"Students on a tour...? Ha, technically, it's not impossible if you think about it carefully, but this is..."
"Come on, Director. The system hasn't officially gone into operation yet, so it won't affect the confidentiality agreement..."
"Is this even a confidentiality agreement issue?"
Watching the two people ahead of them whispering among themselves, Conan shot an odd glance at Kuroda Hyoe's stern profile and signaled Tangze with his eyes.
Getting in this way had been far too easy. Did the police believe their excuse, or had they already discovered the crucial problem with Tangze's case? Or had they guessed something about his identity...?
Claiming they had boarded the wrong ship could barely be explained away, but this calm attitude was clearly not a normal reaction, no matter how he looked at it.
"Manager Kuroda used to be Officer Kazami's superior," Tangze explained quietly.
That public security officer, Yuya Kazami?
Thinking of their previous encounters during cases, Conan nodded in understanding.
In that case, this police officer named Kuroda might indeed know him and Tangze.
"Is he an officer who recently joined the First Investigation Division? Since when...?"
"Yes, he arrived not long ago. It seems to be related to Officer Adachi's situation."
Tangze's brief, indifferent reply temporarily dealt with Conan's doubts. By the time they followed the others to the entrance, Conan's expression had returned to his usual act of playing dumb.
Since they were not suspicious people, this "tour" probably would not be a problem.
Makino Yosuke and Naomi exchanged helpless looks, then activated the facility's entrance according to the original plan.
Amid the roar of machinery and splashing waves, a massive concrete structure rose from the hollow at the center. Briny spray flew everywhere as a fairly large entrance plaza emerged before them.
Conan raised a hand to