Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

"We encountered those two treasure hunters at the dive shop. They kidnapped Conan and Kimiko, forcing us to join them. And then..."

After hearing Longye's explanation, a hint of anger ignited in everyone's eyes.

Uncle Mori slammed his fist on the wall beside him: "Those two bastards! They actually tried to use you as bait to lure away the sharks... Damn it! I'll catch them!"

Inspector Megure patted Uncle Mori on the shoulder and said slowly, "According to Tatsuno, they should be in the underwater palace near Yorichi Island right now. The storm is coming, and they definitely can't escape anytime soon!"

After he finished speaking, he turned to look at Officer Sato beside him.

Officer Sato immediately understood Inspector Megure's meaning and nodded: "I'll contact the Japan Coast Guard right now and have them blockade the surrounding waters after the storm! Once the storm is over, we'll arrest them immediately!"

After saying that, she took out her phone and left the ward.

Chapter 181 Sometimes, even a small red dot can be deadly.

Shortly after Officer Sato left the ward, Conan and Kimiko Yamaguchi also woke up.

Inspector Megure immediately stepped forward to question them, and their descriptions were basically consistent with what Tatsuno had said.

After learning that it was Ryuno who risked his life to save him from the shark's jaws, Conan looked at Ryuno deeply, his eyes filled with gratitude.

At that moment, the pain in his head made him cry out in pain.

Mitsuhiko and the other two immediately stepped forward and asked with concern, "What's wrong, Conan? Does your arm hurt?"

"No, my arm is okay, it's mainly my head that hurts a bit. Ouch!"

After rubbing his head again, Conan suddenly realized something was wrong. He stood up and looked at Ryuno: "Ryuno-nii, do you know what's wrong with my head?"

“After you passed out, you were slammed against a rock by a shark,” Longye said seriously.

"So that's how it is, no wonder... Hiss!"

Feeling a sharp pain in his head, Conan covered his head and lay down.

He stared intently at the pristine white ceiling, silently vowing, "Damn it! I'll definitely send you all to jail!"

……

same moment

Inside the hidden hall of the underwater palace.

After Longye left, the two treasure hunters went their separate ways.

The long-haired man was responsible for finding an exit from the surrounding area. The short-haired man was responsible for searching the pirate ship to see if there was any treasure inside.

Not long after, the two men met outside the pirate ship's deck, their faces grim.

The long-haired man had searched the surroundings but found no exit.

After inspecting the ship, the short-haired man discovered that, just as Tatsuno had said, there was no treasure inside.

Just then, the short-haired man noticed the red dots on the surrounding walls and immediately pointed to them, asking, "Hey, what are those red dots?"

The long-haired man looked up following his hand and saw that there were indeed many small red dots flashing on the high part of the stone wall.

He immediately climbed to the top of the pirate ship and examined it closely.

After a moment, he finally saw one of the lower-positioned "red dots".

Upon recognizing the red dot, the long-haired man turned pale and exclaimed, his eyes wide, "That...that's a bomb!!!"

"boom!!!"

The next moment, the bomb exploded right in front of the two men.

The bomb explosion also ignited the gas in the hall, instantly causing a secondary explosion.

"boom!!!!!"

……

Inside the hospital

Although the storm was howling outside, a faint explosion could still be heard.

The sound immediately caught the attention of Inspector Megure, Uncle Mori, and the others.

"Sato, Takagi! Go and see what that sound is!"

Yes! X2

A few seconds later, the two returned.

"Inspector! The patient in the next ward saw it! Just now, it seemed like a very tall column of water surged up from the sea over there!"

"Water column?"

At that moment, Conan, lying on his hospital bed, frowned and uttered two words: "Explosion!"

The room was already quiet, and those two words were clearly heard by everyone.

Tatsuno looked at Uncle Mori and reminded him, "Uncle, isn't there that at the bottom of the sea..."

After his reminder, Uncle Mori immediately remembered and exclaimed, "Inspector, there seems to be a layer of methane hydrate on the seabed here!"

"Methane hydrate layer? Gas explosion?" Inspector Megure looked down at the ground, deep in thought. Intuitively, he felt the explosion was definitely related to the two treasure hunters.

Thinking of this, he looked at Officer Takagi: "Where was the explosion coming from?"

"It seems to be heading towards Laiqin Island."

"Laiqin Island... the underwater palace seems to be over there, could it be?!"

……

After the storm subsided, Inspector Megure immediately led a team to Yoichijima Island.

After investigation, everyone discovered that the underwater palace had been destroyed, indicating that the previous explosion did indeed originate from there.

Everyone knew that since the explosion occurred here, the two treasure hunters were probably doomed.

After conducting a brief investigation, Inspector Megure led everyone back to Poseidon Island.

Since the incident occurred at sea, these laymen were indeed incapable of conducting an investigation.

The only option left is to ask the Japan Coast Guard to conduct the search.

noon the next day

After an eight-hour search at sea, the Japan Coast Guard left the scene.

They found nothing suspicious in the sea, nor did they find the two treasure hunters.

According to their assessment, the storm likely caused the strata near the underwater palace to shift, releasing methane hydrates and leading to the explosion.

As for the two treasure hunters, they were likely caught in the explosion and perished.

This concludes the matter.

After Inspector Megure and the others greeted Tatsuno and his group, they prepared to lead their team back to Beika.

After seeing them off, Uncle Mori also began his vacation, looking for a bar with a beautiful female owner.

Tatsuno and Ranko boarded the boat as planned, ready to enjoy the scenery of the island while diving.

At the same moment, Conan secretly ran away from the hospital and came to Section Chief Iwanaga.

Upon seeing Conan appear, Section Chief Iwanaga was taken aback: "Conan? Weren't you in the hospital? You..."

Conan gave a genuine smile and slowly said, "Uncle Iwanaga, Uncle Mori asked me to come find you. You must have been the one who fired the shot that night, right?"

Section Chief Iwanaga: "!"

"..."

Not long after, Section Chief Iwanaga knelt down and admitted his mistake under the evidence presented by Conan.

Seeing this, Conan smiled contentedly. Then, clutching his head, he staggered back to the hospital.

……

A week later

Langhua Central Gymnasium, Kendo Tournament.

"The high-scoring player scored a point with a single shot!"

Upon seeing the referee raise the flag, Toyama Kazuha excitedly stood up: "Great! We won this match, and we've secured our place in the next round!"

"Idiot~ Why are you so excited?" Hattori Heiji, who was wearing a mask, immediately said disdainfully.

Seeing this, Xiaolan immediately leaned close to Longye's ear and chuckled, "These two are still the same as ever~"

At this moment, Hattori Shizuka spoke up, "Heiji, is this really okay? Shouldn't you be on the field?"

Hearing his mother's words, Hattori Heiji casually waved his hand: "It's alright! This time, our club has sent all veterans; everyone's very strong. Besides, I've already had my juniors wear armor with my name on it. Anyone from other schools will surrender as soon as they see my name. I don't even need to play before the semi-finals~~"

Upon hearing Hattori's audacious words, Toyama Kazuha immediately punched him.

Heiji Hattori initially wanted to retaliate, but after seeing his mother's gaze, he lowered his head and whispered, "Actually, this is my strategy..."

"Strategy?" Everyone was taken aback.

"That's right, I need to conserve my energy so I can beat that guy in the finals."

Upon hearing this, Toyama Kazuha pressed on, "Could it be that guy who looks like Kudo?"

Upon hearing that familiar name, Conan, who was in the corner, immediately trembled and looked around in fear.

"That's right, it's Okita from Kyoto Izumi High School. Last year he injured the inside of my ear with a five-stage sword technique, and this time I'm definitely going to get my revenge!"

Upon hearing this, Longye seemed to remember something and became somewhat interested.

Chapter 182 East-West Merger, Inevitable Events

He had some recollection of the person Hattori Heiji and the other man were talking about.

That person seems to be called Okita Souji. He is a swordsman in the world of Detective Conan, second only to Kyogoku Makoto in strength, and a "mountain" that Hattori Heiji has never been able to overcome.

Longye and his friends chatted while watching the match.

After chatting for a while, Hattori Shizuka asked casually, "Ryuno, have you also studied some kendo?"

Upon hearing this, Hattori Heiji and Toyama Kazuha both turned their gazes toward Ryūno, as they had both heard Hattori Shizuka mention this matter before.

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