Phantom Thief of Heart!but conan

Chapter 1098 Silver Bullet
Shuichi Akai looked at Rikudori Kusuda, who was lying in the driver's seat and was already dead. He exerted a little effort to control himself from turning back to look towards the direction of the trajectory.

He simply looked through the rearview mirror of the overturned vehicle and watched the faint reflection disappear into the foggy sky.

There was more than one sniper among his allies, but he roughly guessed their identities.

After many years away, I returned to Scotland with improved abilities...

In response to Conan's hesitant question, Shuichi Akai gave an answer without hesitation.

"suicide."

"Huh?" Conan, who was about to get closer to check the situation inside the car, was stunned and raised his head.

"He saw me and knew the identity of the person who was pursuing him. He was so frightened that he chose to commit suicide."

Shuichi Akai's voice was flat and steady, as if everything he said was the truth.

"Ha..." Conan opened his mouth in surprise.

Before he could ask Shuichi Akai why he did this, Shuichi Akai's cell phone rang.

"What's going on?" Judy's nervous voice came over.

Even if they didn't see Rena Mizunashi herself, their act of alerting the enemy was like trying to cover up their guilt. Kusuda Rikumichi would choose to escape without hesitation, which naturally meant that he knew where Rena Mizunashi was.

Compared to his life or death, whether the specific information has been leaked to the organization is more important.

"It has been stopped. He didn't have time to contact the organization." Akai Shuichi replied calmly, "However, there is no way to know more details."

Judy quickly exchanged a glance with James in the driver's seat and switched her phone to external speaker.

"Is there something wrong?"

"I'm not the one in trouble. That guy used a gun to escape to another world." Shuichi Akai lowered his eyes, looked at the gun in Kusuda Rikumichi's hand, and answered without hesitation.

"You mean, he shot himself?" Judy frowned, feeling a little uncomfortable.

It’s not that there’s anything strange about cannon fodder or death squads from an organization committing suicide. There must be many such characters in such a dangerous organization.

This guy must have been well prepared to be sent by Gin to the hospital for such a dangerous investigation and to carry explosives to attempt a suicide attack.

But shouldn't Shuichi Akai drive after him?

Rather than fighting back, the other party's first choice was to commit suicide...

She felt something was wrong, but she didn't show it. Instead, she smiled and said, "It's good this way. Mizunashi Rena's hiding place hasn't been revealed, so the problem is still under control..."

Even if Shuichi really killed the other person, she could understand this choice.

Their identities are extremely sensitive in Japan. Almost every one of them did not enter the country through formal channels, and they do not have work agreements, so naturally they have no law enforcement powers.

Killing someone in Japan would be a huge problem, so even if Kusuda Rikumichi didn't commit suicide, he had to commit suicide now...

"No, I'm afraid we can't keep it secret for long." Akai Shuichi gave a very accurate judgment.

"Why do you say that?"

"Even if he didn't contact others, I think Kusuda Rikumichi has been using some method to keep in touch with people regularly these days. Now he has lost contact all of a sudden, and we don't know how he communicated. If he reports regularly every day..."

"...At the latest, they will discover the problem tomorrow." Judy swallowed and felt her throat dry.

This is a common way to keep intelligence flowing with informants on the front line.

It can be said that the moment Kusuda Rikumichi realized something was wrong, they had no way out.

"Yes, we must prepare early." Shuichi Akai gave the final conclusion to the person on the other end of the phone.

It is only a matter of time before it is exposed to the organization, and exposing it to them is also part of my plan.

Deep down in his heart, he knew that even if Kusuda Rikudo had not happened, tomorrow, Tang Ze would report his "discovery" to Gin as planned.

Despite the severe challenge, Shuichi Akai showed a smile on his face.

This is the direction he wants to go, and this is the conflict he must face.

If he couldn't keep it secret from everyone, then his plan would be meaningless.

"Mr. Akai." Conan finally spoke after he hung up the phone. "If the organization chooses such a direct method as sniping, our plan will be very risky."

"Of course, I know." Akai Shuichi put his hands in his pockets and looked at the car in front of him that had been smashed into pieces. His expression was still not gloomy or heavy. "But this is a gamble of all-out investment, isn't it?"

How can I hide my true situation without taking risks to that extent?
Whether it is Kudo Shinichi or Karasawa, which one of them has not experienced danger when leaving his original identity and fabricating a new beginning?
If you don't get close to death, you will not be able to hide from the god of death.

not to mention……

"I'm not completely unprepared. Don't worry, Detective-kun. You should trust your mind."

We should also trust those friends hiding in the dark...

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"Beihu Central Hospital?"

"Hmm." Tang Ze flipped through the newspaper in his hand and scanned the news at a glance. "I spent a little more time. Not only is Kiel there, but the other person you are looking for is also there."

"Are you saying that Curacao was also sent to this cage?"

"Ah, it's deeper than that. Maybe she's already in the hands of the FBI." Tang Ze answered lightly, "Didn't Rum tell you? Curacao was also at the scene when the explosion happened."

Rena Mizunashi was caught in the explosion, injured and then transported away.

Since Curacao was also nearby, the probability of being sent to the same hospital by ambulance was indeed very high. "Rum just told me that Curacao disappeared near Shibuya." Gin said coldly. From his expression, he was also dissatisfied with Rum's statement. "If he had told me that Curacao had also been hit by an explosion, this matter would not have needed to be so troublesome."

Curacao's intelligence value is higher than Kiel's.

After this guy was rescued by Rum, he has been almost Rum's mobile memory bank for so many years. What's in her head is more important than most people in the organization. If she can't be rescued, for safety reasons, it is best to kill her directly to protect the security of intelligence.

"Are you worried that they will say something fatal?" Tang Ze pursed his lips and made his voice a little more artificial and refreshing. "Don't worry about that. I have made preparations in advance. Don't worry about me, senior."

"If you had really completed your task well, today's trouble would not have happened at all." Gin's answer was very impolite.

Pramiya was hit by the explosion he created and was on the verge of death. There was no trace of organization in the whole incident.

If we only discuss the treatment of Pramiya, there is nothing wrong with what Kumail did.

That is, provided he has time to remind other colleagues.

If he had chosen a more efficient and straightforward method, such as dealing with the person before Pramya set up the explosion, these subsequent troubles would not have occurred at all.

"How should I know? I was just following the principles and acting in secret." Tang Ze made a very innocent voice.

"Hmph. I hope you really didn't do that on purpose."

After saying this with a hint of warning, Gin curled the corner of his mouth for a rare moment when he thought of Rum who had suddenly fallen down in front of them and rolled on the ground.

However, it is quite interesting to see the arrogant Rum fall to the ground and wail.

"You tampered with Curacao and Kiel's brains?"

"We did it when we were notified. Keel was in a bit of trouble, and she was probably one of the reliable ones who 'passed the test'. Her brain wasn't that easy to mess with. So I let her get as much sleep as possible."

“What about Curacao?”

"Ah, even if she wakes up now, she probably won't remember anything."

"You cleared her memory?" Gin heard this and looked sideways at the phone in his hand.

Even though he knew that it was impossible for his gaze to penetrate the radio waves and reach the person on the other end, Gin's expression was still much sharper.

After several tests in the laboratory and on various cases, Kumail's abilities were mainly demonstrated in the areas of mind control, mental disorder, and various ways of directly killing the opponent by killing his cognition.

If this power has evolved to the point where it can accurately destroy memory, this is a bit beyond the organization's expectations of him.

——This means that the organization’s defense alone cannot even save the codenamed members from Kumail’s gun.

"...No." Knowing what Gin was worried about, Tang Ze put down the newspaper, changed to a more relaxed sitting position, and sent his voice lazily to the other end of the communication, "If I had this ability, many things would not need to be so troublesome. It happened suddenly, and I can only destroy Curacao's mental state directly. But she is a person who is good at memory, isn't she?"

Because ability is memory, if cognition is destroyed, memory will naturally be lost.

This logic is very reasonable.

Gin looked away, his expression didn't change: "Then you'd better pray that she can recover."

"Even if it can't be restored, I won't be the unlucky one, right?" A voice that could definitely be described as gloating came from the receiver. "Mr. Rum seems very angry and even called me to warn me. What's wrong? Did something happen to him?"

Vermouth, who was sitting in the back seat, exhaled a puff of smoke and let out a low laugh as if amused by the faint words.

"It seems that I was right." Catching this movement, Kumail's voice in the receiver sounded more cheerful, "That's good."

"What do you have against rum?" Gin lowered his eyebrows, realizing the source of Kumail's emotion throughout the call.

Although the interpersonal relationships within the organization have always been disharmonious, and everyone is a jackal or tiger in their own territory and cannot get along with each other, it must be no small conflict to have come to such a direct point.

Did Rum make some kind of provocation or threat to Kumail, causing Kumail's explosive mental illness?

"I just think his buzzing is really annoying." Tang Ze lowered his voice and no longer let any smile in his voice. He answered with a harsh and cold voice, "I just hope that an ordinary person, a mortal, can have a little self-awareness of his own situation. I understand wanting to control abilities and authority that do not belong to you, but if you really think you are their master... hehe, then we will wait and see."

After saying this, the call was hung up.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk..." Biting the cigarette holder again, Vermouth adjusted her sitting position, changed her legs and lifted them up, her pointed high heels swaying slightly. It can be seen that she is in a good mood. "It's rare to see Kumail get so angry. Is Rum furious because he finally went completely blind? Did he go to him and say something?"

"Curaçao was dragged into the mission because of Kumail's carelessness." Gin put away his phone, his expression unchanged. "Rum is dissatisfied with him. He should reflect more on his execution methods."

Vermouth raised her eyebrows, knowing what Gin was talking about, and smiled to smooth things over: "Kumair is a young man after all. Young people sometimes do things a little rashly. He has always done things beautifully, this is just an accident."

Although Gin himself is the type who likes to solve problems with explosions, he is always cautious when executing such plans and will never do anything that would accidentally harm the interests of the organization.

However, Vermouth knew very well that involving both Kiel and Curacao was part of Kumail's plan.

The current situation is a manifestation of Kumail's faithful execution of the plan and his control of the situation...

"Now, how do we get Kiel out of the hospital?" Vodka, who had been driving quietly for half a day, saw that Gin was in a stable mood, and finally started to talk about the next action. "That hospital must be surrounded by the FBI like an iron barrel. Now with Curacao, there might be more trouble."

"Let's focus on solving Gil's problem first." Gin said confidently, "Curaçao was just dragged into the accident. If she really has lost her memory, the FBI can't figure out her true identity, so she won't be the focus of their defense."

And Rena Mizunoshi encountered Shuichi Akai face to face in front of the camera.

In other words, she was definitely under the control of the FBI.

"You better be careful, Gin." Vermouth crossed her arms and replied leisurely, as if it had nothing to do with her, "There are people on the other side staring at you eagerly."

"Akai Shuichi?" Gin raised his eyelids and sneered, "This is a rare opportunity. I'll take advantage of this opportunity to get rid of him."

"Do you still want to find a way to kill him?" Vodka asked tactfully.

"Yes. It's rare to have a target that can trap him in this place. Although I don't know why that adult is so cautious about him, but in the final analysis... Akai Shuichi is just one person."

(End of this chapter)