Ke Xue: Shinichi and I are childhood friends.

Chapter 1353 Hattori Heiji and the Amulet of Bondage

James looked at Yuya in surprise: "Why?"

Yuya explained, "Indeed, Mr. Akai could shoot them directly, but compared to Mr. Akai, who is 1300 yards away, the organization members who are close by pose a greater threat to Agent Cameron."

"Moreover, doing this will make the organization even more convinced that Cameron is hiding important intelligence and will definitely take action at all costs. At that time, Agent Cameron will really be beyond saving."

"To get them to retreat, we not only need to make them believe that Agent Carmel is dead, but we also need to prevent them from suffering any casualties."

"Moreover, if any of them are injured and their departure is hindered, they may run into the fire brigade heading to Umiju-no-Island to put out the fire, which would lead to a direct confrontation and cause even greater casualties."

James suddenly realized and said admiringly, "I see. As expected of Yuya-kun, you have considered things so thoroughly."

Yuya smiled faintly: "You flatter me. This is all thanks to Mr. Akai's sniping skills. If he hadn't been able to accurately hit the blood pack and the grenade from such a distance, and even pretend to miss a few shots, the organization's people wouldn't have been able to evacuate so easily."

James nodded slightly, then sighed and said, "It's a pity we lost eight agents this time, and all we did was drive them away..."

At this moment, Judy said, "Well, Daniel and Henry aren't in any danger, they were just knocked unconscious. I think it should be Rena Mizunashi who goes to deal with them."

James felt somewhat comforted, but he was still a little sad. Six people had died, and several others had been shot and were unable to continue operations for a while.

It can be said to be a heavy loss.

At this moment, Carmel spoke up: "By the way, when I was hiding in the coffee shop, I overheard some information about Rum."

"What? Is it true?" Everyone looked at Camel.

Carmel nodded: "Yes, Vodka and Chianti were talking about Rum at the time."

"Legend has it that Rum was a tall man, and that he was a man who looked like a woman. Some even said that he was old and wore a prosthetic eye. However, the only thing that is true is that he wore a prosthetic eye. Everything else is false information spread by Rum."

"In addition, he also said that Rum was doing something, and that he had changed his face and taken a completely made-up name."

Yuu narrowed his eyes; this was an unexpected bonus.

Most of the information that Cameron mentioned was already known to everyone.

Surprisingly, only one of the prosthetic eyes was real.

It was expected that he would have a different face.

But what exactly does this fabricated name mean?

Yuya leaned closer to Conan and whispered, "That made-up name, isn't it you, Edogawa Conan? Could your real identity be Rum?"

Conan was speechless and glanced at Yuya: "If I were Rum, I would immediately hand over all the organization's information to you."

Yuya laughed and vigorously ruffled Conan's hair into a messy, tangled mess, only to have it slapped away by the latter in annoyance.

Seeing this, Kudo Yusaku couldn't help but laugh, but then immediately put on a thoughtful expression.

A completely fabricated name...

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Several days have passed since the Black Organization incident.

That day, Conan went to the Kamiya family home to discuss something with Yuya.

Yuya was watching TV at home, and the TV was broadcasting news about the deaths of several foreigners a few days ago.

Conan saw in the news that an FBI agent suspected one of them, but the FBI headquarters denied the claim.

Conan remarked, "Luckily, I handed the documents to Mr. James back then, otherwise it would have caused a huge commotion, and Mr. Akai and the others wouldn't have been able to stay here any longer."

Yu sighed, "But with such heavy casualties this time, the FBI headquarters has ordered most of the personnel to evacuate."

Conan sighed slightly and said, "By the way, do you have any clue about that made-up name that Agent Carmel mentioned?"

Yu shook her head: "I don't know. Just from that sentence, I can't deduce who Rum is."

Conan pondered, "It would be great if we could talk to someone about it."

Yu shrugged: "Who can we talk to? Mr. Akai and the others are also clueless. Even if we go to Mr. Amuro, who probably knows the most information about Rum, we'll probably just get swayed by him."

Curaçao couldn't provide any information about Rum either; she herself had never met Rum, and all the missions were issued to her remotely.

Conan pondered for a moment and said, "Then what's left that we can discuss..."

Suddenly, he looked up and glanced around the room: "Huh, where are Miyano and Harumi-nee?"

Yuya casually remarked, "Ah, Shiho is upstairs, Harumi-nee went out. Ran and Toyama-san are also here."

"Ran's here too?" Conan was a little surprised, then his eyes lit up immediately: "If Toyama-san is here, then isn't that the Persuasion Club..."

Yu also shook her head: "It's a pity that guy didn't come."

Conan was very surprised: "Huh? Really? Aren't they always inseparable?"

Yu shrugged: "Who knows? That Hattori guy is really pitiful. His confession plans have failed several times. He's probably hiding somewhere and secretly crying right now."

Conan chuckled; he was indeed quite unlucky.

Just then, footsteps were heard, and Shiho Miyano, Kazuha Toyama, and Ran Mouri came down from upstairs.

"Oh, Conan's here too?" Kazuha Toyama was pleasantly surprised to see Conan, but then looked regretful. "It's a pity Heiji didn't come. I remember you two were quite close."

Conan quickly feigned a disappointed expression: "Yes, I've already heard it from Yuya-nii-san. It's such a shame."

Ran Mouri suggested with a smile, "Conan, how about we go to Beika Shrine together?"

Conan looked puzzled: "What are we going there for?"

The three girls exchanged a smile: "It's a secret, you'll find out when we get there."

Conan looked at Yuya, who shrugged, indicating that he didn't know either.

So, everyone went to Beika Shrine together.

Upon entering the shrine, a long queue had already formed in front of the worship hall.

Ran Mouri exclaimed in surprise, "This is the first time I've ever seen so many people here!"

Shiho Miyano asked with some confusion, "Are they all here to pay respects?"

Kazuha Toyama smiled and nodded: "That's right, today is the 15th, a very special day!"

"Why?" Ran Mouri asked, puzzled.

Kazuha Toyama explained, "The 'Ichigo En' symbolizes a good match, so you can only receive the amulet and the 'Goshuin' seal today!"

"Everyone who comes says it's very effective!" Toyama Kazuha's face was full of anticipation. "I also want to get one to capture Heiji's heart~"

"Good luck, Kazuha!" Ran Mouri cheered for Kazuha Toyama, and Shiho Miyano also smiled and said, "Good luck!"

Yuya and Conan exchanged a glance and smiled silently.

These two are really something. They've clearly captured each other's hearts, but because neither of them had a chance to say it, they both ended up thinking the other didn't like them.

Is it fate or a tragic destiny?

Suddenly, Yu seemed to remember something and whispered to Conan, "The amulet of destiny that can only be obtained today, do you think it might..."

Conan immediately understood what he meant.

The two turned and began searching in the crowd.

Soon, they spotted a familiar-looking person wearing a fox mask standing in the back of the line.

"found it."

Yuya and Conan exchanged a glance, both revealing sly, fox-like smiles.