Conan: I am really a good person

Chapter 188 He is not 'Satan'

At seven o'clock in the morning, a meeting was held within the FBI.

The meeting was a very large meeting. There was a group that was investigating Judy's serial shooting case, a group that was investigating Akai Shuichi's serial murder case, and James' group.

Together with the Judy group, these people are all more or less connected to the 'master'.

It was obviously three serial murder cases, but they were linked together by one person, forming a case that had not yet led to a major accident, but was obviously very serious. The atmosphere in the conference room could be described as tense.

It was so calm that it was almost like I was drowsy on a Monday morning.

Judy clapped her hands and said, "Wake up."

She still stood at the front of the conference table, standing on the side of the projector, but this time she was not acting as a leader, but as an introducer.

Before she really opened her mouth to introduce, she glanced at three colleagues who were on the same level as her and more senior than her, and then glanced at Akai Shuichi before saying: "This time, our target is the 'master', a recent one." Yue appeared, and after a unified discussion, he was considered to be a criminal with a relatively high risk."

"The first time he appeared was when he bumped into Mr. Akai near the murder scene of a serial murder case. Mr. Akai discovered from the smell of the scene that someone had been there."

"If it weren't for Mr. Akai, the FBI might not have paid much attention to the first encounter with the criminal, and would have treated the second and third encounters as the first time," Judy explained, "then what happened before?" Are there any incidents where we met but were ignored because the FBI agent involved didn't take it seriously? No."

"First, the 'master' has white hair and outstanding appearance. Even if he is not a suspicious person, the FBI agent will remember him with just a quick glance and report it to him when he hears about it. But so far, no one has There was no FBI report that preceded Mr. Akai’s encounter with him.”

"Second, according to Inuo's account, he is the 'owner' who went to the airport to pick him up."

"The 'owner' had just gotten off the plane."

aircraft.

No one spoke at the meeting, but a kind of animation jumped out of everyone's eyes and brows, as if they had caught some clue.

Judy understands.

She said calmly: "We have checked all the planes coming to New York that day, and none of the passenger information matches the 'owner'."

"I called up airport surveillance cameras from various places to check, and I couldn't find the 'owner's' boarding surveillance camera. There wasn't even a single surveillance camera that was broken."

This shows that the 'owner' did not simply destroy the camera. If this is the case, it will be easier for the FBI to find him.

The most terrifying situation now is when no one can be found, no information can be found, and it seems to appear out of thin air.

"The second time was on Thanksgiving Day," Judy said briefly. "The third time was in the hotel, which was linked to the serial murder case that James was responsible for."

"The fourth time was the New York Manhunt,"

She looked at Akai Shuichi, "Mr. Akai was responsible for the pursuit of the 'master' for three hours and spanned three or four districts."

"The fifth time is this threat game that linked two serial murders,"

"He found my and Mr. Akai's addresses, and before five o'clock, before the FBI investigators got off work, he placed a threatening 'gift,'"

After briefly listing it, she said: "What does this gentleman want to do?"

This is a question that can be pondered over and over, and the FBI almost instinctively answered: "Provocation."

Criminals always care about the police.

James was obviously hesitant and hesitated for a moment, "His attitude towards the FBI seems..."

He didn't say anything, but looked at Akai Shuichi, "What do you think, Akai?"

"It seems to be more friendly," Shuichi Akai said something that James didn't dare to say, and added a premise of his own opinion, "Compared with treating criminals."

Judy nodded, "Yes, more friendly,"

She glanced at the threatening greeting card on the projector, "Although threatening, it's friendly."

Although it sounds a bit weird, it is not weird, just like Shuichi Akai arrived home at five o'clock on time to sign for the letter, but there was a reasonable reason, so others could only read the time several times with a smile on their faces.

The reason why the threatening greeting card is friendly is simple: "He knows who the murderer is."

"These threatening greeting cards have the same handwriting. They were not written by the murderers of the two murders, but by the 'owner'." Judy raised her lips, "He told us what the two murderers will do next. Goal, no matter what, that’s good news, isn’t it?”

As long as the serial murder cases are not solved by the police in the first two or three cases, they either have fatal restrictions of some era, or the criminal is a smart guy and has more or less used his brain.

Most of them don't kill randomly, but make plans.

Since there is a plan, there are traces to follow.

Some outstanding students or professors who have taken relevant crime courses in college and have a thorough knowledge of crime can guess a bit of the murderer's next plan based on his crime habits. Then the 'master' will find the real murderer and find the murderer. If you predict before taking action, it won't be a very creepy thing.

Ignoring the threat of the third card and just looking at the first two cards, the 'Master' has become really friendly to the FBI, almost like a consultant to the FBI.

And: "From the first meeting, he gave us five criminals, pointed out a missed serial homicide case, and gave information about the next victims of four serial homicides,"

Judy asked: "You are friendly to the 'master'. Do you have any questions?"

He added, "Of course, 'friendliness' is not the friendliness in the concept of normal people, but the friendliness in the concept of criminals,"

"He seemed,"

She pondered for a few seconds, "A 'law enforcer' type of criminal?"

Shuichi Akai: "I speculate that he wants to cooperate with the FBI."

"The premise is: equal cooperation."

Equality cooperation, of course, is carried out under evenly matched conditions.

The implication is that this criminal is testing the strength of the FBI. If the strength does not meet his expectations, then he will be as gentle and considerate as a spring breeze now, and he will be as ruthless as he changes his face.

...Although the current 'gentle and considerate like spring breeze' is not very gentle like a normal human being.

James reminded in a low voice, "Consultant." This is not a secret within the FBI. Crime can be broken down into various industries. Of course, FBI investigators cannot be proficient in each profession, so they have external consultants who are proficient in certain industries. A group of criminals always know their peers better. Some criminals who are not immediately executed may help the FBI to a greater or lesser extent in some aspects and are some special, temporarily unannounced consultants.

Even the grassroots police generally have the habit of raising spies. Spies are often people who hang around on the streets and are not easy to mess with. They always know many rules of the underground world and can track down certain things more easily than the police.

This is a gray area of ​​consensus.

All the FBI then understood why the first discussion item at the meeting was not the four greeting cards, but the 'master's' attitude towards the FBI.

This is a somewhat subtle thing, but considering the strength currently displayed by the 'Master', it is a thing that has more advantages than disadvantages for the FBI.

Just: "...then we won't arrest him?"

There are FBI investigators who are so hesitant.

James was the first to retort, "Of course not. Cooperation is cooperation, and catching criminals is catching criminals."

If he really gave up the arrest because of cooperation, I'm afraid this criminal gentleman would laugh at the FBI.

"I speculate," Akai Shuichi said. He paused for about two or three seconds before continuing, "he does not object to being arrested."

"If we can successfully decipher the victim and the location of the murder before the next victim is killed, and catch the murderer, there may be some surprises."

*

There are four greeting cards in total, and the two first victims all hint at time and occupation. Judy's greeting card is from a night worker, maybe a serious night shift worker in a bar, hotel, etc., or maybe They are dishonest staff.

Akai Shuichi took a high school student who came home from school at noon.

The two times are staggered. As long as you have some energy, you can barely finish it.

It was night when the official action took place, so the first place to be guarded was the location of Judy's greeting card: fountain, theater, alley.

There are many such places in New York. Squares, parks and theaters with fountains are almost all over New York, but there are not many that fit the three locations.

After many rounds of screening, the FBI finally selected three more suitable locations.

The three locations are large locations, consisting of one small location after another. Because there are currently four groups involved, the three groups of FBI who are investigating the serial murder case each selected a large location, and accurately assigned FBI investigators to disguise themselves within their groups. Dress up as a passerby and go squat near various small places included in the big place. Judy will assign the group to Judy.

One such location is Times Square.

For Akai Shuichi, this is a somewhat familiar place. He once passed by here when chasing a future, and when faced with three locations, he chose this place.

James is in charge of Times Square, with large and small theaters located nearby. It is a big project to keep an eye on clues and not alert others.

Most of the FBI disguised themselves as taxi drivers, cleaners, homeless people, etc. A few FBI drove private cars to stay nearby during shifts, and some FBI temporarily lived nearby.

Shuichi Akai chose to disguise himself as a taxi driver.

Wearing a knitted hat and hiding his long hair, he parked near Times Square, scanning the crowds of people around him and listening to James' orders to his men in his earphones.

It is already dark, and New York is lit up with sparkling neon lights. Countless garbage that was somewhat conspicuous during the day is hidden under various shadows, making it less obvious. A considerable number of citizens have gone home, and only some of them are familiar to each other in groups. Still outside.

At night in New York, even adult men dare not walk alone in shadowed corners. Every time they walk through some streets, they will be stared at by homeless people who live with garbage, and there is a high probability that they will be robbed.

Even the area near Times Square is not immune.

The location where Akai Shuichi stopped was a relatively glamorous and safe location. He glanced at the homeless people not far away and reminded James in a low voice, "The homeless people who often live nearby are more sensitive to similar people nearby, so let your people pay attention. Some, may be in danger.”

"Okay," James agreed immediately, "then during the day, we can take a few homeless people back to ask them if they have seen any white-haired young people or anyone similar to a murderer?"

"No," Akai Shuichi vetoed, "Even if you only take away one or two homeless people, or give them benefits for questioning in a remote corner, within two days, the surrounding homeless people will know that the FBI is stationed nearby to look for the murderer. "

"The fact that he was able to leave a decrypted greeting card shows that the murderer did not realize that his next target had been discovered."

It's good to squat anywhere in advance, the only thing is that if the person squatting is too useless, you can easily alert the snake.

If the criminal did not alert the serial killer and gave clues to the FBI, but the FBI did not alert the serial killer, it would be something that would make people laugh and they would not be qualified to talk about cooperation.

This is probably the first step in the 'master' test.

"What a scary guy," James took a deep breath and suddenly added, "You actually paid attention to the past after just meeting him once. It's really..."

"With your ability, it should be easy to get a higher status, right? Why..."

Shuichi Akai: "My target is not within the FBI."

He has more important things to do.

James vaguely knew something, lowered his voice, and said a keyword in the private channel with only two people, "'Satan'?"

"I heard from Judy that when Dog Tail was recording his confession, he once said that the 'Master' used the title 'Messiah' when he was accosting him enthusiastically."

"He's Asian and an almost incredible criminal,"

How can any criminal clearly figure out the next move of other criminals every time?It's as if he can read minds and is a terrifying criminal.

Would such a criminal really remain unknown until he arrived in New York?
It must not be.

...So, does the title 'Messiah' have any meaning?
"You want to say that 'Satan' means a lot to many criminals," Akai Shuichi said lightly, "Yes, since he shocked the world with three consecutive bloody incidents three years ago and became famous in one fell swoop, there have been many imitators around the world."

Criminals will also worship the strong, and they even understand the horror of 'Satan' better than ordinary people. Ordinary people may not pay attention to the news and do not understand how bloody and tragic the strokes of this criminal code name were three years ago. But the police and criminals know quite well.

James was saying that the 'Messiah' might be 'Satan'.

After all, there are always smart criminals, and there are at most one or two in an era.

but not."

Shuichi Akai: "He is not 'Satan'."

(End of this chapter)