Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

Seeing the state of Minaba and her brother, Xiaolan's face also showed a hint of worry. She immediately turned to Longye and asked softly, "Longye, is there really no other way?"

“Of course there’s a way,” Longye chuckled.

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone looked at Longye expectantly.

Seeing everyone's gazes, Longye smiled and shrugged, "Don't worry, I'll help you. After all, I don't want this fugitive to disrupt my 'happy trip' with Xiaolan~"

"Thank you! But... what should we do?"

"You don't need to do anything special. But remember, you can't tell anyone else about this until it's all over, including your family!"

"You mean, you want us to pretend we don't know anything about this?" Minaba looked at Longye with a puzzled expression.

“That’s right. You need to put on a show during tomorrow’s match. You have to pretend that you only discover the note in your wristband when you go on stage, and then act a little nervous and scared. You have to make the prisoner feel that everything is under his control.”

"and then?"

"That's all. I'll tell you after I catch the culprit."

“Huh? This…” Minaba hesitated for a moment, not saying the rest of her words.

This plan is way too hasty!

Let's not even talk about how you catch the criminal.

First, how can you be sure the criminal will be in the tennis court?

Besides, even if the criminal is really in the venue, how can you accurately find the criminal from so many people?!

Keep in mind that the stadium's stands alone can accommodate more than 10,000 spectators!

Seeing the confusion and unease in everyone, Longye slowly said, "First of all, this prisoner named Hades clearly wrote on the note, 'I will be monitoring you at all times.' Because he needs to know your status and see if you have called the police or anything like that."

"If he wants to be able to observe you at any time, he must be inside the venue. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to observe you and your mother at all times just through live broadcasts."

Upon hearing this, Xiaolan exclaimed in surprise, "Longye, do you mean the culprit is definitely at the scene and will be constantly observing Miss Minaba and her mother's condition?"

"Yes, that's right. And in his recent crimes, he personally recorded the explosion and sent it to the police..."

Upon hearing this, Minaba nodded in agreement with Longye's idea.

Indeed, if the prisoner wasn't inside the facility, it would be impossible for him to monitor himself and his mother at all times, let alone capture the moment the bomb exploded.

but……

There will definitely be many people bringing cameras on the day of the competition, so how can we find the real culprit among them?

Just as she was thinking this, Longye continued, "Next, let's talk about the bomb."

"Miss Minaba, do you know where your mother will be sitting?"

“Hmm? I don’t know, because my mother and my coach bought the tickets themselves, so I’m not sure where they’ll be sitting.” Minaba said, looking down in thought.

At this moment, Apollo suddenly looked up and said, "I don't know either, but... that's right! Mom mentioned in a magazine interview that she doesn't like being filmed on TV, so she always sits in the ordinary audience seats in the shade!"

Upon hearing this, Longye nodded to the boy and smiled, "Since you're not sure of her exact location tomorrow, how did the culprit plant the bomb? How could he be so sure the bomb would be near your mother?"

Upon hearing this, everyone began to ponder.

Chapter 254 The Plush Bear is Calling

If even they can't determine their mother's exact location tomorrow, how did the prisoner know?

"Since the perpetrators were certain that your mother would be affected by the bomb, there are currently two possible reasons."

"First, the prisoner planted bombs in all the locations he could reach in the shaded areas."

"Secondly, the perpetrator could ensure the bomb would be near your mother even without knowing where she would be sitting."

After Longye finished speaking, everyone lowered their heads and began to think.

Logically speaking, the first reason is the most likely.

If the prisoner had ever seen the interview with Minaba's mother, he would know that she would choose a ticket for a shady spot.

The prisoner only needs to ensure that the blast radius of the bomb covers all the stands in the shaded area.

“Although I don’t want to think this way, the first possibility is more likely, right?” Minaba said solemnly.

Upon hearing this, Xiaolan and Apollo looked at her in shock.

If the prisoner did choose this method... it means that if the bomb were to detonate, at least half of the people in the entire venue would die.

Seeing Xiaolan's drastic change in expression, Longye quickly added, "The venue is so big. If he chooses this method, let alone whether he'll be discovered, he'll definitely need to use a huge number of bombs. To plant so many bombs, he'd need at least several days' notice."

"Don't worry, I checked before watching the game yesterday, and there are no bombs in the stadium or the stands."

Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Longye could understand the changes in everyone's emotions.

After all, anyone who knows that thousands of people might die in front of them, even just thinking about such a tragic scene, would not remain unmoved.

After a moment, Minaba calmed down and asked, "Takeda, so you mean the prisoner will choose the second method?"

“That’s right. Even if the culprit doesn’t know where your mother will be sitting tomorrow, he can guarantee that the bomb will be near her.”

"How is this possible?!" Minaba exclaimed in disbelief.

Xiaolan also looked at Longye with a puzzled expression, as if she wanted to hear what he would say next.

"The answer is simple: he just needs to personally place the bomb next to your mother tomorrow, right?"

"what?!"

"..."

Early next morning

Inside a suite at the park hotel.

"According to the investigation, Shinichi Kudo has indeed not appeared in public for a long time. Based on his previous interviews, he is a high school detective who loves to show off and is somewhat arrogant."

“If something hadn’t happened, he certainly wouldn’t have disappeared from the public eye for so long.”

"Mom, you think so too..."

"Yes, his experience was probably similar to mine. He was definitely given that drug by the organization as well."

"But when I saw him, he appeared as 'Shinichi Kudo'?"

"I also had a friend check the airline's passenger information, and Shinichi Kudo's name was indeed on it. This means that he most likely has the antidote!"

At this point, the blonde girl gave Sera Masumi a deep look: "Get ready to pack your things, we're going abroad."

"Ok!"

same moment

Inside the Wimbledon tennis stadium.

At Tatsuno's prompting, Minaba and her brother Aburo pretended that nothing had happened.

Minaba entered the athletes' area as usual to prepare for the competition.

Apollo was surrounded by a group of his sister's fans, and he kept thanking everyone for their support on her behalf.

"Little brother, these are gifts for your sister and mother. Please accept them on their behalf."

Just then, a bespectacled man among the fans reached out and handed over a gift bag, smiling broadly.

Just as Apollo was about to accept the gift from the fan, a mocking voice suddenly rang out.

"Oh? Sir, the gift you gave me is a teddy bear! That's quite unique!"

Upon hearing this, the man instinctively looked toward the source of the sound.

A black-haired boy with a refreshing smile appeared before him.

"boom!"

The next moment, before the man could react, he was knocked unconscious by a punch from the boy.

Before the surrounding fans could even grasp the situation, the boy's voice rang out again: "Apollo, you can call the police now~"

After a moment of stunned silence, Apollo exclaimed excitedly, "Yes, Brother Takeda!!"

After answering, Apollo ran to the side, took out his phone, and prepared to call the police.

Seeing this, Longye reached into the man's pocket and pulled out the explosive controller.

After dealing with the situation briefly, Longye left the spot carrying the man in one hand and the teddy bear in the other.

Because everything happened so quickly, there was no disturbance at the scene.

twenty minutes later

Seeing that Ryūno had safely returned to his seat, Xiaolan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"How's it going? Is everything alright?"

"Yes, the criminal, the bear, and the bomb have all been taken away by the police. We can watch the game in peace now!"

"I knew it! You'd be fine!" Xiaolan hugged Longye and said joyfully.

Ryūno patted Ran's head a few times and whispered, "Ran, everyone around us is watching us~"

Xiaolan: "!!!"

Xiaolan, regaining her senses, blushed slightly, but still didn't loosen her arms: "Hmph, so what if we're seen? Nobody around here knows us anyway!"

"Oh? You're right. But I'd like you to see that big screen."

"A big screen?"

To ensure that all spectators in the stadium can clearly see the game, there is a huge open-air screen on each side of the stands.

The screen displays what the camera captured in real time.

At this moment, the scene on the screen is of Ryūno and Rin embracing.

Since the match hadn't started yet, the director could only follow the usual practice and film the surrounding audience seats.

Obviously, the scene of Ryūno and Rin embracing was accidentally discovered by the director.

Upon seeing the two foreign men and women embracing each other so tenderly, the director immediately froze the shot on that spot.

Upon seeing the image on the big screen, Xiaolan's face instantly turned bright red.