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Akai Shuichi also nodded slightly, and this time he carefully looked at Shirakawa Rui from head to toe.
Shirakawa Rui has fair skin, but it is not the kind of beautiful white. Instead, it is a sickly white that comes from being tortured by illness for many years.
The slightly larger hospital gown he was wearing completely concealed his figure. From the wrinkles on the gown, it could be seen that he had worn this gown for some years and it was not a new piece of clothing that he had found temporarily to disguise himself.
Judging from his sickly complexion and the hospital gown he wears all year round, what Shirakawa Rui said about his poor health and being hospitalized all the time is probably true.
Shirakawa Rui's appearance is typical of East Asians, but if you look closely, you can still find that he still has some white characteristics in the subtle details of his features.
Apparently, Shirakawa Rui is also a mixed-race.
"Mamiya told me that you, like him, are currently fighting against that mysterious organization. Is that true?"
While Akai Shuichi was looking at him, Shirakawa Rui asked.
"That's right." Akai Shuichi nodded again and calmed his mind.
Obviously, when Shirakawa Rui asked this question, it was a signal that he was going to get to the point.
"Mamiya also told me that there is a member code-named Shirley in this mysterious organization. She seems to be conducting some special research. This research is of profound significance to this mysterious organization, and her existence is also highly valued by Regel. Is that true?" Shirakawa Rui asked again.
"Yes."
Akai Shuichi still nodded.
"but……"
"But, Shirley is missing now, is that right?" Bai He Rui added what he wanted to say.
"It seems that you know more than I thought." Although a little surprised, Akai Shuichi still nodded.
"It's just some information that Mamiya told me."
Baihe Rui smiled slightly and then asked:
"As for this member of the organization codenamed Shirley, have you ever seen her appearance?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the figure of the little girl with brown curly hair appeared again in Akai Shuichi's mind.
"It seems he knows."
Taking in his momentary daze, Bai He Rui nodded slightly.
"That way, things will be much easier."
"What do you mean?" Akai Shuichi looked at him puzzledly.
But Baihe Rui did not answer him immediately, but continued to ask:
"Mr. Akai, does your FBI have any special operations against the organization recently?"
His question stumped Akai Shuichi.
This is not to say that Shuichi Akai is not aware of it, but that Shirakawa Rui's question has already involved some core issues within the FBI.
There has indeed been a special operation against the organization recently, which is the "Garden Operation" proposed by Mamiya to the headquarters, which James had just told him about.
Shuichi Akai's mother, Mary, was appointed as the commander-in-chief of this operation, and she is probably already in Japan.
But judging from Shirakawa Rui's appearance, it seemed that Mamiya did not reveal this information to him.
Was it because this action had not yet been approved by the headquarters? Or did Mamiya have other concerns?
"It seems so."
Akai Shuichi's hesitation was only for a moment, but Shirakawa Rui saw through it again. He smiled and spoke.
His actions made Akai Shuichi instinctively alert.
The man in front of him had a keen observation ability beyond his imagination.
Akai Shuuichi was stunned and hesitated for only a moment each time, but both times were keenly captured by Shirakawa Rui. This could not be an accident.
"It doesn't matter."
Seeing his inner nervousness, Shirakawa Rui smiled, picked up the kettle, and added some water to the cup in front of Akai Shuichi.
"I think these are all information that you need to keep confidential for the time being, so I won't ask too much. But after all, Mamiya asked me to help. If I really know nothing about these, I would not be able to provide you with any practical and effective suggestions.
Therefore, I will only ask one last question, and Mr. Akai only needs to answer this one question. "
"What's the problem?" Akai Shuichi frowned slightly and asked him.
"Will your action be carried out in the near future?" Bai He Rui asked.
Why is this a problem?
His question surprised Akai Shuichi.
He had thought that Bai He Rui would ask questions about the specific details of the operation, but he never expected that what Bai He Rui wanted to ask was just the time?
What kind of thoughts is this man in front of me hiding?
Suddenly, the figure of Shirakawa Rui and the image of Mamiya Shin in Akai Shuichi's mind overlapped in some way. These two people were equally unfathomable...
"Don't be nervous. This question is only meaningful to me. Just answer it truthfully, Mr. Akai."
Suddenly, Bai He Rui spoke to calm his doubts, and then he said nothing and waited patiently.
He seemed very sure that Shuichi Akai would answer his question truthfully and was not worried about being deceived at all.
"We have indeed taken some actions recently."
After thinking for a long time, Akai Shuichi answered him truthfully.
He knew very well that with his mother's personality, she would immediately take action against the organization after arriving in Japan and would not wait even a moment.
"That's true. Everything is ready."
Hearing his answer, Baihe Rui smiled again.
"It just so happens that I know a friend. Since there is still time, I think I can convince her to help you carry out an operation against the organization."
"Who is it?" asked Shuichi Akai.
“Her name is Kudo Yukiko, she is the wife of the famous novelist Kudo Yusaku, and she is also my elder.
Of course, more importantly, she also possesses the same disguise technique as Mamiya.
Mr. Akai, since you know what Shirley looks like and there is an operation against the organization recently, why don't you ask her to help you disguise yourself as a fake Shirley to... lure out Regal?"
Chapter 558: How is Kudo Shinichi?
"Kudo... Yukiko..."
In the residence of Kuroba Chikage, when Akai Shuichi heard Shirakawa Rui mention a name he was not very familiar with, he did not answer immediately. Instead, he took out his mobile phone and searched the name "Kudo Yusaku".
Since Shirakawa Rui said that Kudo Yusaku is a famous novelist, I think I should be able to find some information about him on the Internet.
"Is this the Kudo Yukiko you were talking about?"
After handing the search results to the table in front of Shirakawa Rui, Akai Shuichi asked.
"That's right." Bai He Rui took a look and nodded slightly.
On the screen of his mobile phone was a photo of Kudo Yusaku and some related public information. On the screen where Akai Shuichi was staying, there was information about his family.
The beautiful Kudo Yukiko and the arrogant teenage boy Kudo Shinichi.
"What a legendary family! The father is a world-famous novelist, the mother is a famous movie star who was once very popular, and the only son is a high school detective who is known as the 'savior of the Japanese police'..."
Akai Shuichi took back his phone and said this as if he was praising.
Suddenly, he seemed to have come across some special information, and he was stunned for a moment.
"What's wrong?" Bai He Rui asked immediately.
[This child...]
Among the search images related to Kudo Yusaku, Shuichi Akai saw a picture that surprised him. It was a picture of Kudo Shinichi when he was young.
In the photo, there was a lively and cheerful little kid, who looked familiar to Shuichi Akai, as if... he had seen him somewhere before.
Where will it be?
Of course, although he thought so in his heart, Akai Shuichi did not tell Shirakawa Rui directly. He just shook his head and replied:
"nothing……"
"Ah."
Bai He Rui did not ask any more questions. He directly took out his cell phone from his hospital gown and continued to ask:
"What do you think of my proposal, Mr. Akai?"
As he said this, he used his amazing memory to quickly and perfectly copy the sequence in which Shuichi Akai swiped and tapped his phone, finally stopping on a childhood photo of Kudo Shinichi.
Why did he react to this photo?
"Does Kudo Yukiko really know how to disguise herself?" Akai Shuichi put down his phone and asked.
"It's genuine." Shirakawa Rui also put down his phone and replied, "If we have to talk about it, Aunt Yukiko has mastered the art of disguise for much longer than Mamiya, and her level of disguise is definitely not lower than Mamiya.
But I must first remind you that Aunt Yukiko can only change her appearance, but not her voice, so you will need to solve the voice problem after the change of appearance by yourselves..."
"Ah."
Upon hearing this, Shuichi Akai frowned slightly and nodded without commenting.
He thought of the clever and capable little detective.
If I remember correctly, the little detective seemed to have a high-tech voice changer that could change his voice. As long as he could change his appearance, voice was not a problem at all.
Suddenly, Shuichi Akai was stunned.
He suddenly thought that the little detective seemed to be very similar to the young Kudo Shinichi that he had just searched for?
[Such similar appearance, is it a coincidence...]
There were a lot of thoughts in his mind, but he knew that now was not the time to think about them. Akai Shuichi temporarily put these thoughts aside and continued to ask:
"Mr. Shirakawa, are you sure you can convince Kudo Yukiko to do us this favor?"
He was very tempted by Baihe Rui's proposal.
Now they have made it clear that finding Shirley is most likely the real purpose of Reger's return to Japan.