Chapter 208

Conan clenched his fist unwillingly. This feeling was too painful. If there was enough time, the undercover agent would not have to die. He was clearly using his life to protect justice. Such a person should not have died in a corner where no one knew about it. No one knew about his sacrifice, and he could not even leave a tombstone. It was really too painful.

As if he understood his thoughts, Akai Shuichi comforted him:

"Undercover agents are just like this. We have our own determination and things we must accomplish. From the moment we accept the mission, we have already put life and death aside. As for the reputation after death, it is no longer important. So you don't need to be so sad. At least as far as I know, during the mission, Scotland secretly sent back a lot of information and saved many people. He has done a good job, and that is enough."

"Is it enough...if he had been given enough time..."

Conan muttered to himself in a low voice, and suddenly raised his head, looked at Akai Shuichi with burning eyes, and said excitedly:

"Oh, there's another person who was involved in the hunt when the undercover agent was exposed, and was also a witness at the explosion. He even revealed Scotland's identity in person in front of Xingchuan and Ming today!"

"Are you talking about Baifu?" Akai Hide's eyes focused and his aura instantly became fierce.

Conan's mind was spinning rapidly, but his eyes were getting brighter and brighter.

"Baifu is also here today. He has met the member of the organization claiming to be the public security. Judging from his attitude when he spoke, they must have crossed paths before. If the man today is really Scotland, and if someone could buy him time when Scotland was exposed, then that person is very likely to be Baifu."

Akai Shuichi bowed his head and pondered for a moment, then said cautiously:

"I worked with Scotland for a period of time. At least during that time, I never heard him mention anything about The Balvenie, nor did I find any intersection between them. But the possibility you mentioned does exist. At least from an operational point of view, it does make sense."

"Actually, there is another way. We can confront Baifu face to face." A hint of cunning flashed across Conan's face.

"You already know Baifu's identity?" Akai Shuichi was a little surprised.

"We have made some guesses, but we still need to confirm it."

"Who are you suspicious of?"

Conan hesitated for a moment, but still answered: "It's Officer Tadahiko Nishizono from the Special Crime Investigation Division of the Metropolitan Police Department."

Akai Shuichi frowned and said:

"You still doubt him? But as I said, when Scotland was on the run, the Alert Department was hunting down a dangerous bomber, and he was one of the police officers in charge of the pursuit. And the location that Bailey provided to the organization was on the way to hunt down Scotland."

"But even the same person can appear in two different places at the same time, right?"

"You mean disguise? But there is no need for the organization to do that."

"No, it is actually necessary. If this person is really Baifu, then he is an undercover agent sent by the organization to the Warning Office. It is natural for him to hide his identity in the organization. The most important thing is that Nishizono Tadahiko has known Hoshikawa Kazuaki for many years and has been in charge of his safety recently."

Conan remembered that after he separated from Xingchuan and Ming tonight, he saw the car they got into, which was clearly the car that Officer Nishizono usually drove. Since he was here, why didn't he show up? No, he showed up, but he didn't go to the banquet hall, but went directly to the rooftop.

However, Akai Shuichi disagreed with his idea and reminded him:

"But don't forget that when we met the man who looked like Baifu in the underground garage, Saezono Tadahiko was also there. And in that sudden situation, there was no time to find someone to disguise himself."

Conan was immediately stunned. His eyes widened in confusion, and after a long while he smiled awkwardly and said:

"Ahahaha, that's true. Looks like I guessed wrong."

However, Akai Shuichi shook his head, and a rare smile appeared on his expressionless face.

"But you are right about one thing. Since there is no way to confirm the identity, just give it a try."

As he said this, he walked directly to the corner where weapons were placed, picked up a gun at random, and put it behind his waist.

Conan's eyes lit up, and he thought of something, and asked tentatively:

"You mean, the guy who was following me?"

Akai Shuichi chuckled, a hint of nostalgia flashed across his dark green eyes, and the aura emanating from his body became more and more fierce.

"I felt that this tracking method was somewhat familiar, but I couldn't remember where I had seen it. It wasn't until I heard you say that someone claimed to be from Scotland that I remembered that I had seen him before, but I always thought that person was dead. Now it seems that it is time to go and reminisce with the ghost."

In the rental room of the tower apartment, Hoshikawa Kazuaki opened the serialized pages of the comic book in front of Momotomi and Saezono Tadahiko.

"Let's put my affairs aside for now, and let's first further promote the unity of the Red side and speed up the progress of the plot. This direction will never be wrong."

"What's your idea? Are you going to let me play the villain again?" Bai Fu glanced at the comic book in his hand warily and said with some disgust.

"How is that possible?" Xingchuan and Ming looked at him in surprise, "Why would I do something that wastes my time?"

He turned to the latest page of the comic book. It was the page where the real-time update of Morobushi Kagemitsu followed Conan, but was discovered by the disguised Akai Shuichi. Hoshikawa Kazuaki pointed with his finger and explained:

"See? This is the turning point for them to move forward. However, both Morobushi Kagemitsu and Akai Shuichi are too sensitive, and because they are in the stage of suspended animation, they are too vigilant. Under normal circumstances, they would not have any intersection, but would only investigate secretly and then miss the opportunity. But I can slightly change the trajectory of fate before they miss it, so that they can successfully meet here, and perhaps the subsequent development will be very different."

Saiono Tadahiko thought carefully about what Hoshikawa Kazuaki said, and after confirming that there would be no problem, he heaved a sigh of relief and sighed:

"The strange power of this comic book is really hard to guard against. Fortunately, it is in our own hands. Otherwise, if someone uses it for evil, the consequences will be disastrous."

Xingchuan and Ming smiled and said, "Since even Officer Nishihara agrees with this idea, I will start drawing."

At this time, Morobushi Kagemitsu was hiding in an alley near the Kudo residence. He was following Conan Edogawa. Ever since he confirmed that he had installed eavesdropping devices on Hoshikawa and Akira, and actually heard the conversation between him, Hoshikawa and Akira when they first met, Morobushi Kagemitsu has been guessing the identity of the person behind Conan.

Yes, he always believed that there must be someone behind Conan Edogawa who taught him the tracking and investigation skills with some improper intentions. Otherwise, no matter how smart Conan was, he was just a seven-year-old child. Why would he have an illegal item like a wiretap that was obviously modified by someone?

As a policeman at heart, he felt very ashamed of such blatant use of children to achieve his goals. He was also worried about the secret being leaked, so he followed Conan after he left the banquet hall.

Conan has been in the Kudo residence for some time. Morobushi Kagemitsu skillfully found a good surveillance location, and immediately sent a message to his subordinate Umeda Daisuke in the public security department, asking him to investigate all the information about the residents of this main house.

Putting down his phone, Morobushi Kagemitsu rechecked the number of bullets in the chamber. When he looked towards the direction of Kudo's house, his face was stern and his eyes were full of vigilance.

In just a moment of observation from a distance, Morobushi Kagemitsu was certain that the pink-haired man with glasses and a smiling face was definitely not as harmless as he appeared to be. And the other party might have discovered his tracking.

After seven years of undercover work, Morobu Kagemitsu was still quite confident in his tracking and concealment skills. Even though he had rarely had to do these things himself in order to hide his identity in the past three years, the man who lived in Kudo's house was able to detect his presence before he showed up, and his skills and vigilance were definitely not inferior to his.

And he didn't know if it was an illusion, but Morobushi Jingguang always felt that there was a sense of incongruity and familiarity in the other person. But after searching his memory, the only person who had given him a similar feeling should have died at the hands of the organization. So who could this person in front of him be?

The sense of discord made Morobushi Kagemitsu more vigilant. Whether for Hoshikawa Kazuaki who was being spied on by the other party, or for Conan who was being used by him, or even for his own undercover mission not to be leaked, Morobushi Kagemitsu had to find out who this person was.

However, to his surprise, Daisuke Umeda soon sent the results of the investigation. He was an ordinary university graduate student who had no criminal record except speeding. He had helped the police solve cases many times and was even mistaken for a serial killer when he was brave enough to do something. No matter how you look at it, there was no problem, but this itself was the biggest doubt. Morobushi Jingguang would not doubt his judgment just now. Since the public security department could not find out, he could only do it himself.

As he was thinking, his keen perception and anticipation of danger made Zhu Fu Jing Guang suddenly tense up. He exerted force on his feet and turned his body to leave the spot quickly. Then the next second, a worn-out cardboard box filled with sundries fell heavily on the place where Zhu Fu Jing Guang was standing, and the sundries were scattered all over the ground.

Morofu Jingguang didn't even look in that direction, but instinctively took a step back and stretched his arms back to block. With a "bang", he blocked the powerful punch that came from behind at a tricky angle.

The punch from the man was incredibly powerful. If anyone else was here, even if they had time to block it, they would definitely not be able to defend against it. However, the man here was Morobushi Jingguang, who not only took the punch steadily, but also quickly fought back before the opponent's old strength was exhausted and new strength was not yet released. The two of them fought quickly for more than ten rounds in the narrow alley, and then they tacitly stopped fighting at the same time and retreated to keep a distance.

Subaru Okiya reached out and adjusted his glasses which had slid down a little during the fight, and gave a smiling expression to Morobushi Kagemitsu in front of him.

"It's you, Scotland. You found a chance to escape from such a dangerous situation. You are really amazing!"

The familiarity brought by the fight just now was too strong, and Morobushi Jingguang already had some guesses in his mind. It was not until the other party called out the name of his wine that Morobushi Jingguang finally confirmed the other party's identity. He suppressed the shock in his heart and said expressionlessly:

"Rye Whiskey, it's you?"

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