I'm in Detective Conan, and the system has appointed Batman.

Chapter 56 Speed ​​Deduction

I was careless and didn’t dodge!
Conan lay in the dilapidated little room, his face unusually pale.

He couldn't even remember how many times he had been secretly turned away because he was too focused on what was in front of him.

We kept saying we couldn't repeat the same mistakes, but we still did.

—The current situation is quite troublesome.

Conan struggled against the ropes binding him, but to no avail.

The robber standing next to the landline phone glared at him menacingly and threatened him.
"Don't try anything funny, or I'll kill you right now!"

In his view, the boy in the blue suit looked like an ordinary elementary school student.

But in reality, it's much more troublesome than for a normal elementary school student.

It's a wristwatch that can open a scope and launch something, and a detective armband that can locate and communicate.

If they hadn't been more careful, officers from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department might have tracked them all the way here!

That's right, the robbers have taken Conan's hypnosis wristwatch and detective badge.

The hypnotic wristwatch was removed by the kidnappers behind him when he was knocked unconscious, who noticed something was wrong.

And the detective's armband...

The Junior Detective League had just tried to contact him using their detective badges to confirm his location, but the robber, whose voice sounded a lot like Kogoro Mouri, snatched the badge, smashed it on the ground, and stomped on it.

The transmitter chip inside also fell out, allowing the two robbers to see it clearly.

Otherwise, they wouldn't be keeping such a strict watch on Conan.

"Alright, stop arguing. Even if you make a huge fuss, no one will come to save you!"

The robber shouted one last thing, and only after seeing Conan and the others quiet down did he nod in satisfaction.

It's best if these people are honest and straightforward.

Once they get their hands on the soundtrack and kill the hostages, they can make their escape.

The best of both worlds.

Seeing that the robber next to the phone was no longer paying attention to what was happening here.

Conan then calmed down, observed the current situation, and thought about how to get out of here.

First of all, after the robbers tied them up, they searched Gaoshan Nan's bag several times.

Combined with the earlier phone call where the robber threatened Shiina Nagano to bring Minami Takayama with her bag, this suggests that...

It can be confirmed that the robbers' target was most likely the original soundtrack that was originally placed in the Takayama South bag.

However, the robbers did not expect that Minami Takayama would be so careless as to forget to take the priceless original soundtrack back from the Junior Detective League and instead went to find Shiina Nagano with her bag.

Although Minami Takayama's personality is too carefree, she ended up saving their lives this time.

If Minami Takayama had a better memory back then, then whether it was him, Shiina Nagano, or Minami Takayama herself, they would have killed them all to prevent future troubles once the robbers got their hands on the original soundtrack.

"Which lyric in the soundtrack is the problem...?"

Conan observed the kidnappers in the room out of the corner of his eye.

The robber standing by the phone was burly and looked rather unintelligent, with an average face.

The robber who attacked him, whose voice sounded similar to Kogoro Mouri's, was standing by the window, seemingly assessing the situation outside. Conan could see clearly that the man's build was very similar to Kogoro Mouri's.

But that was just a facade.

Because the robber wore a black hat to cover his hairstyle, a mask and sunglasses to cover his face, and used a voice disguise, people had the initial impression that he was Kogoro Mouri.

This suggests that the robbers' true identities are likely kept secret, or that they would be apprehended if the police found out.

Conan's gaze fell on Minami Takayama and Shiina Nagano beside him. This song was written by the two of them after visiting Shoenji Temple on December 31st of last year.

On that day, a case of excessive self-defense resulting in murder occurred at Shoenji Temple. The perpetrator was Miyahara Satoshi.

No fireworks were set off at Shoenji Temple at the time, but the lyrics mention hearing two fireworks sounds at the temple, which should correspond to gunshots.

In his testimony to the police, Miyahara Satoshi stated that there was only one bullet in the pistol, and only one shot was fired, hitting the victim's heart. However, if there were two gunshots at the scene—

That would mean that Satoshi Miyahara's testimony was fabricated.

There were two bullets in his pistol. It wasn't an accidental discharge in self-defense that resulted in the death, but rather that he deliberately fired two shots at the victim. Only because the victim was only hit once was the bullet found at the scene!
"That's right...that's exactly it..."

Conan's thoughts raced.

In this life-threatening situation, his mind started racing like a wound-up machine, frantically considering all sorts of possibilities.

A bold idea gradually formed in his mind.

To escape this dangerous situation, we must take action against Satoshi Miyahara. Perhaps we can use his deduced murder process to deceive Satoshi Miyahara and make him hesitate to act...

Although it's obvious, Conan has no other choice.

"Okay... let's do it this way..."

Conan whispered.

Just as he was about to call out to the robber who might be Miyahara Satoshi, he was about to stop him.

The robber leaning against the window frowned and spoke to the robber guarding the phone.

"It's too stuffy here. I'm going down for a walk and see if any police cars are following us."

"Keep an eye on the hostages, especially that kid."

"No matter what that brat says, just pretend you didn't hear it. As long as everything is done according to plan, there won't be any problems."

Before Conan could speak...

Miyahara Satoshi had already pushed open the door and walked down the external staircase.

He casually closed the iron door of the abandoned room, causing Conan's intended words to die before they could be uttered.

Conan's eyelid twitched.

Damn it, now we can only wait for Miyahara Satoshi to return to his room before trying this method again.

He had no idea about the other robber.

There's no way to persuade them, and it could even lead to the robber actually shooting and killing someone.

He couldn't take such a big risk and gamble with other people's lives!
"Is this Inspector Megure? Yes, I need you to transfer to Line 3 and go three stops ahead."

The robbers standing by the phone were completely oblivious to Conan's ever-changing expressions.

Even if he did notice, he didn't care what Conan was thinking.

Now, the robber simply picked up the phone and, repeating what he had said four or five times before, once again demanded that the Junior Detective League take the train—which, of course, was pointless.

Their plan was to annoy the Junior Detectives and then deliberately slip away from the police's sight to meet them.

When Miyahara Satoshi was at the restaurant earlier, he could tell that these children were very active.

boom!boom!boom!boom!
A series of gunshots suddenly rang out outside the abandoned room.

Immediately, everyone—the robbers, Conan, Minami Takayama, and Shiina Nagano—was taken aback.

What happened?

Does this mean the police have already arrived?
(End of this chapter)