Chapter 134 Twenty-Eight Cats

The two men outside were fighting very realistically, but considering that they were very tactful and did not damage the flowers that he had trimmed when he was bored, the manager leaned against the door frame and watched for a while before knocking on the door.

As soon as the clattering sounds died down, the two people who were originally entangled in fighting separated at the same time, but they looked at each other with alert eyes and tensed their limbs at any time to prepare for the attack from the other side.

"It's 1:30 in the morning." The store manager yawned, as if he didn't notice the tension between the two men. "If you don't come in, I'll call the police and report someone disturbing the public, okay?"

A head popped out from behind the store manager's shoulder and rested its chin on the store manager's shoulder in a familiar and intimate manner.

Hagiwara followed the store manager's words seriously, made a phone call gesture and whispered in his ear: "Moshimoshi, the case has been accepted!"

"What kind of case is this? Aren't you a bomb disposal police officer?" Officer Fūya complained, and his body honestly relaxed. His expression no longer looked as if he was eager to punch Akai a few more times.

"Oh, that." Hagiwara stood up straight, stroking his chin, and smiled slyly, "Didn't I tell you? My application has been approved, and I will be transferred to the Criminal Division next week, in the same department as the squad leader."

This kind of application for transferring departments usually takes one or two months to get a response, and Hagiwara only reported to the Metropolitan Police Department today.

In other words, Hagiwara submitted the application at least two months ago, before he turned back into a cat and was kidnapped by the store manager.

Fūya realized that his friend was deliberately hiding this to tease him, and immediately revealed a sinister expression.

Akai wasn't very shocked when he saw Fūya's appearance which he had never seen before. All his shock had disappeared half an hour ago.

Akai naturally saw the explosion at the hotel owned by the Suzuki Foundation on the news, and he paid close attention to it because he had heard Conan mention that he would go there.

Therefore, after receiving Conan's call, Akai thought that the other party had encountered some trouble in the incident and needed him, the FBI, to take action.

When he rushed over, he saw four adults and one child present. Two of them were wearing bomb disposal police uniforms that they had not changed into yet, and the other two were his former colleagues, namely Scotland, who was supposed to be dead in name only, and Bourbon, who had suddenly become very hostile to him for some unknown reason.

To be honest, Akai really thought he had taken the wrong path at that moment, and then he heard Conan, who was at a lower altitude, introduce him with an awkward smile. "Um, Mr. Akai... these two are Officer Hagiwara and Officer Matsuda from the Metropolitan Police Department, and this is..."

Fūya clenched his fist and interrupted Conan's introduction.

"So the reliable companion that Conan-kun mentioned who can explain the current situation is you, Lei." He pulled the corners of his mouth with a fake smile, "What a coincidence to meet you here."

When chatting with others, Fūya would be very careful not to reveal the organization's affairs so as not to drag them into it, but the information sent by Vermouth was so explosive that his mind went blank for a moment and he completely relied on instinct to fool around.

Since the store manager was involved this time, not to mention that the store manager was the mysterious mission target and the favored successor of the organization's boss, Kaluya, Furuya hesitated for only a second before those who were lying in wait saw through the clues.

After all, they had known each other for so many years and were very familiar with each other, especially Zhu Fu. He originally did not want to ask any further questions, but he still got involved after finding out that it was related to the store manager. It was even more impossible for the other two to leave at this time.

It was at this time that they discovered Conan was eavesdropping.

So as soon as the store manager and Shirley, who had said goodbye temporarily, left, Furuya followed and grabbed the little detective who wanted to escape when he saw that the situation was not right, and in a few words he dug out the origins of the other party and the organization from the little detective who currently lacked experience.

As for discovering that Kudo Shinichi is Conan Edogawa... when Conan's mind was shocked by the organization's information, it was not difficult for the four elite police officers to deduce this information.

Both parties were accidentally exposed, but the atmosphere was not too tense because of their similar identities. Later, in order to have the opportunity to share intelligence with Fūya and others, the young detective had an idea and said that he had accidentally met a reliable adult who also left the organization, and that the other party might be able to cooperate with Fūya and his public security team.

In fact, Conan and Akai's acquaintance was also an accident. Akai was able to escape from the organization before with more or less the secret help of Conan, an outsider in the open.

After that, Akai also said that if it was Conan, he might meet other companions on the road to fighting the organization in the future, and if he could help, he could look for him.

So Conan really asked this elite FBI agent to come over - although Conan's original intention was to have the FBI and the public security department share intelligence.

I didn't expect that Akai and Fūya knew each other and had a grudge against each other.

Conan, who was fidgeting on the sofa and trying to go out to take a look at the battle situation outside, changed his mind: It's Mr. Fūya and Mr. Akai who have a one-sided grudge... right?

To be honest, Akai himself didn't know why Bourbon was so resentful towards him until he found out tonight that Scotland's real name was Morobuchi, and that he was a good friend of Bourbon, no, of Furutani.

It seemed that he had indeed taken the blame for killing Scotland before. Everything became clear when he thought about it this way. But since Jūya knew that Morobuchi was not dead, why was he still targeting him?

Fūya is not sure either, but if you ask him, he will firmly say that it is definitely because the prototype of Lei is a dog.

——Even though he didn't know whether Lei's prototype was a dog at that time, this statement was just insulting the guy.

After all, most cats and dogs don't get along well.

After Akai and Furuya came in from outside, the living room finally had an atmosphere of "we are discussing something very important". People divided into several groups and sat in different seats, looking at each other. No one wanted to be the first person to speak and break this atmosphere.

In the end, it was Shirley who moved first. She stood up and walked quickly towards Akai, reaching out to grab the fabric of his coat on his arm, her tone tense and anxious: "Rai... Akai Shuichi, Kudo said that my sister is still alive, is that true?"

When talking about her sister, the usually strong Shirley's eyes began to redden again. She stared at Akai's eyes stubbornly, trying to find a positive answer.

Akai sighed silently, as if he didn't know how to deal with his ex-girlfriend's sister. He simply took out another, more secretive mobile phone from his pocket and handed it to her.

"The first one in the call record." He said briefly, "She just asked me about your situation this afternoon, and I didn't tell her everything."

Akai had received information that Shirley had defected from the organization and disappeared, but he was unsure how to tell Mingmei. Coincidentally, he met Shirley tonight after she defected.

These problems can be solved directly by the two sisters. Besides, this method can also be regarded as a temporary way to get Shirley out of the way.

She is already too deeply involved in the organization, so the less she is involved in some things at this time, the better it is for her.

The store manager was lying on Matsuda's lap without any image at this time, staring at Cha Ji with empty eyes. He had no intention of distinguishing his cats from humans, and looked like he still treated Matsuda and the others as cats.

Fortunately, no one minded too much. They had almost gotten used to it in the past two months, and compared to this, they cared more about the identity of the store manager.

"Is the store manager really that Mengmai?" Hagiwara couldn't help but ask.

The store manager had only taken a quick look before and didn't know where he had gone. He didn't even have time to take photos or videos to make a good distinction.

The boneless store manager hummed loudly, and after the bang of white mist, he turned into a black cat, found a comfortable position again, curled up and dozed off.

Before Matsuda could rub the cat's head in revenge, the manager stood up from his lap and jumped lightly to the other side. He stood on Akai's lap and looked at him again and again with squinting eyes. Then he turned back into a human on the armrest, sat up straight with an interested expression, and looked straight at the FBI on the sofa.

"How strange." The store manager muttered, "I didn't notice it when you were in human form, but after you turned back into a cat, I felt that I was uncomfortable with you for some reason."

He curiously reached out to pull at Akai's clothes and hair, and Akai didn't know why he had no intention of stopping him and was surprisingly good-tempered and let him do whatever he wanted.

The store manager finally came to a successful conclusion, and unlike Fūya and the others, he did not bother to read people's faces when speaking, and asked directly: "So, what kind of dog are you?"

These words sounded like insults, but everyone present understood them, including Akai. He did not think that the manager was scolding him for no reason, and his expression remained calm.

"German Shepherd." Akai said frankly.

Their prototypes are all different, and blood relationships will not affect their prototype breeds. For example, neither of Furuya's parents are Siamese cats, and Akai is also a Japanese-British mixed-race, and has nothing to do with Germany.

Akajiang Nayue recalled what kind of dog a German Shepherd was, and immediately felt that it was a good match for Akai.

We have to find a way to take pictures. The pictures of others have already been taken, so there is no reason to leave out Conan and Akai.

At this moment, Furuya prepared himself and asked the store manager that question.

"Manager... I've been wondering why the store is named Kaluya?" he asked tentatively.

The store manager slid down the armrest and nearly pushed Akai off the sofa, but he didn't care. After thinking for a while, he confessed, "I don't know. It seems to be a code name. That's what the grandfather called me after I woke up. I used it when I named the store."

…

He said it out loud, he actually directly admitted that it was a code name!

"Huh? It can't be used?" The manager's tone was full of pure confusion, and he didn't seem to realize there was any problem at all.

At this moment, Furuya and Conan both recalled what the store manager had said before.

[…Some people in his company look like illegals.]

No, it's not that similar, right? If Kaluya is really the store manager, then the 'some people' the store manager mentioned are actually illegal elements of the organization!

When they heard the store manager talk about the delicate relationship between himself and the grandfather, they had considered whether or not to help the store manager ease the family relationship. Now, there was only one word in their minds.

run!