Chapter 129 Main Thread

319.

On the green grassy open space, Haibara Ai was trying to use her hat to block out the slightly scorching sunlight today.

"Haihara-san! It's your turn to pitch, hurry up!" Ayumi Yoshida was jumping and waving at her not far away, with the energy of a child.

Why should I go out to take care of my kids on a nice weekend?

The brown-haired girl sighed, and she threw the baseball to the batter, Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya, in a perfunctory manner.

"Hey, it's not fun without enough people, and Conan isn't here..." After a while, the tired elementary school students suddenly became depressed and gathered together, muttering, "Why don't we go explore!"

Huihara Ai said helplessly: "Edogawa has not recovered from his gastroenteritis in the hospital yet. It is estimated that he will have to wait for two days. As for exploring... what is there to explore in a place like this?"

"Then let's go pick up trash! If we sell it to junk collectors, we can make money!" Yoshida Ayumi clapped her hands and smiled brightly, making Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya next to her stare at her in amazement, and he immediately responded with "Okay, okay, okay."

"Make money! Great! Eel rice!" Kojima Genta rushed out and started digging for garbage in the open space.

"Genta, wait for us! Ai, come here quickly too!"

Huihara Ai: “…”Help!

The brown-haired girl who was an 18-year-old genius scientist rubbed her brows. Before she could utter any earnest words of warning, she was startled by the children's screams.

Yoshida Ayumi was so frightened that she sat on the ground, trembling and pointing at the bushes, and said in a trembling voice: "Yes, there is a dead person!"

"What?!"

Haibara Ai's face turned pale. She quickly walked over and pulled Yoshida Ayumi up. Before she could say anything, when she saw the person in the grass, her mind suddenly went blank and she collapsed to the ground.

This is...

"Ai, Haibara-classmate, are you okay?" The children beside her called out in worry, as if they were coming from far away in the sky, but Haibara Ai was completely unable to respond.

Her eyes were completely drawn to the front, and she felt that the shadows of the surrounding trees were like man-eating demons, surrounding them with bared fangs and claws.

The woman, whose hair had turned into white snow, seemed to have merged with the earth. Her body was covered with rustling fallen leaves, and she lay powerlessly in the grass.

Her soft hair was stained with blood and ashes, just covering her face, and her pale arms that were exposed were covered with new wounds that looked particularly grim because they could not heal due to lack of timely bandage.

The dark blood dyed the green grass with an unknown color, no wonder Yoshida Ayumi was startled. As if she had really left this world, the shrill noise of the children did not provoke any reaction from the other party.

But despite this, Huiyuan Ai still recognized her identity instantly.

“Shen Suo…”

Haibara Ai's mind was blank. She felt her body, which had shrunk due to APTX-4869, was burning like a raging fire. The pain in her heart made it difficult for her to breathe.

Is she dreaming? She is dreaming!

Why is Shinsou here? What happened in the organization?

Shinsou... is he still alive?

"Let's call the police first, and also call 119 for Ai... She looks really bad."

"Don't call the police! Don't!" Upon hearing the word "call the police", Haibara Ai immediately came to her senses. Her sharp voice scared Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya who was speaking, and the latter immediately raised his mobile phone and took a step back.

"I won't call the police, Huiyuan-san, calm down first..."

Haibara Ai was totally unable to remain calm. She refused Yoshida Ayumi's support, stumbled forward a few steps, and almost fell next to Shinsou.

Without having time to care about her injuries, Huibara Ai quickly stretched out her still trembling hands and brushed away the soft hair.

Shinsou closed his eyes tightly, his face turned pale due to excessive blood loss, but overall he was still alive.

Feeling the barely audible breathing of his men, Huibara Ai heaved a sigh of relief, and the tears that had been welling up in his eyes instantly flowed down his cheeks.

"That's great..."

Yoshida Ayumi asked cautiously: "Grayhara, is this sister someone you know?"

"Sister." Huiyuan Ai wiped her face with her sleeve and choked up, "It's my sister."

"Let's call 119 for an ambulance first." Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya pressed his phone and asked, "Does Haibara's sister live nearby? Why is she so badly injured?"

"We can't go to the hospital!" Huiyuan Ai said reflexively. Facing the children's puzzled eyes, she bit her lower lip and said, "My sister... is allergic to the smell of hospital disinfectant."

"What should we do?" Kojima Genta touched his head, "We can't just watch her here, should we talk to Conan first? He has the most ideas."

Huihara Ai shook her head, her azure eyes blank, as if her soul had not yet synchronized with her body. She said dully, "Edogawa is still in the hospital. Let's go find Dr. Agasa first. I'll take her home. There are medicines at home. I'll take care of the external injuries."

Yoshida Ayumi shouted with some worry: "Grayhara, I'll make the call first, don't be too sad."

The brown-haired girl knelt on the ground, gently wiping the blood off Shinsou's face with a handkerchief. Her tears once again burst out like a dam breaking, falling on the cheeks of the man under her, melting the solidified blood scab.

How could she not be sad?

Shinsou has become like this...

Was it because of her defection?

320.

A few days later.

"Eh? Mr. Okiya, are you here to see Conan again?" Ran Mouri put down her things and quickly took the stew pot from the pink-haired man who came in. She sniffed it first and said, "What is this——"

Akai Shuichi, who was disguised as Okiya Subaru, smiled and said, "This is the chicken soup I just made. By the way, how is Conan now?"

Mao Lilan smiled helplessly: "He is already alive and kicking. He can be discharged from the hospital after two more days of observation. This child is really unlucky. He finally got over the gastroenteritis, but he accidentally broke his arm."

Shuichi Akai walked over, exchanged glances with the young detective who was reading a book on the hospital bed, and then said, "That's great, can you lend me Conan now?"

Mao Lilan: "Huh?!"

…

"Hey, Mr. Akai, this doesn't seem right, does it?" In the corner of the hospital corridor, Edogawa Conan, wearing a hospital gown, looked at the person squatting in front of him and said seriously, "You have to tell me why you are asking about Toru."

The FBI agent said helplessly, "Boy, I just want to know the general reason why Chiyodani Toru fell asleep. I just want to see him. I don't plan to attack him."

Conan Edogawa gritted his teeth: "You told me the same thing a few days ago!"

Akai Shuichi plays dumb.

"By the way, have you found out the specific identity of that person?" Edogawa Conan asked reluctantly, and said stubbornly, "Please tell me this."

"I'm almost getting the idea." Akai Shuichi looked at him with olive green eyes, "I really have to thank you for your help. It's been a great help."

…

A few days ago, Conan Edogawa got up temporarily to go to the bathroom, and the toilet in the room happened to be occupied by another patient, so he had to go to the public toilet at the end of the corridor.

Still thinking about Chiyodani Toru's coma, the young detective subconsciously walked towards the latter's ward after going to the toilet, wanting to see how his neighbor was doing. As a result, he found a mysterious man in a hood outside his ward door.

It's not that he is particularly mysterious. His slightly excited mood at the door of Chiyodani Toru's ward and his conversation with the police officer who came out behind him are enough to prove that he is not an uninvited guest.

But by chance, through the few strands of blond hair and wheat-colored skin that appeared from the mysterious man's hood, Conan Edogawa recognized that the man seemed to be Toru Amuro, a young man who worked part-time in the cafe under the Mori Detective Agency.

He has always suspected that this man who deliberately approached Uncle Mori and claimed to be a detective had connections with that mysterious organization. After seeing him with the police, he was even more worried that Officer Hagiwara and others were deceived.

After some consideration, Conan Edogawa told him about this matter when he happened to meet Shuichi Akai who came to bring him soup.

"Blonde hair, wheat skin...right?" Okiya Subaru's voice was soft, but it was full of meaning. "Leave this matter to me, boy, you have a good rest."

…

The investigation has continued until now, and Conan Edogawa's curiosity has not been satisfied yet, as he is caught by Shuichi Akai and asked again - how can he bear it!

"So is he Granmani in disguise?" Conan Edogawa asked in a low voice, "Are they targeting Tetsu-kun?"

Shuichi Akai was somewhat helpless at the young detective's frightened attitude. He said bluntly, "No, few people in the organization have seen Granmani's true face."

"Huh?"

"He's Bourbon."

Conan Edogawa's face turned pale instantly. He gritted his teeth and said, "Sure enough, Toru's coma was not accidental. It was that group of..."

"Calm down." Akai Shuichi put his hand on Conan Edogawa's forehead and said helplessly, "If my investigation is correct, his real identity is a Japanese public security officer."

“Eh?!!”

Conan Edogawa instantly turned into dotty eyes.

That man with a dark smile, who looked like he would draw his gun at any moment, was actually a police officer?!

Emotions fluctuated with his words, and Edogawa Conan felt his stomach was about to hurt again.

"Can you answer my question now?" Akai Shuichi whispered, "What is the situation of Chiyodani Toru's coma at this time?"

Conan Edogawa came back to his senses and shook his head: "Officer Hagiwara kept it a secret to me, and I couldn't find out anything. But judging from their expressions, they should know everything, because when I asked..."

The young detective recalled the looks of those police officers, and a trace of sadness flashed across his azure eyes: "They looked very painful."

He was also afraid that the neighbor brother would never wake up again, and what was even more helpless was that he had no way to investigate anything in such a strictly guarded environment because the child's body was too restricted.

Even though he wanted to tell Hagiwara Kenji and the others his true identity several times, when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back when he thought of those members of the organization who might have disguised themselves and Amuro Toru who glanced at him in surprise.

"Don't you know..." Akai Shuichi repeated, patted Edogawa Conan on the head, stood up and said, "I'll take you back to the ward."

Conan Edogawa was a little confused: "Why are you asking about Toru? Did something happen?"

Akai Shuichi shook his head: "Nothing, it just involves some of my personal emotions."

Conan Edogawa obviously had his mind wandered, and he also sighed gloomily: "Che-niang is a good policeman."

Akai Shuichi nodded: "Yes."

Despite this, the FBI agent's eyes flashed with deep thought.

He had been lurking in Japan for quite some time, and had several clashes with the organization, with both sides gaining and losing.

A few days ago, the FBI learned that the public security had made a big move and suspected that they had obtained important intelligence from the organization. After Judy's negotiation failed, Shuichi Akai took the initiative to go into battle, but was still rejected by the public security with a ruthless attitude.

The changes that happened in the organization these days were nothing more than the base where Shinsou was imprisoned being attacked, and it was suspected that the Japanese police took action. Shuichi Akai easily connected the two events together, thinking that it was the public security people who attacked Shinsou, and then obtained intelligence.

The only thing that surprised him was that the organization seemed to have tacitly accepted that Shinsou was dead and had no intention of launching a rescue operation. Tokyo was also taken over entirely by Gin, and Granmani, who had been actively taking over the mission, disappeared at this coincidental time.

Coincidentally, after the explosion at the base, detective Chiyodani Toru, known as the "Star of Justice," fell into a coma and has been placed in a hospital cooperating with the police, where he remains unconscious to this day.

Shinsou and Chiyodani Toru are probably siblings. Given the character of the latter, it is not impossible for him to cooperate with the public security and sacrifice his own family for the sake of justice...

Recalling the experience of Shinsou disguising himself as a man, Shuichi Akai began to suspect that the unconscious Chiyodani Toru was Shinsou in disguise, and this was the plan of the public security.

The speculation would have ended here, but Conan Edogawa provided important clues that Toru Amuro met with the police at the door of Chiyodani Toru late at night.

Shuichi Akai immediately sent people to investigate, and came to the conclusion that Bourbon was equal to Toru Amuro, and was an undercover agent sent by the Public Security Bureau to the organization.

This is quite ridiculous to think about. When Granmani took him and Bourbon on the mission, he also specifically warned them both, but now it seems that they are all undercover.

Then things become clearer. Bourbon cooperated with the police to capture Shinsou and obtained intelligence about the organization from her. Shinsou, who was in very poor health, fell into a coma and temporarily replaced Chiyodani Toru's identity to deceive the organization and received treatment in the police hospital.

Then Shuichi Akai only needs to confirm one final point - whether Chiyodani Toru is actually Shinsou in disguise, and then he can directly confirm this conclusion.

As long as this conclusion is correct, then both Bourbon's identity and Shinso's exposed location can become bargaining chips for the FBI.

Unfortunately, the young detective couldn't help with this problem, and he had no reason to get closer for the time being. He could only wait until night and use unconventional means to find out something!

321.

Late at night, Shuichi Akai, who changed into a white coat and knocked out the doctor on duty, adjusted his voice changer and walked into Chiyodani Toru's ward at the recorded time.

The brown-haired man who was accompanying the bed had a pair of upturned cat eyes. He looked particularly haggard and was talking on the phone in a hoarse voice. When he saw him come in, he stood up and made way for him, saying, "Well... Toru is fine, Zero, you can come up directly."

At this moment, Akai Shuichi, with his back to him, holding the notebook, fell into an indescribable confusion and shock.

Looking closely at Chiyodani Toru, the black-haired man with a pale face has his eyes closed. He looks extremely thin as he has been relying on nutrient solution for the past few days. But no matter how you look at it - this can't be Shinsou.

So, his guess was wrong?!

Chiyodani Toru, the highly reputable policeman, really fell into a coma by coincidence, and Shinsou, who might have been taken away by the police...is she dead or alive now, and where is she?

Shuichi Akai was in a state of confusion, and there were a few meaningless lines on the notebook he used for disguise. Fortunately, the man who was making a phone call behind him didn't notice him.

At this time, the door of the ward was reopened, and a dusty blond man pushed the door open and walked in.

Akai Shuichi turned around with a conscious thought, and his emotions, which had been a little shaken by his wrong guess, were revealed a little after he saw the person who came.

"Who is this!" Furiya Rei's gaze suddenly became sharp. His eyes were like a knife, sweeping across Akai Shuichi's body, making the latter feel that something was wrong.

Zhu Fu Jingguang rubbed his brows and said casually, "He is just a doctor who comes to record as usual."

"No." Furiya Rei was quick to sense the hidden aura of this "doctor". He quickly closed the door, walked straight to Akai Shuichi's side, and reached out to pull at the collar that he was blocking.

“Bang!”

As expected, the man in the white coat slapped his hand away, and a faint light appeared in his eyes hidden by his glasses.

The atmosphere suddenly thickened, and Furuya Rei's murderous aura instantly filled the entire room: "Who are you!"

Morofushi Kagemitsu took out a gun from his pocket and pointed it at Akai Shuichi.

"Don't be nervous, we are not enemies and I have no ill intentions." Shuichi Akai raised his hand and sighed in his heart.

If it turns out to be as he expected, the one who rejected the FBI's request should be Bourbon himself, with whom he was particularly hostile.

The deduction that Shinsou pretended to be unconscious was wrong, but fortunately the other intelligence was correct. Now he has found a bargaining chip that can be used as a bargaining chip...

Thinking in his mind, the FBI agent tore off the disguise, revealing the sharp and deep face of Akai Shuichi. He said to Furuya Rei calmly: "Bourbon, do you still remember me? Now... it seems that we are not enemies."

"Akai, Shuichi!"

The undercover public security agent standing in front of him pronounced his name word by word, as if he wanted to eat his flesh and drink his blood. The hatred that burst out of his purple-gray eyes made Shuichi Akai feel the urge to break out in a cold sweat for the first time in a long time.