"It's so strange...forty minutes have passed, why is it so slow?"
Dr. Ali looked at his watch.
The group of them had been waiting for forty minutes for Mr. James to drive out.
"Let's go see what's going on." Mitsuhiko suggested.
There are only a few parking lots that can be walked to here nearby. If James hasn't come for so long, either he was let go or something unexpected happened.
"Then I'll wait here. Teacher Yuan, how about you take the children to find Mr. James?"
Dr. A Li looked at Yuanhuaiyu.
"Okay, no problem." Yuan Huaiyu nodded.
He led the five members of the Youth Detective Team towards the nearest parking lot.
Not long after, Mitsuhiko made a discovery: "Look, this car must be the one rented by Mr. James! There is a little lion doll in front of the driver's seat. Mr. James said that he likes the white lion very much!"
Others immediately gathered around and found that the driver's door was open and the key was still inserted in the keyhole.
"Are you looking for the foreigner with the beard? He just left with two uncles in coats."
At this moment, the sound of children came from the side. Several people looked towards the source of the sound and found that it was a group of children playing nearby looking over here.
"Where are they going?" Conan asked quickly.
"On the other side of that alley..."
When Conan heard this, he jumped up and ran toward the end of the alley that the other party was pointing at.
When Yuan Huaiyu led several others through the alley and came to the side of the road, they saw Conan picking up a pendant from the ground, and it looked like James's.
"It seems that Mr. James is in some trouble..."
Conan raised the pendant in his hand and unfolded it in front of his eyes.
I saw that on the pendant printed with "The Animal show with Paul & Annie", the P, &, and A were all stained red with blood.
"Mr. James knew we would definitely come to him, so he left a message for us."
The three little ones became anxious upon hearing this: "Oh no! Then we have to call the police as soon as possible!"
"Let's meet up with Dr. A Li first, and then let Dr. A Li take you to contact the police."
"Ah? What about you, Teacher Yuan?" Bumi quickly discovered the implication of Yuan Huaiyu's words.
"I'm a little hungry, so I'm going to find something to eat first."
"ha?"
"Do you know any good snacks here?"
"..."
What time has it been? Mr. James is probably still in danger! Mr. Yuan, why are you still thinking about eating?
"Dr. Agasa!"
Soon, they returned to the place where they were waiting for James. Yuan Huaiyu waved to Dr. A Li.
"It is true that something happened to Mr. James. Conan will tell you the specific situation later. Then these children will be handed over to you, Dr. A Li. Dr. A Li, please take them to the police."
Yuan Huaiyu touched his stomach: "I'm really hungry. I'll find something to eat before I meet you."
"Uh...okay..."
Dr. A Li agreed and saw Yuan Huaiyu turning around and leaving without looking back, waving his hands casually with his back to them.
"What...Teacher Yuan, this is..."
Mitsuhiko scratched his head in confusion.
Not only him, but also several others were a little confused by Yuan Huaiyu's indifferent behavior.
As Conan looked at Yuan Huaiyu's leaving figure, a possibility suddenly flashed in his mind.
"It's impossible..." The corners of his mouth twitched twice.
Hui Yuan Ai glanced at him quietly, then silently turned her gaze to Yuan Huaiyu.
…
Yuan Huaiyu was sitting in the empty stands of the animal show, holding a box of octopus balls in his hands and a bunch of snacks such as oden and taiyaki beside him.
The octopus balls were freshly baked and still piping hot inside. Yuan Huaiyu poked one and blew it for a long time before finally putting it completely into his mouth.
Then I was still so burned that I kept sucking air through my mouth.
"Do you know that foreign man?"
A familiar voice came from behind.
Hui Yuan Ai stood behind him, looking at the pile of food placed next to Yuan Huaiyu, and sighed helplessly.
This man's persistence in "eating" and his corresponding appetite are really... shocking.
"Oh? Why do you ask that?"
Yuan Huaiyu half-turned around and handed the octopus balls in his hand to Haiyuan Ai's eyes.
"Would you like one? It tastes good."
Hui Yuan Ai shook his head and just replied: "Intuition. I always feel that when you say that Mr. James is not Randy Hawke, it is more like using the conclusion to deduce the process."
"Women's intuition is terrible."
Yuanhuaiyu ate another small ball and said with some slurred speech:
"I have indeed known that person for a long time. James Blake, the head of the investigation organization sent by the FBI, the boss of Agent Shuichi Akai and other investigators."
Haiyuan Ai was stunned by this series of names.
"...I didn't expect him to be a big shot."
"The friend he made an appointment to meet is the ace among the FBI's aces, your sister's ex-boyfriend, Shuichi Akai, who infiltrated the organization under the alias Morohoshi."
Yuanhuaiyu quietly dropped another bombshell.
"What?"
Hui Yuan Ai was stunned.
"They should have followed Belmore to Japan. Do you want to try to contact them?"
After Yuanhuaiyu finished eating a whole box of octopus balls, he took another Taiyaki from his hand.
Hui Yuan Ai was silent for a long time, and finally shook his head.
"As for James' safety, there is no need to worry at all. The code he left is just a simple word game, and that guy Kudo Shinichi will be able to solve it quickly."
"Besides, no matter what, Shuichi Akai has the whole story. That man won't just watch his boss die inexplicably at the hands of a group of kidnappers."
Hui Yuan Ai had a clear understanding in his heart, and knew that the reason why Yuan Huaiyu was not interested in rescuing James was that he clearly understood that even if he did not get involved, there would be no problem.
Moreover, as his secret identity is related to the organization, he is not suitable to have too much contact with James.
"By the way, after James is rescued, he probably won't follow the police to make records. The dinner he promised before will probably be ruined."
Yuanhuaiyu handed over another Taiyaki.
"...So, are you really sure you don't need to eat something?"
Haibara Ai did not refuse this time, and reached out to take the steaming taiyaki, sat next to Yuan Huaiyu, and started eating in small bites.
"By the way, after we finish eating, I will take you to a good place."
Yuan Huaiyu suddenly seemed to remember something and said to the girl next to him with great interest.