vrcanaries Chapter 1094: I Picked It All Back
Chapter 1094: I Picked It All Back
"Ah, I remember you. A fan of Detective Maori, right?"
Standing opposite Hondou Eisuke, Hoshikawa Teru had a formal smile on his face, but he was secretly rolling his eyes in his heart.
Just as Tang Ze said, Hondou Eisuke also came to Beido Central Hospital.
After knowing that there was a high probability that Rena Mizunashi was his sister and that there might be a reason for the loss of contact for so many years, Hondou Eisuke was bound to be unable to sit still after seeing the live video of Rena Mizunashi encountering the explosion.
Fortunately, it was Kumail who arrived at the hospital first, and fortunately, Tang Ze was well prepared for the person Gin arranged to come and gather intelligence.
"It's Detective Akechi, what a coincidence..."
Hondou Eisuke, who was wearing a hospital gown, looked back and forth between him and the man behind him, and soon revealed a normal smile without any gloom, as if he was really just expressing his feelings about the chance encounter.
"Are you coming to the hospital today because of a case?"
It might not be good to think that way about everyone, but now there was no news about Rena Mizunashi, so he had to be wary of anyone who might approach his sister with ulterior motives.
"That's about right. I'm here to visit a patient." Hoshikawa Teru said vaguely, looking down at Hondou Eisuke's bandaged foot. "Is he in the hospital because of an injury?"
"I went to Shibuya to join in the fun on Halloween, but when I was evacuating, I accidentally got squeezed into the flower bed... I've always had bad luck, there's nothing I can do." Hondou Eisuke used the words he had prepared long ago and laughed foolishly, but in fact his eyes had subtly glanced at Hoshikawa Teru's hand that was still holding the phone.
This person said he was here to visit the patients, but when I met him, he was basically observing and walking around the wards one by one.
Rather than a targeted visit, this is more like looking for someone...
"Were you also in Shibuya at the time? No wonder. It seems many injured citizens in Shibuya were sent here for examination."
"Well, this is a rare opportunity. I want to participate in some lively activities and feel the atmosphere of Tokyo..."
Although Hondou Eisuke was chatting awkwardly on the surface, he was already trying hard to think of a reasonable way to stop this person from staying in the hospital.
Rena Mizunashi's ward is not far from here. Goro Akechi is actually a detective with extremely strong observation skills.
If this person is allowed to continue to inquire, Rena Mizunashi's whereabouts will soon be discovered.
No matter what, we can't let this matter be exposed so easily...
Conan was still nervously observing the situation over there when he suddenly felt a light push on his shoulder.
He turned his head and saw that Tang Ze had left the team at some point, followed him around for half a circle, and ran to the department.
"Go ahead and help him if you want." Tang Ze shrugged. "I see you're distracted. I guess you're not just here to see Pramya. Is it something related to the organization?"
"Uh..." Conan, who had indeed taken a ride and was mainly looking for Akai Shuichi, grinned awkwardly.
Although what Tang Ze said was not wrong, was his expression so obvious?
"I'll hold Mingzhi back. If you have anything to do with him, or if you have any plans, go ahead and do it yourself."
Tang Ze has always been good at reading the atmosphere. He didn't worry at all whether his direct suggestion would arouse suspicion. He walked out from the corner and greeted the two people who were awkwardly standing at the door of the ward.
Before Conan could reach out to stop him, he saw Tang Ze joining the conversation very smoothly and naturally.
"I came here with Detective Mori. Detective Mori was also involved in and in charge of the Shibuya case." Karasawa looked at Hondou Eisuke and gestured in the direction of the information desk. "If you want to see him, he's still over there explaining the situation to the nurse."
"Detective Mori is here too..." Knowing that Karasawa was trying to find an excuse to get away, Hondou Eisuke took over the conversation and looked hesitantly in the direction of Akechi Goro.
"Yes. I just happen to need a checkup as well." Tang Ze pulled out a checkup form from his bag like a magic trick. "Ms. Lan suggested I go to the cardiology department to get some medicine. It just so happens that it's on my way today..."
Having finally found an excuse, Hoshikawa Teru didn't bother waiting for Tang Ze to finish his story and interrupted him directly: "You came to the hospital for a cardiology checkup? What's wrong? Did something trigger your illness again?"
"Well, that doesn't really count..."
"Even though both your parents are doctors, you're always so reluctant to see a doctor." Xingchuan Teru complained half-heartedly, "Or are you still insisting that you're fully recovered and don't have any sequelae, so you don't need to see a doctor?"
He could more or less understand that Tang Ze, who had many secrets in his heart, found it difficult to tell his true thoughts to the psychologist, but he still wanted to complain about this guy's overly strong mentality that never wanted to show weakness.
It's fine if he doesn't seek help from a therapist or doesn't trust others, there are people in the group who can handle this. But what if he seeks help from Miss Shiho?
I've had unexplained attacks more than once, but I still won't admit I need help, as if I've already lost...
"I really don't need to see a doctor. I've been off my medication for so long." Tang Ze glanced at him, "Don't just blame me, you're the same. Are you willing to accept psychological treatment?"
"Because I have recovered well and am now living a satisfactory life, I don't need this kind of intervention."
"You don't have the final say on this matter. It depends on what the doctor thinks."
"Hehe, before you talk about others, look at yourself first."
"What's wrong with what I said? Don't you suffer from insomnia?"
After the two of them exchanged a few sarcastic remarks with double entendres, they quickly changed the topic to "We'll find out who is sick by checking", and then left from the door of Hondou Eisuke's ward in a gesture of twisting each other's arms.
Hondou Eisuke, who watched them argue more and more fiercely and couldn't get a word in, said: "..."
After watching Tang Ze, who acted as a lightning rod, dragging Akechi Goro and disappearing at the end of the corridor, Conan walked to Hondou Eisuke and smacked his lips.
How should I put it? No wonder Tang Ze insisted that although Akechi Goro was not likable, he was trustworthy to some extent.
They seem to be speaking rudely, but they are actually really friends, right?
"Conan-kun..." Hondou Eisuke, not knowing whether he should breathe a sigh of relief, looked blankly at the elementary school student who appeared.
"Are you here to see Miss Mizuno?" Seizing the window of opportunity that Tang Ze had won, Conan didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "I know which ward her ward is. Come on, she also needs to talk to you about something."
If he doesn't cooperate, Rena Mizunoshi won't be able to get her brother out of this vortex, right?
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Tang Ze didn't let go of his hand until he was completely out of sight.
He originally needed a reason to leave the sight of Conan and others. Rather than saying that Hoshikawa Teru was dragged there because he bumped into Hondou Eisuke, it would be more accurate to say that Hoshikawa Teru found an excuse to speed up his get off work time.
After all, there are other spies from the organization in the hospital, and it is not appropriate for the two of them to appear in the same frame.
Entering the stairwell, Tang Ze asked Xingchuan Teru about the progress of his work: "Have you taken Matsuda to check it out?"
"Yeah. We've come full circle. The ward for Kusuda Rikumichi has been confirmed." Hoshikawa Teru pointed to his phone, indicating that he had sent a message to Karasawa. "Because of the incident in Shibuya, it's still very busy and chaotic here. We can't give him a chance to ask around."
It is of course impossible to record the special identities of Rena Mizunoshi and Curacao directly in the patient list. No conclusion can be drawn by simply asking the nurse or checking the list.
However, there are many people and eyes at Beihu Central Hospital now, and no one knows whether Kusuda Rikudo has the possibility of discovering it in advance.
Tang Ze fully trusts Shuichi Akai, but he also fully believes that people can cause unimaginable troubles.
"There's basically no problem here, just leave it to me. You and Matsuda go to the next hospital, and then just two or three more."
You are all slacking off. Just doing it for the sake of showing your appreciation is enough. Can you really work seriously for Gin?
It's already very respectful of you to tell you the correct answer after 72 hours. That's enough.
"Okay." Xingchuan Hui nodded without objection. Seeing Tang Ze turned around and prepared to leave, he suddenly asked, "Is my insomnia so obvious?"
In the Phantom Thieves' villa, each person has his or her own room and fixed living area.
Although Noah can easily monitor everyone's movements and understand everyone's living habits, it is obvious that Tang Ze is not such an idle person. He almost never takes the initiative to inquire about these things. Everyone respects each other.
He thought that he still suffered from occasional insomnia and used overtime to cover up his poor sleep, and that this wouldn't be discovered...
"Of course." Tang Ze waved his hand. "It's the commander's duty to understand everyone's status. Okay, stop dwelling on these trivial matters and finish your work quickly and rest."
Before Xingchuan Teru could speak again, Tang Ze quickly left on tiptoe.
He knew what Xingchuan Teru was asking, and he thought that the boy might even be a little touched by the fact that he was so concerned about the status of everyone in the group.
I know you are touched, but don’t be moved yet. This is a skill.
I don't know if it was to mock Tang Ze's mental breakdown at that time, or just to show the benefits after further discovering the truth, but Leon's Judgment Rank 5 skill gave him a passive skill that was both useful and useless.
The name of this skill is "Concern", and its effect is that he can observe all the detailed buffs and debuffs of his teammates who join the formation.
This "detailed" is really detailed, to the extent that the critical hit rate increases by 1% due to a good mood. This is the case when the battle log is opened.
Even if Tang Ze didn't want to know that Xingchuan Teru had insomnia, the debuff seemed to be right in front of him when the fight started, and he couldn't help but know it.
"They are a bunch of very thoughtful guys." Thinking of the large and small buff and debuff labels he had seen recently, Tang Ze's expression was subtle.
He has brought back enough people one after another, so many that it is difficult for him to distract himself to understand the specific conditions of each person in detail. Except for Teru Hoshikawa, the adults in the group do not need much care and can take good care of themselves.
Therefore, when Tang Ze found out that Asai Narumi was often troubled by nightmares and Miyano Akemi's "anxiety" was almost permanently visible in the status bar, he was still a little surprised.
When things here are over, he still has to take time out to solve everyone's problems.
"Save the person to the end, send the Buddha to the west, and even if we find him, we can't just kill him and not bury him..."
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"I've found them all."
Facing the stunned Conan, Akai Shuichi gave this brief answer.
He never mentioned that when Tang Ze handed such a big living person to him, his expression was almost the same as Conan's now. He just shrugged his shoulders, as if the matter was done and there was nothing he could do.
It must be admitted that without Karasawa's explanation, even if he knew in advance that Curacao was Rum's closest subordinate, Akai Shuichi would not have realized that Curacao was so important to Rum.
Of course, there is no need to say these words to Conan.
"Her codename is 'Curacao.' I don't know much about her, but I do know she has a rather unique ability," Akai Shuichi explained. "She possesses an exceptional memory, and through some means, she can forcibly record the contents of the videos she has read."
"You are so convinced that Gin will come here in person for her..." Conan frowned after realizing something.
If a Codename member's most famous ability is her memory, then this person's valuable aspect is probably...
"She's the most capable subordinate of the guy codenamed Rum, practically his secretary and assistant." Akai Shuichi's answer was still concise. "In other words, she's a 'database' who has been in the organization for more than ten years."
Conan, who had anticipated this, held his forehead.
Why did he feel as if something similar had already happened?
Whether it's Noah's Ark, Miyano Shiho, or even Curacao now...
Others simply delete their libraries and run away, but why does our organization always have these crucial libraries disappearing on their own? Is this down to poor treatment from the organization, or just bad luck?
There was silence behind the bed curtains, and in the quiet, Hondou Eisuke, who was talking excitedly next door, seemed even noisier.
"...So, what you mean is that as long as she wakes up and we can convince her, we can know a lot of important organizational intelligence information." Conan concluded.
"That's not true."
"Hmm? I remember you just saying that Rum has a high position in the organization and is a veteran. Although I don't know his specific personal information, he controls many important resources. His secretary, not to mention knowing a lot of secrets, should be able to get to know more about the codename members, right?"
"It's not a matter of status. Curacao must know a lot of important things. Maybe she has all the information about the organization's bases or forces in Tokyo in her mind."
"It sounds like there's a 'but' at the end..."
"'But', she's lost her memory now. Due to the trauma from the explosion, and, uh, some psychological reasons, anyway, she can't even remember her own name now."
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"We can't let the organization find out about this. If that happens, Gin will really choose to blow this place up."
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