James Black drove the car, raised his gaze, looked through the rearview mirror at the few people in the back seat, and spoke, "The Witness Protection Program covers relatives, and if necessary, friends will also be protected. I can apply for witness protection through the U.S. Marshals Service."
"I am in charge of the operation here in Japan."
James's tone was very gentle, while also stating his rank.
Whether it was Jodie or Shuichi Akai, he was in charge of the operations here in Japan, so he was currently the highest-ranking person.
When it was time to speak up, he still had to speak up.
This was to give Ai Haibara peace of mind.
It was what you called leadership drawing a big pie in the sky!
Seeing this, Ai Haibara could only nod and say nothing more.
Since the pie had already been drawn, what else could she say?
Turning hostile would do her no good at all.
These people could even use witness protection as an excuse to detain her and then subject her to a harsh, grueling interrogation.
Ai Haibara never believed that any country or faction's organization would truly be kind and fair enough to strictly abide by the law.
Especially an organization like this that sneaked into another country with firearms without even saying hello.
"It looks like this plan has failed. Heaven really isn't helping us."
Vermouth sat in the departing Porsche 356A, recalling how her little knight had just teamed up with the FBI woman to thwart the organization's plan, and couldn't help but chuckle while feeling a little sour at the same time.
To actually get mixed up with FBI people... weren't you afraid they'd figure out something was off with you and haul you away directly for experiments?
Vermouth was