The world of science is unscientific

So the five little ones went up and made up an "Uncle Thomas" story, and then rescued him.

It was a bit hasty, but it still succeeded.

What could Yusuke Suzuki possibly say?

After everyone left, the man thanked them in English and then introduced himself, saying, "My name is James Black. That incident was really a downer."

"Actually, I'm here to meet a friend. I don't know if any of you have ever encountered a man with long hair?"

What, are you looking for Gin?

Yusuke Suzuki immediately thought of Gin, and his long, flowing blonde hair, which was even smoother than Vermouth's.

“There were too many people watching the performance, I don’t remember much,” Professor Agasa recalled for a moment, then suddenly remembered what Conan had just said, “By the way, Conan, how did you know he wasn’t Mr. Hawke?”

“Because of what he said,” Conan, who never pretended to be knowledgeable, “Uncle just pronounced ‘can’t’ as ‘kant’, right?”

That's so-called standard English. Someone who grew up in the American South speaking with a British accent—just compare the photos carefully, and you'll see the conclusion.

"Little brother, your observation is too keen!" James Black said, somewhat surprised. "What's your name?"

"My name is Edogawa Conan, and I am a detective."

“It’s not just Conan who’s a detective,” the three kids immediately chimed in. “All five of us are members of the Junior Detective League.”

As she spoke, Ayumi revealed her detective armband.

"Sherlock Holmes!" James Black exclaimed upon seeing the armband. "So, you're the Baker Street Guerrillas?"

Not long ago, they took a stroll through the streets of London from 100 years ago, and the three little ones naturally nodded excitedly.

"To be honest, I was born on Baker Street. By the way, it's quite a coincidence that we met. How about I treat you to a meal?"

"I know a restaurant that has a really delicious dish."

Yusuke Suzuki had been observing him silently. He felt a sense of familiarity about this guy, as if he had seen him before, but he didn't know who he was.

Did you come by car?

"Yes, two cars are more than enough to accommodate everyone."

James Black thought for a moment, "I'd better go get the rental car; it'll be too much trouble to come back later."

"Could you please drive me? I'm not really used to driving on the right side."

"Sir, since you're not used to driving on the right, does that mean you don't live in England right now?"

James Black glanced back at Conan. "That's right, I was actually born in London and grew up in Chicago."

Ai Haibara gently scratched Yusuke Suzuki's palm, her eyes showing some wariness.

The radar is activated?

That shouldn't be the case. I've never seen anyone like that in my organization. Grown up in Chicago... Could he be an FBI agent?

Let's get in touch again.

Seeing that Professor Agasa was still hesitating, Yusuke Suzuki simply said, "Then I'll go and drive the car over. It's fine to come back for the car after we finish eating."

Soon, Yusuke Suzuki returned in his car, but James Black had vanished without a trace.

"It's been 40 minutes already," Professor Agasa said, glancing at his watch. "That's strange."

"Well then, shall we leave Professor Agasa here and go see what's going on?"

Mitsuhiko made a suggestion, which Yusuke Suzuki thought was feasible.

Because of the long-term deterrence, the three little ones are now used to waiting for his nod before taking any action. When they see that he agrees, they immediately run out happily.

After thinking for a moment, Yusuke Suzuki followed. The other party was probably the FBI, and now they were entangled with Conan, so the old man could be pretty sure that they were involved in some case.

There aren't many parking lots in the area that can be easily reached on foot, and the group quickly found James Black's car.

Inside, there was a white lion doll from a circus. The car door was open, and the keys were still in the ignition, suggesting the driver was deeply involved in the case and might be a victim.

Are you guys looking for someone?

Just then, a few children ran over and said, "If you're looking for a foreigner with a beard, he and two uncles in coats went in that direction."

Conan immediately gave chase, while Yusuke Suzuki followed slowly. As for Ai Haibara, she held onto his hand tightly and never let go.

"What did you find?"

Suzuki Yusuke arrived late, and Conan showed him the white lion phone charm he had found, saying, "It's the one Mr. James bought."

The other party had shown them this before.

"Is that blood on it?"

Upon hearing this, Suzuki Yusuke noticed the bright red stain on the ribbon. He leaned in and smelled it. "It's blood, very fresh."

"P&A?"

Conan looked at the blood-stained characters and asked in confusion, "Why was only 'P&A' marked?"

"Panda".

Yusuke Suzuki said softly, "'&' is written as 'and' in English, and when combined with 'P' and 'A', it becomes 'panda', right?"

"But what does this mean?"

"How would I know? I'm not James himself."

Conan: "..."

Don't be so self-righteous!

“Wait a minute,” Yusuke Suzuki suddenly realized, “if the message was left in a hurry before getting into the car, then ‘panda’ might refer to a police car.”

Conan suddenly realized that if that was the case, then it made perfect sense!

Seeing that the three children were still confused, he had no choice but to explain, "Police cars are only black and white. Japanese police sometimes jokingly refer to police cars as pandas."

Furthermore, Mr. James was born in London, where British police cars used to be black and white, and the word 'Panda Car' even existed in dictionaries.

"Ayumi, where's your detective badge?"

Yusuke Suzuki remembered another key point and asked about it.

Ayumi looked around and exclaimed, "It's gone! Oh right, I remember showing it to Uncle James just now, it should be on him!"

Conan was overjoyed and immediately used his glasses to track the location, and sure enough, he found the other party's location information.

"I'll call the police first. Could you please ask Takagi and the others to help set up a checkpoint?"

Yusuke Suzuki took out his phone, but Takagi actually rejected him.

"Yusuke, this is just speculation. The information is so unclear, I can't do that."

That makes a lot of sense. He remembered hearing Shiratori Ninzaburo say that Takagi had a previous record of being fined, and it wouldn't be good if he were punished for that again.

To everyone's surprise, Miwako Sato took the phone. "Yusuke, this is Sato. Speaking of which, I should thank you for what happened last time."

"You already know... I'm pretty sure about this case; the other side probably still has firearms."

“I see,” Sato Miwako’s tone became more serious. “There just happened a traffic accident nearby, and Yumi is directing traffic. I can ask her to help.”

"Tell Yumi to be careful, the other person is dangerous."

After describing James's physical characteristics, Yusuke Suzuki hung up the phone and then drove with Professor Agasa to the checkpoint.

Chapter 168 First Team-Up with Shuichi Akai

During the drive, Yusuke Suzuki kept thinking about James Black's identity. The more he thought about it, the more familiar he seemed to be. He had a feeling that the other party was the head of the FBI in Japan.

At the police station, Sato Miwako also took Takagi Wataru with her on their journey.

Upon arrival, Conan quickly got out of the car, and Ai Haibara hesitated for a moment before finally pulling Suzuki Yusuke back.

"I don't quite feel right about this person."

"To be more specific?" Yusuke Suzuki pulled out the car keys. "Is it the same as seeing Gin?"

"No, not really..." Ai Haibara felt conflicted. "I can't really describe how I feel."

Yusuke Suzuki comforted Ai Haibara for a while, then smiled and said, "It's alright, don't worry."

Before long, the three of them found Yumi Miyamoto. Under pressure from her, the three little ones went to eat with Professor Agasa.

"Mr. Suzuki, let's look for it together. There are just too many vehicles."

Yumi Miyamoto is a typical high-quality beauty. Yusuke Suzuki always felt comfortable whenever he saw her, and in his eyes, she looked somewhat like Akemi Miyano, which amplified his positive feelings towards her.

“Okay, but be very careful, the other party probably has a gun,” Suzuki Yusuke reminded again, and then followed the other party to begin the inspection.

Although he suspected the target vehicle was a police car, that was just a guess. Since he had the opportunity, it was better not to miss any vehicle.

"Miss, could you let us through here first?"

Not long after, a head popped out from the back seat of a police car and called out.

"We need to finish the on-site evidence collection before dark."

Yusuke Suzuki followed, and the two men who spoke sandwiched the 'suspect' between them, covering the 'suspect's' head with their jackets.

More importantly, these two guys really don't have the slightest bit of a police officer vibe.

He was pretty sure it was this car. Even if it wasn't, the people inside were all quite suspicious and definitely not good people.

However, Yusuke Suzuki did not interrupt rashly. The person sitting inside had his right hand hidden at his waist and abdomen, so he was probably holding a gun.

The possibility of an accident is too high in such a confined space as a car.

After listening to their conversation, Miyamoto Yumi thought for a moment and then nodded, "Alright, you two go ahead."

Thank you.

Watching the car drive away, Yumi Miyamoto sighed, "There are hardly any foreigners to be found."

"Already found."

"Hey?"

Yusuke Suzuki took out his phone to contact Officer Sato. At that moment, Conan also ran over from the other side of the street, clearly having discovered the target had just left through the tracking function of his glasses.

After clearly explaining the direction the vehicle left in and its license plate number, he then gave Yumi Miyamoto an explanation.