Gin doesn't want to work hard

“If you can officially confirm my identity, I will agree to the cooperation you just mentioned.”

"But before that, you must make sure your identity is no longer discovered."

Shuichi Akai tried to get Conan to play the role of a child properly.

The safest approach is to bring this up in the name of a transaction.

Although I haven't had much contact with Conan.

But this child is perceptive and suspicious, and likes to get to the bottom of things.

If things continue like this, he'll be exposed to Gin sooner or later.

Conan is unaware of Shuichi Akai's thoughts.

However, Shuichi Akai's demands were not unreasonable and did not benefit him in any way.

In a sense, this cannot be called a transaction.

This seems to be just to give Conan a chance.

Conan, of course, would not refuse.

"Then it's settled!"

Conan and Shuichi Akai reached an agreement.

After dealing with Conan, Shuichi Akai closed his eyes, indicating that he needed to rest.

Seeing Shuichi Akai's reaction, Conan's lips twitched.

However, given Shuichi Akai's physical condition, he will not be able to leave the hospital for a while.

As for Kurosawa and Gin...

Conan turned to look at Kurosawa.

Seeing this, Kurosawa also lay down on the bed, closed his eyes, and looked like he refused to communicate.

Conan: ...

Forget it, let's wait until Kurosawa's injury heals before discussing this further.

"...Then we'll be going now."

Conan tentatively asked, hoping for a response from the two.

Shuichi Akai didn't say anything.

Kurosawa responded, but did not open his eyes.

Conan: ...Alright then.

He turned and glanced at Professor Agasa and Ai Haibara.

The two of them had already reached the door.

Seeing this, Conan didn't linger any longer and followed them out.

"Click."

The door closed.

Kurosawa and Shuichi Akai opened their eyes at the same time.

Kurosawa stood up, sat facing Shuichi Akai, and reached into his pocket.

Shuichi Akai watched Kurosawa's actions, his eyes narrowing slightly, but he remained silent.

Kurosawa rummaged around and pulled out a bunch of odds and ends.

It included a gun, a broken cell phone, a knife, and some bullets.

Shuichi Akai looked at the large pile of things and felt a strong sense of familiarity.

These seem to be his things?

Kurosawa placed the items on the bedside table.

“Mr. Akai, these should all be yours.”

Shuichi Akai ignored the large pile of items and just looked at Kurosawa.

He was waiting for Kurosawa to explain.

"...Gin."

Kurosawa said a name, then fell silent.

Shuichi Akai frowned slightly.

Gin?

Did Gin give these to Kurosawa?

Why did Gin do this?

Shuichi Akai looked at Kurosawa, trying to get an answer from him.

Kurosawa avoided Akai Shuichi's gaze and refused to answer.

Shuichi Akai sighed and asked a different question.

"Why did you save me?"

Kurosawa blinked.

"You saved me first."

Akai Shuichi was unmoved.

“Even if I hadn’t shown up back then, Gin wouldn’t have killed you.”

Although Gin had already drawn his gun, Shuichi Akai did not think he would kill Kurosawa.

For Gin, Kurosawa should be a very important person/pawn.

Otherwise, Kurosawa wouldn't have had the chance to appear here, let alone save him.

Upon hearing Shuichi Akai's words, Kurosawa fell silent again.

Looking at Kurosawa, who had fallen silent again, Shuichi Akai felt a long-lost sense of weariness.

The last time I had this feeling was when Gin dumped all the tasks on him.

Shuichi Akai shook his head, trying to banish the eerie sense of familiarity from his mind.

He no longer expected Kurosawa to speak up.

If he keeps asking like this, he probably won't get a definite answer by tomorrow morning.

Shuichi Akai decided to ask the question in a different way.

First and foremost.

"Does Gin know that you saved me?"

Kurosawa glanced at him but didn't say anything.

He is thinking.

From Gin's perspective, if a severely injured Shuichi Akai were lying in front of him, his first reaction would definitely be to send him on his way.

If anyone dares to stop him, he'll kill that person too.

Therefore, Gin shouldn't know that Shuichi Akai was rescued.

Kurosawa then shook his head, indicating that Gin was unaware of this matter.

Shuichi Akai was not surprised by this answer.

Gin even pulled out a bomb.

It would be strange if they let him go for no reason.

It's possible that Kurosawa secretly saved him without Gin's knowledge.

As for how Kurosawa saved him without Gin's knowledge...

Even Gin couldn't remain sober under the lingering effects of the bomb.

Kurosawa may have taken advantage of the time when he and Gin were both unconscious to secretly rescue him.

Shuichi Akai speculated.

As for why his personal belongings ended up in Kurosawa's hands...

It's highly likely that Kurosawa went back to find Gin after that.

Something must have happened during this time, otherwise Kurosawa wouldn't have brought himself to the hospital so openly.

It's remarkable that Kurosawa would bring him to the hospital without any attempt to hide it, and allow Conan and the others to follow him.

There's only one possibility: Kurosawa knows that Gin won't be paying attention to this anymore.

But how did Kurosawa divert Gin's attention?

Shuichi Akai frowned in thought.

……

Kurosawa looked at Shuichi Akai, who was frowning, without saying a word.

He turned around, took a mini game console out of his pocket, and started playing it on silent.

The game console screen was rather small, but the images on it rotated very quickly.

Soon after, Kurosawa felt his eyes become sore.

He put down the game console, rubbed his eyes, and wondered if he should switch to another game.

Shuichi Akai thought for a while but didn't get an answer.

But it's definitely true that Kurosawa was coerced by Gin.

He looked at Kurosawa, who was facing away from him, head down, seemingly doing something, and spoke.

"Mr. Kurosawa, I would like to invite you to join the witness protection program."