Chapter 854: A powerful trickAlthough he tried his best to maintain his expression, Fujino still felt a little out of control.
This turn of events was something he had not expected.
This old woman's ability to make up lies is really amazing.
She really is an old lady who used to be an actress.
Real abstraction.
Fujino secretly complained in his heart, but in his heart he wanted to see what kind of medicine this old lady was selling.
He pretended to be surprised at first, then glanced at her with a suspicious look, and then pretended to be a thief with an expression of "this is not surprising", and said: "No wonder, I was wondering why Chris, the illegitimate daughter of Sharon Wynyard, would pretend to be a man and come here... This is not surprising~"
Vermouth was a little surprised: "You also know Sharon Wynyard?"
"I am a fan of Sharon."
Fujino said nonsense in a serious tone: "It's a pity that Sharon is dead, and you, Chris, don't often show up in public."
"I quite like your mother."
Belmode: "..."
It really feels good to be liked by others.
But why does this sentence feel weird?
Fujino ignored Vermouth who was hiding her weirdness under the mask, and reasoned in a deep voice: "Since you are the FBI, you must have been taking action in the hotel last time, right?"
"And the target should be that old man."
Vermouth nodded, very satisfied that the other party explained things for her even though she didn't say anything.
Following Fujino's words, Vermouth simply continued to make up the story: "That time I got the information about that organization, so I went to attend the funeral. But before I could succeed, you took action first... By the way, the old man's code name was Pisk."
"Well, that's right."
Fujino pursed his chin, looking thoughtful: "No wonder you appeared there at that time."
Seeing that the other party had fallen into the trap, Vermouth laughed in her heart.
She thought that with the thinking ability of detective Fujino, she would have to fool the other party a lot before she could get him to fall into the trap.
I didn't expect that I would believe it so easily.
Sure enough, it’s good to talk to smart people.
You don’t have to edit it, others have already done it for you.
Maybe I'm too smart...
This combination of reality and illusion, who can withstand it?
The old lady was very proud of herself and decided to add more information. She said seriously, "Last time on the bus, Rye Whiskey was following you. He used the disguised identity of Aida Tomoaki to get on the bus together in order to prevent them from attacking you...but he didn't expect that he would encounter robbers before they could attack you."
"I see. No wonder you protected Conan."
Fujino had an expression of 'sudden enlightenment' and followed up on her words.
Of course he knew that the old lady was fooling him.
But since I have to act, I should just cooperate a little bit...
Even though he knew he was being fooled, he still pretended to be fooled.
Isn't this a kind of deception?
In the past he always fooled others, but today he has met his match.
In his opinion, this old lady's ability to deceive people was indeed quite powerful... However, he had already won from the beginning because he had a full-map perspective cheat.
Fujino thought to himself, then looked at Tomoaki Aida seriously and continued: "In fact, I was a little suspicious of you at that time. After all, the real Aida would not do such a thing... and his mind would not be so meticulous."
Then he asked doubtfully, "What about the real new one?"
"I have already settled him."
Vermouth smiled slightly: "Have you heard of the witness protection program? That's what it is. Now his identity has been changed and he has gone to the United States."
"Your layout is really cautious."
Fujino thought for a moment and said, "Since that Akai Shuichi is Rye Whiskey, then that English teacher Judy should also be a member of that organization, right?"
"As expected of a detective, he figured it out right away."
Vermouth smiled meaningfully and said, "Judy, codenamed Calvados, after I learned that her target was this high school, I knew she had an intention. My purpose of disguising myself as Mr. Arata was to get close to her."
She said, then hesitated and said: "At first, I didn't know what their purpose was, but after investigating for a period of time, I figured out their target, which is the little girl Huiyuan Ai who lives in your house."
Fujino frowned when he heard this: "What do you mean?"
Vermouth said in a deep voice: "Although I don't know why she was targeted, it's no mistake that they are targeting her. That little girl lives in your house, don't you know the reason?"
Fujino shrugged helplessly: "How would I know? I just need to know that she is Haibara Ai, and she is our child. As for other secrets, I don't care. After all, once some things are exposed, they can never go back to the way they were before."
"Understandable."
Vermouth nodded, without any relief or other feeling in her heart, just resolving a doubt in her heart.
After all, she wasn't really worried about that.
Her disguise skills are so good that even Shirley can't guess her identity.
Even if there is any suspicion, it cannot be her.
She is now an FBI investigator!
Even though it is fake, with this identity in place, some things don't matter even if the other party knows them.
Her FBI identity would naturally help explain everything.
As expected of me, I came up with such a perfect plan.
Vermouth sighed inwardly, then showed an indifferent look and said righteously: "I am telling you all this today, in fact, to clarify my identity, and also to remind you, so that the little girl will not be hurt."
"Our FBI has long been targeting this transnational organization. This time I came to Japan to look for intelligence on this organization... Since that girl has been targeted by them, our FBI will naturally provide her with protection. If necessary, we can even include her in the witness protection program."
"It would be much safer if we had the FBI."
Fujino nodded in agreement, then asked in confusion: "But, I remember that your FBI is responsible for domestic cases. How can you act freely and unscrupulously in Japan?"
"That organization also has criminal activities in our country. Our visit to Japan this time is actually a secret investigation."
Vermouth already had a script in mind: "Although our activities are limited to the United States, we have our own contacts and prepared intelligence systems all over the world. Although we cannot act recklessly in Japan, we can still protect people and secretly arrest them if we want."
Fujino showed an envious expression: "As expected of the FBI."
"Of course."
Vermouth felt proud for a moment.
Of course, she was really proud.
After all, having come this far, my plan can be considered a complete success.
The rest is pretty easy to handle.
(End of this chapter)
