Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

Immediately afterwards, he turned and walked out of the room, back into the alley, and took his phone out of his pocket.

"Yes, I've successfully infiltrated the organization. With that, this bandit gang will definitely crumble in the hands of the great detective Kogoro Mouri!... Ah!"

Before Kogoro Mouri could finish speaking, a mysterious person wearing a trench coat, sunglasses, and a black mask suddenly appeared behind him.

The man pressed the stun gun directly against Kogoro Mouri's neck. Kogoro Mouri lost consciousness instantly after being hit by the stun gun and collapsed to the ground.

Inspector Megure's anxious voice came through the phone: "Hello? Hello?! Mori-kun, what's wrong?! What happened?! Answer me now!!!"

Upon hearing the sound coming from the phone on the ground, the mysterious man immediately kicked it into a nearby ditch.

Immediately afterwards, the mysterious man stared silently at Kogoro Mouri on the ground for a while, then carried him back to the previous room.

after an hour

Kogoro Mouri regained consciousness and slowly opened his eyes.

Before he could figure out the situation, an image suddenly appeared on the wall in front of him.

Then, the familiar synthesized voice sounded again: "Detective Mouri, you're finally awake!"

Kogoro Mouri squinted at the image on the other side and instantly snapped back to reality.

The projector is currently displaying Xiaolan's photo.

Then, the synthesized voice came again: "Your daughter is so cute~"

"Ran!? Damn it, what are you planning to do?!" Kogoro Mouri jumped up from his chair, looking flustered.

"Well, that depends on what you're planning to do."

"What are you going to make me do?!" Kogoro Mouri shouted.

"As expected of a famous detective, it seems you have understood the current situation. In that case, I will be frank. You will proceed as planned and work with my subordinates as a vault-breaking expert."

"To be honest, one of my subordinates is actually the murderer of my child. I hope you can use your detective skills to find this person before the morning after tomorrow."

Kogoro Mouri exclaimed in surprise, "What?! Find out who killed your child?"

"That's right, and it has to be before the morning of the day after tomorrow! Because the morning of the day after tomorrow is the time we plan to leave Japan after we finish our next job."

"What do you plan to do after you find that person?" Kogoro Mouri pressed.

"This is none of your business. If you dare to refuse, you will never have the chance to see your daughter again! If you do not receive my order to stop the operation before the deadline, the assassins I have arranged will take action."

Hearing this, Kogoro Mouri finally realized what was happening. He glanced down at his watch and gritted his teeth.

Whether it's Xiaolan's photo or the assassin they sent...

These preparations could not possibly be completed in such a short time.

This "Mr. Brain" clearly knew his true identity from the beginning!

Thinking this, Kogoro clenched his fists and said fiercely, "Damn it! Did you know my identity from the beginning, and only recruited me to help you find the murderer of your child?!"

'Mr. Brain' was silent for a few seconds, then slowly said, "I believe you... Kogoro Mouri, I truly believe in your abilities as a famous detective!"

Although it was a synthesized voice, Kogoro Mouri could clearly detect a hint of expectant "emotion" in this voice.

Mouri Kogoro: "???"

However, Kogoro Mouri immediately narrowed his eyes.

Believe me?!

You're threatening me with my daughter's life because you trust me?!

I'll go to hell with you!

Chapter 308 Where is my protractor?

10 a.m. the next day

Maori Detective Agency.

Conan was sitting on the sofa, watching TV out of boredom.

Looking at the empty office, Conan yawned out of boredom.

Uncle Mori went out yesterday morning, saying he was going to meet a client.

Conan originally wanted to go along, but he was seriously refused.

Through subtle questioning, Conan also learned that Uncle Mori's request didn't seem to be a murder case, so he didn't secretly follow him.

After watching TV for a while, Conan glanced at the time and frowned slightly: "That's strange, why hasn't that old man come back yet?"

Although Uncle Mori sometimes goes out drinking or playing cards all night after completing a task, he always comes back before lunch the next day.

Thinking of this, Conan walked to the desk in the agency, picked up the newspaper on the table, and found the "TV program schedule".

When he saw the words "11:00 AM - Replay of Okino Yoshiko's Concert" circled in black pen, his brows furrowed even more.

Something is definitely wrong!

Uncle Mori never misses Yoko Okino's TV shows.

Whenever Yoko Okino appears on a show, he always buys beer and snacks, puts on his silly-looking "support outfit," and sits in front of the TV in advance to prepare.

Moreover, since Uncle Mori had already circled the airtime of Yoko Okino's program in the newspaper, he couldn't possibly have forgotten it!

If that's the case... does something have happened?

Thinking of this, Conan took out his phone and called Kogoro Mouri.

After hearing the "phone is switched off" message from his phone, Conan confirmed his guess—something must have happened to Uncle Mori!

Conan immediately scrolled through his contacts and found Tatsuno's phone number.

But his index finger hovered over the name "Takeda Tatsuno" for several seconds without pressing it down.

After a moment, Conan withdrew his finger, thinking to himself, "We can't be sure if Uncle Mori is in trouble yet. If I call that guy Takeda now, wouldn't that be admitting that he's better than me?! No way!"

After putting his phone away, Conan looked at the small notebook on his desk.

There are obvious signs of tearing on the notebook.

Seeing this, Conan had a sudden inspiration and picked up a pencil to evenly smear the ink on the white paper of his notebook.

Before long, the "mark" on the white paper appeared clearly in Conan's eyes.

— October 25, 10:10 AM, Moore Hotel rooftop café.

Upon seeing the message, Conan immediately turned around, went back to his room, retrieved his skateboard, and rushed to the location shown on the white paper.

After arriving at the coffee shop, Conan looked around for a while, then found a waiter and asked him about Uncle Mori.

After hearing Conan's words, the waiter immediately nodded and smiled, "That's right, that Detective Mouri did come here yesterday morning."

"Big brother, can you tell me who he met here?" Conan pressed.

The waiter recalled with a smile, "He didn't seem to be meeting anyone else. But a phone call came in looking for him. I handed the phone to Detective Mori, and he said loudly, 'What? I can't take a taxi right away? I understand.' Then he gave the phone back to me."

"Later, he asked me if there was a bus station nearby. After I told him the station, he left."

"Big brother, thank you!" Conan nodded in thanks.

After saying goodbye to the waiter, Conan rode his beloved little skateboard towards the station.

Although many details remain unclear, he roughly guessed the logic behind Uncle Mori's actions—he wasn't actively following someone, but rather acting on someone's instructions.

Ten minutes later, Conan arrived at the nearby subway station.

Although he didn't know which train Kogoro Mouri had taken, Conan remembered that Kogoro had mentioned earlier that "you can't take a taxi right away," and immediately got a clue. He set off for the taxi stand outside the subway station.

After asking several taxi drivers, Conan finally found a clue: one of the drivers had indeed driven Uncle Mori yesterday.

Upon learning this news, Conan immediately asked the driver to take him to the place where Uncle Mori got off the car yesterday.

After getting off the car, Conan looked at the dimly lit alleyway in front of him and paused for a moment.

He had a feeling that Uncle Mori seemed to have been involved in something.

This feeling became even stronger after he saw the alleyway in front of him.

The next moment, Conan walked into the alley and carefully observed his surroundings.

After walking a few steps, he suddenly noticed what appeared to be a cell phone in the drainage ditch beside him.

After picking up the phone and examining it carefully for a few seconds, Conan's sense of unease grew stronger.

This phone... belongs to Uncle Mori!

After putting his phone away, Conan's gaze sharpened as he looked around.

Since Uncle Mori's phone is here and has fallen into the ditch, it means that he must have encountered something "bad" here yesterday.

A moment later, Conan, guided by his intuition, entered an abandoned warehouse at the end of the alley and found a suspicious room based on the shoe prints on the ground.

Inside the room, there was a brand-new projector that stood out starkly against the "dilapidated" surroundings.

Although we don't know what's on the projector, we're certain that Uncle Mori was here yesterday.

Conan searched the room and found a charred map and a blueprint for the sewer system in a nearby trash can.

Although the two drawings were charred, some of the content on them was still legible.

Conan immediately took out the blueprints, spread them out on the ground, and tried his best to find clues.

Three minutes later, Conan took out his phone and called Ryūno.

"Hey, Takeda? Listen to me, Uncle Mori..."

……

same moment

A red vintage car is speeding down the highway.

Inside the car, in the back seat, Kogoro Mouri, wearing a yellow wig and a beard, sat nervously between two robbers.

Because one of the bandits was so large, Kogoro Mouri's range of movement was pitifully small.

He had to curl up and bring his legs together.

As they were about to reach their destination, Kogoro Mouri said, "Excuse me, could you please stop at the convenience store up ahead?"

Upon hearing this, the skinny thug known as "Mr. Mouth" immediately mocked, "Uncle, are you so nervous that you can't hold it in and need to go to the toilet? Hahahaha!"