Shuichi Akai had once been a codename-bearing member of the Organization, his true identity that of an undercover FBI agent.
Rena Mizunashi was now also a codename-bearing member of the Organization, though her true identity was even more complicated.
Conan fiddled with the bow tie around his neck, lost in thought.
Shuichi Akai had not said it outright, but the fact that he had come to Conan for help with his upcoming fake-death plan already revealed quite a bit.
Shuichi Akai did not trust the FBI itself all that much. Compared to his FBI identity, he cared more about his family's safety.
Thinking of Jodie, another FBI agent he had met before, Conan could vaguely understand Akai's thinking.
Probably not everyone in the FBI knew about Shuichi Akai's connection to Tangze, and there were not many people Akai truly trusted.
Compared to his work experience with the FBI, Shuichi Akai had spent far too long in the Organization.
It was not strange that he would choose to help Rena Mizunashi, who shared the same position and a similar predicament, while erasing his public identity in order to move into the shadows.
It could certainly be planned out carefully. For instance, first create a suitable opportunity for Rena Mizunashi to "run into" Shuichi Akai...
"Conan, what are you spacing out for?" Ran Mouri, having finished adjusting her dress and risen to her feet, saw that Conan was still sitting there. She reached out and patted his shoulder. "The bride is here."
"Hm? Oh..."
Noticing that everyone around him had stood up, Conan hurriedly followed suit and looked toward the entrance to the chapel along with everyone else.
There, Miwako Sato stood at the other end of the red carpet in a wedding dress, her arm linked through Kiyonaga Matsumoto's.
She wore