Detective: I'm Sato Miwako's Informant

The leader quickly tried to smooth things over: "I'm sorry, this is a top-secret mission, and it's really not appropriate for outsiders to know about it."

"I see..."

Shiraishi Osamu nodded, took out his police handbook, handed it over, and said with a smile, "Then let's check each other's identification!"

"Ok."

The eldest brother also took out his identification documents, and at the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief.

In order to carry out this kidnapping, he began to make preparations in many ways, including having his identity prepared long ago.

The police handbook and the name are real, but the person's picture on it has been switched.

When Shiraishi Xiu opened it, he couldn't help but twitch his lips. He saw that it read—

【Chiba Kazanobu】

He didn't need to look at the rest; he picked up another police handbook and started reading it.

[Wataru Kita]

Looking at the two names, he fell silent for a moment, unsure of what to say.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing him like this, Miyamoto Yumi became a little curious and came over to take a look. When she saw the two names, she was stunned. Then she looked at the two people in the police car, her heart skipped a beat, but she still kept her composure.

But she had already made up her mind.

She recognized both people by their names, but they definitely didn't look like the two people in front of her.

So the person in the police car was the kidnapper that Sato Miwako had mentioned on the phone.

that's it……

The scene fell silent for a moment.

A murderous glint flashed in the leader's eyes, but he asked in a gentle tone, "Is something wrong?"

"fine!"

Shiraishi Osamu shook his head and returned the police car manual to them.

He casually raised his wrist to check the time.

Suddenly...

call out!

puff!

Two strange sounds rang out at the same time. The driver and the policeman's hands were instantly wrapped in spider webs, and the boss had a bright anesthetic needle on his forehead. He rolled his eyelids and passed out.

"what……"

Before the second brother could even finish his shout, a hand was already aimed at him.

"Don't move! Or we'll shoot!"

"I...I won't move...I won't move..."

The second brother was so frightened that his face turned pale. With a gun pointed at him, cold sweat poured down his face. He really didn't dare to move, fearing that a misunderstanding would lead to him being shot in the head.

Yumi Miyamoto's mouth gaped open in an "O" shape. Only then did she realize that the matter had been resolved in the blink of an eye.

Her eyes lit up as she looked at Shiraishi Xiu. This man really surprised her; he gave her a strong sense of security.

Shiraishi Xiu said to the man next to the second brother, "Sir, if he has a gun, please confiscate it."

"Ah... thank you! I'm saved!"

James Black seemed to snap out of his daze at this moment. He first thanked the kidnapper, then quickly snatched the pistol from the kidnapper's hand and jumped out of the police car.

A dozen minutes later...

Police cars surrounded the central avenue.

The three kidnappers were taken away.

Sato Miwako and Yukiko have arrived and are now listening to Miyamoto Yumi's boastful talk.

"Let me tell you!"

“I was pretty tough back then. I just pulled out my pistol and pointed it at them. They were so scared that they didn’t dare to say a word or move.”

"Ugh……"

"This is so boring. I was hoping they would put up a fight, and I could show off my marksmanship."

"pity……"

"What a pity..."

As Sato Miwako listened to her best friend 460's boasting, she immediately raised her hand like a child.

Yumi Miyamoto nodded: "Miwako-san, is there anything I can help you with?"

"Yeah, Yumi, I remember you're from the Ministry of Transportation, where did you get the gun?"

"Ah...this..."

Miyamoto Yumi blushed slightly, unsure of what to say. She hadn't expected this question to be such a mistake!

Ayumi and the other kids immediately became suspicious, their faces showing distrust.

Ayumi said sweetly, "Yumi-neechan, were you lying just now?"

Yumi Miyamoto's face turned extremely embarrassed: "No, what you're saying is true. I deserve some credit for catching those three kidnappers this time."

Yukiko glanced at everyone, frowned, and said, "Shiraishi... uh... where's Inspector Shiraishi? He's the one who caught the man, so why haven't we seen him?"

Yumi Miyamoto turned around and was taken aback. She looked around and said in surprise, "Wait a minute, I remember he was just here. Where did he go?"

Conan stroked his chin, lost in thought. He wasn't particularly concerned about Shiraishi Osamu's disappearance; what worried him most was that James Black, who had been kidnapped, was also nowhere to be found, which was truly strange.

Chapter 0239: The General's Trail

On the road to Shinjuku.

Inside a black Jeep.

Shuichi Akai was driving, and James Black was sitting next to him, watching the scenery rushing past.

The atmosphere inside the car was quiet, but there was no sense of oppression; on the contrary, it felt incredibly relaxed.

Both of them had something on their minds and understood what the other was doing, but unfortunately neither of them spoke up.

This is probably the tacit understanding between men, or perhaps it's just that men are like this—they always like to keep things to themselves and not share them with others.

For a long time…

Shuichi Akai spoke first: "As expected of you, you've got a knack for it. I didn't expect you to leave behind such a code. By the way, since you discovered they were fake police officers, why did you still do it?"

"Ha ha……"

James Black laughed, accepting Shuichi Akai's praise as a matter of course. After all, he had been in this industry for so many years and his experience was definitely very rich, so he could handle this kind of praise.

He took off his glasses, wiped them gently, looked out the window, and said with a relaxed expression:

"I just heard that you all cared a lot about that kid, so I left clues to test him. I heard that he was the first to discover it this time, but unfortunately, that police officer was really capable and ended this matter before it even started."

"Shiraishi...repair..."

Shuichi Akai couldn't help but mutter to himself that although there weren't many people he couldn't understand in his life, if you really thought about it, there were only a handful.

And Shiraishi Osamu was one of the people he couldn't see through.

Every time he gets close to the other person, he feels a sense of danger, the kind of danger that could lead to his being killed.

Therefore, he also knew that Shiraishi Xiu was definitely not as simple as he appeared on the surface, but rather a tiger hiding in the shadows or sleeping.

When someone approaches his hunting range or wakes him up, that's when he suddenly attacks and hurts them.

"I saw it today. His watch is a bit special, it looks similar to that kid's. But if we're comparing, his watch is more advanced and has more functions."

"What, you want to get one for me too?"

"I doubt it. This kind of thing is obviously privately made. To get it, you'd have to spend a fortune. It's only useful for occasional ambushes, but for our line of work, it doesn't really improve security much."

"That sounds impressive, but you just don't have the connections. Otherwise, I believe you would definitely have gotten one for yourself."

"Heh, you..."

James Black shook his head helplessly.

What annoyed him most was this about the kid; he never showed any consideration for his superior's feelings when he spoke.

But this is also what he admires most: when there's something to do, he does it without procrastination or rigidity.

"But what surprised me today was that you actually cut off your long hair."

"I just want to change my luck. It's because I keep getting dumped by my girlfriends..."

As soon as the red light passed, Shuichi Akai immediately turned the steering wheel, but there was a hint of sadness in his eyes.

Although he spoke casually and nonchalantly, the image of a woman who had died tragically remained in his heart.

Because he's the one who caused all of this; if it weren't for him, this might not have happened.

Silence fell over the car again.

The two remained silent.

for a long time……

Shuichi Akai spoke first: "Why did you come out today without telling anyone, and why are you dressed like this?"

James Black chuckled: "Judy said to actively lure out those people from the organization. So I thought of playing the rich cowboy, since that organization is short of money. If they kidnap me, they can extort a large sum of money, and we can use that to draw them out. I was quite happy when I was kidnapped, but I was really disappointed when I found out that I wasn't one of those people."

Shuichi Akai said calmly, "You're wrong. They did come today, but I scared them away."

Andrei Camer was taken aback.

He looked at Shuichi Akai with a puzzled expression.

If what he said is true, today would have been a golden opportunity. It's such a pity that it was ruined by one of our own people.

Shuichi Akai knew what he wanted to say and offered his explanation: