Stay away from Conan.

Admittedly, for Gao Yuan, who had been trying his best to have a comprehensive view of the situation throughout this incident, seeing Xiao Lan suddenly appear was still somewhat unexpected.

After all, many things that are happening now have deviated from the original work. Logically speaking, it is impossible for Ran to come and see Conan because she saw him on a TV program, as in the original work. It is only the early morning of the Qixi Festival, and many festival activities have not yet started. Therefore, the premise that led Ran to appear at the Tokyo Tower in the original work simply does not exist.

However, on the other hand, Gao Yuan could not completely misunderstand Xiao Lan's appearance this time.

Ultimately, the fact that Ireland impersonated Gin and infiltrated the Mouri Detective Agency, only to be retaliated against by Ran, suggests that Ran had already sensed something, and it's no coincidence that she's paying such close attention to this matter.

Moreover, in Gao Yuan's view, Ran should already know in her heart that Shinichi Kudo is Conan, but she has always kept it hidden and dared not say it out loud, and can only show it in some occasional actions.

So, is it that Xiaolan finally couldn't hold back anymore?

Or rather, there is another possibility—

Is the Ran in front of you not the real Ran, but Vermouth in disguise?
After all, Ireland's previous attack on the Mori Detective Agency while impersonating Gin and his conflict with Ran were, from any perspective, an attack that touched Vermouth's sore spot. Therefore, it would not be surprising if Vermouth were to take any action in the face of the current situation that would determine Ireland's fate.

Therefore, after these thoughts flashed through Gao Yuan's mind, he finally made a decision when facing Xiao Lan in front of him.

Gao Yuan turned and gestured to the police officers who were lying unconscious on the ground. He then said seriously:
"Do you see the current situation? What will you face next? Are you prepared?"

In this way, Gao Yuan seemed to be confirming Xiao Lan's determination.

Having clearly witnessed the current situation, Xiaolan nodded firmly in response to the question, affirming:

"Ah."

However, as she spoke, Xiaolan couldn't help but ask:
"Inspector Megure...they..."

"After they passed out, they must have been attacked and knocked unconscious. We don't know when backup will arrive, and the situation upstairs..."

"I'm afraid we can't wait any longer!"

Seeing Xiaolan's resolute decision, Gao Yuan stopped wasting words. After all, time was running out, and he couldn't control what might happen if things went wrong.

After all, I had to get the situation under control before that thing did...

Judging from Ireland's objectives, Shinichi Kudo's life is at least safe, but the other two are less certain. More importantly, Takato probably knows what the most difficult thing to control in this incident is.

After speaking to Xiaolan, Gao Yuan said nothing more and went straight to the elevator, pressing the button to go up to the observation deck of the East Tower. While waiting for the elevator, Gao Yuan glanced at Xiaolan, who then followed him, and they rode together up the elevator towards the top of the East Tower.

"In the next meeting, you must follow my instructions!"

Finally, after thinking it over, Gao Yuan made this final request to Xiao Lan.

Xiaolan nodded vigorously, but her whole body was trembling involuntarily, clearly somewhat uneasy. But ultimately, a strong belief sustained her, preventing her from backing down...

……

Meanwhile, on the observation deck of the Tokyo Tower, Shinichi Kudo was still puzzled by what Kazuki Honjo had just said when he suddenly heard footsteps approaching, which once again disrupted his thoughts.

This new situation clearly caught the attention of the other two, but before they could react, a strong, middle-aged man's voice approached with the sound of approaching footsteps—"I am Matsumoto, the superintendent of the Metropolitan Police Department. What's going on here?"

Hearing this, Kosuke Mizutani, who was already somewhat at a loss, breathed a slight sigh of relief, but Shinichi Kudo and Kazuki Honjo both became serious at the same time.

"Metropolitan Police Department Supervisor..."

At this moment, the first person to react was Honjou Kazuki. Faced with the sudden appearance of the police, Honjou Kazuki felt that everything about his trip had been almost completely exposed, otherwise there would be no reason for the police to appear at this time.

Therefore, neither Honjo nor Kijima, who had given up on the idea, did anything more than this:

"I will not surrender without a fight!"

The matter isn't settled yet, and Kosuke Mizutani isn't dead. At least I need to finish this final step...

Thinking of this, Motokami Kazuki took the initiative and took out a baton from his shoulder bag. He swung it out and it became a stick about half an arm's length long. He then struck at the direction from which "Matsumoto Kiyonaga" had come.

At this point, Matsumoto Kiyoshi, who was holding up his police ID, was not surprised by the sudden attack. He calmly and collectedly dodged the attack.

But then, Honjo and Itsuki's actions didn't stop there. Having missed their first attack, they had already closed the distance to "Matsumoto Kiyonaga," and then casually pulled out a stun gun, pressed the switch, and stabbed "Matsumoto Kiyonaga" at point-blank range—

The baton was just a feint; the stun gun was the real weapon that would strike.

However, this offensive was still child's play in the eyes of "Matsumoto Kiyoshige". He simply reached out and grabbed the hand holding the stun gun of Honjo Kazuki. With his own strength, he made Honjo Kazuki unable to move forward or backward. Then, with a forceful backhand, he dodged Honjo Kazuki's stun gun and countered with a casual counterattack, knocking Honjo Kazuki to the ground with an electric shock.

After this, seemingly stabilizing the situation, Matsumoto Kiyonaga calmly stated:

"So, he's the murderer this time?"

I initially thought that Kosuke Mizutani might be the real culprit, but judging from his reaction now, many "Kiyoshi Matsumoto" guessed the twist.

Then, Matsumoto Kiyonaga looked at the two people who were now left—

Mizutani Kosuke, and...

Shinichi Kudo!

Having witnessed what had just happened, Shinichi Kudo had already reacted, his wristwatch-shaped tranquilizer gun already prepared behind him, ready to strike unexpectedly—

However, just as Shinichi Kudo pulled out his wristwatch-shaped tranquilizer gun and fired it straight at Kiyona Matsumoto, Kosuke Mizutani, who was about to say something to Matsumoto, happened to block Shinichi Kudo's shot.

Extremely bad news: what should have been Shinichi Kudo's swift sneak attack failed miserably, as Kosuke Mizutani took the tranquilizer dart and immediately collapsed unconscious in front of "Kiyonaga Matsumoto"—

"Oh? This thing... is the self-defense gadget Professor Agasa mentioned? It seems you all have some connection. In that case, after we deal with this place..."

Clearly, after witnessing Mizutani Kosuke's sudden fainting and Kudo Shinichi's sudden attack, Matsumoto Kiyonaga was well aware of what was happening. Therefore, knowing the situation, Matsumoto Kiyonaga no longer concealed his true feelings and stared at Kudo Shinichi as if he were looking at someone easily within his grasp…

Prey! (End of Chapter)