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Chapter 1129: FBI Action
"Is that so…"
Conan, finding he couldn't glean anything from Haibara Ai, sat up straight again.
Haibara Ai turned a page of the magazine, her head still lowered as she read.
Edogawa's reasoning was quite good; she almost believed him. But Edogawa suddenly called Doctor Agasa, Edogawa and Doctor Agasa whispered together, and Edogawa suddenly asked about Raki. Combining these three things, she believed that Edogawa must have encountered Raki after running down from the apartment building today, or perhaps obtained a clue about Raki…
Aside, after the three children whispered amongst themselves, Ayumi turned her head and asked, "Conan, Ai, how about we all go to Doctor's place for dinner tonight?"
"We can invite Brother Chi too!" Mitsuhiko said with a smile.
Genta, thinking of a delicious feast, immediately nodded. "That's right, that's right!"
"He's not free," Haibara Ai said. "He seems to be busy writing songs at home recently."
People from the Organization appeared near them today; it felt dangerous.
The Children couldn't be helped; they had already made contact, but they shouldn't bring anyone else in. They should wait and see what happens.
Moreover, this was the truth. She had contacted Chi Feichei recently, and Chi Feichei had been home, seemingly staying in for several days, busy writing songs.
…
Meanwhile…
Edogawa District, Sunshine Building, 51st floor suite. The room door opened, and a middle-aged foreign man opened the door, stepping aside to let James Black and Jodie exit.
After James Black went out, he reached out to shake hands with the other man. "Mr. Adrian, then that's all settled. During your upcoming visit, our people will ensure your safety."
The foreign man had a polite smile on his face. "Thank you for your hard work."
"Then we'll take our leave."
James Black nodded, and he and Jodie took the elevator to leave.
After going downstairs, the two separated, each going to their temporary foothold to rest.
The next day, a little after six in the morning, Jodie left the hotel where she was staying, bought four breakfasts, and went to a nearby outdoor parking lot.
In the middle section of the outdoor parking lot, a car disguised as a TV broadcast van was parked among other vehicles. Andre Camel and two foreign-looking men were standing in front of the car talking.
Jodie greeted them, handing out three breakfasts. She opened the back car door, got into the truck bed, and lowered her head to open her own breakfast packaging.
Andre Camel sent away two colleagues who had been on night shift, took his breakfast, and got into the driver's seat. "Jodie, we'll be responsible for keeping an eye on things here today. Are you feeling okay?"
"I've been discharged from the hospital for a while now; I'm feeling great!" Jodie laughed. "Let's eat breakfast. We'll watch until seven in the afternoon, then Shu will come to relieve us."
"Thank you," Andre Camel lowered his head to open his sandwich packaging. "But didn't Mr. Akai say he had other things to do?"
"Who knows," Jodie said helplessly. She didn't know what Akai Shuichi had gone off to do again. "Maybe he's finished what he was doing. If you're curious, you can ask him when he comes to relieve us."
Andre Camel didn't ask further. He ate his bento in silence for a while before speaking. "Does That Organization really intend to take action against Mr. Adrian?"
"It should be correct," Jodie looked at the screen of the equipment, which displayed surveillance footage from several intersections nearby. She said seriously, "Shu said before that the trap he set in Otaru Town might lure people from That Organization out. In fact, we've already obtained clues about two people, but those two suddenly stopped their investigation and hastily withdrew from Otaru Town, going to the vicinity of Central District. That day, the media just announced that Mr. Adrian would be coming to Japan for an interview. After that, we also monitored the Central District for a while and confirmed that those two were investigating information about Mr. Adrian's visit. Moreover, yesterday, Mr. Adrian came to Edogawa District to prepare for the remaining sightseeing itinerary, and they followed him to Edogawa District…"
"No, that's not what I meant," Andre Camel explained with a silly expression. "I was wondering why they would want to take action against Mr. Adrian."
"You should be wondering whether Mr. Adrian has any intersection with them, right?" Jodie saw through the real question Andre Camel wanted to ask. "Last night, we talked to Mr. Adrian again. He said he really couldn't remember when he offended a criminal organization, or rather, he has such a strong sense of justice that he has offended many criminals. Perhaps, without realizing it, he was involved in some action of That Organization, which would cause people from That Organization to prepare to take action against him."
"Is that so…"
Andre Camel was a little disappointed. "If only Mr. Adrian had some clues."
"Keeping an eye on this place is enough," Jodie stared at the surveillance footage, full of drive. "Now Mr. Adrian is not only protected by Secret Service personnel, but also by our people. We definitely won't let those fellows succeed. If they dare to come, let those fellows taste our intensity!"
After eating breakfast, the two began to take turns watching the surveillance footage. Except for buying food and going to the restroom, they basically spent the whole time in the car.
Around five in the afternoon, as the sun began to set.
In the back seat, Andre Camel, who was watching the surveillance, suddenly perked up. "Jodie, those two have appeared!"
Jodie quickly turned around and looked. "Where?"
Andre Camel took the map and marked two locations on it.
Jodie looked at the surveillance footage and suddenly caught sight of a woman in black clothes. "There's also a woman in a black bodysuit riding a motorcycle. She's wearing a helmet; you can't see her appearance!"
Andre Camel looked up, found Rena Mizunashi's location based on the surveillance video number, and marked it on the map as well.
The three people appeared in different locations, the closest being separated by a street, but all three locations surrounded a place they had circled in advance.
They had previously understood the surrounding terrain and marked places suitable for monitoring passersby and vehicles. In addition, Akai Shuichi had also found three places suitable for sniping the high floors of the Sunshine Building and set up surveillance near the sniper points.
The places where these three people appeared were all suitable for confirming the safety of one of the sniper points!
"Mo Building?" Jodie looked at the map, frowning in analysis. "At this time… It seems they plan to choose a long-range sniping when Mr. Adrian goes to the dining room on the 38th floor for dinner."
"Should we notify them now?" Andre Camel turned to Jodie with a serious expression.
Adrian lived on the 51st floor; it was difficult to find a sniper point with a suitable altitude. Adrian didn't have the habit of looking at the scenery from the window, but if he was on the 38th floor of the Mo Building, there would be no need for Adrian to approach the window. As long as he entered the dining room, there would be an opportunity for sniping. In two hours, Adrian should go to the dining room to have dinner while listening to a famous musician's piano music.
That Organization is now sending personnel to confirm the safety of the area around the Mo Building and arranging for a sniper to arrive at the sniper point, intending to take action when Adrian goes to eat…
The time, location, and actions all correspond.
Jodie took out her mobile phone. "Report to James, I'll contact others to stand by in places suitable for ambushing the Mo Building!"
Three days ago, after they discovered that the Organization might assassinate Adrian, they reported it to headquarters and had headquarters negotiate with the Secret Service to participate in Adrian's protection.
As a diplomatic official, Adrian's visit was protected by the Secret Service of the Department of Homeland Security.
When the Secret Service was first established, its main responsibility was to combat counterfeit currency; in 1867, it added the power to "investigate fraud against the government"; in 1883, it was formally placed under the Department of the Treasury; in 1894, it began informally and part-time protecting the President's personal safety; in 1992, it began formally protecting the President's safety; after that, the Secret Service also began to protect the President's family's safety, protect the safety of candidates, investigate domestic espionage activities, manage the White House Police Force, protect embassies of various countries, etc., and correspondingly had greater rights and political influence, until 2003, when it was transferred from the Department of the Treasury to the Department of Homeland Security, it still had the responsibility and corresponding rights to protect various important people.
In terms of protection, the Secret Service was no worse than the FBI. If they really refused their participation, the FBI wouldn't be able to get involved, at most they could only provide a warning.
However, the American executive, judicial, and legislative branches are separated, and both the FBI, which belongs to the Department of Justice, and the Secret Service, which belongs to the Department of Homeland Security, belong to the US Federal Agency within the executive branch.
The CIA, which is often mentioned along with the FBI, belongs to the Independent Federal Agency within the executive branch.
In short, the FBI has a closer relationship with the Secret Service than with the CIA.
The FBI's main responsibility is to combat crime, and it has the highest priority in counter-terrorism, counter-espionage, and organized crime. This time, it's less about assisting in the protection of Adrian and more about discussing with the Secret Service to allow them to participate, so they can take the opportunity to investigate the criminal activity.
The Secret Service agreed to their proposal, and Adrian enthusiastically expressed his willingness to cooperate in combating crime.
After Adrian completed his official visit and only had simple sightseeing left on his itinerary, they replaced most of Adrian's staff members with FBI personnel. Not only did they not change the Secret Service's original protection arrangements, but they also added another security guarantee for Adrian.
As for those staff members who were replaced, they were secretly arranged to Shimono Town.
Initially, Akai Shuichi wanted to use the people in Otaru Town to lure out the people from That Organization. In order to prevent those people from becoming suspicious, he deliberately released a piece of real information—Shimono Town.
People from That Organization might have already investigated Shimono Town. In this action against Adrian, they should also monitor the situation in Shimono Town. The FBI personnel secretly transferred here came from Shimono Town. Secretly arranging those staff members there was also to prevent That Organization from discovering that they had fewer personnel, paralyzing That Organization and making That Organization think that the FBI was not involved in the protection of Adrian.
There was no need to worry about those staff members getting into trouble. In the eyes of That Organization, Shimono Town gathered many of their people, so they would definitely not rashly rush in. They also left five agents in Shimono Town, enough to confirm the safety of the stronghold and arrange for the evacuation of the staff members if necessary.
In short, now that they have discovered that That Organization intends to take action near the Mo Building, their colleagues who were previously hidden beside Adrian can leave Adrian's side and hand over the protection responsibility to the Secret Service personnel…
And they, will take the initiative to attack and catch the criminals!
End of Chapter
"Is that so…"
Conan, finding he couldn't glean anything from Haibara Ai, sat up straight again.
Haibara Ai turned a page of the magazine, her head still lowered as she read.
Edogawa's reasoning was quite good; she almost believed him. But Edogawa suddenly called Doctor Agasa, Edogawa and Doctor Agasa whispered together, and Edogawa suddenly asked about Raki. Combining these three things, she believed that Edogawa must have encountered Raki after running down from the apartment building today, or perhaps obtained a clue about Raki…
Aside, after the three children whispered amongst themselves, Ayumi turned her head and asked, "Conan, Ai, how about we all go to Doctor's place for dinner tonight?"
"We can invite Brother Chi too!" Mitsuhiko said with a smile.
Genta, thinking of a delicious feast, immediately nodded. "That's right, that's right!"
"He's not free," Haibara Ai said. "He seems to be busy writing songs at home recently."
People from the Organization appeared near them today; it felt dangerous.
The Children couldn't be helped; they had already made contact, but they shouldn't bring anyone else in. They should wait and see what happens.
Moreover, this was the truth. She had contacted Chi Feichei recently, and Chi Feichei had been home, seemingly staying in for several days, busy writing songs.
…
Meanwhile…
Edogawa District, Sunshine Building, 51st floor suite. The room door opened, and a middle-aged foreign man opened the door, stepping aside to let James Black and Jodie exit.
After James Black went out, he reached out to shake hands with the other man. "Mr. Adrian, then that's all settled. During your upcoming visit, our people will ensure your safety."
The foreign man had a polite smile on his face. "Thank you for your hard work."
"Then we'll take our leave."
James Black nodded, and he and Jodie took the elevator to leave.
After going downstairs, the two separated, each going to their temporary foothold to rest.
The next day, a little after six in the morning, Jodie left the hotel where she was staying, bought four breakfasts, and went to a nearby outdoor parking lot.
In the middle section of the outdoor parking lot, a car disguised as a TV broadcast van was parked among other vehicles. Andre Camel and two foreign-looking men were standing in front of the car talking.
Jodie greeted them, handing out three breakfasts. She opened the back car door, got into the truck bed, and lowered her head to open her own breakfast packaging.
Andre Camel sent away two colleagues who had been on night shift, took his breakfast, and got into the driver's seat. "Jodie, we'll be responsible for keeping an eye on things here today. Are you feeling okay?"
"I've been discharged from the hospital for a while now; I'm feeling great!" Jodie laughed. "Let's eat breakfast. We'll watch until seven in the afternoon, then Shu will come to relieve us."
"Thank you," Andre Camel lowered his head to open his sandwich packaging. "But didn't Mr. Akai say he had other things to do?"
"Who knows," Jodie said helplessly. She didn't know what Akai Shuichi had gone off to do again. "Maybe he's finished what he was doing. If you're curious, you can ask him when he comes to relieve us."
Andre Camel didn't ask further. He ate his bento in silence for a while before speaking. "Does That Organization really intend to take action against Mr. Adrian?"
"It should be correct," Jodie looked at the screen of the equipment, which displayed surveillance footage from several intersections nearby. She said seriously, "Shu said before that the trap he set in Otaru Town might lure people from That Organization out. In fact, we've already obtained clues about two people, but those two suddenly stopped their investigation and hastily withdrew from Otaru Town, going to the vicinity of Central District. That day, the media just announced that Mr. Adrian would be coming to Japan for an interview. After that, we also monitored the Central District for a while and confirmed that those two were investigating information about Mr. Adrian's visit. Moreover, yesterday, Mr. Adrian came to Edogawa District to prepare for the remaining sightseeing itinerary, and they followed him to Edogawa District…"
"No, that's not what I meant," Andre Camel explained with a silly expression. "I was wondering why they would want to take action against Mr. Adrian."
"You should be wondering whether Mr. Adrian has any intersection with them, right?" Jodie saw through the real question Andre Camel wanted to ask. "Last night, we talked to Mr. Adrian again. He said he really couldn't remember when he offended a criminal organization, or rather, he has such a strong sense of justice that he has offended many criminals. Perhaps, without realizing it, he was involved in some action of That Organization, which would cause people from That Organization to prepare to take action against him."
"Is that so…"
Andre Camel was a little disappointed. "If only Mr. Adrian had some clues."
"Keeping an eye on this place is enough," Jodie stared at the surveillance footage, full of drive. "Now Mr. Adrian is not only protected by Secret Service personnel, but also by our people. We definitely won't let those fellows succeed. If they dare to come, let those fellows taste our intensity!"
After eating breakfast, the two began to take turns watching the surveillance footage. Except for buying food and going to the restroom, they basically spent the whole time in the car.
Around five in the afternoon, as the sun began to set.
In the back seat, Andre Camel, who was watching the surveillance, suddenly perked up. "Jodie, those two have appeared!"
Jodie quickly turned around and looked. "Where?"
Andre Camel took the map and marked two locations on it.
Jodie looked at the surveillance footage and suddenly caught sight of a woman in black clothes. "There's also a woman in a black bodysuit riding a motorcycle. She's wearing a helmet; you can't see her appearance!"
Andre Camel looked up, found Rena Mizunashi's location based on the surveillance video number, and marked it on the map as well.
The three people appeared in different locations, the closest being separated by a street, but all three locations surrounded a place they had circled in advance.
They had previously understood the surrounding terrain and marked places suitable for monitoring passersby and vehicles. In addition, Akai Shuichi had also found three places suitable for sniping the high floors of the Sunshine Building and set up surveillance near the sniper points.
The places where these three people appeared were all suitable for confirming the safety of one of the sniper points!
"Mo Building?" Jodie looked at the map, frowning in analysis. "At this time… It seems they plan to choose a long-range sniping when Mr. Adrian goes to the dining room on the 38th floor for dinner."
"Should we notify them now?" Andre Camel turned to Jodie with a serious expression.
Adrian lived on the 51st floor; it was difficult to find a sniper point with a suitable altitude. Adrian didn't have the habit of looking at the scenery from the window, but if he was on the 38th floor of the Mo Building, there would be no need for Adrian to approach the window. As long as he entered the dining room, there would be an opportunity for sniping. In two hours, Adrian should go to the dining room to have dinner while listening to a famous musician's piano music.
That Organization is now sending personnel to confirm the safety of the area around the Mo Building and arranging for a sniper to arrive at the sniper point, intending to take action when Adrian goes to eat…
The time, location, and actions all correspond.
Jodie took out her mobile phone. "Report to James, I'll contact others to stand by in places suitable for ambushing the Mo Building!"
Three days ago, after they discovered that the Organization might assassinate Adrian, they reported it to headquarters and had headquarters negotiate with the Secret Service to participate in Adrian's protection.
As a diplomatic official, Adrian's visit was protected by the Secret Service of the Department of Homeland Security.
When the Secret Service was first established, its main responsibility was to combat counterfeit currency; in 1867, it added the power to "investigate fraud against the government"; in 1883, it was formally placed under the Department of the Treasury; in 1894, it began informally and part-time protecting the President's personal safety; in 1992, it began formally protecting the President's safety; after that, the Secret Service also began to protect the President's family's safety, protect the safety of candidates, investigate domestic espionage activities, manage the White House Police Force, protect embassies of various countries, etc., and correspondingly had greater rights and political influence, until 2003, when it was transferred from the Department of the Treasury to the Department of Homeland Security, it still had the responsibility and corresponding rights to protect various important people.
In terms of protection, the Secret Service was no worse than the FBI. If they really refused their participation, the FBI wouldn't be able to get involved, at most they could only provide a warning.
However, the American executive, judicial, and legislative branches are separated, and both the FBI, which belongs to the Department of Justice, and the Secret Service, which belongs to the Department of Homeland Security, belong to the US Federal Agency within the executive branch.
The CIA, which is often mentioned along with the FBI, belongs to the Independent Federal Agency within the executive branch.
In short, the FBI has a closer relationship with the Secret Service than with the CIA.
The FBI's main responsibility is to combat crime, and it has the highest priority in counter-terrorism, counter-espionage, and organized crime. This time, it's less about assisting in the protection of Adrian and more about discussing with the Secret Service to allow them to participate, so they can take the opportunity to investigate the criminal activity.
The Secret Service agreed to their proposal, and Adrian enthusiastically expressed his willingness to cooperate in combating crime.
After Adrian completed his official visit and only had simple sightseeing left on his itinerary, they replaced most of Adrian's staff members with FBI personnel. Not only did they not change the Secret Service's original protection arrangements, but they also added another security guarantee for Adrian.
As for those staff members who were replaced, they were secretly arranged to Shimono Town.
Initially, Akai Shuichi wanted to use the people in Otaru Town to lure out the people from That Organization. In order to prevent those people from becoming suspicious, he deliberately released a piece of real information—Shimono Town.
People from That Organization might have already investigated Shimono Town. In this action against Adrian, they should also monitor the situation in Shimono Town. The FBI personnel secretly transferred here came from Shimono Town. Secretly arranging those staff members there was also to prevent That Organization from discovering that they had fewer personnel, paralyzing That Organization and making That Organization think that the FBI was not involved in the protection of Adrian.
There was no need to worry about those staff members getting into trouble. In the eyes of That Organization, Shimono Town gathered many of their people, so they would definitely not rashly rush in. They also left five agents in Shimono Town, enough to confirm the safety of the stronghold and arrange for the evacuation of the staff members if necessary.
In short, now that they have discovered that That Organization intends to take action near the Mo Building, their colleagues who were previously hidden beside Adrian can leave Adrian's side and hand over the protection responsibility to the Secret Service personnel…
And they, will take the initiative to attack and catch the criminals!
End of Chapter
