Chapter 677: Breaking out of the shell is imminent
“Eh?! FBI agent?!?!”
“Shh, lower your voice, shh—” Zhu leaned against Zhu who was sitting on the hospital bed. Di quickly raised her finger to stop the screaming girl from saying something even more outrageous.
"Oh..." Before Mao Lilan helped cover her mouth, Suzuki Sonoko lowered her voice, but there was still excitement in her voice, "But, Teacher Judy is an FBI agent, so cool. ! So you came to Japan to investigate some case secretly?”
Thanks to the influence of cool and handsome spy movies such as the 007 series, when it comes to intelligence organizations and special departments, it is the first one to appear in many places. The image in people's minds is definitely not the image of a military policeman with the claws of the imperial court, taking life and death, but a strong, capable and handsome hero. Suzuki Sonoko's current reaction is not surprising.
"How is that possible..." Judy rolled her eyes and smiled, "There was a mistake in the last case I took over before coming to Japan, and I failed to arrest the prisoner. I was suspended because of this. I came to Japan to relax. I didn't Just kidding, I really like arcade games and have always wanted to come to Japan, so I decided to become an English teacher.”
This sentence is to explain to people who don’t understand the organization, and it is not entirely a lie.
After assisting the exposed Shuichi Akai to leave Japan, their team discovered Thomas Syndora’s connection with the organization and came to Japan again following his new work release event.
Thomas Sindora’s multiple illegal activities were exposed as the plan of Noah’s Ark was revealed. Kenmura, who received the gift of Noah’s Ark, arrived in the United States with evidence. Regarding the former Hiroki Sawada, The sufferings encountered by geniuses who died young are still rampant at this time.
But Thomas himself did mysteriously disappear in the embassy. They stayed in Japan because of this unexpected situation, and soon the news came that Belmode had disappeared.
It is not a lie to say that the criminal was not arrested because of poor investigation of the case.
“However, when this happened, my vacation was naturally canceled.” Pointing to the hospital gown on her body, Judy shrugged, “I could have stayed for another half month. I'm still going to take a good trip. Now, after recovering from this injury, I will go back and report to the headquarters."
"Is it because of the case two nights ago?" Looking at Judy's clothes. Mao Lilan pursed her lips at the looming bandage at the lower edge.
Although Teacher Judy was not really injured, in order to cope with the accountability of her boss at the FBI and to prevent the guy pretending to be a new doctor from seeing the clues, she still came to the hospital and was hospitalized.
Well, although after Conan's explanation, she understood a little bit about the intricate network of relationships behind it, Mao Lilan's expression was still a little weird when she saw Judy pretending to be sick seriously.
Is this what it feels like to have to lie with someone? I hope Sonoko doesn't mind...
"That's right." Judy skillfully explained the prepared explanation, "Because I haven't seen the Conan kid, I want to see him before leaving Tokyo. I'll catch up that night. I went to Dr. A Li's house. I happened to see a stranger dragging Conan and the little girl into the car. I felt suspicious and quickly drove after him."
"Wow, that's awesome." Hearing her describe it like this, the police chase scene in which Judy frowned and turned the steering wheel quickly came to mind, and Suzuki Sonoko was amazed.
“I chased all the way to the pier, but I didn’t expect that the other party had a gun. In desperation, I had to use the gun... I also want to thank my classmate Maori, who hid in the trunk and called the police, and rushed I came out to protect the children. I was injured in the gunfight and couldn't move, and the children were almost taken away." "Huh?" Suzuki Sonoko's expression froze as she listened with interest. ...Xiaolan, why are you in Teacher Judy’s trunk?”
"Well, during the farewell party that day, I accidentally discovered a strange photo wall in Teacher Judy's bathroom. I wanted to go to Teacher Judy to ask about the situation that day. But the teacher was not at home, but I found the teacher's photo wall in front of the apartment. The car, and the trunk was unlocked. I, I didn’t think much about it, just..." Mao Lilan laughed awkwardly.
"I didn't think much..." Suzuki Sonoko looked at her friend's expression blankly for a while, "You are better."
How could I just lie down without thinking much? Waiting for someone in the trunk?
Judy also looked at her sideways.
At that time, she was debugging the communication channel on the roadside outside the apartment. She didn't even notice that there was an extra person in the trunk as she was going back and forth.
Should we say that Mao Lilan has good hiding skills, or should we say that she is very lucky...
“I don’t know how to explain this.” Mao Lilan scratched her cheek, “But it’s really great that Teacher Judy is not a bad person. Okay.”
At that time, Mao Lilan, who was full of random thoughts, thought that this time he was going to play the role of stalking the boss behind the scenes and exposing his true identity. Without thinking, he chose a hidden location to hide. .
Well, judging from the final result, she really played a similar role...
Thinking about this, Mao Lilan looked at Judy and couldn't help complaining: "It can't be completely Blame it on me, the teacher hid so many photos of everyone so secretly. Apart from a few of us, there were photos of Karasawa and others, and those black and red marks... It was as if he was investigating the target killer. Yes, I was scared to death.”
In particular, it also includes photos of Karasawa and Akechi looking so exaggerated, with their names and titles written in black, and some marks drawn with red lipstick...
If it were Judy The bathroom at home is a little dark, so it’s no problem to just pan to a thriller.
The smile on Judy's face froze for two seconds, and it took some effort to return to its natural state.
That dead boy Karasawa...!
"No, I just posted some photos of my friends. Some of them were given to me by themselves, especially Karasawa..." When mentioning Karasawa's name, Judy unconsciously After grinding his back molars twice, "He saw my photo board and said that I really liked the look of handsome guys, so he posted all the photos of the handsome guys he knew!"
There were also those dark and weird annotations, which were also written by that boy Karasawa, and he even used up one of her eyebrow pencils and one of her lipsticks!
Can you say hello when you are playing with other people’s cosmetics?
She is here to investigate Belmode, not Karasawa and Akai Shuichi. There are only a few people who know the situation thoroughly. Why is she collecting so many photos!
Well, she admitted that it was her selfish intention to take a few more photos of the show.
"...It sounds like something he would say." Suzuki Sonoko raised her forehead, "Can't you post the photo outside? It's really easy to misunderstand."
"I did post it in the living room at first, but the Japanese friends I saw had strange expressions. After much deliberation, I had no place to put it, so I had to hide it." Judy, who had already compiled it perfectly, responded with ease.
"Ah, that's it..." Suzuki Sonoko's lips moved, thinking of Mao Lilan's description just now, she felt embarrassed to continue.
This is obviously a misunderstanding caused by Teacher Judy’s decorative aesthetic. Anyone who sees this weird and suspicious decorative style in their photos should be afraid of encountering a stalker. ?
It was completely clear from the face of the upright Sonoko Suzuki that she hesitated to speak, and Judy's fists on the quilt clenched again.
Karasawa, this damn boy...!
"So, were all the photos related to Tang Ze given to you by him?" Mao Lilan, who hesitated for a long time whether to ask about the photo, bit her lower lip when she heard this.
She could understand the other photos. It was normal for Judy, who came to Japan to track down cross-dressing international criminals, to investigate suspicious people.
Only, the photo of Karasawa and Goro Akechi...
That was a somewhat strange photo. The photographer was obviously not at the shooting scene. There was an open laptop screen in the photo. .
To be precise, this photo should be taken by the photographer looking at a photo or screen playing on an electronic device. It is more like secretly filming some kind of evidence.
It was this thought-provoking photo that made Mao Lilan dare not get too close to Tangze for two days, for fear that the thing behind the photo would be more terrifying than she imagined.
"...Ah, you saw that photo, right? That one, of Karasawa and Akechi-kun?" Judy saw her hesitant look and raised her eyebrows, "That one Ah, it was Karasawa and Akechi-kun who were helping me take a video of the small theater that was going to be used in class. Karasawa wanted to take it for me to confirm. He looked through it for a long time and said that he could only find this video of Akechi-kun. Photo, let me improvise, I want someone else to cut the newspaper."
"Is that the case?" Mao Lilan tilted his head uncertainly.
That doesn’t sound very reliable.
But forget it, now that Xinyi has started investigating, her random thoughts may only disrupt his train of thought.
"So, Teacher Judy, didn't you go cut it in the newspaper? You can go to SNS to find it. Many of Mingzhi-kun's fans will post his street photos..."
"No need!" Before Suzuki Sonoko excitedly shared her collection of handsome men, Judy raised her voice and interrupted, "I told you, I'm really not collecting handsome men!"
Of course she knew what it was, That was a video that Karasawa shot to fake his own death.
So why do you have to put such misleading things in her photos? Tang Ze, this damn boy!
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"A sneeze——"
"...You should change your mask." Seeing Tang Ze sneezing again, Haihara Ai couldn't help but move aside, "This is the third time. "
"Okay." After rubbing the itchy tip of his nose twice, Tangze put down the mask in his hand and took a new one from the place where the hygiene products were placed. "I don't know who is doing this. You're talking about me again now, it's annoying."
"Are you sure you don't have a cold or allergies?" Haiyuan Ai looked at the door of his laboratory and wrinkled his nose strangely." Are you sure you don't have any reaction to cognitive interference? "
Behind this door is the laboratory she set up in the Phantom Thieves' stronghold. Since the egg's reaction has become stronger and stronger, she has recovered. I haven't stepped foot here in a few days, for fear that the act of opening and closing the door would leak cognitive fluctuations and alarm the organization. Now that Belmode had been defeated and the 2-chome had been carefully cleaned up by Karasawa, it was relatively safe. Only then did she accept Karasawa's proposal and come over to take a look at the situation.
"Definitely not." Tangze said, glancing at the upper right corner of his interface.
He didn’t want to come to the laboratory to play with nothing to do. After putting the eggs in, Haihara Ai raised the environmental requirements of the laboratory to a higher level. When entering, he had to wear gloves and a mask as he does now.
The main thing is that after calculating the time, Zhu Fu Jingguang should have emerged from his shell today. He rushed with people to watch the excitement. Oh no, he was witnessing the miracle, so he didn't care about these details.
After observing his condition for a while, Haibara Ai nodded doubtfully and typed in the password to enter the door: "Okay, please tell me if you feel any discomfort."
"So, why do we even have to come?" Hoshikawa Hui, who was standing in line behind them, struggled to put on a second layer of medical gloves on his hands and complained softly, "Today's schedule is so tight, I am exhausted from running."
In order to prevent Kumel from showing any signs of being related to Belmod's plan, Hoshikawa Teru had to use the identity of Akechi Goro for the past two days to make a presence in every corner of Tokyo, pretending that today It’s also a day when the Internet celebrity detective works diligently.
After running and rushing back to the stronghold, he just wanted to find a place to lie down and recover blood, but he really didn't want to move.
"You have worked so hard for this day, why don't you come and see the results for yourself?" Tang Ze said in a tone of knowingly asking.
"You are very confident in your prediction." Asai Narimi put on her white coat and gloves, feeling even a little friendly and in a good mood.
"There is no need to predict this at all. You will know it when you see it." The leader, Hui Yuan Ai, waited for the door lock to open and shrugged.
As soon as they walked in the door, they understood what Huihara Ai meant.
"You can definitely tell it at a glance." Looking at the egg that had turned into ice cracks in front of him, Asai Cheng said sincerely.
"It has been cracked for several days. The cracks are now covering the entire eggshell. It must be fast." Haiyuan Ai crossed his arms, "...I am also very curious about whether miracles can be done. To what extent?"
Tang Ze found a stool for himself and took out a few cups of coffee from the tool bar while facing Haiyuan Ai's death gaze: "Okay, sit down and wait. Do you know how long it will take?”
"Don't drink coffee in the lab! Wear your mask!"
"It's okay, let's just take a look. Wasn't it okay if someone cooked in the lab before?"
>"I'm sorry to say that he even felt uncomfortable eating the cooked rice for two days!"
"That's just because the cooking was too unpalatable."
"Hey Hey..." Naomi Asai, who was dissed in front of her, clenched her fists and said, "I can still cook, but I'm just not very good at cooking."
"Hey, forget it, Chengshi. Some money can be earned for others."
"Why Mingmei, you..."
"Okay, let's sit down and drink together. "Pushing the angry Haibara Ai to her seat, Tang Ze also handed her a cup of coffee, "When he really shows up, if there is no problem with my magic, I will be busy next."
Whether it is explaining the situation to Zhu Fu Jingguang or arranging his identity and whereabouts, there is still a lot to communicate with him.
And…
A clear face of an old friend flashed through his mind. Tang Ze used the cover of the cup to lower the corners of his mouth and make a cold expression.
Zhu Fu Jingguang’s exposure is most likely a problem within the police, right?
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"Speaking of the murderer..." Seeing that the topic of the two little girls had changed from their photo habits to how the murderer would arrange the photo board, Judy said speechlessly. Stopping their conversation, "There have been serial murders in Miwa Town recently. You two should also pay attention to your safety. Don't act alone on the way back."
"Ah, that's that..." Suzuki Sonoko nodded in response, and just as they were about to discuss the case, there was a sound on the ward door behind them.
"It seems like someone else is coming." Mao Lilan whispered.
"Then we won't disturb you and let's take our leave first." Suzuki Sonoko quickly stopped talking.
"Pay attention to your health and get well soon, Teacher Judy!"
"I'll see you again in two days, have a good rest!"
The two girls looked towards me energetically Judy waved her hand, turned around, and passed by the tall man who walked into the room.
Suzuki Sonoko glanced at the white man with wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, who looked like a professor or scholar, and muttered in his heart.
Yes, Teacher Judy is American, so it seems that she may be a relative of hers? Or, colleagues?
As for colleagues, are they also FBI? He looks quite polite, but I really can’t tell...
The man standing in the center of the ward turned his head slightly, confirmed that the two people who had left closed the door again, took a few steps away, and then turned around He turned to look at Judy.
"How are you, Judy?"
"No vital injuries, no damage to the organs, nothing serious." Judy smiled at him, "Mr. James."
This James Blake is indeed the FBI, and he is a professional Higher officer.
If it hadn’t been for six years of undercover experience that Akai Shuichi had enough say in the FBI, then their entire team might have become James’ subordinates.
James is the commander in their department who is mainly responsible for matters related to the organization. This time it involves Belmod's situation, so it is natural for him to come to Japan.
Pressing the bandage on her abdomen, Judy's eyes flickered slightly.
He is also one of the people who cannot explain Tangze's identity.
To be precise, in order to protect the Miyano family and Karasawa Akira, Shuichi Akai shared all the information related to them to his teammates. In the FBI's knowledge, another informant lurked into the organization. Not clear.
That's why, after discussing with Akai Shuichi, she decided to fake it, pretending that she was indeed injured and hospitalized, and hiding the traces of Karasawa in this operation.
"Have the Japanese police accepted our argument?" Judy was thinking about some of the concerns she had communicated before, but she didn't show it at all.
Akai Shuichi’s situation is here, and communication and aftermath matters are not suitable for him to do.
Therefore, before the plan began, Shuichi Akai contacted the FBI to explain the situation of a possible head-on conflict, and James boarded a flight to Japan that day.
"Ah, more or less. After the kidnapper kidnapped the child, there was internal strife. He was bumped into by a passing vacation agent and finally escaped. They basically accepted this theory." James nodded, "There is no relationship with Japan. I owe them a favor for communicating with the police about the use of guns."
"Sorry for causing trouble to you..."
"It's okay, although the operation to arrest Belmod. It didn’t work out, but you haven’t gained anything during your time in Japan, right? Although this is the case that your team is responsible for, since I’m here on behalf of the boss, can you let me see those two children?”
(End of this chapter)