boyutpedia Chapter 269 Her Revenge, His Unwavering Determination
Chapter 269 Her Revenge, His Unwavering Determination
Chapter 269 Her Revenge, His Unwavering Determination
When Akutagawa met Conan again, he saw a young-looking but prematurely aged face, with a hint of frustration in his eyes.
"Could it be that he couldn't escape falling into the water? Surely not, and his clothes didn't get wet at all."
Akutagawa looked Conan up and down, and then thought...
Upon seeing Akutagawa Hiko, Conan's eyes lit up, and he rushed over, looking like a tattletale:
"Ayan, I've been ambushed!"
After hearing Conan's explanation of the whole story, Akutagawa Hiko analyzed, "The Dark Baron you mentioned might not be the one we're looking for. Pushing a child who doesn't seem like a threat off the building doesn't seem like a test; it's more like a warning."
"warn?"
Conan stroked his chin. This was a direction he hadn't considered. But who was he warning?
"That goes without saying, it's obviously a warning to this intruding detective, trying to make me back down. But Conan, you probably don't want to slink away like this either."
It's a very simple tactic of provocation, and it works very well.
Furthermore, unless the other party succeeds in attacking Ran, Conan probably won't accept the threat and will strategically let Ran leave while he ventures in alone.
"In that case, we can't leave now. Let's find Baron Dark Night together!"
Conan, brimming with fighting spirit and seemingly on steroids, was determined to find the Dark Baron who was lurking in the shadows and attacking him.
As he spoke, he touched the back of his head.
Fortunately, the other person didn't hit him here with a stick, otherwise he would definitely have reacted by exhaling.
"Whether this Dark Baron is the organizer of the guild or simply wants to get rid of you, Ayan, who is the biggest threat, he is definitely among the other eight people."
Although the fair skin on his wrist made it unlikely that it was Amuro Tooru, even if it wasn't disguise, makeup was known as one of the four great evil arts, enough to cover up skin color, so he didn't rule out this member of the organization.
Pushing him from the balcony into the pool was perhaps too gentle a method.
Perhaps he was afraid that if Akutagawa Hiko really died, he would be even less likely to leave and would want to find the real culprit here, or perhaps he was simply acting in a mild manner.
There are too few clues right now, and he simply can't rule out any of them.
Akutagawa Hiko directly reduced the number of attackers for Conan: "Mr. Maeda has been shopping with us at the souvenir shop the whole time, so we can eliminate him from the list of attackers."
Conan paused for a moment, then reluctantly nodded, before asking in return, "But we can't rule out the possibility that he's the real Dark Baron hidden by the organizers, can we?"
Akutagawa shrugged. Conan's mind was so complex that it was difficult to fool him unless it involved areas he had never been exposed to before.
"That's right."
Conan fell into deep thought again. After all, he had been attacked. If he didn't find out who attacked him, wouldn't it make him seem like he was easy to bully?
"By the way, Ayan, do you want to get the Dark Night Baron title?"
The "Dark Baron" was not referring to the one who attacked him, but rather to the virus program he had learned about from Amuro. Others seemed determined to obtain it, and he wanted to know Akutagawa's attitude.
"If this thing really exists, I will get my hands on it. This kind of virus program with no countermeasures should be used for research, not for doing bad things."
Hearing this righteous and supportive statement, Conan was naturally very satisfied.
If this thing were to fall into the hands of some ruthless or money-grubbing individual and be used to hack into network devices, according to Amuro Tooru's description of the program, it could cause considerable damage and disruption.
This dangerous thing should be left to the doctor; let's see if he can research countermeasures.
However, Conan also noticed that Akutagawa Hiko had always attached a premise to this virus program, which was that it should exist if it really did.
"Ayan, do you think the Dark Baron might not even exist?"
Akutagawa nodded. A ten-person travel group that came together through online communication suddenly had a target for fighting over a terrifying virus. The probability that this was true was no higher than that the old man selling pancakes downstairs was Princess Kaguya in disguise.
Moreover, Akutagawa Hiko knew the whole story: a woman who raised her knife against a lawless madman to avenge her brother, and the Dark Baron was just bait she threw out to lure her target.
A shameless person who can steal and sell the fruits of others' labor without any psychological burden would never let go of such a magical virus program.
Conan silently added this possibility to his considerations, even placing it quite high on his priorities.
After arriving at the restaurant, the two found a good spot to have dinner. In any case, the trip would last for three days and two nights, and the Dark Baron was well hidden and could not be found out at the moment.
In the following period, as agreed by the organizers, the Dark Baron would commit a series of crimes to provide clues for them to find this guy.
No rush, no rush.
Akutagawa Hiko noticed that Akiko Sayama, who was wearing a green strapless dress, showed a clear emotional fluctuation the moment she saw him, looking somewhat conflicted and guilty.
The inner conflict likely stems from the presence of Akutagawa Hiko, an unstable factor, while the guilt arises from her cruelty towards a young child.
Akutagawa nodded politely, and after Sayama Akiko greeted him, she quickly walked to the table where Maeda Satoshi was sitting.
In a rather inappropriate setting, Maeda Satoshi, in his naiveté, pulled out the souvenir he had just bought and, just like the shop assistant had boasted about it, praised it as the best.
Akiko Sayama was too preoccupied to pay attention to Satoshi Maeda's words. She just nodded haphazardly, unaware that Satoshi Maeda's eyes were gradually dimming.
However, Maeda Satoshi forced himself to cheer up. His next goal was to propose to his wife, so how could he be defeated by such a small difficulty?
"Mr. Maeda's love life is in trouble. Let's share a table and chat to ease the tension. Let's launch our grand love operation to assist Mr. Maeda!"
Sonoko seemed to be burning with a blazing flame. It was clear that even among girls who generally had fantasies and longings about love, Suzuki Sonoko was one of the best.
If the atmosphere is pleasant and ambiguous, they naturally wouldn't act as a third wheel, but that's clearly not the case now.
The group exchanged glances and nodded in agreement.
"Mr. Maeda, Ms. Sayama, would you mind if we shared a table?"
Neither of them had any objections. Such a large restaurant wasn't private enough, and they couldn't possibly share secrets that only the two of them would tell. Being together would make things more lively and prevent the atmosphere from becoming awkward.