Chapter 326
When Usaku Saiki received the call from Edogawa Conan, he was checking the system backend.
It's been a week since they last met, and despite only exchanging a few words on the phone yesterday, Rena Mizunashi has been constantly raising his suspicions throughout the week, acting like a fully automated suspicion machine, making the system exclaim, "This is too polite."
Usoppei even announced on the spot that his favorite ailment was paranoia!
Upon receiving the call, based on Conan Edogawa's suddenly soaring suspicion level and his understanding of the plot, Usoppei deduced Conan Edogawa's current situation.
So Bo Yezaki silently watched his phone vibrate, showing no intention of answering it right away.
As expected, Conan Edogawa immediately raised a lot of suspicion.
Ai Haibara saw Conan Edogawa holding his phone and not saying anything for a long time, so she knew the call hadn't gone through. She comforted him, "Didn't you say before that Usopp-nii didn't answer the phone much? Actually, that's normal."
"Sigh... It's normal for Brother Bo Ye to not answer the phone at times like this... but it always makes me feel uneasy."
Conan Edogawa put down his phone, which was now busy, and instead sent an email, asking with little hope, "Where are you now?"
Ai Haibara asked, "So there are already several members in the organization?"
"Gin, Vodka, Vermouth, Rena Mizunashi... the codename should be Kir, and then there's Chianti and Korn." Conan Edogawa remembered it clearly. "So far, Korn hasn't said a word... what if he's Usopp...?"
After all, Usoppei must have met with Rena Mizunashi last week. The marks in the magazine prove that there is indeed a kitten, but we cannot rule out the possibility that they met to discuss the mission and then sent the kitten away.
Ai Haibara paused for a moment: "I'm not very familiar with Usui-nii, but do you think he's such a quiet person? He hasn't said a word yet?"
Conan Edogawa: "…………"
Haibara is right!
If Bo Yege were here, he would have spoken up long ago, given his lively personality!
He even points at Gin and vodka on the Shinkansen and yells that he's going to call the police!
...Although this scene seems a bit strange now, if Bo Ye actually knew Gin and Vodka back then, then the situation resembled workplace bullying...
No way, it shouldn't be like that. Just think about Gin's face, and then think about the prestige of such a transnational criminal organization. How could there be workplace bullying?
Bo Ye's personality makes it perfectly natural for him to do that. As for Gin and Vodka, who seemed out of place, they didn't say anything and silently made way for him, probably because they were carrying bombs and didn't want to attract attention!
Conan Edogawa, having recovered his composure, managed to relax a little: "Haibara, have you heard of codenames like Kir, Korn, and Chianti?"
Ai Haibara recalled for a moment: "I've heard of Chianti and Korn, they're very skilled snipers, but not Kir... Ah, speaking of those two snipers, I remember..."
"Um?"
“When Vodka mentioned them, he spoke with envy.”
Conan Edogawa was stunned: "Envious? Why? Are they in high positions? Highly valued?"
He thought vodka was already quite prestigious; it turns out he could envy others.
Ai Haibara quickly remembered: "It seems like she envied them for being trusted by Potness."
“Potnis…”
Conan Edogawa still remembers this code name.
Ai Haibara added, "It's the one I told you about before. Whenever Vodka mentions this person, Gin mentions smoking. He's supposedly a really nasty and terrible guy, but my sister says he's a very gentle person."
Conan Edogawa: "…………"
He remembered.
He even remembered what he thought when he heard those words last time!
At that time, he was suspicious of Sugawa Shinryu, so when he heard about things like "mischievous," "terrifying," and "gentle" to some people, he thought it sounded like Sugawa Shinryu.
After all, look at Suzumawa Shinryu. He looks terrifying, and if you get to know him better, his wicked personality is obvious. But a very few people, like Inspector Hagiwara, would think that he is actually kind-hearted... Isn't that a perfect match?!
But now, Conan Edogawa has ruled out Shinryu Sakkawa as a suspect—even if he might have been recruited by the Black Organization, that's a current matter, and Potts, who was in the organization a few years ago, has nothing to do with him anymore.
So the person suspected was changed.
Bo Ye Zhai Ji.
He has a terrible personality, but he can be gentle in small ways. He also has a history of contact with people in the organization. So far, he seems more suspicious than Hanchuan Shenliu.
But to say he's scary... that's hard to tell. Whenever I see Brother Bo Ye, I always feel particularly relaxed and happy. However, it's not surprising that he changes his attitude towards people in the organization, otherwise he might be looked down upon.
But……
"Haibara." Conan Edogawa confirmed again, "You really can't sense any trace of the organization from Usui-chan?"
Ai Haibara said very seriously, "Really."
"……I see."
Conan Edogawa frowned deeply: "Then... let's not think about Bo Ye for now. They seem to be planning to assassinate someone. We need to hurry... Oh no, it's raining! The signal is bad!"
It's raining, and it's a basement, so the interference is too strong. He still needs to get closer.
So Conan Edogawa decided to get out of the car and sneak over there himself.
But as soon as he got out of the car, he bumped into someone.
"Hi~ cool guy~" the person greeted him with a smile.
"Teacher Jodie?" Conan Edogawa was surprised to see this person.
The person he calls Jodie-sensei, although she used to be an English teacher at Teitan High School, is actually an FBI agent. When Vermouth disguised herself as Dr. Araide and tried to take Ai Haibara away, Jodie-sensei and another FBI agent named Shuichi Akai came to the rescue.
I never thought I'd run into the FBI on the street these days.
However, upon asking, Conan Edogawa learned that their encounter here was not accidental; in fact, the FBI had been monitoring Rena Mizunashi all along.
The two sides exchanged information and were both a bit of a headache, unable to figure out how to interpret the code phrase "assassinate the DJ at ADP".
Anyway, Ms. Jodie already knew that Ai Haibara was being targeted by the organization and had even sent her a witness protection plan, which was rejected. Therefore, the group had a basic understanding of the situation. Ms. Jodie simply got into Professor Agasa's car, and the group continued their discussion.
Conan Edogawa said, exasperated, "If only I could just ask Mr. Kanakawa, he's really good at deciphering codes..."
Ms. Judy paused for a strange moment: "...Han Chuan?"
"Ah, you might not know Ms. Judy, she's a... consultant, and used to be a police officer..."
Ms. Judy's expression became even more bizarre: "Hanchuan Shenliu, is it?"
"Huh?" Conan Edogawa was surprised. "Ms. Jodie knows Mr. Kankawa too?"
Ms. Judy's lips twitched: "Heh... I remember them all so vividly... His bomb designs caused us a lot of trouble..."
Conan Edogawa: "A bomb I designed???"
Wait a minute, Mr. Hanchuan, isn't your scope of expertise a bit too broad?! And Ms. Judy's tone... what happened to the entrapment?! You didn't actually cross the line, did you?!
Ms. Judy didn't want to relive the painful past. She had just said she didn't need help, that it was an internal FBI issue, when...
She had been in Japan for so long without encountering that Shinryu Sugawa, and thought she had escaped a disaster. But unexpectedly, she suddenly heard his name at this moment... But it's okay, it sounds like he resigned, so she probably won't run into him again.
"That's not important. Anyway, he is indeed very smart, I know. But since you said that, it means we can't consult him, right? Because he's not in the know? So let's figure it out ourselves."
"……Um."
Indeed, the important thing now is the organization's affairs; as for bombs and such...
Just then, Conan Edogawa's phone suddenly vibrated.
He picked it up and saw that it was a reply from Usoppō Saiki.
This was truly rare, so he quickly opened the email to check its contents.
[I'm at Kudo's house now, and I'm planning to go to Beika Park later.]
Beika Park...
Conan Edogawa recalled the coded conversations among the organization members and suddenly his expression changed.
"I understand! The assassination location [ADP] refers to Beika Park!!!"
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Bonus chapter!
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Conan: Potts isn't Hanchuan, and Hope isn't Bo Ye either... probably not, since Gin doesn't seem like the type to silently endure workplace bullying.
(That's not true, Gin wanted to blow up Usakuya.)
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Judy: Why did I suddenly hear "Deep Flow of the Cold River" at this time...?
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