A Moving Quest Reward / The Unluckiest Thug?

If he's not mistaken, Jodie Starling and Shuichi Akai are both FBI agents, and they probably came to Japan in pursuit of Vermouth.

Could it be that the change Vermouth mentioned in the email refers to this incident?

Jodie Starling, however, showed a hint of doubt in her eyes when she saw Jiang Hang boarding the bus, but she quickly concealed it and feigned surprise.

"Mr. Jiang Hang, I never expected to run into you here. What a surprise!" She greeted Jiang Hang in a deliberately strange tone, half English and half Japanese.

During the greeting, she seemingly took the initiative to put her other arm around Vermouth's disguise as Araide Tomohaki Niide.

Jiang Hang's face also showed a timely expression of surprise. "Jodie Starling, there's Dr. Araide?"

Jiang Hang had met the real Tomohaki Niide. It was after Vermouth disguised Tomohaki Niide to give Conan a medical check-up when he had a cold. Because Miyano Shiho sensed that a member of the Black Organization was approaching her, he went to Araide Clinic and had a simple medical check-up there.

"Are you two on a date?" Even though he knew that Vermouth and Jodie Starling were not people to be trifled with, Jiang Hang couldn't help but tease them.

"You really are a great detective! You figured it out at a glance. We were just about to go on a date to the Beika Art Museum!" Jodie Starling replied without hesitation, with a smile on her face.

Chapter 337: Chapter 335: The Reward for a Moving Mission

"Beika Art Museum?"

When Jiang Hang heard about the Beika Art Museum from Jodie Starling, a subtle expression flashed across his face.

After all, there isn't another Beika Art Museum in Beika City, and the bus route does indeed pass by the vicinity of the museum.

However, if they are really going to the Beika Art Museum, something very interesting seems to be going to happen.

His gaze subtly shifted from Shuichi Akai the back of the bus.

He didn't know the specifics of the relationship between Jodie Starling and Shuichi Akai, but since Shuichi Akai FBI agent, had brought her to Japan to investigate Vermouth, their relationship must be quite good, and they might even have some kind of ambiguous relationship.

Meanwhile, Shuichi Akai's "ex-girlfriend" Miyano Akemi is still working at the Beika Art Museum.

If Jodie Starling goes to the art museum with Vermouth now, wouldn't it be possible for them to meet Miyano Akemi directly?

Just as Jiang Hang had told Miyano Shiho before, after several months of hard work, Miyano Akemi's disguise skills were already quite good. Even Vermouth, who was also a master of disguise, would not easily see through her disguise. Therefore, Jiang Hang did not need to worry too much about Miyano Akemi being discovered by Vermouth.

Jiang Hang was worried that Miyano Akemi might reveal something when she saw her ex-boyfriend in front of her.

"That's quite a coincidence. I was just about to go to the art museum too. We can go together on the way." Jiang Hang smiled at Jodie Starling.

Jodie Starling was also somewhat surprised after hearing Jiang Hang's answer.

"Mr. Jiang Hang, are you going to the art museum too... alone?" She glanced around Jiang Hang and noticed that the seats next to him were still empty, so she couldn't help but ask.

Jiang Hang's lips twitched. Couldn't this woman speak properly? What's wrong with me going to my own company alone?

Vermouth, who was pretending to be Tomohaki Niide, pulled her hand away from Jodie Starling's arms. "Mr. Jiang Hang is the owner of the Beika Art Museum. He should have a job at the museum, right?"

"The owner of the art museum?" Jodie Starling feigned surprise. "Mr. Jiang Hang, aren't you a detective? When the incident happened at the arcade the other day, I noticed that the police seemed to listen to you quite a bit. Is being a detective just a side job for you?"

"No, being a detective is my main profession. The other businesses are just things I dabble in out of personal interest, and they're nothing to worry about," Jiang Hang waved his hand casually, then looked at Vermouth.

"Dr. Araide, how did you and Jodie Starling get together?"

The subtext of his words was that he was asking Vermouth what was going on, and why there were suddenly two people following them during their supposed secret meeting.

Vermouth then looked at Jiang Hang: "Jodie Starling is just a colleague of mine at Teitan High School. We just happened to meet near the platform and then happened to have the same destination."

It sounds like Vermouth noticed Jodie Starling following her when she was heading to the bar they had arranged to meet, which is why she changed the location at the last minute.

It seems he was overthinking things, being so wary of everything.

At this moment, Vermouth sat down in the empty seat next to Jiang Hang first, which made Jodie Starling feel somewhat helpless. She even did a performance for Vermouth, who was pretending to be Tomohaki Niide: "Aren't you a bit too rigid?"

Vermouth responded with a polite smile to Jodie Starling.

From her appearance, Jodie Starling seemed to be a very enthusiastic woman who had just arrived in United States, and you couldn't tell the hidden side of her at all.

Similarly, Vermouth's entire demeanor was a deliberate act.

Even though both of them harbored their own ulterior motives, as long as they didn't tear off their disguises, they were still able to discuss quite amicably what they wanted to see at the art museum later.

These women are all such good actresses. I wonder what will happen if Miyano Akemi comes to join the fun at the art museum.

Just as Jiang Hang was considering whether to send an email to Miyano Akemi to briefly mention this matter, he suddenly received another email in his inbox.

The email address sent was Vermouth's email address, which is probably just a secondary account.

However, Vermouth was sitting right next to him and hadn't taken out her phone, so it seemed that she had set the time to send the email in advance.

Jiang Hang couldn't help but mutter to himself: This person is quite well-prepared for this kind of thing; it's obvious they've been followed quite a bit before.

He glanced at his phone casually. The email was short, containing only one sentence. "Something interesting is about to happen. Please wait patiently."

Interesting... What is Vermouth planning to do now?

Jiang Hang put his phone away and pondered what Vermouth might do.

However, just as Jiang Hang was pondering this, the bus arrived at the next stop, where many people boarded.

The most eye-catching were two people wearing heavy windproof jackets and carrying backpacks specifically designed for camping and mountaineering; they looked like they were about to go camping.

Jiang Hang's gaze swept over the other person as usual.

With just a glance, Jiang Hang noticed that something was wrong.

The two people, along with their backpacks, emitted a faint glow in the Eagle Eye's vision.

He even felt a sudden sense of crisis, as if something dangerous was about to happen.

If he wasn't mistaken, these people probably had quite a few bombs in their backpacks.

Is this what Vermouth meant by "interesting things"?

Normally, Jiang Hang would have already made his move by now, taking care of these two before they even had a chance to do anything.

With his advanced fighting skills, he is not afraid of most ordinary people, except for those overpowered characters in this world. Even if he has a pistol, it is meaningless if he can't hit it.

Thinking about the email Vermouth sent, Jiang Hang felt he could wait a little longer as long as there was no danger.

If these two guys don't make any moves before they get out of the car, it won't be too late for him to take care of them.

In Jiang Hang's eyes, these two people had become a moving mission reward.

Chapter 338: Chapter 336: The Unluckiest Thug?

However, while Jiang Hang had patience, these two people clearly did not.

Once the bus started moving again, the two men immediately revealed their menacing nature.

They pulled out handguns from their pockets. One of them pointed the gun at the driver, while the other shouted at the passengers, "Don't move! Anyone who dares to move will be killed!"

After the two thugs appeared menacingly on the bus, the atmosphere inside the bus became chaotic.

Some timid people even screamed on the spot when they saw someone pointing a gun at them.

Seemingly impatient with the people's terrified screams, one of the assailants fired a powerful shot directly at the top of the bus, creating several small holes.

"I said, quiet down! Didn't you hear me? If you keep yelling, I'll kill the ones who are yelling the loudest!" After seeing that they were holding real guns and not some kind of prank, the entire bus became unusually quiet in the face of the threat to their lives.

"Very good, now everyone hand over your cell phones."

"Don't even think about hiding and calling the police. If you dare to do that, I guarantee you'll never have the chance to make a phone call again in your life," the assailant said menacingly to the people in the car.

The assailant pointing the gun at the driver was giving him instructions. "Take a detour around the main streets of the city. You'd better not try anything funny. If I find out you're not behaving yourself, you should know what will happen to you."

A gun was pointed at his head. The bus driver, of course, had no other choice but to meekly agree.

At that moment, the kidnapper took the bus driver's phone and called the bus company.

His attitude was exceptionally arrogant. "I have hijacked your bus. We have only one request: immediately release Yashima Kunio, who is currently in prison!"

"You can call the police. But if my demands are not met, I will kill a passenger every now and then."

He bluntly told the person on the other end of the phone, "I'll call you back in twenty minutes. If your company isn't prepared, don't blame us for being ruthless!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Hang had roughly figured out the cause of the hijacking incident.

Although he had never heard of Yashima Kunio, nor did he know what crime he was in prison for.

But it's clear that the person must be the leader of their criminal group, since he's in prison for some reason and looks like he won't be out for several years.

And now it's because his underlings want to rescue their boss that they're doing this.

The thug who had been pointing a pistol at them had now walked up to Jiang Hang and taken his phone.

When Jiang Hang handed over his phone to such an arrogant thug, he really wanted to use a hidden Hidden Blade attack on him.

However, seeing that Vermouth, who was sitting next to him, had obediently handed over her phone and even gave him a subtle wink, Zhang Hang ultimately did not do anything excessive.

However, these thugs seemed inexperienced; after taking Jiang Hang's phone, they didn't bother to check if Jiang Hang had anything hidden on him.

You should know that the little gadgets Jiang Hang is hiding all over his body are no ordinary danger.

The perpetrator's attitude towards other passengers was not much different; he basically relied entirely on the passengers' self-discipline, as if he didn't care at all that someone might actually hide their phone.

Moreover, after confiscating all the cell phones from all their passengers, they seemed to shift all their attention elsewhere.

If someone is secretly hiding a mobile phone, this is the most appropriate time to call the police.

However, judging from the pistol in their hands and the bomb hidden in their bag, these two thugs didn't seem like novices.

Jiang Hang's gaze quickly swept over the passengers on the bus. Sure enough, in addition to the two thugs, they had a third person assisting them.

That person happened to be sitting in the last row of the bus, right next to Shuichi Akai.

It was a woman in her thirties, chewing bubble gum as if the kidnapping had nothing to do with her.

If it weren't for the dangerous look on her wrist, he probably wouldn't have noticed.

Jiang Hang, who was an expert on bombs, could tell after a careful observation that the watch on the woman's wrist was probably the remote control for the bomb in the criminal's backpack.

If Jiang Hang wasn't mistaken, the woman sitting at the very back was probably there to monitor the passengers in the carriage and see if they were making any suspicious moves.

Having confirmed this, Jiang Hang looked at Vermouth beside him.

The two of them exchanged a brief glance.

Jiang Hang was asking Vermouth if she had arranged for these thugs.

Vermouth simply gave a look that said, "Let's keep watching."

It seems this is the interesting thing she mentioned in the email.

After receiving this reply, Jiang Hang turned his attention to Jodie Starling behind him and Shuichi Akai.

The two people didn't seem to be doing anything special; they just stayed quietly in their seats, as if they were treating themselves as ordinary people.

According to Jiang Hang's Eagle Eye vision, Jodie Starling and Shuichi Akai were not carrying any weapons on them except for a few small knives that could be bought anywhere as self-defense tools.

Even they probably couldn't have known that just by randomly boarding a bus in order to follow Vermouth, they would encounter a hijacking incident that many people would never experience in their entire lives.

Of course, these thugs probably never imagined that they would find so many big shots on a bus when they just randomly picked one to hijack.

An FBI agent, a key member of a massive transnational criminal organization, and a famous detective whose background is practically reaching the sky.

If these thugs knew their true identities, they'd probably be trembling with fear right now.

Chapter 339: Chapter 337: Jiang Hang was also in the car?

These unlucky thugs had no idea that the bus they had just hijacked would be so complicated.

Armed with pistols and explosives, they completely disregarded the group of passengers inside the vehicle.

With an accomplice infiltrating the regular passengers to keep an eye on things inside the vehicle, their attention was now entirely focused on communicating with the police officer who had just called.

Their demands were similar to what they had just said; they simply wanted the police to release their boss, who was being held in jail.

There were about ten passengers on the bus, and at the request of the thugs, the bus driver dared not slow down at all, and continued to drive at a speed of forty or fifty miles per hour on the streets of Tokyo.

Even if he wanted to deliberately drive on the usually crowded streets, the criminals would immediately direct him to other unobstructed streets.

It seems that these criminals were worried that if the bus stopped, it might be attacked by snipers sent by the police, so they did some research on this before the operation.

When faced with such a hijacking incident, the police responded quite quickly. In less than half an hour, Jiang Hang noticed that police officers were gradually appearing around the streets the bus had passed through.

Even now, a helicopter is chasing the bus in the sky not far away.

Obviously, the helicopter, being such an obvious object, could not escape the eyes of these hijackers. They then issued another threat to the police on the other end of the phone. "Is this the attitude of your police? If you don't want anything to happen to the hostages in the car, take that helicopter back, or I won't be so polite!"

As he said this, the assailant fired a shot at the ceiling while the phone call was still connected, causing the timid passengers in the car to scream in fright once again.