Chapter 437
Fortunately, Shinryu Hanchuan didn't pause for too long—after all, that would be too obvious and would easily be nagged by Kenji Hagiwara afterward—he calmly continued.
"When Mr. Waltz's attention shifted to me, Mr. Kevin Yoshino took the opportunity to launch a sneak attack. Mr. Waltz fought back before he died, which seriously injured Mr. Kevin Yoshino... I tried to save him, but it was too late."
Inspector Megure's heart finally returned to his chest. He wiped the sweat from his brow and said, "I see. Thanks to you, I understand everything now."
Of course, we can't just take Hanchuan Fukari's one-sided story at face value. We need to go back and examine the ballistic rifling and fingerprints, and reconstruct the scene to corroborate Hanchuan Fukari's testimony.
Judy was still somewhat dazed: "That's it? It's over? Everyone's dead?"
Han Chuan Shenliu nodded: "It was resolved internally and didn't affect anyone else, so this outcome is not bad."
Conan Edogawa recalled Sera Masumi, who was hospitalized after being sniped by Kevin Yoshino while trying to save him, and his expression was complicated: "It's not like it didn't affect others... Sera-neechan was injured before and is still in the hospital."
Han Chuan Shenliu blurted out, "She must be meddling in other people's business."
Conan Edogawa: "…………"
Kenji Hagiwara sighed, "Shinryu, please be more tactful... Sera-san just wanted to help solve the case."
Han Chuan Shenliu remained expressionless and said nothing more.
However, he was having a great time chatting with the systems in his mind.
[Alright, the damned ones are all dead! Otherwise, it would be infuriating to think that Conan Edogawa would save the most deserving of death.]
Suspicion System: [There's still one alive.]
Bo Yezhaiji didn't care: [That guy is living a life worse than death, and he still has to be a witness to overturn Hunter's case. Let him live if he wants. I'm not some kind of devil who has to wipe out the whole family.]
The suspicion system paused for a moment, then couldn't hold back any longer: "...Aren't you devilish enough?"
When will Usaku Saiki finally have a proper understanding of himself?
Does this kid not have the word "reflection" in his dictionary?
It's possible that his entire life's practice of "self-reflection" has been replaced by "blaming others"!
The undercover system gave Usakata Saiki a free electronic firework display as a mood booster: [Case closed! You can finally get some rest! You've worked so hard these past few days!]
Suspicion value system: [? ? ?]
Where did Usoppō Saiki go through all that trouble?! Why didn't it see it?!
Although the electronic fireworks were free, in situations like this, it was all about who had the foresight. Bo Yezhai's attitude towards the undercover system softened considerably: "Thanks for keeping an eye on the universal navigation for me, otherwise I might have missed it."
When you're engrossed in playing games, you really can't pay attention to the outside world... and you can't ask someone else to keep an eye on you.
Fortunately, there's now an undercover system that does the work for free; if the suspicion value system were to do this job, it would definitely charge a fee.
Of course, if it were just a doubt value system, Usoppō Saiki wouldn't compromise; he would just play fewer games.
Who told the Suspicion System to try and manipulate him every day? It speaks without any regard for its own feelings. Even if Bo Yezhai wanted to spend points, he wouldn't give them to him after seeing its attitude.
Unfortunately, the skepticism system hasn't sold a single product in all these years, and it hasn't reflected on its shortcomings. I wonder who it learned from...
The two bodies were laid out before everyone, the guns were in their hands, and the bullets had been found. Han Chuan Shenliu had explained the process, and the rest was up to the forensic department. There was no point in them staying any longer. The case was basically solved; it was just a matter of how the report would be written.
Inspector Megure believed what Shinryu Samikawa said, so he thought the result was pretty good.
It's all because you Americans are killing each other in Japan. Although you're all dead, it has nothing to do with us Japanese. The FBI can't find fault with you, and Shinryu Samakawa won't be targeted either. It's too perfect.
Judy believed that even if there was something wrong with Hanchuan Shenliu, it wouldn't be this obvious, so she believed him and accepted the result—it was all the work of the Navy SEALs, not the FBI. As long as there was an explanation, that was enough. She wanted to get this over with so she could continue investigating the organization!
Such is the indifference among official organizations in the United States...
Conan Edogawa descended from Suzuki Tower, found Shuichi Akai who had stayed behind, told Inspector Megure, who was concerned about how he got home in the middle of the night, and then got into Shuichi Akai's car.
Shuichi Akai was driving when Conan Edogawa recounted all the parts he had missed.
"...Fighting each other to the death..." Shuichi Akai said calmly after hearing the news of his sniper colleagues' deaths. "Abandoning their strengths and choosing close combat, this result is not surprising."
Since Shuichi Akai himself deciphered the code, and Mr. Waltz also found Suzuki Tower by deciphering the code, he did not question why Shinryu Saikawa arrived at Suzuki Tower before the others, and simply discussed the matter as it was.
Conan Edogawa sighed, "There's nothing we can do. Even if Mr. Waltz guessed where Mr. Kevin Yoshino would snipe him, there's no place higher than the Suzuki Tower nearby, and other places are even less suitable for sniping. We can only ambush him on-site..."
Shuichi Akai had already memorized the surrounding terrain for this case, and upon hearing this, he replied, "No, there is actually another place where we can snipe Kevin Yoshino, but Waltz's abilities are insufficient."
Conan Edogawa knew he was a novice when it came to sniping, so he humbly asked, "Where?"
"Asakusa Blue Sky Tower."
Conan Edogawa's mind, like a computer, processed the 3D map, and after finding the corresponding location, his lips twitched: "There? Isn't it a bit far? And it's a sniping from below, making it even more difficult..."
"So waltzes can't do it."
Conan Edogawa pondered, "Since you suggested this location, Mr. Akai, you're sure you can make it happen?"
Having spent a long time in the United States, Shuichi Akai is confident when he needs to be and doesn't engage in unnecessary modesty: "Yes."
It was probably the keywords "tower," "Suzuki," and "sniper" that awakened Conan Edogawa's memory of witnessing Gin sniping Sonoko Suzuki at the Twin Towers Ferris Wheel. He suddenly became curious: "What about Gin?"
Shuichi Akai thought for a moment: "I don't know, I've never encountered such an extreme sniping situation before... Hmm."
When the topic of extreme sniping came up, Shuichi Akai suddenly remembered something, and his expression became subtle.
Conan Edogawa, who didn't need to drive, kept looking at Shuichi Akai's face and immediately noticed his hesitation, becoming even more curious: "What's wrong? What are you thinking about?"
“...There’s someone else in the organization who could probably do it too...but he’s never sniped, and even claims he can’t…” Shuichi Akai struggled as he tried to describe it.
Conan Edogawa: "...???"
Do you want to listen to what you're saying? You can do it, but you might not be able to snipe? What the hell is that?
"Since he has never sniped before and claims he can't, why do you think he can do it?" Conan Edogawa couldn't help but start to investigate.
"It's a bit complicated."
Shuichi Akai recalled his years in the organization and began to feel a headache: "He only directed others to snipe, he never sniped himself, but under his command, the sniping success rate was 100%."
Conan Edogawa doesn't have the concept of directing others to snipe: "He's an observer?"
Some snipers are paired with a partner who helps calculate wind direction and force, and offers calibration suggestions.
"...No, an observer wouldn't offer such an unprofessional yet expert suggestion as, 'Move one more degree to the right and raise your head two degrees, I'll count to ten and then you fire...'"
Conan Edogawa was still confused: "Does the layman mean we should just say how many degrees to calibrate? Instead of counting, the sniper should be in control of when to fire? What exactly makes him so good?"
It's amazing that this person left such a deep impression on Mr. Akai, and even made him think that the other party was very strong. Just from these descriptions, he always felt that the other party was indeed an amateur!
Hideaki Akai said expressionlessly, “The amazing thing is that when he finishes giving the order, there might not be a target in the sniper rifle's crosshair yet, but when he finishes the countdown and fires, the bullet will go right into the target's brain, and the target will walk into the crosshair of the scope on its own.”
Conan Edogawa: "...?!?!?!?!"
Conan Edogawa was shocked: "Is this some kind of American blockbuster movie?!"
“...It should be an application of psychology.” Shuichi Akai was already convinced of Potts’s persona as a psychologist. “So I’ve always thought he could also snipe, after all, he came back from the Middle East, so he should know a little bit about that.”
Conan Edogawa was even more puzzled: "You've already gone on a mission, and you even came back from the Middle East, so why are you pretending you don't know anything?"
Shuichi Akai fell silent again, feeling that a certain word was awkward to pronounce.
"Because he claimed to be an ordinary person, and an ordinary person shouldn't be a sniper."
Conan Edogawa: "…………"
This insane statement suddenly reminded him of something.
"Mr. Akai, the member of this organization you mentioned..." Conan Edogawa's lips twitched, "...could his codename be Potnis?"
Shuichi Akai nodded silently.
Conan Edogawa sighed: "Listening to you, Haibara, and Rena Mizunashi talk about Potts has given me a deeper understanding of the organization's diversity... They can even tolerate someone like Potts, they really thirst for talent."
Shuichi Akai's expression turned somewhat strange again.
Conan Edogawa looked at him: "What are you trying to say now?"
"It's nothing, it's just that when you mentioned the organization is eager for talent, it reminded me of a joke the organization used to tell about recruitment."
Shuichi Akai said, "Bottes was in charge of recruitment, but almost everyone on his talent list either died or went to jail within a month. In that respect, his contribution to cleaning up social garbage might be greater than that of the Japanese police... Japan's crime rate is too high, and most of the people on the list have enemies, which makes it seem..."
Conan Edogawa: "…………"
Letting mentally ill people be in charge of recruiting people... this organization seems pretty amateurish.
However, after carefully considering Shuichi Akai's words, Conan Edogawa suddenly became agitated: "Could he have done it on purpose? Because he didn't want to kill innocent people... You also said that Potts's stance isn't entirely on the organization's side, is it?"
Akai Shuichi: "…………"
You're dreaming even more than my mother! So, tell me, what was the point of him going through all that trouble to kick me, an undercover agent, out of the organization?
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Akai, a victim of Potts
The three-choice Poltnis instance will have to wait a while longer... do you guess if Poltnis himself is in it? (x)
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