Conan Rick's Investigator

Judy left too?

Qin Zhibo was a little puzzled and could only go to the nurse's station to inquire about the situation.

"Hello, where is the patient in ward 4006?"

The nurse flipped open the roster, looked up after two seconds, and said, "The patient was discharged yesterday. He was discharged in the evening. He left in a hurry."

Qin Zhibo asked again, "Then do you know where they went?"

The nurse shook her head.

Qin Zhibo was a little puzzled. If the FBI didn't stay in the hospital, where could they go?

And since Vermouth is not here, the FBI will definitely take her along.

Just as Qin Zhibo was about to find a place to use the locating spell to search for the location of several people, the phone in his arms rang at the right time.

Not the old phone you use to communicate with the organization, but a new one.

"Hey?"

"Qin, let's talk about cooperation."

The voice on the other end of the phone was a little cold, it belonged to Shuichi Akai.

"Okay, where?"

"Chengshi Hospital, you know this place, right?"

Qin Zhibo was shocked. Why did they suddenly agree to meet at Chengshi’s hospital?

Having a bad feeling in his heart, Qin Zhibo quickly agreed.

"Okay, I'll be there soon."

After hanging up the phone, Qin Zhibo turned and left.

On the other side of the nurses' station, a thin-faced man with medium-length hair glanced in the direction Qin Zhibo left.

He had a brace around his neck, was wearing a hospital gown, had a slightly fierce look in his eyes, and didn't look like a good person at first glance.

After a while, he walked over to the vending machine and texted a number.

[The famous detective named Qin Zhibo is also looking for the FBI ward]

After sending the text message, he put a few coins into the vending machine and bought a can of black coffee.

……

Driving a convertible, Qin Zhibo rushed to Chengshi Hospital without stopping.

When he arrived at the hospital, before he even went inside, Qin Zhibo saw a black Chevrolet parked on the street outside the door.

Before Qin Zhibo could knock on the car door, the passenger seat opened the door on its own initiative, and the person sitting inside was Shuichi Akai.

Qin Zhibo also got in the car and asked what was going on.

Shuichi Akai held a lit cigarette in his mouth in the car and took a puff before speaking.

"We needed a new base and finally chose Chengshi Hospital."

Shuichi Akai's words were concise and to the point, without revealing any information that should not be revealed.

But Qin Zhibo, who had already learned most of what had happened, certainly knew how dangerous this matter was.

Qin Zhibo's expression changed, and he suddenly reached out and grabbed Akai Shuichi's hand that was holding the cigarette.

Akai Shuichi also turned his head calmly. Although he didn't show any emotion, his momentum was not weakened at all.

Their eyes met, and the air was filled with tension.

Chapter 908 FBI Temporary Base

In the Chevrolet, smoke was floating, but the atmosphere was not harmonious.

Shuichi Akai held a burning cigarette between two fingers of his right hand, while his right wrist was firmly grasped by Qin Zhibo, preventing him from taking a puff. The two men looked at each other.

Shuichi Akai's eyes were sharp, with a thin wrinkle on his lower eyelids, and he looked calmly at his old friend in the passenger seat.

There was some anger in Qin Zhibo's eyes, and the reason for his anger was very simple. The FBI used Chengshi's hospital as a base without consulting him.

The danger here is self-evident. Now that the organization has received the news, they must have begun looking for the whereabouts of Vermouth.

Although it is difficult to find the whereabouts of Vermouth alone, the FBI has a large number of people, and with their foreign faces and slightly unfamiliar Japanese, it is impossible to conceal their tracks completely.

Under such circumstances, it was only a matter of time before the organization found Chengshi Hospital.

At that time, Qin Zhibo was not too worried about the safety of the FBI. Although he had eaten from the same pot before, that was the original owner's business and had little to do with him.

Besides, this is their job, so it is normal for them to be surrounded by danger.

But Cheng Shi didn't originally want to be so deeply involved in this matter.

After a few seconds of confrontation, Qin Zhibo regained his composure. Now that things had come to this, he could only find a way to remedy the situation.

He slowly loosened his grip.

Shuichi Akai glanced down at the red palm print on his wrist, then silently brought the cigarette to his mouth and took a deep breath.

"I have spoken with Dr. Cheng Shi, she will cooperate with our actions, and we will do our best to ensure her safety."

"This is all my idea. It has nothing to do with James and the others."

Shuichi Akai took the initiative to take the responsibility of this matter.

In fact, if possible, he did not want to involve civilians, but the current situation was special. Perhaps this was a great opportunity to defeat the organization and no mistakes were allowed.

James has reported the situation here to the United States. The FBI's follow-up support is expected to arrive in Japan next week. Before that, they have to hold on for a week at all costs.

Using Chengshi Hospital as a base is only temporary. Shuichi Akai also knows that this place is not as safe as imagined, but it is the only option at the moment.

On the co-pilot's side, Qin Zhibo also realized that Akai Shuichi wanted to take the responsibility on himself.

Although Shuichi Akai is the FBI's ace and James has to discuss many things with him, the two of them are always in a superior-subordinate relationship.

"Now that things have come to this, nothing I say can change the status quo."

"Tell me your mission here. I should have the minimum right to know."

Qin Zhibo's question was not a question, nor was he discussing with Akai Shuichi.

Although Qin Zhibo already knew the whole story, he now had to go a step further and let the FBI know his attitude.

In addition, now that the matter involves Cheng Shi, he must know all the deployments of the FBI in order to make a more thorough plan.

Akai Shuichi held the cigarette and turned to look at Qin Zhibo again. After two seconds of silence, he turned back.

"can."

"You come with me."

He put out the cigarette in his hand, pushed the door open and got out of the car, and Qin Zhibo followed behind him.

……

When we entered Chengshi Hospital, we found that the hospital was still operating as usual in order not to arouse suspicion.

Several patients waiting for treatment were sitting on a bench in the hospital corridor. Qin Zhibo passed by and saw the message "Investigator" written above the heads of two "patients".

This is what the FBI investigators mean. They lurk among the patients and observe whether there are any suspicious elements sneaking into the hospital.

Shuichi Akai passed by the two of them without giving them any glances, as if they were strangers.

But these two agents watched Shuichi Akai and Tomohiro Qin leave.

Chengshi Hospital is not small. It is somewhat similar to Shinchu Hospital. It is a slightly larger private hospital. It was established by Chengshi using the inheritance inherited from his father Keiji Aso.

In addition to Cheng Shi, there is also a nurse in the hospital. She is an unemployed nurse named Yantian who was introduced by Qin Zhibo to apply for the job in the spider puppet incident.

After twisting and turning in the hospital, Qin Zhibo first followed Akai Shuichi to a slightly remote ward.

When I opened the door, I saw Judy sitting on the hospital bed resting, and James standing on the other side.

Seeing Qin Zhibo coming over, both of them were slightly surprised.

Akai Shuichi explained directly: "He wants to know the whole story, and I agreed."

"After all, Qin can't be at ease if he doesn't know anything, right?"

Akai Shuichi's words seemed to have a hidden meaning.

James and Judy were stunned for two seconds, and their expressions relaxed slightly.

Shuichi Akai leaned against the wall, and James walked up to Qin Zhibo and said with a serious expression.

"If that's the case, let's start from the beginning."

"But it's a long story..."

Qin Zhibo: "Then let me make it short."

James: "..."

"Well, let's start from the time Shuichi received his undercover assignment five years ago..."

James, a veteran FBI agent, knows more about the organization.

The FBI's investigation into the Black Organization can be traced back to 20 years ago. Judy's father was ordered to investigate the organization, but was killed by Vermouth to silence him.

But since Qin Zhibo wants to make a long story short, let’s start from recent years.

"The undercover mission that Xiuyi received was to go undercover in a dangerous organization. By getting close to a grassroots member of the organization, he successfully infiltrated the organization."

"The official name of this organization is currently unknown, but its representative color is black, and its official members are codenamed after certain types of alcohol."

"Shuiyi had been lurking in this organization for two and a half years. Two years ago, when he was preparing to arrest an important member of the organization, the arrest operation failed, causing the entire undercover mission to fail, and Xiuyi's identity was exposed."

"After that, the organization also sent assassins to assassinate Shuichi, but they were resolved by Shuichi."

"A few months ago, with Judy's help, we found clues about an important member of that organization again, and followed the clues to Japan."

"On the night of the full moon a few days ago, we arrested that important member of the organization, and the result was..."

James hesitated for a moment, and although he felt a little embarrassed, he still said, "In the end, we succeeded. Although it cost Judy an injury, we have already captured that important member."

"But that member is now injured. We need a quiet place to regroup and this is the best place."

James omitted a lot of information in his words, but what surprised Qin Zhibo was that Shuichi Akai had actually been an undercover agent in the Black Organization.

"How long do you plan to rest here?" Qin Zhibo asked not very politely.

From the tone, James understood why his old colleague was unhappy.

After all, they acted first and reported later. Cheng Shi had a good relationship with Lao Qin, and this place was like Lao Qin's back garden. They requisitioned someone else's back garden as a battlefield, which was somewhat unkind.

But this is also a last resort, for the sake of the overall situation.

"It doesn't have to be too long, just a week will be enough."

"More of our people will enter Japan next week, and we will then move to other bases."

Another "week".

This is a word that Qin Zhibo hates a little, it is so unpredictable.

But this also reveals the message that if they can hold on until next week, the FBI will move to other places and Cheng Shi will not be involved.

But the deadline given by Mr. Clock for obtaining the Panester fragments is exactly next week.

By that time, even if the organization rescued Vermouth and Vermouth handed over the Panester fragment to herself as agreed, it would probably be too late.

The plan must be implemented this week.

Qin Zhibo nodded, "It seems that this is the only way."

"Where's the member of the organization you captured? Is he in the hospital now?"

"Can I go take a look?"

Qin Zhibo did not give James a chance to refuse. He needed to find out where Vermouth was being held first.

James hesitated for a moment, turned his gaze to Shuichi Akai, and only agreed after the other party did not object.

"Okay, come with me."