Chapter 2428 2440 [FBI's Focus List]

Jiang Xia glanced at Kidd: "..." I don't know if Shuichi Akai will be surprised to see his predecessor with a gun tonight and will exude more colorless murderous aura... In addition, I also hope that the thief in front of me can be more flexible and not be caught by the FBI.

But it’s not a big problem. Even if Kidd is careless for a moment, the righteous psychic will take action.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xia called back the wandering cat, ready to switch to another body that was convenient for hiding.

No matter how much insurance you put in, it's never too much. Thinking of this, Jiang Xia touched his sleeve again, took out an anesthesia suit and handed it to Kidd: "Take this."

Kidd looked at the pile of anesthetic needles, anesthetic drugs, and anesthetic smoke bombs with a complicated look: "How did you get these things... Did Jiang Xia give them to you?"

Jiang Xia thought about it and felt that since the item had passed through his hands, what he said could not be wrong, so he nodded.

"So it is... Is that guy really a detective? He actually carries this kind of stuff with him." Kidd didn't reach out to take it. Instead, he muttered and opened one side of his coat, showing it modestly, "No need, I have it too." And the variety is more complete than the detective's!

Jiang Xia lowered his head and glanced at his anesthesia equipment, his gaze paused slightly on a anesthetic gun: "..." Wait, why do yours look more advanced when they are both props provided by Dr. Agasa?

Kidd followed his gaze and realized something belatedly. He hid the tranquilizer gun as if nothing had happened. "Well, it's almost time. I have to go first."

Without waiting for Kirito to speak, he turned around and ran, rushing into the crowd at high speed.

Jiang Xia: "..." Why are you walking so fast? I didn't rob you. And I already have guns, two, although I'm just borrowing them temporarily...

He looked at the stingy thief's back and shook his head in condemnation.

In any case, the gun handover ceremony, which was full of ulterior motives, ended so hastily.

Kidd ran across the street and looked back, just in time to see the Mist Tengu silently flying up from the dark alley and blending back into the night.

"... Really nice." Kidd looked at the pair of flexible wings with envy. In contrast, thinking of the compressed glider hidden behind his back, he couldn't help but reveal a look of disgust.

However, wings cannot be grown just by wanting them. In the end, the Phantom Thief, who relied on technology, had to face reality. He was forced to give up his desire for real wings and turned around to walk into the building.

After walking around the bathroom, when he came out again, the high school student Kaito Kuroba had transformed into a neat and capable middle-aged police officer in his 40s.

"Inspector Nakamori" adjusted the tie around his neck, showing the demeanor of a police officer, and strode towards the door.

…

The other side.

In the direction Kidd was heading, a tall figure wearing a knitted hat appeared.

Shuichi Akai adjusted the mask on his face, passed the door and then stepped back, his eyes fell on a young girl in the crowd.

Akai Shuichi: "..." Isn't this the high school girl who has a good relationship with Jiang Xia? She's actually going out alone so late, and she's dressed up and got a new hairstyle... What is she doing here?

"Having a good relationship with Jiang Xia means that she is also likely to be under that person's gaze." Akai Shuichi weighed the pros and cons for a moment, and finally did not walk away, but chose to linger near "Mauri Ran":

"My identity this time is a bait, responsible for luring those sneaky black-clad men around so that my colleagues can seize the opportunity to arrest them. In this way, my actions will sooner or later be exposed to Uzo's attention.

"By the way, what role does Miss Maori, who appeared nearby late at night, play in this script?"

The FBI ace began to think from the perspective of the playwright: "According to common sense, I would habitually avoid her actions, just like avoiding Uzo's eyes. Once I do this, I will also lose control of the whereabouts of Miss Maori, an important chess piece.

"The story is developing secretly in a place I can't see, and I will be like an actor who is forced to retreat backstage but doesn't get the full script - when he is forced to step onto the center stage next time, the situation has changed drastically."

"...We can't go on like this." Akai Shuichi analyzed the most favorable development at the moment, and his eyes gradually looked at the nearby "Mouri Ran". "On the other hand, I should include this chess piece in my field of vision and take the initiative to grasp the relevant changes.

"The worst result of following her is that I will be involved in some sudden cases like the previous times. I don't have any lethal weapons on me now, and I won't commit murder on my own initiative. For me, the danger of these cases is far less high. As for other sudden dangers, I am confident that I can avoid them."

After a little consideration, Shuichi Akai made a decision.

He walked naturally to the window next to him, looked at the goods inside through the window, occasionally glanced at the reflective parts, and secretly observed the movements of the girl nearby.

Not long after, he saw a middle-aged man walking over and stopping next to "Mauri Ran".

The two people exchanged a few words in a very familiar manner, then "Ran Maori" took the middle-aged man's arm, and the two went upstairs together.

Akai Shuichi: "...?"

The age difference between the two was enough to make them look like a father and daughter. But as far as he knew, Maori Ran's father was Maori Kogoro, not the middle-aged man with a crew cut in front of him.

...Miss Maori went out late at night just to date someone like this?

Was that man her uncle, her uncle... or some outlaw who was targeting a high school girl?

If it's the latter...

Akai Shuichi was silent for a while, and his ability to judge people was slightly shaken: he always felt that Mao Lilan was similar to his dead girlfriend, Miyano Akemi, so he had mixed feelings towards this girl who was used by Usa. But he didn't expect that now...

"Psychological warfare." Akai Shuichi is worthy of being the ace of the FBI. He is well-informed and quickly regained his composure. "It must be a psychological warfare prepared by 'that person'. By the way, in order to make me mentally unstable, Uzo actually manipulated a high school girl to do such a thing... He is much worse than I thought."

Seeing the two people leaving together, Shuichi Akai followed them as if nothing had happened.

At the same time, send messages to his colleagues who are nearby:

[Check the middle-aged man with a mustache next to Miss Maori.

Focus on investigating. He may be a useful breakthrough.]

(End of this chapter)