I Can't Believe It, I'm Back in America!

"Randy Hawk?"

Fujino glanced in the direction the others were looking, and his cheek twitched slightly.

The man surrounded by reporters was a middle-aged white man with a gray beard and gray hair, wearing a dark green suit, and he instinctively avoided the camera.

What cowboy? This is obviously a genuine England FBI agent chief from the Manchu Plain Yellow Banner!

"Please stop bothering me!"

Soon, the FBI director couldn't hold back anymore when the camera was pointed directly at his face and shouted out.

'How on earth did this guy become an FBI agent...?'

Fujino couldn't help but silently complain to himself, wondering if James had gotten in through connections.

"But he really brought it on himself."

Ai Haibara, with her hands behind her back, said calmly, "She traveled the country with her family's circus because of her interest, but because cowboys have to protect themselves, she became too arrogant and didn't bring bodyguards..."

"Don't say that. Besides, he's not a cowboy, but Her Majesty the Queen's cowboy."

Conan chuckled awkwardly, then leaned closer in and called out in a childlike voice, "Uncle Sebastian, so you've been here!"

"Your Her Majesty the Queen?"

Ai Haibara tilted her head, somewhat annoyed that Li Jie, this talkative detective, was suddenly pretending to be crazy and saying something.

"Sebastian?"

"That's right!"

In response to the reporter's question, Conan childishly replied, "He's a distant relative of my neighbor's older brother!"

"Alright, Uncle Sebastian!"

"You clearly promised to take us to a fancy restaurant!"

Although Mitsuhiko and Ayumi didn't understand what was going on, since Conan had already joined in, they also stepped forward to offer their assistance.

Fujino stood there silently taking the blows. "..."

When did I suddenly gain another distant relative in the FBI?

This relative is a difficult case to judge!

"Phew, this time we really owe you guys a lot."

James Black, who was taken away, breathed a sigh of relief, "Although people have confused the two of us before, this time it's gone a bit too far."

"Speaking of the old man..."

Mitsuhiko asked, "Do you really enjoy Paul and Annie's circus performance? If it's easy to get confused, you can just avoid this area."

"That's right, I came here specifically to see their performance."

As he spoke, James pulled a small lion from Li Huai's pocket. "And this is the very thing I came here for."

"By the way, aren't these kinds of pendants sold all over the world?"

Ai Haibara was a little puzzled. "You couldn't have come all the way to Japan just for this pendant."

"NONONO! Absolutely not!"

James showed the text on the strap. "IN Japan, that's why I came all this way to buy this."

He paused, then sighed, "But because of this, I haven't been able to meet with any of my friends. It's really unlucky."

As he spoke, he asked the group, "By the way, have any of you seen a man with long hair, the kind that reaches his waist?"

"..."

Fujino fell silent upon hearing this.

A man with long hair, hair reaching his waist...

Okay, it's time for another classic Pokémon Q&A: [Who am I?]

After a pause, Fujino asked James, "Do you mean black hair, blonde hair, white hair, or some other color?"

"It's black hair."

James asked definitively, "Have you seen that person?"

"No, I was just asking out of curiosity."

Fujino shook his head slightly, having arrived at his answer.

It's Shuichi Akai...

With hair reaching his waist, he mistook him for Gin.

"I see..."

James looked at Conan with a hint of regret, then asked curiously, "But little brother, how did you figure out that I wasn't Hawk?"

"That's of course..."

Conan analyzed the situation from multiple angles, including the possibility of errors due to accents and racial differences, which impressed James. He then followed up with a smooth little combo. "My name is Conan Edogawa, and I'm a detective!"

"It's not just Conan!"

"We're detectives too!"

A few little ones popped out, even showing off Professor Agasa's Detective Badge.

"Oh, Sherlock Holmes."

James, being England, was naturally a fan of Sherlock Holmes: "In that case, you must all be Sherlock Holmes's unofficial employees on Baker Street, right?"

"What do you mean by informal?"

The children were somewhat puzzled.

"Those kids who lived on Baker Street and helped Sherlock Holmes gather evidence."

Conan explained.

"But then again, I was born on Baker Street. In that case, I'll give you some informal gifts."

James invited, "I know a really good restaurant where the lunch is excellent. How about I treat you to lunch there?"

"Very good!"

The kids were overjoyed. Someone was treating them to a meal, and getting something for free was naturally wonderful. After all, kids just love to eat and drink.

"By the way, did you drive here?"

James asked another question.

"Yes, we drove here."

Fujino continued, "But it looks like my car can't fit all of us."

"Then I'll go get the car."

James said, "I'm driving a minivan this time, it should be able to fit all of us."

After the group parted ways, James went to get his car, but as he opened the door, he didn't notice the black figure behind him at all.

"Sir, is this your car?"

Two men in overcoats, who identified themselves as members of the Metropolitan Police Department, approached. After exchanging a few words, they indicated that James's car was suspected of being stolen and that they intended to take it away for investigation.

"I have some friends waiting for me. Can I let them know first?"

Before getting into the car, James turned back and said something to the two men, but before he could reply, one of the men raised his gun, pointed it at his lower back, and said menacingly, "Get in the car now and stop talking nonsense."

Not yet, let's wait for James to recover.

"Crack!"

"Thump!"

He was hit hard on the butt of a gun and kicked into a police car.

James was completely dumbfounded.

This is Japan, when did they become so brutal?

Wow, this feels like stepping back into America!

To be honest, James was a bit dumbfounded. This Japan policeman was really too outrageous. Even in America, there are no such outrageous policemen.

Uh... it might be that outrageous.

However, his arrest doesn't seem to follow proper procedures.

At this point, James vaguely sensed that something was wrong, but fortunately he had already left a mark, so those people should be able to find it.

But it doesn't matter if he doesn't find him. If he's not mistaken, Shuichi Akai should be following right behind him right now.

He still felt quite at ease with Shuichi Akai's presence.