I'm in Detective Conan, and the system has appointed Batman.

Chapter 405 Counter-Sniping, Shuichi Akai and Gin's Unexplained Synchronization

— Scott Green, Timothy Hunter, Kevin Yoshino.

Compared to Mark Spencer, the last person mentioned by James Black, the first three knew each other and were more likely to be the murderers. However, Shuichi Akai could not find a reason why these three had to come to Tokyo.

These three are criminal suspects, but they have alibis proving that they were not the ones who actually committed the murder.

Therefore, although the FBI knew perfectly well that the dead were all Mortician Hunter's enemies and that the three were highly suspected of murder, the FBI headquarters had no choice but to abandon the arrest operation due to the identities of the three men and the lack of any evidence.

In fact, FBI headquarters had no confidence in the Tokyo branch of the FBI in Japan, led by James Black.

These geniuses were so vague in their reports that they couldn't handle this kind of investigation. So, the FBI headquarters simply sent a few color classified faxes as usual, asking James Black to investigate the information on the faxes, and then filed them up.

And this proved to be true; even when searching based on the photos in the fax,

FBI agents in Tokyo searched for two and a half days, but they couldn't even find the three people, let alone conduct a security check. Without finding them, any talk of a security check is meaningless.

However, just when everyone was at a loss, someone noticed something amiss.

—Judy Styling

Judy Sterling suspects that the previous series of sniper attacks on the Mud God Association is related to this, speculating that the three snipers may have come to Tokyo to seek revenge against the Mud God Association. As for the reason?
Uh, Scott Green runs a car repair shop in Tokyo, and there's a guy named Kiriko Busujima in the neighborhood who likes to speed around town.

What if one day this Kiriko Busujima goes to get her car repaired after causing a disturbance, and then refuses to pay Scott Green, causing Scott Green to bring his gang over and level the mud or something...

She herself felt that this conjecture was very unreliable, so she only investigated it as a supplementary information perspective.

Then I found it.

Judy relentlessly investigated the people at the auto repair shop and finally learned from a regular customer that Scott Green seemed to have a good relationship with Kiriko Busujima, the girl in the photo Judy showed him, and that she had seen them chatting.

Then, Judy was shocked and immediately went to investigate the relationship between Kiriko Busujima and Scott Green.

She was horrified to discover that Kiriko Busujima and Scott Green had no media connection whatsoever, but the regular customer had clearly said he had seen the two of them sitting together chatting, so how could they have no connection at all?

Email? Mobile phone messages? Phone calls? Emails? Surveillance records?

No, not a single one. It was as if someone had erased all of this information. She sent this information to Shuichi Akai, and after confirming this, Shuichi Akai became even more suspicious.

—The Mud Ginseng Association, the Steel Association, and the Dongchen Association all suddenly appeared on the same day.

These three organizations are undoubtedly connected to some extent, and one of the Steel Society's purposes in attacking the Suzuki Foundation seems to be to lure out and kill Batman. Is it possible that the Mud God Society and the East Star Society did the same?
If Scott Green was actually closely associated with the Mud God, those connections have been erased.

Meanwhile, Kiriko Busujima herself died in a previous assassination attempt targeting high-ranking members of the Muddy Sea Association. Is it possible that some unseen force erased the relevant information to cover this up?
If that's the case, then Muddy will have found three top-notch snipers and will have orders to lure out and kill Batman.
So, where, when, and what target will the Mud God choose to strike to ensure a significant enough impact to force Batman to come out and save people?
Shuichi Akai had his answer.

This is precisely why he was heading towards a counter-sniper position near the Mihana Municipal Building.

He knew that Chen En was Batman, and Suzuki Sonoko was Chen En's girlfriend. At this moment, the two of them were inside the Beika Municipal Building, so sniping Suzuki Sonoko here would definitely lure out Batman!
“This is troublesome,” Shuichi Akai muttered.

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"This is troublesome. What exactly are Ireland and Curaçao up to?"

Gin's voice was slightly irritable.
He had just received a message from Rum, who said that the access key to the Tokyo base had been changed and that he should remember to contact Rum or Curaçao in advance if he wanted to enter the base next time.

This is a huge humiliation for Tamah. He has to report to Rum when he enters the base.

And what's the deal with Curaçao?

Why did Curaçao come to Tokyo? When did he arrive? Why didn't he get any warning? What exactly is Rum planning? Although he doesn't dislike Curaçao, don't expect him to like him either...

If it weren't for Curaçao's special status, he would have rushed into the base right now and made that guy reveal everything!

"I don't know, boss."

Vodka blinked and said.

—You're a real bot.

Gin glanced at vodka, then remained silent.
He shouldn't have asked Vodka. That guy knows nothing. It would have been better to ask Chianti and Cohen. Those two have gone elsewhere to recover from their injuries and have already escaped this vortex. They might have a clearer understanding of the situation.

"...No matter what, let's take revenge first."

Gin whispered.

As one of the Nine Gates of Detective Conan who has mastered the "ineffective effort" technique, no one can deny Gin's dedication to effort. However, due to plot requirements, Gin's efforts often end in vain or with negative effects.

For example, defeating Pisco before he could reveal Ai Haibara's identity, and attacking Ireland before Ireland could reveal Shinichi Kudo's identity.

Now, Gin has finally made a valid effort.
Through his own information channels, he confirmed that Ireland intended to help the Mudsink Society erase the connection between Scott Green and Kiriko Busujima, and that the Mudsink Society, like the Steel Society, was supported by the Shadow Cabinet.

So, the Muddy Waters Society, the Iron Society, and even Ireland all share the same goal: to take down Batman.

The Iron Man Society's method is to target the Suzuki Foundation and force Batman to show himself.

Then the mud-slinging group might use the same old trick, targeting Sonoko Suzuki at the Beika Municipal Building, in order to lure out Batman. In other words, these three snipers will appear at the sniping point near the Beika Municipal Building.

What Gin needs to do is very simple.
That is to find the sniper position's sniper position, which is also the counter-sniper position, and then use your own sniper rifle to get revenge for the shot that Morticie Hunter almost shot him in the head!
"As everyone knows, I never hold grudges."

He whispered,
"Because I always seek revenge whenever I have the chance, and no one can live to let me hold a grudge!"

(End of this chapter)