Everyone returned to their seats to handle paperwork and other miscellaneous tasks after some small talk.
Of course, there were also those who had nothing to do at their desks.
Like Senichi.
But to say he had nothing to do wasn't entirely accurate.
To be precise, Senichi was contemplating as he looked at Shiratori's sister's wedding invitation.
As for why, it was because Senichi had noticed a major case that would occur shortly.
And since he noticed it, there was a natural opportunity to prevent it.
The chance for Senichi to discover this case lay in the wedding invitation in his hands.
Or rather, in Shiratori's sister's wedding a month later.
If Senichi wasn't aware of what would happen a month later, he would truly be unworthy of being called a "Detective Conan encyclopedia."
This was the backdrop for the case in the Movie 'Captured in Her Eyes'.
The culprit targeted Sato Miwako during the wedding banquet, leading to Ran losing her memory due to the shock.
Senichi had already foreseen this case and naturally wanted to find a way to resolve it.
He began to organize the contents in his mind while thinking about this.
The beginning of the case was when Conan and his group witnessed a detective being openly attacked on the street in a phone booth.
Shortly after, another detective was killed.
With two cases of detectives being attacked in succession, it was naturally assumed by the police department that it was the work of someone related to criminal cases.
At the time of the incidents, Shiratori's sister's wedding had to proceed as planned because it was already scheduled in advance.
The culprit attacked Sato Miwako during the wedding banquet, causing Ran to lose her memory due to the shock.
As for what happened afterward, it involved Conan and Ran evading the pursuer in a tropical amusement park, sparking deductions and sweet moments along the way.
As for how to prevent the case?
Senichi needed to carefully review the memories deep in his mind and come up with a detailed plan on how to proceed.
After all, it was a theatrical version case, and the overall structure of the case was quite complex which involved a case of a doctor's suicide.
And this case of the doctor's suicide is also a key point in solving this case.
Of course, Senichi has enough time to prepare.
As for the current first task, it is to find a way for himself to naturally intervene in this case.
To say "intervene" might not be as suitable as "reopen."
This is the first difficulty facing Senichi.
After all, this case has already been closed, and it can be said that the dust has settled.
If Senichi abruptly brings up the case again without any reason, it would seem rather abrupt.
After all, even an ordinary investigator wanting to reinvestigate a case that has already been closed could be seen as a challenge to the previous handling of the case.
This could attract widespread attention without a legitimate reason, especially given Senichi's current status. If there were any inappropriate actions, being overly interpreted would not be surprising.
This is also a negative impact brought about by fame.
Senichi doesn't want to attract the attention of everyone at the police department just because of this abruptness. Acting low-key and letting everything go smoothly would be more in line with Senichi's interests.
So Senichi needs to find a suitable opportunity to get involved.
Fortunately, Sato Miwako was also involved in the investigation in the doctor's suicide case, so Senichi can use casual conversation to actively steer the topic in this direction.
He can smoothly get involved in the case after throwing out some interesting clues and reopen the investigation.
In the blink of an eye three days pass, and it's Friday.
Senichi has gradually perfected his plan in this calm daily life.
Senichi had already planned to take a bath and start a pleasant weekend after work on Friday. However, at this moment, he received a call from Conan.
"What a rare occasion." After answering the phone, Senichi smiled. "You actually took the initiative to call me. This isn't your style. Could it be that there's a case that has you stumped?"
Although Senichi had instructed Conan a long time ago to call him if there were any cases or suspicious matters, so far, most of the calls he received from Conan were after the case had been resolved to tie up loose ends.
On the contrary, Haibara, as a spy, provided a lot of information which had greatly enriched Senichi's rewards.
"Not at all." Conan naturally understood Senichi's banter and replied without a good mood. Then he straightened up and said, "I have something important to ask for your help on my end."
"Oh? Tell me about it." Senichi also became serious after hearing Conan's words.
With Conan's narration, Senichi learned the ins and outs of the situation.
This evening, after Conan and his friends finished school, three people came to the Mouri Detective Agency to ask for assistance to look for a missing game systems engineer.
After some testing by Conan, it was confirmed that the game engineer named Suguru Itakura had some connection with Tequila.
This Tequila was the unlucky guy from the black organization who was accidentally killed at the launch of Mantendo's new work.(Anime episode: 54)
This situation immediately caught Conan's attention, but finding the person was still a challenge.
Fortunately, the person sent them a video within a week.
The content of the video was Suguru Itakura telling them that his heart was not in good condition and he intended to distance himself from the agency to slowly develop the game program entrusted to him by the three of them. He asked them to be patient.
With the clues from the three chessboards on the desktop in the video – Go, chess, and Shogi, Conan thought of a lead and gave a hint to Kogoro Mouri that helped him come up with a way to find Suguru Itakura.
The plan was to mimic Suguru Itakura's tone and, when asked by the room service they would claim to be the occupant who borrowed the three game sets, thereby finding Suguru Itakura's room.
In the end, they confirmed that Suguru Itakura was in room 2004 at the Hotel New Baker.
"That's roughly the situation."
Conan said in a serious tone. "Considering that we need to contact someone related to the Black Organization, I think it would be more convenient in some aspects with Detective Senichi's identity."
Hearing Conan's words, Senichi's expression also became serious.
Senichi naturally remembered this game engineer Suguru Itakura, after all, he was a relevant character in a mainline case.
After solving this case, Conan would use the copied disk to lure Vodka into trading, and then there would be the scene where Vodka was beaten by Gin.
Yes, the famous scene that happened after this was where Conan hid in the storage box, and Gin opened it halfway before closing it again.
Thinking of this, Senichi felt it was necessary to prepare well to avoid Conan making a reckless move and causing trouble.