Chapter 441

Conan Edogawa's eyes lit up immediately: "Mr. Akai, you saw Potts? Was he around here? When?"

Shuichi Akai gave a conservative answer: "That happened a long time ago."

The other party showed up at my door almost as soon as I faked my death, it was like a horror story!

"So what does Potts actually look like? If we see him next time, can you point it out to me?"

Shuichi Akai calmly said, "I'm sorry, but in my opinion, it's better not to tell you too much. If possible, I would prefer you to stay away from him."

Conan Edogawa: "…………"

Well, he wasn't really surprised, because when Bourbon appeared, Mr. Akai didn't give any warnings.

However, Conan Edogawa did not complain about this. After all, when Mr. Akai was still in the organization, he probably knew too much and the situation was very complicated. It was normal that he had some concerns that he could not tell him.

There must be a reason why they are unwilling to tell him directly.

But he's a detective, and even if you don't tell him, he'll uncover the truth sooner or later!

Conan Edogawa muttered defiantly, "I'll find it and show it to you!"

In truth, he already knew quite a bit about Potts, while Bourbon was completely clueless at the time, but Potts…

Mentally ill, likes to pretend to be an ordinary person, and is described as gentle and considerate by Haibara's sister... He should pay more attention to people who fit these descriptions!

Akai Shuichi said nothing.

—You'd better actually be able to see anything suspicious about Potts!

Although Saiki Usaba was talked about behind his back by Shuichi Akai and Conan Edogawa for a long time, it did not affect his mood.

I had a meal with Kenji Hagiwara and then went to Jinpei Matsuda's house, who happened to be on vacation, to play video games. You could say I was living a very carefree life.

Kenji Hagiwara breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Shinryu Samakawa had no intention of actually joining the FBI, and was able to jokingly bring up the topic when chatting with Jinpei Matsuda.

"Huh?" Matsuda Jinpei blurted out, "Is the FBI really that desperate?"

If anyone else had said that, Kenji Hagiwara would have stepped in to save face and ease the awkwardness. But since the implication that Shinryu Samakawa was a troublemaker came from Jinpei Matsuda, Kenji Hagiwara simply smiled and remained silent, waiting for Shinryu Samakawa to respond on his own.

Because it's become commonplace for these two guys to bicker like elementary school kids, neither of them minds, and he's happy to watch the show.

As expected, Hanchuan Shenliu didn't care about Matsuda Jinpei's implied meaning and calmly said, "How could that be? It's obvious that there's another purpose."

Upon hearing this, even Kenji Hagiwara, who had been smiling, was taken aback.

Matsuda Jinpei suppressed his urge to make sarcastic remarks and his expression turned serious: "What's going on? What does the FBI want to do?"

Although it sounds strange that the FBI would plot against citizens of other countries, it actually seems quite normal when you consider that one side is the FBI and the other is Fukawa Shinryu.

"They probably suspect me of something," Hanchuan Shenliu said casually. "It's probably related to the fact that I'm an FBI agent, yet I've been 'vacationing' in Japan for so long and haven't been able to return home."

Kenji Hagiwara pondered, "That does seem strange... Agent Jodie was involved in a kidnapping case last year, and now it seems there are many suspicious points..."

"What kidnapping case?" Matsuda Jinpei wasn't in the First Investigative Division and didn't have a strong memory of many things.

“The little girl from Professor Agasa’s family has been kidnapped and taken to the port,” Kenji Hagiwara said. “The FBI claims it was because they saw injustice… but everyone knows it’s just an excuse.”

Matsuda Jinpei's lips twitched: "Professor Agasa's child... Could it be that the FBI's purpose in coming to Japan is related to Shinichi Kudo's rejuvenation?"

Let's make a bold assumption. After all, he's not a detective in charge of solving cases, so there's no harm in guessing wrong.

Hanakawa Shinryu nodded: "Conan and Agent Jodie have a good relationship."

Matsuda Jinpei pondered: "Hmm... perhaps the experiment's contents have been leaked. Rejuvenation is indeed something that capitalists desire. The FBI came to Japan to investigate the current state of this experiment and then smuggle everyone to the United States... I remember the Kudo couple seemed to have settled in the United States a long time ago? Could it be that they had been cooperating with the FBI for some time?"

Hanchuan Shenliu controlled his expression to prevent it from becoming too strange, maintaining a poker face: "...Yes, the Kudo family has always cooperated with the FBI."

He almost broke down.

How could this possibly match up... How did Matsuda Jinpei come to the correct guess from a flawed reasoning process?

Although the conclusion is still not quite right, Matsuda Jinpei has already done a remarkable job of guessing this much from such a small clue.

Doubt Value System: [Now I understand why you said expressionless faces are also acting...]

Sometimes, maintaining facial paralysis can be quite difficult.

After listening to all that analysis, it couldn't help but want to complain!

After Matsuda Jinpei took the lead, Hagiwara Kenji joined the analysis: "Then why did the FBI approach Kofuka? Did they think Kofuka knew something and suspected him of being a competitor?"

Because Kenji Hagiwara has seen too many outsiders' wild ideas when facing Shinryu Samikawa, when he thinks about what others might think when facing Shinryu Samikawa, he also lets his imagination run wild. Regardless of whether it makes sense or not, just think about whether it's possible for someone to think like that!

They just suspect that Hanakawa Shinryu is a rival sent by their own team to poach talent! Isn't that a perfectly normal line of thinking?!

"After all, it's such a valuable project as rejuvenation. If word got out, it would cause a global uproar. It's normal for the FBI to be suspicious. You can't blame the FBI for that; blame Little Deepstream for always causing misunderstandings."

Hanchuan Shenliu: "...Although I think your idea might be a bit off...it seems to be generally correct."

Matsuda Jinpei frowned: "I won't ask you where you got all that information. Stop doing things that will only bring trouble upon yourself."

If even Hanakawa Shinryu knows about things like de-aging, then the person who got this information might already be under the FBI's surveillance. They're probably using Hanakawa Shinryu to divert the FBI's attention!

Han Chuan Shenliu said, "You really don't need to worry about me, I'll be fine."

Matsuda Jinpei rolled his eyes: "Who's worried about you? I'm worried about the people who might try to harm you. Don't go too far with the FBI."

Han Chuan Shenliu didn't agree immediately, but instead beat around the bush: "That depends on how far the FBI will go."

Hagihara Kenji: "…………"

Matsuda Jinpei: "…………"

Hopefully the FBI won't get too arrogant, otherwise the consequences could be very difficult to predict!

“It should be fine,” Kenji Hagiwara said bravely. “Agent Jodie apologized even after being exposed by the recording from Kofuka, unlike those Americans.”

Matsuda Jinpei's attention was diverted: "What apology?"

Han Chuan Shenliu immediately said, "I also recorded her apology. Do you want to hear it?"

Kenji Hagiwara: "That's enough! How did you even determine the timing for recording?! How could you record this?!"

Although Matsuda Jinpei and Hagiwara Kenji were somewhat concerned about the FBI's objectives, Samukawa Fukami didn't take it seriously, and with too little information available, they gave up on investigating further.

No one has ever been able to get anything out of Hanchuan Shenliu that he doesn't want to talk about.

After finishing the game, the three of them had a meal together, and then Kenji Hagiwara drove Shinryu Kazukawa home.

The skeptical system, tinged with personal bias, said: "Once Rei Furuya and Kagemitsu Morofushi return from their undercover missions, and the intelligence from both sides is compared… your deception won't be able to be concealed!"

Undercover System: [Huh? Where did he lie? Wasn't it all the truth?]

Bo Yezaki: [Exactly! Where did I lie? I just didn't tell the whole story. I didn't refute the parts they guessed correctly!]

The suspicion system hesitated for a moment, then resolutely continued: "...Concealment is also a form of deception."

Bo Yezaki laughed: "The problem is, I'm hiding many things from them, and they know that. I just tell them directly not to delve into those matters."

Suspicion value system: [...]

Bo Yezhai: [This is what they call sincerity being the ultimate weapon.]

Suspicion System: [You have no right to say such a thing!!!]

Undercover System: [Don't worry about anything else, just tell me. Say what you can say, and say what you can't say. See how sincere you are?]

The suspicion system went silent.

Usoppō Saiki said: "I think it's a bit too confrontational right now, which isn't good for unity and isn't good for it either. Try to talk to it and persuade it when you have time."

The undercover system agreed: "I understand. No wonder it hasn't opened for business in seven years; it really is its own problem."

Suspicion value system: [? ? ?]

What do you mean by turning the tables?! Don't you have any conscience?! I can't live like this anymore!

After returning home, Usoppei rested for a day and then remembered that he hadn't been able to eat the meal cooked by Amuro Tooru the day before, so he called him to ask when he would be back.

"It might take a while longer," Amuro Tooru said seriously. "I have something important to attend to..."

We need to find a way to get Shinichi Kudo's fingerprints, or should we break into the Kudo mansion?

Amuro Tooru didn't want to bring this up with Usui Saiki, so he changed the subject: "By the way, the organization's investigation into Kagemitsu has basically come to a standstill."

"After all this time, there's still no news. Maybe they've gone abroad. Investigating again would be too troublesome. They're probably just waiting to try their luck and see when they run into them."

Amuro Tooru sighed, "Unfortunately, the undercover agents on the Public Security Bureau haven't been found yet."

"...Then your Japanese public security force is really quite useless."

Amuro Tooru pretended not to hear: "Now I can only make Kagemitsu continue to be shameful, otherwise I really want to send him to the police station for help."

Bo Yezhai thought for a moment: "It's fine to help the police, but there should still be a way to get him to come out and meet people."

Amuro Tooru's spirits lifted: "I knew you... cough, you have a broad perspective, what's the plan?"

"The case is right in front of you, of course it's disguise," Bo Yezaki said matter-of-factly. "You've been standing in front of me for so long, how could you not have noticed?"

Amuro Tooru was surprised that Akai Shuichi had disguised himself as Okiya Subaru and thought he was talking about Vermouth, so he couldn't help but twitch his lips.

“How could I trouble Vermouth with something like this… Even if I had something on her, she would never do something like this for us. I wouldn’t feel comfortable even if she agreed.”

"You get the disguise tools ready, and leave the rest to me!"

Bo Yezaki confidently stated, "You can also process the fake ID that doesn't require a photo, and give him an identity while you're at it... I think the detective would be quite good, very suitable for your accident-prone nature."

Amuro Tooru: "...What do you mean by 'accident-prone'? But you mean, can you disguise yourself? Did Vermouth teach you? Or do you know someone who can disguise themselves? Is that plausible?"

"Want to learn?" Usakabe Saiki ignored his string of questions. "Go find Phantom Thief Kid."

Toru Amuro: "...???"

So who's in charge of the disguise?! It can't be Kaito Kid, can it?!

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Our long-awaited scenery is finally about to reappear.

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Matsuda and Hagiwara were just playing around with the deductions; they weren't particularly concerned about what the FBI was up to. After all, from their perspective, Conan didn't seem to feel much sense of crisis, and they assumed it was all pre-arranged...