Stay away from Conan.

"elder brother……"

At that moment, atop the Tokyo Tower, as Shinichi Kudo called out Kazuki Honjo's name and turned to look, Kosuke Mizutani couldn't help but follow Shinichi's gaze. He saw Kazuki Honjo, carrying a shoulder bag, slowly walking towards him.

Therefore, when he actually met Honjo and Kazuki here, Kosuke Mizutani was quite surprised and called out the name he was using for the other person.

Upon hearing this, Honjou Kazuki frowned and resentfully retorted:

"You have no right to call me that!"

Thus, feeling very dissatisfied with Mizutani Kosuke calling him "older brother," Honjo Kazuki vented his emotions at Mizutani Kosuke before turning to Kudo Shinichi with a serious expression and saying:
"High school detective Shinichi Kudo... When you showed up to investigate this case, I had a premonition that something might go wrong, so I came to check on you. I never expected this..."

"It truly lives up to its reputation; I'm so glad I came!"

As he said this, Honjou looked at Shinichi Kudo with a hint of coldness in his eyes.

Faced with Honjou Kazuki's reaction, Shinichi Kudo felt a chill run down his spine. He realized that Honjou Kazuki, as the culprit who had been committing crimes for so long, was clearly not going to stop now and was not easy to deal with. Moreover...

Thinking this, Shinichi Kudo's gaze fell on the shoulder bag that Kazuki Honjo was carrying—

"It seems that Mr. Honjou Kazuki, your decision to take the deceased's belongings was not for any special purpose, but simply to frame Mr. Mizutani Kosuke as the murderer in the end, right?"

After a brief pause in thought, Shinichi Kudo was fairly certain that the memory card he wanted was currently in the other party's possession.

Thus, although his initial judgment of the event was wrong, by sheer coincidence, the current situation is in his favor to achieve his initial goal of obtaining the memory card.

Therefore, in order to ensure that this initial goal is achieved, it is necessary to find a way to get the item from the other party and before everyone else.

Therefore, in order to temporarily stabilize Honjo and Itsuki, Shinichi Kudo decided to buy some time to prepare for his own actions.

For example, the wristwatch-shaped tranquilizer gun that you carry on your body now needs to be taken out secretly, and then you have to hit the target silently and accurately.

Thus, as Shinichi Kudo thought this and acted upon it, Kazuki Honjo, faced with Shinichi's words, couldn't help but scoff and say:

“That’s right. There are eight people who are unforgivable, and the last one is Mizutani. You should know this yourself, and you have agreed to my proposal.”

After giving a brief response to Shinichi Kudo, Kazuki Honjo turned his gaze to Kosuke Mizutani and asked him in a questioning tone:

"I thought you were completely determined when you said you helped get rid of Shindo Sumire, but it seems you're going to back out?"

"what!"

Immediately upon hearing this, not only Mizutani Kosuke himself, but even Kudo Shinichi, who was about to take out his wristwatch-shaped tranquilizer gun from his pocket, were stunned, greatly surprised by Honjou Kazuki's words—

New Tang Violet?
Has this missing person really been murdered?

Moreover, it was Mizutani Kosuke who did it?

For a moment, when this news came from Honjo and Itsuki, Shinichi Kudo was stunned. He felt that this was completely different from the result he had expected. Where exactly did things go wrong?

After all, when he first saw Kosuke Mizutani on the Tokyo Tower, he assumed he was unrelated to the murder case, but now…

"Wh-what?"

Clearly, Kosuke Mizutani was completely bewildered and at a loss when faced with Kazuki Honjo's explanation.

Upon seeing this, Honjo and Shu became even more furious and demanded:
"Are you still going to deny it? Do you think you can back out now? I heard from the police that Shindo Sumire died where she was supposed to be, and you admitted it to me on the phone afterwards. Can you still deny it?" This didn't sound like a lie at all. Honjou Kazuki spoke with immense anger, but clearly, Mizutani Kosuke himself knew nothing about the matter and didn't know how to react, especially now that he knew Nanako's brother, this Honjou Kazuki, had already killed many people…

How could this be...?

How did it turn out like this?
Looking at their reactions, Shinichi Kudo was even more puzzled, because no matter how he looked at it, neither of them seemed to be faking it; it was just that the content of their words...

But it's the complete opposite?

Where exactly are the areas I've overlooked, and...?

Honjou Kazuki heard from the police that Shindo Sumire had been murdered.

How come I didn't know that...?

With this question lingering in his mind, Shinichi Kudo unconsciously slowed down his movements...

……

"That's right, Mihara Forest. The real Matsumoto manager should be there. I'll have to trouble you to go and rescue him. As for..."

"I will find a way to handle the situation at the East Tower."

At this moment, right below the East Capital Tower, inside the tower, looking at the police officers who had been knocked to the ground and were unconscious in front of the elevator, Gao Yuan's expression was somewhat solemn.

Has this moment finally come?
When Officer Sato and his team contacted Moto, they deliberately revealed to him that the police had discovered the body of Shindo Sumire. Then, Vermouth pretended to be Mizutani Kosuke and contacted Moto, making Moto believe that Shindo Sumire, whom he had been unable to find and deal with, had been dealt with by Mizutani Kosuke. This was done to prevent Moto from causing any unforeseen complications and to bring the whole matter to its final step.

In this way, everything ultimately converged on the Tokyo Tower, just like in the original story...

Now, it's about time for my last resort to be played...

Thinking this, Gao Yuan took another phone and sent a message to a number. Then, he slowly stepped into the elevator, preparing to ascend the observation deck to complete the final arrangements...

"Wait a moment!"

Just then, an unexpected voice rang out from behind Gao Yuan, interrupting his actions—

Turning his head, he saw Xiaolan running over, slightly out of breath, looking at Gao Yuan with a serious expression.

"Mr. Mingzhi..."

"Shinichi is up there right now, isn't he?"

With unwavering determination, Xiaolan said:

“I heard from my dad that everything about this incident eventually came together here, and the police have also arrived, so…”

As she spoke, Xiaolan slowly approached, and then she inevitably saw the many police officers lying on the ground. Her expression froze for a moment, but she immediately put on a solemn expression—

"Take me with you, I want to too..."

"Help Shinichi!" (End of Chapter)