Seven years ago, timeline.
Fujiwara Yu was diligently searching for the Child of Destiny named "Edogawa Conan," believing that only by finding him could he gain permanent residency in...
[Scotch Whisky: I'll be waiting for you at Rice Flower Children's Park, alone.]
After seeing the content of the email, Fujiwara Yu knew that Morofushi Kagemitsu had something urgent to discuss with him. After handing his bank card to Yin Dahang, he hurried to the barbecue restaurant. He couldn't drive there, so he had to hail a taxi to the vicinity of the Mika Children's Park. After making sure that there was no one around to monitor or follow him, he cautiously went to the park.
When we arrived at Mihua Children's Park, it was almost dawn. Naturally, there were no children playing here at this time. The park was quiet with only the chirping of cicadas and croaking of frogs.
Fujiwara Yu had his hands in his pockets and only heard the voice of Morofushi Kagemitsu from behind when he approached the swing. However, when he turned around, he only saw amusement facilities such as slides and no one else.
"Come inside, I'm inside."
“…”
Fujiwara Yuu looked at the space below the slide and saw a hand reaching out and beckoning towards him. He squatted down speechlessly. When the 1.9-meter-tall man got into the space below, he finally felt the inconvenience of being tall.
He looked up at Zhu Fu Jingguang, who was also hiding inside in a strange position with his knees protected, and asked:
"Scotland, do you have something urgent to talk to me about?"
Some things can be explained clearly through email, but Zhu Fujingguang chose a high-risk meeting, and he must have his own ideas. Most likely, this matter is serious and cannot be easily resolved through email.
"I received a call from Gin this afternoon. He assigned me a mission." Morofushi Kagemitsu pulled a photo from his jacket pocket and handed it to Fujiwara Yuu, explaining, "He asked me to kill a low-ranking employee named Miyano Akemi in a week."
Miyano Akemi.
Upon hearing this, Fujiwara Yuu quickly looked at the photo in his hand. It was Miyano Akemi's ID photo. It wasn't someone with the same name, but Akemi herself. He didn't understand why the organization suddenly wanted to kill her. Could something have happened in the organization?
He handed the photo back to Zhu Fujingguang, frowned, and asked:
"Did something happen to Shirley?"
"As expected of you, you reacted quickly." Zhu Fujingguang suppressed his smile and said seriously, "I heard it from Bourbon. He knows more about the intelligence team than I do. I heard that Shirley refused to perform the human experiment and deliberately let the experimental subject escape. Now Gin is in charge of bringing the experimental subject back to the institute."
Human experiments?
Fujiwara Yuu tried to raise his head and nod, but it slammed down against the protruding iron pillar behind him. He rubbed the back of his head helplessly, aching, and looked at Morifushi Kagemitsu, who was trying hard to hold back his laughter.
"Do you know the identity of the experimental subject? He may not know what experiments the organization is conducting. I want to find and protect him before Gin kills him."
"I met him once when I joined the organization. His name is Kiichiro Numabuchi. I don't know his age. He's about 1.75 meters tall, thin, with long hair, sparse eyebrows, deep eye sockets, and he always walks with a hunched back."
Kiichirō Numabuchi? Is that such a coincidence?
Fujiwara Yuu thought of the list provided by Sakata Usuke, which included Numabuchi Kiichirō. He had no idea that this man, who had been so hard to find, had become a junior member of the organization. Based on Kagemitsu's description, he couldn't imagine what position such a person could hold in the organization.
"Gin should have made a murder plan for you, right? According to the organization's character, before executing someone, they should try to squeeze out every last bit of value. What does he plan to do with Miyano Akemi?"
Fujiwara Yuu is still more concerned about the information about Miyano Akemi. Only by knowing the enemy's plan can he formulate a suitable solution. Whether it is out of his own selfish motives or as a member of the secret investigation team, he will do his best to protect Miyano Akemi.
Because her sister Miyano Shiho is an extremely valuable member of the organization, he will do everything he can to protect her. This is also what he promised Miyano Shiho - if he succeeds in getting the two sisters to leave the organization, he will tell him the secrets of the organization.
Zhu Fujingguang's mouth curled up slightly when he heard this. He twisted his waist slightly to make his numb right leg feel better.
"You really know a lot about the organization. Gin made a request to Miyano Akemi: if she robs a bank and gets 1 billion yen and successfully evades the police, he will reunite her and leave the organization together."
"Oh, it's really a trick to fool a three-year-old."
"Yes, but Miyano Akemi agreed. I'm afraid she has guessed her own ending, but she wants to grab the last straw and try to negotiate with the organization. She is unwilling to give in even at this point. I admire her very much. If she were not a member of the organization, I really want to recruit her into the public security. She is a good seedling." Zhu Fujingguang said with a little regret.
Fujiwara Yuu held his chin in his hand and thought for a while before asking:
"Is Gin planning to let you attack her after getting the money?"
"Well, he has two plans. Plan one is that if the police find out her identity, he'll have Akemi Miyano lure the police to the container at the dock and use the environment to complete the sniping. Of course, the target of the sniper is not the police, but Akemi Miyano. As for the second plan, if the police don't find out, then Gin will take action himself."
"Oh, I have a good idea then."
"Are you planning on rescuing Miyano Akemi?" Zhu Fushigami frowned. Although he also wanted to save Miyano Akemi, Gin would be there, and saving her would undoubtedly make him a thorn in the eyes of the organization. "Takashi, you have to think clearly. This is equivalent to going against the organization, and they will not let you go."
Fujiwara Yu slowly shook his head. He had no intention of being placed on the organization's hit list so soon. He explained:
"You must know the term 'stealing and replacing', right? I plan to use Gin's plan to play a trick on the organization."
Substituting one thing for another? Faking death?
Zhu Fushiki Kagemitsu frowned. He roughly guessed Fujiwara Yu's rescue plan, but it would be difficult to deceive Gin under his nose:
"Gin is very likely to come and monitor me, so my identity cannot be exposed."
"I won't let you get exposed. I'll be prepared in advance. Just be bold and snipe as usual."
"Fine, but if Gin becomes suspicious, I'll fire a second shot."
"Well, it's getting late, go back and get some rest."
Morofushi Kagemitsu left first, and Fujiwara Yu stayed under the slide for twenty minutes before slowly crawling out. He held the slide with one hand and felt that all the muscles and bones in his body were becoming uncomfortable.
Thinking about the plan to be carried out in a week, he had to contact Izumitani Tetsu, and he needed his help in this plan. He stretched his muscles and walked towards the main street, ready to hail a taxi to take him back to the hotel.
Fujiwara Yuu sat in the taxi, staring at the name at the top of his phone's address book for a while. He didn't expect that Miyano Akemi didn't send him an email.
But if you think about it carefully, this is in line with her character. She doesn't want to implicate herself.