Guangyou wasn't the only one who went to the hospital to visit Judy.
Xiaolan, one of the participants in last night's incident, is also planning to visit Judy at the hospital.
After learning about what happened last night, Sonoko accompanied Ran to visit them.
Now that things had come to this, Judy no longer concealed her identity.
She proactively revealed her identity as an FBI investigator to the two of them.
Upon learning of this, Sonoko found it hard to believe.
She unconsciously raised her voice and asked:
"Huh?!"
"Ms. Judy, are you an FBI investigator?"
"Yuanzi, keep your voice down!" Xiaolan quickly covered Yuanzi's mouth.
Judy leaned against the headboard, watching the two of them with a smile.
"Ms. Judy, are you telling the truth?"
Sonoko still hasn't processed this news.
Although she tried to control her voice, her surprise made it louder than usual.
"Sonoko, this is a hospital, keep your voice down," Ran reminded Sonoko from the side.
"I'm so sorry."
After expressing her apologies, Sonoko asked Judy again:
"Ms. Judy, is it really you?"
“Yes.” Judy nodded in agreement.
Seeing that Judy admitted it, Sonoko asked, somewhat puzzled:
"But Ms. Judy, why did you come to Japan to be an English teacher?"
Thinking back to the movie she had seen before, Sonoko suddenly realized a possibility.
After looking around and making sure no one else was around, Sonoko approached Judy.
She put her hand to her mouth and asked softly:
"Could it be that you're an undercover agent at the school, teacher?"
"To monitor someone in our school."
She never imagined that her wildly imaginative guess would directly reveal the truth.
But Judy, of course, couldn't tell the truth.
Her expression remained unchanged, and she waved her hand with a smile:
"NO!"
Upon hearing Judy's denial, Sonoko felt a moment of disappointment:
"No?"
She thought that the kind of thing in the movie had happened to her.
Judy then explained:
“A criminal I’ve been chasing has accidentally escaped.”
"I was forced to take a long vacation."
"I came to Japan because I really like Japanese video games."
As she said this, Judy also gave an embarrassed look.
It's as if it really is true.
She continued:
"As for becoming an English teacher, it's because it's been my dream since I was a child."
"So I applied for an English teacher position at Teitan High School."
"I guess you could say it's a dream come true."
After explaining, Judy added regretfully:
"However, my vacation is over."
"Once I recover from my injury, I should go back to the United States."
Upon hearing this, Sonoko recalled the "treasure map" that Judy had mentioned before.
She then made a guess:
"So, the 'treasure map you were searching for' that you mentioned before is the culprit?"
"Yes, that's right."
Before this, Judy had already thought about how to explain it.
She then continued, following the lead of the conversation:
"Actually, this time it was because my boss informed me that we had found a lead on the criminal."
That's why I resigned early.
"This is a good opportunity for me to make up for my mistakes."
This statement is a mixture of truth and falsehood.
The truth accounts for the majority.
She resigned because she found an opportunity to capture Vermouth.
It was indeed because Vermouth escaped that they came to Japan.
However, there are still discrepancies between the details and the facts.
It was precisely because the truth was mixed with falsehood, and the truth was more prevalent, that neither Sonoko nor Ran doubted its authenticity.
Before the two could ask, Judy told them what she had planned in advance:
"Because I'm about to go back to the United States, I wanted to say hello to Conan and Kouyu before I left."
"As soon as I arrived at Professor Agasa's house, I saw suspicious people kidnapping the two of them."
"So I drove after them."
"When I caught up with them at the dock, someone suddenly opened fire on me."
"I had no choice but to start fighting back with my gun."
"Of course, the pistol was stolen from those people."
At this point, Judy added in a relieved tone:
"Luckily, this time Mori hid in the trunk of my car beforehand."
"They not only helped us call the police, but also protected the little girl named Ai."
"I was shot around that time too."
"They probably knew the kidnapping plan had failed and were also worried about the police who would arrive soon."
"They just ran away."
If Kōyū were here, he would most likely say:
"Judy's Story Time has begun."
With the groundwork laid by the truth earlier, this explanation did not arouse any suspicion from the two.
However, the facts this time are completely the opposite.
But it doesn't matter, as long as Ran and Sonoko believe it.
After hearing the explanation, Sonoko asked curiously:
"Xiao Lan, why were you hiding in the trunk of Ms. Judy's car?"
"You didn't actually plan this with Ms. Judy, are you? You're planning to step in and save the day at a crucial moment, aren't you?"
"How is that possible!"
After denying it, Xiaolan also offered an explanation:
"When we had our farewell party at Ms. Jodie's house last time, I accidentally saw a picture of Conan and Shinichi on the bathroom mirror."
"So I wanted to ask Ms. Judy for clarification."
"But it seems that Ms. Judy wasn't home at that time."
"Just as I was about to go back, I noticed that the trunk of Ms. Judy's car, which was parked in front of the apartment, was open."
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