No one understands the laws of Collider better than me.

Then, the Porsche's radio picked up a news report—that Itakura Suguru had been murdered. And this had happened yesterday afternoon, yet it was now the early hours of the next day…

"Damn it! What are those guys in the intelligence department doing! Our target has been dead for hours and they haven't told us! When did our Black Organization become like the British Ministry of Foreign Affairs—relying on the news to gather intelligence?!"

This breaking news caused Gin to curse wildly, drawing his Beretta and wanting to rush into the intelligence department's location to kill all those useless idiots. Then Vodka shouted, "Big brother, forget it, forget it!" It took Gin a while to calm down. Once he calmed down, Gin immediately dialed Kitahara Masaki's number.

"Hey! Yawenyi, didn't a man named Itakura Taku die yesterday?"

"Yes, is he a low-level member of our organization? Or is he one of the senior programmers you recruited before?"

"The organization outsourced some kind of software to him, but after he died, someone impersonated him and planned to lure us into an ambush."

What do you mean "we"? Even if you were to get shot, it would be your own fault, it's none of my business.

"How could that be! Ah, but the news of Itakura Taku's murder should have spread far and wide at that hotel by now. After all, Itakura's body had to be brought out after he died, and many people saw it back then."

Kitahara Masaki already knew why Gin was asking this. He probably thought that not many people knew about Itakura's death, and the person who could use this information to lure them out must be among those few. After identifying the suspect, Gin certainly wouldn't look for evidence like the police. Instead, he kicked the door open, pointed a Beretta at the suspect's head, and questioned him.

So Kitahara Masaki told him that the news of Itakura's death was not suppressed in any way, and was simply treated as an ordinary murder case.

Damn!

Gin slammed his fist into the fence beside him again, denting the steel railing. Vodka's eyes twitched involuntarily behind his sunglasses.

"You need to go and determine right now whether any of Itakura's belongings contain anything related to the organization. I want all of his electronic devices!"

"Hey, don't be so unreasonable. All his things at the hotel have already been moved back to the evidence room."

“I don’t want to hear excuses! Now is the time for you, the undercover cop, to shine! Don’t call again until you’ve brought all his electronics back!”

After saying that, Gin hung up the phone, while Kitahara Masaki continued to look at Haibara Ai's computer. By this time, they had returned to Professor Agasa's house. In order to avoid the possibility of any tracking programs on the software disk, Kitahara Masaki had already hidden the disk in a safe place.

Kitahara Masaki smiled as he watched Haibara Ai skillfully delete the surveillance footage around the station. Among the people Vermouth had brought, a few were not very familiar with the process, and quite a few places had been filmed.

"Sigh, I thought you were going to ask me to crack that software."

"There's no need for that. In the end, as long as the software hasn't fallen into the hands of the organization, it's fine. We don't need to make any VR programs that can deceive people. Even if we know that the software has powerful functions, I still prefer to use direct dialogue."

Kitahara Masaki was never greedy. For him, there was no need to develop any brainwashing software. He just needed more manpower, manpower that would make even Gin feel troubled.

Because poor Gin has failed his mission again, he will definitely do everything he can to find clues in order to regain his dignity. Therefore, Kitahara Masaki will kindly tell him some false clues, which will naturally be fabricated by Haibara Ai.

Gin wants clues, right? Kitahara Masaki will give him plenty!

Having been betrayed again, Gin was completely unaware that the clues he was investigating were false. He diligently pursued the false leads and would definitely not have the opportunity to pay attention to Kitahara Masaki's movements for the foreseeable future.

At this point, the BOSS should still be at the US headquarters. If they can lure him to Japan later, Kitahara Masaki can fight on home turf while he fights away. So, Kitahara Masaki's goal isn't just to psychologically damage Gin and keep him busy; he also wants to attract the boss's attention and make that high and mighty guy realize that Japan isn't a place that can be easily conquered.

So, after all the preparations were complete, Kitahara Masaki began his plan against the FBI.

He and Vermouth had already devised a plan to lure them in, and were just waiting for a plausible reason to contact Ms. Judy. After all, even though Kitahara Masaki had met the FBI agent a few times, he honestly had no reason to seek out an English teacher from the United States.

However, he wasn't in a hurry. Rather, he was certain they would meet again, just as Conan was bound to cause cases. As an FBI agent, she was bound to stumble upon a few murders. Or perhaps Kitahara Masaki would create a coincidence, leading this FBI agent, who was unusually obsessed with Vermouth, into their pre-set trap.

At that moment, she would be so overwhelmed by what she most wanted to see that she would reveal Shuichi Akai's whereabouts.

Chapter 230 The Fish Has Taken the Bait

Sigh, after being in Japan for so long, all I've gotten is such a vague and unreliable clue...

As Judy walked down the street, intending to go home, she thought about how her recent investigation had stalled, and she didn't have many solutions, much less the chance to bother Shuichi with this.

At this stage, the intelligence she values ​​most is that of one of Evelyn's friends, a mysterious person whose catchphrase is the same as Vermouth's: "A secret makes a woman woman." However, although Judy has established contact with Evelyn, their relationship is progressing very slowly. It can be said that for this outgoing American, the thinking of law enforcement personnel is always out of sync with that of the big capitalist families.

Does this mean I'll have to be an English teacher here for several more years?

For her, who wanted to avenge her father, nothing was more painful than simply waiting for her enemy to appear.

She, Ran, and Sonoko just solved a case: an office worker was living on the ceiling of a convenience store's toilet, which led to a series of thefts. The store manager initially thought it was the work of an employee, but the final outcome was quite unexpected.

However, the ones who solved the case were Xiaolan and her boyfriend. Judy was already anxious about the progress of her mission, so she had no idea what was going on.

This also caused her great distress. She had been sent to Japan by the FBI to eliminate the Black Organization. Although their main task was to find clues about the Miyano sisters, the investigation in this area was also fruitless. After all, the Black Organization was the one who destroyed the clues. These guys would use bombs or set fires at the drop of a hat. Basically, those things that had been turned into charred remains were so bad that even they couldn't tell if they were human or not.

As Judy was feeling a little disappointed, she was about to reach her luxury apartment when she suddenly saw a striking couple at the hotel entrance in the distance—Masaki Kitahara and Evelyn. The two walked slowly arm in arm, and despite having just finished a meal, they exuded an atmosphere of walking on a red carpet.

Just as Judy was about to leave, having no excuse to approach the two, she suddenly saw a woman get out of their car. The woman seemed to be on good terms with Evelyn, and the two were chatting and laughing before saying goodbye.

This suddenly appearing friend was clearly Evelyn's friend, but what shocked Judy was that this woman was actually Chris Vineyard! She was a famous and mysterious American actress, and most importantly, she was one of Vermouth's aliases!

This was something Judy discovered through her own investigation. After obtaining the glasses with Vermouth's fingerprints, she had been investigating women who would say, "A secret makes a woman woman." At the funeral of Sharon Vineyard, her daughter Chris uttered the same phrase. The persistent Judy not only discovered that Chris was Vermouth, but she also found that Sharon and Chris were actually the same person. After comparison, their fingerprints matched (the probability of two people having identical fingerprints is said to be one in 640 billion). In other words, Vermouth's appearance remained unchanged, and she remained agile, as if she had stopped aging.

When Judy saw Chris heading to the parking lot, she immediately ran to start her car and followed her. If she let this opportunity slip away today, she didn't know when she would have another chance!

Although Chris is quite famous in the American film industry, she never attends any parties, only appearing when receiving awards. It's truly my lucky day that I bumped into such an elusive member of the Black Organization today!

Thinking of this, Judy immediately notified the other FBI agents, asking them to come and provide support as soon as possible.

However, what she didn't expect was that the person she was following was Kitahara Masaki, who had disguised himself as Chris, while Vermouth disguised herself as him and drove home.

Moreover, the two of them knew in advance that Jodie would return via this route. After Jodie and Ran encountered the convenience store case today, Ran called Conan shortly afterward, asking her boyfriend for advice. The well-informed Kitahara Masaki naturally knew that Jodie-sensei was also present, so he and Vermouth made preparations in advance at a large restaurant near Jodie's house—or rather, they disguised themselves as a couple going out for a nice meal.

When the two returned to the car, Kitahara Masaki was certain that Judy did not have a thermal detector and had no idea that there were only two people in the car. Then, the two of them quickly disguised themselves and created a coincidence that Chris had also arrived nearby, and that they could also say hello to their friend Evelyn.

At this point, Judy had no doubt about the coincidence and walked headlong into the trap set by Kitahara Masaki. However, she was unaware of it and even called her FBI friends.

Kitahara Masaki had already had the drone lock onto Jodie's car and was closely monitoring the unfamiliar cars that appeared behind him. He also sent the license plate numbers to Haibara Ai via mobile phone, asking her to help check the information of the car owners. If it was rented, it must be someone from the FBI, and there were also cars that were previously there—with checkpoints belonging to the Japanese Public Security Bureau.

Come on, let's see how the FBI will deal with the Japanese Public Security Bureau's investigation.

The reason why the Japanese police set up roadblocks at the intersection was because of Kitahara Masaki's arrangement. A few days ago, when Kitahara Masaki was drinking with Amuro Tooru, he 'inadvertently' revealed a piece of information—that he had heard someone from the traffic division at the Metropolitan Police Department say that they had seen someone resembling Gin and Vodka driving a Porsche. Because their car was an expensive antique car, the people inside did not look like wealthy people. Instead, they looked like two gangsters who had stolen the car. So the traffic police checked the information about these two people and found that there was nothing wrong with it.

Kitahara Masaki then burst into laughter, and, taking advantage of his slightly drunken state, said:

"These two are criminals that the Public Security Bureau is hunting down. The fact that they're driving such an eye-catching car while operating in Tokyo is either because they love that car too much, or they're two idiots. So I think the traffic department must have made a mistake."

After listening to Kitahara Masaki's "drunken truths," Amuro Tooru thought about it and then had the Public Security officers take turns on duty to set up checkpoints on major roads in Tokyo to check for drunk driving. After all, there was a legitimate and aboveboard opportunity to arrest Gin without involving Bourbon's identity. He had to try it first!

So... there have been more checkpoints for drunk driving in Tokyo lately. As outsiders, the FBI naturally didn't notice anything, but for Kitahara Masaki, this meant the stage had been set.

Chapter 231 Great minds think alike

"Each group takes turns tracking! Remember not to let the target realize we are being tracked! The target is most likely a member of the Black Organization—Vermouth."

After tracking for a while, Judy calmed down and realized that she hadn't thought about why a big star like Chris would come to Japan and meet with Evelyn and Kitahara Masaki. People of their status wouldn't show up so easily just because of friendship; they must have a deeper purpose...

Could it be that the Black Organization, seeing that Kitahara Masaki, a young police officer in his twenties, had already reached a high level in the Metropolitan Police Department and still had room and time for promotion, intended to use him as a key to obtain information about the movements of the Japanese police?

If that's the case, I'll have to subtly remind that police officer, but it would be terrible if I messed things up and made him suspect my identity instead.

Judy considered several possibilities and possible responses, but none of them were close to the fact that 'the person driving in front was not Vermouth, but Kitahara Masaki'.

Kitahara Maki drove leisurely in a modified car, the kind of car whose information couldn't be found in the traffic system at all. Furthermore, Haibara had already cleaned up the surveillance footage of him driving the car to the restaurant.

In short, even if the car is impounded, it's impossible to find any clues pointing to him. After all, the next step is to check the Japanese Public Security Bureau's card. Although Amuro Tooru won't be there, he will definitely be notified quickly if something happens.

The real hope of the Japanese police is—don't let me down.

Having thoroughly mastered the patterns of police checkpoints over the past few days, Kitahara Maki suddenly rolled down her car window as she approached the checkpoint, her right hand outstretched and gripping a handgun (in Japan, the driver's seat is usually on the right because cars drive on the left). This sudden turn of events shocked even the FBI agents tracking her. This member of the black-clad organization dared to use a gun in Tokyo! Had she gone mad?!

Snapped!

An FBI agent was shot in the left shoulder, cried out in pain, lost control of the vehicle, and crashed into a street lamp.

Of course, this was also the result of Kitahara Masaki's calculations. As long as this FBI agent doesn't mess up, he definitely won't hit any pedestrians. Besides, leaving him alive would actually give the police more clues when they track him down... and the benefit of catching up.

After firing a shot, Kitahara Masaki immediately accelerated, stepping on the gas and crashing into the traffic cones that the police had placed on the side of the road. The two police officers disguised as traffic officers naturally saw this chase scene and were even more surprised that the one being chased dared to use a gun in Tokyo.

So when they contacted their colleagues and Amuro Tooru, one of them ran to check on the driver who had crashed into the lamppost, while the other immediately got into the car and chased after the two groups ahead.

"How to do!"

"Retreat! The Japanese police have noticed you now. There's no point in chasing anymore. The best outcome would be that you become someone else's asset. Even if you catch that member of the black organization, you won't be able to take her away!"

James immediately issued the order to retreat over the radio. As a veteran FBI agent, he knew very well that the current stalemate in the investigation was not only due to the lack of clues, but also to the Japanese Public Security Bureau's rejection of them as outsiders. He was certain that if they were caught red-handed, the Public Security Bureau would not hesitate to write a report as long as a bachelor's thesis to expel them from Japan.

As a spy and agent, engaging in a chase in the city would already signify mission failure, so he made a decisive decision to have everyone evacuate immediately.

"Let me keep chasing! My identity has definitely been exposed, and besides, the car I was driving was registered in my own name. The police investigation will definitely find out later, so let me keep chasing!"

After thinking for two seconds, James agreed to Judy's request, but not out of consideration for Judy's desire to catch her father's killer. Instead, he clearly saw Judy as a necessary 'pawn'!

Although the failure of this operation was not Judy's fault, in order for the others who rushed over to escape safely, someone had to step up and take the risk to continue the pursuit of the member of the black-clad organization!

"Good luck, Judy."

"Thank you."

Judy understood that although being caught by the police wouldn't result in waterboarding like the CIA's favorite method, she would definitely be deported back to the United States. The State Department would probably have to go through a lot of trouble, and she might only be assigned to an office clerk position when she returned to the United States.

In these final moments, I must capture Vermouth, who is at least a high-ranking member of the Black Organization. If I can capture her, things may take a turn for the better!

Thinking of this, Judy also started racing with Kitahara Masaki. The two of them staged a "Fast and Furious" scene in Tokyo at night, but soon a large number of police cars with flashing lights and sirens followed behind them, and public security personnel were also conducting a secret pursuit.

Kitahara Masaki looked at the chaotic scene behind him—and felt very satisfied. However, the most crucial person had not yet appeared…

Let's give him one last push. Kitahara Masaki extended his pistol again and fired shot after shot at the tires of the police car. Many of the pursuing police officers thought that it was impossible for a pistol to puncture the tires of a police car so easily, but what they didn't expect was that these were bullets specially made by Kitahara Masaki himself at a workshop. After the bullets pierced the tires, the air inside was basically all gone.

It was a race against time, and the police car with one less tire was quickly left behind. In the open, only Kitahara Masaki's modified car and Judy's own car were left speeding up the winding mountain road.

Come on, come on, Shuichi Akai!

Kitahara Masaki was certain that Shuichi Akai would come to rescue Jodie, even if it was an obvious trap. He believed that as long as there was room to maneuver, Shuichi Akai would definitely arrive. This was also why he had asked the ordinary Japanese police officers to leave the track—to make way for Shuichi Akai.

Behind the two cars drifting along the winding bends, two sports cars gradually appeared, driven by Shuichi Akai and Tooru Amuro. They had joined the chase at different highway entrances, but ended up on the same track, both bursting into surprise when they saw each other through their car windows!

Why is he here?!

Why is he here?!

Chapter 232 Technology Changes Lives

After receiving a report from his subordinates, Amuro Tooru deduced from the route map that the people at the front of the escape would most likely go to the mountain road to hide. The two people who were chasing each other at night also caught his attention, because his subordinates later reported that one of the people who was shot was a foreigner, and FBI identification was found on him.

They successfully captured an FBI agent, albeit with the help of a criminal. This achievement naturally reignited Amuro Tooru's interest. If there was more than one FBI agent chasing them, would Shuichi Akai also be there? And could the person they were chasing be a member of the Black Organization?

To find out what was going on, Amuro Tooru immediately set out and headed to the mountain road. At first, he thought the driver of the car behind him in the chase was Akai Shuichi. After all, the other FBI agents had retreated, and if that one person hadn't retreated, he would have left behind the strongest person to continue the mission. But it turned out that Akai Shuichi was not one of the two people in front of him, but was just like him—he had just arrived at the scene!

boom!

Kitahara Masaki fired another shot, hitting Judy's windshield, but the bullet struck the passenger seat. Seeing this, Akai Shuichi didn't hesitate any longer, nor did he think about why the Japanese Public Security Bureau had arrived so quickly. Instead, he rushed to provide support.

Amuro Tooru, who had been in the same spot as Akai Shuichi, also joined them. The distance between the four cars gradually decreased thanks to Kitahara Masaki's coordination, but at the same time, his situation began to become more dangerous—