Shuichi Akai Comes Clean

Take, for example, the Mafia's daughter at Eito Studios. Jiang Hang never said a kind word to her, treating her simply as a transactional partner.

There's also the "victim" whom Jiang Hang has mentioned countless times—the one he saved who is now filing a complaint against him.

Thinking about it this way, Jiang Hang's attitude towards others would probably be adjusted according to the other person's personality.

Gradually, Miyano Shiho became engrossed in thinking about the girls around Jiang Hang.

It wasn't until Jiang Hang knocked on the car window that she realized what was happening.

She looked at Jiang Hang in a bit of a panic, but Jiang Hang just assumed she was lost in thought about her research topic and didn't pay any attention.

"It seems our chat is over. I should go and face my judgment. As for you, you should think carefully about your feelings for the other person before you speak."

Mako Miyoshi said this to Miyano Shiho, then opened the car door. She was greeted by Keisuke Itonokogiri, who rushed over and was covered in sweat. She stretched out her hands, seemingly wanting him to handcuff her.

Keisuke Itonokogiri wiped his forehead somewhat awkwardly. "Because Mr. Tsukumo's case is already being treated as a suicide by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, and you came here to turn yourself in, you are not a suspect until our police reopen the investigation, so you do not need to be handcuffed."

Of course, this is also to give Jiang Hang face.

Jiang Hang had just given him a brief explanation of the case, which nearly blew his simple-minded brain out.

What does it mean that the person was indeed killed by the other party, but the deceased also voluntarily allowed himself to be bound by the other party's magic props, and voluntarily allowed himself to be killed knowing that the capsule given to him by the other party was poison?

So, did that world-class magician commit suicide or was he murdered?

Was this the last show the great magician performed for everyone before he died?

Unable to understand, he chose to listen to Jiang Hang.

Treat the woman who turned herself in a slightly better manner, then follow Jiang Hang's instructions to find another disciple of the famous magician Kutsuku Motoyasu to take a statement. Finally, submit these statements to the Public Prosecutors Office and let the elderly, bald judge make the final judgment in court.

Looking at the police officer in front of her, who had conducted an on-site investigation at Jiujiu's house a few days ago and, despite some doubts, had to follow his superior's instructions to conclude that she had committed suicide, Mako Miyoshi's attitude towards her seemed quite good. She couldn't help but look at Jiang Hang, who was nodding slightly to her from the side.

This is also a way for the other person to take care of me.

That's really thoughtful.

Unfortunately, she had no future and had no intention of sharing a man with other women.

With these thoughts in mind, Mako Miyoshi followed Keisuke Itonokogiri into the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department building.

Watching the other party leave, Jiang Hang began to ponder which lawyer he should hire to help him with this case.

In fact, he knows quite a few lawyers now.

Ryūichi Naruhodō, Chihiro Ayasato, Eri Kisaki.

However, these lawyers all follow the proper and aboveboard approach, so having them represent Mako Miyoshi in court would probably make them somewhat hesitant.

At this point, a better option would be to find an elite lawyer who only cares about money and has a considerable reputation in the industry.

Actually, this matter is relatively easy to handle. After all, there aren't many other things in this world, but there are plenty of random characters from movies, TV shows, and anime. Even though Jiang Hang spends all his time hanging out on the Conan set completing missions, he still often goes to watch live performances by bands or idol groups in his spare time.

For example, Jiang Hang had met the End Band not long ago because of the arson case. He had already been to one of their live performances and was quite satisfied with the result.

In short, there will naturally be no shortage of lawyers in this world.

However, before that, it's best to mention this case to Eri through Kogoro Mouri Eri Kisaki first. After Kutsuku Nanae is Eri Kisaki's contact, and it was through Eri Kisaki that she approached Kogoro Mouri, so Eri Kisaki is necessary.

However, there's no need to rush now, as it will take the police a few days to restart their investigation and evidence collection.

Jiang Hang returned to the car and noticed that Miyano Shiho's face seemed a little too flushed.

"Is the car's air conditioning set too high? Should I turn it down?"

As Jiang Hang said this, Miyano Shiho rolled her eyes at him.

"Take me home. I've spent so much time on this case today, I need to make up for it in the lab later."

Jiang Hang doesn't have the same dedication Miyano Shiho.

"There's no rush in researching Apotoxin 4869. If you research it too quickly, it might give Shinichi Kudo some inappropriate ideas."

"Although I have some connections in your organization now, it would still be quite troublesome to deal with if other members of the organization found out that Shinichi Kudo is still alive."

"I know this without you telling me. That guy's eyes are practically drooling over Ran Mori right now. If he were back to his original self, the first thing he'd probably do is confess his love and propose to her," Miyano Shiho replied softly.

Before everything settles down, even if she develops a permanent antidote for Apotoxin 4869, she won't give it to Conan, who has an overly strong desire to show off.

After being sent back to Professor Agasa's research institute, Miyano Shiho waved goodbye to Jiang Hang.

Then she watched Jiang Hang drive away from the doorway, but all she could think about were the things that Mako Miyoshi had told her in the car.

Finally, she gently patted her face, telling herself that now was not the time to think about that.

"Besides, given that guy's personality, he won't be so easily taken down by someone else..."

Miyano Shiho thought to herself, but felt she should still find time to exchange information with her older sister and see if she had any good suggestions.

Jiang Hang, completely unaware that Mako Miyoshi had exposed a certain girl's secret feelings, hummed a song as he returned to the building downstairs of his office.

But as soon as he got back downstairs, he noticed that there seemed to be several familiar strangers around his office.

"Well, I was originally planning to find time to meet them myself, but I didn't expect that they would take the initiative to contact me instead?"

Jiang Hang muttered this to himself.

It seems the FBI has finally made a decision.

I don't know why they're coming to find me now.

Jiang Hang felt that it wasn't his private meeting with Vermouth that had been discovered.

When he met with Vermouth, Eagle Eye was basically kept half-open to ensure that there were no other surveillance devices inside the car and that no FBI or the Black Organization intelligence personnel were observing their movements from a distance outside the car.

"It can't be that the FBI has encountered a case they can't solve and needs my help, can it?"

Muttering to himself, Jiang Hang quickly spotted Shuichi Akai among these familiar strangers.

To be precise, the other party didn't seem to have any intention of avoiding him at all; they simply appeared openly downstairs at his house and waited for him to return.

Chapter 504: Chapter 500: Shuichi Akai's Showdown

Shuichi Akai's appearance is still easy to recognize. Compared to when they met at the bus robbery, Shuichi Akai's appearance has not changed much since then.

With his black knit hat and collared jacket, his unsmiling face, and a hint of menace in his eyes, he was the kind of person you could tell was not to be messed with at first glance.

Seeing that Shuichi Akai was leaning against the wall, had noticed him, Jiang Hang nodded to him in acknowledgment.

"You're the passenger who subdued the robber during the last bus robbery, right? Is there something you need now that you've come to me for a request?" Jiang Hang didn't expose the other person's disguise, treating him as just an ordinary client with whom he had a slight connection before.

"It's already December, and it's a bit cold waiting outside. If you want to find me, just come into the office."

Although Jiang Hang left early this morning, there must be people in the office.

If he remembers correctly, it should be Koharu Yoshino on duty at the agency today.

It's not really a shift; it's just taking notes when someone calls and screening the requests from these clients.

When there's no call from the client and no information to investigate in Jiang Hang, it's actually quite comfortable to stay in the firm.

Watching TV or playing computer games doesn't matter.

However, they still cherish this job.

Especially after they could clearly feel that they were getting positive feedback no matter what they did after becoming Jiang Hang's detective assistant, and that their learning efficiency was much higher than usual, these girls were much more enthusiastic about learning than they were in school.

Besides studying case files to broaden her knowledge, Koharu Yoshino is also taking time to study law with Chihiro Ayasato, seemingly planning to take the bar exam if she has the opportunity in the next two years.

With the support from the system, Jiang Hang had considerable confidence in Koharu Yoshino.

Shuichi Akai was standing at the entrance of the agency, took out his work ID.

"I don't think what we're about to say is appropriate for that girl at the agency to know, what do you think?"

Looking at the FBI badge in the other person's hand, Jiang Hang couldn't help but breathe a slight sigh of relief.

Thankfully, it wasn't a work ID from their the Pioneer Foundation, otherwise Jiang Hang would have seriously suspected that his own system had already secretly unified the world.

Jiang Hang really didn't expect the other party to be so honest.

There was no pretense whatsoever, and no nonsense.

They immediately took out their FBI credentials and told me who they were.

"An FBI agent came all the way to Japan and came looking for an ordinary detective like me. It seems you've run into quite a bit of trouble."

As Jiang Hang said this, he opened the door of the agency and spoke to Shuichi Akai.

"Don't worry, my assistant is quite professional. She will never ask questions that she shouldn't ask. Let's go inside and talk slowly."

He added, "By the way, you should let your guys go back and rest. Christmas is just two weeks away, and they still have to stay in Japan to carry out missions. You FBI agents really have a tough job."

Seeing Jiang Hang's calm expression, showing no surprise at all from the FBI credentials he produced, Shuichi Akai understood the situation.

An ordinary detective?

Let alone Japan, even in the whole world, this man is definitely a very special person.

Moreover, judging from Jiang Hang's current reaction, he clearly already knew the identities of his group, so he wasn't worried at all about what they might do to him.

It seems that choosing to directly reveal one's identity was not a wrong decision.

If he continues to conceal his identity when contacting Jiang Hang, the other party will likely pretend to know nothing and engage in a power struggle with him.

This will probably only waste more of their time.

"In that case, I shall respectfully comply."

Shuichi Akai put away his identification documents and took out a small walkie-talkie.

After saying something that sounded like a code into the walkie-talkie, he followed Jiang Hang into the office.

Not far from the office, Jodie Starling, who was responsible for observing the situation from a distance, listened to the retreat signal from Shuichi Akai on the walkie-talkie. Her expression looked slightly unhappy.

They had agreed to confront Jiang Hang together, but when they got to Shuichi Akai's place, it turned into a private meeting between the two of them.

However, since this operation was initiated by Shuichi Akai himself, she has no choice but to follow his instructions.

"Hopefully, Shuichi Akai can get some useful information from them, as long as it's not like Vermouth is also an undercover agent or something," Jodie Starling Starl muttered to herself, before telling the nearby FBI agents that they could call it a day.

She stayed nearby, hoping to get the information as soon as Shuichi Akai and Jiang Hang finished their conversation.

As soon as Shuichi Akai and Jiang Hang entered the office, they felt that the temperature was much warmer than outside.

Jiang Hang briefly explained his work to Koharu Yoshino, then turned to Shuichi Akai and asked, "Coffee or tea?"

"Or do you usually prefer Rye Whiskey?"

"However, I'm sorry, I personally don't really like drinking, so apart from some beer sent by a colleague who likes to drink, there are no other alcoholic beverages in the office."

Upon hearing the word "Rye Whiskey, "Shuichi Akai's eyes seemed to deepen.

Do you even know his code name in the organization?

How much does this man actually know about the organization?

He didn't think that Jiang Hang's casual remark had just happened to hit the nail on the head regarding his code name in the organization.

But as a seasoned agent, he certainly wouldn't show weakness at this moment.

Therefore, he simply responded with a faint smile, "Actually, I drink very little now. If I must drink, I will only occasionally taste Bourbon or Scotch whisky."

"Of course, what I really want to taste right now is absinthe, which is also the main reason why we came to Japan from the United States."

"But since there are no alcoholic beverages, just give me a regular black coffee."

Jiang Hang nodded, his heart unmoved.

The love-hate relationship between you and Bourbon has been featured in several theatrical films, so there's nothing strange about it.

So, as expected, Vermouth slipped up and the FBI found traces of their meeting.

Given Vermouth's skill in disguise, it's hard not to suspect that she deliberately revealed such a flaw when she already knew she was being watched by the FBI.

Is this a way to align themselves with the Pioneer Foundation?

Or is it that Vermouth's woman is trying to clear her name in this way?

Jiang Hang pondered this in his mind, then asked Koharu Yoshino to make two cups of coffee and bring them in, and told her not to let anyone else disturb their conversation.

Seemingly sensing the seriousness in Jiang Hang's tone, and realizing that their firm was about to receive another big case, Koharu Yoshino quickly nodded and went to make coffee.

While Koharu Yoshino coffee, the two people on the sofa remained silent, seemingly pondering where to begin.

It wasn't until Koharu Yoshino brought the piping hot coffee and left the room that Shuichi Akai broke the silence.