Akai Shuichi: "..."
The possibility of a mole had not entirely escaped him: almost every time they took action against Uzo, their plans were thrown into chaos by those suddenly appearing stages.
Every stage needed to be arranged in advance, and Uzo's schemes were naturally no exception. If so... how exactly had Uzo learned of their plans and made targeted arrangements?
"That was precisely why I previously broke away from you all and acted alone." Akai Shuichi did not hide it from James. "But judging by things now, it has not been very effective."
James considered it with a grave expression. "You were indeed acting alone, but many investigations required an enormous amount of work, so you inevitably had to come back and borrow manpower—perhaps the mole analyzed the information on hand, guessed your patterns of movement, and then... hmm?"
After a pause, James suddenly said, "No, that's not right! You have barely run into any trouble lately. I'm the one who has actually been targeted.
"Although you got into a car accident today, that was because you were hurrying over to save me... In other words, after you broke away from us, the mole could no longer accurately track your movements, so he turned his attention to me instead.
"Your independent action was useful, and that just goes to show that a mole most likely really does exist."
At that, the two fell silent in unison.
The FBI squad, solid as an iron barrel, had only been in Tokyo for a short while, yet it had already developed a massive internal crisis. This really was...
James looked stricken.
However, as a rational leader, he had to solve problems as soon as they arose. He rubbed his face hard and decisively asked, "Who do you think the mole is?"
Akai