Ke Xue: Shinichi and I are childhood friends.

Chapter 1314 Kidnapping Imitation Case

Shiro Suzuki was found, the send-off party ended, and everyone returned to the Kamiya family home together.

Before going home, Yuya sent a message to Curaçao, asking her to help investigate President Mitsuzuka's information.

As soon as she got home, she brought her tablet computer over.

“Here’s what you wanted.” Curaçao handed the tablet to Yuya.

Everyone sat around the sofa.

Yuya flipped through the information on the tablet and said, "Eiko Mitsuzuka, the president of Mitsuzuka Sugar in the snack manufacturing industry... At first glance, she doesn't seem to have anything special about her."

Curaçao took a sip of coffee and said casually, "Time is limited, this is just the information on the surface. If you need more in-depth information, I can also do some research."

Investigation and intelligence gathering are things that Curaçao excels at; investigating a company president is not a difficult task for her.

Yu thought for a moment, then said, "No rush."

It wasn't that he didn't trust Curaçao's abilities, but rather that he didn't yet know the prisoner's purpose in kidnapping the person and placing them in an easily discoverable location, and a hasty investigation might attract unnecessary attention.

It might just be a competitor's business tactic, then it's none of his business.

At that moment, Genta pointed at the tablet and shouted excitedly, "Ah, I've seen this before! This logo is on the Kamen Rider chocolate!"

Yuya looked down and saw that the document happened to be on the Mitsuzuka Sugar Company's business logo.

Yuya flipped down two more pages; it was about a Kamen Rider show to be held at Shibahama Station to commemorate the train's inaugural run.

However, there was a limit to the number of audience members, and recruitment had already ended, leaving the children very disappointed.

Mitsuhiko came up with another good idea: "If we ask Sonoko-neechan for help, could we go and watch it?"

Ayumi and Genta were very interested.

Conan retorted, "Forget it, you've already asked for the train tickets, don't bother them anymore."

The three little ones thought it made sense, but still lowered their heads in disappointment.

Beside him, Conan looked deep in thought.

Yuya asked in a low voice, "What are you thinking about?"

Conan whispered, "President Mitsuzuka and President Suzuki were kidnapped one after another, and the methods were exactly the same. They just happen to be sponsors of the Tokyo WSG. Could this be a coincidence?"

Yuya pondered, "The timing of the kidnapping is quite close to the opening of WSG, which is indeed a coincidence."

However, they currently have no useful intelligence and can only speculate.

While Yuya and Conan were pondering, Subaru Okiya across the street was looking at the information on his phone, his face showing a thoughtful expression.

Just then, his phone vibrated. Subaru Okiya answered; it was a call from his boss, James.

The other person said, "It's me. It may be a bit sudden, but you know about the WSG kidnapping case 15 years ago, right?"

Subaru Okiya nodded: "Of course."

"That horrific incident may be repeated in Tokyo this time."

Subaru Okiya stubbed out his cigarette, walked to the window, looked at the sky turned orange by the setting sun, and said in a deep voice, "It certainly looks that way."

He hung up the phone and looked out the window with a thoughtful expression.

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the next day.

Sonoko Suzuki arrived at the Kamiya family home.

To thank the children for helping them find their father, Sonoko Suzuki bought them many Kamen Rider toys.

"Great, thank you, Sonoko-neechan!" The three little ones held the toys with happy smiles on their faces.

These are all limited edition toys! As expected of a young lady, she's so generous! The three little ones were moved to tears. If they had to buy them themselves, they wouldn't have enough pocket money even after saving for several years!

Even if you save up enough, you can't just buy it whenever you want!

Seeing how much the three little devils liked the toys she had given them, Sonoko Suzuki was also very happy. She then said mysteriously, "Besides these, I have prepared other gifts too!"

"What? What?" The three little ones looked at Suzuki Sonoko expectantly.

The latter took a thick envelope out of his bag and waved it triumphantly: "Guess what this is?"

"What's that?" The three little ones ran over immediately.

Who sent the letter?

Sonoko Suzuki shook her head and said, "You guessed wrong!"

"What? You could have just told us directly!" Genta said, dissatisfied.

Sonoko Suzuki snorted, pulled a stack of tickets from the envelope, and waved them forcefully in front of the three children, pretending to be angry as she said, "Hmph! If you don't talk to me properly, I won't give you these super limited edition platinum tickets that allow you to ride the vacuum superconducting maglev train!"

"Eh!!!" the three little ones exclaimed, "We want it!!!"

While the three children were distracted by the train tickets, inside the study on the second floor...

Yuya stood by the window and glanced outside. There was a white Mercedes-Benz CLS63 parked there. It was the car of James, Shuichi Akai's boss.

"So, Mr. Akai, is there something you need from me?"

Shuichi Akai, sitting on the sofa, squinted and smiled, "I thought you knew."

Yu also pursed his lips, walked to the desk, and casually opened the tablet: "15 years ago, on the eve of the opening of the Boston WSG, the senior figures of the three sponsors were kidnapped one after another."

The first was a senior executive at a pastry manufacturer, the second was a senior executive at a conglomerate, and the third was a senior executive at a car manufacturer.

Because the case involved crimes committed across state lines, the investigation was handed over to the FBI.

In the first and second cases, the victims were rescued, but in the third case, the victim escaped from the perpetrator and was shot and killed at the train station.

Shuichi Akai slightly opened his eyes and looked at Yuya with some surprise: "I didn't expect you to have investigated to this extent."

Yu made a speechless expression: "It's just basic intelligence gathering. You can find it with a simple online search."

Thanks to the abnormal development of the world of science fiction, the internet today has a bit of the flavor of his era, and many things can be found "at will".

Conan continued, "The victims in the first and second cases, after being rescued, refused to talk about the perpetrators and refused to cooperate with the investigation."

Hideaki Akai nodded: "That's right, the specific reason is still unknown. Of course, the culprit was eventually found, a Japanese man named Makoto Ishihara who worked as a sushi chef in Boston. He and the victims attended the banquet hosted by WSG, and he was near the scene when the third victim was shot, and his fingerprints were also found on the gun."

“However,” Hideaki Akai paused, “after he was arrested by the FBI, he refused to admit that he committed the crime.”

"Hmm? Is that so?" Yuya frowned slightly, flipped through the documents in his hand, and said, "The motive seems to be to protest the commercialization of WSG."

Shuichi Akai said calmly, "The company whose executives were kidnapped immediately stopped sponsoring WSG, which is probably why there's this kind of talk. Those companies also faced unanimous condemnation from the public, who felt that they had compromised with terrorism and could not be easily forgiven."