Conan: I'm really not the mastermind behind the scenes

Hearing Aoyagi Binguang's question, the other person was stunned for a moment.

"...Aoyagi-sensei?"

"You should still remember it, right?"

Qingliu Binguang's voice was as usual, but under the current situation, it carried a hint of inexplicable cruelty and malice.

"You were also kidnapped that time, and there was a bomb at the scene, so please ask me to bring your mother's last words."

Akai Shuichi was a little surprised that this kind of question was coming, but he didn't stop him.

The headquarters had been investigating for two weeks without any clues, and could only passively follow the scene of the new crime. As a result, only a few days after arriving in New York, a suspect was immediately identified, as fast as the progress bar was suddenly dragged.

Moreover, Judy mentioned another serial murder case just now. When he first arrived, he heard the branch chief mention that this case was handled by another task force - why was the murderer in their case inexplicably involved in another high-profile case?

What a coincidence.

Coincidences often mean traps, so they must determine whether the person opposite is Kudo Shinichi. To quickly and accurately identify a person's identity, they have to ask special questions that few people know.

...But it’s still a bit strange to ask about “last words”. What did they experience in Japan two years ago? This child named Kudo Shinichi also had so many disasters in the past?

Akai Shuichi's thoughts rarely strayed for a second.

At this time, his cell phone rang again, this time there was no call notification, it was an unknown number.

Aoyagi Binguang next to him heard the movement, and while continuing to wait for Kudo Shinichi's reply, he released the hand that was suppressing him so that he could answer the call.

The moment Aoyagi Binguang let go, the eagle also let go of his knitted hat, but it was still parked beside the driver's seat pillow in the front seat, staring covetously at his head.

"……I remember."

"Is it Akai? Excuse me, I am the head of the investigation team for another female serial murder case, Freya Foster."

The two people's mobile phones sounded almost at the same time.

Akai Shuichi pressed the speakerphone so that both himself and Aoyagi Binguang could hear the other party's call.

"What I'm telling you is, 'In the past, I felt annoyed that she always kissed me, felt that she was pretending to be cute by always asking me to call her 'Yukiko-nee', and felt that she would drag me down every time the couple quarreled. Go in'..."

Kudo Shinichi, who was being kidnapped, didn't seem nervous at all. His voice was calm and clear, falling into the car as softly as a feather.

"After the suspect kidnapped Kamel, we entered his house to search and found the body of a young girl in the basement freezer. According to the neighbor's description, it might be his daughter who died a few years ago. There was also a string of bones made of of wind chimes.”

The voice of the female detective who entered the suspect's home was filled with uncontrollable anger.

"——'But in my heart, she is the best mother in the world. I love her.'"

"The wind chime is made up of thirteen bones. The upper bell supports are two shoulder blades. Four ribs hang on the main line of the outer ring. The central 'bell' is the nasal bone, surrounded by six finger bones... In the belly of his pet dog, there are also There is an incompletely digested finger bone.”

"Although no DNA identification has been carried out, it is determined from the bones... that they are the remains of the injured detectives and their relatives."

Several passages with completely opposite artistic conceptions made the car as dead as a tomb.

A few seconds later, Kudo Shinichi spoke again, and he seemed to hear a female voice.

"Teacher Qingliu, are there any female colleagues around you?... All I can think of is what I just said. If you want to confirm, I can repeat what I said to my dad..."

"No need. I don't remember that." Qingliu Binguang stopped. At this point, even Shuichi Akai, who had not witnessed it personally, could be sure that the other party was the real Kudo Shinichi.

Aoyagi Binguang sighed softly, and his voice softened a lot: "I'm sorry, because your situation surprised me a little, and I have to confirm your identity first... We have contacted the emergency service team, and people from the FBI will also rush over."

He paused, and then kindly reminded the young detective:

"By the way, the environment in the United States is different from that in Japan. During hostage rescue operations, some members will react 'too quickly' and mistake the hostages for robbers and kill them... Unless you are sure to escape directly to a safe area, don't act rashly. "

Kudo Shinichi: "???"

Kudo Shinichi: "I, I understand..."

Aoyagi Binguang hung up the phone. He looked at Akai Shuichi next to him and seemed to agree that he should rush there now.

When Shuichi Akai saw that he agreed, he put the phone on the stand beside him and immediately started the car. But his call didn't end, the female agent's voice kept coming.

"In addition to the basement, we found the remains of his wife, Mrs. Lucas, in the master bedroom on the second floor."

The female agent spoke very quickly, as if she had taken more than one deep breath before speaking out the following situation smoothly.

"She was leaning on the bed, covered with a quilt, and there were obvious pinch marks on her arms and neck... She was a pregnant woman, six months pregnant."

"Aaron Lucas used her body to set up a trap. He placed bombs next to her abdomen. As long as someone tried to touch and move her body, the fuse would be pulled, causing the bombs to explode immediately."

"........."

Even Akai Shuichi, who had seen many disgusting things during his undercover period, couldn't help but frown at this moment.

"How did you find out?"

He couldn't help but ask. It's not that he looks down on his colleagues, it's just that many agents - such as Kamel - are careless and careless in their daily lives. When they see a pregnant woman lying there, they will definitely approach, touch and try to rescue them as soon as possible without taking any precautions...

"It's Qingliu." The female detective said, "Is he with you? I have handled several cases with him. He told me at that time that you must use the greatest malice to figure out the minds of criminals..."

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Outskirts of Brooklyn.

In the factory, after Kamel was kidnapped together with Kudo Shinichi, he was taken out alone and tied to a chair placed in the middle of the high aisle.

This kidnapper is like a villain in a traditional movie. He kills the kidnapper neatly in the background. If he is a named character, he won't kill him directly. He has to do some fancy things, leaving the protagonist with a precious opportunity to rescue his teammates.

Kamel had the seal on his mouth and could only moan. He watched the kidnappers tampering with the iron plate of the walkway and was full of questions but could not ask any questions.

Do the robbers have any accomplices?

How is that boy?

Did the FBI know they were kidnapped?

Akai...Did his mistake bring trouble to Akai again?

Kamal's forehead was covered with cold sweat. Especially when he heard footsteps coming from below, and the sound obviously did not come from rescuers, his fear and regret reached its peak.

He was paying attention to the movement below, so he missed it - when the robber in front of him looked over there, his eyes widened in fear... (End of Chapter)