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Chapter 142 Vermouth in Danger! Judy's Doubts

Rice flower town.

Mihana Apartments, 25th floor, Judy's home.

"Shinichi Kudo, Yukiko Kudo, Conan Edogawa, Fumiyo Edogawa"

Judy looked at the four photos pasted on the dressing table mirror, her brows furrowed, and she pinched the bridge of her nose with her hand and sighed.

"According to my investigation, these four people are clearly two people. But why is Shinichi Kudo's body in this state? Could it be related to the Black Organization?"

She also had a complicated history with the criminal organization, so she knew a little more about it than most people.

When she was young, Absinthe came to her house and killed her parents, and left his fingerprints on her father's belongings, which are the glasses she wears now.

She was eventually taken away by her father's colleague, an FBI agent, along with her glasses.

It was for this reason that the FBI learned that Chris Vineyard, Sharon Vineyard, and Absinthe from the Black Organization were the same person.

They also indirectly learned that the Black Organization might be researching something terrifying: a drug that could reverse aging or preserve youth forever.

Otherwise, Vermouth wouldn't be able to remain so young at this age and still need to use disguise techniques to conceal her true appearance.

This information was top secret within the FBI, and very few people knew about it, and she happened to be one of them.

So when she discovered that Conan Edogawa was actually Shinichi Kudo, she was shocked, but she quickly came to her senses.

As for why she investigated Conan, it was Conan's own doing. He kept staring at Jodie in the elevator, which alerted Jodie, and she then began her investigation.

With her skills and abilities, obtaining Conan's fingerprints and Shinichi Kudo's fingerprints was a piece of cake. So after comparing them, she basically concluded that Conan was Shinichi Kudo.

Although she didn't fully understand the inside story, based on some information, she guessed that it was pretty close to the truth.

The gist of it is that the Black Organization developed a drug, and Shinichi Kudo unfortunately became a guinea pig for the experiment. As a result, Shinichi Kudo did not die, but instead turned into the appearance of an elementary school student.

Based on her speculation, this drug might be the one that Shirley developed, a replica of the Silver Bullet from back then.

This intelligence was obtained by the FBI after infiltrating the black organization to conduct an investigation, and Jodie was also very clear about the relationship between Sherry, Akemi Miyano and Shuichi Akai.

Shuichi Akai was also aware of his kinship with the Miyano sisters.

Furthermore, Shuichi Akai also has a grudge against the Black Organization, not because of the Miyano family, but because of his father, Tsutomu Akai.

Tsutomu Akai was originally an agent of the British M16. He was asked by his good older brother, Yasuharu Haneda, to go to the United States to investigate the truth behind the death of his son, Koji Haneda.

Before the truth of the matter could be uncovered, they encountered a criminal organization and were subsequently hunted down until their whereabouts became unknown.

Shuichi Akai joined the FBI because of his father, and began investigating the black organization to avenge his father.

In addition, his mother, Sera Mary, is also a member of M16 and is currently living in the UK with her sister.

"If it really is related to the Black Organization, Conan might be gathering intelligence on them right now. That's not good news," Jodie sighed.

The Black Organization is not an easy group to deal with. If anyone investigates it, it will immediately kill the investigator, just like Akai Tsutomu did back then.

Of course, many people in the underworld know of the existence of black organizations, but very few individuals conduct large-scale investigations into them.

Very few people know about this drug.

The fact that criminal organizations have been able to establish themselves in the United States and have not yet been eradicated may be related to this drug.

In the eyes of those politicians, this drug has a fatal attraction for them; otherwise, they wouldn't have been sending people to infiltrate the black organizations one after another.

As for the interests of the United States, they simply don't care.

Gu Gu Gu Gu.
Just then, Judy's stomach growled. Touching her toned abs, she said softly, "Ugh, using my brain makes me hungry. Let me make some instant noodles."

After glancing at the photo pasted on the wall, she turned the mirror, and the side with the photo disappeared, replaced by another mirror.

Afterwards, she left the room and went to the living room, took out a bowl of instant noodles, and then boiled water to prepare to make the noodles.

Suddenly, a light came on on the balcony.

"Has Mr. Kitahara returned at this time? It seems his shop is doing quite well."

"I'll go eat there next time, and I can bring Xiu with me."

Her face fell when Shuichi Akai was mentioned.

Since arriving in Tokyo, she had not seen Shuichi Akai, and had not even spoken to him on the phone more than a few times.

"At this time, Xiu should still be investigating Miyano Akemi's matter. After all, it is related to the black organization, so the investigation is a bit difficult."

Buzz buzz.
A bell suddenly rang.

Hearing her phone ring, Judy looked around her room: "Why is someone calling at this hour? Is it Xiu?"

She quickly grabbed a book and placed it on top of the instant noodle box, then went into the room and answered the phone.

And this phone call was made by Shuichi Akai.

“Show, is something the matter?” Judy asked.

She remembered that Xiu had said that she wouldn't usually call, and that she shouldn't call back.

Now that he's calling, it's probably because he's found out something important and needs her cooperation.

It might be about Akemi Miyano.

"Judy, according to intelligence from headquarters, Vermouth has returned to Tokyo from the United States and is currently at the Beika Restaurant!" Shuichi Akai's cold voice came through the phone.

Because of the fingerprints on Judy's glasses, the FBI learned Vermouth's true identity.

So now the FBI has tracked down Vermouth's whereabouts, but they don't dare to follow him recklessly.

After all, absinthe also has a nickname: the Thousand-Faced Witch.

If they discover they are being followed frequently, this intelligence might be exposed, which would be troublesome. That's why they can only monitor Chris Vineyard or other names at immigration checkpoints and boarding gates.

That's how they were able to track down absinthe.

Their ability to track down Vermouth's whereabouts was also related to their previous attack on the Black Organization's intelligence network in the United States.

If it weren't for this incident, Vermouth would never have gone back to clean up the mess, otherwise they wouldn't have discovered it so easily.

The plan last time was truly a stroke of genius!

“Absinthe!” Judy’s face darkened upon hearing this code name.

She witnessed her father being killed and nearly died herself, so her heart was filled with hatred for absinthe.

She desperately wanted to rush over and kill this woman to avenge her parents, but she couldn't now; she needed to consider the bigger picture.

"Calm down, Judy."

Shuichi Akai could tell from Jodie's words that she was quite emotionally agitated, so he made a point of reminding her.

He knew very well the complicated relationship between Judy and Vermouth.

But now is not the time to go catching absinthe; there's a difference between catching one fish and catching a net full of fish.

Shuichi Akai now wants to use absinthe to capture the others and wipe them all out.

Especially his dear nemesis, Gin!
Upon hearing this, Judy took a deep breath, her expression calming down considerably: "I'm very calm now, don't worry, I won't ruin the plan."

“That’s good.” Hideaki Akai nodded and continued, “Now we just need to keep an eye on Vermouth. That way we might be able to follow the trail to Gin’s base, or even wipe them out in one fell swoop.”

"So now you mustn't make any rash moves, understand?"

"Don't worry, I can tell what's more important," Judy said. "Besides, it's been so many years since my father was killed, I don't mind waiting a few more years."

More than ten years have passed, and she is not in a hurry for this moment.

But in the end, she still had to kill Absinthe to avenge her father, and no one could stop her.

"Okay." Shuichi Akai said, "That's all the information I had to tell you. You should get some rest. I'm hanging up now."

Just as Shuichi Akai was about to hang up, Jodie quickly said, "Shuichi."

"Is there anything else?" Shuichi Akai frowned.

Hearing Shuichi Akai's cold tone, Jodie felt very uncomfortable.

“I’d like to invite you to dinner at Kitahara Chinese Restaurant. When would you be available?” Jodie asked, a glimmer of hope in her eyes as she awaited Shuichi Akai’s reply.

If possible, she still wants to rekindle her relationship with Shuichi Akai, but judging from the current situation, Shuichi Akai has already closed his heart and locked away his love.

Her goal is unlikely to be achieved.

Shuichi Akai remained silent for a long time after hearing this.

This silence plunged Judy's heart into despair. She forced a smile and said, "If not..."

"Okay, let's do it tomorrow. I'll be free tomorrow."

"After you get off work, we'll meet at the store. That's all for now, I have some things to take care of."

After saying that, Shuichi Akai hung up the phone, casually tossed his phone onto the sofa, and a rare look of annoyance appeared on his face.

"Aminmei, is this your revenge against me?!"

After a period of investigation, he learned that Miyano Akemi was not actually dead, and that she had resigned from her original job and then quickly joined Kitahara Chinese Restaurant.

As for the reason for joining the company, she probably reached some kind of agreement with Amuro Tooru and wanted to transfer him out.

After all, he knew exactly what Amuro Tooru was thinking.

He wanted to kill him to avenge his good brother, and incidentally use his head to curry favor with the organization, so as to gain a more central position.

He had been trying his best not to think about Akemi Miyano, but now that Judy had brought it up, he felt he shouldn't run away from it and it was time to face the issue.

Thinking of this, Shuichi Akai breathed a sigh of relief.

"Xiu agreed so readily, is there something wrong with her?" Judy stared blankly at the phone after it was hung up.

She thought Shuichi Akai was going to refuse, but he agreed right away.

This was truly unexpected for her. Although it was surprising, the good result was enough.

"Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. I'm going to eat noodles first!"

at the same time.

Kitahara Natsuhiro, who was taking a shower next door, had overheard the entire conversation between Jodie and Akai Shuichi, and understood it all perfectly.

I knew Vermouth had a huge "Danger" written all over her forehead!

"Tsk tsk, Vermouth is still too soft-hearted. If she had killed Jodie back then, none of this would have happened."

"Your heart isn't hard enough!" Kitahara Natsuhiro sighed.

If it were him, he would definitely make sure Judy's family was all together.

He wouldn't joke about his own life.

However, he did not intend to tell Vermouth about this.

Although the hero saving the damsel in distress trope is cliché, it works!

(End of this chapter)