Conan: I'm Not a Model Worker in the Winery

Chapter 291 These days, the robbers are not simple

After going around in circles, Judy finally understood.

Perhaps, they underestimated the organization's capabilities...

But can we just let them give up like this?
How is it possible!

It looked like the black organization was about to do something big. How could they just sit there and do nothing?
That is irresponsible towards life!

As Shuichi Akai summed it up:
If one bottle of wine is used, the problem is money; if two bottles of wine are used, the problem is half about money and half about people; if more than three bottles of wine are used, there will basically be a death, at least one.

Shuichi Akai still remembers that including himself, Scotland and Bourbon, three people died on that day...

When he and Gin went on missions, half of them were for money, and the other half were for silencing people...

He was alone, and most of his work was dealing and extortion.

This can be reasonably inferred:
Thirteen people, it's not as simple as three plus three plus three plus three plus one...

Just like the last time the twin skyscrapers exploded, the police captured one, sniped one of their own, and there was at least one person behind the scenes...

More than a dozen people died that time as well.

Thinking of this, Shuichi Akai felt a little heavy.

Damn, there are thirteen people this time, they are not going to blow up the whole city, right?
The more I think about it, the more likely it is...

Finally, the three of them discussed it.

The mission cannot be interrupted and must continue, but perhaps the members who are arranged in the vicinity of the Tokyo area can be concentrated in Tokyo. If the members are more densely populated, it will be easier to deploy them.

The proposal received the approval of both James and Judy.

They re-adjusted the personnel arrangements:

All the personnel who were originally monitoring the various strongholds were withdrawn and deployed according to demand based on the intelligence obtained from Judy. They would not waste manpower in unnecessary places. They now had to focus on the purpose of the gathering to discuss.

After the redistribution, Shuichi Akai also specifically instructed Judy that it is best to be cautious in all actions and try not to be as blatant as before.

After all, the organization might be making a big move right now, and maybe something strange has aroused the organization's vigilance...

Moreover, the member of the organization whose origin and identity were unknown also made them alert and they dared not be as careless as before.

Shuichi Akai was also cautious and applied to transfer some people to his own team to be arranged by him personally.

"Also, I think it's best to abandon this place. In the future, we should try to communicate by phone to reduce the number of actual encounters."

Before leaving, Shuichi Akai made a suggestion.

They stayed in this place for a while, and to be honest, he himself felt that they were very suspicious...

Moreover, the base of the previous organization is nearby. What if someone discovers them and sends them a bomb meal? Wouldn't they be doomed on the spot?

It is better to reduce gatherings as much as possible and isolate at home in dispersed locations... No, just stay on standby near your mission point and act together when there are instructions.

James had no objection to this proposal, but Judy was a "selfless person" and usually blindly followed Shuichi Akai's words.

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The next day, autumn arrived.

After lying dormant for a whole summer…actually only for one day, the members of the organization began to become active again.

And the FBI guys were particularly active today—they needed to move.

In order to avoid crowds, they moved out of more convenient hotels and rented houses everywhere.

The head of the FBI, Mr. James Blake, is no exception.

Anyway, the rent can be reimbursed, so this little money is not a big deal.

However, after leaving the hotel, James discovered something was wrong - they were indeed being targeted.

"Akai-kun's suggestion is really timely." James sighed inwardly.

It can be imagined that if they had left a little later, the possibility of the hotel being bombed would have been quite high.

James was thankful for his timely evacuation, but he encountered a small problem -

Can he still leisurely look for a house to rent when he is clearly being followed?
The answer is definitely no.

Otherwise, if he rents a house today and moves in tomorrow, there might be a bomb or a gun welcoming him...

James wandered on the street for a long time, and unknowingly took the initiative to walk towards crowded places.

However, the distant gaze behind me is still there...

"This is not a solution."

James frowned.

This is a busy city, and it's a holiday. Logically, he should have been able to shake off the person after taking so long to follow him...but the other party's tracking skills were quite advanced. He entered the store several times and took several turns, but he didn't find the person following him.

At this time, he saw a car rental shop.

Mr. James narrowed his eyes slightly, then rented a van that was very common on the street and continued driving towards the place with heavy traffic.

but……

Once he reached a parking lot, James had a feeling the stalker was still there.

Old man: "..."

This guy is really a dog-skin plaster!
James walked along the road for a while and found that there seemed to be some activity going on not far away. With the mentality that he couldn't rent a house today anyway, he silently followed the crowd and went up to watch.

"A circus?"

James squinted at the promotional curtain on the street and pondered for a moment.

This seems to be a pretty famous circus...

Coincidentally, there is a convenience store nearby that sells circus-related items.

After thinking for a moment, James naturally walked into the store and bought some peripheral items. He also took a look at the circus brochure, but did not take it away. Instead, he read it several times and memorized it.

After that, he followed some customers out of the convenience store, bought a ticket at the circus ticket office, and successfully caught the last circus show of the morning.

Inside the performance tent, James finally stopped feeling that gaze and breathed a sigh of relief.

As expected, the people from that organization basically don't participate in any entertainment activities just as Akai-kun said... I hope I can get rid of them later.

James thought to himself.

however--

It was as if God was deliberately making things difficult for him today:
He watched the circus absent-mindedly, which he thought was quite good. As soon as he followed the crowd out of the stage, a group of reporters exclaimed and rushed over to surround him.

"Mr. Hawke! Didn't expect you to come to the scene in person?"

"Mr. Hawke, I wonder what you think of Paul and Ronnie's performance today?"

"Mr. Hawke..."

James was confused as he listened to a group of reporters calling him "Hawk" for a long time and "Hawk" for a short time. It took him several seconds to realize that these people probably thought he was the sponsor of the circus...

The problem is, apart from the mustache and the fact that they are both foreigners, he doesn’t look like that guy at all!

The corners of old James' eyes twitched, and he felt that distant yet close gaze again.

And he saw the little boy in the photo that Judy showed him in the crowd...

"…Um, I'm not Hawke."

(End of this chapter)