The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan.

Chapter 1102 The organization welcomes his loyal Kumail

"Inefficient communication is fatal at a time like this. I really don't know if this is a problem with this team or the FBI."

Zhu Fujingguang's evaluation of the so-called pre-station meeting of James and his group was very sharp.

"If you don't know, you might think he's British." Karasawa expressed it in a very Kyoto-style way.

With such a group of teammates specifically responsible for actions against the organization, it’s no wonder that Shuichi Akai has to fight hard until today.

To ensure information security, can we abandon modern communication equipment and return to the messenger-style communication methods of World War I? Of course we can, and in many special circumstances, this method can be very effective.

But at the moment, they have no idea what the organization is going to do or what direction of action it will take. In other words, what they need to face today is not an airtight guarding task, but they need to be flexible and respond to each situation accordingly.

Unless they are confident that every regional leader of the FBI is a versatile person like Shuichi Akai who is not lacking in wisdom, once a major change occurs, they will have to rush around and waste their time on the step of information transmission, and it is easy to expose the core points of the entire strategic deployment due to frequent communication.

"But this person in charge isn't one who's willing to delegate power and trusts his subordinates enough." Zhu Fujingguang watched the red dots spread out on the screen and couldn't help shaking his head. "What's his name, James Blake?"

"Yeah, I heard Akai Shuichi call it that."

"He really looks like an Englishman."

This is also a famous spy joke. He and Tang Ze were both complaining about the fact that the British intelligence agencies sometimes adhere to strict fundamentalist information transmission methods for the so-called information security, making information transmission like solving a puzzle, and the people who get the intelligence are already dead.

"Since Gin is the one in charge, I think he will definitely respond to this." Zhu Fushigi Kagemitsu said with certainty.

As the ace of the FBI, Shuichi Akai has indeed been on the front line of the fight against the organization for a long time, but in contrast, Gin has also been on the front line of the fight against them for a long time.

Even after receiving accurate intelligence from Kumail, he still risked Kusuda Rikudichi's life to engage in a conflict with the FBI. He even continued to put pressure on the Haido Central Hospital since yesterday. This must have been a decision Gin made after comprehensive consideration.

Except for Shuichi Akai himself, other people in the FBI lack experience and plans for conflicts of such intensity, and Gin's pressure can easily lead to distortion of the FBI's operations.

But Akai Shuichi is already planning to break away from his current identity and background, which can be considered as deliberately playing badly...

"There's no hope." After listening to their conversation, Jinpei Matsuda gave a direct evaluation.

No wonder Tang Ze decided to use the identity of the organization to participate in it without hesitation, making the water even more muddy. It seems that the FBI is hopeless.

"It's really hopeless." Tang Ze nodded and stood up.

Conan and Shuichi Akai's hearts are not with the FBI now, and both of their external brains are on strike.

Instead of assisting the FBI, it would be better to go directly to the other side and try to save the country in a roundabout way. This is the core idea of ​​Tang Ze's action.

"Let's go, it's time for the organization's henchmen to take up their posts. Today is a big day."

The FBI had just finished a tactical meeting when the organization was about to welcome his loyal Kumail and Adachi Toru.

All the responsible persons went to their respective areas with serious expressions, and then Shuichi Akai casually put the coffee to his mouth.

The smooth can slipped from his fingertips and hit the floor of the ward with a "bang".

Judy and James, who were about to give a few more instructions, were both stunned.

Shuichi Akai is an excellent sniper. He is extremely good at both sniping skills and close-range shooting. No one would have thought that these steady hands could slip.

"Ah..." Akai Shuichi was stunned, as if he didn't realize this would happen.

"Are you okay?!" Judy grabbed Shuichi Akai's right hand and nervously checked his hand joints.

"...It's nothing, maybe I just didn't get enough rest." Akai Shuichi paused, then withdrew his hand with a normal expression.

"You didn't get any rest last night, did you?" Judy frowned, disapproving. "Look at your dark circles..."

Conan, who was observing from the side, twitched his mouth.

No, his dark circles had nothing to do with that, right? Apparently, they'd always been there...

It seems that what Tang Ze said before was not just nonsense.

Regarding the fact that Judy-sensei came to Japan because of someone she liked, and that she had a relationship with Karasawa's cousin, is that referring to Akai Shuichi? It's basically a filter...

"It's just one night. I'm not old enough to handle this level of intensity." Akai Shuichi smiled, picked up the spilled coffee can, and casually placed it on the coffee table. "I'll go on alert too, and get some fresh air while I'm at it."

"Is it really okay for him to be like this?"

After Shuichi Akai walked out the door, Judy turned to James and said worriedly.

Rena Mizunashi's situation was half planned and half a sudden event. At least the FBI had no time to react.

Seeing that Shuichi Akai himself was so abnormal, Judy felt her inner uneasiness become even stronger.

"He's probably overthinking the prospect of a head-on confrontation with Gin," James said calmly. "There's no time to relax. His dedication isn't a bad thing."

To be honest, other people in the FBI are definitely hostile to the organization, but it is not really a life-and-death struggle.

Only Shuichi Akai, his undercover identity and past grudges with the organization, made him destined to become the second target after Rena Mizunashi.

"He's our absolute trump card. If he can't solve this problem, what good will it do us even if we use all our tricks?"

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"You are solely responsible for the Curacao portion?"

Gin withdrew his gaze from the computer in Vodka's hand, without turning back, he glanced at the person sitting in the back seat through the rearview mirror.

I really only took one look, and I felt like my temples would start to hurt if I looked at them any longer.

Although he has thrown a lot of tasks at him recently, when he thinks about it carefully, he has not met Kumail face to face for some time. They communicate more frequently by phone.

However, when he saw the smile on the other person's face that seemed to be carved at the corner of his mouth, Gin still felt his forehead twitching.

"Yes. This is also the order of that master." Tang Ze put down the newspaper in his hand with a smile. "The FBI is very aware of Kiel's situation. They will keep a close watch on Mizunashi Rena. But Curacao is not necessarily sure. They may not be able to confirm her identity. It's too conspicuous and easy to alert the enemy."

Gin sneered at his words, "Asking you to handle it will only alert the enemy. Your face is already well-known enough, but Rum still isn't satisfied."

As the main person in charge of the action team, he has many tasks that he has to carry out personally, and there are also some parts that he is cautious and does not feel comfortable handing over to others. Running between various forces and tasks all year round is an unavoidable life state for Gin.

The more he immersed himself in his work, the more he became annoyed with some of his colleagues who had extremely high-profile social identities.

As a movie star, Vermouth is already quite flamboyant, but due to her status, she is only active in some advertising posters and movie promotions. Overall, as a popular movie queen, she does not need to show up in the spotlight so much.

However, in Tokyo, where detectives are particularly popular, Kumail's face is too disturbing.

"Really? I think it's okay." Tang Ze's smile widened. "Besides, my high profile makes it less likely for people to be suspicious, right? It's reasonable for a detective to contact an eyewitness when investigating something."

There was no sign of being convinced on Gin's face, but he didn't raise any more objections.

After all, if Kumail had not acted so recklessly and wanted to create a big scene to retaliate fiercely against Pramya's provocation, Curacao would probably have completed the mission and returned safely to Rum.

You have to solve the trouble you caused yourself. This is probably the adult's final attitude towards this matter.

"Since you have your own mission, why do you come to us?" Gin asked back.

"Ah, didn't Gin-senpai complain about me last time for acting on my own without informing anyone else? So I came to check on the progress here, so as not to accidentally lose a few more people."

Tang Ze's tone was light and flirtatious, and he obviously didn't think there was anything wrong with what he did. However, Vodka, who had a motorcycle helmet at his feet, instinctively stiffened his back.

The tone of his voice doesn't show that he wants to cooperate for a win-win situation. His words and deeds are hindering his plans. So don't blame him if he disappears. Even Vodka believed it when he said it was a threat.

Gin's understanding was obviously similar to Vodka's. He raised his head almost immediately and stabbed Tang Ze in the back row with a cold gaze.

"Cohen and Chianti are also involved in this operation. I don't care about you causing Curacao to fall into the hands of the FBI. Those involved in today's operation are all from the task force. Mind your own business."

"Don't worry, I'm here to follow your orders." Tang Ze shook the transmitter in his hand and put it in his chest pocket. "I'll take care of the problem over there."

After staring at the small object falling into Tang Ze's pocket, Gin withdrew his gaze and looked back at the computer in front of him.

"Do bring her back. If..."

"If she causes too much trouble, then we'll solve the problem. And if she's already a problem... Gin-senpai, you know me well. I've dealt with so many problems, and I haven't left anything that can be called a handle."

Gin sneered, as if mocking him for showing off such an insignificant achievement, but didn't say anything else.

Since he obtained the code name, Kumail has handled many tasks such as destroying corpses and silencing people.

In this regard, he really didn't brag. Not to mention investigating the organization's affairs, many times he even handled them so cleanly that there was no trace of the body.

Because he wasn't the one working overtime because of this...

Curled up in the hospital parking lot, Yuya Kazami silently listened to the voice coming from the headphones and clenched his fists, recalling many sleepless nights.

While Team Zero was desperately trying to transport people, detain them, and interrogate them, Tang Ze was just leisurely running to other people's houses and setting fires for fun...

It's better to have fewer memories like this...

"Mr. Kazami, over there in the emergency passage... huh? What's wrong with you, Kazami?"

"Nothing." Turning down the volume in his headphones, Kazami Yuya straightened up, his expression returning to a serious one. "What happened to the emergency passage?"

"Mr. Sanada sent a message saying that within the hour, Rena Mizunashi's people will be evacuated from the hospital. We should stay focused and be ready to pick up Curacao when he comes downstairs."

"And then they just dumped this unfortunate woman with amnesia somewhere... We need a psychiatrist more than a psychiatrist. I think this level of planning is truly insane..."

"Hmm? What are you mumbling about?"

"Nothing. Didn't you hear us stay focused? Keep staring."

Shuichi Akai walked past several cars, turned his head as if realizing something, and glanced at the black car in the corner of the parking lot.

It was very large, almost as big as the vehicle they were going to use to evacuate and confuse the organization's sight. It was probably even bigger than an SUV and no longer looked like a civilian vehicle.

Was it his illusion? He always had an inexplicable sense of déjà vu...

"So I'll just follow the plan and leave Judy in the parking lot... Mr. Akai?"

"...It's okay." Akai Shuichi stopped staring at the dark truck and turned to look at Kamal. "This is a very dangerous mission. You already know that, right?"

"I've already made preparations." Kamal smiled calmly. "No problem. My pension is not low. It's enough for my family to live on."

"There's no need to go to this extent. I don't blame you for what happened before." Akai Shuichi looked at his expression and patted Kamal's shoulder. "Only by surviving well can we make more plans."

Kamal smiled and was about to explain a few more words when he felt his phone vibrate.

"……coming."

"There have been a series of public safety incidents in Haido Town. There have been fires, food poisoning, and problems with the subway's ventilation system. It's no longer possible to monitor everyone entering and leaving the hospital."

James put down the walkie-talkie in his hand and looked at Judy with a frown.

"Do you think this was all organized?" Judy frowned. "Fires and subways are easy to handle, but food poisoning is something that's very difficult to control, right?"

"Maybe it's not actual poisoning, but rather the use of certain medications that can cause similar symptoms," James analyzed calmly. "There are simply too many people entering the hospital today. The reception desk is completely blocked. Besides, food poisoning and inhalation of harmful gases don't cause obvious external injuries, making it impossible to tell who is truly ill."

"...I'll go to the nurse's station." Judy stood up and immediately walked out of the ward.

If anyone wants to locate Rena Mizunoshi, they must go through the patient list and confirm the suspicious ward.

Even if you enter the hospital for treatment now, you will be asked to be hospitalized directly. Only a few people will enter the ward, and the possibility of keeping an eye on them and identifying suspicious people will be greater.

As soon as she reached the nurses' station, she did see unfamiliar faces, but none of them were the suspicious people she expected.

...Or, even if they are suspicious persons, it is difficult to tell them apart.

Because these are a few deliverymen.

"We don't have a patient named James Blake here." The nurse checked the list in her hand and answered again.

"It should be a family member who's accompanying the patient. Uh, I don't know which ward specifically." The delivery man looked at the items in his hand and said, "You can just leave it here and let him pick it up himself."

When she heard James' name, Judy immediately quickened her pace and stopped the delivery man who was about to put the things on the table.

"I know where James is. May I ask who commissioned the delivery? If it's a souvenir sent to the patient, we need to prepare a return gift..." She quickly came up with a coherent explanation and asked in a normal manner.

"Uh, the client's name is 'Kusuda Rikumichi'."

The delivery man took out the signed receipt and read out the name on it.