Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

"I need to buy something! I need to buy chewing gum!" Kogoro Mori said, squinting. "Without that, my sense of how to break into a vault will become dull."

After speaking, Kogoro Mouri looked at the seat in front of him.

He knew that the one in charge among these robbers was the bespectacled man sitting in the front passenger seat—"Mr. Glasses".

His request wasn't for buying chewing gum, but to contact the outside world and inform Inspector Megure about the robbers' movements and the threat Ran was facing.

Just then, the passenger in the passenger seat turned around and handed a piece of chewing gum to Kogoro Mouri, followed by a casual tone: "I just happened to have some with me, so we shouldn't need to stop, right?"

Kogoro Mori reached out and took the chewing gum, saying reluctantly, "Ah... um, no thanks."

Looking at the chewing gum in his hand, Kogoro Mori frowned, thinking to himself, "Damn it! The plan I finally came up with has been ruined just like that?!"

"No! Xiaolan is still in danger!"

Thinking of this, he mustered his courage again, pretended to reach into his pocket, and then exclaimed in surprise.

Upon hearing this scream, everyone's attention returned to him.

"What's wrong now?" Mr. 'Eyes' in front asked impatiently.

Kogoro Mouri frowned, looking embarrassed, and said, "I just realized that my protractor is missing! I need a protractor to unlock things, and without it..."

Upon hearing this, not only "Mr. Eyes" but also "Ms. Lips" who was driving looked at Kogoro Mouri with a cold expression.

Just as 'Mr. Eyes' was about to pull out the pistol from his pocket, 'Mr. Mouth' sitting next to Kogoro Mouri suddenly interrupted, 'Wait, I think...'

The next second, to Kogoro Mouri's astonishment, the skinny bandit pulled a protractor out of his clothes.

"I found this on the ground yesterday and kept it in my pocket, forgetting to throw it away. I never thought it would come in handy! Hahahaha!"

Maori Kogoro:"……"

What kind of decent person carries a protractor around?!

Although Kogoro Mouri was internally ranting, he still forced a smile and took the protractor from "Mr. Mouth".

"Great! This way I'm sure I can successfully break into the vault!"

Seeing this, the coldness in the eyes of "Miss Lips" in the driver's seat gradually dissipated, and "Mr. Eyes" in the passenger seat also took his hand out of his pocket, which was about to reach for a gun.

……

Chapter 309 The Merciful Man in Black

Tatsuno's Home

After hanging up the phone, Longye turned to look out the window, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Conan just told Tatsuno on the phone that Uncle Mori might be involved in the case.

Although the blueprints were mostly burned, the time and location on them were still very clear.

Conan deduced that Uncle Mori and his group would probably go there today.

After thinking for a moment, Longye still did not tell Xiaolan the news.

Anyway, with me here, Uncle Mori won't get into any trouble, so there's no need to add unnecessary burdens to Ran's mind.

not to mention……

Longye glanced out the window and chuckled softly.

At that moment, Ran walked up to Ryuno's side and asked in confusion, "Was that Conan who called just now?"

"Hmm, Conan seems to have gotten into some trouble. I might have to go out and help him sort it out," Ryuno nodded.

"Really? Then you should go quickly. Come back soon, I'm planning to make hamburger patties and roast beef tonight~"

"Hehe, I'll definitely be back as soon as possible~" Longye patted Xiaolan's head and chuckled.

After a few chicks pecking at the rice, Xiaolan seemed to remember something and turned to walk towards the kitchen: "Oh right, Longye, since you're going out, why don't you take out the trash?"

After taking the trash bag from Ran, Ryuno waved goodbye to her.

Then, riding his Harley, he threw the trash into the designated garbage station.

After throwing away the trash, Longye turned to look into the distance, clapped his hands, and sneered, "Before you leave, why don't you take care of the other bag of trash too?"

……

At this moment, at the intersection not far away.

A man in a light gray suit and wearing glasses cautiously stared at the window of the Tatsuno family's house.

He kept reaching into his pockets, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

—"Snap"

Just then, a large hand suddenly reached out from behind the man and pressed down hard on his shoulder.

Immediately, a chilling voice sounded in his ear: "How do you plan to die?"

The startled man instantly pulled out a pistol from his pocket, preparing to point it behind him.

The next moment, before the man could react, the gun in his hand was snatched away by Long Ye from behind.

Longye's slightly smiling face also came into his view.

"Wow, the gun even has a silencer, that's pretty professional!"

Upon seeing his pistol taken away, the man instinctively tried to run away, but the hand on his shoulder held him down like an iron clamp, preventing him from moving an inch.

Before the man could speak, Long Ye pointed the gun at his head and chuckled, "Mr. Assassin, can you tell me who sent you?"

"..."

After a moment, having learned the answer from the man, Longye gently patted the man's face with his gun.

Although the assassin didn't know the client's detailed information, Longye already had a general idea of ​​what had happened, from the mention of "Mr. Brain" and "robber."

Thinking of this, Longye secretly instructed Xiao Jia to help him investigate some information online.

Just then, a silver-haired man wearing a black trench coat and a black hat walked out from behind Longye.

The silver-haired man tightly covered the assassin's mouth and carried him into the "sky".

Longye stood still, staring intently at the silver-haired man's face for a while, and nodded in satisfaction.

His disguise skills have become increasingly sophisticated.

At this rate, even Conan, let alone Vodka, probably wouldn't be able to spot the flaw.

A moment later, sensing that the clone puppet was about to fly to the dock with the assassin, Ryuno turned around and walked towards the motorcycle, preparing to go to the "casino" that Conan had mentioned.

……

half an hour later

Not far from the casino.

A red vintage car slowly came to a stop on the road next to the sewer.

After the car was parked, a pink-haired woman wearing a pink dress got out of the car, leaned against the railing, and stared ahead, seemingly deep in thought.

Just then, a gun with a silencer was suddenly pressed against the woman's back.

Feeling the cold touch behind her, the woman broke out in a cold sweat: "Who are you? What do you want?"

"If you don't want to die, slowly turn around..."

Upon hearing the man's voice behind her, the woman raised her hands and slowly turned around.

A man wearing a black trench coat and a black top hat appeared in front of me.

The woman was slightly taken aback by the man's cold, dark green eyes.

Having spent a long time in the "underworld," she could tell at a glance that the man in front of her was definitely a ruthless killer who wouldn't blink an eye.

After the woman turned around completely, the man said coldly, "This gun belongs to the assassin you hired."

The pink-haired woman stared nervously at the man in black in front of her, her lips trembling slightly.

Although the man only said one short sentence, the amount of information contained in that sentence not only made her feel cold all over.

After a moment of silence, the man in black spoke again: "If you want to kill, you have to be prepared to be killed. I don't need to explain such a simple principle to you."

"Hmph... Did you come here to kill me?" The woman quickly glanced down at her pockets and forced a smile.

The man in black stared at the woman before him and said calmly, "The mastermind behind the bandit group hired Kogoro Mouri to find out the cause of his son's death..."

Before the woman could react in surprise, the man in black continued, "You have a pistol and a stun gun in your pocket, right? Don't bother struggling. From the moment you sent out the assassin, your death was already inevitable."

"However... I, Gin, have always been merciful~ Considering your desire to avenge your son, I'll give you a choice. If you commit suicide right now, I'll conveniently eliminate the murderer who killed your son!"

Pink-haired woman: "!!!"

The next second, the woman stared at the man in black, her eyes wide, and shouted, "What?! You know who killed my son?!"

The man in black nodded: "Your son is the 'waitress' who died in the underground casino a year ago, right? It's said he was shot and killed in a dimly lit environment..."

"You were guarding the car outside and didn't know the details inside. But did you consider that after your son died, the others would get a larger share of the prize money?"

"A little thought will tell you that whether it's a sudden power outage at the casino or your son being shot in a pre-planned attack... it's very difficult for one person to accomplish all of this."

Upon hearing this, the pink-haired woman froze on the spot.

She understood what the man in black was saying. Could it be that the murderer of her son wasn't just "one" of the three, but all of them?!

"Whether you believe it or not, this is your last chance. You have no choice but to believe me. So, what do you choose? Do you choose to be killed by me, or..." the man in black chuckled.

After hesitating for a moment, the pink-haired woman lowered her raised hands and laughed a few times.

Actually, she had already made up her mind long ago, since her life had long since lost its meaning.

Once she finds the murderer who killed her son, she will "disappear" with him.

With that thought, the pink-haired woman pulled a pistol from her pocket and pointed it at her heart: "This is my choice! You'll keep your promise, right?"

Chapter 310 Chewing Gum Should Be Chewed

Seeing the pink-haired woman's decisiveness, a strange light flashed in the black-clad man's eyes.

Two seconds later, the man in black slowly nodded: "Don't worry, I will keep my promise."

The pink-haired woman stared silently into the black-clad man's eyes for a moment, then burst into laughter and pulled the trigger.

--"boom!"