Hirotsugu Morofushi, Born with a Bang!

"Have you still not given up? I don't think either Shiho Miyano or Tang Ze Zhao is very likely to accept witness protection." Not surprised by James's request, Jodie still sighed inwardly.

"They may be unwilling themselves, but Jodie, you understand how significant the things in their hands are. We won't give up on pursuing this." James nodded, expressing his view with clear logic.

Jodie lowered her head, keeping the blazing light in her eyes from being noticed by the man before her.

It was precisely because they understood the extraordinary significance of those things that they had insisted on keeping Tangze's identity classified and Ai Haibara's research confidential from headquarters.

The organization possessed so many major research projects—super Artificial Intelligence Noah's Ark, the APTX series of drugs that could restore youth and preserve one's appearance, and Cognitive Science, whose exact effects remained unclear but whose derivative drugs alone had already stirred up enormous waves around the world...

They were precious treasures that could drive anyone insane. If other organizations learned of them, that would not necessarily be any safer than leaving them in the organization's hands.

When that time came, Tangze's multiple identities might instead become restraints holding him back.

As an undercover agent, he was bound to take part in many illegal activities, yet he was only eighteen, with no background to speak of, relying entirely on sheer courage to fight on the front lines.

If people truly started scrutinizing his illegal actions then, even Calvados, who had fallen to his gun two days ago, could become evidence used to convict him.

Even though she knew James was actually a fairly trustworthy colleague, with an extremely low chance of being connected to the organization.

—After all, James knew very well where Shuichi Akai, Tang Ze Zhao, and Shiho