Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

The next morning

Under the all-night interrogation by Inspector Megure and Kogoro Mouri, Hiroshige Kusaka, Minami Akiyoshi, and Captain Kaito Watari all confessed to their actions.

In a few hours, the three of them will return to Mikasa by Metropolitan Police Department helicopter.

Although Captain Haeton was arrested, the Aphrodite will proceed with its final day and a half of parade as planned, at the suggestion of the passengers, especially the former prime minister and his wife.

Due to working late into the night, Inspector Megure couldn't help but yawn.

As if it were contagious, Kogoro Mouri, Officer Takagi, and others followed suit and started yawning.

After organizing all the materials, Officer Shiratori called Inspector Megure out of the conference room.

Seeing this, Kogoro Mouri frowned and followed.

Outside the conference room door.

"Inspector, we just received a message that the gang seems to be..." Officer Shiratori whispered in Inspector Megure's ear.

Just then, Kogoro Mouri interjected, "What gang?"

"gross profit?"

"Mr. Mori..."

Seeing that Kogoro Mouri had overheard their conversation, Inspector Megure glanced at Officer Shiratori, remained silent for a moment, and then nodded.

After receiving his superior's approval, Officer Shiratori turned to Kogoro Mouri and said, "Just a few days ago, we cooperated with Inspector Momose of Section 3, who specializes in burglaries, to arrest a burglar who broke into a house."

"They thought that was the end of it, but after Inspector Momose interrogated and investigated the thief, they got some shocking news—he wasn't an ordinary thief, but a 'master thief' who had been on the police's radar for years."

"He recently joined a notorious gang of robbers that our police have been investigating for years, but we have never been able to find any solid evidence."

"According to the thief, his code name in the group was 'Beard.' However, he didn't seem to have met the other members of the group, nor did he know their real names. He only knew that the others seemed to have similar code names to his."

"Like the nose, mouth, eyes, and so on..."

Hearing this, Kogoro Mouri asked in confusion, "I think I understand, but since he hasn't seen anyone else, then..."

Inspector Shiratori understood Kogoro Mouri's meaning and frowned, saying, "Although he hasn't met the other members of the group and can't help us identify other criminals, he told us something extremely important!"

"Five days... no, it's been four days now. In four days, this gang of robbers is going to pull off a big heist! And his mission is to break into the vault!"

Hearing this, Kogoro Mouri finally understood the situation.

Currently, although the police do not know any information about the members of the robbery gang, they have learned about the gang's "target" from the arrested thief.

Kogoro Mouri looked earnestly at Inspector Megure beside him and asked sincerely, "Inspector, is there anything I can do to help?"

Upon hearing this, Inspector Megure stared silently at Kogoro Mouri's face for a while, then shook his head: "No, not for now, we'll handle it."

After saying that, Inspector Megure told Kogoro Mouri to go back to his room and get some rest, and then he took Officer Shiratori's hand and said goodbye.

Kogoro Mouri watched their retreating figures, head bowed, without uttering a word.

He had worked with Inspector Megure for many years and knew him very well.

Although he didn't know why Inspector Megure was unwilling to ask for his help, he could see the look in Inspector Megure's eyes earlier.

Clearly, he hadn't told me something.

Just then, the conference room door opened, and Officer Takagi walked out of the conference room with a notebook in his hand.

The next moment, Kogoro Mouri walked towards Officer Takagi with a grin.

……

after an hour

Ryūno and Ran went to the deck restaurant to have breakfast.

Although breakfast could be ordered into the "suite," the two agreed that since it was a "cruise trip," enjoying breakfast while watching the sunrise and feeling the sea breeze would definitely be more interesting than having it in the room.

"Honestly, Sonoko is still sleeping in!"

"She wasn't awake when you got there?"

"Yeah, after she opened the door for me, she went back to bed. She said if she wasn't up by lunchtime, I should come and wake her up," Xiaolan pouted.

"Haha, as expected of Sonoko~ But it's not her fault, after all, we drank so much yesterday~" Ryūno laughed and patted Ran's hair.

After he finished speaking, Longye pulled Xiaolan to sit at an empty table.

The waiter immediately brought the two of them menus.

After ordering, Longye looked at Xiaolan across from him and smiled gently.

It seems that Xiaolan has not yet realized the difference between herself and "ordinary people".

The three of them drank quite a bit yesterday, which is evident from the fact that Sonoko is still sleeping in.

Although Sonoko has a very carefree personality, she is actually quite self-disciplined. Under normal circumstances, she wouldn't be so "lazy," much less claim that she would "sleep until noon."

She's so "lazy" today... This is clearly a consequence of last night's "heavy drinking".

However, neither she nor Xiaolan experienced any discomfort from their "heavy drinking".

In fact, because she didn't exercise all night, Xiaolan woke up even earlier today than yesterday.

Whether in terms of physical strength, mental state, or recovery ability, Xiaolan is clearly far superior to "ordinary people".

Could it be because of her that Xiaolan felt she was actually very "ordinary"?

Thinking of this, Longye blinked.

"Brother Longye, Sister Xiaolan!"

Just then, Professor Agasa and Ai Haibara walked over with Mitsuhiko and the other two.

Despite the terrifying incident that happened just yesterday, Mitsuhiko and the other two's emotions were clearly not affected at all.

Or rather, they were even more energetic than yesterday.

After Longye and Xiaolan greeted the group, they sat down at the table next to them.

Unlike Genta, who was engrossed in looking at the menu, and Ayumi, who was admiring the scenery, Mitsuhiko looked excitedly at Ryuno and asked, "Ryuno-nii, could you tell me about yesterday again? Where are all those bombs on the ship? And..."

Seeing Mitsuhiko's enthusiasm, a smile appeared on Tatsuno's face.

If I had to say, Mitsuhiko is undoubtedly the most knowledgeable child in the "Junior Detective League," and also the least like a primary school student.

His knowledge far exceeds the level of "first grade elementary school".

As time goes by, he might actually become an excellent detective.

Ryuno remembered that Mitsuhiko's reasoning ability seemed to be getting better and better under Conan's constant influence.

In the future, he even solved simple cases on his own.

You should know that, unlike Conan, he is a real first-grade elementary school student!

If Conan doesn't grow up and can stay by Mitsuhiko's side forever, then Mitsuhiko might become "Shinji Kudo" in the future~

Thinking of this, a strange smile appeared on Longye's lips.

Chapter 307 Kogoro Mouri, I believe in you!

Two days later

The cruise trip was over, and Longye and his friends returned to their peaceful daily lives.

After school, Longye and Xiaolan walked arm in arm into a nearby supermarket to buy groceries for the next few days.

"Ryūno, do you want curry tonight?"

"Of course! It's because your curry is so delicious, I could eat it every day and never get tired of it!"

"Hehe, we're short onions and potatoes at home, so I'll buy more today~"

"Chirping waves~"

"Oh! So many people... I'll go home later..." A blush appeared on Xiaolan's face.

……

same moment

Metropolitan Police Department First Investigation Division.

Kogoro Mouri, Inspector Megure, and others were standing in front of a whiteboard with case information displayed on it.

Officer Takagi stared at Kogoro Mouri in surprise and exclaimed, "What?! Mr. Mouri, you're planning to infiltrate this gang of robbers?!"

“Yes, as you can see, this thief looks so much like me. With just a slight disguise, I can look exactly like him.” Kogoro Mouri nodded. “Once I join their operation, we’ll have irrefutable evidence of their crimes. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!”

“Indeed, if your plan succeeds, we can wipe out this entire gang of robbers, but isn’t that very dangerous?” Officer Chiba frowned and said in a low voice.

“That’s right! What if we get caught?” Officer Sato frowned as well.

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri looked at Inspector Megure standing to the side.

Inspector Megure and Kogoro Mouri exchanged a few seconds of glances, then Megure sighed helplessly: "That's why I didn't want you to know about this..."

“Inspector!” Kogoro Mouri said in a deep voice.

Seeing Kogoro Mouri's serious expression, Inspector Megure paused for a moment, then put his hands in his pockets and said, "Alright, but to avoid any accidents, we'll need Takagi and Sato's cooperation for this operation. You two will pose as customers heading to the casino to meet Mouri!"

"Okay!" x2

Seeing that Inspector Megure had agreed with his plan, Kogoro Mouri nodded, then closed his eyes and said, "Oh, right, there's one more thing. Please keep this a secret from Ran and the others. I don't want them to worry."

"Okay, I understand," Inspector Megure nodded.

Having received the answer, Kogoro Mouri turned and walked out of the office, preparing to continue executing the plan.

Evening

After disguising himself, Kogoro Mouri followed the instructions and entered a dimly lit room.

Just as he was looking around, preparing to look for clues, the lights in the room suddenly turned on, followed by a synthesized voice that had clearly been altered: "You really came... The other members all call me Mr. Head, Mr. Brain."

Kogoro Mouri covered his eyes to avoid the direct light shining into them and said calmly, "Mr. Brain, have I passed your induction test?"

"I have high expectations for you, and I'm entrusting everything to you, Mr. Beard."

As soon as the synthesized voice finished speaking, the spotlight went out.

After receiving an affirmative answer, Kogoro Mouri smiled slightly.