The establishment of the Time Travelers Alliance began in the first year of Conan

Chapter 224 Ran Mouri will never admit defeat!
First, we must firmly remember—

The Star Viewing Tower never truly existed.

This building, this case...

Every detail, every turning point that occurred...

They have never been part of a true historical inertia.

Lin Sheng was able to control the timing of the "Star Tower Case".

[Shinichi Kudo] can forcibly skip it by deleting Conan's memories, thus pretending that the "Hoshimi Tower Case" did not exist.

However, the history surrounding the case must still be considered in a coherent manner.

Otherwise, the two timelines themselves would reveal something amiss.

Therefore, the historical inertia inherent in the "Hoshimi Tower Case" must be reflected in the history before the revision.

Just like now——

In that cold and gloomy morgue inside the funeral home.

Through Kogoro Mouri's words, Conan points out the flaws in Kōme Kanakawa's statement.

There is only one truth—!

"The body moving out of thin air is probably just an illusion created by you editing blurry surveillance footage using shadows..."

The truth deduced by Kogoro Mouri caused Kōki Kanakawa to cover his face with his hands and kneel down on the ground.

Finally, Jin Chuanqiao admitted that he had been cooperating with an underground body trafficking organization.

"Because I really have no money left!"

Jin Chuanqiao's voice revealed deep regret and fear.

His psychological defenses were on the verge of collapse, and he began to recount his motives in fits and starts:

"I've lost everything."

"They threatened me that if I didn't pay back the money by next week, they would cut off my hand!"

“Someone is willing to pay a high price for the body of someone who died in an accident; they offer one million yen per body!”

Conan leaned closer to Heiji Hattori.

Inspector Megure had already signaled to the officers beside him to handcuff Kanakawa Kyome.

But at that moment, Kogoro Mouri's deep and serious voice rang out:
"I suppose this isn't your first offense, Mr. Jin Chuan."

The air in the morgue seemed to tighten instantly, like a string on a musical instrument.

The RSI value at the crime scene is now 333.

His voice made all the police officers present stop what they were doing.

At this moment, in everyone's eyes.

The figure leaning against the mortuary table, head bowed and staring at the ground, exuded an indescribable aura of power and persuasiveness.

The intimidating presence of a "detective".

"According to you, someone will meet with you, right? Where did those criminals tell you about the transaction location?"

A moment of confusion flashed in Jin Chuanqiao's eyes, and then, the memories that had come back flooded into his mind.

At that time, it wasn't the few thugs he knew who came, but another group of strangers dressed in black with cold glints in their eyes.

"Take the body to the abandoned pharmaceutical factory on the western outskirts of Beika Town, understand?"

"This isn't what we agreed on!"

Then, the dark, cold muzzle of a gun was pressed against his forehead.

"Take the things there, do you hear me?"

The scene from that time flashed through my mind, and deep inside, a strong fear, as if I were about to be killed, arose.

His body trembled violently like a sieve, his lips moved, and his voice was on the verge of collapse:

"I...I can't tell! Otherwise they'll kill me—"

Kogoro Mouri suddenly raised his voice:
"Do you really think they'll let you off the hook after they're exposed?!"

Amidst the respectful and admiring gazes of the surrounding police officers, Mr. Mori paused for a moment, and then his words struck a chord deep within Kanekawa Takamu's heart.

"Evil can never obscure the light of truth. Confront your crimes, Mr. Jin Chuan!"

"The souls of the dead are watching you! How long can your conscience continue to evade this?!"

"If you honestly confess everything, you might still get police protection..."

Under Kogoro Mouri's bluff, Yoshimura Kanakawa immediately confessed.

Finally, in that cold and gloomy morgue, Conan and Heiji Hattori heard a crucial clue from the security guard who had tried to smuggle Ms. Yami's body.

"It's that abandoned pharmaceutical factory on the western outskirts of Beika Town! There's an illegal hospital underneath it!"

The criminal's confession immediately put Inspector Megure and all the officers present to a solemn expression.

Immediately afterwards, Inspector Megure picked up the walkie-talkie in his hand.

"This is Inspector Megure. Immediately send men to the abandoned pharmaceutical factory on the western outskirts of Beika Town!"

"There's an underground criminal organization there!"

There is no longer a Star Tower—it was just a "deleted" node, an anomaly that was completely erased.

At least in the [real timeline], there has never been a building called the Star Viewing Tower in the western suburbs of Beika Town, right?
……

Meanwhile, in Tokyo Bay, near the Beikacho cargo transport port, a disguised search and rescue boat was patrolling back and forth.

Under the midday sun, the white light reflected from the sea made Ueda Seiichiro feel a little sleepy.

Feeling drowsy, he couldn't help but yawn and complained to Otani Shin beside him:

"Hey Otani, how much longer do you think we're going to wander around here? It's been almost a week."

"They didn't tell us what it was, they just said that any abnormality had to be reported, and that there hadn't been any shipwrecks recently."

"After all, isn't this a cargo transportation port?"

"Who knows," Shin Otani replied lazily. "Maybe something important fell into the sea?"

Then, he subconsciously glanced at the sonar, his expression suddenly changed, and he abruptly activated the alarm system.

The shape that flashed on the sonar was so obvious that Shin Otani would never mistake it; it was a small submarine.

"Are you crazy?!"

Ueda Seiichiro glanced at the sonar, which showed nothing on the instrument panel, rushed over, and shoved Otani Shin down onto the deck.

"There's nothing on the sonar!"

"I'm sure I saw it! It was just there!"

Amidst their argument, a very obvious outcome can be foreseen—

Both the GSSRA's elite forces and the black submarine that was quietly infiltrating Tokyo Bay have been completely removed from the core of the operation in the western suburbs of Beika Town.

They no longer affect anything in the western suburbs of Beika Town.

"The Shadow of the Black Iron Fish" will become a battle between two forces: the story timeline and the real timeline.

Yusaku Kudo will lead GSSRA, symbolizing the "Red Side," against Renya Karasuma, who controls the "Black Side."

That black submarine will be driven into a desperate situation by the encirclement of numerous warships.

Then, after Karasuma Renya remotely activates the self-destruct system, the submarine will sink to the bottom of the sea and disappear into the darkness of the deep ocean.

Kaito Kuroba will temporarily "appear" as "Shinichi Kudo" with Shinichi Kudo's tacit approval.

Furthermore, this matter will soon make the newspapers, stealing the front page headlines from Suzuki Jirokichi.

This will be the first public evidence that Shinichi Kudo and Conan Edogawa are not the same person.

……

And on the other side——

The warm air from the car's air conditioner and the slight bumps in the vehicle created a hypnotic effect—

Kogoro Mouri's familiar snoring began.

Conan leaned closer to Heiji Hattori "again" and whispered something to him.

"Heiji, are you sure we shouldn't secretly follow them?"

For some reason, Conan always felt that the "abandoned pharmaceutical factory" on the western outskirts of Beika Town was very likely related to the Black Organization.

"Hasn't that criminal named Jin Chuanqiao already confessed?"

Heiji Hattori lowered his voice and handed his phone screen to Conan, which displayed a message from Maria.

"The technical department has recovered the deleted videos. It was indeed a spur-of-the-moment decision, and he had been doing this for a long time."

"We will send some personnel to work with the police system to the western outskirts of Beika Town, but at present, the command believes that the possibility of it being the Black Organization is very small."

"Think about it, Conan, there's nothing on Ms. Yami's body."

Heiji Hattori reassured Conan.

"All the evidence on her body is under the guard of GSSRA. If it really was that black organization you mentioned, why would they need a corpse?"

The "puzzle" posed by Heiji Hattori left Conan deep in thought.

The "funeral home case" was the prelude to the "Hoshimi Tower case," and was part of Lin Sheng and [Shinichi Kudo's] plan—

It will be disguised as a prelude to the historical inertia of "Reunion with the Black Organization".

That's why, when the car entered an intersection, Conan, sitting in the back seat, suddenly widened his eyes.

How...how is this possible?!

But that's the reality; right on the street corner, a Porsche 356A came to a smooth stop.

Then, a familiar figure dressed in black with dazzling silver hair slowly stepped out of the car.

"Heiji! Look over there, it's that guy from the Black Organization!"

Conan couldn't help but blurt it out. Although he lowered his voice immediately, the faint snoring inside the car paused for a moment.

The air inside the car seemed to freeze; no one dared to breathe.

Then, at Hattori Heiji's prompting glance, the driver turned the air conditioning up even more.

As the vehicle drove steadily and straight past the third intersection, Kogoro's snoring finally subsided.

The vehicle quietly pulled up to the side of the road.

After instructing the driver to remember the excuse Conan had just made up, Conan and Hattori exchanged a glance. Then, the two figures quietly opened the car door and quickly slipped out of the car.

"Kudo, should I have someone wrap up that building? That person's silver hair is very obvious."

"No, Heiji, if we let GSSRA get involved, it will be too much of a fuss."

Conan decisively rejected Heiji's suggestion.

"The two people entered a large shopping mall, and the location was at an intersection, so there were too many exits that could be used to escape."

More importantly, Conan immediately recalled the instructions that Ms. Masami and Professor Agasa had given him.

The matter concerning the "pointer" is far too important for Conan to entrust to any other organization.

"And Heiji, can you guarantee that no one inside GSSRA will tip them off?"

Hattori Heiji was taken aback upon hearing this, then nodded in agreement.

Conan is right; this is indeed common knowledge among many GSSRA operatives.

Conan pulled a transmitter from his glasses and told Heiji his idea—a very daring plan.

"Let's follow."

“Those old-fashioned cars don’t have any alarm systems. I learned how to pry open the doors of these cars in Hawaii.”

After Heiji helped Conan borrow a clothes rack from a nearby clothing store, everything else fell into place.

Conan skillfully used the clothes rack to open the car door, then quietly hid the transmitter and listening device inside the car.

(The following is true, but the author is unsure if it is accurate.)
Then he turned to look at Heiji and said in a low voice:

"Let's flag down a car and then follow them."

After Hattori Heiji "requisitioned" a car under his GSSRA identity, the weather inexplicably turned gloomy.

A few wisps of leaden-gray clouds drifted towards Beika Town, and a chilly dampness even floated in the air—

It's going to rain, and it might even snow suddenly tonight.

This is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity to track them down.

Conan and Heiji got into the car. During this time, Conan told Heiji about the "Plane," explaining the seriousness of the matter and the need to keep it a secret from GSSRA.

Then they waited patiently until the two familiar figures walked toward the Porsche 356A parked on the side of the street and got into the driver's seat.

The engine gave a low growl, and the car slowly started moving forward, with both cars advancing almost simultaneously.

Everything is strikingly consistent with the trajectory recorded in "historical inertia".

With one hand on the steering wheel, Gin held the phone to his ear with the other.

He had a cigarette dangling from his lips, and his tone carried an unusual ease—so far today, everything they had done had gone smoothly.

"Hmph, what are you worried about? The target will appear at Beika Hotel at exactly 6 PM."

"He probably doesn't know that today is also his memorial service. In any case, the higher-ups ordered us to silence him before the police could find him."

Immediately afterward, Gin let out a cold laugh at the voice on the other end.

"Well, it's fine if you want to use that drug, the important thing is not to mess it up, Pisco."

Not far behind them, Hattori Heiji cautiously followed in his car, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw Conan's little face becoming increasingly tense.

Gin unsurprisingly found the hair.

After hanging up the phone, his gaze fell on the car door armrest, then he reached out and picked up a strand of brown hair, examining it closely—

This hair certainly doesn't belong to Ai Haibara; it came from a crack in the clothes rack that Heiji Hattori borrowed.

When Conan used it to open the car door, the hair landed on the door handle.

Conan then heard a surprised voice.

"Brother—what is this?" It was Vodka's surprised voice.

Gin stared at the hair for a second, then pulled out the bugging device that Conan had stuck inside the gap between the seats.

A cold smile curled at the corner of his mouth: "I think it's a transmitter and a bugging device."

Gin seemed to have said something extremely interesting; the familiar figure and the order the Boss had given him not long ago had already surfaced in his mind—

About Shirley's escape.

"not good!"

Before Hattori Heiji could react to Conan's exclamation from the side...

Silence came through the earphones, and Conan saw that the signal on his glasses had disappeared along with the sound.

Next, Conan and Heiji made the same choice they did in the "Star Viewing Tower Case"—

They would sneak into Akira Maki's memorial service, searching for Gin and Pisco in the brightly lit hall.

They would witness the crystal chandelier, like a hammer of fate, fall, and witness the death of Shigehiko Tobuchi.

Then, during the investigation, Conan once again drinks a glass of baijiu that is not appropriate for his age—perhaps he is forced to, or perhaps it is fate.

Everything seems different, yet nothing seems to have changed.

Every coincidence, every crucial juncture in the "Hoshimi Tower Case"—

In the void, Lin Sheng seemed to be weaving an intricate "net".

Following Conan's earlier deduction of the "plan," he selected those possibilities that could not be "ignored" and cleverly pieced together the final outcome using the CYZ effect.

After today, the third day of the "Shiho Miyano Contest," the day the "Hoshimi Tower Case" occurred—

The two historical periods are cleverly "skipped" in the middle and connected.

Professor Agasa will take Ran Mouri and the children, who have forgotten that "Shinichi is Conan," to a campsite on the western outskirts of Beika Town for a wonderful day.

Ai Haibara will be discovered by the Doctor at that time.

In this way, all the historical inertia added to the story timeline in the "Star Viewing Tower Case" comes to an end.

However, Ran Mouri clearly disagrees with forgetting.

At the end of the "Hoshimi Tower Case," Ran Mouri made an extremely bold move.

The loop that Lin Sheng and Conan are embedded in is the ending of the "Maple Leaf Gold Coin Case".

Does anyone remember that in order to steal the "loop," the Alliance had Professor Agasa make a phone call to Conan?

At that time, Dr. Agasa looked very serious.

He gave Conan a phone, ostensibly to avoid Conan having to go to a phone booth on the street every time he made a call.

"Conan, I've made some improvements to the signal transmitter on this phone, so you won't have to go to a phone booth on the street to call Ran every time."

"In any case, it's still dangerous to use public phone booths outside the office."

"And the call I made cannot be traced to the caller's specific location or the content of the call."

And at the end, Professor Agasa also told Conan that he had given Ran the phone number of this untraceable phone call.

"However, I told her that you were investigating a very dangerous case, and Xiaolan wouldn't call unless it was something really important."

For Ran Mouri, now comes the "real important thing".

In that non-existent history.

The moment when Ran Mouri followed the operating instructions played on that TDD device, set up the KN4869 plan, and started the climate generator.

Ran Mouri's heart then conveyed a message to herself that she had never experienced before—

She needs to forget that "Shinichi is Conan".

Ran Mouri didn't know what she had done wrong again. Her eyes were slightly moist as she looked at Ai Haibara, who was fast asleep beside her.

The girl suddenly felt an unprecedented loneliness... and a sense of despair.

"I must tell Shinichi that this child has also shrunk!"

Thinking this, she reached for the phone and gently pressed the number.

On the other end of the phone, she heard the familiar dial tone again.

Her fingers tightened slightly around the phone, driven by an irrepressible determination within her, Ran Mouri left a message in the voicemail:

"Shinichi, how's Conan? You know what? I recently met a girl named Ai Haibara..."

While luck played a crucial role, Ran Mouri's determination created a miracle—

Ran Mouri was unaware that her phone call involved the truth about both Ai Haibara and Shinichi Kudo.

More importantly, she made the call just before she forgot about it, at the very end of the "Star Tower Case".

The conclusion of the "Star Tower Case" is precisely one of the "prologues" to the "Third Pointer Case".

The number that Professor Agasa gave her was, in Shinichi Kudo's eyes, an "untraceable phone number."

Therefore, without changing the "start" and "end" of the third day, and without causing any fluctuations in the timeline.

Unconsciously, Ran Mouri used the last vestige of the altered "loop" to quietly leave her mark in the cracks of time with her determination.

A faint "possibility" emerged from the "Star View Tower Case".

This phone call came from both the "future" and the "past".

Ran Mouri's feelings were revealed through the effect of this "telephone call".

—It led to "the next day".

—It leads to Ran Mouri, who still remembers that "Conan is Shinichi," and into that unique "lucky warning" deep in her heart.

(End of this chapter)