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Chu Ming laughed in agreement, then turned around and rolled his eyes.
Come on, this excuse is too old-fashioned. Conan has used it countless times.
The police then began to ask the passengers in the car to take statements. Chu Ming patted Conan on the head and took him into the car.
Looking at Chu Ming's back, a hint of contemplation flashed across Judy's eyes.
It is known that Tomoaki Aida is Vermouth in disguise, but her behavior today is totally inconsistent with the image of a member of an organization. First, she stood up to help Conan under the gun of the gangster, and then she was too concerned about Chu Ming's injury...
Conan is still a child, he definitely can't be a member of the organization. Chu Ming can risk his own life to save others, he doesn't seem like a member of that organization. And as far as she knows, even if he is a member of the organization, Vermouth can't be so concerned...
Could it be that Vermouth noticed her being followed and was deliberately acting in order to consolidate the character of Akai Niide?
The more Judy thought about it, the more she felt that this was the correct answer. Tomoaki Niide himself was a kind-hearted person. In order to prove that she was Tomoaki Niide, Vermouth was probably trying to confuse her with today’s drama… And with Vermouth’s acting skills, she didn’t sense any flaws just now, and thought Vermouth was really worried about these two people…
It turns out that the people in that organization are no pushovers!
Chapter 244 I’m too sleepy to think of a topic
It was already afternoon when they finished taking the statement. Conan followed Dr. Agasa to the hospital to see Haibara Ai. Conan originally wanted to ask Chu Ming to go with them and change the medicine on Chu Ming's waist injury.
Chu Ming refused and said that he would go to the hospital later. Before leaving, Chu Ming glanced at Shuichi Akai who was left for interrogation at the end, and couldn't help but give Bourbon a thumbs up in his heart.
Just now he sent a message to Bourbon about finding Shuichi Akai, and he boasted about his contribution in a long speech, saying that he found Shuichi Akai before Gin, and that he and Shuichi Akai were involved in the case together, and he was currently taking a statement at the police station...
Just after the message was sent out, Chu Ming discovered that the order in which the person taking the statement was calling people in had changed. Shuichi Akai, who was supposed to finish the work quickly, still hadn't gotten his turn.
Shuichi Akai wore a mask, coughed once or twice from time to time, and sat in the waiting room quite calmly.
When it was almost his turn, someone suddenly skipped over him and called someone else. He knew that Bourbon must be targeting him because of Scotland's death.
In fact, he had already persuaded Scotland and was ready to let Scotland go, but because of the footsteps of Bourbon when he went upstairs, Scotland thought it was someone from the organization who came to chase him. At the same time, in order to protect Bourbon who was also an undercover agent, he shot himself along with the cell phone in his chest when he committed suicide.
Unfortunately, he didn't know that Bourbon was also an undercover agent at that time, so he said to Bourbon who was running over in a hurry: You are late, the credit for killing the undercover agent is mine.
He may never forget the hatred and murderous intent in Bourbon's eyes when he saw the body of Scotland, as well as the deep hatred for him. It was precisely because of this look that he understood that Bourbon must also be an undercover agent...
Who would have thought that the three most outstanding newcomers in the organization at that time were all undercover agents...
Scotland died and he defected after being exposed, leaving Bourbon as the only one left in the organization. Now seeing him appear in Japan, they sent people to disgust him and deliberately made him the last one to take the statement. This is indeed very much like his style.
However, Akai Shuichi was not worried at all. Gin had been attracted by his smoke bombs and was chasing him all over Tokyo. Vermouth was being watched by Judy, and Bourbon could only do some small tricks. After all, he was still in the organization and certainly did not want to be discovered.
After being left on the bench for the entire morning, it was finally his turn to go in and take a statement. After a few brief questions, the police let him go.
Shuichi Akai adjusted his woolen hat and mask, revealing only a pair of sharp eyes. He slowly walked out of the gate of the Metropolitan Police Department and got into a car that had been waiting at the door.
Watching the car driving away, Chu Ming slowly walked out of the alley near the Metropolitan Police Department.
Just now when he was at the Metropolitan Police Department, he specially spent his points to buy a good thing in the mall - a nano-micro locator. He inserted the locator into Shuichi Akai's body, so that he could keep track of Shuichi Akai's movements anytime and anywhere. In addition to positioning, this locator can also self-destruct.
Of course, the self-detonation of nano-scale objects cannot produce a violent explosion. It will only release all of its own current, which is probably enough to paralyze a person for a while. Therefore, Chu Ming currently plans to use this thing directly as a positioning device. In the future, when he is in a critical moment, such as when he is discovered by Akai Shuichi and meets him on a narrow road and is about to be beaten up, he will let it self-destruct and then slip away...
"You met Akai Shuichi?" Vodka was probably too shocked to stand steadily. "Didn't you bring your skis with you when you went skiing?"
"Tsk, you don't understand. The skis are just a disguise. I have made a backup plan. Once we figure out where the FBI is, we can start catching rats." Chu Ming sat in the middle of the sofa, holding his head high and chest puffed out, looking quite happy.
In order to catch Shuichi Akai, Gin was running all over the streets a few days ago. Chu Ming thought that when he heard the news about Shuichi Akai, he would directly ask him for his address and kill him. But when he really got the news from him, Gin became calm instead.
"Humph, since the mice are ready to fall into the trap, there is no need to rush. It is best to catch them all in one fell swoop."
With a sinister smile, Gin reached out to touch a cigarette, but it was empty. Instead, Chu Ming stuffed a lollipop into his hand - a lollipop?
"Smoking is harmful to your health, big brother, please be patient. If you can't help it, just take a few bites of the lollipop." Chu Ming puffed up his cheeks and held the lollipop in his mouth, speaking incoherently.
Gin's face darkened, and he raised his hand and threw the candy in his hand at Chu Ming's face: "Get lost."
"Okay~" This was what Chu Ming was waiting for. He stood up and rushed out. Before Gin and Vodka could react, he had disappeared.
After leaving the base, Chu Ming confirmed the location of Shuichi Akai, who was near the Beika Hospital and was wandering around.
The person Judy is monitoring is Vermouth, so who is Akai Shuichi tracking? Could it be——
Is it Huiyuan Ai?
Shuichi Akai's mother was also fed APTX-4869 by Vermouth and her body became smaller. Five years ago, Shuichi Akai came undercover in the Black Organization and set his target on Miyano Akemi from the beginning. He wanted to start with her and find out the truth about APTX. So Shuichi Akai actually knew that there was a chance of turning into a child by taking APTX.
No wonder his eyes have been on Huiyuan Ai since the beginning...
Chu Ming thought about it and turned around and rushed to Mihua Hospital.
Wait, Rice Flower Hospital... Lafitte is there!
Oh no, since Lafitte and Vermouth are from the same period and have the same young face, they should be the first batch of APTX drug testers. Could he know Haibara Ai?
If I had known earlier, I would have told Officer Takagi not to send the person to Beika Hospital!
After calling Conan to confirm the location, Chu Ming hurried to the ward. As soon as he entered the door, his heart was in his throat.
In the ward, Lafitte, with a gentle smile, was coaxing Haibara Ai, who was huddled up in the quilt and shivering, to come out for treatment.
Ran Mouri stood aside and patted Haibara Ai's quilt gently, looking a little helpless.
Chu Ming rubbed his forehead with a headache and walked forward: "Aren't you a surgeon? Why are you in the pediatric department? Are you skipping class?"
Lafitte was quite pleased when he saw Chu Ming coming: "Because I am good-looking, they asked me to come to the pediatric department to take care of the children."
"...Really? Why do I think you scared the child?" Chu Ming pointed at the Haibara Ai brand silkworm pupa and mocked him.
Lafitte was a little embarrassed: "She is just self-abased. There is a saying in China: "She is so beautiful that she can make fishes sink and geese fall, and the moon hide and flowers blush." She must be afraid to show her face because I am too beautiful!!"
“Pa pa pa.” Chu Ming clapped his hands expressionlessly, without any emotion or ups and downs in his voice. “Wow, you’re awesome.”
Chapter 245 God of Plague
Lafitte was infuriated by Chu Ming's emotionless praise, and his competitive spirit suddenly rose.
"I just don't believe that as the face of Mihua Hospital, I can't even coax a little girl?"
He stood there like a piece of wood. No matter how hard Chu Ming pulled him or how he mocked him, he pretended not to hear him. He just wanted to wait for the little girl in the quilt to poke her head out and then ask her if it was because his voice was not gentle enough or his temperament was not warm enough that made her shiver in the quilt.
Find out which step went wrong so he can correct it later.
Seeing that he refused to leave, Chu Ming could only push him away and sit down on the bed: "Xiao Ai, it's me. Don't hide yourself under the quilt. You're suffocating."
The quilt on the bed moved, and a little head slowly poked out. Just when it was halfway out, its eyes met Lafitte's, who was full of disbelief and even a little aggrieved. It shivered, and shrank back like a frightened little turtle.
Chu Ming took advantage of the situation and said, "You scared people. Go away, go away."
Lafitte felt aggrieved, but he didn't say anything. Xiaolan was still here, and he didn't want to ruin his image, so he could only look back every few steps as he was driven away by Chu Ming.
After Lafitte left, Conan found an excuse to send Xiaolan away, and then called Haibara Ai out from under the quilt.
"What's going on? Is there something wrong with Dr. Watanabe? Why do you look so scared of him?" Conan looked serious and glanced at Chu Ming, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.
Huiyuan Ai shook her head: "People in the organization... shouldn't be so lively..." After thinking about Chu Ming, Huiyuan Ai changed her words, "Most people are not so lively, and I haven't seen him in the organization..."
Chu Ming thought about it and shared Lafitte's resume with them: "Xiao Ai, you studied medicine when you were studying in the United States, so have you heard of Rob Rex?"
Huihara Ai's eyes lit up: "Of course, he was my idol when I was studying medicine. Although I studied in a different direction, I have read his works and watched his surgery videos. The brain has such a delicate structure, but he can still operate smoothly. If I didn't have the talent in this area, I would have studied surgery..."
When it comes to this, Huibara Ai became quite talkative.
Chu Ming interrupted her: "Watanabe is his last disciple."
"Watanabe... Could he be Watanabe Wada?" Huihara Ai was a little surprised. "He is very famous in the United States. It turns out that he is Mr. Rex's apprentice. So, am I wrong?"
"..." Is it the idol's halo that makes you doubt yourself? Believe in yourself, your detector is much more accurate than Gin's! !
After hearing what Huihara Ai said, Conan also put aside his doubts. After all, whether it was just now or before at the Wufeng Hotel, whenever he saw the interaction between Dr. Watanabe and Chu Ming, he really couldn't imagine that this was a member of that organization: "Brother Chu Ming, how did you know Dr. Watanabe? Is it possible that he approached you on purpose?"
Chu Ming shook his head and said, "I wouldn't approach him on purpose. He is a friend of my former guardian."
Conan nodded. In fact, he didn't quite believe in the so-called organization of Haibara Ai. He thought that Haibara Ai was too frightened today, so she was a little nervous.
Chu Ming thought for a moment and threw a basin of dirty water on Akai Shuichi: "Conan, do you still remember the man wearing a mask who kept coughing in the last row of the bus?"
"I remember that his eyes were a bit fierce. At first I thought he was also a member of that organization. What's the matter?"
Chu Ming said seriously, "I just saw him downstairs again. I don't think it's a coincidence. Maybe he is following one of you. So you must be careful recently. He looks like a sneaky guy with a black hat and black clothes. He doesn't look like a good person at first glance."
When Conan heard the black clothes and black hat, he was suddenly startled, and Haibara Ai's face turned a little pale.
Chu Ming was harvesting the emotions of the two people while comforting them halfheartedly: "It's okay, just keep a low profile recently. If you see that man in black nearby and he seems to be following you, call me or the police immediately. Especially Xiao Ai, you are a girl, if someone is following you, call the police immediately and tell them that there is a strange uncle in black clothes following you and you are very scared. It's better to cry or something..."
Haibara Ai seemed to be thinking about something, as if she had learned something.
"Okay, Xiao Ai, pack up and I'll take you home."
After tricking Shuichi Akai, Chu Ming's mood instantly soared. He first sent Ai back to the doctor's house, and confirmed that Shuichi Akai did not follow her, then he prepared to send Conan back to the office.
Kogoro Maori was extremely lucky today and made a small profit from horse racing. When he saw Chu Ming coming, he enthusiastically invited him to have dinner with him.
Thinking that he would just eat boxed lunches when he returned to the base, it would be better to have something good with Maori Kogoro, so Chu Ming readily agreed to Maori Kogoro's invitation.
As a result, what Kogoro Mouri called a feast was just going to a newly opened buffet bar on the other side of Beika Station, where he drank by himself and got drunk. In the end, Chu Ming and Xiaolan had to help him go back.
Mouri Kogoro was supported by Xiaolan and Chu Ming. He walked staggeringly and hummed a tuneless song. Chu Ming sighed softly and decided that he would never believe in Mouri Kogoro's big meal again.
Halfway through the journey, there was a sudden loud crash from a residential building on one side, and the window glass was smashed to pieces.
A man opened the curtain and looked out, muttering in dissatisfaction: "What are you doing? Stop smashing things. You should go back."
"You actually sent me back! I..."
The two people started fighting while arguing. Maori Kogoro staggered: "No, I have to stop them."
As a result, as soon as he took a step, his feet began to tangle like noodles. Xiaolan quickly stopped him: "Wait, let me go, Dad, you just stay here honestly."
As they were talking, an old man with a puppy came over and said, "It's okay, don't worry. They always quarrel like this, and they make up after a while."
Kogoro Maori breathed a sigh of relief, didn't take it to heart, and told Chu Ming and Xiaolan to leave.
When Chu Ming left, he looked back at the so-called old man, and then looked at the quarrel that was still going on in the room. He thought that he must find an excuse to stop by again tomorrow. With this configuration of quarrel + disguise, the magnetic field was basically predetermined.
The next day, after Mouri Kogoro sobered up, he thought about the quarrel that happened last night. He decided to ask Conan and Ran to go to the residential area opposite the station together. As a result, they met Chu Ming halfway.
Chu Ming greeted them and said that he felt uneasy after returning home, so he had to come and see them to feel at ease.
Standing outside the building, looking at the yellow cordon outside and the police car not far away, Kogoro Mouri's mouth twitched. No way, no way, has something really happened?
Could he really be the plague god that Inspector Megure described?