Conan: I'm really not the mastermind behind the scenes

The sound insulation effect of the small room is average.

Fortunately, everyone outside was paying attention to the Osaka police and Rena Mizunashi, and no one cared about the situation here.

Fūya Rei raised his eyebrows slightly. He did not directly ask about the other party's identity. Instead, he was curious about how Aoyagi Binkou made the judgment: "How did you guess it?"

Behind a door, Osaka police showed the bloody ring to others and explained their purpose. Aoyagi Akimitsu said in the background: "If it was the real Shi Kaobing, he would not make such a mistake. This is more like a frame-up."

Maori Kogoro reacted and said in a low voice: "Knowing that she had contact with Samukawa and was able to enter her room to put things... Could it be that Spider is one of her colleagues?"

Qing Liu Bingguang nodded and continued: "As for who Shi Kaobing is, I can't tell for now, but he will reveal himself in a while."

"Ah?" Maori Kogoro was extremely puzzled, "Exposed myself?"

"Yes. He will blow himself up."

Aoyagi Hiromitsu said with certainty: "As long as someone wants to leave after Mizuno is taken away, Shikaobing will definitely speak up to agree with that person."

……

A few minutes later, in the conference room.

Maori Kogoro walked out of the room. He did not question the fact that Mizunashi Rena was taken away. He showed an impatient expression: "Well, now that the suspects have been arrested, we can leave too, right? I still want to go back and catch up on my sleep."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was a brief silence at the scene.

As they were waiting in secret, a female voice sounded.

"Excuse me, can we leave now? I haven't eaten anything since I was suddenly called up this morning..."

It’s Pu Siqinglan.

Fūya Rei's eyes shone, but before he could say anything, the art dealer Qian Jiangyi, who was not far away, actually agreed: "Yes, I wanted to watch the opening ceremony, but now it's almost over."

Suddenly there are two candidates.

Furutani Rei glanced at Aoyagi Akimitsu without leaving a trace, but the latter did not respond. He also ignored the Osaka police's look of inquiry. The other party had no choice but to make their own decision and temporarily let all the suspects in the room go.

As soon as the door opened, Pu Siqinglan and Qian Jiangyi left impatiently. Maori Kogoro watched their backs disappear, and then looked at Kosaka Natsumi who stayed in the room temporarily and looked hesitant, and the Russian secretary who had just returned, and his face was not very good.

"dad."

Mao Lilan and Edogawa Conan walked towards him, and her face still showed disbelief that the famous female host suddenly became a suspect.

Kogoro Mori did not respond. He looked at Aoyagi Akimitsu who was in hesitation. He knew that this kind of question could not be asked in public, in case there were accomplices of the other party here.

However, Qing Liu Bingguang didn't care. He even walked to the door openly, looked outside for a while, and then said to the people inside: "If everyone else is fine, please go away too."

Veins popped out of Rei Furuya's forehead instantly. The Russian secretary was equally unhappy, but unlike Japan, where there was a lot of mold growing at home, he could say bluntly: "This is not your America. We don't need to listen to your orders."

"Then you stay." Qing Liu Binguang was not angry, but followed the other party's words and said, "It just so happens that I want to ask you for help with something."

Maori Kogoro has seen a lot of people in all the years he has been a detective, and he feels okay with being ordered around. He said to Maori Ran, "Ran, you two take Conan away first. I'll stay for a while."

Realizing that he might have work to do with the police, Mao Lilan nodded obediently, and together with Suzuki Sonoko, she pulled the reluctant Edogawa Conan away.

After they left, Kosaka Natsumi and her housekeeper hesitated whether to leave or stay.

She looked at the foreign-looking Aoyagi Akimitsu and Furuya Rei, then silently turned her attention to another police officer who looked completely Asian: "Excuse me, can we leave?"

The police officer who was questioned went to see his boss, and when he saw the boss nod slightly, he said, "You can go too. If there are any problems, we will come to you."

Natsumi Kosaka quickly left with her butler, and the door of the conference room was closed gently but not locked.

Maori Kogoro had a lot of questions in his mind. He looked at Aoyagi Akimitsu and asked, "Why are you sure the person is among them?"

"Scott is a man who likes to take advantage of others."

Aoyagi Akimitsu began to explain. He seemed to believe that everyone present was "his own people" and even directly pointed out the killer's name.

"With his collecting habit, he would not turn a Romanov dynasty artifact into a tool for framing. This is obviously Spider's personal behavior. Scoobing is an impatient person. After discovering this, he will rush to get rid of others and immediately run to question Spider."

Another police officer's eyes lit up: "So, if we just follow those two people immediately and catch them meeting with certain people, we can catch the two killers in one fell swoop?"

Fūya Rei gave him an expressionless look, and the latter sensed the dissatisfaction in his boss's eyes and fell silent instantly.

"The killer came to Japan with his men, and now we can't be sure where they are. They have been on the run for so long, and once Spider loses contact, they will immediately realize something is wrong and flee to other places to hide, becoming a hidden danger."

This is where the problem lies, especially since he knows that the people in these criminal organizations are very stubborn and it is not something that can be done in a short time to catch them and interrogate them to find out the whereabouts of others.

He considered other methods: "Following the enemy and finding their base is not an option. Most of these fugitives are very sensitive. Qingliu said that he can do magic and disguise himself..."

Tracking a magician who can disguise himself in a huge crowd is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

"So," Aoyagi Akimitsu stared at Furuya Rei, "we can only wait for him to bring them here on his own initiative."

His words were like a torpedo, causing everyone present to look at him in surprise.

The Russian secretary looked even more confused. He understood Japanese, but at this moment he did not understand what they were saying at all.

Maori Kogoro asked the question on everyone's mind: "What are you going to do?"

"This is what I would like to trouble Mr. Furuya and Mr. Chinnikov about - and Ms. Kosaka, I'll have to visit her later to ask for a favor." Aoya Akimitsu looked calm and smiled at Furuya Rei and the Russian secretary.

"Form a treasure hunting team. In the name of finding another egg of memories, take the suspect of Scoobing to a sparsely populated area and wait for Spider to lead his men to kill him."

absurd.

Furiya Rei wanted to retort, but he didn't say it.

The FBI is arrogant and unpopular, but Aoyagi Akimitsu is different. He is an undercover agent who returned safely from a criminal organization. Rei Furuya did not refute it immediately because he recognized this identity.

"So, you want me to send police to guard the place where you are going to hunt for treasure, and catch Scoob, Spider, and those guys there?"

"That's right," Aoyagi Akimitsu said, "The other egg of memory is in the castle of Miss Kosaka's family. Chairman Suzuki called me last night to tell me this. And the castle is on a mountain, there are no other residents nearby, so arresting them will not affect other innocent people."

Maori Kogoro looked as if he had lost a month's living expenses betting on horses: "This is too dangerous! And how can you be sure that the killer will bring those people here?!"

"It will come."

Aoyagi Binkou said with a firm tone.

"Spider is not doing well in the UK. The White Horse I mentioned earlier has sabotaged his operations several times. Spider is a killer. Failure in an operation means no reward and his reputation in the underworld will plummet. That's why he went to Japan to cooperate with Scoobing. He is really short of money now and needs to find treasures to sell."

"As for the other reason... he has to appease his subordinates."

The others were startled.

Only Furuya Rei was the first to react: "Because of the long period of no pay, his subordinates began to lose confidence and began to doubt his ability. Some even secretly contacted the former traitors to get rid of him."

"Yes."

Aoyagi Binguang looked calm and composed.

"Although he may have killed the restless subordinate, and executed the traitor and the person who took him in, this is only a temporary deterrent and cannot be abused. He needs a better opportunity."

“To truly appease people’s hearts, in addition to tangible benefits, we also need to deal with a common enemy—for example, me, the culprit who caused them to fall into exile.”

The surroundings suddenly became quiet.

Aoyagi Binguang, who was being watched by everyone, showed no signs of abnormality as he concluded, "Priceless artifacts and my life. With these two powerful baits, they will definitely come."

The Russian secretary finally understood their purpose at this time: "If you want to help the police arrest the criminal, I am willing to cooperate. What exactly do you want me to do?"

Aoyagi Akimitsu explained, "That's Miss Kosaka's home, so it's best to get her consent and accompaniment. And you're Russian, and you're here to find Chairman Suzuki for the Egg of Memory. With you participating in this treasure hunt for Russian cultural relics, they'll be more likely to believe it and fall into the trap."

Kogoro Mouri didn't know what to say, so he turned to look at Furuya Rei. He knew that this young man who was less than 30 years old would be the one who would make the final decision.

When Furuya Rei heard the reason why Aoyagi Akimitsu asked the Russian secretary to stay, he suddenly said:

"I'm from the National Police Agency. It's not easy to mobilize the Metropolitan Police Department's special police force. I need to get approval from my superiors. What if they come before this? In order to pretend it's an ordinary treasure hunting team, we can't send too many police officers to accompany you."

Aoyagi Binguang listened to him patiently and still did not show any nervousness.

"It will also take time for the spiders."

He said calmly, "The organization had asked him to come to Tokyo, Japan in the past to carry out activities. They had some gray properties with unclear origins. They are short of money now and it is impossible for them to find a house or stay in a hotel by themselves, so they will stay there temporarily."

"This time, Spider came to Osaka as a Nichimi TV employee. This identity is not convenient for him to have frequent contact with his subordinates, so most of them should still be in Tokyo."

Fūya Rei understood what Aoyagi Akimichi meant.

"If it were an ordinary person, they would tell the other party the destination and meet directly there. This would save the most time, but he would not do that."

"After all, he just experienced a betrayal from his subordinates." Qing Liu Bingguang continued, "Even if he was not hurt in the end, it left a thorn in his heart. So Spider would not tell the specific location in advance, but would rather waste time and find another place to meet up with his subordinates, and then take them to the destination together."

Listening to their discussions, Maori Kogoro finally found a suitable point to intervene:
"I just happened to accept the commission from Chairman Suzuki. Now it seems that the incident was most likely done by Scoobies or Spiders. So I will join the treasure hunting team."

Aoyagi Binguang did not refuse.

"But..." Maori Kogoro paused, "Two assassins are still a bit dangerous. Can we catch Shikaobing first?"

"I'm afraid not." Qing Liu Bingguang said regretfully, "First of all, I'm not sure which of the two it is. Secondly, according to the habits of that organization, members who act separately will send encrypted messages to each other regularly to ensure the smooth operation. If we catch one of them in advance, it will easily alert the other."

Maori Kogoro was puzzled: "Don't you know the encrypted information?"

Aoyagi Akimitsu: "Although I have been there, I was often sent to different companies to check the security situation, and I am not very clear about the information encryption method of the operatives."

Maori Kogoro showed his half-moon eyes and murmured, "I didn't realize you were a multifaceted spy."

Aoyagi Binguang smiled helplessly.

"It's not 'multi-faceted'," he said lightly. "After all, I quit soon after."

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I originally wanted to finish it in one chapter, but I found that there was still a lot, so I divided it into two chapters.

The next chapter may be shorter. (End of this chapter)