Refuse to allow Conan to join the main storyline

Koizumi stayed in the office all day on February 2 and did not go out. He kept an eye on his mobile phone all the time for fear of missing a call or email.

She had originally agreed with Xiao Hongshu that as long as he found an opportunity to be alone, he would secretly call or message her, and Xiaoquan would immediately transfer the person back to her side.

Although he had agreed with him that if there was no news, Koizumi would take the initiative to bring the person back at 17: on the morning of the th at the latest, almost a day had passed and there was still no movement from the child.

Although she knew yesterday from Shinji Hagiya's people that Hiroki and his mother had already boarded a flight to Los Angeles, USA.

But, considering the time, it should have landed by now, why is there still no news?

Could it be that something really happened? Did Hiroki lose his phone?

Koizumi checked the soul connection in his consciousness again and tried to be patient.

Don't let your imagination run wild and don't scare yourself. There will definitely be no problem.

Besides, Hongshu is not an ordinary 4-year-old child. Give him some confidence, and there will be no problem!

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At this moment, on the other side of the ocean, it is 7 o'clock in the evening in Los Angeles, USA, and the flight from Neon Tokyo has already landed.

Xiao Hongshu looked at the time on the display and calculated silently in his mind.

The time difference between Los Angeles, USA and Tokyo, Japan is 17 hours, so it should be 2 noon on February 16th in Tokyo.

In 12 hours, his adventure would be forced to end.

When he made the agreement with Sakurai's father, he clearly felt that the wait for returning was so long, but now he actually felt like he hadn't had enough fun and didn't want to go home.

Xiao Hongshu originally wanted to see what the place his mother insisted on taking him to was like. But after sitting on the plane for so long and finally arriving at the destination, he was quickly disappointed.

It doesn't look much different from where I live.

The same tall buildings, lots of cars, and traffic even more chaotic than in front of his house. Moreover, you can often see ragged beggars pushing carts on the side of the road.

The only difference is the skin color.

The people here are both black and white, and people with normal skin color like him and his mother are rare.

The driver of the taxi he was riding in was a tall, white-skinned man, and in the car behind them was a normal person like him.

Xiao Hongshu waved to the man in a very friendly manner.

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Judy, who was driving, smiled and waved at the child who was waving at them: "Xiu, look. That's such a cute little guy."

The man with long black hair and a knitted hat sitting in the passenger seat was silent for a moment and said, "Slow down and stay away from them."

Hearing this, Judy said helplessly: “Xiu, it’s just a child.”

Even as she said this, she still slowed down as requested, and parked two cars away from the taxi.

"Our opponent is from that organization, so we can never be too careful."

The man said as he pulled out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket: "Can I?"

Judy glanced at him and said, "Whatever you want to do. Are you sure there are people from that organization in that car?"

"determine."

Akai Shuichi lit a cigarette for himself and continued, "The guy driving the car is called Johnnys. He is a relatively active peripheral member of the organization. His daily job is to run errands. Because this guy is just a tool, there is no point in catching him, so I have left him alone and waited to see if I could catch a big fish."

Judy laughed and said, "And today, you found out that the big fish came?"

Shuichi Akai: "It's not clear whether it's a big fish or not, but Johnny's did suddenly change his previous work schedule. He came to the airport disguised as a taxi driver. Before you came to pick me up, he had rejected three businesses. This man's goal is clear, and he is obviously waiting for this mother and son."

"What about that woman? Can you confirm her identity?"

"No. She just walked out of the airport like a standard passenger. Judging from her attitude towards Johnny's, it was like she was treating an ordinary taxi driver. It is not certain whether she is a member of that organization or a target of that organization."

Judy nodded slightly.

Akai Shuichi paused for a moment and then spoke again: "It is said that the organization has recruited a new codenamed member in Neon, named Merlot Wine, a young woman."

Judy was startled, and her eyes changed when she looked at the taxi in front of her: "You suspect that woman is..."

"This possibility cannot be ruled out."

Judy was silent for a moment and then asked, "So what are you going to do? Are you going to ask for backup?"

"No, we need to confirm her identity first." Akai Shuichi immediately rejected her proposal, "For now, we just need to keep a close eye on them."

"understood."

The taxi arrived at the Pera Hotel, which is only 1.2 kilometers away from downtown Los Angeles.

In the silver-gray business car on the roadside, the two FBI agents watched the mother and son get out of the car and enter the hotel, and Johnnys drove away.

Judy: "Show, what now?"

Akai Shuichi checked his equipment and said, "I'll go in and take a look. You follow Johnny's and see what he will do next. Be careful not to get exposed."

"Okay. Then you better be careful."

Watching his partner drive away, Shuichi Akai pulled up his black trench coat, pulled up the collar to half cover his face, and then walked into the door of the Pera Hotel.

Sitting down on the sofa in the hotel lobby, Shuichi Akai picked up a magazine on the table and secretly observed the surrounding environment.

The woman was checking in at the hotel front desk. The little boy stood beside her, looking around curiously.

The child's behavior is normal.

A child of this age is just at the age when he is very curious about everything. So this child is a tool used by that woman to conceal her identity?

A waiter at the hotel front desk brought some documents and asked the woman to sign them. Just when the woman's attention was diverted, a fully loaded luggage cart passed by her. Akai Shuichi's vision was only blocked for two seconds. When the waiter walked over, he suddenly found that the little boy was gone!

Akai Shuichi stopped the most suspicious luggage cart in the empty corridor, but found nothing. The waiter looked confused, and it seemed that he was not the one arranged by the organization.

There was a commotion in the hotel lobby, as if the lady had just discovered that her child was missing.

He stood at the junction of the corridor and the hall and watched quietly for a while, frowning slightly.

The lady's anxious and nervous look doesn't seem fake.

In addition to the hotel waiters in the lobby, there were several "kind-hearted people" working hard to help find people.

She's not Merlot?

Could it be that the organization originally intended to use the child as a hostage to coerce this woman?

Their plan can't go on without this child?

Just as these thoughts were turning over in Shuichi Akai's mind, he suddenly felt something around him making a slight movement.

When he looked down, he saw the little guy who was being frantically searched for was squatting behind a person-high green plant next to him, pinching his nose and sneezing slightly.

He hid well, and if he hadn't accidentally made a noise, this location would not have been easy to be discovered.

The little boy looked up and their eyes met.

The little guy opened his big innocent eyes and smiled at him ingratiatingly.

Akai Shuichi turned his eyes away.

He had no intention of revealing his trick.

Instead of exposing him, he moved closer to the vase, blocking the only gap through which the child could get out, while also blocking the view of others who might otherwise discover him.

He decided to take advantage of this opportunity to fish in troubled waters and see what the guys in the organization were trying to do.