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

Chapter 679 Red Party Seminar - Part

After unilaterally solving Hondou Eisuke's problem, Akai Shuichi finally revealed the purpose of calling all the people here.

"Mother, your people also encountered the same situation yesterday, right?"

He first mentioned yesterday's 'accident'.

Both mother and son knew very well what it meant if their hiding place was discovered.

And it wasn't that there was a possibility of being discovered... but it was certain that their position was exposed. Otherwise, how could one explain that none of them survived in a 'safe house'?
The most crucial thing is, their evacuation and transfer operations were clearly carried out very secretly, so how could the organization capture their location so accurately?

They had long suspected that there was a traitor among their own people, but they still had no clues...

Apart from anything else, Shuichi Akai is still at a stage where he is suspected by his colleagues, so apart from James, he has hardly contacted anyone else.

"...Didn't we talk about this issue yesterday?" Akai Mary frowned, not understanding why her son brought it up again.

"It wasn't just yesterday." Akai Shuichi said calmly, "Also, before that, when we were surrounded by the organization, our gathering place was also exposed."

"What I am saying is that ... based on the pattern of action taken by the organization last time, if we don't take some measures, the same tragedy may happen again."

"And this time, you guys are also being targeted, mother."

The atmosphere in the air became increasingly heavy.

Akai Mari looked into her son's eyes and was not affected by the heavy tone: "Do you have any concrete evidence?
Do you think that we must fight back now because of the organization's probing behavior?
But don’t forget, our headquarters in Europe has already found a loophole in the organization, and now it’s those guys who are having trouble taking care of themselves.”

Akai Mary's meaning was also very clear, and it could even be said that it perfectly matched the thoughts of the organization's top leaders:
The top leaders of the organization are now really busy dealing with the multi-faceted attacks from MI6 and other official agencies in Europe, including but not limited to cyber warfare, guerrilla warfare, sneak attacks, etc.

According to normal thinking, the organization should have transferred some of its members from Japan, but for some reason, the unscrupulous boss did not do so.

——But Akai Mari and others don’t know this.

They all believed that the organization's manpower in Japan should be reduced and its actions would be restrained...

"Do you also think that the actions of those people yesterday were just a test?" Akai Hideo's eyes flickered, and he spoke out the words he had prepared:

"Indeed, if the organization is really in a state of panic right now, the actions of those people yesterday were probably just a trick... First, they wanted to make us feel fearful and afraid to act recklessly; second, they wanted to force us to make mistakes and make us alone so that they could take action."

"Yes, as far as I know."

"The number of members of the organization who stayed in Japan has not changed at all." Akai Shuichi said with great seriousness, "In the same situation of being isolated and helpless, the organization's advantage is far greater than ours."

"...You mean, the organization didn't send anyone back to reinforce?"

Akai Mary's expression gradually became strange. "What on earth is Japan so obsessed with? The resistance of the organization in Europe is not good at all. It can even be said to be a desperate resistance. If we were not worried about the outbreak of a large-scale war, I am afraid we would have almost reached the headquarters of the organization."

Although her statement is somewhat exaggerated, the overall trend is indeed correct.

"Also, where did you get this information?" Akai Mary stared at her son suspiciously.

Akai Shuichi remained calm and said seriously, "Have you forgotten what I just said? In the deal between me and Kiel, she is responsible for providing intelligence to the organization, and I must be responsible for protecting her brother's safety."

In fact, it was Lie who told him all these things.

"is it?"

Mary Akai's doubts did not disappear, but when she saw the look in her son's eyes, she understood something and did not continue to ask. She just nodded, looking convinced, and motioned for him to continue.

Sera Masumi and Hondou Eisuke are now in a state of bewilderment;
Conan silently followed the mother and son's thoughts and listened with a serious face, which made Akai Mary look at Conan with admiration.

"Also, Conan and I both received information about the organization's recent movements from an...intelligence source."

"The organization is currently collecting funds. There must be some important event..."

Shuichi Akai lowered his voice and repeated the information about the Ooka family to his mother.

And it also mixed in some misleading analysis:

For example, the Ooka family had a history of secretly smuggling arms, and it is very likely that they will take advantage of this opportunity to make money and smuggle some supplies to support the organization;
Another example is the possibility that the organization deliberately came to their hiding place to harass them in order to divert their attention...

In short, to sum up, what Akai Shuichi meant is:
"We can't ignore any move of the Ooka family. They are bound to do something big, and the purpose of the organization members hanging around in front of us is to distract us from the air traffic control. Therefore, we must not sit idly by and watch the organization's actions..."

…The above is not the original words, but it is correct to understand it this way. And when Akai Shuichi said this, he fully demonstrated his excellent nature as a riddler and tongue twister, and successfully led his mother and Conan into the trap by analyzing it over and over again.

Although Conan and Mary Akai both felt that something was wrong, they couldn't explain why, and they couldn't help but follow Akai Shuichi's line of thought.

In addition, Sera Masumi, who was well protected and didn't know much about most things, would ask a few questions in a low voice from time to time, and answer questions for Hondou Eisuke who was still confused...

Neither of them realized the big problem.

Seeing this, Akai Shuichi was relieved, took a sip of water, and continued to show his true colors. He also specifically explained Judy's previous situation, saying that he and other FBI members would act separately and decide to go to Osaka in person and sneak into the auction as a guest.

And it just so happens that Conan has Maori Kogoro. Although Soho Hongzi, who invited them to be the guest, died suddenly, fortunately, they have already reported the guest list...

In order to stop the organization's conspiracy, Conan also used all kinds of sweet words to fool Kogoro Mouri, who had no intention of going to Osaka.

In Conan's eyes, it was even easier for Shuichi Akai to sneak into the auction - he just had to forge a guest identity and sneak in. The middleman, Sufang Hongzi, was gone, so there was no evidence.

In addition to his own arrangements, Akai Shuichi also sincerely asked his mother: "Mom, we will be responsible for the operations in Osaka.

But you also know that the FBI is in a very bad situation right now, and I'm afraid they can't spare the time to find someone to take care of the child."

Akai Shuichi signaled Hondou Eisuke with his eyes.

"I hope that you can protect the child's life on behalf of the FBI until everything is settled and we receive the next stage of instructions from headquarters."

"Is that all?" Akai Mary frowned slightly.

Akai Shuichi said solemnly, "Rena Mizunashi is in danger of being exposed at any time in the organization. Once her identity is exposed, I am afraid it will implicate him. I also have things I must do, but I have made a promise in advance... I hope you can understand, mother."

His words sounded very sincere, and people could feel his innocent heart even from a meter away.

“…Really.”

Akai Mary sighed and shook her head, "You and your father are really cut from the same cloth... Don't worry about this little thing. As long as I'm alive, I will ensure the safety of this child."

In her eyes, taking care of Hondou Eisuke is indeed a small matter.

The relieved look on Akai Shuichi's face also made her naturally imagine that her son had made a promise with someone, so she had no choice but to bring them all over to take care of him. This was a logical and reasonable plot with a beginning and an end...

I have to say that the power of imagination is great.

At least, Shuichi Akai was a little surprised that his mother accepted this explanation so easily.

I couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

But when he thought about the upcoming plan, Shuichi Akai no longer had the energy to apologize.

...He felt that perhaps he should spend more time on how to save his life, and...

'Mr. Lin...'
Shuichi Akai held a small piece of paper tightly in his pocket.

'Will the Five Star Team's plan really work?'
He seemed to be asking himself, but... he had asked Lie the same question before leaving Lie's villa.

The answer is a resounding yes.

But Shuichi Akai couldn't figure out what the confidence was that made the organization come out in full force to confront them head-on in this plan?
——He was not questioning the ability of the organization or the Five-Star Group, but was wondering about the Five-Star Group. Why did they think that the organization would turn from dark to light as they imagined?

The organization is never good at open fighting...

Just as the major forces call the organizations, organizations are always rats living in the gutter - they will always jump out from the dark corners and attack you unexpectedly, and when you want to fight back, they will hide in the gutter again, making it impossible to find them and pull them out.

Organizations are like those rats in real life that you can never kill.

Can……

The plan that Rei told Akai Shuichi was, in essence, to let these rats abandon their comfortable underground environment and go to the ground to fight against them.

This act of voluntarily giving up the home court does not seem like something an organization would do.

What magic do those words on the note Lie gave him...
Akai Shuuichi was puzzled.

(End of this chapter)