Conan Rick's Investigator

During a previous phone conversation, Shuichi Akai accidentally talked about a murder that occurred in the underground garage of the Rice Flower Department Store.

The murder was only reported immediately on the radio, and it took Shuichi Akai less than 20 minutes to arrive at the Rice Krispies Department Store.

This shows that Akai Shuichi's usual activity range is near the Rice Krispies Department Store.

And this Rice Krispies Department Store is the largest shopping mall with the most complete range of merchandise. If Shuichi Akai is still active around here, he will inevitably come here to purchase some daily necessities.

In this case, there is a high chance that someone here remembers what he looks like!

Thinking of this, Judy immediately straightened her back and stared at Kamel who was eating salad.

"Mr. Andre! How about we investigate this department store today?"

"here?"

Kamal put down his knife and fork, a puzzled look on his face. "But there are so many people here. If Mr. Akai wanted to hide his whereabouts, he wouldn't show up here so brazenly, right?"

Judy frowned. She could naturally think of what Kamel thought of.

But this was like a straw placed in front of a person who was about to drown. Even though the hope was slim, she had to grasp it.

Seeing the determination in Judy's eyes,

Kamal didn't say anything more.

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

At this moment, the bell at the door of the coffee restaurant rang.

Ding--

With a clear bell ringing, a wheelchair was pushed in.

Sitting in the wheelchair was a gentle man with squinting glasses, and the person taking care of him behind him was a dark-skinned blond man.

As soon as this special pair entered the cafe, they immediately attracted the attention of the few customers in the cafe.

Especially women.

There is no other reason, it’s just that the two of them look really eye-catching.

The two came to a seat by the window, and the blond man moved the chair on one side so that his companion could sit in a wheelchair and eat.

"Miss, can you give me the menu?"

The waitress who was obsessed with the appearance of the man in the wheelchair quickly came to her senses and handed the menu to the blond man's hand with a blushing face.

"Vegetable salad, one with extra salad dressing, and steaks: one sirloin and one fillet, both cooked medium rare..."

"Finally, two glasses of water, thank you."

The blond man ordered food for two people fluently.

During the whole process, the gentle man in the wheelchair just looked out the window silently, his eyes were not dull, but he didn't know what he was thinking.

Judy and Kamel were not far from the two guests at the table, so they couldn't help but glance over there.

"Men taking care of men..."

"This combination is somewhat rare."

Kamel complained while chewing the steak in his mouth.

"Yeah." Judy responded in a low voice.

If these two people appeared in public places in this way in the United States, people around them would definitely suspect that they were gay.

Because first of all, there is no trace of blood relationship between these two people.

Secondly, the man in the wheelchair is very handsome and there is no shortage of women around him who want to take care of him.

"Maybe we're just ordinary friends..."

Judy commented in a low voice and said no more.

But her eyes were still looking towards the table over there unconsciously.

It's not that she is also obsessed with the other person's appearance, but she is secretly attracted by a certain unique temperament in the other person.

When the two people by the window picked up the two glasses of water brought by the waiter and drank from them, Judy's expression suddenly froze.

One of them is left-handed!

Chapter 1188 Three-party meeting

Judy's expression was slightly startled, her eyes staring at the two people by the window in trance.

Because they were across the table, she didn't immediately know who was using her left hand and who was using her right hand.

It was only when the two of them picked up the water glasses at the same time, using the same palm in the general direction, that she realized that one of them must be left-handed.

As she focused her analysis, she immediately recognized that the man in the wheelchair was left-handed.

Shuichi Akai is also left-handed.

It's just that the man in the wheelchair looks very different from Shuichi Akai, and his temperament doesn't match...

What's wrong with me?

I actually imagined that a passerby was Shuichi Akai

Judy's eyes were stunned, then she shook her head helplessly and turned her attention back to the food on the table in front of her.

At the same time, Toru Amuro, who was sitting by the window, tilted his head slightly and glanced at Judy and Kamel from the corner of his eye.

In fact, when he pushed Akai Shuichi in, he noticed the two of them and recognized Judy among them.

Before the full moon incident, Bermod had asked Tohru Amuro to investigate the list and location of FBI personnel in Japan.

With the Japanese public security channels, this is certainly not difficult. All you need to do is retrieve the flight records of international flights and ask Yuya Kazami to investigate.

Therefore, Toru Amuro knew this Judy.

Judy Stelling, American FBI agent.

The man sitting opposite her, formally dressed and with strong arms, should be her colleague...

Why are these two people here?

Ever since he learned that Zhufu Jingguang might not have been killed by Shuichi Akai, Toru Amuro's hostility towards the FBI is not as strong as before.

But he couldn't just sit back and do nothing about these guys who liked to mess with other people's "lovers".

It is his duty as a Japanese public security officer to defend against any invasion by external forces.

He frowned slightly and thought, and suddenly thought of a possibility.

Could these people be looking for Akai Shuichi?

This group of FBI had taken unauthorized actions in Japan before. As a result, after Akai Shuichi disappeared, they did not dare to report the case to the police and could only search silently in this way.

But they didn't expect that this time the initiative lies with me...

Thinking of this, Toru Amuro felt a little relieved, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

Immediately, he looked at Akai Shuichi across the table.

"Subaru, don't always look far away. Maybe a surprise is right next to you."

Akai Shuichi, who was looking out the window, looked slightly startled and slowly turned his head to look over.

He glanced at everyone in the cafe with calm eyes until Toru Amuro brought up the pre-dinner dessert from under the table.

"Here's the surprise!"

Toru Amuro placed the snacks on the table and at the same time confirmed in his mind that Shuichi Akai had not yet recovered his memory.

He deliberately asked Akai Shuichi to turn his head and look into the restaurant, just to see his reaction when he saw two former colleagues.

If there are signs of memory recovery, there will be at least a small change in the pupils when seeing an acquaintance.

But Akai Shuichi's eyes just now were as calm as a pool of stagnant water, without causing any emotional waves.

This proves that Akai Shuichi's memory has not been restored.

This is both good news and bad news for Toru Amuro.

The good news is that he doesn't need to spend much energy guarding against someone with amnesia.

The bad news is that Shuichi Akai still can't recall the circumstances in which Morofushi Kagemitsu was killed.

He wanted to find out why Morobushi Kagemitsu, whose death he witnessed, was still active in the organization as "Scotch Whisky".

……

Rice Flower Department Store, underground garage.

Qin Zhibo, who quickly finished his lunch, bought some cakes in the cake shop and sent them to Kuroba Kaito, who was still watching.

Looking at the cake sent by Qin Zhibo, a smile appeared on Kuroba Kaito's depressed lips.

"That's more like it~"

"Okay, then take your time eating. I'm going back." After delivering the meal, Qin Zhibo was about to turn around and leave.

"Wait a moment!"

Kuroba Kaito took the cake and water and quickly called Qin Zhibo, "I'll be keeping watch in this underground garage this morning. How about we switch places this afternoon?"

After a whole morning of suffering, Kuroba Kaito no longer wanted to stay in this underground garage.

The view here is not good, the air is a bit cold, and there are many dead people... This kind of place actually allowed him to stay for a whole morning.

He could swear that apart from avenging his father Kuroba Toichi and finding his father, this was the most patient thing he had ever done.

However, when faced with Kuroba Kaito's proposal to change defense, Qin Zhibo shook his head and refused after thinking carefully.

"No, Conan and the others are coming to the mall this afternoon. Conan recognizes the human skin mask you're using, and he also recognizes your original face. If he sees you, your situation will be bad..."

Kuroba Kaito remembered that the kid with glasses was indeed a somewhat troublesome existence.

"But he might not come in through the mall entrance!"

"No." Qin Zhibo shook his head. "He will definitely come in through the main entrance of the mall. The detective agency he's staying at isn't far from here. Maori Kogoro definitely won't be willing to rent a car to come here."

Kuroba Kaito: “…”

In this way, Kuroba Kaito was refuted by Qin Zhibo's seamless theory and failed to successfully exchange defense zones with Qin Zhibo.

But in fact, Qin Zhibo also lied.

Conan not only recognizes Shuichi Akai's face, but also recognizes the face of "Michael Bay" used by Qin Zhibo.

Speaking of which, Michael Baker is Conan's savior.

That time Conan hid in the underground locker of the station in advance. If Qin Zhibo hadn't released the water, his life would have been killed by Gin Jiu's gun.

Of course, Qin Zhibo had a way to avoid Conan's sight and avoid being discovered by him.

……

Returning to the main entrance of Mihua Department Store, Qin Zhibo sat in his familiar position and cast the finding spell first.

Chiba still hasn't come to the department store.

Could it be that he had already suspected that he was being targeted and changed his course of action?

Just when Qin Zhibo felt that the plan might be ruined, three familiar figures walked in from the main entrance of the mall.

It is Conan, Maori Lan, and Maori Kogoro.

The three of them pushed the revolving glass door in. Mouri Kogoro raised his left hand in his pocket and first glanced at the watch on his wrist.

"It's just after noon now, Xiaolan. The location the client mentioned is the sporting goods counter in the Beika Department Store, right?"

"Yes." Mao Lilan nodded slightly, "The sporting goods counter is on the third floor, and the elevator is this way."

"Really... since we're here to discuss business, why not just meet at the drink shop on the first floor? Why bother going up to the third floor?"

Mouri Kogoro grumbled dissatisfiedly and followed his daughter towards the elevator.

Conan stopped where he was, with his hands in his pockets and his eyes scanning around, trying to find an acquaintance.

But after looking around for a long time, he couldn't find the man.