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

Chapter 397 All-People Detectives, Protecting Our Homeland (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Two hundred people couldn't even take down a bridge.

In fact, if it weren't for the help of "disappearance", the position that was originally pushed to the entrance of the Detective Academy would have been pushed back.

Faced with the urgent telegram from downstream, Blackie refused to admit that it was her fault.

"Assassin, I have personally dealt with the troops heading towards Mika Bridge for you."

The report from the other end of the phone made Irisviel's face turn ashen, and even her tone became slightly raised.

"Furthermore, I've handed over most of the members of the Black Organization to you. You're telling me you can't even take down a bridge?!"

Hassan, who was in charge of tactics and strategy in the Hundred-Faced Hassan, felt extremely ashamed in the face of this statement.

"Master, we have managed to set up a makeshift defensive position in the middle of the bridge—"

Ser Hassan's words were enough to make Black Alice scream with piercing rage.

What era are we living in? You actually decided to fight a positional war in the enemy's headquarters?!

The silence on the other end of the phone clearly made Keze Hassan realize that he had made a big mistake.

"Master, Phantom Thief Kid has used his wings to take over the sky. He seems to be able to see right through us when we're out of sight, and he's used bombs with tranquilizers."

Hassan the Hundred-Faced is clearly very powerful in today's world.

They are not skilled in combat, so whether or not a hero spirit possesses combat skills is actually not very significant.

After becoming a member of the Black Organization and directly obtaining the highest level of Aura Concealment, he was able to fully utilize his advantages as an assassin.

However, their loyalty is now questionable after they have both been sexually assaulted.

Unlike Zaid or Asako, who are clearly loyal in the "historical inertia" section—and even these two Hundred-Faced Hassans would resist some of the Master's unreasonable strategies, such as sending them to their deaths.

As different personalities of Hassan of a hundred faces, they do not exhibit the same behavior simply because they come from the same person.

They experience fear, anxiety, and a strong desire to make a name for themselves—a series of mistakes that ordinary people might make. These qualities are precisely what make the most perfect assassin.

A cavalryman knows how to fight on horseback; a farmer knows how to till the land and chop wood; a tomb raider knows how to use iron ropes and perform archaeology...

Whether it's accent, tone of voice, habits, or insights and understanding, no subtle difference can be found between them and the original.

It's as if imposters were born for this profession, this life.

Therefore, the leader of this attack on the Detective Academy could perhaps be called Far-sighted Hassan, Thunder Hassan, or Earth Science Hassan, while the one in charge of strategy is undoubtedly Ji Ze, who just communicated with Black Alice.

They also included those criminals affiliated with the "Black Organization" who had been caught red-handed.

Some set fires, others set off smoke screens, and then, carrying all sorts of guns and ammunition, they mounted Humvees and charged from the bridge on one side of the seaside park to the other.

"Bang bang bang..."

As Keze Hassan tried to continue explaining why the situation had become so deadlocked.

Black Alice heard a barrage of bullets being fired through the microphone, along with chilling whooshing sounds as they pierced through concrete.

"Damn it! Shoot those guys right now and bring them to their senses!"

A vicious and sinister voice came from the other end of the microphone.

"What about the remaining black-clad soldiers? Give them three seconds to load a batch of explosives into their belts and send them charging!"

Ji Ze explained his strategy to Hei Ai Li: "Master, please rest assured."

"None of the people who truly belong to our organization have suffered fatal injuries."

Throughout history, the practice of incorporating criminals into the army may have made them extremely brutal, and even individually powerful fighters.

However, these criminals often crumble at the first touch when they encounter a disciplined regular army.

What truly fuels their fighting spirit is not the "victory" itself, but the treasures they can obtain after the "victory," or the cities they can burn, kill, and plunder.

They were more like a band of bandits, greedy for their lives, and most of them felt that it would be best not to go to the battlefield, but to stay behind and do their part in cleaning up the spoils of war.

Therefore, at the start of this raid, the Detective Academy was indeed caught off guard, and the ferry crossing at the seaside park and the middle of the bridge were seized by the Black Organization.

After all, the three Hassans responsible for infiltration, observation, and setting traps worked together.

With the help of [Divine Concealment], the checkpoint on the west side of the bridge could easily be reduced to ruins in a violent burst of gunpowder.

Those battlefield science devices left behind by the armed reconnaissance troops at the checkpoint—

Tranquilizer shotgun, holographic decoy generator, portable EMP jammer, sentry-type solar-powered drone, individual flight backpack...

These Conan gadgets, which combine advanced technologies such as a bowtie voice changer, detective glasses, Professor Agasa's drone, and a tranquilizer watch, also proved quite effective in the hands of the enemy.

Those drones, moving like shuttles, cruised through the sky with astonishing agility.

The holographic decoy generator, on the other hand, directly simulates a realistic projection of a large, advancing army on the ground.

A few shoulder-fired launchers can fire dozens of miniature tranquilizer darts at a time, covering a radius of 30 meters.

"We at least successfully thwarted the enemy's counterattack."

……

In short, Hassan really didn't think it was a problem with his strategy.

Even as a member of the Black Organization bearing the name Hassan, Ji honestly believed they had won a great victory.

In the past, no one had ever tried or succeeded in taking over even the most peripheral part of the Detective Academy.

Even when discussing the world's most powerful military, the choice is always limited to either armed detectives or detectives from scientific backgrounds.

Hassan added, "We have completely paralyzed the enemy's ability to support the Sea Demon, and at the same time, the Detective Academy's attempt to land is also doomed to failure."

The smoke of battle that Ryunosuke and Marshal Gilles saw from the Beika Bridge not long ago was a testament to the success of his strategy.

The trainee detectives' strategy of sending armed detectives to the western bridge in an attempt to retake the seaside park ferry crossing was thwarted by the Black Organization, who ambushed them while they were crossing.

After confirming that the shoulder-mounted launcher's effectiveness was almost identical to that described in the intelligence report.

Guided by the fire of the long-range Hassan and the Sentinel drone, Hassan directly implemented tactics that the scouts had never considered—

He launched all the tranquilizer missiles at once.

The fine fire rain fell from the sky, and the warheads dissolved into water vapor in the humid sea breeze before they even made contact with the river surface.

The mist over the Weiyuan River rose up in an instant, as if the celestial phenomena on the riverbank had been altered.

The battlefield becomes subtle in an instant—whether in terms of sound or geography.

The entire river was even quieter than it was at its most silent time of night, with only the faint sound of water flowing and mist colliding.

In such fog, the small boats that were out in the open, or the motorboats that did not have independent ventilation equipment, suddenly went out.

The rudderless ships writhed on the water, even coalescing into one—a fleshy island resembling an bloated mass of flesh, made of metal.

The water seemed to come alive, the mist seemed to possess magic, and the sound of the speedboat's engine was like the song of the siren.

These ships, devoid of will, these aggregates, are embraced by the currents of history, rushing toward the giant that still stands in the middle of the river, a white, eerie shadow in the boundless mist.

In that instant, everyone—whether on the shore, on the bridge, or even residents rushing from the neighborhood to provide support—was there.

They all seemed to see a terrifying and awe-inspiring behemoth.

A terrifying, pitch-black shadow from the bottomless abyss.

A certain chaotic symbol, a concept of greedy devouring, is about to take shape under the influence of historical inertia, and under the disguise of a holographic decoy generator, it will have a physical form through virtual projection.

According to the original plan, the troops belonging to the "Black Organization" only needed to advance unimpeded, transforming into a sharp blade, like a blitzkrieg, heading straight for the most core position.

Once Assassin boards the "Sea Demon," Black Alice is absolutely confident that she can transform that projection into a real, tangible Sea Demon—or at least one that can appear in a way that this world allows.

And so, in this situation where the effect precedes the cause.

Irisviel could have directly used the [Limit Breaking Power] to ensure the advantage continued to develop.

[Editorial Notes]: Regardless of the outcome, the goal is to lead to the war against the sea monsters.

Unfortunately, Black Alice overlooked one crucial and obvious piece of information—this is Beika Town, not Fuyuki City.

……

Yes, if it were a native resident of Fuyuki City, they would hesitate for at least ten minutes under such a terrifying offensive.

Even ten minutes would be enough for criminals wearing gas masks to storm the school and steal those priceless detective devices.

But to Hassan's surprise, the detectives kept coming one after another.

Sometimes the biggest mystery lies in the mystery itself, such as why Sherlock Holmes's imagined city is called "Mihana Town".

This is Conan Edogawa's mental image.

But what exactly does Beika Town look like in the detective's mind?

Those who unite as one to fight against criminals, and against all injustice and irrationality.

Even if their opponents are beings that are like gods in some sense, or some kind of natural disaster or law that cannot be resisted.

And these lovely people did just that.

Is Beika Town, rife with criminals and based on various scientific principles, more terrifying, or is Beika Town, where everyone works together to reduce the crime rate to near zero, more powerful?
In Conan's view, this question wasn't even worth considering—

Those who were able to build a paradise from the cracks of hell in the past undoubtedly possessed the power to defeat hell.

Therefore, just as Iskandar can summon his comrades and subjects in the [Army of Kings].

Today, there are 33,333 detectives in the world, all of whom are warriors who have impressed Conan and dare to fight against any criminal.

Even if it's not just inhalation, but simply the skin coming into contact with too much mist, one can be anesthetized and collapse.

After the first group of detectives were attacked and fell, a large number of armed detectives held their breath and rushed into the fog!
Therefore, those "pieces of flesh" that flocked towards the "sea monster" were immediately dismembered by the blade of justice.

With the sound of people jumping into the river, the armed detectives braved the icy water and the increasingly dizzy feeling in their heads, swimming desperately towards the small boats that were trying to crash into the cruise ship.

Meanwhile, the detectives from Holmes's faction used the sound of flowing water, the location of the cruise ship, and the engine sounds of the small boats to guide their comrades.

The flashing lights on their wrists are their respective "signals" for positioning and sending messages.

Besides hindering the enemy's objective, the most important task was to rescue those who had fallen into a coma or even into the river.

Because the tranquilizer darts struck in an instant, not all those standing on the edge of the small boat fell into the boat.

“There’s another one over there!” A detective said, almost suffocating.

His face was flushed red, but his limbs were cold and pale. This was his third time going into the water.

Unlike those junior trainee detectives who are not yet fully capable.

This child, who will soon receive his detective certificate and is already capable of becoming a true armed detective, ventured deep into the heart of the river several times.

With his mastery of the water currents, he can swim dozens of meters in seconds, and even lift several people out of the river with a single kick.

After providing basic medical treatment to the rescued individuals, they steered the small boat, which was now under control, back towards the shore.

And there are many armed reconnaissance units that are even more powerful than this.

Some detectives in charge of teaching have tasks that are so difficult and urgent that they can be unbelievable.

Because those who lose consciousness and fall into the river are likely to survive less than a minute under the triple crisis of drowning, unconsciousness, and being swept away by the river.

These detectives, who believed that nothing was more important than life, even after repelling the Black Organization's advance back to the center, held their breath and leaped off the bridge.

Each person who fell into the water made almost no splash.

They could even "locate by sound" in the Weiyuanchuan River, and with the help of themselves and their watches, they struggled to catch up with the students who had already drifted far away.

……

Perhaps for every ten people rescued, one of the armed police officers will collapse from exhaustion.

But even in the end, what they had to accomplish was to bring their drowning companions to the surface of the river.

Every armed detective was full of confidence in those who came after them, or rather, full of confidence in justice.

Even those ships were abandoned by the detectives only because of some strange anomalies—but they still chose to take everyone on board with them.

If historical inertia had a will, it would be astonished and puzzled by this bizarre scene.

In this world that champions "Heroic Spirits" and "Heroes," why were these ordinary people the ones who successfully delayed the birth of the Sea Demon?
Let's not talk about the physical abilities of these detectives.

They were facing a colossal force: historical inertia.

Under the shadow of the impending birth of the "Sea Demon," very few of the ships that received these armed reconnaissance orders actually managed to sail towards the "Sea Demon."

The sea monster that was about to appear, that terrifying and enormous phantom, was reduced to just a phantom thanks to the efforts of these ordinary people.

They successfully delayed the birth of the "Sea Demon".

Yes, it's just a delay, given that Black Alice has already made ample preparations for the Fuyuki Bridge.

That inevitable outcome will hang in the void, constantly growing branches towards the tree of the cause.

Of course, Conan is already cheering for these heroes' children.

The gift he prepared for the hero was a second life.

Those children may have actually died; the extinguished lights on the screens connected to their watches are proof of their sacrifice.

but--

"Truth never exists in a single dimension, therefore, there is always a choice."

Merlin, who was in the glider flying towards the school bridge, suddenly shivered.

There seemed to be some terrifying power emanating from the city center, as if the center of the universe, the judge of the world, had made a decision on something.

Conan used his unique skill called "The Six Elements of Detective" (EX).

The first effect of the pointer called "Decision" was used.

There's always a choice:
When the holder faces a choice that is three or a multiple of three, the holder will be able to make the absolutely optimal judgment.

Alternatively, a judgment may be made based on the holder's level of resolve, depending on the worldview group, and the judgment will provide an option that aligns with the holder's wishes.
Although the effect of this pointer has been weakened so much that it is almost useless against named Heroic Spirits.

But those who are now bravely rescuing people in the river can all be considered unsung heroes, the "background" that has been overlooked by the "inertia of history".

Conan simply used Director Ken's [Moon Spirit Essence Liquid] to rekindle the lights that had gone out in the database.

I don't know whether this is a tragedy or a blessing.

But when Conan saw the answer "everyone survived" and successfully used the pointer to determine that everyone had survived, he breathed a sigh of relief.

It's always good to be alive; as long as you're alive, there's hope.

……

Furthermore, it's not just historical inertia that fails to clarify the origins of this delay.

Even Black Alice couldn't figure out why the plan hadn't completely succeeded.

After Assassin reported the guy who appeared overhead and shot down the Sentinel drones one by one with a playing card gun, Black Alice immediately attributed the failure to Merlin's intervention.

Compared to a large group of ordinary people who inexplicably did this on their own initiative, it sounds more reasonable and believable that Merlin cast some kind of illusion.

"Are you saying that Merlin has sided with the detective?"

In the silence that followed a violent roar, Keze Hassan asked his Master.

“No,” Blackie disagreed, “that nightmare was just trying to take advantage of the chaos to see if it could get anything out of it.”

Just like some people's most extreme imagination of poverty is nothing more than having a house in a third-tier city, parents with an annual salary of 130,000 yuan, and a small car for transportation.

Even the most righteous person has limits to their imagination of evil.

Conan never imagined that Assassin would use the "inevitable death of the Black Organization" effect, which is meant for criminals outside the organization, for such an evil purpose.

This truly surprised Conan—

After all, he would never proactively investigate the part of himself that "caused the case," or what the consequences would be if he were to delve deeper.

They treat their own allies as cannon fodder, and even deliberately frame or kill them.

This was the treacherous plan devised by Thunderbolt Hassan and Keze Hassan.

They took advantage of the fact that non-Black Organization criminals are subjected to a "certain death" trial every three seconds.

"You're now part of the Black Organization!" That's what he kept saying to those cannon fodder.

But what if Hassan and his men expelled these people from the "Black Organization" the moment they rushed in front of the detectives?

What if Hassan, who had set a trap for them, detonated the bomb hidden in their clothes the moment they accepted their inevitable demise?

These criminals only have one path left to take.

That is, in a violent, unstoppable explosion, they are reduced to fragments or even ashes.

This horrific attack even dealt a truly profound blow to the detective team—

The psychological trauma was even greater than the physical trauma.

No one could remain steadfast or retreat in the face of such a horrific scene of the enemy being reduced to "pieces" before them.

But this still disrupted the original plans made by Black Alice and Hassan.

Because those "criminal soldiers" were also paralyzed by fear and panic.

Logically speaking, given the enemy's current morale is low and their main force has withdrawn, two hundred fully armed men should have been able to capture the entire bridge.

However, this tactic, which should have been used as a last resort to abandon these pawns, was instead used to deal with the armed reconnaissance troops who dared to charge through the anesthetic smoke.

Besides the armed police officers' halt, even the criminals dared not advance.

They cowered and trembled, some even weeping and begging their leader not to send them to their deaths.

This is precisely the biggest difference between criminals and detectives—

Detectives feel they can give their lives for justice, but criminals never have any principles they must adhere to.

Even if there are a few, they are nothing more than how to make it more advantageous for oneself to divide the spoils, and to incite and persuade others to be the first to take the lead.

As for those driven by extreme emotions, like some madmen in Beika Town, who would risk their lives to commit crimes for a single thought, there wasn't a single one.

Ultimately, today's Beika Town is a Beika Town where "justice has already won".

And what does this mean?

In reality, if someone said that a "case" is more important than a "war," it would probably only elicit laughter.

However, in this universe, or rather in Beika Town, the essence of the "case" lies in the "irreconcilable contradiction between the two parties".

Therefore, after the people of Beika Town overcame the "irreconcilable contradiction" itself, criminals driven by extreme emotions disappeared.

So, the real implication is that the criminals recruited by the Black Organization are based on some common criminal philosophies—

For example, greed for things like money and scientific technology.

It is impossible to expect a group of greedy criminals hoping to "make a big score" to risk their lives for the greed of others.

"Even if I blew up a person on the spot to protest, it wouldn't make a difference."

Hassan was somewhat helpless.

"They don't believe the threat that clothing color is related to death at all, and we can't explain the whole story to them—that would only cause morale to plummet even faster."

"For the time being, as long as the fog doesn't dissipate, there shouldn't be any problem holding onto this bridge for use as a backup."

“We can’t wait until tonight,” Black Alice replied coldly.

She knew, of course, that if she had brought things forward earlier, the plan might have gone awry—like the plan that had just failed on the river.

Even if the Detective Academy does nothing after the preparations are completed at the Mihana Bridge, the "Sea Demon" will definitely be born when night falls.

But Black Alice can't wait.

"There's a banquet tonight for the headmaster's 'Three Kingdoms Tournament,' so I can't stay here."

Just as Conan predicted, no one would be willing to give up this advantage.

Black Alice paused for a moment, then decisively gave the order.

"Jize, you guys are in charge of keeping them occupied, and let Asako go directly to the Sea Demon to activate it, bringing enough explosives."

Asako is undoubtedly a Hassan with a name.

Black Alice felt that it was perfect for her, with her expertise in infiltration and reconnaissance, to do this.
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PS: Just kidding, considering she's the only Hassan with a third color, this Hassan must be incredibly strong (probably).

(Asako is the one with blue hair in the picture below.)
(End of this chapter)