The unscrupulous detective in Conan

Chapter 1369 If I can't detective senses, can't I at least talk therapy?
The open confrontation, in retrospect, does not seem to have achieved the goal of completely preventing Fujino from knowing about the matter.

However, it aligns with the shared interests of Conan and the FBI.

The FBI doesn't care; they just don't want someone constantly watching them and becoming a threat.

So much so that when the real threat finally arrived, they were completely unaware.

As for Conan, it's even simpler; he simply doesn't want Fujino to get involved in the organization's affairs.

Therefore, a calculated, open strategy is the best approach.

You've come to investigate Hondo Eisuke's affairs.

We're telling you now, I'm from the CIA, and Eisuke Hondo's older sister is also from the CIA.

Having said all that, what else is there to investigate?

That's what Conan was thinking.

Shuichi Akai thought so too.

He glanced at Conan beside him, thinking to himself that the kid was pretty outrageous.

He doesn't flinch when cooperating with the FBI, and his mentality is different from that of ordinary children...

So he tentatively said, "It's said that the child was able to find this place because he heard the sound of his father's colleague pressing the buttons to send a text message and make a phone call."

"Keyboard sound...?"

Conan frowned upon hearing this and looked at Shuichi Akai.

Shuichi Akai then added, "However, there were no CIA personnel inside the hospital."

Conan: "..." "!!!"

Immediately, Conan figured out the intricacies of the situation.

Judy, who was standing next to him, noticed the cool kid's expression and asked, puzzled, "Is there a problem?"

Conan, his face grim, said in a deep voice, "Eisuke Hondo's father is a CIA agent who infiltrated the organization. Since there are no CIA agents in the hospital, then his so-called colleague is probably..."

Judy was stunned upon hearing this: "Could it be that they've already infiltrated?"

"Not only that."

Shuichi Akai picked up the thread: "That person was already in this hospital before that child infiltrated it."

As he spoke, he glanced at Conan and said, "Perhaps your appearance has already been exposed."

"Whether you like it or not, you might already be considered a dog of the FBI, and then sparks will fly everywhere..."

"Who knows, a spark might even burn you."

Conan smiled confidently and said in a deep voice, "I believe the FBI will be able to catch the bad guys and won't let them get away."

Shuichi Akai simply smiled upon hearing this and said nothing more.

James, standing nearby, looked at Conan, stroked his beard, and felt that this kid was a promising talent.

Do they really think of the FBI as partners of justice?
This kid has the potential to join the FBI...

However, realizing that there was another matter that needed his attention, he didn't think too much about it.

He then said in a deep voice, "Then, I'm afraid the other side is already preparing to take action."

"Perhaps they've already determined the location of our Sleeping Beauty."

Shuichi Akai recalled what Fujino had said yesterday and said in a deep voice, "When we were on our operation last night, that high school detective mentioned that someone came from the second floor to the third floor."

“That person wouldn’t be…” Judy was taken aback when she heard this: “Then our personnel deployment has been completely controlled by them?”

“You can rest assured about that.” Shuichi Akai said calmly, “That high school detective was very quick. According to the recollections of the person who fainted at the time, he barely saw his face before being knocked unconscious.”

"With his abilities, he probably eliminated our people silently, and at the same time regarded that person as one of ours."

"I even wanted to knock that person unconscious too..."

"..."

Conan paused for a moment after hearing this, then couldn't help but remark, "That's really his style."

Once surgery is performed, no one will be spared, even if you're right there on the scene!

James Black fell into thought: "Now, the most important thing is to find that guy, and then we can talk about everything else..."

"However, judging from his actions, it seems that he hasn't confirmed our Sleeping Beauty yet," Shuichi Akai guessed. "Given the current situation, they're probably still investigating our intelligence."

Conan then gave a wicked smile: "In that case, we can just wait and wait for them to come to us."

Everyone looked at Conan, who had suddenly spoken, and a complex emotion welled up in their eyes.

Just a moment ago I was so naive, so trusting of the FBI.

The result is now...

Why does that expression look slightly sinister?
Evil as it may be, this kid's idea is still somewhat interesting.

"Now that a plan has been made, there's nothing more to say."

After hearing this, Shuichi Akai thought for a moment and then turned and left the room: "I'm going out for some fresh air. You guys take your time making the arrangements."

"He seems to have something on his mind?"

As Judy watched Shuichi Akai leave, a strange feeling inexplicably arose within her: "Although it's confirmed that those guys have infiltrated, but..."

“That’s normal.” James was used to it. “He has a chance to avenge his girlfriend by meeting those guys again. I think that’s what’s on his mind right now.”

"Girlfriend?" Conan frowned, eager to know this kind of information.

Take this guy named Shuichi Akai, for example. He seems so aloof, but he actually has a girlfriend or something.

Anyone who didn't know better would think this guy had never been in a relationship.

Judy replied without hesitation, "About a few months ago, Shuichi's girlfriend was killed by those guys."

"what?"

Conan paused for a moment, then muttered to himself, "The organization actually went out of their way to kill someone's girlfriend?"

"Good heavens, isn't Xiaolan going to be in trouble?"

Faced with Conan's confusion, Jodie simply explained, "Because his girlfriend was connected to the organization, and Shuichi persuaded that person to leave the organization, so he was silenced."

"Ah this..."

Conan thought of Fujino, "But it doesn't seem logical for the FBI to know someone from the organization, does it?"

It's like how Fujino, that old detective, actually got together with Haibara, that former organization executive!
Because it involved confidentiality, Judy, who knew this well, did not speak about what happened next.

James said, "Akai made contact with the organization through this woman. After all, this woman's sister is an important scientist in the organization. By making a breakthrough from this point, he successfully infiltrated the organization."

"For the past three years, from five years ago to two years ago, he has been operating under the alias Moroboshi Dai and the code name Rye Whiskey..."

"Our goal is to use him to make contact with a high-ranking member of the organization named Gin. Only through him can we find the mastermind behind everything..."

"Right now, we can go and ask Mizunashi Rena, but judging from her behavior, she doesn't seem to want to express her opinion."

"As for what happened after Akai, the plan was actually going well, but it was exposed the night before the operation. Our men who were lying in ambush there waited all night but no one came."

Judy, hearing her superior speak, continued, "Because of a mistake by our man, the plan was exposed, and ultimately the organization discovered his undercover identity..."

"However, because her sister is very important to the organization, the organization has not taken any action against her for the time being. It's just that she seems to be very dissatisfied with the organization and keeps trying to provoke it."

At this point, she sighed regretfully: "In the end, the organization, having reached its limit, assigned her a mission to rob a bank, saying that if she completed the mission, they would let her and her sister leave."

"Perhaps she grasped at a straw or something, and believed it to be true." "In the end, she was still killed by the organization."

Conan felt something was off as he listened, and then pressed for an answer: "So, what's her name?"

James noticed Conan's unusual reaction and replied, "My real name is Miyano Akemi."

"..."

"...?"

Conan was completely dumbfounded upon hearing this.

No wonder, no wonder Haibara is so resistant to the FBI.

Oh, I didn't know that was the case!
For a moment, he felt a little uncomfortable thinking about Akemi Miyano from the past.

He frowned and asked the two people in front of him, "Since it's you... didn't you even consider going to save her?"

“She and her sister were immediately moved away afterward, and we can’t contact them anymore,” James explained helplessly. “After all, she was the culprit who lured the undercover agent into the organization…”

“At the time, we thought that since her sister was an important figure in the organization, the organization would not easily target her. Akai also thought of this, so he did not take the initiative to contact her.”

"I just didn't expect..."

"..."

James had nothing to hide, after all, Conan was practically one of his own.

I know everything I need to know.

This can be considered a kind of binding.

Conan, upon hearing these words, fell into deep thought.

He finally understood why Haibara disliked, even loathed, the FBI.

You two just took advantage of those two sisters, then messed things up and caused their families to be ruined!
Damn it, they even said there was no chance to contact me...

I think you just don't want to take any risks, so why are you spouting such high-sounding words?
When Conan thought of his good comrade Ai Haibara and Akemi Miyano, his impression of the FBI suddenly changed a little.

Upon closer reflection, he realized that this was quite normal.

The FBI has only ever been using the Miyano family; to their entire organization, these two sisters are nothing.

As for the aftermath, there's absolutely no profit in risking so much to rescue people...

As for Akai...

Conan thought about it and felt that this guy was a complete scumbag.

You're already her boyfriend, so why don't you do everything you can to save her?
Even if we don't risk our lives, we can still find a way...

You didn't even make a sound...

If it were Fujino, he probably would have stormed into the organization by himself with just a knife and slaughtered the entire organization, right?
Conan thought about it and realized that Fujino might actually be capable of doing something like that.

Putting everything else aside, Fujino is truly protective of his own, even when he himself was bullied.

Fujino would have to go up there and get beaten up.

Conan also understood that Shuichi Akai was clearly not Fujino. As an FBI agent, someone within the organization's rules and regulations, he had to follow the rules to stay in the system.

After all, nothing can be accomplished without rules.

In organizations like this, there are naturally rules governing the arrangements made by superiors.

However, this is something that can be used to your advantage...

This group of people are only thinking of killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

Honestly, even Conan felt that these FBI agents were a bit incompetent.

Not to mention, because of one person, a grand plan that had been in the works for several years was disrupted.

After thinking for a while, Conan realized that he didn't have much to talk about with these two people.

I think Judy is a bit slow on the uptake, and James seems to have no ability at all; he's probably senile.

Conan realized that the FBI agents were a bunch of useless teammates.

No matter how you bring them, they'll be arrested, and occasionally, at a crucial moment, they'll pull a big surprise on you.

Want to count on them...

I reckon he'll be betrayed sooner or later.

Shuichi Akai is still somewhat useful; by the way, we can get some information out of him.

So, he nodded, turned and ran out of the ward, intending to find Shuichi Akai and have a good talk about life.

It's not that he learned nothing from Fujino.

I can't learn detective instincts or anything like that...

Do you think I don't know how to use talk therapy to fool people?

…………

Arriving at the rooftop, Shuichi Akai was also there.

With a cigarette dangling from his mouth, he looked like a melancholy man.

Conan coughed lightly: "You seem to have something on your mind?"

"..."

Shuichi Akai glanced at Conan but did not reply.

Conan crossed his arms and walked forward on his own: "What do you plan to do about Mizunashi Rena's matter?"

"It's already been arranged."

"I mean, other arrangements."

Conan crossed his arms and slowly walked forward: "You must be very unwilling, right?"

"Just when you're about to succeed, one wrong step leads to eternal regret..."

"..."

Shuichi Akai remained silent, only looking at Conan.

Conan then added, "At Rena Mizunashi's level, although she is also an executive of the organization, judging from the timeline, she definitely wouldn't have access to anything crucial. If she did, the CIA would probably have already closed in."

"Perhaps they want something else." Shuichi Akai simply replied to Conan's speculation. "The internal affairs of the organization, whether in terms of scale or the purposes it serves, far surpass those of a normal criminal organization."

"That's not the point."

Conan silently noted these things down, but didn't continue the conversation. Instead, he went on to his own purpose: "Rena Mizunashi has been a member of the organization for several years now, and she's already become a high-ranking officer. If this hadn't happened, she would definitely have continued to rise through the ranks..."

"But if she's caught now, her career in the organization is completely over."

"I don't know if the organization wants to find her to silence her or to rescue her."

"As far as the officers are concerned, it could be to silence them or to rescue them." Shuichi Akai said, a cigarette dangling from his lips. "However, if it's to silence them, once the location is confirmed, they'll definitely cause a huge commotion, and they might even wipe us out in one fell swoop."

“So, they still want to rescue Rena Mizunashi.” Conan leaned against the wall in the stairwell. “It seems that her position within the organization is still very important, even more so than whether she has leaked information about the organization.”

As he spoke, he glanced at Shuichi Akai: "I just heard Jodie-sensei and the bearded old man say that you infiltrated the organization, so you must know a lot about it, right?"

"Will someone like this have the opportunity to get close to the organization's core in the future?"

(End of this chapter)