Chapter 627 The calm before the storm
A few days later.
This period of time passed peacefully and nothing happened.
Neither the FBI, CIA, nor black organizations took any action.
On the FBI's side, Shuichi Akai was unfortunately arrested for attacking a CIA agent, and the whole family went into the black jail of the Japanese branch of a friendly businessman.
And because he was "suspected to be a cadre of a black organization", he didn't even have pork chop rice after his arrest, so he first enjoyed the CIA's interrogation set meal with a time-honored ancestral recipe.
Fortunately, the identities of their FBI agents were verified in time.
And thanks to Akai Shuichi's status as an ace agent, even the top FBI officials did not hesitate to go out in person to mediate for him.
They were not overwhelmed by the interrogation package offered by their friend.
And he was successfully rescued from the CIA by his superiors on the same day.
But this incident ultimately caused the FBI to lose face. It also gave the CIA, its old rival, a big handle because of transnational law enforcement and the murder of its own people.
Including Akai Shuichi, Judy, Kamel and others were severely criticized by their superiors.
If it weren't for Akai Shuichi's irreplaceable ability and this ace card being too scarce, their entire team of agents might have been fired from the FBI.
Having accidentally caused such a big mistake, Akai Shuichi and others naturally did not dare to act rashly in the past few days.
As for the CIA:
After Mizuno Reina's action failed, she carefully tested Gin's attitude.
As she expected, Lin Xinyi became her best shield.
Gin did not doubt that the CIA appeared because of her tip-off. She only thought that the CIA, like the FBI, accidentally encountered Lin Xinyi through secret surveillance.
So Shui Wu Lianna boldly continued to lurk.
She was waiting for Gin's next move, looking forward to the next opportunity to attack the organization.
And Gin has not made any move in the past few days:
First of all, he has been looking bad these days, and it is really not convenient for him to show up in front of others.
Secondly, he is also waiting for Ireland to recover from his injuries.
Once they are raised, they can be put out into the market.
"Ireland knows this too."
Belmode yawned lazily and introduced the latest developments within the organization in the past few days to Lin Xinyi beside him:
"So his injury shows no signs of getting better even now."
"As a result, Ireland received another warning from Gin:"
"If this injury can't be healed well, then he won't have to heal it."
"Not only that. Gin also specially hired the best personal doctor for him to check the injury regularly every day."
"This" Lin Xin felt a little sympathetic when he heard this: "Is Gin suspecting that Ireland is pretending to be sick and deliberately delaying time?"
"He at least broke an arm last time, and it took him a hundred days to break his muscles and bones—"
"It has only been more than ten days since Ireland was injured by me in Izu. Is it too harsh for Gin to suspect him of pretending to be ill now?"
"No." Belmode shook his head: "People's physiques cannot be generalized."
"Irish has a good physique and heals quickly from injuries."
"Ten days are enough for him to recover."
Lin Xinyi was speechless:
He also forgot that this was the world of Ke Xue.
Ireland is more or less a master of pistols, and his body is not as strong as that of a normal human being.
The injury hasn't healed after more than ten days. I'm afraid it's probably the result of him secretly doing push-ups at home with his injured arm, trying to delay it.
"It's so miserable." Lin Xinyi sighed softly:
What a master of the underworld.
He was actually forced to resort to self-mutilation and pretending to be sick to save his life.
"We don't have time to pity him anymore."
Belmod curled his lips nonchalantly:
"With Gin here to supervise you, Ireland's injury will probably heal soon."
"And wait until his injury heals."
"What we are facing is a fierce battle."
"Yes." Lin Xinyi couldn't help but sigh deeply:
The appearance of Gin a few days ago alerted the FBI and the CIA, and later attracted the attention of the Japanese police.
He has now unknowingly become the center of the whirlpool.
A four-party war is almost inevitable.
And now.
"It's probably the last calm before the storm."
Belmod sighed with emotion.
The battle between Gin and the FBI and other organizations is certainly the opportunity she has been waiting for to break the situation.
But risks always coexist with opportunities. When opportunities come, they must also face dangers.
"Cherish this time."
As the war approaches, the Witch with a Thousand Faces, who is accustomed to fighting, becomes sentimental.
Perhaps she has become attached to this warm and comfortable daily life:
"do not know either."
"Will we have the chance to see such a scene again in the future?"
As he said that, Belmod unknowingly held Lin Xinyi's hand.
In front of her and Lin Xinyi, there was bright sunshine, a busy market, and children running around and playing.
As Belmode said, this is indeed a very warm picture.
Even if there was Conan among those kids.
The other children who were chatting and laughing with Conan were the young detective team, Ayumi, Genta and Mitsuhiko, who were bound to have bad things happen whenever they appeared.
Lin Xinyi came out this time not to go shopping with Belmode, but to enjoy some leisure time with her.
Instead, he accompanied Conan and the Young Detective Team to watch the football match——
That is, come to work.
But children are children after all, and they are naturally cute.
Even if you know that as long as these children appear together outside the school, nothing good will happen, the innocent look of the children talking, laughing and playing together will still make people feel warm and cute.
People naturally like this kind of picture.
Especially older ladies.
"Ahem."
Lin Xinyi hid the bad thoughts in his heart.
Then he held Belmod's hand warmly and echoed calmly:
"There's a chance, Chrissy."
"There will continue to be days like this for a long time."
"Yes." A slight smile appeared on the corner of Belmod's mouth, and he nodded happily.
Lin Xinyi said nothing more.
Just stay with her quietly and look at these innocent and lovely children in front of her.
And just then.
Those innocent primary school students who were chatting happily did not know what difficult and difficult topic they were talking about, but they suddenly stopped the discussion due to confusion, and each frowned in thought.
Immediately afterwards, Conan's strange expression appeared as he hesitated to speak.
Ayumi, Genta and Mitsuhiko, the three children looked at each other, and then cautiously ran to Lin Xinyi and Belmode:
"Brother Lin Xinyi, sister Chris"
"Can I ask you a question?"
"Yes." Belmode showed a different kind of patience in front of the child.
Then I saw little Ayumi blinking her big watery eyes, getting in front of her two companions, and asking with a confused look:
"You and brother Lin Xinyi like to play 'interesting cross-dressing' on TV"
"Fun crossdressing."
"what does this mean?"
Lin Xinyi: "."
Belmode: "."
Their smiles instantly stiffened.
Thanks to the publicity of Rena Mizuna and Nichimai TV, Lin Xinyi's cheating scandal has been calmed down.
But the price is that now everyone around the world knows about the special personal hobby of Forest Manager.
"This." Lin Xinyi said perfunctorily: "Ahem. Don't ask."
"You still don't understand."
"Understand? What do you understand?"
"What exactly is erotic cross-dressing?"
"Is it a new game?"
Three pairs of big eyes full of curiosity looked over.
It made Belmode, an old agent with a face thicker than the city walls, blush from holding back.
And the children were still chattering:
"I see--"
"Drag drag."
"The dress-up game Lin Xinyi plays should be like Masked Superman, right?!"
Yuantai's chubby face was full of excitement, as if he wanted to ask Lin Xinyi for advice on how to transform into a Masked Superman.
"No!" Smart classmate Mitsuhiko made a more reasonable guess: "Compared to Masked Superman, brother Lin Xinyi prefers Ultraman."
"He and Sister Chris should be playing Ultraman transformation!"
"Huh? Is that so?"
Little stars appeared in Ayumi's eyes.
She looked over expectantly:
"Brother Lin Xinyi, if you can even become Ultraman"
"Can I become Sailor Moon?"
Lin Xinyi: "."
Let alone Ultraman, he has really changed.
It's easier to become Sailor Moon.
Ahem
"Anyway, don't ask!"
He just couldn't go on with this awkward issue.
So Lin Xinyi could only forcefully change the topic:
"Didn't we come to watch the football match today?"
"Let's talk about the football game, shall we?"
"But..." The children were still looking at it eagerly.
"The game just now was really exciting!"
Lin Xinyi changed the topic rudely:
"Although I don't like watching football"
"But Takenori Akagi's dribbling is really amazing!"
"Takenori Akagi??? Hey hey"
Conan on the other side couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth:
"That's Hero Akagi, Hero Akagi from Tokyo SPIRITS!!"
"You can't even remember their names, can you?!"
"Um" Mr. Lin, a pseudo-fan, looked embarrassed.
There is no way. He has never liked football since he was a child and prefers fighting.
I just watched a game with those kids, and after the whole game, he almost fell asleep watching it.
But that's okay
He successfully changed the topic.
Ayumi, Mitsuhiko and Genta, including Conan, are all loyal fans of Mr. Akagi Hero.
Now that Lin Xin interrupted, they started discussing football unconsciously:
"Brother Lin Xinyi, how can you even remember player Akagi's name wrong?"
"He is the MVP of this game!"
"Yes, yes!"
"Akagi just passed four people in one breath, completely defeated the Tokyo Novalu players, and helped Tokyo SPIRITS win the Tokyo Grand Championship!"
The children were chirping and complaining about their idols.
While chatting, I actually forgot about asking Lin Xinyi to learn how to transform.
"In other words, there are Akagi players who perform extremely well."
"But don't you think they won too easily?"
"Yes. The Tokyo Novalu team has always been a strong championship team. I originally thought that the two pairs of them would enter the playoffs 0-0, but I didn't expect it to end like this."
The kids actually started talking about the football game.
Conan, who had long since been assimilated as a primary school student, also joined the discussion enthusiastically:
"There's nothing we can do about it."
"The main player of Tokyo Novaru is injured this year."
"And their center Takasuke Higo has moved to BIC Osaka. So there is no chance of winning."
"Yes."
"The bigou player has switched jobs to the BIC Osaka team."
"However, he obviously performed very well in BIC Osaka, but every time he got the ball, the crowd would boo like thunder."
"It's not just the fans in Tokyo who are booing him."
"Even the fans in Osaka are booing him."
The topic has drifted to another direction unconsciously.
From Lin Xin to the Akagi player whose name he couldn't even remember, he then talked about a certain football player named Higo Ryūsuke whom he didn't know at all.
"But why?"
“The contestants clearly worked hard at BIC Osaka.”
"Why are even their own fans booing him?"
When the discussion reached a profound point, the child Ayumi blinked in confusion again.
"This." Neither Yuanta nor Mitsuhiko, the two primary school students, could answer such a profound question.
Conan also hesitated to consider the words.
At this time, a voice suddenly sounded on the scene:
"the reason is simple."
"Because there is no place for betrayers."
The one who spoke was Hui Yuan Ai.
As her name suggests, her voice is as calm and cold as ever, with a hint of sadness.
This cold tone matched this emotional line.
One can't help but hear a hint of sadness in it.
yes
Conan couldn't help but think that the name of the "Tokyo Noir Team" that Higo Tatsusuke originally played for means "darkness" in French.
In this way, Higo Ryūsuke is just like Miss Haibara, a "sinner" who betrayed the darkness.
"There is no place for betrayers."
This is talking about the contestants.
But she is not talking about herself.
"Are you a ghost?!"
Conan couldn't help but glance at Miss Haiyuan:
At this moment, Lin Xinyi's hand was being held by Belmode.
What is held in the other hand is her Hui Yuan Ai's little hand!
Don't shrink around your boyfriend and act coquettishly while saying such ghastly lines! !
"Hmph." Hui Yuan Ai still remained aloof.
She won't admit that although she has escaped from the darkness, she still can't get rid of her habit of saying chuunier lines.
And having had that kind of dark experience, she could indeed understand the feelings of the contestant.
Although she has now completely emerged from the shadows.
No more living as a traitor with no place for him.
Because Lin Xinyi
She has a roof over her head
No, she has a family.
Thinking of this, a faint smile appeared on the corner of Haiyuan Ai's mouth.
She rarely smiled before, and even when she did she would be very restrained.
But ever since she started dating Lin Xinyi, especially after that romantic and unforgettable date a few days ago, her smile became brighter and brighter.
"You" even the slow classmate Conan can still see this obvious change in Haibara Ai.
This positive change in personality was especially noticeable after the date a few days ago.
It was obvious that Miss Haibara thought highly of that date.
But Conan-san has an opinion on this.
This is not a small opinion.
And it lingered in his heart for several days, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.
"Hey, hey."
While Ayumi and others were busy discussing football and comparing athletes.
Conan finally could no longer hold back and quietly walked up to Lin Xinyi and Haiyuan Ai:
"Is what is said on TV true?"
"Huh?" Lin Xinyi was slightly startled: "Is that true? Don't you know?"
"I really don't know."
Conan couldn't help but rolled his eyes:
"Lin, you don't really like to play 'interesting cross-dressing', do you?"
"Am I that kind of person?"
"Who knows." Conan's face was full of confusion.
This matter has been bothering him for several days:
"You didn't do anything weird with Xiaolan's face a few days ago, right?"
Lin Xinyi and Huiyuan Ai: "."
"Why don't you speak??!"
They only hesitated for a moment before Detective Conan suddenly reacted:
"You can't be serious???"
"No!"
"real?"
"No."
Lin Xinyi felt a little guilty.
When he was in the office, he seemed to have kissed Miss Shiho a few times without taking off his mask.
Conan: "??!"
"Don't pay attention to such small things."
Miss Haiyuan still has enough aura.
Not only did she not feel guilty at all, she also glanced back with disdain:
"If you're interested."
"You can also dress up as Lin Xinyi next time——"
"Think of it as a loss for me."
"How can this be possible?" Conan's face turned red and he almost didn't react.
"Wait a minute." The little face turned green again:
"You two bastards!!"