Chapter 437 The Missing Hostess

Chapter 437 The Missing Hostess

Shuichi Akai noticed Conan's observation and glanced at him sideways, but didn't say much.

Instead, he said to Youya, "Is it appropriate to take her with you on this operation?"

This "she" naturally refers to Miyano Shiho.

Before Yuya could say anything, Miyano Shiho spoke first: "Thank you for your concern, but it's okay, it's my own request." After a pause, she added, "They can't drive, so I have to come."

In fact, what Miyano Shiho wanted to say was: Even if it’s just a small thing, as long as I can do it, I will stay by his side.

But it would be fine if she said this to Youye alone, but there were two outsiders here, so she felt embarrassed to say it out loud.

Akai Shuichi looked at Yuya with a probing look.

Yuya shrugged, "I'm still a few months away from turning eighteen, and then I can apply for a driver's license."

However, no one knows when the eighteenth will come. Perhaps as the confrontation between them and the organization progresses, time will slowly move forward?

Akai Shuichi nodded slightly.

This reason was reasonable. At the same time, in his impression, Miyano Shiho or Shirley, as a former member of the organization, was not an ordinary person, so he did not say anything more.

Originally, he only asked the question out of concern for Mingmei's sister. Since neither of them cared, there was no reason for him to interrupt.

Conan felt uncomfortable as he listened to the conversation between the two people.

I don’t know why, even though there is nothing special about these conversations, he just has a feeling that these three people are a family, and he is the superfluous one.

Obviously he was the first one, and he grew up with Yuya, so they were childhood friends...

Conan pretended to cough and said, "Shall we go see Mizunashi Rena now?"

"Yeah." Youya replied.

Conan opened his mouth: "How is she doing?"

You also shook his head: "I don't know."

Conan fell silent. What was wrong with this feeling of having nothing to say before answering questions?

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Aipado Central Hospital.

Rena Mizunashi was secretly placed here and was closely guarded by FBI agents.

Yuya and his friends met Judy and James, and they were a little surprised to see Shuichi Akai.

Judy was very surprised and asked: "Xiu, why are you here? Aren't you in the United States?"

Akai Shuichi said calmly: "I have finished dealing with things over there, so I came back."

Judy opened her mouth and finally uttered "I see."

She keenly noticed that what Akai Shuichi said was not "come here" but "come back"... Although it was only a difference of one word, she always felt that there was some unknown reason behind it.

Yuya noticed that the atmosphere was a little off, so he took the initiative to recount what had just happened, and then asked, "Where's Mizunashi Rena?"

Judy came back to her senses and said, "This way." She took the initiative to walk to the front and lead the way.

The others followed suit.

James walked beside Akai Hide and said, "We have received news that Domon Yasuhiro has given up participating in this council election."

"The reason is that his father was exposed for having an extramarital affair, although it happened 20 years ago."

Judy tilted her head and said, "Asking Nichimi TV to suppress this news was also a condition for Domon Yasuki to accept the exclusive interview. However, it seems that this interview plan was falsely spread by Mizunashi Rena on her own initiative. The TV station didn't know about this at all."

Conan's expression changed: "So, the TV station staff who were with Mizunashi Rena at the time might all be members of the organization?"

James shook his head: "Not entirely, they are just ordinary employees who simply followed the instructions. As for the staff who are suspected to be members of the organization, they have also disappeared. I'm afraid Gin withdrew them for fear of being exposed."

Judy sighed regretfully: "If I had known about this earlier, maybe I could have caught a few more people."

Akai Shuichi's magnetic voice sounded, and he said calmly: "Although I could have shot through their feet and kept them alive, given the way those people behave, it's very likely that a gunfight would have started on the street. It would have been troublesome if ordinary people were involved."

The location of the Maori Affairs Office is not a remote place, and there are many people coming and going there.

"Besides, making them believe that the bugs and trackers were installed by us, the FBI, was the top priority, right?"

Judy was a little reluctant but could only agree: "It is true."

As they were talking, they had already arrived in front of a ward.

Akai Shuichi raised his hand and grasped the door handle and said, "And the clues related to them have not been completely cut off."

Pushing the door open, I saw Rena Mizunoshi lying on the hospital bed, wearing a hospital gown and with several bandages wrapped around her head, sleeping with her eyes closed.

Yuya asked, "You haven't woken up yet?"

James sighed: "Although his life is not in danger, his brain seems to have suffered a great shock and there is no sign of waking up for the time being."

"I have completely blocked the news of Mizunashi Reina's hospitalization. While waiting for her to regain consciousness, I will assign someone to keep a close watch on her."

Judy said with some concern: "But if a well-known female host goes missing, the TV station will not ignore it, right?"

"It's okay, just leave it to me." Yuya smiled faintly, "I just need to ask the TV station for some time off in the name of Mizunashi Rena."

Judy felt relieved when she knew You also had the ability to change his voice.

Akai Shuichi said: "Then I will stay in Neon and continue to investigate the whereabouts of the organization members. I will leave this to you."

Judy quickly asked: "Is it okay for you to show off alone? Do you need..."

"No need." Akai Shuichi refused coldly.

Judy also knew Akai Shuichi's style, so she had no choice but to say nothing more.

Yuya looked at the time, rubbed Conan's head and said, "It's getting late, let's go back." Then he took Miyano Shiho's hand and left the room.

Conan also followed, but he kept looking back at Mizunashi Rena, suppressing his inner excitement.

James couldn't help but glance at Yuya's back and said with emotion: "This boy is really extraordinary. We have been tracking the organization for so long without any significant results. He only made two plans and caught a member with a code name."

He did not participate in the last operation, but only heard what happened from Judy. He did not have any real feeling because he had not experienced it personally. But this time he followed the operation almost throughout and fully realized how powerful this young man was.

Judy nodded in agreement.

"He is indeed not an ordinary person." Even Shuichi Akai rarely spoke up and praised him.

Judy and James looked at Shuichi Akai in surprise.

Akai Shuichi was a little confused: "What's wrong?"

Judy said, "I rarely hear you praise others."

Akai Shuichi fell silent. Was he so obvious? Didn't you two also praise him?

He put his hands in his pockets and walked towards the door: "The rest is up to you." Get out of here quickly to avoid being discovered by them.

James looked at Akai Shuichi's back as he left and couldn't help but ask, "I feel like Akai has changed a lot. When did it start?"

Judy was stunned and said, "I don't know..."