"What conditions?" Akai Shuichi asked.
"FBI help protect my brother, no matter if I am alive or dead, no matter if I am of use to you or not." Shui Wulian said without thinking.
Japan is not CIA's home ground, so it will take some time to select and send new contacts to appear...or so she thought at first.
However, one year, two years, three years, four years later, she still had no contact person who came to contact her through a single line.
Before the last operation, she went abroad, found a CIA informant that her father had mentioned, and asked the other party if she could participate in the assassination of Japanese political figures. Although the other party gave her a reply, his attitude was a bit subtle, and his words were mixed with Test.
Logically speaking, it was rare for her to infiltrate Gin's action team, and she stayed there stably for several years. CIA would not give up on her, but CIA probably didn't trust her very much either.
The identity of an agent needs to be kept secret, especially an undercover agent lurking in another country, especially since her father was still an important member of CIA in Japan. When her father died, her new contact Barney also died on the same day. Once those two people died, CIA's Important intelligence lines were cut off.
Now Akai Shuichi believes the truth she told about that year, probably because she found the homeless man who witnessed Barney's suicide. The other party can prove that Barney shot himself, but CIA does not have the homeless man's testimony, so she may He's lying. The CIA still can't determine what happened back then.
And she had just joined CIA not long ago, and had been disconnected for a long time. After that, she was monitored by the organization. Even if she appeared, she could only play the role of 'Keir'. CIA may not suspect that she had been influenced by the organization and completely turned to the CIA. After contacting the organization, she contacted CIA again. Maybe she was instructed by the organization?
Yes, Cia didn't completely give up on her, but she didn't completely trust her either.
Now she only has two choices -
One: As an FBI informant, risk your life and return to the organization.
Although the FBI and CIA are two different intelligence organizations, they are still the same intelligence agencies in the United States, and there will still be communication. If the FBI trusts her, she can lurk in the organization with the support of her companions.
As for the risk, it is difficult to guarantee her life safety.
She had been in the hands of the FBI for such a long time. Even if she said that she had been in a coma and had not betrayed the organization, the organization would still doubt her based on her words and might kill her directly without much evidence.
Two: She refused to assist the FBI.
In this way, she does not have to risk returning to the organization, but she cannot prove that she has not fallen to the organization through some contributions.
She has assisted people in the organization to commit crimes, and now she has fallen into the hands of the FBI. These people can also doubt: What if she wanted to get away with it after being caught, so she fabricated the truth and wanted to hide it?
Unless she can provide information about the organization and the people who receive the information are less wary of her and dare to confirm it, she can regain the trust of the U.S. intelligence agencies.
Forward or retreat? No need to think at all.
She will never forget that day because of her negligence and recklessness, she killed her father and Barney, nor will she forget the sweet smell of her father's blood in her mouth that day, and she will never forget that even in the end , her father still risked his life to save her, a daughter who was not very mature at the time. Before he died, he stuffed his almost broken wrist into her mouth, with such trusting eyes on her, he asked her to help complete the task.
During these years in the organization, she had never once thought about living up to her father's expectations and turning to the organization, even when the CIA agents no longer trusted her.
So how to choose, she already had the answer in her mind.
"Of course, no problem." Akai Shuichi agreed immediately.
Mizuno Reina breathed a sigh of relief. In this way, she could help her brother get the amulet. After her identity was exposed and something happened, she wouldn't have to worry about her brother being hunted down by the organization and having no way out. Wouldn't that be great? But she said ugly things Let me say it up front, "Also, no matter what the situation, I will put my father's mission in CIA first. Even if it causes a situation that is unfavorable to the FBI, you can't blame me."
"That's what I originally wanted to tell you," Shuichi Akai smiled at Conan, "right, kid?"
"Yeah!" Conan smiled and nodded heavily.
Shui Wulian was stunned for a moment and then laughed, "Okay, I believe you."
"Thank you." Akai Shuichi replied with serious eyes.
Although he was not sure how much Rena Mizuno believed him when she said she believed him, it was a good signal of friendly alliance.
Trust needs to be built step by step. Only with a beginning can there be results.
"Then how do you want me to cooperate next?" Shui Wulian asked straight to the point, "I have been in your hands for so long, I will definitely be suspected when I return to the organization, and maybe I will be silenced by the organization not long after I return. "
"Don't worry," Akai Shuichi said with a firm look, "I will give you a bargaining chip that is enough to gain their trust, at the cost of the silver bullet's life."
Mizuno Reina was stunned and stared at Akai Shuichi in surprise, "The silver bullet's life?"
"At least let them feel that this is the case. You need to take a risk with me. It's best to make it real..."
Akai Shuichi told him his plan.
Let Mizuno Reina cooperate with the FBI, pretend to be awake at the right time, attack their people, get rid of their people's control, and be "reasonably" snatched back by the organization, and at the same time avoid casualties from the FBI.
If Reina Mizuna is suspected, let Reina Mizuna take the initiative or guide the organization to show her loyalty with Shuichi Akai's life. Then Reina Mizuna will replace the pistol bullets with blank bullets. Shuichi Akai will use Fake blood packs to cooperate and fake death.
"...We will prepare a replacement body and an opportunity for you to reasonably evacuate the scene."
"I have two questions," Shui Wu Lina looked at the ceiling of the ward and asked, "If when I was taken back by the organization, your colleague responsible for escorting me made a mistake and did not escape in time, what should I do?"
"That was his mistake. Even if he died because of it, there would be consequences. You don't have to take the risk to explain clearly," Akai Shuichi said firmly, "Everyone should bear the price for their mistakes, including death."
Conan looked up at Akai Shuichi and said nothing.
Do you have to pay for your mistakes?
"The second question," Mizuno Reina turned her head, looked at Akai Shuichi, and asked softly, "Everything after calling you out is just your idea. A perfect idea, there will definitely be other people in the organization to block the surrounding area. , if you go there alone, if there is a slight problem in any link, you will die..."
In fact, there is another point. If she did not replace the bullet, but actually fired, then Shuichi Akai would have died defenselessly under her gun.
This man, who is called a 'silver bullet' by the organization, could not have imagined the danger involved. Isn't it too risky to risk his life as a bargaining chip...
"If you want to defeat those crazy black wolves, you have to be crazier than them. Of course, I also hope that we don't have to go to that step," Akai Shuichi said lightly, but he had already made a judgment in his mind and organized With the cautious style of those people, Shui Wulian might have to go that far if he wants to regain his trust, "By the way, before that, I have one thing to confirm. The last action the organization took against me was planned by Ginjiu." ?"
Conan said nothing.
The last operation against Mr. Akai? Was it the time when Teacher Judy was injured?
Reina Mizuna was stunned for a moment, then realized which action Akai Shuichi was referring to, and said truthfully, "No...it's not Gin, it's Lark."
"Raki?" Conan raised his eyes and stared at Shui Wu Lina with a solemn expression.
Akai Shuichi was not surprised, "I see..."
Reina Mizuna observed Akai Shuichi's reaction and asked, "You don't seem surprised?"
"Every link of the last organized operation was exquisitely arranged. There were too many things that surprised me," Akai Shuichi thought, "There are many places that make me feel that it is not Gin's style. I can't explain the reason, but I It feels like that.”
"As far as I know, there were many people involved in that operation, not only Gin's team, but also Lark's confidant, the man codenamed Slifowa, and other members. I was not informed of all the information," here At this moment, Rena Minato couldn't help but joke, looked at Akai Shuichi, and said with a smile, "The order I received that day was to confirm at Ichikawa Bridge that your support was blocked on the bridge, but it's really dangerous. Your silver bullet was almost eliminated by the organization."
"Yeah..." Akai Shuichi did not try to deny that he really encountered a fatal crisis. He lowered his head and looked at his left arm. "That was the closest the bullet came to my heart. As for the number of times I came close to death, it was at least three times."
Akai Shuichi said it lightly, but Conan could still imagine how dangerous it was at that time.
If Akai could be said to be close to death, it would probably not be much better if it were him.
By the way, he was very close to death once, that is, at Xianqiao Station, he was blocked by Gin in the locker. It was also that guy Luck who almost opened the door of the locker where he was hiding!
Akai Shuichi looked at Mizuno Reina again, "The only thing that puzzles me is why Lark jumped on our car to interfere with us?"
"Jump into the car?" Shui Wulian had a hint of doubt in his eyes.
Akai Shuichi realized that Reina Mizuno was in charge of other places that day and probably didn't know much about the situation there. He explained, "While we were driving to Ichikawa City, Raki jumped on the car and had a head-on confrontation with me. He was probably trying to interfere with us and make sure we drove in. At first, I thought he was an outcast from the organization, but judging from his abilities, I wasn’t sure. And you just said that that operation was What he planned, what I want to know is, does he like to take risks? Or is he so confident that even if something happens to the conductor, everything will develop as he wants?"
Lark is a troublesome man, with first-class reflexes and planning skills, and he always seems to be able to figure out his next move.
He wants to catch the opponent's weaknesses, whether they are impulsive, adventurous, or confident and arrogant, and he can exploit them.
"At the beginning, Lark said that he would correct your route of advancement," Rena Mizuno recalled, and explained to Akai Shuichi, "He took the risk probably because there was more than one commander. The action that day was planned by Lark. , but when it comes to specific actions, he will not give orders to the members of Gin's team over Gin. If he does not have instructions, Gin will take over the command."
