Chapter 377

Thanks to Usui Saiki's explanation, Kenji Hagiwara no longer felt nervous when he looked at the FBI's suspicious car behind him; in fact, he was somewhat speechless.

Although he didn't know the details, it sounded really confusing. He could completely understand why Han Chuan Shenliu was unwilling to cooperate with the other party and was now pretending not to know them.

Usoba Saiki whispered behind their backs: "I also don't recommend that the police contact them, as they could easily become cannon fodder."

Kenji Hagiwara thought about it and agreed with this statement.

The FBI's rescue of the kidnapped girl at the port was clearly suspicious, but the FBI refused to disclose it, obviously keeping it from the police. They couldn't let the Japanese police be so insincere.

Besides, that organization probably has moles within the police force, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to impersonate Matsumoto so convincingly. There might even be moles within the FBI. It feels like no matter what they do, it's not safe.

Since the FBI isn't taking the initiative, it's best for them to pretend they don't know anything.

He's a police officer, but not the world's policeman. The Metropolitan Police Department has its own division of labor, and getting involved in other units' cases for no reason is tantamount to offending someone, let alone an FBI case.

Who knows, in the end, after everything is settled, will it be that they did all the work and effort, but the credit all goes to the FBI?

Anyway, Xiao Shenliu won't harm him.

Kenji Hagiwara calmly accepted Shinryu Kazukawa's suggestion, continued driving, and took him home.

Before leaving, Kenji Hagiwara couldn't help but glance at the FBI car again, and made some speculations based on where it was parked... Could they be planning to spend the night here?

This FBI agent is in for a tough time. Shinryu is a typical night owl, and if the FBI agent hasn't adjusted to the time difference, they'd be better suited to monitor her. Right now, all they can do is hope she has some late-night snacks in her car.

He had advised Xiao Shenliu in the car to stop causing trouble for the international friends, but judging from Xiao Shenliu's nonchalant attitude, he didn't know if he had listened. He wished the FBI agent good luck.

Usakabe Saiki really didn't take Judy seriously. Let the FBI follow him if they want; it's not hard for him to get rid of surveillance.

So he ate, drank, and slept as usual for the past two days, and then, on a nice day, he finally went out for a walk.

Judy, who was monitoring him, finally perked up.

Since agreeing to help Conan Edogawa investigate Shinryu Samikawa, Jodie has kept it in mind. After all, Shinryu Samikawa does have contact with the organization, and it seems that no one has been able to investigate this line in depth yet. Maybe she can find out some important information.

However, the matter reached a stalemate from the very beginning.

She didn't know where Han Chuan Shenliu lived.

If Judy were to follow him home, she couldn't even see a trace of Hanchuan Shenliu. If she were to ask Hanchuan Shenliu's friends, they would be most familiar with the police. If an FBI agent like her were to rashly inquire about Hanchuan Shenliu, it might cause unnecessary trouble.

In the end, it took Judy several days to finally find the address through housing information... only to discover that Shinryu Kanakawa wasn't home.

...Could it be that she was in contact with the organization at that moment? Did she miss the crucial moment?

Fortunately, after only two days, Hanchuan Shenliu finally returned, and on the second day he went out with a policeman friend, and then went home and didn't go out again...

She was very patient, but there was no progress as long as the person she was monitoring didn't leave the house! Now that they've finally gone out, and not by car, she can finally get some exercise.

Judy wore a hat to slightly conceal her foreign appearance and quietly followed Han Chuan Shenliu, observing his movements from a distance.

Knowing that his presence might be a bit of a nuisance, Han Chuan Shenliu headed away from the business district, and soon the area became sparsely populated.

This made Judy suspicious and paranoid.

Why would she go to a place like this? With fewer people around, it will be harder for her to follow. Could it be that they have already discovered her and are planning to force her out in this way?

She thought her tracking skills were pretty good, and she and Han Chuan Shenliu were acquaintances. If Han Chuan Shenliu had actually found her, he could have just greeted her and asked what she was doing, which would have been enough to make her feel awkward. There was no need for all this trouble.

That is, they discovered someone was following her, but didn't know it was her... maybe they mistook her for someone from the organization?

Just as I was lost in thought, the cold river flowing ahead suddenly stopped.

Judy quickly hid in a corner and then observed Hanchuan Fukami's movements through a convex mirror set in the corner.

Hanchuan Shenliu seemed to be looking at a building on the side of the road.

The building looked rather dilapidated, and the iron gate was pulled down, clearly indicating that no one was welcome to enter.

But after staring at it for a while, Hanchuan Shenliu actually bent down and pulled up the iron gate.

And the iron gate wasn't even locked, so he actually opened it.

Judy was taken aback at first, then overjoyed—no one would normally go to a place like this; Hanchuan Shenliu must have arranged to meet someone inside!

The fact that they chose a place like this suggests that the other party is probably not someone who can be brought to the light of day; they might even be part of an organization.

So a few minutes after Han Chuan Shenliu went in, Judy quietly followed behind and slipped through the iron gate together.

However, upon entering the iron gate, what first caught her attention was the pile of schoolbags that clearly belonged to elementary school students, stacked at the entrance.

Judy: "...???"

Her passion instantly cooled.

She expressionlessly checked the notebooks in her schoolbag and saw a familiar name among them.

What the heck? Hanchuan Shenliu rarely goes out, and it's just to run around in an abandoned building playing with elementary school kids??

Does this fit the character's persona?

Judy would rather accept that Han Chuan Shenliu is a member of the organization and comes to the meeting than accept that he plays with elementary school students!

It's one thing if it's Conan Edogawa, but are the other elementary school students really not afraid of the Flowing River?

Judy had lost all desire to continue following them. She sighed and put her backpack back in its original position, intending to return right there at the door.

As soon as she stood up, a scream suddenly came from upstairs in the empty and silent building.

The screams clearly belonged to an adult, but not to Hanchuan Shenliu.

Judy's intention to leave vanished instantly. The FBI's keen sense of the case made her realize that something seemed to have happened that shouldn't have occurred during elementary school students' after-school playtime.

The screams came intermittently, then suddenly fell silent.

Judy: "...!!!"

She didn't have time to think about how to explain that she was there after she showed herself. She quickly followed the sound and found a man dressed as a construction worker lying on the ground, sobbing softly.

Judy cautiously approached: "Are you alright? What happened here?"

The moment the man saw Judy, it was as if he had found his mother, and his cries suddenly escalated: "Call the police! Someone is trying to kill me!"

Judy roughly guessed what was going on, and her expression became somewhat complicated: "It must be a misunderstanding. Look at you, you're doing just fine now."

The man looked at Judy in shock.

How can someone with a 37-degree mouth utter such cold words!

"Are you even human?!" the man cried out in anguish. "Can't you see my arms and legs are broken?! Otherwise, would I be lying here waiting to die? He's planning to capture everyone and then slowly torture them! Like, chopping off this one's foot first, that one's arm first, and so on... He might even sell the videos on the dark web! If there are children involved, they could fetch a good price!"

Judy crouched down to examine the man's immobile limbs and found that they were just dislocated: "...It's not that serious."

"What do you mean it's not that bad!" the man wailed a few times, then asked bravely, "So what do you think it is?"

Judy: "I think you must often go on the dark web to watch these kinds of videos, right?"

man:"…………"

Yes, otherwise why would he be worried that that horrible guy was up to something so terrible?!

He was walking along the corridor when suddenly someone broke his arm from behind. He begged for mercy, but it was no use. He even offered money, but it was no use... If it wasn't for money, then the person who suddenly attacked him must have been after something else!

Since discovering the dark web, it's like discovering a new continent. The man, who is now addicted to it every day, immediately began to identify with it.

Then he looked at the person who had assaulted him... a white shirt, a black suit, and a black trench coat. He didn't dare look too closely at his appearance, but he felt that he must be very good-looking... It was just his demeanor that was too similar to that of a British psychopathic killer in a movie!

At that moment, countless videos from the dark web flashed through his mind.

It's exciting and thrilling to watch, but it's a completely different story when you become the victim!

The man thought for a moment and realized that begging for mercy was useless, so he had to find another way. He decisively betrayed his companion: "Sir! It's no fun killing just me! I have another companion! And there are five children here!"

The other person said slowly, "A child?"

The man, sensing an opportunity, quickly intensified his efforts: "Yes, kids! We've already caught two of them, there are three left... We're not as good at handling kids as we are... Oh, and there's an adult, unconscious, chubby, he's much better to handle than us! If you let me go, I'll lead the way for you, and I promise I won't tell anyone!"

The other person chuckled.

It wasn't a sneer, but rather a feeling of being in a good mood. Just when he thought he was saved, his leg was broken.

He screamed, but the other person said slowly, "Be quiet. I'll be back once I find the others. Or do you want me to help you be quiet?"

He immediately shut up, and only dared to cry softly after the person had walked away.

He was so excited to finally see a stranger; he had never wanted the police to arrive so quickly in his entire life.

But soon, the man realized something was wrong: "Um, no matter what they're trying to do, you could at least call the police, right?"

He didn't reveal his identity as a kidnapper to this woman—well, he'd been looking at the dark web too much and wanted to try it out, but who would have thought so many unexpected things would happen—anyone with a basic sense of justice, seeing how miserable he was, should have helped him call the police!

Judy: "Uh, I don't think we need to call the police."

Hanchuan Shenliu is a policeman... oh wait, it seems he resigned, but he's still a former detective, so he probably already reported it. Besides, it's not good for an FBI agent like her to report it here; it's a delicate situation.

As soon as she finished speaking, Judy noticed that the man she was examining was looking at her differently.

The man pondered that it was rather strange that this woman was a foreigner and appeared here, and that she wasn't frightened by his miserable state, but instead examined his body with an air of nonchalance...

He understood!

The man gritted his teeth: "You're from the dark web? Coming to Japan to develop business?!"

Judy: "...???"

She felt so innocent. This person had such a vivid imagination, making up all sorts of things. Did looking at the dark web ruin their brain?

She's an FBI agent, how did she end up being mistaken for someone from the dark web?! If word got out, her colleagues and superiors would laugh at her for years to come!

"No, you've misunderstood..."

The man no longer believed her: "What are you touching! Are you trying to cut off my kidney?! This is outrageous! I was just tying you up, you guys are so inhuman! Even using trash like this is unacceptable!!!"

Judy: "…………"

Meanwhile, Shuichi Akai, who had been following Conan Edogawa's spare glasses and had been tracking the detective badge all the way here, overheard half of the conversation.

Akai Shuichi: "…………???"

—What exactly happened? Why did Judy suddenly become a member of the dark web? He only faked his death for a while; what did he miss?!

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Even the FBI couldn't withstand the ripple effects of Han Chuan.