Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

With a gunshot, the pink-haired woman fell straight to the ground.

Seeing the relieved smile on the woman's face, the man in black closed his eyes, clasped his hands together, and showed a slight respect.

Although he could not possibly let the pink-haired woman in front of him go—after all, she was the assassin she sent, and the target was Xiaolan.

But seeing the pink-haired woman so decisively shoot herself to avenge her son, he couldn't help but feel a sense of awe.

However, he did not feel sorry for the woman.

Regardless of her motives for hiring the assassin, her fate was sealed the moment she chose to target Xiaolan.

Since you've already chosen to "fire," you must be prepared to be hit by the "bullets."

……

same moment

Underground shopping street.

An office building stands there, brightly lit.

In the shadows not far from the building, Inspector Megure and his men, fully armed, listened to the sounds coming through their earpieces while carefully watching the entrance to the office building.

Just now, Officer Takagi and Officer Sato disguised themselves as "guests" and entered the casino.

Inspector Megure and his team kept a close eye on the two men, ready to seize the opportunity to make their move.

Although the main target of this operation was the "bandit group" that had been at large for many years, they actually had a secondary target that they needed to be constantly vigilant about.

—That is, the organizers of this "underground casino" and its members.

According to intelligence, the members of the underground casino are all armed and extremely dangerous.

Therefore, in addition to the First Investigation Division, Inspector Megure also reported to his superiors and requested the assistance of his colleagues from the Third Organized Crime Countermeasures Division.

Once Officers Takagi and Sato, who have entered the casino, give instructions, they will swarm in, immediately enter the casino, and subdue the robbers and casino members.

Although it sounds simple, since the targets this time are all armed, any mistake in any step could lead to irreversible consequences.

Just then, the roar of an engine echoed through the quiet street.

—"Boom, boom boom!"

Upon hearing the sound, Inspector Megure and the others immediately looked into the distance.

A Harley-Davidson motorcycle drove up from a distance and slowly came to a stop in front of the office building.

The next second, a young man in a polo shirt parked his motorcycle to the side and took off his helmet.

Upon seeing the man's face clearly, Inspector Megure's eyes widened in surprise. "Brother Ryūno?! What's he doing here?!"

Just as Inspector Megure was stunned, Tatsuno casually walked into the office building with one hand in his pocket.

Inspector Megure watched as Ryūno's figure disappeared from sight, his brows furrowed.

He desperately wanted to tell Takagi and Sato the news, but because there was a body search upon entering the casino, neither of them had any communication devices with them, so he couldn't contact them.

Only the "watch" on Officer Sato's wrist can unilaterally contact Inspector Megure to inform him when to begin the operation.

Inspector Megure gritted his teeth and glanced at the building, secretly praying that nothing bad would happen.

Shortly after, inside the casino.

Upon seeing Ryuno, the two waiters at the door immediately stepped forward and scanned him with a metal detector.

After finding no suspicious items on Longye, the two bent down and invited him inside.

After officially entering the casino, Longye looked around and smiled slightly.

Although he often saw them on TV, this was actually the first time Tatsuno had ever seen a real underground casino.

In addition to various unfamiliar "games," there were even waitresses wearing rabbit ears wandering around with drinks.

Excited cheers, disappointed sighs... Although the store wasn't noisy, there was definitely a strange "atmosphere".

If he hadn't known the timing was wrong, Longye would have even considered going to the front desk to exchange for some bargaining chips.

A while later, Officers Takagi and Sato, who were constantly observing customers in the store, also noticed Tatsuno not far away, and their pupils contracted slightly.

Sensing the gazes directed at him, Longye turned and met the eyes of the two men, nodding and smiling slightly.

Then, Longye turned his gaze to something not far away.

— Several furtive men wearing black hoods crawled out from a hidden sewer opening inside the store.

Upon seeing one of the somewhat familiar figures, Longye couldn't help but smile.

Although he was wearing a hood and had made some disguises, Ryūno recognized the man's identity at a glance—"the bandit Kogoro Mouri!"

Ryūno always felt that Uncle Mori with a hood was more comical than Mori without one.

After shifting his gaze away from "robber Mori," Tatsuno looked around again, taking in everything in his surroundings, ready to make a move at any moment.

--"boom!"

A few seconds later, one of the men wearing a hood suddenly sprang up, jumped onto the table, and fired a shot at the ceiling.

The moment the gunshot rang out, everyone in the store turned their attention to the man.

Seeing everyone looking at him, the man roared, "Everyone stay still! I'll shoot anyone who moves!!"

After the man at the table finished speaking, several men wearing hoods immediately appeared in various parts of the store.

They threatened the surrounding guests, some with knives, others with their fists.

Seeing that his teammates had taken control of the situation, the masked man standing on the table shouted again, "I'll say it one more time! Nobody move! If you don't want to die, hand over your wallets! Put them in these two bags!!"

"Quick! Everyone come and line up! Put your wallets in your bags!"

"..."

Seeing this, the guests present hurriedly followed the instructions of the robbers, lined up, and threw their wallets into the bag provided by the robbers.

At this moment, the man on the table climbed down and walked up to "Robber Mori," saying calmly, "It's your turn to shine, Mr. Beard! You can't get much money from the gamblers' wallets, come with me!"

After saying that, "Mr. Eyes" walked in front of Mori and led him to a secluded room.

Inside the room was a dark green double-door metal safe.

It contains the operating funds of this "underground casino".

According to the investigation, the cash and gold inside totaled at least 10 billion yen.

This safe was their main objective for coming here.

Looking at the safe in front of him, Mr. Glasses reached out and said, "This is your task. I've heard there's no vault you can't open. I'm counting on you!"

“Okay, I understand!” Kogoro Mouri said confidently.

After saying that, Kogoro Mouri walked to the safe and squatted down.

At this moment, unlike the somewhat excited and expectant "Mr. Eyes," Kogoro Mouri stared at the safe in front of him, a few beads of nervous sweat trickling down his face.

"Damn it... what do I do now?! I have absolutely no idea how to open a safe!!!"

Chapter 311 Don't forget to chew gum when unlocking the door.

Seeing Kogoro Mouri squatting motionless in front of the safe, Mr. Glasses immediately asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, it's just that this is the first time I've seen a vault of this size..." Kogoro Mouri said, turning his head.

Just as Kogoro Mouri was about to congratulate himself on his cleverness, Mr. Glasses spoke up again: "That's not what I meant. What I meant was, where are your chewing gum and protractor? Why aren't you taking them out?! Who are you anyway?!"

After he finished speaking, he raised his hand and pointed the gun at Kogoro Mouri.

He had already begun to doubt Kogoro Mouri's identity, and if Kogoro Mouri said anything wrong, he was prepared to shoot immediately.

Just then, a soft laugh came from the doorway.

"Haha~ Chewing gum and a protractor? It seems your lock-picking skills are quite impressive! Only true masters would use these two things when breaking into a vault~"

Hearing the sudden voices behind him, Mr. Glasses turned around instantly and pointed his gun behind him.

When Kogoro Mouri saw the person's appearance, he was shocked and his eyes widened.

"Who are you!?" Mr. Glasses pointed his gun at Longye and questioned him.

At that moment, Kogoro Mouri also realized what was happening. He shouted as he got up to pounce on 'Mr. Eyes': "Kid! Run!!"

Before Kogoro Mori could fully stand up, Ryuno flashed in front of the man and punched him, sending him flying against the wall behind him with a heavy thud.

After retracting his fist, Longye slowly stepped forward, took out a handkerchief from his pocket, and picked up the gun from the ground through the handkerchief.

The sudden turn of events made Kogoro Mouri gasp in shock.

Although he knew that Longye was powerful, even watching Longye make a move at such close range still felt somewhat unreal to him.

In the blink of an eye, this "Mr. Glasses" was defeated by Longye?!

Wasn't he still holding a pistol?!

A few seconds later, Kogoro Mouri, regaining his senses, looked at Ryuno with a serious expression: "Kid, listen up! Ran..."

--"boom!"

Before Kogoro Mori could finish speaking, a gunshot rang out from outside.

Immediately following was a loud shout—"You all better stop now!!"

Upon hearing the sound, Ryūno and Mōri Kōrō rushed out of the house and into the hall.

……

At this moment, chaos erupted in the hall.

Several casino security personnel rushed into the room, and they all pulled out handguns from their pockets, pointing them at the other two robbers who were demanding wallets from the gamblers.

Since the boss's instructions had not yet been given, the security personnel present did not dare to fire their weapons.

For a moment, the two sides faced off.

Seeing the situation spiraling out of control, Officer Sato immediately raised his hand and fiddled with his watch, anxiously saying, "Inspector, please act quickly!"

Outside the building.

Upon receiving the message from Officer Sato, Inspector Megure immediately instructed Officer Chiba beside him, "Alright! Begin the operation! Let's go in!!!"

Upon hearing the instruction, Officer Chiba pulled out a megaphone and shouted, "Charge in!!"