The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan.

Chapter 1155 New Eyes

Itakura Takuto is definitely not dead. It can even be said that not only is he not dead, but the fact that he looked like he was about to pass away in the morning was mostly due to the exquisite special effects and makeup technology, rather than illness.

As for the technique, it is not difficult to see from Zhu Fu Jingguang's statement that it is the most standard cognitive grafting technique.

"He himself killed Itakura Taku. Within his own palace, there must be another Itakura Taku, already dying and bound and unable to move." Tang Ze speculated during the initial planning stages of this operation. "Although he is about to become the murderer of Itakura Taku, for him, this room is still not a place he is familiar with and can control. Instead, it belongs to Itakura Taku and is a relatively weak area. This plan is 80% likely to work."

"You're the expert on this. If you think it's fine, we don't need to make a ruling," said Zhu Fushigaki, who will be in charge of the execution. "The only problem is the difference in understanding between the two sides."

In the eyes of the murderer, he found the hotel where Taku Itakura was hiding two days ago and took action against itakura. Between midnight and early morning, before going to meet up with Kogoro Mouri, he went to Taku Itakura's room again, inspected his results, destroyed traces and evidence, and then joined the detective client's team as if nothing had happened, and followed the others back to the hotel.

But in the eyes of the organization's monitors who participated in the offline campaign to urge updates, it seemed that Kumail had tracked down Itakura Taku shortly after he took action. After some gentle persuasion, a keyboard, a computer, and a miracle, Kumail had what he wanted the next day. He left with the information and went to find programmers affiliated with the organization to verify that his delivery met the requirements. Any subsequent heart attacks or conflicts were nothing to do with them.

Even if the member of the organization involved in the surveillance is Vermouth, who is familiar to him, there is no guarantee that the organization will not discover any clues after the details of the case are announced.

"No problem," Tang Ze said calmly. "First of all, Itakura Taku won't die. If he doesn't die, this case won't be a homicide. The media will just report that the head of a once-famous special effects studio was embroiled in a contract dispute and was nearly killed by the client."

Since it is not a homicide case, it will cause little discussion here. The police do not need to disclose the details of an injury case, and the media will not care.

Unless one day Vermouth suddenly has the urge to come and reminisce with the police officers of the Investigation Division and intentionally brings up this matter, the differences in details will definitely be blurred.

"Secondly, he's not dead. The organization is quite satisfied with what he's delivered, so there won't be any problems in the short term. However, they'll still consider the possibility of further cooperation. Naturally, they'll acquiesce to his choice of payment in exchange for goods. He's convinced and willing to maintain this relationship. With this kind of threat, Itakura Taku is a smart man and knows how to choose. Naturally, this minor issue will be glossed over."

These words sounded a bit cruel, and there was a hint that he had to listen to them even if he didn't want to.

Zhu Fujing's expression was a little strange after hearing this. "But, his original plan was to escape, so he replied to the email at the end to inform that the burned software was placed somewhere else, trying to escape the organization's sight..."

"You bought a trial version of the software, but you need to purchase an additional key to unlock the official version. Isn't that normal procedure?" Tang Ze replied calmly, as if what he said was the truth. "The transaction was with an apparently illegal group, so it's reasonable for them to hold back, right?"

As for whether Itakura Taku himself thinks so, it doesn’t matter.

Of course, it was Tang Ze who called the hotel to order food. His purpose was to let the hotel staff discover Itakura Taku who was pretending to be dead as soon as possible and send him to the hospital.

The emergency hospital that took over was, of course, Beihu Central Hospital, with which we already had cooperation experience.

The murderer's cognitive changes, coupled with Noah's intelligent central control that can perfectly control the live camera and prevent either party from noticing anything, made Tang Ze not worry about anything going wrong even though both sides were hiding the truth.

Now, the police and detectives are on the road to locking down the suspect according to the established script.

"So, now we need all three of you to cooperate with our work and go to the police station to make a statement to confirm your itinerary for the past few days." Feeling that no more clues might be found at the scene, Megure Jusan said directly.

"Does this mean you suspect us of being the murderer?" Subeko jumped up. "I'm just doing my job. Mr. Itakura and I don't have any grudges against each other. Why would I harm him?"

"Whether the motive for murder is convincing and logical is something that prosecutors and judges need to consider." Inspector Megure chose a statement with higher emotional intelligence.

It means that there are all kinds of murderers in Beika Town, and both the police and the court are used to it.

Does murder require a strong motive? Perhaps, but sometimes it takes only a small thing to achieve this result.

"This, won't have any impact on my work, right?" Naito Sadahei's considerations were much more realistic. "Don't underestimate me for devoting so much time to this project. Actually, I'm quite busy at work. It's just that the company attaches great importance to this project..."

"I'm just assisting with the investigation. It won't take too much time. As long as you actively cooperate when the police contact you, your company and colleagues will not know that you are involved in a criminal case." Inspector Megure's response was still calm.

What this means is that if you try to avoid assistance and refuse to cooperate, and it affects your life in the future, all you can say is that you are very sorry.

After dealing with the two suspects, Megure Jusan turned his gaze to the last person, Soma Ryusuke, ready to hear what excuses he would have.

"Don't bother, Officer Megure."

However, before Soma Ryusuke could finish his words, a steady voice rang out.

"If we don't expose the murderer's lies now and leave him with loopholes, it will be extremely difficult to find conclusive evidence."

"Brother Maori..." Megure Jusan, who was familiar with this process, turned around and took out the manual, pretending to record it. "Have you found the decisive evidence?"

With his head lowered and his hands on the armchair, Kogoro Mouri had obviously entered the most standard state of sleeping Kogoro Mouri.

Thanks to Mao Lilan for anticipating this and placing the few chairs in the room nearby, he sat decently this time and didn't look too embarrassing.

"That depends on the next deduction." Conan said this while curled up in the back of the chair, his eyes already locked accurately on Soma Ryusuke. "Mr. Soma, I guess when you returned to the scene later, you must have paid attention to disguise, and the evidence was not so easy to obtain. But when you first found this place, your purpose was not to kill, so you must not have been too vigilant, right?"

After being exposed, Soma Ryusuke's face stiffened.

"You mean he is the suspect?" Megure Jusan raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"Yes. It all started with an email that Mr. Itakura Taku sent to three people..."

"…Mail? What happened to the mail?"

When he answered the phone, Tang Ze was standing behind Zhu Fu Jingguang watching the live broadcast. When he heard Vermouth mention the email on the phone, he asked casually.

"Gin previously contacted Itakura Taku via email, and the final date remains unchanged. The software has been checked and is running smoothly. I believe they will soon get the desired results. Since you are responsible for the connection, Gin will contact you again for inspection." Vermouth first explained the work process in a businesslike manner, then slowed down her voice, as if speaking a little louder would disturb something. "Now, it's a question of what you want to hand over to them."

This sentence almost hinted that he should seize the opportunity to leave some information on Itakura Taku's software.

Tang Ze, who didn't expect there would be such a development, raised his brows and exchanged a surprised look with Zhu Fujingguang.

"What's the matter? Is there any problem with the ownership of this software?" After thinking for a moment, Tang Ze guessed some possibilities.

If this project was really being monitored by the laboratory, or if someone at a higher level was in charge, even if Vermouth informed him of what to do next, she would not repeatedly emphasize Gin's role in it.

Vermouth kept saying that it was Gin who was contacting, but she didn't mention anyone other than the executor, which in itself can be seen as a hint.

You have to know that the reason why Taku Itakura had an intersection with the organization was because he had been responsible for the special effects work of some foreign blockbusters and came into contact with Sharon Wynyard, who had not yet faked his death at that time, and it was even more impossible for Vermouth to resist certain direct orders.

The reason why she could pretend to obey but actually disobey was simply because the person who gave the order could not threaten her.

Vermouth on the other end chuckled softly, "You're too sharp and speak too bluntly, which makes women dislike you, Kumail."

"You don't like it either, Ms. Accomplice?" Tang Ze smiled and replied in an ambiguous tone that could be easily misunderstood.

It sounds like flirting, but I believe Vermouth also understood the subtext of this sentence.

After all, he doesn't have many open enemies in the organization now.

"That's what's most annoying." Vermouth laughed. "With a brain like this, you will succeed."

Oh, I got it.

After hanging up the phone, Tang Ze directly threw out his conclusion to Zhu Fu Jingguang, who seemed to be hesitant to speak and seemed to be thinking about how to organize his words to advise him not to use such methods at his age.

"This project is definitely being advanced by the lab, but since it's being pushed so quickly, it's highly likely that the person who needs it is Rum."

"How did you come up with this?" Zhu Fujingguang looked strange when he realized that some of what Tang Ze had just said was actually code words.

It's not that there's anything strange about an undercover agent using code words, it's mainly because the person he's dealing with is Vermouth, and Tang Ze's tone is so familiar with her, as if he's having an affair with her...

"This mission couldn't have come directly from the boss, otherwise Vermouth wouldn't have dared to tell me directly that I could tamper with it." Tang Ze raised a finger and shook it. "Vermouth's most direct controller is the boss. Just as Curacao once couldn't disobey Rum, she can't disobey the boss just as much. The one pushing for things is someone who can't control her."

"Well, this sounds reasonable. That is to say, this mission is carried out by someone who can influence the laboratory, assign tasks to Gin, but cannot influence Vermouth." Zhu Fujingguang suddenly realized.

"Assigning tasks to Gin isn't difficult. Gin takes on any task he can." After first complaining about a hardworking person who was as diligent as an RPG protagonist, Tang Ze raised his second finger. "Tequila met Itakura Taku two years ago, and Itakura Taku was recommended by Vermouth even earlier. If this is really an urgent order, it's impossible for DDL to suddenly come at this time."

Vermouth is not a good person, but among the evil people in the organization, she is considered to be a relatively reasonable one.

Although Itakura Taku has no further contact with her, Vermouth, knowing the shadow she has brought to him, will not push him to death.

You have to know that deadline in other places may be a metaphor, but in an organization, it is a real deadline.

"What happened that made the people who need this program so urgent?" Zhu Fu Jingguang thought about it and asked in return.

Tang Ze nodded and pointed to his eyes.

"Curacao." Zhu Fujingguang suddenly realized, "Because of Curacao's defection, Rum lost a very important part of his abilities and perception. He needs something to fill this gap."

Tang Ze nodded and pointed again at the screen where the climax of the suspenseful mystery was being played. "If I were to describe Itakura Taku's unique qualities, it's that he's a rare engineer who dabbles in both visual rendering and program development. His algorithmic expertise inevitably leans towards this area."

Even though it’s all artificial intelligence, some people use it to develop programs, while others just use it for cyber fortune-telling. Even though it’s all algorithm development, engineers have their own preferences.

Artificial intelligence is a huge topic, with different focuses in different contents and fields.

The decision to take out some of Noah's Ark's previous data and give it to Itakura Taku to improve the algorithm must have been because they saw some qualities in him.

"Could it be that Rum wants to make a smarter prosthetic eye for himself?" Zhu Fujingguang guessed.

"His ambitions go beyond this." Tang Ze sneered, "That's not an ordinary artificial intelligence, that's Noah."

It can freely shuttle between reality and cognition, virtuality and reality. To some extent, it is both a mask and a Noah's Ark of cognitive products.

"He doesn't want to lose his special power. He needs a new eye. One that can really exert his power in the way he wants."

Tang Ze narrowed his eyes, and the light blue light in his eyes seemed to be shining.

Then he withdrew his finger and pointed at himself.