Chapter 215: Itakura Taku suspected to be related to the organization

Chapter 215: Itakura Taku suspected to be related to the organization

The missing game software engineer is called Itakura Taku, and there are three clients who want to find him.

They were Sugai who commissioned him to make a Go game, Naito who made chess software, and Soma who made shogi software.

The three of them had worked with Itakura Taku before, but the last time it was time to hand in the software, Itakura Taku disappeared.

They thought something had happened and called the police, but it turned out that Itakura Taku had hidden himself in order to delay the delivery, and the three of them were scolded by the police.

But this time, it was not only because the agreed time was approaching, but also because Itakura Taku accepted commissions from three of them at the same time.

After hearing the reason, Conan was a little disappointed.

There had been the incidents of Mantiantang and Yuan Jiaming before, and he thought that Itakura Taku, who was also a programmer, was killed by the organization to silence him.

"So, you are in a hurry to find him because he has accepted three software programs at the same time and the agreed time is about to come, and you are worried that he will not be able to hand over the software in time?" asked Kogoro Mouri.

The fat Naito replied helplessly: "Yes, he sent us such a video a week ago." Then he took out his laptop from his bag and played a video.

In the video, Itakura Taku sat in a chair and said to the camera that he couldn't handle taking three commissions at the same time. In addition, his heart condition was not very good, so he planned to temporarily put down his work and take a few days off.

Mao Lilan saw the person in the video and said in surprise: "Hey, isn't this Mr. Itakura Taku, who was famous for making CG? I often see him in the credits of movies. I just thought it was someone with the same name."

In some ways, Mao Lilan is also knowledgeable. She can name a few famous people and scenes that have appeared on TV.

"That's right," Naito nodded, "but since he injured his eyes three years ago, he has not done any CG work and has focused on developing game software."

Maori Kogoro couldn't help but wonder after hearing this: "If he is so famous, could he have been kidnapped?"

Naito wiped the sweat from his forehead and laughed dryly: "No way? I didn't receive any blackmail calls. It should be the same as last time..."

"No, maybe it's possible." Soma pinched his chin in thought. He looked at Maori Kogoro and said, "Two years ago, I went to Mr. Itakura's office and saw a burly man with a beard and a Kansai accent talking to him."

"Hey, maybe you have seen him before. He also showed up at the Mantiantang game conference before."

Conan's face suddenly changed. A bearded, Kansai-accented, strong man, isn't that Tequila who was accidentally killed by the explosion because he took the wrong box at the Mantiantang game launch conference?

He also heard the code names of gin and vodka from Tequila. (Appeared in Chapter 53)

This person actually had contact with Itakura Taku? Could it be that Itakura Taku also joined the organization?

He didn't hide, but was silenced by the organization?

Conan, who had been a little nervous these days because of the members of the organization lurking in the dark, suddenly rushed over with a changed face and asked Soma loudly: "What did that man say?"

"Huh?" Soma was stunned. He didn't expect Conan to suddenly appear.

"What did they talk about in the office?" Conan asked anxiously.

Soma recalled, a look of fear on his face: "Who knows? When I arrived, I heard him say, 'You are no longer useful,' and then he left."

Conan's expression suddenly turned gloomy: "What else? They must have said something, right?"

"Conan!" Mao Lilan immediately realized something, and quickly took Conan back a few steps, whispering softly in his ear, "Calm down."

Conan froze for a moment, and realized that he had gotten too excited and impulsive. He calmed down and said in a low voice, "Sorry, uncle, please continue."

Mao Lilan held Conan and sat on Mao Li Kogoro's office chair, stroked his head and whispered: "Shinichi, don't be anxious. You are the one who is in danger, why are you so impulsive?"

Conan lowered his head and whispered, "I'm sorry, Ran, I was wrong."

Mao Lilan comforted her: "It's okay, I'm here."

"···Yeah." Conan sat obediently in Mouri Ran's arms.

Seeing Conan calm down, Mao Lilan breathed a sigh of relief.

Yuya's method really works, but although Shinichi has calmed down, I still feel that I am at a disadvantage. No, I must deal with him after he changes back! Mao Lilan said secretly in her heart, squinting her eyes and looking at Conan's head with a dangerous look.

Conan, whose impatience was originally calmed by Mouri Ran's tenderness, suddenly felt a chill on his head for no reason.

What's going on? I have a bad feeling.

Although the other four were somewhat puzzled by Conan's behavior, they did not think too much about it and simply regarded it as a child's prank.

Maori Kogoro analyzed: "As far as I know, the man died in the explosion at the press conference, so it should have nothing to do with him. What we need to focus on now is this video and where Mr. Itakura is."

The three clients also began to speculate.

"Looking at the room in the video, I guess that's the hotel we're staying at."

"But as for the hotel, unless the police go, they won't give us any information about our guests."

"Maybe he used a fake name to prevent us from finding him."

Each person speaking only one sentence is not only of no help, but also adds a lot of difficulty to the investigation.

Conan took a deep breath. No matter what, he had to find Itakura Taku first. Maybe he could get some information about the organization from him.

Of course, the premise is that he is still alive.

He opened his mouth and said in an innocent tone: "Sister Xiaolan, I want to eat sashimi rice and Tien Shin rice (which is crab meat rice) tonight. It would be even better if it can be paired with beef soup."

Mao Lilan was stunned for a moment, but she had become completely used to it recently and knew that when Conan behaved like this, he must be secretly planning something.

So he said, "You have to eat Japanese food, Chinese food and Western food at the same time. It's very troublesome to cook!"

Conan quickly said: "Then let's go out to eat!"

Mao Lilan was a little embarrassed: "But the small restaurants around here can't eat such dishes at the same time."

Conan let out a long "oh" and then said, "If I order three dishes at the same time, I'm sure you'll think I'm a weird customer, right?"

Kogoro Mouri's ears moved. He was thinking seriously about where to find Itakura Taku, but he heard Conan and Ran Mouri discussing dinner. Just when he was about to ask them to quiet down, Conan's words suddenly gave him some inspiration.

He looked at the layout of the room in the video and raised his head to look at the three clients.

"Do you know what Mr. Itakura would bring with him when he goes on vacation? For example, the shogi, go, and chess in the video..."

Naito thought for a moment and said, "Probably not. I heard him say that he would only bring a laptop and storage devices. He probably wouldn't bring chess pieces. It would be too inconvenient."

"I see." Maori Kogoro showed a smug smile, "I know how to find out where he lives."