Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

After answering, he hugged the gun and walked tremblingly to the side.

The leading man stared at his back for two seconds, then turned and walked towards the crowd in the hall.

"Listen up, everyone! We investigated your identities before we even started this operation! Hmph! You're all wealthy people here, aren't you? Surely you wouldn't mind sharing some of your fortune with us!"

After speaking, the leader nodded to his two armed subordinates, who immediately raised their guns and gathered everyone aside.

The man in the lead walked up to the crowd with a machine: "Come on, line up and transfer all your money to me. As long as you obediently pay up, you can live!"

After witnessing the leader's actions, Longye roughly understood the intentions of these thugs.

These people had no intention of "taking money and releasing people." Since they dared to blatantly commit armed robbery, they had obviously investigated the information of everyone present beforehand.

They should have known that neither the "Tomizawa Group" nor the "Suzuki Group" were entities they could afford to offend. If their actions were exposed and attracted police attention, there would be absolutely no way they could escape with the "money."

Since they've decided to do this, they certainly don't intend to let everyone off the hook.

Furthermore, their act of "handing a gun" to Tomizawa Taichi suggests they were trying to use someone else to do their dirty work and buy time.

Thinking of this, Longye glanced at the distance between himself and the three thugs, and using the crowd as cover, he pulled out a steel pipe and hurled it at the thugs.

"boom!"

With a crisp sound, the assailant lost consciousness.

Before the assailant fell to the ground, Longye quickly stepped forward, snatched the rifle from his hand, and then swiftly aimed the gun at the other two assailants.

"Da da da da da da!"

"Ah!!!" X2

After several gunshots, the weapons in the hands of the other two thugs were knocked away, and both of them were shot in the thigh and fell to the ground, unable to move.

After seeing the two fall to the ground, Ryūno threw the rifle in his hand at Tomizawa Taiichi in the corner, knocking him unconscious.

After doing all this, he turned around and walked back to Xiaolan's side: "Xiaolan, are you alright? Were you scared?"

Everything happened in just three seconds.

The people in the hall were stunned for a moment when they saw the thug lying on the ground.

Soon after, the crowd was awakened by the screams of the two wounded thugs. They stared at Long Ye with their mouths agape, their faces filled with shock.

……

Ten minutes later, the police arrived at the scene.

After taking the two bleeding thugs to the hospital, Inspector Megure noticed Tatsuno and his group.

"Eh?! Brother Longye?! What's going on with you guys...?"

Upon hearing this, Ryūno smiled helplessly and was about to step forward to greet Inspector Megure when he was interrupted by Tomoko Suzuki.

"Inspector Megure! Is this how your police handle cases?! What's with those guns those thugs have?! How could they bring such dangerous things into the city?! You…"

Tomoko Suzuki's outburst clearly caught the attention of Inspector Megure, who immediately apologized to everyone: "I'm so sorry! I've startled you all! Please rest assured, we will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly!"

After saying that, Inspector Megure walked to Officer Sato's side and whispered, "Officer Sato, everyone here is... You must be very careful during the investigation! Also, first, try to calm everyone down..."

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, Officer Sato nodded seriously.

Indeed, besides the two major conglomerates, those present were all important figures. They must have had intricate connections with the higher-ups of the Metropolitan Police Department.

This matter will inevitably attract the attention of "those above"...

Chapter 222 Hawaii, it's Hawaii!

If the police fail to handle this incident properly, they will definitely be heavily criticized by the media.

Fortunately, no one was injured, and all the assailants were defeated.

Thinking of this, Officer Sato walked up to Tomoko Suzuki and said, "After going through all this, you should rest well. We will definitely figure out the whole story."

After listening, Suzuki Tomoko said nothing more, nodded to Officer Sato, and then walked with Suzuki Shiro to the side to meet Ryuno and the others.

Seeing this, Officer Sato also turned to comfort the other guests present.

……

"Longye, what did you just do? How did you take care of those thugs in such a short time?! I didn't even see it!"

"Alright, Sonoko, you're always so agitated~"

"But……"

"Sonoko! Your sister is right, you're talking way too loudly! Can't you calm down? How did I give birth to such a boisterous daughter like you..."

Hearing her mother's scolding, Sonoko stuck out her tongue and smiled sheepishly.

She was more afraid of her mother than her father. From childhood to adulthood, her mother spent more time taking care of her and her sisters.

Seeing his daughter's expression, Suzuki Shiro immediately went to Tatsuno's side and patted her on the shoulder: "Thank goodness you were here today! If it weren't for you, we might all have been..."

At this point, Suzuki Shiro looked in the direction of Inspector Megure, who was currently questioning Tomizawa Taichi, who had regained consciousness.

Suzuki Tomoko and the others followed his gaze and looked at Tomizawa Taichi.

“If you hadn’t taken down those thugs, we would have been shot dead by Tomizawa Taichi after we paid the money. Although we don’t know exactly what happened, Tomizawa Taichi was clearly made a scapegoat by those thugs.”

"Yes, the reason that man said those things in front of all of us was probably to make better use of him."

After hearing her parents' words, Sonoko scratched her head: "What are you talking about? I don't understand?"

Seeing Sonoko scratching her head in frustration, Ryuno and Ran exchanged a glance but remained silent.

"Ran! Ryūno! Why aren't you saying anything?!"

The next second, Longye chuckled and said, "Sorry, what Uncle and Aunt mean is that the reason those thugs brought up Tomizawa Taiichi's crimes in front of us is to cut off his 'escape route.' Think about it, we all know he killed Father and we know what he did. Once he has the chance, do you think he will let us go?"

After listening to Ryūno's explanation, Sonoko rested her chin on her hand and, after a long while, exclaimed in surprise, "Could it be that the reason those thugs handed him the gun was so that he would kill us afterward?!"

"That's right. The Tomizawa family is located in Beika City. Although it's not in the city center, it's not so easy to escape from the police."

The thugs knew this too; once their plan was exposed, escape would be difficult! The reason they provoked Tomizawa Taichi's murderous intent and then handed him the weapon was to facilitate their own escape.

"To make it easier to escape?" Upon hearing this, Sonoko scratched her head again.

Seeing that her daughter still didn't understand, Tomoko Suzuki covered her face and shook her head.

At this moment, Ayako Suzuki slowly spoke up: "After those thugs finish robbing us, they will probably have Taichi Tomizawa deal with us. Whether he does it or not, the police will be the first to target us. That will give those thugs a chance to escape."

At this point, she looked up at Ryuno and smiled, "Although these thugs' idea was clumsy, it did have some merit. With a bit of luck, they might actually be able to escape. Luckily, Ryuno-kun is here!"

As soon as Ayako Suzuki finished speaking, Inspector Megure walked over and said, "Brother Tatsuno, we heard that you were the one who dealt with the criminals again! Can you tell us the details of what happened?"

"Speaking of which, you seem to have fired a shot?! Can you come over and tell us the details?"

Longye nodded: "Of course."

Seeing Ryūno following behind Inspector Megure, Ran and Sonoko couldn't help but look worried.

Although Ryūno saved them and defeated the thugs, he shot them! What if he's blamed for it...?

--"cough!"

Just then, Tomoko Suzuki's light cough interrupted everyone's thoughts.

“Inspector Megure, all of you were saved by Tatsuno. Please chat quickly, and we will express our gratitude to him properly after you have finished talking.”

Upon hearing this, Inspector Megure was taken aback.

After a moment, Inspector Megure finally understood Suzuki Tomoko's "subtext" and immediately smiled wryly, "Don't worry, I watched Tatsuno grow up too. I won't make things difficult for him..."

"Auntie Tomoko, thank you so much! But you don't need to worry~"

After saying that, Ryūno smiled gently at Ran and Sonoko, indicating that they didn't need to worry.

He could understand why everyone was worried—it was simply because of the shots he had fired earlier.

Although I knew it was nothing, seeing everyone's worried expressions, it would be a lie to say I wasn't moved at all.

After Ryuno and Inspector Megure left, Sonoko suddenly noticed a blind spot and frowned: "Ran, Ryuno can use a gun?"

"..."

Shortly after, Inspector Megure and Officer Sato looked at Tatsuno in front of them with slightly complicated expressions.

Before the criminals were taken away, they checked the gun barrels on their bodies. The bullet wounds on the two men were in very similar locations, which did not seem to be the work of "novices".

"Hawaii? You really learned to shoot in Hawaii?"

"Yeah, that's right."

"..."

After a moment, Inspector Megure coughed lightly: "Never mind, the most important thing is that you are all safe and sound."

“We just questioned Tomizawa Taichi, and he's the one who brought those thugs here. He overheard their conversation while drinking at a bar, and then approached them to ask them to secretly kill his father… However, Tomizawa Taichi insists he knows nothing about today's operation.”

“We believe he was not lying. Today’s operation was likely planned on the spot by the perpetrators after they learned about today’s gathering.”

"Although the investigation is not yet complete, those thugs seem to be remnants of a drug trafficking ring..."

Upon hearing this, Tatsuno quickly interjected, "Inspector Megure, isn't this intelligence from your police force? Is it really okay for you to tell me this?"

Inspector Megure chuckled awkwardly, "Ha, ha~ Actually, I wanted to invite you back to listen in on the interrogation of the criminal. Maybe you can help us find some clues..."

Longye: "..."

Officer Sato: "???"

Chapter 223 A Hearty Smile

Under the watchful eyes of Tatsuno and Officer Sato, Inspector Megure immediately ended the conversation, asked Tatsuno a few more questions, and then sent him back.

"Inspector, why did you tell Tatsuno-kun about that?"

"You haven't dealt with this kid much, so you don't know him well. I even think his reasoning ability is better than Shinichi Kudo's! It's just... he doesn't seem that enthusiastic about reasoning."

At this point, Inspector Megure couldn't help but sigh.

When Kudo was still around, we could call on him anytime, no matter what the case was, and he would always come to help solve it without delay.

But lately, for some reason, Kudo seems to have become more low-key. Even when he calls to help them solve a case, he'll end by saying, "Inspector Megure, please don't mention my name to anyone else."

Although Mori helped solve many cases, he often seemed to "go offline" in terms of intelligence...