Chapter 329

Almost the instant Cohen issued his warning, the bugging device in Gin's hand was shattered.

Gin snatched Chianti's sniper rifle from the side and looked through the scope in the direction the bullets came from, and sure enough, he found Shuichi Akai.

The moment Gin saw Shuichi Akai, his sniper scope shattered, and the bullet grazed Gin's cheekbone before hitting the ground behind him.

Without his sniper scope, Gin was helpless against Shuichi Akai at this distance, while Shuichi Akai had the advantage, firing several shots at the rooftop where they were.

Gin roared, "Ignore everything! Get out of here!"

Amidst the hail of bullets, Gin also heard Kogoro Mouri's furious roar: "It's all your fault, you brat, that I missed the horse race results!!!"

A group of people took refuge in the stairwell, and the gunfire finally stopped.

Vermouth couldn't help but say, "It seems that Kogoro Mouri is wearing headphones to listen to the horse race results, and it has nothing to do with listening devices."

As expected of her eldest son, Usakabe Saiki is so considerate! Seeing Gin beaten up like this, she feels so good!

Gin deserved to force Kogoro Mouri to kill him!

Chianti, who was already short-tempered, was even more annoyed now: "If only you had listened to Potts earlier! He said it was an FBI trap, why didn't you believe him?!"

Cohen kept his head down and didn't say a word.

Vodka, as usual, spoke up for Gin: "You can't blame Big Brother. Who knew Poltene was serious this time? Do you know what he's done before? You don't! All you do is complain about Big Brother!"

"That's enough! Get in the car and get out of here!"

Gin issued orders with a cold face, his mood worse than anyone else present.

Because Usaku Saiki often talks nonsense and likes to cause trouble for his missions, Gin has become accustomed to it no matter how vigilant he is.

For example, he gets irritated as soon as he hears Usaku Saiki's voice.

This makes it difficult for him to listen carefully to what nonsense Usaku Saiki is spouting. He reflexively thinks that Usaku Saiki is targeting him and that Usaku Saiki's words cannot be trusted, or at least not entirely trusted.

Therefore, after rational analysis, Gin felt that Usaku Saiki was using his usual tactic of "making a fuss over a pretext" to distract him from his mission, after rambling on on the phone for so long.

After all, Usui had nothing to do with this mission, and he had never heard of him being close to Gil before. When Usui started talking about how much he cared about Gil, Gin already felt that his words were not worth listening to and were full of lies.

The subsequent claim that the FBI was monitoring Kiel is even more outrageous. When he contacted Kiel today, Kiel didn't mention it at all. If Kiel were really being monitored by the FBI, would he behave like this?

When Gin felt that Usui Saiki's words were all lies from the beginning, it was only natural that he didn't quite believe the conclusions that followed.

Even so, he still ordered Cohen to search the vicinity for any suspicious figures and decided to test the waters with a listening device, which was already quite considerate...

Missions involving Usuiba Saiki are always prone to failure, so Gin has a peculiar persistence in completing them. Who would have thought that this time Usuiba Saiki actually didn't just spout nonsense, but instead hit the nail on the head with his analysis?!

Vermouth's phone was still ringing.

The gunfire had probably been too chaotic, which was why Bo Yezhai hadn't said anything. Now that everyone was running downstairs, he perked up again: "Hehe, what did I just say?"

Vermouth responded gently, "You're always right."

Vodka: "..."

No, Vermouth! You can't ignore Usui Saiki's usual nonsense just because he's been right a few times!

Chianti asked with unwavering trust, "Potniss, will we be surrounded by the FBI?"

"I don't think there are many FBI agents coming to Japan. If you run fast, you'll make it in time," said Saiki Usaba, always ready to answer any question. "Good luck."

After Usui Saiki hung up the phone, Vodka finally couldn't help but say, "Why is he suddenly so reliable and so nice today...?"

Chianti rolled her eyes: "Because Vermouth and I believe in him! You and Gin are always doubting Potentis and causing trouble for him. It's normal that he's annoyed by you and treats you badly, isn't it?"

Vodka: "...?!?!?!?!"

Chianti, how can you be a sniper when you're so blind!

Who's always suspecting whom?! Who's always causing trouble?! Who gets annoyed just looking at whom?! Get this straight!!!

Unfortunately, Vodka didn't get a chance to question them because they had already left the building and rushed to their cars to escape.

When Shuichi Akai chose his position, he guessed where Gin would choose to snipe Kogoro Mouri. He chose a position that would be convenient for sniping Gin. Now that the organization members have all escaped, he can no longer snipe them from his position. Even Shuichi Akai can only regretfully give up.

He glanced at Conan Edogawa, who had just shattered the window of the Mouri Detective Agency with a soccer ball, drawing Kogoro Mouri out to argue with him, and a hint of interest rose in his eyes.

According to Jodie, discovering Rena Mizunashi's problem, deducing the location of the operation, and interrupting the organization's assassination attempt... all of these are inextricably linked to this child.

The only mistake was failing to retrieve the bugging device, which shifted the risk to Kogoro Mouri. Fortunately, the organization has now withdrawn, but it remains to be seen whether this has completely dispelled Gin's suspicions.

Shuichi Akai's mind raced. He took out his phone, intending to contact his FBI colleagues and ask what their plans were next.

However, his phone vibrated violently as soon as he took it out.

Shuichi Akai stared at the name that hadn't appeared on his caller ID screen for several years and fell into an eerie silence.

...Has Usakabe Saiki finally released him from the blacklist? And what a coincidence?

Among so many organization members, he didn't see Bo Yezhaiji. He thought Bo Yezhaiji had nothing to do with this matter. After all, Bo Yezhaiji never really participated in missions, just hanging around on the sidelines and having some fun.

But now it seems...

Even though it was just a phone call at a somewhat coincidental time, Shuichi Akai subconsciously felt that the strange behavior of the organization members earlier was most likely related to Saiki Usui.

If Bo Yezhai dares to call him, he dares to answer.

Shuichi Akai pressed the call button, but because he wasn't sure what was going on with Saiki Usui, he was careful not to call him by his name or code name: "Hello?"

"Hey, FBI," Saiki Usaba said in his usual lighthearted tone, "Excuse me, where did you shoot Gin just now?"

These words immediately confirmed Shuichi Akai's suspicions that Usui Saiki had indeed gotten involved, though he wondered what role he had played: "You're also around here?"

"No, I just overheard their mission details while chatting with someone, like the bugging device and Gil's disappearance," Suzuki complained. "Then I warned them that you were definitely waiting for Gin here, but Gin wouldn't listen and insisted on going!"

Shuichi Akai: "...How did you know I'd be here?"

No wonder Vermouth looked so strange with her phone and the others earlier; she was listening to Usaku Saiki on speakerphone!

Bo Yezhai: "I guessed."

Akai Shuichi: "…………"

never mind.

Given that Usaku Saiki's understanding of human nature had reached a level beyond his comprehension, and since he already knew that Usaku Saiki had come to Japan, it was not surprising that he could guess Usaku Saiki's actions.

"I just heard a gunshot on the phone, so where exactly did you shoot Gin? He's still alive, did you hold back?"

Shuichi Akai instinctively wanted to ask, "Did Gin offend you?" But he quickly realized it was pointless; Saiki Usaba had disliked Gin for a long time...

He began to suspect that Usaku Saiki might also be an undercover agent.

After all, Usakabe Saiki had never completely severed ties with him, the FBI undercover agent—although he had blocked him for years.

He also reminded him that his mother's MI6 undercover agent had been exposed and that he should run away immediately—even though he had found out that the guy was blocking Usui Saiki's path in the organization, and that Usui Saiki was using someone else to do his dirty work...

But the way he's so disappointed that Gin is still alive doesn't seem like the behavior of a loyal member who wants the organization to thrive.

Gin was a key member of the organization and very capable. If he were gone, his tasks would require at least three or four people to complete...

What good would it do for Usoya Saiki to cause so much trouble for the organization? But he just insists on doing it this way, and no matter how you look at it, Usoya Saiki's stance seems very strange.

If Usui Saiki hadn't actually had mental problems—as Scotland has said, he injured his head in the Middle East—Akai Shuichi would probably be less of a worry, instead of being so paranoid and confused about whether Usui Saiki's actions were due to him being an undercover agent or simply a mental illness.

After a moment of silence, Shuichi Akai replied, "...The distance was too far, and the accuracy wasn't good enough. He was on guard afterward, and it hit his shoulder."

Insufficient precision is just an excuse.

Actually, his main purpose this time was to destroy the bugging device, because if the organization took it back, it would be easy for DNA testing to trace it back to that child... But there was no need to tell this to Usaku Saiki, whose stance was unclear, even though Usaku Saiki already knew pretty much everything.

Bo Yezaki said with disdain, "Fine, aim better next time."

Judging from his tone, it seemed like Usui Saiki was about to hang up, so Akai Shuichi quickly called out to him, "Wait! What's going on with Miyano Shiho right now?"

Akemi Miyano is dead, and Shiho Miyano is still missing. It's unknown whether there will be any news about the mysterious Saiki Usuba.

The last piece of information he could find about Akemi Miyano was that she planned a bank robbery and then died in a warehouse by the sea; that was all.

Miyano Akemi had taken care of Usuiba Saiki for so long and had even said from the bottom of her heart that "Mr. Potts is actually quite gentle." Usuiba Saiki doesn't give face to anyone in the organization. If he really wanted to protect someone, couldn't he protect even a peripheral person?

This only shows that Usaku Saiki had no intention of letting Miyano Akemi die... It's not incomprehensible, after all, he was the one related to Miyano Akemi by blood, not Usaku Saiki. It's normal that he was too lazy to make trouble for an outsider. Akai Shuichi knew that he had no right to blame Usaku Saiki.

But Miyano Akemi's matter is too troublesome for Usuba Saiki to get involved in. Just giving Miyano Shiho some information should still be fine, right?

"Oh, you're asking about Shirley?"

Usoppon thought for a moment and said, "When Gin saw Sherry last time, he put on an act for a long time and even shot himself to let Sherry go. I think you don't need to worry too much about her. You should keep an eye on the people who planted listening devices on your side."

Akai Shuichi: "...???"

Wait, is this talking about Gin?! Is Usuo Saiki trying to fool him?!

"Oh, right, there's something else," Bo Yezai said casually. "Kil is in your hands now, right? She's an undercover agent. You handle it as you see fit, but don't kill her... Actually, you could let her go back to the organization, otherwise there'll be no one to do the work."

Akai Shuichi: "?!?!?!"

"Huh?! Where are you an undercover agent? How did you know that? And why would you go undercover for the organization? What's your mentality?!"

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Akai: Huh?

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Thin Leaf is going to join the group chat in the next chapter.

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There's no need to ask whether Bo Ye favors the black or red side.

The current situation is that being treated as an undercover agent increases his suspicion level, making him act like an undercover agent; being treated as a member of the organization also increases his suspicion level, making him act like a member of the organization.

Defining oneself as a role and then living according to that role does not align with Bo Yezhai's habits.

Thin Leaf's Heart is Free

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Akai will ask Conan later.

Conan: ...Is that how it looks from the organization's perspective? ? ?

Akai: That might just be Bordenis's perspective...