Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

With Kogoro Mouri's shoulder as support, Haruko Iguchi slowly stood up. Although her legs felt as heavy as lead, she was finally able to move them little by little.

With Kogoro Mori carrying Mizuo Koi and dragging Haruko Iguchi along, they slowly made their way to the warehouse entrance.

Then the two discovered in despair that the door was locked from the outside!

"What do we do?" Haruko Iguchi choked out. "The door is locked; we can't escape."

"Don't panic, there's definitely a way..."

Kogoro Mori offered a word of comfort, then looked around. Apart from some discarded junk, most of the warehouse was empty.

The only way out was through the two dusty windows on the wall, which obscured the view outside.

"Take care of her," Kogoro Mori gently placed Mizuo Oi next to Haruko Iguchi, while he groped around on the ground.

Soon, he found a hammer still stained with dark red blood, with a few strands of long hair wrapped around its handle.

Kogoro Mouri picked up the hammer, walked to the window, and smashed it down hard on the glass.

"Bang!"

The glass shattered instantly, scattering shards everywhere.

Kogoro Mori used a hammer to roughly clean up the remaining shards of glass on the window frame.

He then walked back to the two girls, intending to carry Haruko Iguchi out first, and then have her catch Mizuo Koi outside.

But just as he helped Haruko Iguchi up and led her to the window, before he could even let her climb out, he heard the "click-clack" of a lock being opened at the door.

Oh no! The kidnappers are back!

Kogoro Mouri's heart sank, and a chill ran down his spine.

Haruko Iguchi, who had been abused for several days, trembled with fear upon hearing the sound of the lock being opened. Her legs went weak, and she collapsed to the ground.

"She's back, she's back..." The girl curled up in fear. "It's over, we can't escape..."

With his mind in turmoil, Kogoro Mouri was preoccupied with how to deal with the approaching kidnappers and didn't notice that Haruko Iguchi used "she" instead of "he" when referring to the kidnappers.

He was only thinking about saving one person at a time, so he bent down to help the weak-legged Haruko Iguchi and prepared to forcibly send her out the window.

Just then, the warehouse door creaked open, and a large, obese figure walked in with heavy steps, backlit by the light.

After taking a clear look at the situation inside the warehouse, the figure angrily shouted, "Trying to run! You've got some nerve! I'll teach you a lesson!"

With a furious shout, the obese figure grabbed a whip stained with some unknown dirt from the corner of the wall and lashed it hard at Haruko Iguchi, who was closest to her.

The whip whistled through the air and was about to strike the girl when Kogoro Mouri instinctively turned his back and stood in front of her.

"Snapped!"

A heavy lash struck Kogoro Mori's back, making him shudder in pain. His back felt like it was on fire, burning with intense pain.

"I haven't punished you enough yet, how dare you run away! If it weren't for you wretched women, why would those handsome guys ignore me!"

The obese figure was furious and was about to raise the whip again.

But to his surprise, the other end of the whip was already firmly grasped in Kogoro Mouri's hand.

He endured the excruciating pain in his back, gripped the whip tightly, and stared fiercely at his opponent.

Upon realizing the other person was alone, Kogoro Mouri felt a wave of relief wash over him, his tension easing considerably. He let out a cold laugh, gripping the whip tightly, his fear replaced by rage: "I will definitely..."

Halfway through his sentence, Kogoro Mouri suddenly froze.

Using the light streaming through the broken window, Kogoro Mouri finally got a clear look at the kidnappers.

She was an obese woman with a face full of fat and small eyes that gleamed with malice.

This was completely different from the burly, menacing kidnapper he had imagined.

What shocked him even more was that he actually knew this woman!
Kogoro Mouri still has a strong impression of her because it was this woman who had harassed Hideichi Hayashi on the train.

Kogoro Mouri still vividly remembers her lewd appearance.

The plump woman on this side, Furuya Nami, was also somewhat stunned.

She frowned in confusion, squinting as she looked the "woman" up and down: "Why does your voice sound like a man's?"

"Because I am a man!" Kogoro Mori roared.

Although I don't understand what happened yet, I'm sure this woman is involved with the kidnappers.

Thinking of this, Kogoro Mouri suddenly released his whip and charged towards the fat woman.

"What did you say? You're a man..."

Before the fat woman could recover from Kogoro Mouri's words, she was knocked to the ground with a solid thud.

She cried out "Ouch!" and fell flat on her back, writhing and struggling on the floor like a turtle that couldn't turn over.

The fat woman wanted to resist, but apart from being overweight, how could she compare to Kogoro Mouri, who had been learning martial arts from Hayashi Shuichi since childhood?

Earlier on the truck, if Kogoro Mouri hadn't been aroused by the woman's voice, he wouldn't have been able to be ambushed by her.

It didn't take much effort for Kogoro Mouri to pin the fat woman to the ground.

He picked up the rope that had bound him earlier and tied the fat woman up tightly, not forgetting to stuff a rag into her mouth so she couldn't make a sound.

Seeing that the demon who had tormented her and Mizuki for so many days had been so easily subdued by Kogoro Mouri, Haruko Iguchi was stunned for a moment, and then tears welled up in her eyes.

She collapsed to the ground, completely exhausted, yet she couldn't help but laugh, and then she cried.

Kogoro Mouri, however, was not as relaxed as she was. Unaware of the situation, he was still worried that the fat woman might have accomplices.

Following the previous method, Kogoro Mori picked up Mizuo Ii and helped Haruko Iguchi walk towards the warehouse entrance.

Just as the three were about to reach the door, a screeching sound of car brakes came from outside the warehouse, followed by the sound of hurried footsteps, as if many people were running towards them.

How unlucky! The kidnapper's accomplice returned so quickly.
Kogoro Mouri's heart started pounding. He quickly put down Mizuki Oi, picked up the whip the fat woman had dropped, and stared warily at the doorway, ready for battle.

In the dimly lit warehouse, a tall figure suddenly burst in.

Without a second thought, Kogoro Mouri raised his whip and lashed out.

"Ouch!" the person cried out as he was hit.

Kogoro Mouri then realized that the other person's voice sounded somewhat familiar, and quickly asked tentatively, "Officer Matsumoto?" (End of Chapter)