"Please take extra care of Tang Ze? Why such a strange request all of a sudden?"
"Well, Tang Ze's situation is rather special. Mr. Kihara, you should know that. He hasn't been in good condition these past few days, and we're all worried something might happen to him. Anyway..."
Having slipped into Teitan High School's teaching building, Conan listened to the sounds on the other end as Ran Mouri used the excuse that she had some information about Tang Ze to tell Kihara River. He quietly placed the bug and took a deep breath.
There was a high chance this guy was connected to Cognitive Science, which naturally meant there was a high chance he was connected to the organization. Conan had to be prepared for the wiretap to fail and be discovered quickly.
The purpose of this wiretap was not to obtain intelligence or information anyway. He mainly wanted to listen in on Tang Ze's treatment. If the bug was really discovered, he would find a way to immediately interrupt Tang Ze's treatment and prioritize the other boy's safety.
Tang Ze's mental state had already been unstable. Letting some psychologist of unknown background get close to him might pose an even greater threat to Tang Ze than the organization.
A burst of activity came from the counseling room on the other end. After Ran Mouri left, Kihara River seemed to be preparing for the upcoming meeting—the scraping of a desk dragged across the floor, the sound of curtains moving along their rails. He appeared to be going to great lengths to rearrange the counseling room.
After bustling about for quite a while, the sounds finally subsided. Conan only heard the crisp rustle of pages turning and faint taps as a dial was adjusted. After waiting a full four or