The famous criminal in the world of Conan

Chapter 554 is... Gin...

James looked gloomy.

The development of this matter to this point has completely exceeded his expectations.

They originally thought that this time the FBI had complete control of Vermouth's whereabouts and had set up a completely feasible large network.

But now I think that Judy and I were too confident. They had never fought Vermouth head-on, and their experience in fighting the organization was far less than that of Shuichi Akai, so they were easily fooled.

And this is just the first problem.

The key is the second problem, which is the blockade line that now appears in front of him.

Vermouth was already confronting Judy over there. If this was her plan, then why didn't she just bring her men to surround herself and the others?

And if it wasn't her design, then it means that someone else was involved.

Are they from the island country’s public security department, or other members of the organization?

If it were the public security, wouldn't they be more interested in Vermouth?

And if it was other members of the organization, then things would be even more troublesome.

Because there were only a few of them coming to the island country this time, they were not prepared for a large-scale war with the organization.

In the last incident with Itakura Taku, their main purpose was just to take advantage of the opportunity, not to engage in a firefight with the organization.

Moreover, the last incident with Itakura Taku proved that their strength was far from enough to face a head-on firefight with the organization.

Therefore, this plan was made against Vermouth.

The purpose is to avoid a large-scale exchange of fire and then capture the lone Vermouth.

If other members of the organization get involved, they will be caught in a dilemma. The biggest possibility is that not only will they fail to rescue Judy, but all the FBI agents in the three cars will also be implicated.

That's trouble...

"boom!"

Just as James' mind was full of thoughts, a 7.62mm caliber bullet whizzed through the front tire of the black car he was sitting in.

The car, which was originally accelerating, suddenly began to drift because of the deflation of one of its tires.

"Shh-"

After the FBI driver sensed something was wrong with the car, he reacted quickly and wanted to perform emergency brakes on the car.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly, so the car did not have an accident, but instead stopped sideways in the middle of the road.

However, even though the driver reacted very promptly, James still leaned forward and hit the windshield because the accident happened too suddenly. Several lines of blood flowed from his old face.

However, James, who looked very embarrassed, did not pay attention to his situation at the first time.

He had only one thought at this moment - there was a sniper!

He took out his walkie-talkie from his pocket with difficulty and shouted to the other FBI agent,

"There's a sniper! Everyone, find a place to hide!"

As he spoke, he quickly got out of the car and hid to the side of the car, using the door and the body of the car to cover himself.

In just a moment, he roughly guessed the approximate location of the enemy sniper - somewhere in a 23-story building directly opposite the direction they were traveling on this road.

So, he took this action immediately.

After James shouted those words into the walkie-talkie, the FBI agents in three cars stopped their cars against the walls of the surrounding single-family houses and found suitable places to cover their bodies.

"Anthony, how's your position?"

James shouted in a deep voice to an agent on the side.

"Mr. James, I have no problem here!"

"Okay, I'll find a chance to lure him, and you seize the opportunity to determine his exact location!"

James gritted his teeth and said fiercely.

"this......"

Anthony hesitated a little. In terms of rank and ability, James was more important than an ordinary agent like him. Wasn't it too much to let his boss buy and find opportunities for himself?

"Don't think about it! Act now!"

James shouted angrily, interrupting Anthony's hesitation.

He suddenly jumped out from behind the car onto the uncovered sidewalk, then flipped over the wall on the other side without stopping.

As James expected, the sniper locked onto his body in an instant.

A 7.62mm bullet flew out and pierced James' right leg as it was about to enter the wall!

"what!"

James hid behind the wall and couldn't help but let out a low cry of pain.

He covered his right leg and gasped heavily.

“Huff…Huff…Huff…”

However, even so, he did not put down his pistol and walkie-talkie.

James picked up the intercom with difficulty and asked Anthony word by word,

"Anthony, did you find it?"

"Look, found it!"

Anthony clenched his fists, forcing himself to suppress the pain and discomfort, and with a bit of fear in his heart, he said in a deep voice to the intercom,

"Sniper, the sniper is on the top floor of the building opposite."

"Yes......"

"It's gin."

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“Huff…Huff…Huff, huff, huff…”

Judy opened her eyes with difficulty

Although the figure of Vermouth in front of her was still charming, it became increasingly blurry in Judy's eyes.

"Dear child,

Vermouth's delicate hand slowly brushed across Judy's pale face.

"I'll give you a chance. If you have any questions, just ask..."

“Huff…Huff, huff, huff…”

Judy was breathing heavily. Although her body was weak, her two eyes that could move were still fixed on Vermouth.

"I, I just have one question."

"Haha, tell me."

Vermouth stood up and looked down at Judy's body leaning against the car door with the attitude of a complete winner, with a nonchalant smile on her lips.

Under her smile and gaze, Judy slowly spoke out the doubt that had troubled her for many years and made her dare not think too much about it.

"Why... don't you age?"

"..."

Judy's simple words made Vermouth's smile gradually fade. Although her posture was still upright, she was less teasing.