Chapter 369

Ms. Judy thought that Usaku Saiki was just looking for an excuse to have a private chat with her. She spent the whole way thinking about whether she should talk to him now and what she should say. But even after buying two pieces of clothing, Usaku Saiki still didn't mention anything about the important matter.

Ms. Judy: "..."

She suspected that Potts might not have considered anything else and was simply taking her shopping for clothes...

"Huh? You were just buying clothes, weren't you?"

Faced with Judy's finally unable to hold back her question, Usoya Saiki looked surprised: "Otherwise what? I said I'd go shopping for clothes, so I'll just go shopping for clothes... Oh, did you think I was going to discuss something serious with you? We could have just made a phone call, no need to make it so complicated."

Ms. Judy: "…………"

Previously, she only had secondhand experience from Shuichi Akai and didn't have much of a personal understanding of it. Now, she finally has a vague understanding of what Shuichi Akai went through during his years as an undercover agent.

It's such a waste of time to imagine things out of the other person's mind...

But Potts seems genuinely excited; could she be the first person to express appreciation for Potts's aesthetic sense?

...She was just making up an excuse!

Regardless of how Potts himself dressed, the clothes he picked out for her were really suitable... cough, let's go back to see Conan after buying this.

I'll buy this last one.

After buying two or three more items, Ms. Judy finally said goodbye to Mr. Usoppon with reluctance.

Sigh, Potts' compliments are really sweet, and his eyes are so sincere. It feels like she's a real beauty in the other person's eyes. More importantly, her taste in clothes is impeccable. She likes every single item she picks. If she didn't know it was impossible, she would have thought Potts was a shill for some store.

In short, the experience was fantastic. She was never this happy when Shuichi Akai accompanied her shopping before.

Bo Yezaki waved goodbye to Ms. Judy with a smile, and only after making sure she was out of sight did he put one hand in his pocket and lazily walk to a corner behind him: "What are you doing here?"

"...That's what I wanted to ask."

Bourbon looked at him with a complicated expression: "Do you know who that person was? Why are you shopping with someone?"

Bourbon did know that Ms. Judy was an FBI agent, otherwise he wouldn't have been so shocked.

Ms. Judy's investigation into Vermouth and the like was so big that the Japanese Public Security Bureau had been keeping an eye on her for a long time, but they couldn't expel her due to some international reasons.

He simply came to the mall to buy some things, but when he looked up, he saw Usakata Saiki shopping with the FBI. The shock was so great that Bourbon almost thought he was hallucinating from staying up late recently.

That kid, Usakabe Saiki, keeps claiming everyone else is an undercover agent, but he's actually shopping with FBI agents in private! And he's smiling so brightly at them! Could it be a honey trap?!

Although Bourbon thought it was unlikely, and that Usaku Saiki was mentally ill enough not to put himself in such a dangerous situation, the vague suspicion just wouldn't disappear when he thought about Usaku Saiki's usual preference for women over men.

Fortunately, it was him who witnessed this scene. If it had been someone else in the organization who knew Usui Saiki, he would have been in serious trouble... Even if they didn't know Judy, they would still be tempted to take pictures after hearing about Usui Saiki, and someone might investigate, and if the investigation revealed it was the FBI...

Others can claim they didn't know the other person was an FBI agent, but nobody would believe Usui Saiki, who's constantly pointing fingers at undercover agents!

Even if Usakabe Saiki tries to explain that he was trying to extract information, not reporting it to the boss will still leave a bad impression.

Bourbon had long ago resolved to mind his own business and avoid trouble, and often advised Scotland to follow his example. But in this situation, he couldn’t help but ask a few questions, lest the undercover senior’s adopted son fall into a trap.

Heaven knows how much Bourbon suspected and how long he hesitated before finally choosing to show himself, after all, there was really no affection between him and Usakata Saiki.

As a result, a single sentence from Usoppō Saiki caused his CPU to burn out.

"I know, she's Shuichi Akai's girlfriend."

Bourbon: "…………"

At that moment, Bourbon suddenly remembered what Scotland had mentioned to him: "Potterness suggested that Kiel kill Shuichi Akai to prove his innocence"...

Unlike Rei Furuya, who deeply disliked the FBI, Hiromitsu Morofushi didn't harbor much ill will towards Shuichi Akai. So, after witnessing the death of Shuichi Akai, a former FBI undercover agent, he felt deeply saddened for several days, and his feelings towards Saiki Usui also became more complex.

Because no matter how much trouble Usui Saiki caused in the past, he had never killed any undercover agents. Even if Akai Shuichi was persecuted to the point of leaving the organization, from another perspective, how could it not have saved Akai Shuichi's life?

As a result, Usuiba Saiki bluntly betrayed Akai Shuichi, shattering this seemingly plausible reason. No matter how much Morofushi Kagemitsu had a soft spot for Usuiba Saiki, he could no longer deceive himself this time.

However, Morofushi Hiromitsu was in such a bad mood that even Furuya Rei, who was originally happy to see Morofushi Hiromitsu finally come to his senses, couldn't stand it anymore and had to reluctantly say a few good words for Usui Saiki, such as "Ki was taken away by the FBI, and Akai Shuichi just betrayed the organization. Even if Usui didn't mention it, the organization would have Ki kill Akai Shuichi to prove himself."

"Thank you, but there's no need to comfort me," Morofushi Kagemitsu said at the time. "Always having expectations of him might not be a good thing; things might be better this way."

Rei Furuya felt both heartache and relief: "It's best that you can see clearly."

As a result, Morofushi Kagemitsu, who had finally become much more rational in his attitude towards Usaku Saiki a few days ago, actually regressed again.

“You’re right. Shuichi Akai’s death can’t really be blamed on him. He probably just voiced the Boss’s or Gin’s thoughts.” Morofushi Kagemitsu said with a bright smile, “Usui-kun is a good kid.”

Rei Furuya: "...??? Excuse me for being blunt, but he's only four or five years younger than you..."

While it may seem childish at times, isn't childish cruelty even worse?

That's the undercover agent's adopted son, not yours! Could it be that by calling him "adopted son" so often and constantly helping with cleaning and cooking, Jingguang has unknowingly started to misunderstand his own generation?

Zhu Fujingguang sighed softly: "He saved my brother."

Rei Furuya shut up.

He later inquired about the process and was filled with questions about some of the strange coincidences. Furuya Rei even used his police authority to interrogate the criminal about his mental process in committing the crime and setting fire to Kagemitsu's brother. The conclusion he reached was that the criminal did not know Usui Saiki and had never even seen him before. The crime and arson were entirely of his own volition. Kagemitsu's brother was just too smart and liked to act alone, which is why he was unlucky.

Moreover, when he did all this, Usakata Saiki was still in the car in Scotland.

Given that, it's highly likely that it was just a coincidence that Kagemitsu and Usakuya Saiki happened to be passing by the house that was set on fire...

Although Furuya Rei still had many doubts, Usui Saiki had indeed entered the burning house to try to save people. Seeing Kagemitsu so happy, he appreciated the gesture. Otherwise, he would have simply pretended not to see anything and left instead of staying to offer any advice.

But now, hearing Usui Saiki's answer, Furuya Rei couldn't hold back any longer: "Akai Shuichi's girlfriend?! How did you know? When did you find out?"

The police have identified the FBI agents in Japan, but not to the point of investigating their romantic relationship! What's the situation with the girlfriend?!

Not long after Shuichi Akai died, Saiki Usubaba was already dating someone else's girlfriend...

No way?!

Even someone as rational as Furuya Rei couldn't help but have many juicy gossips pop into his mind at this moment.

Impossible! This is Usakata Saiki, how could he possibly have killed an FBI agent for a woman... Otherwise, even he would have to say on behalf of the FBI that his death was undeserved!

“You found out pretty early, didn’t you?” Bo Yezai recalled, “I saw her once when I went to the United States. She was clearly thinking about her boyfriend when she was spacing out. She was so distraught. I thought to myself, ‘Such a good FBI agent, with good looks and intelligence, how could she let herself become like that just because she’s in a relationship? I really hope they break up.’”

Rei Furuya: "...The trip to America you mentioned, is it the one where you saw through the vodka deal and the person you were dealing with was scammed?"

"Yes, that time, you actually remember it?"

Rei Furuya reads in a rote manner: "Haha, I vaguely remember that."

He did remember, and he remembered it very clearly.

Because of that incident, Usui suddenly proved that he had a good eye for people, so much so that Gin investigated Akai Shuichi again. Although he didn't find anything wrong, not long after returning to Japan, Akai Shuichi was exposed.

At the time, he didn't think too much about it, only that there was something wrong with Shuichi Akai's side, that his trap had been discovered by the organization, and that he wasn't good enough.

But now that we've added Usuiba Saiki's perspective, it suddenly feels like everything is shrouded in a terrifying fog, with Usuiba Saiki appearing and disappearing at the edge of the fog.

Usui Saiki was still regretting: "I proved to her face that Shuichi Akai was incompetent and mediocre in every way. In particular, I reminded him to be careful of his comrades, but he still said he trusted his comrades. In the end, he was betrayed by his comrades... and they still haven't broken up."

Rei Furuya: "...You actually reminded him of that?"

“Yes,” Usakabe Saiki said casually. “After all, I was the one who told him there was a good opportunity to capture Gin. He even came to tell me about the FBI’s plan before he took action. We have a very good relationship.”

Rei Furuya was horrified.

Shuichi Akai was constantly accused of being an undercover agent, but because Gin investigated and found nothing wrong, he could continue his undercover work... Suddenly, he set a trap to capture Gin, and then suddenly it failed...

Shuichi Akai clearly saw Shuichi's wariness and rejection of Saiki Usui, as well as Usui's oppression and bullying of Shuichi. Yet, Shuichi still shared his plans to scheme against the organization with Saiki Usui...

What exactly did Usui Saiki do? How did he persuade Akai Shuichi?

Even when Shuichi Akai failed and had to flee, he did nothing to Saiki Usui, not even a whisper of anything unfavorable to him.

After many years, Rei Furuya finally understood the doubts that Shuichi Akai had once raised—just how far had Saiki Usaba gone in his scheming against people's hearts?

Facing Furuya Rei's wary gaze, Usui Yagi smiled nonchalantly.

His light green eyes, like tender leaves, shone brightly, making his smile seem even more innocent and carefree.

"Now that Shuichi Akai has died, I guess they can finally break up, right?"

Rei Furuya subconsciously held his breath.

The reason why Shuichi Akai is having such bad luck might simply be because Saiki Usaba wanted Shuichi Akai to break up with his girlfriend.

How arrogant, how capricious, to manipulate other people's lives so casually over such trivial matters...

Usakabe Saiki blinked: "Why that expression? You don't think I wanted Shuichi Akai to break up with me, that's why he's so unlucky now, do you?"

Rei Furuya, whose thoughts had been exposed, stiffened.

"Do I look like the kind of person who would do so much for such a trivial reason?" Usakabe Saiki puffed out his cheeks childishly. "Even if I do nothing, he's bound to fail anyway, don't you believe me?"

Jianggu Ling: "…………"

I'd rather believe I'm Oda Nobunaga than you... You're exactly the kind of person who would do something like that!

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Thank you everyone for the landmines and nutrient solutions. I'll update more chapters once I get home in a couple of days.

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Our thin-leaf foliage doesn't need a dark filter to achieve a similar effect...

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Usuba: Now that Shuichi Akai has died this time, I guess they can finally break up (he faked his death; everyone in the organization knows, but his girlfriend doesn't).

Bourbon: Thin Leaf tricked Shuichi Akai just to make his girlfriend give up on him!!!

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Bo Ye genuinely believed that Jodie's giving up on Shuichi Akai would boost her intelligence, so she remained sincere throughout, and Bourbon couldn't detect any flaws.