Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

In comparison, Ryūno and Ran seem to be able to understand each other's feelings.

Although the two never exchanged sweet words, she could clearly see that Ryūno valued Ran extremely. His words and actions always considered Ran's feelings; he would never abandon her to get absorbed in some messy "case."

Xiao Lan also always cared about Long Ye. Every time she saw Long Ye, there was always a faint smile on her lips, and her eyes often sparkled with a dazzling light.

After spending so much time together, the two have always been sweet and loving...

Mutual respect, mutual understanding, mutual tolerance, and mutual support. They're practically a perfect couple from a fairy tale!

On my side...

If he had to choose between himself and the case, he...

Ugh……

Seeing that Kazuha's expression had become somewhat dejected, Ryuno and Ran quickly changed the subject and started talking about their plans for tomorrow.

Kazuha's feelings became even more complicated as she looked at the two people in front of her who were so in sync.

……

On the dark street.

After finishing their meal, Tatsuno and his companions prepared to return to Osaka Castle to check on the situation.

They hadn't gone far from the restaurant when Xiaolan gently tugged at Longye's hand and whispered, "Longye..."

Seeing Xiaolan's reaction, Longye smiled and nodded, understanding what Xiaolan meant. It seemed that Xiaolan had also noticed that someone was following them.

Longye had noticed the three "cute little ones" behind him even before they arrived at the restaurant.

Considering they had waited for the three of them, enduring an hour of rain outside the restaurant, Longye originally planned to deal with them discreetly later. Unexpectedly, Xiaolan discovered them beforehand.

With my intentional or unintentional assistance over the years, Xiaolan's overall strength has long surpassed B+ and has initially reached A level.

That's why she was able to see the first half of the match between Tatsuno and Okita Souji during the kendo competition.

It should be noted that Toyama Kazuha is also quite strong, but she didn't see the fight between Ryuno and Kazuha clearly at all.

Thinking of this, Longye squeezed the soft hand in his hand, then reached out and touched Xiaolan's little horn: "You've gotten stronger too, Xiaolan!"

"You take Kazuha back first. I'm going to throw out the trash."

"You have to be careful!"

"Don't worry~ Just take He Ye back first, these people's target should be her."

After glancing at Ryūno, Ran grabbed Kazuha's arm and quickened her pace.

Kazuha listened to the conversation with the two completely bewildered. Just as she was about to speak, she noticed Ran's actions and swallowed the words that were about to come out.

Seeing that Ran and Kazuha had quickened their pace, the three people who were following them immediately quickened their pace as well.

Just as they were wondering why the boy in front of them had suddenly stopped, he turned around and gave them a gentle smile.

"Hey! You guys all have guns? Looks like you're not just small-time trash, you're medium-sized trash~~"

Upon hearing Longye's words, the expressions of the three people changed instantly.

Since this boy has already discovered us, then we have no choice but to...

After exchanging glances, the three men simultaneously pulled out their pistols, ready to strike first.

Before they could even raise their arms, they suddenly realized that the boy in front of them had disappeared.

Just as they were searching for Longye, a faint voice suddenly came from behind: "Sorry, I'm not in the mood for dodging bullets today. I'm in a hurry, so I won't be playing with you guys~"

Hearing the voice behind them, the three of them felt a chill run down their spines.

Keep in mind, the boy was at least ten meters away from them! How did he manage to get behind them in less than a second?!

Without thinking twice, the three men gripped their guns tightly, ready to fire directly behind them.

"Bang! Bang!"

"Kacha!"

Before the three could turn around, Longye knocked out two of them and dislocated the arm of the last man who was holding the gun.

--"ah!!!!!"

The only one who remained conscious, blond-haired man, felt a sharp pain in his arm and knelt on the ground, shouting.

Longye grabbed the blond-haired man's head and lifted him up with one hand, then smiled and said, "Tell me~ what's your purpose?"

"Ah! You can't get it out of my mouth..." The blond-haired man gasped for breath as he stared fiercely into Long Ye's eyes.

Seeing that the blond-haired guy actually had such backbone, Longye laughed even more excitedly.

"Kacha!"

"what!!!!!!"

"What are you yelling about? Don't make a fuss! You still have two legs~~~"

Upon seeing the smile on Long Ye's face, Huang Maochan quickly shook his head.

Seeing this, Longye nodded: "You really have guts! I underestimated you. Since that's the case..."

"Wait!!! What do you want to know? I'll tell you everything! Please, have mercy on me..."

Seeing this, Longye snorted and threw the blond-haired man on the ground, muttering, "Tch! How boring. I wish you were a little tougher..."

Upon hearing Longye's whisper, the blond-haired man looked at Longye in terror, trembling all over.

……

Shortly after

Seeing Ran's serious expression, Kazuha finally couldn't help but ask, "Ran, what happened? Who's targeting me? What trash did Ryūno go to throw away? And why are we walking so fast?"

Upon hearing this, Xiaolan frowned and said, "Someone has been following us. Although I don't know why, Longye believes that their target is you!"

Hearing this, Kazuha finally understood, and she immediately became nervous: "Isn't Ryūno in great danger?! He told us to leave first..."

"Yes! Although Longye is very strong, I'm still a little worried! To avoid any accidents, we need to find your father quickly and ask him for help!"

He Ye nodded heavily and quickened his pace.

Five minutes later, the two finally saw Ginjiro Toyama below Osaka Castle. Kazuha immediately shouted, "Dad, something's happened! Tatsuno...!"

After hearing Kazuha's words, Ginjiro Toyama seemed to have thought of something, and his expression immediately changed drastically.

If it's really as he thinks, then the people following Kazuha and the others must be that group of dangerous individuals who have committed murder before!

Since Officer Ōtaki had already been dispatched, he had no choice but to take out his phone and prepare to call Hattori Heizo.

"Hey! Heizo, something bad has happened! Tatsuno..."

Before he could finish explaining the whole story, Longye appeared in front of everyone.

Everyone was stunned when they saw the three people Longye was carrying.

Chapter 190 It takes two to tango, unless...

Upon seeing Ryuno, Ran and Kazuha immediately ran forward to check if he was injured.

Meanwhile, Ginjiro Toyama, looking at the three people that Ryūno was carrying, momentarily forgot about the phone in his hand.

"Distant mountains? Distant mountains? Why aren't you saying anything?"

It wasn't until Hattori Heizo's puzzled question came through the phone that Toyama Ginjiro snapped out of his daze.

After hanging up the phone with a few words, he immediately walked towards Longye: "Longye, are they the ones who were following you?"

“Yes, these three guys have been following us. I’ve found out that they want to attract the police’s attention by kidnapping Kazuha, so that they can make it easier for them to transport the treasure.”

"Treasure? Could it be!" Upon hearing the word "treasure," Toyama Ginjiro immediately had a clue and roughly guessed the identities of the people who wanted to kidnap his daughter.

"The person behind them—that Kasuya Yuhiro—should be the main culprit in the case you mentioned thirteen years ago, Uncle. It's said he had plastic surgery."

At this point, Ryūno took out three guns from his pocket and handed them to Ginjirō Toyama.

Seeing Ryūno casually pull out three pistols, Ginjirō Toyama's pupils constricted as he stared intently into Ryūno's eyes.

"This……"

"These are the toy guns the three of them were carrying."

"Really? A toy gun..." Ginjiro Toyama gave Ryuno a deep look.

How could he not tell that it was a genuine handgun?

This kid... actually managed to kill three armed thugs?!

And he looked completely unharmed, without the slightest sign of injury. It's really...

Soon after, Hattori Heizo also arrived.

Seeing that Longye and the others were alright, he breathed a sigh of relief.

After Toyama Ginjiro explained the situation, he understood the whole story, and his gaze toward Ryuno was noticeably different from before.

He heard from his wife yesterday that a boy named Takeda Tatsuno had won the kendo championship, and that his match with his opponent was quite impressive.

Now it seems that what Jinghua said was not an exaggeration at all.

This teenager, all alone and unarmed, was able to kill three thugs armed with handguns!

Or should I trick him into coming to Osaka? That way, our police station can...

Thinking this, Hattori Heizo shook his head, dismissing the strange idea from his mind. Then he turned to Toyama Ginjiro: "Toyama, I think the information Tatsuno got from these thugs is correct. This time, we might be able to wipe them all out!"

"Hmm! But just to be on the safe side, we'd better not alert them."

"That's what I was thinking too, so I'm planning to use my son as bait this time~"

"Yuanshan, find someone to quietly bring these three thugs on the ground back to the station."

"it is good!"

……

same moment

Heiji Hattori and Conan strolled around Osaka Castle while analyzing the case.

Just then, the two spotted a figure on the bridge not far away.