"What happened?"

"He was basically assassinated, one shot to the heart and the other shot to the head at basically the same time, he was coming out of the cafe that he works at as Amuro Toru, he mentioned that he was being followed recently because of certain...actions he had been taking recently and said that the followers might have seen him leaving headquarters where he reports in to us and occasionally helps us with our cases so that we know he's still alive and definitively a PSB agent"

"Oh, what do you mean by that?...wait never mind I don't have the right to know that"

"No you do, primarily because of a text message he sent shortly before his death, though admittedly it's just as cryptic as the message he asked us to pass on to you Okiya"

Kazami sighs and then takes a huge breath knowing what he was about to do would never have been done if Furuya was still alive, but he hoped that Okiya would understand the text with the background information

"Amuro Toru, real name Furuya Rei was deep undercover in an Organization that uses alcoholic codenames, his was Bourbon, he was our only in with the Organization after our other operative codenamed Scotch was killed several years ago, Furuya is secretive about his death for the most part but from what I can infere it's likely Scotch killed himself to preserve Furuya's mission and keep others safe as well. Anyways the text is as follows 'tell Okiya both bullets are safe still but the mature Irregular somehow that the crows are closing in, and that I know her true identity as Hell Angel's daughter. Also tell Okiya that his wedge is in danger as well and that he should tell his fellow wolves to move fast to protect them, but Okiya I ensured that at the least Hell Angel's daughter, your wedge and you were never connected and buried you three as deeply as I could, however I'm sorry I couldn't do more for when she shows up and risks everything' the rest was primarily giving me information on how to collect the evidence he's already gathered and he says to tell you 'Bourbon signing off and leaving the hatred to you' I don't understand what all he means but...I thought it might help you to understand what he meant with the earlier message he passed on"

"It does in that it let's me know others are at risk that I need to protect in the immediate future but otherwise everything else I need to do is already being done"

"Understood, meanwhile I guess it's time for me to go"

"Wait...there's something I need to tell you, something very important that will allow you to understand why Furuya Rei had such trust in me"

"Okay"

"First though you need to sit down"

And so that's exactly what Kazami does

"The first thing you should know is that my name isn't Okiya Subaru"

Kazami starts to get up to do his duty as a police officer but Akai stalls him with a hand signaling that he wasn't finished yet and so Kazami sits back down

"My real name is Akai Shuichi presumed dead FBI agent after my car exploded so that a CIA operative could go back undercover in the Organization, we were unaware in full about your operations...well I say that but in truth I knew about Bourbon for a long time but didn't say anything to protect him"

"You're one of the bullets aren't you?"

"Yes I am"

"Which means...the wedge is the CIA operative who supposedly killed you"

"Yes, I'll be taking care of that problem once you leave, we the FBI or at least me will come to the PSB headquarters later to begin further discussions regarding our plan to take the Organization down, though admittedly I'll be a little busy protecting people soon"

"Oh?"

"Yes, Hell Angel's daughter for one just in case someone else made the connection, and then...well for some reason I get the feeling that there's going to be a case that the FBI are going to get involved in soon that I have to be involved in as a sniper"

"Still, who all knows that you..."

"Besides the person who came up with the plan, Furuya, my boss, Kir, and three others and now you are the only ones who know, two other fellow agents who are still in Japan do not know of my survival and for now it has to remain that ways"

"I see...Furuya told you about his arrangements in the case of his death regarding the FBI didn't he?"

"Yes he did, he said that this will allow us to act autonomously while at the same time being able to coordinate and work together with the PSB at need"

"Yes that's exactly what those orders do, though I do want to speak with your boss to let him know of what Furuya managed to do and get his signature on a few forms...hey don't blame Furuya about those forms he had everything with those orders done correctly to make such orders legal without any signatures from the FBI but unfortunately there's no getting around certain forms needing your boss's signature to legally allow us to work together and coordinate our efforts against the Organization"

"I see, by the way there's two other allies that work in the shadow, one's the other bullet while the other one...well let's just say they're dealing with their own problem for now but won't hesitate to call for backup at need"

"Understood, still...one would think you would want your fellow agents who don't know that you're alive to know that you are actually alive, I would give anything for..."

"I know, and Furuya and I had a plan for them to find out I was actually still alive but that plan is no longer possible as such I might need a different method to inform those two of my continued existence, and I can't necessarily speak for Furuya but...I think he would want you to continue the fight as well, he knew the risks going into the mission I'm sure, by the way how was he identified?"

"I identified his body myself, I was on my way to pick him up anyways since his car had broken down the day before, I got there only moments after the shooting"

"I see, so there's no way for him to have possibly faked his death unlike me"

"Yes, there's no faking this death"

"Understood, once James signs the paperwork tell him...if you see him first tell him I wish to be the contact point whenever possible between the PSB and the FBI"

"I'll tell him"

"Thank you"

"Akai...I don't fully understand why he trusts you so much even knowing the two of you were undercover together for a time but I do know this, if you hadn't fully gained his trust somehow not only would he have blamed you for Scotch's death but he would never entrust you with finishing his mission even if you're doing it as an American federal agent and not a Japanese agent"

"So he told you I was on the roof that day"

"Yes, he also said...well it confused me but he said 'don't always believe what you see in the Organization, a shooter killing a traitor may not actually be killing a traitor, instead a traitor may be killing themselves for protection of others' though he also said that such a possibility is extremely low but that it could happen"

"I see, thank you for explaining that, even if in a way I already knew how much he trusts me"

"How?"

"That I'm afraid was between me and him, he's taken it to the grave as will I"

"Understood, by the way while you're going to be the main contact point I'm concerned about..."

"My Okiya identity being associated with you guys?"

"Yes and with you mentioning you're supposed to be a dead FBI agent...wait who all knows about you again?"

"You, my boss, Kir, and four others in the shadows now that Furuya is gone and two of the ones who know are only on the fringes of knowing, basically helping me with my disguise"

"I see, anyways we may need another identity for you to coordinate with the PSB"

"Hm...I'll think about it but I have too many identities already"

"Well...we might help you figure something out, in the meantime I should get going"

"Understood"

"I'll contact you indirectly soon I promise"

"I'll be looking for that contact then, in the meantime...whenever possible protect Edogawa Conan will you?"

"Oh I already have those orders from Furuya, something about a trouble magnet?"

"You could say that alright, anyways like you said you need to get going, I have something to do tomorrow as well"

"Understood...I'll let you know when the funeral is seeing as how..."

"Thank you"

The next day Akai as Subaru decided to try and get a job at Poirot in Furuya's place, he knew it wasn't very likely to happen but he also knew that he had to do something besides continue keeping watch on Haibara plus it would make coordinating with Kudo a whole lot easier too, however that hadn't actually been his main reason for going out the next day, his primary reason was to meet up with his boss and discuss whether or not it was a good idea to reveal the truth to Jodie and Camel much earlier than they had originally, however with Furuya dead the original plan would no longer work and as such he needed to talk to his boss to figure out what the best plan was regarding those two. Ultimately he found out the same day that he wouldn't be getting the job primarily because of his education background (while that normally wouldn't be a disqualifier this time they decided they needed a younger person who was just starting college, not to mention they weren't sure if Okiya wouldn't also simply rush out at a moments notice having been told by Amuro that Okiya sometimes wound up at cases involving Conan) but also because it was just too soon after Amuro's death in front of their store, he also found out through James that he wouldn't be revealing himself to Jodie or Camel any time soon for safety reasons, though he also found out that James would be going to the PSB headquarters soon and as such knew that James would find out about his request then regarding contact with the PSB

"Just...just tell them to be careful okay?"

"Don't worry I will and we will tell them the truth Akai I promise but not yet, I still need you in the shadows for just a little bit longer"

"Understood sir, standard contact?"

"Yes"

"I'll talk to you later then"

Akai starts to leave but then stops and turns back

"Sir..."

"Yes?"

"Nevermind, it's nothing" (thinks) "No, I can't make my boss suspicious now about knowing about future events, not when Bourbon and I, and I guess to a certain extent Kudo have spent so much time making sure not to cause too many ripples up to this point. I will wait for contact regarding the situation before I get involved"

His phone suddenly alerts him to a text and when he reads it he gets a bit worried

*Urgent, must meet at Kudo house immediately, too dangerous to explain on phone*

Fifteen minutes later and the unaged Kaito Kid was at the Kudo house