Two people? Jiang Lai thought for only a second, then put Conan on the ground and turned around: "Then you help me keep an eye on both sides, if there is anyone, just make a sound."

——Put a Conan-brand alarm in advance, be smart, and you will never be hit from behind! !

"You..." Conan was stunned for only a second before nodding, "Be careful."

"Yeah." Jiang Lai responded, his eyes once again locked on the man in the deerstalker hat in front of him.

Just now, he roughly scanned Conan and guessed that the other party probably didn't bring any equipment because of the need for disguise, in order to fit the image of a little wizard. So at this moment, he couldn't cooperate with Conan's props to fight back.

But this man is really brave... Logically speaking, the corridors of this luxury cruise ship must be monitored, but he actually exposed his intention to hurt others without any scruples.

Do you not care if your crime is seen? Or is there someone who will be responsible for cleaning up this content?

If it was the latter... Jiang Lai wasn't worried. Under normal circumstances, he could still restore the video that had just been deleted.

Thoughts flashed through his mind, Jiang Lai's eyes were still focused on the man in the deerstalker hat, and his muscles were tense, ready to fight back.

The gloomy man raised the electric baton in his hand again and swung it violently! Jiang Lai deliberately avoided the front discharge point. He noticed that the man put the condom on his wrist, so he couldn't snatch it directly. He blocked the man's arm and quickly flashed behind the man!

As a technician - the current hidden BOSS behind the scenes, Jiang Lai's fighting power is not as good as those members of the combat team, but he is more than enough to deal with such an ordinary stick-wielding gangster!

After a few rounds of fighting, he roughly analyzed some of his opponent's weaknesses. Jiang Lai noticed that the man in the deerstalker hat's feet moved slowly, and guessed that the man probably had some leg injury or congenital disease, so he changed his attack and focused on the opponent's weak points!

First, he made a false move, setting a trap to show weakness. In the tense environment where Conan's heart was about to jump out of his throat, Jiang Lai suddenly counterattacked and threw the opponent to the ground! The dangerous electric baton hit the hard floor with a loud noise!

Conan looked at the person in front of him. The black-haired young man's eyes were filled with a sharp light, like a sword drawn from its sheath, carrying with it a sharp and fierce aura!

However, the moment he raised his eyes, Jiang Lai noticed a piece of clothing with black and gold patterns floating at the corner at the front of the corridor, as if someone was about to step out from there. He immediately thought of Akai Shuichi!

Jiang Lai: ...! It seems that the surveillance cannot be restored, and it needs to be cleaned up!

Jiang Lai immediately fell to the ground, gathered all his strength, and leaned against the wall with a changed expression, revealing an ordinary person's expression of stress, a mixture of fear and resistance.

Conan: “???” Wait! What happened!

Why are you suddenly so weak, Jiang Lai!

——The soft black-haired young man's hair was stuck to his sweaty face, and he looked a little dazed and terrified. He seemed to have just fought a battle that had stimulated all his body's potential. Now he was sitting against the wall, a little exhausted, gasping for breath. In front of him was the man in the deerstalker hat who had fallen to the ground, and not far away was a confused child.

The above is the first scene that Shuichi Akai saw when he heard the noise and turned the corner.

The brown-haired man in knight's clothing beside him uttered a small "ah".

Noticing the sound in the corridor, the black-haired young man turned his head, his expression changing from blank to lively after experiencing a huge change. He noticed that Akai Shuichi's eyes were on the man in the deerstalker hat who fell to the ground, and he began to explain hesitantly: "It was this person, this person who attacked first. He wanted to kill us... so we had to defend ourselves...!"

Akai Shuichi's expression was calm, but his mind was heavy with thoughts. He noticed the stun gun.

He was able to fight back against the stun gunman... However, it seemed that this was a stress response to the crisis, which was understandable. Akai Shuichi looked at the other party gasping for breath and looking frightened, and guessed that after all, a person's potential can be stimulated in an instant.

It seems that what the other party said before was right - before giving me the medicine, I fainted because I couldn't hold on. Akai Shuichi thought back. Because even if I was in a bad condition, it was impossible for me to be knocked down by such an ordinary person.

『Ordinary person』 Jiang Lai: Yes, I am so weak.

"Someone you know?" The brown-haired man - Malbec turned his head and asked Akai Shuichi beside him. He saw Jiang Lai's eyes were on Akai.

"I've seen it once or twice." Akai Shuichi said calmly, "In the house next door when I was traveling. I borrowed the flashlight."

Of course, he didn't want the organization to pay attention to Jiang Lai's situation, especially the existence of Kurosawa Akira.

"Oh." Malbek was not surprised. Even if they were members of an organization, they would still be normal people and get to know ordinary people.

Malbec took two steps forward and smiled friendly: "Hello, sir, are you injured?"

The black-haired young man blinked his warm brown eyes, his voice trembling a little: "Although the counterattack was successful, I'm still a little scared... I'm worried that he has accomplices and will take revenge on me..."

"It's okay, he will be caught. His companions may even have to pay you for your mental damages." Malbec smiled and tried to soothe the other person's emotions.

When the word money was mentioned, Shuichi Akai's face stiffened slightly for a moment, as if he recalled something bad.

Jiang Lai: Sorry, sorry (Little Sheep Lighting Candles.jpg)

I don’t know if the $50 million figure is a joke or a serious one. Although the FBI does have enough money, this price is obviously too high and not appropriate.

It seemed like a deliberate obstruction. However, Akai Shuichi understood the mentality of such people. They were extremely loyal to the boss, willing to be dogs, and at the same time did not want the boss to have other dogs.

——Although Shuichi Akai did not become a dog, he was cooperating and lurking.

He secretly reported the situation to the headquarters. The headquarters' opinion was to contact this wool gentleman again and send someone to bargain with the other party. At the same time, try to bypass this person and contact the hidden boss through other channels.

...The other boss is really well hidden. Akai Shuichi thought to himself. I wonder where in a well-defended safe house he is.

Jiang Lai: Actually...it is both far away in the horizon and right in front of us.

Brown-haired Malbek seems to be a gentle person—at least to the outside world. However, after a brief exchange of emails with him, Jiang Lai knew that he was actually a cold, ruthless person who knew how to strike when the situation was most severe and wanted to get rid of Akai Shuichi in this mission.

Malbek, who had a gentle appearance, helped Jiang Lai, who was pretending to be frightened and weak, up from the ground, and comforted him with a few words, his light brown eyes were gentle.

Jiang Lai: Although you are pretending to be gentle, it feels really good. I will find a chance to give you a bonus in the future! =w=

"Let's notify the security personnel on board first." Akai Shuichi nodded. "The police will arrest him, and the same goes for any accomplices."

Jiang Lai, who was familiar with the safety manual, of course memorized the security department's phone number. After being helped up by Malbek, he quickly made a call to inform them of the situation.

Conan was a little confused by Jiang Lai's sudden "weakness", and at the same time, he was also stunned by the distant attitude between Akai Shuichi and Jiang Lai - of course he still remembered the scene after school one time when Jiang Lai forced away the gangsters and helped Akai Shuichi leave!

Conan's blank gaze met Jiang Lai's for a moment.

Unlike his frightened appearance, the black-haired young man's brown eyes were very calm. He seemed to understand what Conan was thinking, and conveyed a hint of warning in the fleeting eye contact.

“…”

Of course Conan would not ask directly what was in his mind. Although he didn't know what the situation was at the scene, since Jiang Lai was not a bad guy... he would just cooperate with him and not reveal anything.

"Why did this man suddenly chase you?"

When asked about the murder, Conan quickly came to his senses: "I witnessed them killing someone! This guy has an accomplice, I saw it!"

"This man and the other... I didn't see clearly, but it seems that the man dressed as a one-eared werewolf killed a person." Conan said in a serious tone, "His accomplices are probably dealing with the body now. We must catch him before he cleans up the evidence!"

Hearing the words "one-eared werewolf costume", Malbec's light brown eyes sank slightly, and he secretly exchanged glances with Akai Shuichi.

Jiang Lai, who seemed to be trembling and trying to relieve the shock, was actually observing the two of them secretly. Naturally, he noticed their covert interaction and began to have some guesses in his mind.

Is that guy their target this time?

"Don't be nervous, kid." Malbec, dressed in a knight's uniform and with a gentle smile, looked very friendly. "Do you remember where the scene was and what happened?"

"The scene... was just along the corridor, there was a small door - I thought that door was the back door of the restaurant, but when I opened it I found it was a staircase leading downstairs, then I heard a strange noise, so I went downstairs to take a look." Conan recalled.

"They killed someone, but they seemed to be searching for something on that person. But then they saw me and wanted to silence me..." When he mentioned this, confusion appeared on the detective's face.

However, the act of chasing and killing with a stun baton is very obvious and easy to expose! Although the long sleeves cover the baton, it will definitely be revealed when attacking.

"This is behind the cafeteria, so there's less traffic."

"Besides, maybe all these surveillance cameras are broken." Malbec looked at the black cameras above the corridor.

Jiang Lai: That should be the case... Great! I don't have to monitor myself and clear the video of my heroic performance~

Jiang Lai expressed satisfaction.

When Akai Shuichi heard Conan say that the one-eared wolf man was searching for something on that person, he narrowed his eyes slightly. He and Malbec paid no attention to the man in the deerstalker hat on the ground, and only focused on the one-eared wolf man.

This allowed Jiang Lai to guess that the man in the deerstalker hat might be just a peripheral character in the mission.

The security guards came very quickly, and they were seen approaching from a distance. Malbec smiled and said, "Okay, they are here, you can rest assured."

It seemed like a caring gesture, but in fact it was just a perfunctory farewell. When Jiang Lai turned his head, Malbec and Akai Shuichi walked away along the corridor. Conan seemed to want to follow them, but was caught by Jiang Lai.

——Following the past is a very dangerous act! Those two people are not messengers who uphold justice and look for evidence, but members of the organization involved.

And those two are considered to be his people. Jiang Lai will certainly help a little, so as not to be disturbed by the aura of the protagonist.

"Conan-kun, don't run around."

The detective looked up at the black-haired young man with his eyes lowered, and an inexplicable chill rose over him.

As he caught a glimpse of the approaching security guards, Jiang Lai's expression changed again. He retracted his indifferent demeanor and put on the ordinary expression of fear, relief, and joy of seeing a savior.

Conan: “???!”

Regardless of Conan's collapsed facial expression, Jiang Lai showed the perfect posture of a victim. While performing, he felt the vibration of the incoming message on the mobile phone in his pocket.

Eh? Did someone send me a message?

Author's words: Jiang Lai: After all, in Akai's eyes, I am just an ordinary young man with a slight touch of gray...

Jiang Lai: Besides, I am just an ordinary young man (nods)