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

Chapter 297 FBI: A Sorrowful Feeling
In a hotel in Toriya Town.

James Blake, who was rescued from the kidnappers by the police, Professor Agasa and the Junior Detective League, breathed a sigh of relief.

Because he was a different kind of victim in this kidnapping, he should have kept a record after being rescued...

But in order to get rid of the stalker, James briefly explained the situation and ran away when the police were not paying attention.

Of course, he couldn't escape alone...

"It's certain that we have been noticed by those guys."

By the guest room window.

Shuichi Akai, who was wearing a short jacket, lifted the curtain, looked outside, then looked away with a cigarette hanging from his lips.

He was sure that the last time he was sprayed with water in the face was just an accident. When he was the only one smoking, the fire prevention device did not react at all.

James nodded and sighed, "I didn't expect this stalker to be so difficult to deal with... Fortunately, the robbers mistook me for someone else, which gave me a chance to escape."

When he was pulled out from the crowd of reporters by the kids from the Junior Detective League, he wanted to use the excuse of treating them to a meal to see if he could find a way to get rid of the stalker.

But when he was trying to get the car, he met two people who claimed to be police officers and said his car was stolen.

James noticed the problem at that time, but after thinking about it, he realized that this might be a good opportunity to escape.

He made a blind call to Akai Shuichi on his cell phone, and the latter found his location using the positioning device between members.

Originally, Shuichi Akai planned to stop a car and create chaos to take the people away, but he and James did not expect that the secret code left by James casually was actually cracked by the Junior Detective Team, and they decisively asked the police for help.

"Akai-kun, the boy Judy found is really not a simple person..."

Mr. James' expression was a little solemn.

"Indeed... But strictly speaking, this child was not found by Judy." Akai Shuichi took out three photos that he had copied from Judy, "This is one of the targets of that woman..."

He narrowed his eyes, took away the photo of the brown-haired woman, and stared at the photo of Conan and Mouri Ran for a while.

Really, the more he looked, the more he felt that the two people looked very familiar.

He had an impression of Mao Lilan. He had seen her in the United States a year ago, and he also ran into her once on the road...

But when they met each other in the United States, Shuichi Akai felt as if he had met Ran Mouri somewhere before.

And this little boy too...

James didn't know what Akai Shuichi was thinking about, and said with a serious face: "The reasoning ability of that little boy is very surprising. I'm afraid it's no less than that of an ordinary adult."

"...Well, reasoning ability doesn't really have much to do with age."

"The main thing is, why did that woman target him?" Old man James stroked his beard. "Is it because of this ability?"

"Who knows."

Akai Shuichi shrugged, "But judging from the nickname, 'cool guy' is more like a compliment. The other party may think that this boy has great potential and wants to win him over."

"...Training since childhood? It's not impossible." James thought about it and felt that it seemed to make some sense.

Shuichi Akai remained silent, staring at the photo in deep thought.

This name is actually a bit strange...

Logically, it is more normal to call a child that young "kid", and "guy" is usually used to refer to teenage boys. Did he miss something?
While Akai Shuichi was thinking, James said:

"Akai-kun, thank you for today... But I think that organization is probably just like you said, and has been very defensive against us. The next actions may not be smooth. We must be careful that the organization may snipe at us."

James' expression was a little unhappy.

Speaking of this, Akai Shuichi raised his head and said, "That's not necessarily true..."

"Huh?" James was stunned. "Not necessarily? What do you mean?"

"It's impossible for everyone in the organization to be as skilled as Mr. James in tracking him." Akai Shuichi speculated, "Also, even if someone in the organization is monitoring us, it's unlikely that they can determine the information of all our members... So at the moment, the organization's actions against us should not be clear. Moreover, we have now dispersed our members. If the organization really takes action, they will definitely not go to the trouble of cleaning us out."

James was stunned for a moment, thought for a moment, and nodded, "It seems to make sense..."

"Besides, do you think the organization will really be that vigilant?"

Akai Hideichi said with some sarcasm, "In their eyes, I'm afraid we are just a bunch of minnows."

This knowledge was not only acquired from his undercover work in the organization, but also based on what happened today, the organization might look down on the FBI...

Especially those who only see the surface of the problem will definitely think like this:
Look, the FBI can handle any random robber on the street, what are they afraid of?
James: “……?”

Why did Akai-kun start attacking his own people today?

Shuichi Akai looked up and saw the confusion in James' eyes. After hesitating for a moment, he decided to keep his guess about the organization's possible reaction to himself.

It would be good to let their own people feel that the organization is more vigilant towards them, so that they will not be too careless in their actions.

"By the way, it seems that Judy has found a place to live." James said again.

"Yeah, I know, she sent me a message too."

Akai Shuichi took out his phone and glanced at it. "But I think we should try not to go to her place to prevent being targeted."

Judy had close contact with that woman, and there might be someone from that organization nearby...

"So Akai-kun, what are your plans next? The people assigned to you are already in place."

"I plan to go to Kitagawa, Nishitama, and Yokohama to have a look. There seem to be traces of them in these three places..."

"…Yokohama? It doesn't seem to be in Tokyo."

"Ah, that's right, but some members of the surrounding community passed by there when they came to Tokyo and said they saw some suspicious-looking men in black."

Akai Shuichi put out his cigarette and said, "I plan to go there and observe for a while. It shouldn't take too long..."

"So recently, I'll have to ask Mr. James and Judy to take care of Tokyo."

James had no objection: "Don't worry, I will pay more attention."

At least I can't be followed or kidnapped anymore...

but.

These days, criminals in Japan are becoming more and more rampant, and every criminal has a gun in his hand.

Let these people in the FBI have no sense of accomplishment at all.

(End of this chapter)