Not long after, Kudo Shinichi entered Teidan Elementary School under the arrangement of the doctor, and he also lived in the Maori Detective Agency as a matter of course.

"I told you I'm going to call me Conan now!" The little boy who had already changed his name to Edogawa Conan reminded solemnly, "Speaking of which, how do you plan to test that suspicious person you mentioned?"

"...Ah, this one."

"You haven't started thinking about it yet, have you?"

"I have thought about it, and I will put it into action this week." Hojo Natsuki said seriously, "I am going to ask directly."

Edogawa Conan: "?"

Edogawa Conan: "Are you kidding me?"

"No." Xia Shu said, "They haven't targeted you yet, which means that there is a high probability that they think you are dead, so they didn't deliberately investigate the people around you, and they couldn't find me. The organization threw me Olive branch, I now express that I am short of money and intend to cooperate with them, which is very reasonable."

Edogawa Conan pondered: "It makes sense. What kind of person is that 'suspicious object'?"

Natsuki Hojo: "..."

Green eyes, 1.9 meters tall, mixed race, deep profile, wearing a hat.

If I say it, Kudo will go berserk...

He said euphemistically, "It's a suspicious person."

Edogawa Conan: "...Hello."

"Okay, you have to keep a low profile now, I don't want to involve you in this." Hojo Natsuki found a sanctimonious excuse, and persuaded, "I will test that gentleman, just leave it to me."

Edogawa Conan was obviously not satisfied with his statement, frowned, thinking about how to refute, but he knew that if the 'suspicious object' was really a member of the organization, it would be obviously irrational for him to be exposed in front of that person , After thinking for a long time, I still agreed.

"Then be careful." Edogawa Conan said, "We will keep in touch at any time."

Natsuki Hojo: "Yes."

……

He sent away the shrunken Kudo Shinichi, but he couldn't relax.

Since that day, he has been hiding from Mr. Kurosawa for half a month, but the other party did not take the initiative to find him, which made Xia Shu even more uneasy. He always felt that Mr. Kurosawa was plotting something dangerous.

There is no longer any way to escape.

[Xia Shu: Mr. Kurosawa, are you free this week? 】

[Xia Shu: I want to talk to you about something. 】

The other party returned quickly.

[Kurosawa: Yes. 】

[Xia Shu: Is three o'clock in the afternoon okay on weekends? 】

[Kurosawa: Yes. 】

So Hojo Natsuki began to look for a place suitable for afternoon tea, and found that there was a well-reviewed shop nearby, called Polo Cafe.

[Sandwiches are delicious, recommended]

[The waiter is handsome and humorous! ! ]

[The waiter seems to be of mixed race, super spicy~]

In the evaluation pictures, there is a snapshot of the waiter. Although it is a distant view and it is blurry, it can be seen that this person has wheat-colored skin, short golden hair, a handsome profile, and a tall and slender figure.

He shared the address and asked: [Is this coffee shop available? 】

After a while.

【Kurosawa: ...】

[Kurosawa: No. 】

For some reason, Hojo Natsuki read the gnashing of teeth from the other party's simple reply, probably because he had a bad dining experience in this restaurant.

So he changed to a regular chain coffee shop, and Kurosawa replied [Got it] after a few minutes.

……

On the weekend afternoon, Natsuki Hojo arrived at the agreed place 15 minutes earlier.

The coffee shop is on the second floor, and the panoramic glass windows provide him with a good view.Xia Shu propped himself up with his hands, staring at the crowd on the street and distracted. Within a few minutes, a retro Porsche broke into his sight and parked quietly downstairs.

The car was so recognizable that Natsuki Hojo recognized it immediately.Strangely, Mr. Kurosawa got out of the car this time from the passenger side.

He leaned on the car door, reached out to the driver's seat, and a car key was handed over.

Mr. Kurosawa seemed to want to say a few words, but suddenly turned his head and met Hojo Natsuki's eyes precisely.

Xia Shu: "..."

This is too sharp!

He had no choice but to wave his hand in embarrassment, seeing Kurosawa smile with the corners of his lips pulled, and walked towards the entrance of the mall with his head down.

And a big man got off the driver's seat, he should be a foreigner, he should be in his 30s, he was wearing a neat dark green suit, and he had a stern face with a fierce look, he didn't look like a good person at first glance.

Xia Shu: "..."

He couldn't help but think of Kudo Shin's description of that person's accomplice in horror: [He is also a weird guy in a black suit, a big man, wearing sunglasses, and his age should be between 35-45 years old]

...Except for not wearing sunglasses and the color of the suit does not match, he is completely alone!

Just as Hojo Natsuki was shocked alone, Kurosawa Jin also sat opposite him.

Xia Shu: "Good afternoon..."

Kurosawa: "What's the matter?"

This person didn't seem to know what pleasantries were at all, and he opened his mouth and blocked his words bluntly.

Hojo Natsuki stirred the coffee with a thin spoon, feeling a little uneasy, pretending to be calm and said: "I want to cooperate with you."

"..." Kuisawa paused, looked up at him, and said noncommittally, "Continue."

"If the [Laplace demon] you mentioned a few years ago is still lacking, I'm very interested."

Kurosawa Jin's expression changed quite subtly, but Hojo Natsuki couldn't distinguish the meaning of his emotion, and continued to speak rather anxiously: "Of course, I also have conditions..."

He appropriately showed his weakness, and expressed in euphemistic language that he was very short of money and hoped to receive preferential treatment in salary and remuneration, so as to convince the other party.

After hearing this, Kurosawa asked, "You are short of money because you hit my car?"

Hojo Natsuki was confused: "?"

That's weird, is it supposed to be this kind of reaction?

And Jin Kurosawa took out a double-folded check from his pocket, and tore it lightly with his slender fingers, and it shattered into two pieces.

"I don't want to cash it." He said, "Are you still short of money?"

Hojo Natsuki: "...Huh?"

The opponent didn't play cards according to common sense at all, which made him dumbfounded.

His lips moved, his expression blank, and it took him a few seconds to find his vocal cords: "Mr. Kurosawa, you...won't you let me join?"

Kurosawa asked expressionlessly, "What do you think?"

Natsuki Hojo: "..."

"Go to school obediently," he said, "don't think about messing around."

Hojo Natsuki was dissatisfied: "Actually, I have already gone to university, and you can't just rely on your personal opinion..."

Kurosawa asked nonchalantly, "Have you got your graduation certificate yet?"

Natsuki Hojo: "..."

Not really.

He found that his irrational words could not please the other party at all, and he was at a loss for words for a while, thinking about how to organize a strong verbal rebuttal.

And Kurosawa had already called the waiter to pay the bill, and knocked on the table with his knuckles involuntarily: "I'll take you back."

Hojo Natsuki had no choice but to follow him downstairs and open the car door.

While fastening his seat belt, he said very unconvinced: "You have no right to refuse, I want to talk to your superiors..."

Then he suddenly felt a chill in his wrist, Xia Shu raised his eyes and found that there was a silver ring on his right wrist, and in a short time, with a "click", the other handcuff locked, binding his hands together.

Kurosawa drove with one hand, and with the other hand he took out his FBI agent card from his inner pocket. The golden badge shone slightly and fell into Hojo Natsuki's eyes.

His voice was even cheerful: "I am FBI investigator Jin Kurosawa."

"You want to participate in the [Laplace Demon] project of the black organization of the transnational criminal group." Kurosawa stared ahead and stated Natsuki Hojo's fault word by word, "You mistook me for a member of the organization , and expressed his intention to join the organization. The conversation just now has been recorded, do you have anything else to explain?"

Natsuki Hojo: "..."

Natsuki Hojo: "!!!!!!"

A few words appeared in front of his eyes: Fishing!fish!Persevere!Law!

"I don't believe you are the FBI." Hojo Natsuki said firmly, "You have to prove your identity to me."

Kurosawa glanced at him lightly, and announced a name: "—"

Hojo Natsuki's expression changed slightly, and an image of an amiable American man emerged in front of his eyes, unkempt, wearing a pair of pure black anti-blue light square-frame glasses.He remembered this man.

"Head of the AI ​​Laboratory of the FBI Technology Department." Kurosawa said in a steady voice, "Not many people go to Caltech at the age of 14, why did you drop out?... You can also check my police number."

Natsuki Hojo has withered: "..."

With such detailed information, he has no reason to refute the other party.

There was a fine itch on his face, and he explained in a low voice: "Actually, I don't intend to join that organization, I just want to investigate..."

"You can think about how to explain it slowly." Kurosawa Jin said casually, "but it's best to convince me."

"I'm not lying." Hojo Natsuki twisted his fingers, "A friend of mine was poisoned by the organized people."

Kurosawa obviously dismissed this reason, and said sarcastically, "Oh, he's dead, you want to avenge him."

"That's not true." Xia Shu said, "He has become...uh." He thought it was better not to say so much before confirming Mr. Kurosawa's alarm number, "...Anyway, I don't really want to join that organization."

"Everyone who commits a crime likes to say he's right."

"The common judicial norm in modern countries ruled by law is the presumption of innocence."

"I think." Kurosawa shook the recording pen in front of him, and threw it on the center console, "It's enough to convict you."

Natsuki Hojo: "..."

He said humbly: "I am a minor, according to Japanese law, you can't do this to me, and the evidence obtained by illegal means cannot be used as..."

Kurosawa retorted calmly: "I'm an American."

"..." Hojo Natsuki was surprised, "So why can the Americans arrest a Japanese minor? You should hand me over to the Japanese public security."

Just at the red light, Kurosawa turned his head to look at him for a few seconds, and said blankly: "First, crime knows no borders."

"Second, the Japanese police." He snorted coldly, "It's a bunch of idiots."

Natsuki Hojo: "..."

He had nothing to say, knowing that he might be in some trouble, but Kurosawa-san looked like... Although he seemed to have nothing to do with the word 'justice', he was unexpectedly a decent person.

If you explain it well to the other party, it should make sense, and maybe you can get his help.

But in fact, Xia Shu didn't care too much about whether he could get on the FBI line. After the initial shock and panic passed, instead, some indescribable feeling of gratitude came to his heart.

——Mr. Kurosawa is not a member of that organization, so you can rest assured that you like him.

The thought made his cheeks heat up unconsciously.

"Mr. Kurosawa." Hojo Natsuki tentatively asked, "Do you know the medicine that the Black Organization researched, which is said to make people immortal?"

Kurosawa drove with one hand, and said casually, "Now I'm interrogating you."

"You should have heard of this." Xia Shu ignored his indifference, and continued to say cautiously, "As far as I know, the drug developed by this organization has already allowed the experimental subject to return to childhood..."

Kurosawa Jin realized something.

He didn't remember what the portrait Akai showed looked like, but he remembered such a thing.

Akai Hideichi did it himself, there must be no outsiders present, and no other witnesses will survive.Although I don't know why the kid mistook him for a member of the organization, judging from his reaction, it is impossible to have too much contact with the organization, which means...he probably knows the high school student who was drugged by Akai.

The high school student is still alive, and his biological age has been reversed back to childhood.

Quickly making such a judgment, Kurosawa Jin remained calm, pretending not to see Hojo Natsuki's hesitant expression, and remained indifferent to his temptation.

Kurosawa took him to his apartment, but still didn't uncuff Xia Shu, and said calmly, "Wait here."

Then he went to the balcony, called Akai Shuichi, and by the way, enjoyed Hojo Natsuki's dazed and uneasy expression sitting on the sofa.Like a bird whose nest has been lifted by a storm, it can only tremble in the rain and wait for the catastrophe to come.

Akai didn't answer.

When going out on a mission, he usually does not bring another work mobile phone.

So Kurosawa sent a message instead: [The high school student was found. 】

Check the student files of Teidan High School, start with Hojo Natsuki's social circle... the clues are quite clear, Mihua Town is not big, and it is easy to find a male high school student.

Kurosawa looked at his phone and thought about another matter leisurely.

Of course he didn't feel that Xia Shu intended to join that organization, but such a good opportunity didn't come often.

What can we do with it?

……

Just as Kurosawa Jin thought, Hojo Natsuki was sitting on the sofa in the living room, like a prisoner waiting to be beheaded, terribly anxious.

He subconsciously felt that Kurosawa would not hurt him, and this confidence came out of nowhere and without any basis.

But judging from the current situation, the other party is ready to settle accounts with him.

If he is asked to play hide-and-seek with the FBI online, Natsuki Hojo is confident that he can hide for a long time.

But he has been caught by Mr. Kurosawa, the FBI investigator who is fishing for law enforcement.

What to do, what will happen next?

He has cooperated with the FBI before, can this resume endorse him?

Will they use cruel methods of torture?Will there be a solitary confinement room?Will he be sent to a mental hospital for torture?

The more he thought about it, the more nervous he became. When the sliding door made a sound in the living room, he couldn't help shaking, and his palms were sweating.

Kurosawa walked towards him, lowered his dark green eyes, his pupils, gaze, and demeanor were all looking down at him.

"I discussed it with my superiors," he said.

Hojo Natsuki retracted his legs and raised his head: "...I am not a bad person."

"In view of the known intelligence, as long as you cooperate, we will give you a certain amount of trust. And, you are likely to become the target of the black organization."

Hojo Natsuki's eyes lit up.

Very good!

Then, he heard Kurosawa continue to state casually: "So for the purpose of surveillance and protection, until the suspicion is completely cleared, you can't leave my sight, answer the phone anytime, anywhere, and..."

"You know where I live, and you know that I go to Teidan High School." Hojo Natsuki acted as innocent as possible, "If you want me to answer the phone at any time, it's fine..."

—So can you let me go home?

Kurosawa sat down on the sofa, took out the cigarette case, and tapped on the edge of the coffee table.

He said: "I also know that you can hack NASA's firewall at the age of 15, and more than once."

Hojo Natsuki choked: "..."

Xia Shu couldn't figure out the meaning of his words, a little uneasy, said: "I have repented."

Kurosawa raised his hand to the fire and lit a cigarette: "Then try to join a transnational criminal organization today."

Xia Shu ran out of words, lowered his head, and asked carefully: "Then what do you want me to do?"

"I thought it was made clear enough that you need to be under the watch and protection of the FBI."

Kurosawa leaned back halfway in his chair, staring at him calmly and coldly.His sight doesn't actually hurt, but it's creepy.

Xia Shu: "Hmm...so?"

Kurosawa's slender and strong fingers wringed out the newly lit cigarette.

"—so you're moving in with me," he said.

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