Different people focused on different things.
Hashimoto Maya studied James suspiciously. ...This guy is clearly FBI from the United States, so why does he speak with a British accent? But on second thought, Akai Shuichi was already an Ace in the FBI. Having one more old man from the United Kingdom did not seem all that strange.
Beside them, Conan was also trying to determine whether this suspicious old man was one of Randy Hawke's disguises.
Now that he had heard the man speak, he was certain: they really were not the same person—Randy Hawke was a Western Cowboy, while the old man before him did not have even a trace of the accent an American cowboy should have had.
...So what had happened here was simply a case of mistaken identity?
Having realized that, Conan's heart stirred. ...The Organization's people seem to care a lot about secrecy. If one of them were forced to appear in the newspapers, would the Black Organization react?
With that in mind, he planned to slip into the crowd and use his Voice Changer to fan the flames, forcing this suspicious old man to reveal his true identity.
Before he could do so, however, a helpful high school student suddenly spoke up. "Mr. Tom? Are you all right?"
Several reporters heard the familiar voice, paused slightly, and turned around.
The other reporters sharply followed their gaze. Then they realized that the person Jiang Xia had called out to seemed to be the very "Randy Hawke" they had surrounded.
"Tom?" Some reporters sensed that something was wrong. "Isn't this Mr. Randy Hawke?"
James: ...Of course not! I've told you ten thousand times, but you just won't listen!
Jiang Xia walked over and said to the reporters, "I'm sorry, but you may have mistaken him for