Chapter 861 Former Colleague(1/2)
Qin Zhibo looked at the basic information on the person's head. Behind the name it was clearly written: James Black.
This is clearly not Randy Hoke.
But what surprised Qin Zhibo even more was that this person turned out to be the original owner of his body, the person in one of the only two photos he kept.
In the drawer of Tomohiro Detective Agency, there are two photos that the original owner has kept. One is a photo taken with Haneda Yasuharu and Akai Motake on the beach in Hawaii.
Another photo is of me participating in something like an FBI internal shooting competition, and the person in front of me is awarding me a certificate.
Qin Zhibo remembers the British Sheriff Hu and black-rimmed glasses very clearly.
So this person is the FBI?
At this time, Dr. Ali's voice interrupted Qin Zhibo's thoughts, "Mr. Qin, how do you know this person is not Randy Hawke?"
Qin Zhibo chose a credible statement and responded: "Because the faces of this person and that person in the photo are different in many details, it is obvious that they are two people."
Conan quickly took the introduction brochure from Bumi's hand, carefully compared the photo with the foreigner interviewed by the reporter, and found some differences.
For example, Randy Hawke's beard is dark brown, and that person's beard is light brown. The foreigner interviewed has fewer wrinkles on his face and higher cheekbones. The real Randy Hawke's face is more stocky...
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Conan closed the introduction manual and looked at Qin Zhibo, with surprise and a hint of admiration in his eyes.
Just by glancing at the photo, you can quickly tell from this distance that he is not the person in the photo. He is indeed a former FBI agent.
In addition to Qin Zhibo's terrifying observation skills, Conan speculated that this ability to quickly identify people through photos should be acquired from the FBI.
After all, the FBI often needs to catch criminals through photos. If he is face-blind and looks like a criminal to everyone, he may cause a lot of trouble.
Since learning from Kudo Yusaku that Qin Zhibo is a former FBI, Conan has a reasonable explanation for the origin of many of Qin Zhibo's skills.
Using Qin Zhibo as a reference, Conan feels that the current FBI ability should not be bad, proficient in reasoning, bomb disposal, observation, fighting, firearms... everything.
Unlike the Japanese police, although Conan publicly stated that the Japanese police are very reliable many times when he was still Kudo Shinichi, in fact, the choices he made many times when faced with cases were not the choices he believed the Japanese police would make.
She verbally supports her, but she is very honest physically and honestly does not believe in the Japanese police.
"Since that uncle is not Randy Hawke, let's go over and rescue him."
"Great!"
"Young Detective Team, let's go!"
Just when Qin Zhibo wanted to stop him, Conan had already led the three little ones to help others. Hui Yuan Ai thought for two seconds and walked over with his arms crossed.
Dr. Ali saw Qin Zhibo raising his hand slightly and asked in confusion: "Mr. Qin, do you have anything to say?"
"without......"
Qin Zhibo slowly put down his hand, feeling a little uneasy in his heart.
Different from the FBI named Akai Shuichi I met before, this FBI has known him a long time ago, and seems to have a good relationship with the "original owner", otherwise the "original owner" would not only keep two photos, but also
Leave that one alone.
Theoretically speaking, I should try to avoid meeting close friends of the "original owner", but now after such a long time, I have almost adapted to my current identity.
And even if this James Blake saw him, he probably wouldn't talk to him about the past in this situation.
After the last bus hijacking incident, Judy and Shuichi Akai met in a car. At that time, there was an old voice named "James" in the car.
Now it seems that this James should be the one in front of him.
He is working with the FBI named Akai Shuichi. He infiltrated Japan to perform some secret mission. They would not do anything to reveal their identity.
Therefore, after analysis, the most likely possibility is that the two were passers-by pretending not to know each other.
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Things turned out as Qin Zhibo expected.
When Conan and Sanxiao rescued James from the reporters by calling him "Grandpa, Grandpa", James was stunned for the first time when he saw Qin Zhibo.
But then, he looked away, looked down at the Young Detective Team, and showed a kind smile.
"Kids, thank you."
"Fortunately, you helped me out just now. Although people have often said that I look like Mr. Hawke before, this is the first time I have encountered such a situation."
Although James' eyes fell on these children, his brain was thinking about the unexpected situation of "meeting Vince Qin".
Former FBI investigator Vince Qin is now in Japan, using the pseudonym "Qin Zhibo" and becoming a private detective.
He had already learned about this situation from Akai Shuichi, and now that he was encountering it head-on, although it was unexpected, it was also reasonable.
James still has quite a lot of feelings for the former colleague in front of him. He has many things to say and ask, but the current situation does not allow it.
Not only the idlers nearby, but also the extremely dangerous task of investigating the black organization.
After Shuichi Akai went to Judy's residence last time to support him, Shuichi Akai said that he and Vince Chin had reached a certain consensus that the other party would not affect the FBI's operations in Japan.
In other words, I just need to pretend to be an ordinary passerby.
"Haha, my favorite performance is Hawke's Wonderful Circus. Their performance is so exciting! I am their loyal fan!"
"Besides, I don't want to miss this thing~"
Speaking Japanese with a slightly strange accent, James smiled and took out the same white lion Lyon pendant from Ayumi, Haihara Ai, and Qin Zhibo, and showed it to everyone, looking like an old naughty boy who still has a childlike heart.
"I came to Japan specially to buy this thing!"
In front of Qin Zhibo, James specifically emphasized his purpose of coming to Japan, which also implied that he was now an ordinary tourist.
Conan didn't realize James' deep meaning, but Qin Zhibo understood it and chose to go with it naturally.
Seeing that the mobile phone pendant of the white lion Leon was so popular, Ayumi said very innocently: "That's great! Xiao Ai, I, and Uncle Qin also bought this mobile phone pendant~"
Hearing this, James was startled for a moment, raised his head and looked at Qin Zhibo aside, feeling a little moved in his heart.
After so many years, Vince Qin still remembered his little hobby and actually wanted to buy it for himself.
Collecting such small peripheral items is James's little hobby. In the past, Vince Qin would also get some peripheral items for him, such as a small pendant depicting a twisted five-pointed star.
I came here to watch the circus show today while I was waiting for Shuichi Akai to come and meet me.
"By the way, I made an appointment with a friend who promised to come see me. Did you see a tall man with short hair?"
James seemed to be collecting clues from everyone equally, but in fact, his eyes finally fell on Qin Zhibo.
Before the Young Detective Team and Dr. Ali could come up with anything, Qin Zhibo shook his head decisively, "I haven't seen it before."
Qin Zhibo's decisive attitude caused Conan to complain a little in his heart.
Are there too many people who fit the profile of short hair and tall people? One question asked is so general, and one answer is so quick. It’s really strange...
What Conan didn't know was that this was a tacit understanding between the two FBI investigators, and Qin Zhibo had already guessed that James was talking about Shuichi Akai.
But he really didn't see Akai Shuichi just now.
"Oh, thank you then..."
After learning Qin Zhibo's accurate answer, James hesitated, thinking that this opportunity was rare, and suggested: "By the way, knowing you is considered a fate, so let me treat you to dinner."
“I know a restaurant that has really good food and is worth trying...”
"Great!" The three little ones immediately exclaimed with excitement. Not counting the circus tickets, they could also get a big meal for free. They were so happy.
"Then it's settled, did you drive here?"
"Hmm." Dr. A Li looked a little embarrassed, "But there are too many of us, so I'm afraid there's no room for you."
James smiled kindly, "That's not a problem. I also rent a car myself. What about this gentleman? Did he also drive here?"
James turned his eyes to Qin Zhibo, his eyes quite meaningful.
Qin Zhibo also saw what he meant. As long as he answered that he didn't drive here, he could sit in the same car with him, creating an opportunity for the two of them to talk.
He offered to invite everyone to the restaurant to have dinner in order to find a chance to talk to him. After all, having these children and old people as cover was the most perfect umbrella for espionage activities.
However, Qin Zhibo did not want to have too private communication with James, and he could not directly refuse to go to the restaurant, as that would easily arouse suspicion.
In order to avoid revealing his identity, Qin Zhibo decided to drive by himself.
"Yes, I drove here."
[The other party refuses to have in-team voice communication with you]
"Oh..." There was a trace of regret in James's eyes, "Then the place where I park is in that direction. You guys wait for me here for a while. I'll go and come back."
James' back walked toward another parking lot, which was different from the one where Qin Zhibo and Dr. A Li were.
...
As he walked up the steps and across the overpass, James Blake planned in his mind how to create an opportunity to have a private conversation with Vince Chin later.
The two have not seen each other for four years, and James has accumulated a lot of things he wants to say to his former colleague.
For example, why did someone who worked well in the FBI suddenly resign and come to Japan to work as a private detective?
Although the salary at the FBI was lower than that of a detective in Japan, he remembered that Vince Chin had a family shooting range in Hawaii and it was running pretty well.
But no matter what, respect his choice...
To be continued...