Chapter 1345
My younger brother has become my younger sister? I love her even more!
Chapter 1345 My younger brother has become my younger sister? I love him even more...
Conan's question touches on the FBI's internal secrets, which Shuichi Akai and Jodie certainly wouldn't reveal.
They simply looked away and glanced at their boss, James Black.
James, don't let his white beard, thick eyebrows, and small eyes fool you, he's actually the commander of this operation.
This position isn't particularly prestigious; it's not as prestigious as the one Bourbon wanted.
But no matter what, he was still a front-line commander.
If there's anything that requires responsibility, then of course he should be the one to speak up.
It's like archaeologists stuffing business cards into coffins.
You can't expect your subordinates to take the blame, can you?
Why risk your life for such a meager salary...
James was well aware of this and explained, "A doctor and a nurse from China came to this hospital the day before yesterday."
“We followed them. On the first day, nothing happened; the two of them went straight back to the hotel. But just yesterday, our investigators found their behavior suspicious. They even deliberately allowed a patient to be admitted to a ward here without going through the proper admission procedures.”
"So that's how it is..." Upon hearing this explanation, Conan immediately understood what the man named Shuichi Akai meant.
He strongly agrees with this point.
If it were an organization, it certainly wouldn't be so obvious.
After all, that's not how the organization operates.
There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.
If these two people were arranged by the organization, then the only possibility is that they were used to lure the tiger away from the mountain.
While Corgi was talking to the FBI agents, Rena Mizunashi, who was standing next to him, closed her eyes and secretly listened to what they were saying.
A sense of anxiety began to creep into her heart.
Of course, it wasn't because his CIA identity was exposed, but because of his good brother.
Rena Mizunashi: My dear brother has been captured by the organization?!
Damn, that detective...
Okay, I don't think I've hired that detective yet.
Rena Mizunashi felt a pang of regret as she thought about it; she hadn't expected that she would end up in the hospital and in a coma after completing that mission...
I wish I had hired that detective sooner.
Judy then spoke up: "If this is a diversionary tactic, then their rescue team could have already infiltrated the hospital, right?"
Shuichi Akai replied, "If we're going to prepare for the worst, that's certainly true."
"But right now, it's still unclear who they're disguised as."
"Is it a patient or a staff member?"
Judy crossed her arms: "The only breakthrough now is that TCM doctor and the nurse who was with him... If that's the case, then the person they went to see when they lost track of him that day was most likely the guy who infiltrated the hospital."
"Can the person who infiltrated the hospital still leave?" Conan suddenly noticed the key question.
“Yes…” Judy replied, “It seems like they discovered us and quickly shook us off.”
"Is that so?"
Conan touched his chin, feeling that something was amiss.
Judy asked, puzzled, "What's wrong?"
"nothing."
Conan shook his head slightly: "I was just thinking that if he could leave the hospital, he must be a staff member. After all, if he were a patient, leaving the hospital would definitely be noticed."
"So that's it..."
Judy thought for a moment, then suddenly realized: "In that case, we only need to check the recently hired staff to confirm it."
James thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll go talk to the dean about this and ask him to provide a list of the new employees."
Shuichi Akai, who was standing next to him, listened silently and immediately thought of the cleaning lady from before.
After all, the look in someone's eyes when you want to kill them is something that can't be hidden.
Just as Shuichi Akai was pondering this, Jodie suddenly noticed a figure sneaking around, seemingly about to leave, and asked, "Conan, what are you going to do?"
"Go to the restroom!"
Conan left the ward after saying that.
The reason was simple: I really needed to urinate.
He made an excuse to urinate and left the ward to go to the bathroom.
On the way, Conan suddenly paused, drawn to a figure.
It was a girl with black hair, wearing a black dress, and she looked extremely quiet and gentle...
From a normal person's perspective, she is definitely a little beauty.
However, Conan felt that this person looked somewhat familiar:
"This person looks kind of familiar..."
"This face...doesn't it look like that kid, Hondo Eisuke?"
"That's weird, let me take another look."
Conan squinted as he sized up the quiet girl in front of him.
The quiet girl was completely dumbfounded when she saw Conan:
"Isn't that Xiaolan's child?!"
"How did you end up in the hospital..."
"Could it be that Xiaolan is here too?!"
"Oh no, oh no, it would be terrible if they recognized us!"
"I just made a phone call!"
Thinking this, he immediately lowered his head and took two quick steps.
Then, with a 'bang', he knocked a nurse down.
"Ouch!"
"Excuse me, oh, Miss Sakura, are you alright?"
"it's okay no problem……"
Hondo Eisuke hurriedly stood up, adjusted his wig slightly, and quickly left the scene.
Conan: "..."
So, could this kid be Hondo Eisuke?
He put his hands in his pockets, turned his head to look at the departing figure behind him, and for a moment he couldn't determine the other person's identity.
Suddenly I felt a tightness in my bladder.
Without thinking too much, he quickly headed to the men's restroom.
…………
On the other side, a anxious Hondo Eisuke ran straight back to his ward and shook Fujino over.
"Brother Fujino, I just saw Ran's kid..."
"Could Xiaolan and the others have come to the hospital?"
Hondo Eisuke spoke anxiously, while Fujino fell into deep thought.
The child in Xiaolan's family...
This must be referring to Conan Hakiko.
It seems Conan has gotten into a fight with the FBI.
It's a bit early, but it's not a big problem...
Fujino thought to himself as he began to rethink his plans.
Pulling himself back to his senses, he said to Hondou Eisuke, "Calm down first. Rushing will only make you expose yourself faster."
"But……"
"Haven't you admitted your identity yet?"
"That's true."
"What are you afraid of?"
"But the way that kid looked at me was a little off, like he knew exactly who I was." "That's his passive ability," Fujino muttered speechlessly. "That kid seems a bit precocious. He's far beyond the average person when it comes to solving cases, and he even has the air of a little adult. Don't scare yourself."
"Is that right?"
"Okay, hold off for now. Take a moment to calm down. I'll think of something."
Fujino responded, comforted Hondo Eisuke, and then left the ward.
…………
"Hmm, is this the group of people?"
"Yes."
"I'll find a way to secretly photograph them..."
"Is it that little kid from earlier?"
Conan had just returned to Rena Mizunashi's hospital room when a blond young man who was about to leave the room made a surprised sound.
James Black, who had just returned, asked in confusion, "What happened?"
The blond young man explained, "I saw this kid when I was tracking the target. The target looked flustered when he saw him and even tripped and fell."
"?"
Judy looked at Conan with a puzzled expression.
Conan: "..."
So, that was the person you were talking about, the one being monitored?
No, so it's Hondo Eisuke...
Wait a minute, something's not right here...
Conan suddenly had a bold guess, but it was so bold that he was reluctant to believe it.
But... it really does resemble that guy's style of doing things.
If that's the case, then wasn't my reasoning just now pointless?
For a moment, Conan was unsure how to respond.
Seeing Conan's expression, Jodie realized that this kid seemed to have some connection with that organization, and became even more puzzled: "What exactly happened? Who is that woman?"
"Um, I feel like he looks a bit like Hondo Eisuke..."
"what?"
Everyone present was immediately dumbfounded.
Even Rena Mizunashi, lying in bed, couldn't help but silently type a question mark: ?
Conan coughed lightly and said, "Although I can't be sure, in terms of appearance, he does look very similar to Hondo Eisuke, and... that reckless personality, actions, and voice are exactly the same as his."
Judy's eyes twitched upon hearing this: "So, that Sakurako is the now-missing Hondo Eisuke?"
Conan wasn't sure, but he still guessed, "Although I haven't asked her directly, I think it's very likely..."
"..."
A moment of silence fell over everyone present.
Rena Mizunashi was also speechless.
Clumsy and reckless, I panicked when I saw someone I knew and tripped and fell.
It's definitely my younger brother...
But how did my dear brother turn into a girl?
Rena Mizunashi thought about what her younger brother would look like as a girl...
They even chose a name like Sakurako...
Hmm, it seems like I like it even more now?
The thought of her younger brother inexplicably becoming her younger sister made Mizunashi Rena feel inexplicably excited, and at the same time, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief that her younger brother was still safe and sound.
However, another question lingered in her mind: Why would my younger brother disguise himself as a girl and sneak into this hospital?
Her concerns were as follows.
This is also something that these FBI agents are concerned about.
Conan speculated, "Maybe... uh, it's related to that doctor. Maybe... that doctor is Fujino?"
"Fujino-kun?"
Judy exclaimed in surprise.
Upon hearing this name, Rena Mizunashi was also silently shocked.
I didn't even ask him to do anything, yet this guy is already hanging out with my brother?
Faced with Conan's guess, everyone was at a loss.
How did the conversation suddenly turn into a high school detective who appeared in another case, even though it was supposed to be about the organization?
Conan sighed and explained with a speechless expression, "Fujino has been working with Hondou Eisuke the whole time, helping him find his sister, and even helping him dress up as a woman..."
"And lately, he seems to be busy with something."
Shuichi Akai immediately understood Conan's line of reasoning and asked, "So, roughly when did he leave, and when did he return?"
Conan pondered, "They probably left home very early in the morning, around five or six o'clock, and didn't return until six or seven o'clock in the evening, or even seven or eight o'clock."
"Where's the time?"
"Including today, yesterday and the day before yesterday were the same."
"..."
Hideaki Akai immediately understood what was going on and grasped Conan's reasoning.
The TCM doctor started working the day before yesterday, and Fujino, the high school detective, has been busy with things since then.
Their activity trajectories completely overlapped...
Thinking about this, Shuichi Akai felt a little unable to hold back.
Previously, he was the one monitoring others, lurking near their homes.
As a result, a reverse infiltration occurred.
And they've caused so much trouble for themselves...
What is this?
At this moment, Judy also fell into deep thought, and suddenly said, "Speaking of which, I remember Fujino also knows traditional Chinese medicine..."
"Could it be that this traditional Chinese medicine doctor is really Fujino-kun?"
"If that's the case, then it would be a huge blunder."
"Ahem, there's no real point in saying all this now." At this moment, James suddenly coughed lightly and said, "How about this, I'll go find the dean and ask him to give that TCM doctor a day off."
"If Fujino-kun shows up, then we can be sure of this..."
At this moment, the blond young man who had been listening in suddenly asked, "Then, what about these staff members who need to be investigated?"
"Let's talk about it after we've investigated the matter thoroughly..."
…………
"You mean, the operation can begin?"
"Well, it's almost there."
After finishing their shifts, Dr. Liu, Fujino, and Nurse Vermouth drove back to the hotel.
Fujino sat on the sofa, lit a cigarette, crossed his legs, and looked like a French godfather. He said calmly, "The FBI should have taken the bait and started to suspect that I am Fujino. At the same time, they have also ruled out Bourbon as a suspect."
Vermouth frowned, not quite understanding what Fujino meant.
Fujino said calmly, "Your godson came to the hospital today."
The old lady Vermouth's eyes lit up when she heard her son's name; she immediately knew that Fujino was talking about Shinichi Kudo, her little boy.
In response, she asked, "What does this have to do with this?"
Fujino sighed and explained, "He just happened to run into the young woman and probably recognized her."
"Given his reasoning ability, he could probably figure out the relationship between the young woman and us immediately and then inform the FBI."
Vermouth stroked her chin and silently nodded in agreement with the praise for her godson, saying, "That's true. If it were him, he would definitely have thought of these things."
Fujino was speechless at the old lady's somewhat proud expression.
So, Shinichi Kudo has become your own son?
As expected of a mother...
Fujino mentally grumbled for a moment, then explained, "The Dean gave me leave probably to confirm whether I, Liu Angxing, am really the high school detective Fujino."
“Once they confirm our identities, they will think it was a false alarm. Considering our previous meeting with people outside the hospital, even if they suspect that the staff might be undercover agents, they will take that possibility lightly.”
"The next step is to leak a little information about Kusuda Rikudo, or rather, to do something that will arouse suspicion and shift their focus of suspicion to him..."
(End of this chapter)