The cold wind was blowing coldly, and when I suddenly looked back, I saw that woman in a dimly lit place.

As soon as I got rid of the trouble, I calmly lit a cigarette and walked out of the phone booth, I saw two familiar faces.

One is a primary school student who was encountered in the bus hijacking incident.

Akai Shuichi still remembers this elementary school student wearing glasses, aiming his watch at a bus robber, and a needle seemed to be shot out of it, and the robber immediately fainted, as if it was an anesthesia needle or something.

This is a bit like some of Bond's high-tech props in the movie 007.

Of course, what is in the movie is art after all, and it is difficult to realize it in reality.

After all, even the real FBI does not have such useful tools, but this elementary school student does. His background must not be simple.

In addition, the elementary school student's unyielding eyes when facing the gangsters also impressed Akai Shuichi deeply.

Although another face also appeared on the bus that time, the two had a longer relationship.

Seeing the tears in the corners of the horned girl's eyes, Shuichi Akai's mind pictured another woman crying, and he couldn't help but sigh.

"Why are you crying again?"

"Why are you always crying?"

When Mao Lilan heard this, she felt a little underestimated. She quickly raised her hand to wipe away her tears and replied angrily: "Can't I cry?"

Akai Shuichi was startled when he saw Mao Lilan trying to be strong, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised while holding the cigarette in his mouth.

"Neither"

"I just suddenly thought of a woman who looks very similar to you. She pretends to be calm on the surface, but she is crying behind her back."

"What a stupid woman."

After saying that, Akai Shuichi calmly put his hands in his pockets and walked past Mao Lilan and Conan.

Stupid woman?

Mao Lilan's cheeks were slightly red. She didn't understand why she had to be taught a lesson by a man she had only met a few times.

Conan raised his head and watched the change in Mao Lilan's expression. It was a cold day, and for some reason he felt a green light on his head. He quickly asked: "Sister Xiaolan, do you know the person just now?"

"Eh?" Mao Lilan came back to her senses and was about to answer Conan's question when another figure came running panting through the falling snow.

Mao Lilan and Conan took a closer look and were both a little surprised.

"Mr. Amuro! Are you here to pick up Mr. Qin?"

Mao Lilan didn't know that Toru Amuro had asked Qin Zhibo for a week's leave, and thought that Toru Amuro, as an assistant, was here to pick up Qin Zhibo.

Amuro Toru was wearing a white denim jacket and sweatshirt, which matched the snowy sky.

He looked anxious, and regardless of Mao Lilan's question, he asked directly: "Xiaolan, did you just see a tall man wearing a black knitted hat passing by here?"

Hearing Toru Amuro's question, Mao Lilan was stunned and hesitated, so she did not answer immediately.

But the undisguised eyes had betrayed her, and the next second, Toru Amuro saw the answer from her wandering eyes.

So, Toru Amuro, who got the answer, hurriedly chased in the direction where Mao Lilan's pupils were subconsciously aiming, without even saying goodbye.

When Tohru Amuro ran away, Conan asked Mao Lilan in confusion, "Sister Xiaolan, why didn't you tell Mr. Amuro the whereabouts of that person?"

Mao Lilan was also a little stunned. Logically speaking, she should help Toru Amuro, who is Qin Zhibo's assistant.

But just now, my brain subconsciously felt that this was not good, so I chose to remain silent.

Facing Conan's inquiry, Mao Lilan told how she met Akai Shuichi.

Mao Lilan and Akai Shuichi met for the first time during their trip to New York last year, before encountering the Road Killer in an abandoned building.

Kudo Shinichi went to help Mao Lilan find the limited edition Sharon girl's own handkerchief that was accidentally lost. Mao Lilan was waiting there and met Akai Shuichi who came to persuade her to leave.

At that time, Mao Lilan was still frightened by Akai Shuichi's waist-length hair and strong aura, but it turned out to be a misunderstanding.

Akai Shuichi's FBI partner came over to report the situation, which indirectly resolved the misunderstanding.

However, Mao Lilan also learned the identity of Shuichi Akai, a federal investigator.

It's just that a year has passed since this episode. Although Mao Lilan still has an impression of Akai Shuichi's face, she can't vaguely remember Akai Shuichi's identity.

It wasn't until the dream in New York not long ago that I was reincarnated in a dream that seemed to be dominated, and then I recalled that scene again.

"So I think, as an FBI, he may have some mission in Japan."

"If Mr. Amuro finds him, it might cause some unnecessary trouble?"

Mao Lilan also felt a little ambiguous, but she just felt that it was not good for detectives to interfere with the police's actions without authorization.

Whether it is the Japanese police or the American police, they should be there to maintain fair order.

But after thinking about it, Mao Lilan still felt that something was wrong with doing this.

Since Toru Amuro is Qin Zhibo's assistant, it is very likely that Amuro's behavior was also instructed by Qin Zhibo.

It's possible that criminals hired detectives to thwart the FBI's operations.

Mao Lilan thought of the commissions her father had encountered before, and criminals often used Mao Li Kogoro as a gunman.

Next time we meet, I’d better explain this matter clearly to Mr. Qin.

Making up her mind, Mao Lilan continued to hold Conan's little hand and headed home.

As Conan walked, he thought seriously about the information he had just gained.

Shuichi Akai is FBI?

Conan recalled the bus incident. Haibara Ai said that there was a "smell of alcohol" on the bus that frightened her.

For this reason, Conan used Kudo Shinichi's identity afterwards to obtain the passenger list of the bus hijacking incident from Megure and check the identities of everyone one by one.

In the end, only Shuichi Akai's identity was the most suspicious. He had neither a professional resume nor a detailed address. It was like he appeared out of thin air.

Taken together, the person on the bus who was most likely to make Haibara Ai detect the "smell of alcohol" was actually Shuichi Akai.

Akai Shuichi, his identity should not be.

He returned to the office with Mao Lilan, and while Qingmei went to the kitchen to prepare ingredients, Conan left a note and quickly slipped out of the office.

As he ran towards Dr. A Li's house, he thought about what just happened.

In fact, one way to confirm whether Shuichi Akai is an FBI agent is to ask Qin Zhibo directly.

Qin Zhibo is a former FBI investigator, this is something Conan can be sure of.

After Qin Zhibo returned from the United States, Conan learned about this incident on the phone with Yukiko.

In fact, when the couple came back to visit Conan for the first time after getting smaller, Kudo Yusaku recognized Qin Zhibo as Vince Qin, the former part-time shooting coach and FBI investigator.

It's just that Kudo Yusaku felt that Qin might be performing some mission in Japan, so he didn't reveal his identity.

Later, even though I told Conan that the shooting range in Hawaii ten years ago was an opportunity for the two families to get to know each other, I didn't tell Conan about Qin Zhibo's job.

Later, Qin Zhibo went to the United States, met Kudo and his wife, and learned from the interaction that Qin Zhibo had resigned from the FBI and had not performed any tasks in Japan.

Only then did Kudo Yukiko tell Conan about Qin Zhibo’s former FBI identity.

When he learned this, Conan's brain was very shocked.

But then I thought about it, my background is Hawaiian in the United States, and I am a top student who graduated from Miskatonic University.

His marksmanship makes him a shooting instructor at a shooting range, his terrifying observation and reasoning abilities, and his martial arts skills that are very effective despite his lack of martial ethics. It’s really a pity that his attributes are not suitable for the FBI.

In other words, only FBI work can hone these abilities.

Therefore, Qin Zhibo is a former FBI, which is unexpected but reasonable.

If you want to find out the identity of an FBI, asking another FBI is the most direct and effective way.

Although Qin Zhibo is a former FBI, Conan knows that former colleagues usually give face to him, just like Memu usually gives face to Mouri Kogoro.

As long as you search Akai Shuichi's name in the FBI system, you will be able to figure out whether he is a member of the black organization.

But how to say it to Qin Zhibo?

If Qin Zhibo is asked to help with the investigation, Qin Zhibo will inevitably be involved in the whirlpool of the black organization.

Conan has long known about Qin Zhibo's attitude.

Although Qin Zhibo had already recognized the current "Conan" as "Kudo Shinichi" from their encounter in Hawaii ten years ago, Qin Zhibo never took the initiative to ask about the specific reasons for his shrinkage.

One possibility is that you want to protect yourself wisely and don't want to meddle in other people's business.

Another possibility is to let Conan take the initiative to explain the situation and seek help.

But no matter what, Conan felt that he could not bring Qin Zhibo into his group when it was not necessary.

As Dr. Ali said, the more people know about the black organization, the more dangerous it is for everyone who knows about it.

Conan: "."

Now that we have no time to worry about Akai Shuichi, we should first find out who Taku Itakura is trading with.

If the opponent is really a black organization, the winner might be decided tonight!

From the Fifth Chome Mori Office to Dr. Agasa's house in the Second Chome, Conan patted the snowflakes off his body.
To be continued...