"that……"

"Do you have a department in the FBI that specializes in dealing with aliens?"

When "Conan" asked this question, Shuichi Akai on the other side of the phone held the phone, narrowed his eyes slightly, and stood silent.

"..."

"..."

For a long time, Akai Shuichi exhausted his brains to think of how to answer, which was just two words.

"No."

"Really do not have?"

"..."

"Is this some recent popular joke?"

"Um...no..."

"Conan" doesn't know how to explain the existence of "alien" to Shuichi Akai. After all, he is in Vespania now, and the whole thing is a long story.

So, he changed the topic again and continued to ask: "Last time, my mobile phone was borrowed by Teacher Judy to verify the fingerprints on Kusuda Rikudo's body..."

"Do you still keep that mobile phone?"

Akai Shuichi thought briefly for a second, "I don't know... but according to the FBI's internal procedures, it should be sealed and preserved as an important evidence in the agent's death certificate."

"Won't it leak out?" Conan asked again.

Shuichi Akai replied, "Except for cleaning up the files every 20 years, there will be no..."

"Did something happen to you over there?"

"Conan" ignored Akai Shuichi's inquiry, lowered his head and muttered to himself.

"This is strange..."

Even if the serial number of this mobile phone can be forged, the prerequisite is to know the serial number of your previous mobile phone.

And his mobile phone was only lent to Teacher Judy, and according to Shuichi Akai, it must be in the hands of the FBI now.

This is enough to prove that the "father and son" next door must be the FBI.

But Akai Shuichi also said that there is no department within the FBI to deal with "alien" affairs, and denied its existence...

"Conan" frowned slightly, lost in thought.

Suddenly, an idea appeared in his mind.

Could it be...

Akai Shuichi’s level is not enough?

That’s why you don’t know about the “alien” department within the FBI?

Since the 1940s, luminous aircraft resembling oval disks have often been spotted over the United States.

UFO, the full name of Unidentified Flying Object, means "unidentified flying object", which began to rise from this time.

Since the Roswell incident in 1947, there have been widespread rumors that the United States is secretly conducting alien research and conducting "third contact", and has built the famous "Area 51" specifically for this purpose.

In the past, "Conan" thought this was just an urban legend. Without concrete evidence, everything was just a cloud.

But now, even highly intelligent aliens like Mi Go exist, and UFOs are even more of a pediatrician.

Therefore, according to normal logical reasoning, there is a high probability that there is a relevant affairs department within the United States, but the level is very high and cannot be known to ordinary people.

Akai Shuichi is probably only a senior agent, how could he possibly know such deep secrets?

Thinking of this, Conan felt relieved.

"Haha...that's right! It's just a bad joke~"

"Conan" on the phone suddenly smiled, making Hide Akai's eyelids tremble slightly on the other side.

"Isn't it almost April Fool's Day, so I would like to greet you in advance~"

"Since there's nothing wrong, I'll hang up~"

After making the wisecrack, "Conan" decisively hung up the phone.

But Akai Shuichi on the other side of the phone squinted his eyes slightly, silently thinking about the meaning of this call.

He knew that something must have happened to this extremely smart primary school student who suddenly called him.

Thinking back to a few days ago, Vince Qin suddenly appeared in Mihua Town and took Conan to the port with him, as if he was chasing something.

Could it be that when Conan talks about the alien department, he is talking about Agent Qin?

In fact, Akai Shuichi was also very surprised when Qin suddenly appeared in Mihua Town.

Although the two had worked together before, since Shuichi Akai infiltrated the black organization, Qin has been responsible for other cases and left James' command.

If Conan is with Qin these days, maybe he got some news from him...

Could it be that the department Qin newly joined is actually the "alien" department?

Thinking of this, Akai Shuichi, who was standing there, picked up the phone again and dialed James' number.

Although everyone within the FBI thought that Shuichi Akai had died in the line of duty, James discovered in advance that there was a film on Shuichi Akai's fingers to avoid leaving fingerprints, and the plan to fake his own death failed to escape James's eyes in the end.

Therefore, in addition to Conan, Akai Shuichi now also maintains secret contact with James.

"Hello?"

"it's me."

"Ah..." James was stunned for a moment, looked around at the FBI agents who were having a morning meeting, especially Judy next to him, and said quickly: "Wait a moment."

After leaving the room and confirming that no one was around, James asked cautiously: "Shuichi, what's the matter?"

Shuichi Akai: "Is there a department within the FBI responsible for investigating aliens?"

James squinted his eyes for a moment, then felt that he didn't hear clearly, so he asked again, "What did you say?"

But Akai Shuichi already got the answer he wanted to know from James' tone and reaction.

"nothing……"

James: "..." Is today April Fool's Day?

Akai Shuichi asked again: "Do you remember Agent Qin?"

James thought for a second and said in a sad tone, "Remember, he was once one of the best agents under my command. How could he forget..."

"Why did you suddenly mention him again?"

Akai Shuichi replied: "He appeared in Rice Flower Town in Tokyo, Japan a few days ago..."

"What!"

James on the other side of the phone did not hide the shock in his tone and asked quickly: "Are you sure you saw it correctly?"

"Probably not. We had close contact for a while, but he didn't know my current identity. We just had a brief conversation..."

"This is impossible..." James interrupted Akai Shuichi with a heavy tone.

"Because Agent Qin died in a street fight with a Mexican gang during a border anti-drug operation a month ago..."

After hearing the news, Akai Shuichi's fingers holding the phone trembled slightly.

Qin...is dead?

He stood there for several seconds before his brain slowly accepted the information.

"Why didn't I hear the news?" Akai Shuichi asked in a deep voice.

James' tone was also heavy, and he said apologetically: "I asked other colleagues not to tell you, because you had just lost your lover at that time, and I didn't want to hit you again with the same news..."

"I originally wanted to tell you the news after I caught Belmod, but it backfired..."

"Feel sorry……"

James's voice on the phone became deeper and deeper, but Shuichi Akai's thoughts went back to two months ago.

When he learned of Miyano Akemi's death, his will was indeed depressed for a period of time.

If Judy hadn't accidentally seen Belmode attending the funeral of his "mother" on TV and uttered the classic "A secret makes a woman woman" and thus grasped the clues to the investigation, I'm afraid he would have continued to be depressed for a while.

.

At that time, considering his current physical and mental condition, it was understandable that James did not inform himself of Agent Qin's death.

But why would a dead person appear in Miwa Town?

Are they really just two people with similar faces?

But they are so similar, and they are of mixed race...

Suddenly, Akai Shuichi thought of what Conan asked him - "Alien Department".

If the "alien department" really exists, it must be a special department with a very high level of confidentiality.
To be continued...