The reason he had also brought Hideko Kamijo along was, of course, because she still had some use in this Mission Space.
Hideko Kamijo controlled a cybersecurity company. Three years ago, she had conducted several software transactions with her ex-husband, Jian Yuan Shilang. In one of them, software developed by Akiko Sayama's older brother had been stolen, leading to his suicide.
It was only after that incident that Hideko Kamijo realized things could not go on like this and divorced Jian Yuan Shilang.
But it was obviously impossible to say her methods had been entirely clean.
Still, one advantage was that Hideko Kamijo controlled an internet company, something rare in this era. Xu Yue could fully use her company's resources for online surveillance and intelligence gathering.
Jian Yuan Shilang had originally been one of Xu Yue's backup targets, but after questioning Hideko Kamijo, it was clear that greasy old uncle no longer had any value.
She already had an established company in her hands, making her far more suitable than that lone operator. Xu Yue could simply provide whatever technology was lacking.
And compared to a stunning beauty, there was no need to keep a man like that around...
Satoshi Maeda had glanced at Hideko Kamijo a few too many times during dinner and was driven out of the room by the jealous Akiko Sayama.
He could only turn around and join Ran and Conan on the hotel's top-floor observation deck to admire the night view.
They did not return to their rooms until ten o'clock.
However, just then, a commotion broke out below the hotel. Full of energy and curiosity, Conan headed straight to the lobby and then went outside.
Using his small, compact body, he easily squeezed his way to the front, where he saw the police