"Sure enough, this was a launcher."
Conan took the disc from its case and inserted it into the laptop. As he examined its contents, he frowned deeply.
The actual software had most likely already fallen into the Organization's hands. With only a medium used to launch it, it was truly difficult to determine its real purpose.
What exactly had the Organization asked Taku Itakura to make for them, and why was it so important...?
"Shinichi, I still think this is too risky." Driving down the road through the wind and snow, Professor Agasa hesitated for a moment before trying to persuade him. "We could already tell from the surveillance footage that Itakura had been contacted by Organization members at the time. Later, when the murderer entered the room again, they didn't question the change in Itakura's condition at all. That alone was highly suspicious..."
Conan's fingers paused over the keyboard as he tried to find more information on the disc.
He raised his head and looked through the constantly sweeping windshield wipers at the snowflakes that kept striking the windshield alongside the frigid wind.
"...Yes, that alone was highly suspicious," he murmured, his eyes glinting faintly behind his lenses.
Taku Itakura definitely hadn't come to harm with the Organization—well, he really wasn't dead now, only temporarily unconscious—and Conan dared contact the liaison directly under his own identity because of his previous experiences.
That contradictory video with no detectable signs of editing immediately reminded Conan of Reika Shifui's death.
There was nothing wrong with classifying Reika Shifui's death according to the police's current conclusion, but the events of that day before and after it were filled with far too many doubts.
If no one had wanted to murder Reika Shifui, then why had the wheels of every person competing to become