just because those content creators had labeled her "Conan's mother" and "Black the Black Organization traitor."
The woman has found him now, and judging from what she said, it seems that she was not originally planning to meet him now, but only had to appear in front of him because of some unexpected events?
Thinking about this, Jiang Hang naturally realized that the person who installed the listening device in Ran's hospital room yesterday and disguised Tomohaki Niide to go to Professor Agasa's house to investigate Conan's situation today was probably the woman in front of him. As for what she wanted to do, Jiang Hang really couldn't figure it out.
However, what Vermouth said the next moment almost made Jiang Hang, who had Advanced Disguise skills, lose his composure.
"This is my first time dealing with you, but are all Templar Knight like you?" Vermouth said this seemingly casually.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Hang was dumbfounded once again.
Jiang Hang, of course, knew that in Templar Knight Assassin's Creed universe, the greatest adversary of the Assassins was the Templar Knight. Even before the terms "Assassin" and "Templar Knight" existed in the pre-Christian era, these two organizations had been at odds. Even in the modern era of the Assassin's Creed universe, the two organizations had not reached a decisive point of life or death, although the Templar Knight had the upper hand most of the time.