Chapter 214 Seventy-Threeth Cycle (44)
Even after returning to Tokyo, Cameron and Jodie were still shocked to learn that Shuichi Akai was Subaru Okiya.
That scheming, smiling Subaru Okiya who even joined Amuro Tooru in mocking the FBI!!!
Shuichi Akai didn't give them much time to prepare and immediately began the next step of his plan.
Kusuda Rikumichi sent the gun he used to commit suicide and the cell phone to Furuya Rei, but the person who ultimately took them at the transaction location was not Furuya Rei himself.
The stranger was probably a member of the police force, very familiar with this kind of spy-like transaction, leaving no trace and ensuring he wouldn't be tracked down.
However, Shuichi Akai had no intention of following them. After returning to the Kudo residence, he told Jodie and Camel, who were still questioning their existence, to be aware of whether anyone was following them, and then quickly came over to discuss something together.
Two days had passed since the avalanche, and almost everyone had returned from Hokkaido.
Conan Edogawa has been discharged from the hospital as he has recovered well.
Everyone gathered at the Kudo residence to sort out everything that had happened and discuss the next steps.
First, Shuichi Akai must restore Subaru Okiya's disguise.
Yukiko Kudo also flew back from the United States. This time, unlike before, she was helping to supervise and guide Shuichi Akai in completing his disguise.
"Perfect!" Yukiko Kudo praised, looking at the gentle pink-haired man in the mirror. "Your disguise is superb. You could do it even without me by yourself."
"You flatter me. I still need to thank you for your guidance." Shuichi Akai adjusted his glasses.
Yukiko Kudo smiled happily, her eyes crinkling into a smile: "That way, it's okay if I don't come for my weekly check-up!"
“Yes, thank you so much for your help before,” Shuichi Akai said.
"No trouble at all, it's more that I won't have the chance to come back and see you again, hehehe..." Yukiko Kudo covered her face.
Conan Edogawa, with his deadpan eyes, watched them from behind and urged, "Alright, alright, let's hurry up and get out of here. Everyone's still waiting outside."
Judy and Carmel have arrived, and Yusaku Kudo has also postponed his departure to discuss Bourbon together.
Yukiko Kudo immediately shifted her attention, her eyes sparkling: "Can't we really call that blond, dark-skinned handsome guy over? Aren't we already comrades? He seems to be quite close to Sharon, doesn't he? Oh, I'm so curious..."
Conan Edogawa simply pushed her away: "Although he is indeed a trustworthy partner, Mr. Amuro has a very bad relationship with the FBI. If we call him over, a fight will definitely break out..."
Shuichi Akai paused, looked at his face in the mirror, and finally sighed helplessly. Too lazy to button up his collar, he figured he was going to show Jodie and Camel the voice changer around his neck anyway. So he casually walked downstairs with one hand in his pocket.
In the living room, Carmel and Judy sat obediently opposite Yusaku Kudo, who poured tea while asking them for information.
"Oh? Is that so? So Amuro-kun said something like that to you. It seems he really doesn't like the FBI, even to the point of revealing such crucial information. Hmm, I suggest you try to see each other as little as possible. Amuro-kun seems to hold a very high position in the Public Security Bureau..."
Conan Edogawa: "..."
This couple is really something else.
Fortunately, they wouldn't stay too long, as they had to catch their flight back to the United States soon, so they simply summarized what had happened recently and left.
After all, Bourbon, who was a high-risk individual, was actually a public security police officer named Furuya Rei, who had risked his life to rescue their son in a snowy mountain during a storm. Of course, they were relieved now.
After the homeowner left, Judy and Cameron relaxed a bit.
The Junior Detective League children came to visit Conan, so the three of them went upstairs to discuss something.
That's the FBI's next plan.
Carmel was curious about the place where Shuichi Akai had lived for so long after faking his death, and he was especially surprised when he opened the liquor cabinet.
"That's strange, why is there only bourbon whiskey? What about Scotch whisky? Mr. Akai, don't you like bourbon and Scotch whisky the most?" he asked, turning to him.
“I’ve only been drinking bourbon tea lately.” Shuichi Akai slowly poured the brewed tea into his cup.
*
"Achoo!" Furuya Rei sneezed unexpectedly, wondering if he had a cold, when he turned around and met six pairs of burning eyes.
Jianggu Ling: "..."
Rei Furuya raised his hands in surrender: "I don't have a cold. You can see for yourselves by looking at the data on my health monitoring bracelet."
After saying that, he added definitively, "It's definitely the FBI insulting me."
All six of them couldn't help but laugh.
Of course, their first instinct was to check the data from the health monitoring bracelet, but given the guy's long criminal record, they couldn't help but be wary and worried.
As usual, the doors and windows of the Matsuda residence were tightly closed, and all the curtains were drawn, which was very much in line with the style of a mad scientist and a mechanical enthusiast.
The members of the Sakura team gathered here to analyze and summarize what had happened before, and to discuss their plans for the future.
Hiroki Sawada removed his hand from the computer keyboard: "All the pictures and videos of Zero on the snow mountain have been cleaned up."
The bombing and avalanche a few days ago had already attracted a lot of attention. Although it was difficult to see clearly in the blizzard, if Rei Furuya wanted to land safely with Conan Edogawa, he had to choose a safe and flat place.
In such regions and places, people naturally live.
Given the loud noise of the avalanche, almost everyone was vigilantly watching the situation outside.
Therefore, some people subconsciously captured the thrilling and cool scene of Rei Furuya and Conan Edogawa descending from the sky through a blizzard like they were doing extreme sports.
However, Noah's Ark hacked in and deleted all the photos and videos. But a popular online streamer was doing a live broadcast at the time, so the follow-up processing will take some time.
But that wasn't the problem. The police pretended to be doing their job and told the local police to tell those who saw it not to make a fuss, saying that such a dangerous thing would have a bad influence, and it would be terrible if someone imitated the dangerous behavior and got into trouble.
"Yes, no one has told anyone about this until now." Noah's Ark spun around on the table with its round little robot body, and was patted on the head in praise from the others. Its pixelated round eyes immediately curved into crescents with happiness.
That would be good. Furuya Rei wouldn't become famous, and the organization wouldn't notice that he risked his life to save a child.
Matsuda Jinpei pushed the phone from ten years in the future to the middle of the table: "Alright, let's get down to business first. What do you guys think about things ten years from now?"
Ten years after this operation, the world had changed significantly.
Nothing else changed much, but Shinichi Kudo and Rei Furuya's relationship improved, and Yusaku Kudo's screenplay based on Rei Furuya won another award.
Moreover, that movie garnered an astonishing 10 billion yuan at the box office.
The male protagonist, codenamed Zero, won the hearts of countless people and brought tears to their eyes.
Rei Furuya responded to this with: "..."
He was shocked: "I actually agreed?"
Ten years later, when he was using a mobile phone, Shinichi Kudo remained silent for a full three minutes before sending a short reply.
The film was started after your death.
Jianggu Ling: "..."
Ten years later, Shinichi Kudo seemed to have recovered and continued to explain the whole incident.
Rei Furuya initially disagreed, firstly because he didn't want to become famous, secondly because he felt awkward, and thirdly because he disliked Shuichi Akai and didn't want to be the prototype for a character created by the same author.
But later, as the final battle approached, he agreed again.
But he never got to see the movie released.
Rei Furuya still died in that final battle against the organization.
*
“Speaking of Bourbon,” Judy frowned, holding her teacup. “What is he thinking? I completely don’t understand him anymore. Can he really be trusted?”
“He can be trusted when it comes to serious matters.” Shuichi Akai looked down at his green eyes reflected in the teacup, and saw the complex expression in them. “No matter what he said, he didn’t actually mean to kill us. He just dislikes us because of our positions and wants to drive us out of his country.”
Oh, and he did do something that wronged that person.
Although he apologized this time, it probably didn't work, and he might even be angrier.
Shuichi Akai sighed silently, unable to think of a solution, and put the matter aside for the time being.
"We don't need to worry about Bourbon for now. He's not in danger. I can talk to him again after I've investigated. Besides, he won't bother us again after this. At least Subaru Okiya's identity is safe, and I can continue to use that identity."
He put the teacup down, the glass clinking softly, drawing the attention of both of them.
"Now there is an even more important problem that we need to face immediately," he said.
"What is it?" Judy and Cameron asked seriously.
"Kir, that is, Rena Mizunashi, sent a text message." Shuichi Akai took out his phone.
Carmel and Judy jumped up in shock: "What? Is it important intelligence about the organization?!"
Kiel's situation is not good, so people generally dare not pass on intelligence to them, and if they do, it is because it is a serious matter that they have to remind them of.
“Yes, but the text message was very short, with only one name.” Shuichi Akai turned his phone to show them. “It’s the name of a type of liquor that you’re all familiar with.”
Upon closer inspection, the two realized that the phone indeed only displayed a few English letters.
【Scotch】
“Scottish,” Akai Hideaki said seriously. “He’s their codename member. When I was still in the organization, he replaced the deceased second-in-command Rum as the head of the intelligence group. Now his status and power should be even greater.”
“So, does Kiel mean that Scotland has sent troops to our side?” Judy asked nervously and confusedly. “But we haven’t received any such intelligence.”
“Scotland has already arrived. They appeared on the Suzuki Express last time.” Shuichi Akai was not surprised that Conan Edogawa had not told Jodie and the others this information. After all, Scotland had a connection with his faked death at the time, and it would be difficult to explain without knowing the specifics.
Judy and Carmel were once again shocked by this information: "W-what?! He was already here?!"
Akai Shuichi nodded: "Yes, and the fact that Kir's message was so brief this time means that the situation there has become quite critical, which is why there was no time to explain it clearly."
Conan Edogawa took two steps back, away from the three noisy members of the Junior Detective League, so the sound in his earpiece became clearer.
"Anyway, let's go tell James that some big shot is about to make a move." Shuichi Akai put away his phone. "He should be one of the BOSS's most trusted confidants right now."
“That’s a more important and dangerous figure than Gin and Bourbon.” His voice was very serious and full of vigilance.
Conan Edogawa, who was eavesdropping downstairs, frowned and gripped his phone tightly, but then stopped after tapping the contact name [Toru Amuro].
The other person's reaction after he asked this question last time came back to mind.
Conan Edogawa was caught in a dilemma, holding his phone.
"And..." Shuichi Akai's voice showed a rare hint of hesitation.
Conan Edogawa found it somewhat intriguing and listened attentively.
"And?" Judy and Cameron were clearly also a little curious and puzzled.
Shuichi Akai thought it wouldn't hurt to talk to them, as not explaining things clearly might affect their future match against Scotland.
He sighed, sat down in his chair, and said with a headache, "Besides, the relationship between Scotland and Bourbon is rather special..."
Downstairs on the other side, as Shuichi Akai slowly began to narrate, Conan Edogawa's expression gradually became blank.
The child's hand trembled slightly, and in the end, he couldn't hold the phone properly, and it fell to the ground with a "thud".
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