Chapter 176 Don't investigate, I am July
"I'm not sure either," Haibara Ai shook her head, "The direction I fell should have been facing the Entrance, but my consciousness was very blurry at that time. I didn't even realize someone was approaching, and thought it was a dream."
"Is that so? There were no footprints in the snow on the rooftop. Either they took you away from the Entrance, or they came from the air. That would explain why Doctor Agasa didn't see anything," Conan analyzed. "But if it was Chi Feichei, even if he realized you were kidnapped and went to save you, it should have been less than half an hour. That's not enough time to prepare ropes to connect two buildings. Besides, we were tracking Gin because we found Gin's Car in the afternoon. No one was certain we would go, no one was certain you would be captured, and even less certain where you would be held. It would have been impossible to prepare in advance."
"Then someone must have taken Ai away from the Entrance, right?" Doctor Agasa also began to think.
Conan thought for a moment, and it seemed that this was the only possibility. "Moreover, Haibara didn't even realize anyone was approaching. Seeing a ring of Light fly by, she might have mistaken something else in that Room, or it might have been a hallucination after being anesthetized. The dark gray background might be because you subconsciously thought of the Grey Clothes you wore today, but the brightness changed a little due to the hallucination."
"That makes sense." Haibara Ai put the Rope Ring and Ring into her Pocket, and her expression relaxed a little as she lowered her eyes.
She wouldn't take the hallucination seriously. If Chi Feichei really had such a Necklace, then it was very likely Chi Feichei.
After all, there were only a few people who would save her, and Chi Feichei was much better than a certain great Detective, so it wouldn't be strange for him to do it.
However, since the other party didn't want others to know, she wouldn't continue talking to Conan about it. But she still wanted to find time to confirm, after all, she wasn't very sure either.
If it was really Chi Feichei, did Chi Feichei hear what she said at that time? Did he find out something?
But how to confirm?
Asking directly probably wouldn't work, probing…
Cough… She didn't think she could probe anything out of Chi Feichei, she couldn't outsmart him…
Conan also felt that it should be confirmed. He specially used Kudo Shinichi's voice to Call Inspector Megure, first asking Inspector Megure to keep his appearance a Secret, and then asked if the person who received the Purple Handkerchief had left at that time. He didn't specifically ask about Chi Feichei, but asked one by one. After finding out the situation, he hung up the Phone Call, "It shouldn't be Chi Feichei. He has been staying in the interrogation Room with Police Officer Takagi and another Police Officer. He went out twice during the Period, once to go to the Washroom, for about 3 minutes, accompanied by Police Officer Takagi. They were also chatting all the time. The other time was to go out of the Room to get some fresh air. Several other people who received Purple Handkerchiefs were also there, and there were many Police Officer present. Chi Feichei didn't have time to go to the Annex."
Haibara Ai was silent, also a little confused. Could it be that she was wrong? Not Chi Feichei?
"Then who exactly rescued Ai?" Doctor Agasa asked in confusion.
"Not sure, but for now, the other party should have no malice," Conan suppressed the doubts in his Mentality, "By the way, Inspector Megure told me that Pisco's Place exploded, and the Car was also destroyed by the explosion…"
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That night, Conan, Haibara Ai, Doctor Agasa, and Amuro Toru all had some insomnia.
Chi Feichei returned to the Apartment and had a good sleep.
Although many things had been considered and arranged in advance, he had also been highly focused yesterday, in case he couldn't cope with unexpected situations, which was very tiring.
At seven o'clock in the morning, he got up, went out for Morning Exercise, and bought two bottles of Raki wine on the way.
Just as he arrived outside the Apartment, Chi Feichei saw Amuro Toru standing at the Apartment Entrance with Breakfast.
As an Assistant, Amuro Toru knew Chi Feichei's address, but he was not an Apartment resident and could not enter the Building.
Chi Feichei walked up, "Why did you come here?"
Amuro Toru looked at Chi Feichei, who was wearing Black Sportswear, carrying a Shopping Bag, and looked calm as usual, and was a little Speechless.
He hadn't slept well last night, feeling that he had to confirm Chi Feichei's Safety.
The Sniper had left last night, but what if it was because Chi Feichei had already been stabbed to death with a Knife in the Washroom?
He left without confirming, which was a bit negligent.
He looked at the Newspaper early this morning to find News, and saw the Murder Case at Beito Municipal Hotel, and his Heart almost jumped out. Although the deceased and the Culprit were not Chi Feichei, after thinking about it, he couldn't help but run over.
As an Assistant, it was no Problem for him to deliver Breakfast to the Advisor and report on the Work Situation, right?
However, he never expected that the Chi Feichei he met would be so nonchalant, seemingly going out for Morning Exercise and shopping early in the morning, making him even doubt whether the Note last night was sent by Chi Feichei…
Putting aside other things, Chi Feichei's Heart was really strong.
"Cough, the Advisor hasn't been to the Pet Hospital these days, so I'm here to deliver Breakfast to the Advisor and report on the Work Situation by the way."
Chi Feichei nodded, opened the Security Door on the First Floor, took Amuro Toru into the Elevator to Go Upstairs, arrived at his Home, and opened the Door to go in.
Amuro Toru followed all the way, no matter how he looked at Chi Feichei, he was no different from usual. He followed him all the way to the Living Room, closed the Door, and turned his Head to see Chi Feichei put down the Shopping Bag and take out a Glass Box…
Chi Feichei put the Mobile Phone into the Glass Tank, closed the Lid, and sealed it with Adhesive Tape. Seeing Amuro Toru staring at it, "Sound-Absorbing Tape and soundproof Glass Box."
Amuro Toru's expression suddenly became serious. He put the Bag containing Breakfast on the table, turned his Head to look at the Room, and specially aimed at the Places where Bugs would be installed.
"I've checked, there are no Bugs at Home," Chi Feichei said, "No one is monitoring from the Building opposite either."
Amuro Toru then looked at the Glass Box, "Advisor's Phone is being monitored?"
"There should be no monitoring today," Chi Feichei sat down on the Sofa, "But just in case."
Amuro Toru also sat down on the Sofa opposite, feeling a little heavy.
Didn't the Organization know that his Advisor had some Mental State Problem?
Even so, the Organization was still targeting the Advisor, weren't they afraid of pushing the Advisor into Paranoia? They were simply inhuman!
However, talking about humanity with the Organization was not as good as talking about something else. It was good enough to be alive…
"Advisor, I went to Beito Municipal Hotel yesterday. There should have been three Snipers Aiming at the Washroom on the First Floor. Was Advisor in the Washroom at that time?"
"Yes," Chi Feichei unpacked the Breakfast Bag. He went out for Morning Exercise and hadn't eaten Breakfast yet. He originally wanted to come back and make some himself, but since someone brought it, he might as well eat it, "I was trapped in the Washroom, and there was one at the Entrance."
Amuro Toru twitched slightly, and found that Chi Feichei was really calm, still thinking about eating Breakfast at this time. He took a deep breath, "Advisor, actually I…"
Chi Feichei raised his eyes and looked at Amuro Toru.
Being stared at by those cold Gaze, Amuro Toru didn't hesitate anymore.
He came today also to find out what was going on, and to ask Chi Feichei Whether or Not he wanted to apply for protection from the Public Security Department.
Chi Feichei was smart, and perhaps had a strong Defense Mentality, at least he liked to hide his Emotion. At this point, if he concealed it again, if Chi Feichei found out in the future, he would inevitably overthink.
He didn't want the small boat of Friendship to capsize.
"I am Japanese Public Security Police."
Amuro Toru said, also observing Chi Feichei's Reaction.
Under normal circumstances, his Identity could not be revealed, but this was not a normal Situation. He wanted to persuade Chi Feichei to accept the protection of the Public Security Police.
There was a Risk in saying it, but he believed that Chi Feichei was not someone who could not keep a Secret. And if as a Friend, he was frank, but after being frank, if Chi Feichei was an enemy, Chi Feichei was related to that Organization, and it was a Trap to investigate him, he would just consider himself blind, solve Chi Feichei, and learn a Lesson…
However, he was also curious whether Chi Feichei would be surprised, or would be startled.
He couldn't imagine what the Advisor would look like when surprised, it was really a bit expectant.
Chi Feichei glanced at Amuro Toru, and picked up the Blueberry Jam Bread from the Breakfast Bag, "I know, you came to investigate July."
Amuro Toru: "!"
Already knew?
Also knew that he came to investigate July?
When did the Advisor know?
Wait, was the Pace a bit off? It was clearly him waiting to see Chi Feichei startled, why did it become him being startled?
"Don't investigate, I am July," Chi Feichei said.
Amuro Toru: "..."
Was it necessary to be so refreshing so early in the morning?
Moreover, these explosive News one after another made him a little unsure where to start…
Chi Feichei started eating Breakfast. Only when he was full could he have the Strength to talk about Matters, and it was also to let Amuro Toru digest these two News.
Before he finished eating a piece of Bread, Amuro Toru recovered, "When did Advisor find out?"
"You are someone who came to my side, of course I have to investigate your usual Whereabouts," Chi Feichei temporarily stopped eating Bread, "After you arrived at the Pet Hospital, you intentionally contacted people who had taken the Hokutosei Train. Don't forget, I was on the Train at that time. It was very simple for me to recognize two Pet Owners who were on the same Train, so I roughly guessed that you were Public Security who came for Background Check."
Amuro Toru smiled helplessly, "You were investigating from the beginning? I didn't know at all. Advisor is really a cautious person."
"Not cautious, July's Alias has long been dropped," Chi Feichei said, and continued to eat Bread.
"That's right," Amuro Toru agreed with this statement. Speaking of which, July's actions were indeed so cautious that it was outrageous. Fingerprint, Surveillance Camera, Trace, nothing would be left behind, "Since Advisor knew that I was Public Security who came to investigate July, why did you keep me? Aren't you afraid that I would find out something?"
"Did you find out?" Chi Feichei asked back.
Amuro Toru choked, he really hadn't found out all along, but wasn't Advisor afraid of having no Friends by talking like this, "Because Advisor was at the Phantom Thief Kid's Egg of Recollection theft, and had no Time to rush from Osaka to Tokyo to pretend to be Officer Shiratori to dispatch Police, I'm very curious how Advisor did it?"
"Didn't I meet Phantom Thief Kid before?" Chi Feichei didn't directly say his Relationship with Kuroba Kaito, "I made a deal with him."
"I see," Amuro Toru nodded knowingly. Just like Magic, after the key point was explained, it was not surprising at all, "Initially, Advisor was not Disguised by Phantom Thief Kid, but pretended to be Disguised by Phantom Thief Kid. At the same time, Phantom Thief Kid Disguised as Officer Shiratori, and exchanged Identities On the ship. Afterwards, Phantom Thief Kid was exposed in Advisor's Identity, while Advisor had already Disguised as Officer Shiratori, returned to Tokyo, and transferred to Osaka. In this way, it would make people think that Advisor was impersonated by Kid and didn't catch up with the Ship, staying in Osaka, while Phantom Thief Kid Disguised as Advisor, and July Disguised as Officer Shiratori, it looks like there is one more person, then the Hokutosei Train incident…"
"Other things can't be said," Chi Feichei interrupted, "Commercial Secret."
(End of Chapter)