"Hey Haibara, you've been distracted today." Conan stepped on the football and said to Haibara Ai who was sitting on a park bench.
It has been a while since the Curacao incident, but Haibara Ai is still unhappy. So Mao Lilan called Suzuki Sonoko and decided to take them to the park to relax and play ball.
But it's obvious that Haibara Ai's mind is not on this... Conan looked at Mouri Ran who was happily playing tennis with Suzuki Sonoko with his half-moon eyes, and felt speechless.
As for the reason why Haibara Ai was in a low mood, part of the reason might be the ending of Curacao, another member of the organization who defected, and the other part of the reason...probably because of Boss Hinamori. Conan sighed.
These days, although Haibara Ai also went to Boss Hinamori's bookstore to find him, the bookstore was, as expected, closed with no one inside. Even the big white dog that was occasionally seen before was nowhere to be seen now.
"...I'm fine." Huiyuan Ai came back to her senses when she heard Conan's voice. She sighed, "I'm just thinking about something."
"As expected, you are still thinking about Boss Hinamori, right?" Conan had an expression of "as expected", "He must be fine. After all, if it is really like what you said, he will be under the control of the organization from time to time, and if he is in that state at that time, there is no need to worry. After all, he should be safer in the organization in that state."
What? [Akai Shuichi's approach has been detected.]
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Why did he come here with other people to hide his tracks, but he was killed by them first? Those people were ordinary citizens, so this incident had nothing to do with the organization. It should be a normal murder. Akai Shuichi had a headache. His undercover identity should not be a problem. He was a mixed-race and looked like an ordinary Asian youth. He had been in Japan for a long time, so he didn't have to worry about others suspecting his identity.
Conan rushed towards the scream regardless of everything, and seeing this, Haibara Ai could only run towards that direction as quickly as possible.
What should I do now?
The FBI has always been keen on inserting undercover agents into the organization, but those people are not as capable as Akai Shuichi, so no substantial intelligence has been obtained so far. But just a few days ago, an undercover agent suddenly reported that a huge change had occurred in the organization - Rum was dead.
The man had actually been in the park for a long time, but because he wandered around here and there, just like any other citizen who came here to exercise, the FBI did not pay much attention to him. But now that I think about it, the man only started staying at the fitness equipment when the target started playing tennis there, and he never moved his position, which is indeed a problem.
Xian knew that Shuichi Akai was approaching, but he did not try to stop him. They had not seen each other since their unilateral separation on the Ferris wheel. However, Bourbon was about to gain the upper hand, but the FBI had not yet established contact with the Japanese Public Security Bureau. This was not conducive to their joint attack, so he needed to find Shuichi Akai to get the truth.
I saw a man lying on the ground on a tennis court across a green lawn. It was obvious that he had been in trouble. Next to him were two women and one man. Judging from their attire, they were obviously friends playing tennis together. The scream just now came from one of the women.
【I see.】
[I really didn’t expect that there would be such an operation…]
It was only after Shuichi Akai got closer that he realized something was wrong with the man.
As expected, it's Conan...
[Xiao Ai, can you help me? 】
In order to bring out the intelligence of the organization for the last time, the undercover agent will bring a USB flash drive with the organization's intelligence to hand over to him. But unfortunately, the undercover agent received a task from the organization to hand over the USB flash drive to the organization member who came to hand over to him, and the address has been sent to the undercover agent.
Please don't be stingy.
Suddenly, Huiyuan Ai paused. If Brother Xian sent him a message, it proved that he could see the crime scene and confirmed that Mr. Tanaka was dead. In other words, Brother Xian was nearby? ! Huiyuan Ai hurriedly looked around quietly, and sure enough, she saw a figure in the fitness equipment area not far away. Receiving Huiyuan Ai's gaze, the man slightly raised his baseball cap and smiled at her.
Xian sighed a little. That mission was also ordered by Rum layer by layer. Although this peripheral member was only ordered by the code member around Rum to complete the mission, he himself was completely unaware of it. Even so, he could not be tolerated. After all, it involved the medicine of that gentleman. Many people in the organization were cleared out this time.
"!" Haibara Ai's pupils trembled slightly. She never thought that the deceased was actually related to the organization.
But the most urgent task is to solve the USB flash drive problem. Xian has faintly heard the sound of sirens, and this matter must be solved before the police arrive, otherwise it will be very troublesome.
But it was still a headache... There were acquaintances everywhere there, and when the police arrived, it would be difficult for them not to notice the existence of the USB flash drive. How could he recover the USB flash drive?... Xian was in deep trouble.
Xian: ...
But the problem is that he still has the USB flash drive that records the organization's intelligence! How can he die gloriously without even seeing him handing over the information to the organization members? !
Brother Xian rarely contacted her. In order to avoid causing trouble to him, she never contacted Brother Xian. But this time, Brother Xian took the initiative to contact her... Was there really something going on? Or was it something else...
It's Brother Xian. Huihara Ai made herself look no different from usual, but she pursed her lips tightly.
Of course not.
Those actions are normal in a normal park, but they are a bit suspicious in a park where someone died. After all, the fitness equipment area is not far from the crime scene, and it can even be said to be the best viewing angle. It is very suspicious to stay there as if nothing happened.
"...I know, but this is not a reason for me to feel at ease." Haibara Ai didn't want to continue talking to Conan, so she got up and left the bench.
It was indeed Brother Xian... At this distance, I couldn't sense the aura of the organization on him, which meant that Brother Xian was in good condition. Huiyuan Ai curled her lips and was in a good mood to help Xian.
I didn't feel it... Maybe it's because of the distance, or maybe this member of the organization is not an important person at all. While analyzing, Huiyuan Ai replied to Xian.
Haibara Ai is used to all this, and she is not interested in murders, unlike the great detective. Although she is a little unhappy, it is a life after all, so Haibara Ai decides to assist Conan.
But the question is, who knows where that external member put the USB flash drive?
Today, I originally planned to get in touch with the target, have him hand over the USB drive to me, and then kill him!
After learning about this, Shuichi Akai simply played along, wanting to snatch a genuine member of the organization at the same time, so he let the undercover agent do the task, while he secretly monitored everything. After the undercover agent reached the destination, he let the FBI slowly surround him.
Mao Lilan quickly called the police, Conan calmed the witnesses present, and then skillfully examined the body and checked the scene. Everything looked like one of countless cases, normal.
Today's task is to deal with an outside member. This outside member has a long career and will soon get a code name if nothing unexpected happens. But obviously, he was very unlucky and had an accident. This outside member completed a task that he should not have completed, which was to transfer the gentleman's medicine from the express station.
[Host, there is a message you want to hear? ]
Hmm? Shuichi Akai? Xian was slightly stunned. This is a normal murder case, right? Except that the victim is a member of the organization. But no matter how you think about it, it shouldn't be related to Shuichi Akai! Did he get the news in advance? Who is his target? Himself? Or that peripheral member? Or... is he here for the USB drive? Xian made some simple disguises this time, such as changing into a sportswear that matches the park very well, and then wearing a baseball cap, and a high ponytail, which is rare. In addition, he actually arrived very early, and he occasionally exercised on the fitness equipment. He looked like a normal sports youth.
But this is not the point. The point is that when Shuichi Akai was directing the FBI to approach, the undercover agent was gloriously killed before he could contact the so-called members of the organization.
This is trouble.
Haibara Ai pursed her lips, and to be on the safe side, she only replied to Xian with a "?".
I said, can you detect it? [Hmm...experience points...]
If the member of the organization who was coming to take over also arrived, then it is very likely that he had also witnessed the death of the member, so he might also take a shot at the organization's USB flash drive. He has to go there and keep an eye on it.
After all, among those who participated in the transfer of the potion, except for him and Gin, only Hennessy had nothing to do with Rum's plan and survived successfully.
Really... Conan, with his half-moon eyes, was hesitating whether to follow and take a look, when he was interrupted by a scream.
There's something a bit outrageous about this.
Shuichi Akai told the FBI to disperse and not be discovered by the Japanese police. Then he stood up, packed up, left the cafe, and started walking towards the park.
But these are not the point. The point is that the peripheral member who was to be cleared out today died before he took action.
Huiyuan Ai, who hadn’t walked far yet: …
In fact, in the fitness equipment area not far from the tennis court, the young man with long black hair used greenery and fitness equipment to create a visual blind spot, hiding himself as much as possible to observe the situation on the opposite side.
As an FBI agent who came to Japan quietly, he certainly couldn't just come forward to recover the USB flash drive. It seemed that this murder case would be solved by that boy again. It was inconvenient for him to deal with the Japanese police, so was he going to trouble that boy again?
During this period, Xian really didn't mean to not go back to the store. After all, there were still many things to deal with after Rum's death, especially a group of people who were originally Rum. As a member of the Japanese action team, it was natural for him to participate in it, so Xian spent most of his time with other members of the organization during this period, and usually lived in his own safe house instead of the small store given by the system.
Xian lowered his head and started typing something on his phone.
And long black hair… It wasn't his usual hairstyle, but he could only think of one person among the members of the organization.
Perhaps because of the stereotype that Xian would tie up the ends of his hair, and the fact that the movement was so smooth, Shuichi Akai did not have any doubts about this young man for a while.
"Buzz." The cell phone suddenly rang. Haibara Ai took out her phone and looked at it. Suddenly, her body stiffened invisibly.
That's what it looks like on the surface.
Xian had a headache. If the goal was just to kill the target, then there was no need to consider anything else. He could just call it a day. But the problem was that the man was carrying a USB flash drive that contained the organization's intelligence!
"Don't worry, I'm just taking a walk, I won't get lost." Huibara Ai waved her hand.
It seems that Hennessy is really lucky.
That's what it looks like on the surface.
How could he be killed when he wasn't paying attention for just a moment?! Since Conan was there, it must be a murder case, and the murderer must be among the three people on the opposite side, so the possibility of other organizations coming to steal the information can be ruled out.
[The deceased, Mr. Tanaka, was a member of the organization. There was a secret pocket inside his tennis bag, which contained a USB flash drive related to the organization. It cannot be found by the police. If possible, could it be taken out quietly? ]
[In his bag that holds his tennis rackets, there is a hidden pocket where the rackets are. But host, are you going to go there in person? ]
On the other hand, before the police come, Conan will start to examine the body as usual, and also ask about the relationship between the deceased and the other three people. Suzuki Sonoko is very excited. After all, because of Conan, she has successfully "solved the case" several times. Now she has successfully considered herself a smart female detective.
In fact, on the second floor of a cafe opposite the park, a man wearing a knitted hat was observing the park through a telescope.
Obviously, someone else died under Conan's death physique.
"Hey, where are you going?"
It turns out that the original medicine was transferred by him. If that's the case, then the problem started from that time. It seems that the medicine was in Rum's hands for quite some time.
There was no way Shuichi Akai would let go of this shocking news, and he immediately conducted in-depth research. When he learned that a large number of members were going to be purged from the organization, Shuichi Akai combined information such as the identity of the undercover agent and judged that there was a high possibility that he would be purged from the organization. The higher-ups also quickly approved the proposal to withdraw the undercover agent.
Akai Shuichi narrowed his green eyes slightly, paused for a few seconds, and then began to move towards the fitness equipment as if nothing had happened.
Akai Shuichi: ...
After a while, the news came again.
[They actually exploited child labor...]
This is making the best use of things... Shuichi Akai and I definitely can't appear, and we can't let Conan do it, right? It's good that he didn't give you the USB drive for himself.
With Huihara Ai's help, things would be easier. He only needed to deal with the people here. Xian turned around and tilted his head to look at the man who did not hide his presence at all.
"…Akai Shuichi."
(End of this chapter)