Shuichi Akai saw the pride hidden beneath his half-smile.

But just as Toru Amuro said, he really had no right to negotiate with him now. He could only sigh secretly and tear off the disguise mask on his face as if giving up.

"If that's the case... then there's nothing we can do. However, as a member of Team Zero, you shouldn't resort to such means as to harm the interests of your own people, right?"

It's not that he wasn't worried about Judy, but in comparison, Edogawa Conan's side was obviously easier to use as a starting point for the conversation.

After all, Toru Amuro's disgust with the FBI is obvious to all.

If he asked about Judy's situation right away, on the one hand, it would give him the illusion that Judy was very important to him, which would obviously be more detrimental to their subsequent communication. On the other hand, Toru Amuro might not give him the correct answer.

So it’s better to start from the perspective of Edogawa Conan.

And if he guessed correctly, they should all be safe now.

It's just that they've lost contact temporarily. Maybe Middles did something secretly while they were not paying attention?

Thinking of this, Akai Shuichi's expression became calmer.

Instead, Toru Amuro's face looked a little bad.

He originally planned to use the disappearance of Judy and Edogawa Conan to scare Shuichi Akai.

Although he didn't think the scare would last long.

After all, Shuichi Akai is not a fool.

But he didn't expect that his true identity would be exposed by Kudo Yusaku all of a sudden.

but……

He glanced at Kudo Yusaku.

There was still a faint smile on the other person's face.

If Toru Amuro hadn't known Edogawa Conan's true identity long ago, that it was actually his son Kudo Shinichi, he would probably have thought that he was not in a hurry at all.

Kudo Yusaku also noticed his gaze.

He knew that he must have heard the urging in his words.

After all, although he doesn't know Toru Amuro, the fact that he is trusted by Aoi Hoshino means that his position must be correct.

In addition to his speculation about Amuro Toru's true identity, Kudo Yusaku naturally believed that he would not attack Edogawa Conan.

As for the FBI...

That would make it even more impossible to do it.

After all, the reason why he did this today was nothing more than to gain the upper hand in the cooperation with the FBI represented by Shuichi Akai. Putting aside his little thoughts of wanting to suppress the FBI, the general direction was to reach a cooperation with them.

Therefore, under such circumstances, there was no way he could do anything to Judy.

So Kudo Yusaku exposed his identity simply to urge him to get to the point as soon as possible.

Like Hoshino Aoi, he also wants to reach the final ending as soon as possible so that everything can be settled.

Thinking of this, Kudo Yusaku curled the corners of his lips and smiled back at him.

Seeing this, Amuro Toru raised his eyebrows.

The two of them only needed to look at each other to understand each other's thoughts.

The next second, they all faced the outside in unison and looked at Shuichi Akai at the same time.

Both of them were waiting for his statement.

Under the direct or implicit gazes of Toru Amuro and Yusaku Kudo, although Shuichi Akai still had a serious face, his voice became noticeably softer.

"Bourbon..."

He opened his mouth and called softly:

"About that man and Middles... I'm sorry..."

Hearing his words, Amuro Toru was stunned.

That man?

He didn't react for a moment, and only after meeting his eyes did he vaguely understand something.

The man he was referring to was... Hiro?

Amuro Toru blinked and said nothing.

Akai Shuichi seemed to observe his expression for a moment before he said carefully:

"I didn't know Middles was one of yours at the time."

In fact, he still has some doubts about this matter.

After all, he knew clearly what Middles' position was in the organization back then.

As someone who even Gin trusted, he really didn't think that someone who joined in the middle could gain such trust.

Even though she later took the initiative to cooperate with him and personally arranged things to help the FBI find the undercover hidden among them, Shuichi Akai still had doubts about her position.

He always felt that she actually had other intentions.

Just because she has been focused on destroying the organization in the past few years, he gave her a certain amount of trust in this matter, but he didn't say how much he trusted Middles as a person.

He just knew rationally that what they wanted to do now was to destroy the organization.

but……

Akai Shuichi glanced at Amuro Toru.

Seeing that he had no intention of refutation of his words, Akai Shuichi frowned.

It seems like she really is from the police department...

It was rare that a hint of curiosity arose in Shuichi Akai's heart.

He really wanted to know how Middles balanced her identity in the organization and in the police department.

I always feel that both sides have great trust in her.

And since she is from the National Police Agency, why would she approach the FBI and use the FBI to eliminate the enemy?

Shuichi Akai always felt that something was wrong, but Toru Amuro's silence and Yusaku Kudo's expression told him that he was not wrong, Middles was from the National Police Agency.

It was a bit strange, but it didn't affect what he said next.

"About the Scotland incident... I chased him because I wanted to help him, but I saw Middles confronting him. In a moment of desperation, I shot her. Luckily, Middles reacted quickly and took Scotland away. Otherwise..."

According to the situation at the time, either Scotland would die or Middlesbrough would die.

It just so happens that these two people are colleagues of Toru Amuro.

And arriving right behind him was Toru Amuro.

If this incident really happened, then the person he would be facing today would definitely not be the gentle Toru Amuro.

But who would have thought that among the three people present at the time, there was not a single real member of the Black Organization!

Even in a novel, I wouldn't dare write this way, but this is reality.

Even though Akai Shuichi didn't show it on the surface, he was still feeling a lingering fear in his heart.

Fortunately, the ending was good. It didn't happen that three people wanted to save him, but due to some strange reasons, no one was able to save him.

"But Middles's exposure does have something to do with me."

To be able to drive the nail so deeply, they must have put in a lot of effort, and Middles exposed herself in order to save people, and then faked her death and quit the organization, which was indeed related to him.

So even though Shuichi Akai didn't think he had done anything wrong, he still lowered his head when facing Toru Amuro's gaze.

It cannot be said that it is an admission of fault, but the attitude is indeed quite low.