The unscrupulous detective in Conan

Chapter 1389 The Peculiar Phenomenon of Older Women Commonly Pretending to Be Young
Upon hearing this, Vermouth squinted and rolled her eyes, feeling offended.

If you're used to eating fresh tangerines, you won't like frozen pears anymore, right?

Tsk, they actually look down on me...

That wretched little brat.

The older woman felt a pang of displeasure at the younger boy's mockery.

However, this is all secondary.

The real purpose was probably that they didn't want to continue talking.

Vermouth was actually quite curious about what was going on with Fujino.

Why is it that I have such a clear-sighted feeling about everything I do, as if I can see three or even four steps ahead of me as soon as I take one step out?

It seems that nothing can be hidden from him.

It's like this whole scheme was orchestrated by my godson and Shuichi Akai.

If I hadn't carefully considered this direction, I probably wouldn't have been able to foresee this step in the plan today.

What's wrong with this guy?

What kind of organization is behind this?

Could it be that they considered every single possibility?
Or is he just pretending to be calm?

The elderly woman felt helpless, thinking that apart from him, probably no one else could know the truth about this matter.

…………

On the other side, after Shuichi Akai was faked to have his head blown off, he took advantage of the gap in the bomb explosion to move Rikumichi Kusuda, who had changed into the same clothes as him and put on flammable pants, to his seat in the back row.

Then he jumped out of the car and rolled down the slope beside the mountain road.

Time was very tight, with only thirty seconds. In fact, excluding the ten seconds before Mizunashi Rena left, there were only about twenty seconds left to operate.

The bomb was detonated just seconds after I jumped out of the car.

Shuichi Akai rolled down the hillside several times before finally coming to a stop and catching his breath.

Watching my Chevrolet turn into a fireball.

Shuichi Akai remained unmoved, only relieved that his plan had succeeded.

"It's going too smoothly..."

He thought so too, as if everything had been predicted long ago.

When the plan was being discussed, the kid suggested this operation, even though it was his own suggestion that the organization might continue to hunt him down.

However, the specific plan still had the help of that little boy named Conan.

It's terrifying... that they actually foresaw this.

This Conan kid is not to be underestimated...

With that thought in mind, he straightened his clothes, stretched his body to ease the pain from the fall, and then slowly walked forward, disappearing into the snowy night.

The black Chevrolet that exploded was not discovered until the morning of the following day.

The FBI heard about it immediately, and everyone became worried.

Judy was the most worried, after all, she used to be in a relationship with Shuichi Akai.

Although there was the fact that he infiltrated the organization and then got kicked out by himself.

But she still loves Shuichi Akai.

Therefore, they simply did not believe it: "It couldn't be Shuichi. He must have used some kind of Stand. If it were him, he would definitely do this!"

"The TV seemed to say there was another hand; we can find out by investigating with the police!"

James Black was suddenly in a bind; this was the most troublesome part.

Shuichi Akai faked his death, which means that if you use the FBI's internal fingerprint database to match his fingerprints, they definitely won't match.

Surely Shuichi didn't think of that?

Thinking this way, he began to smooth things over.

He said in a deep voice, "What will you say then?"

"Are you suggesting we suspect the deceased was an FBI agent?"

“That Chevrolet has already been seized by the Japanese police. If we force them to provide information, our operation will be completely exposed to them.”

"Now, we can only hope that the other party will realize that the deceased was an FBI agent and then hand over the body to us for investigation."

"Although Akai's fingerprints are still on his gun, we can't just hand it over to the Japanese police..."

Judy frowned: "How could this be..."

Just as everyone was in distress, a small figure suddenly appeared before them.

Conan, curious, asked the others why the atmosphere seemed a bit off: "What's wrong with you guys? Why does it feel so lifeless? Wasn't the plan a success?"

Judy turned to look at Conan, and looking at the somewhat clever child in front of her, she didn't know what to say.

After all, the older brother who was just making plans with the other party had actually died...

James then decisively stated, "Last night, Akai and Rena Mizunashi met..."

"Meet?"

“That’s right. Rena Mizunashi used the excuse of wanting to leave the organization and exchanging information to lure him out,” James Black said in a deep voice. “Then, today they found a black Chevrolet that had been blown up, and a charred corpse…”

"What?!" Conan exclaimed in surprise. "How could this happen? How could Shuichi-nii believe such a thing?"

James Black sighed, "There's nothing we can do about it. I think Akai probably knows that if we don't go, Rena Mizunashi will definitely be in danger..."

"At this time, we cannot confirm whether the person who died was Akai."

Upon hearing this, Conan stroked his chin, then suddenly remembered something: "Oh right, Akai-nii helped me pick up my phone before, so there might be Akai-nii's fingerprints on my phone!"

"what?"

Judy was taken aback by what she heard.

Conan then pulled his phone out of his pocket: "When I was chatting with Akai earlier, I accidentally dropped my phone on the ground..."

"I haven't wiped this phone, so it should still be able to detect fingerprints, right?"

"Maybe..."

Judy immediately took the phone. "Anyway, I'll go ask them right now!"

“Take my car.” James pulled a set of car keys from his pocket. “Also, don’t let them know that the dead man was an FBI investigator.”

You should know that, right?

"understand……"

…………

Conan left the hospital, squinted his eyes, and let out a long sigh of relief.

Now, the plan can be considered complete...

He rubbed his temples, feeling a bit exhausted: "Plans can't keep up with changes, there are just too many variables..."

"The gun that was supposed to reach Rena Mizunashi was interrupted, but fortunately it seems that she managed to get blank rounds again."

"There were fingerprints on that phone that were pressed with Kusuda Rikumichi's body beforehand. We should be able to confirm it once we send it over."

"It's Fujino again, it's Hondo Eisuke again, and it's another troublemaker who suddenly appears out of nowhere."

"Fortunately, the plan was a success."

Conan took a deep breath, and immediately his expression calmed down.

Shuichi Akai has faked his death, and Rena Mizunashi seems to have successfully infiltrated the organization.

After that, we obtained intelligence from the FBI.

Shuichi Akai has now become one of my allies.

After all, that guy is practically dead to the FBI.

If there's any danger, that guy should be able to come and help immediately.

And then there's that guy and Haibara...

Conan stroked his chin, his eyes narrowing slightly: "He definitely knows Haibara. After all, Pisco recognized Haibara at a glance back then. As Miyano Akemi's boyfriend at the time, there's no reason why he wouldn't recognize Haibara..." "In fact, he seems to have followed her before."

"In other words, he may already have a guess in his mind."

"What's more, I also saw Sister Mingmei..."

"Although that wasn't the real Akemi Miyano, people would definitely think that way after seeing the two sisters."

"Akai Shuichi still feels guilty. As long as he comes, their safety will be guaranteed. At the very least, Akai Shuichi will fight to the death to protect them, so I won't have any worries..."

Conan, thinking this to himself, naturally knew that he had overlooked Fujino.

However, in his view...

Does Fujino need someone to protect him?

If he hadn't let the FBI off the hook, they would have almost been wiped out by him, okay?

I reckon if this guy went to the Black Organization's headquarters alone, he could wipe out the entire organization in just a few minutes...

How did this guy become so terrifying?

I clearly remember when we first met, he seemed like a weakling who looked alive but had actually been dead for a day and a night and was about to die.

However, these are not things he needs to consider.

After completing the plan, he felt a bit overworked and his head was spinning.

Before he could catch his breath, a phone call suddenly came in.

He answered the call and heard a cheerful, lively female voice on the other end: "Shin-chan, I've already gotten off the plane!"

"Where are you?"

"Beihu Central Hospital... Never mind, I'll come find you."

Conan sighed, feeling increasingly weary of his somewhat unconventional mother.

After arriving at the airport by taxi, we found a place to meet up.

Then, my familiar mother appeared before me.

She's almost forty, but she still acts like a little girl.

"New sauce!"

Yukiko Kudo picked up Conan and held him close to her chest, showering him with affection.

After all, for Kudo's mother, who is already quite old, being able to see what her son looked like when he was a child is really quite nice.

Well, she doesn't look as cute as she did when she was little.

There was no sense of naivety or ignorance.

Conan looked like he was about to cry but had no tears, and he felt like he wanted to die.

But considering that he had something to trouble this old woman with, he could only bear it.

After playing with the baby for a while, Yukiko Kudo calmed down and then asked, "So, Shin-chan, where is the person I need to dress up?"

"They are staying at our house right now."

Conan glanced at his mother and said, "But before that, you should get dressed up first..."

"Huh?" Yukiko Kudo looked puzzled. "Why?"

Immediately, a sad expression appeared on her face: "Is it because Mom is too ugly that Shin-chan feels embarrassed to show her off...?"

Conan: "..."

So, sometimes I really feel awkward when I see someone like you.

She already has children.

She's still acting like a young girl...

Why do you old ladies all like to act young?

Is it some kind of strange phenomenon?
He sighed for a moment and said, "I'll disguise myself a little, so that guy won't recognize me as Shinichi Kudo..."

"After all, who doesn't know the famous Yukiko Fujimine?"

"Hehehe, there's nothing we can do about it."

Yukiko Kudo, a little smug after being flattered by her son, asked, "So, what should we pretend to be?"

"The same fat auntie from last time will do."

"Eh?!"

"Why?"

"There's no reason why. Just pretending like that is fine. It would be very troublesome if I were recognized. Even if I pretend to be a fat aunt, I can explain it clearly even if someone finds out."

"There's just no way to deal with Shin-chan..."

Soon, Yukiko Kudo disguised herself as the old fat old lady and followed Conan back to her home.

After returning home, Conan took her to the basement.

Then I saw a man lying on the bed, his body wrapped in bandages, looking rather pitiful.

Yukiko Kudo glanced around and had a strange feeling about her.

It feels like my little one is doing something shameful...

Conan ignored his mother and asked Shuichi Akai, "How are you feeling?"

"It's alright, nothing serious, just a broken rib." Shuichi Akai replied calmly, then looked at the plump woman next to Conan: "Is this the makeup artist you hired?"

“Yeah, that’s right.” Conan glanced at the woman next to him: “My mom’s makeup skills are pretty good; at least she can make you look completely different.”

"Professor Agasa is already helping to make the voice changer, and then you can start anew with a different identity."

Shuichi Akai nodded, looked at Conan in front of him, and narrowed his eyes: "You really surprise me."

"Let's get started without delay."

Yukiko Kudo glanced at Shuichi Akai in front of her and asked, "Do you have any requirements regarding appearance?"

"No," Shuichi Akai said calmly. "As long as I can hide my identity well, that's fine."

"It seems to be a practical idea..."

Yukiko Kudo stroked her chin. "Since you don't have any requests, then I'll just do it myself?"

"no problem."

Yukiko Kudo stroked her chin, thought carefully for a moment, then took out her makeup box and began to work.

As a former well-known actress who studied makeup with Toichi Kuroba, her technique is very skillful.

In no time at all, the transformation of Shuichi Akai, who was originally a bit rough and full of sexual tension, was completed.

He instantly transformed into a male college student with fair skin and pink hair.

Looking at the transformed Shuichi Akai, Yukiko Kudo still felt something was amiss. After a moment's thought, she said, "Your eyes are just too distinctive. It would be difficult to disguise them..."

"By the way, could you squint your eyes for a second?"

"Is that so?"

"Yes, that's what it feels like!"

Yukiko Kudo nodded in satisfaction. "That makes it perfect!"

Upon hearing this, Shuichi Akai also took a look at his current appearance in a small mirror.

I don't recognize myself at all...

Makeup is truly terrifying.

It's like he got a completely different face.

However, why does this technique feel somewhat familiar?

Shuichi Akai suddenly thought of a certain old woman.

But after thinking about it, he didn't take it to heart.

After all, that's how makeup is; the results are probably all pretty much the same.

(End of this chapter)