Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

Amidst the puzzled gazes of Mitsuhiko and the other two, Conan dashed out of the classroom in an instant.

They had already made plans with Conan to go to Dr. Agasa's house together after school.

Seeing Conan slip away on his own, Mitsuhiko frowned and said, "What's wrong with Conan lately? He seems really strange."

"Yes, he's been acting strange ever since he discovered the dolphin's dorsal fin was missing this morning... Could something have happened?" Ayumi asked with a worried expression.

Genta patted his stomach, looking expectant: "Never mind him, let's hurry to Professor Agasa's house! He said last time that he would prepare chocolate pudding for us today!"

Hearing this, the three nodded, put on their backpacks, and boarded the bus that led to the vicinity of Professor Agasa's house.

After getting into the car, the three seemed to have forgotten about Conan and were excitedly discussing what games they would play after eating the pudding.

Just then, two rhinoceros beetles on the ground caught Mitsuhiko's attention.

"Look! There are two rhinoceros beetles on the vehicle!!"

It wasn't until Mitsuhiko reached out and picked up the two rhinoceros beetles that the three of them discovered that the backs of the two beetles had been covered with "V"-shaped tape.

"Why are there convenience store stickers again? Who is it that is doing such a thing!" Mitsuhiko immediately rebuked.

"Yes! These rhinoceros beetles are so pitiful..."

Not long after, at the doctor's home.

Upon seeing the stickers on the backs of the two rhinoceros beetles, Professor Agasa frowned.

Based on the shape and type of sticker, it is clear that this was done by the same perpetrator.

After carefully removing the sticker from the rhinoceros beetle's back, Professor Agasa noticed that Mitsuhiko and the other two were in low spirits, so he immediately put on a smile and prepared to change the subject.

"By the way, this could be a message left by someone."

"Information?" Mitsuhiko and the other two asked in confusion.

"That's right! Can you guess what message he's trying to convey?" Professor Agasa chuckled as he placed two rhinoceros beetles into the insect box.

Seeing that Professor Agasa was about to start his long-lost corny joke riddles again, Mitsuhiko and the other two sighed helplessly and asked, "Why?"

Professor Agasa looked up and explained, "Haha, of course it's HELP! Because the English word for rhinoceros beetle is BEETLE, which is similar to the word BEAT."

"The pronunciation of this word is the reason for the famous name 'The Beatles'. And 'V' represents the Arabic numeral 5, which is the name of the band's fifth album!"

Chapter 335 A guy who dares to take responsibility is always cool.

After listening to Professor Agasa's explanation, Mitsuhiko and the other two narrowed their eyes.

This was the most "cold" riddle they had ever heard the professor ask.

Seeing the expressions on Mitsuhiko and the other two's faces, Professor Agasa, who was laughing loudly, was slightly taken aback: "Haven't you guys heard of The Beatles?"

"Never heard of it..." X3

Mitsuhiko and the other two said in unison.

Professor Agasa chuckled dryly, head bowed in exasperation, "Ha, ha... Well, what can I do? You're all still young, it's understandable if you haven't heard of it... Hmm?!"

Before he could finish speaking, Professor Agasa suddenly stood up, his face serious.

He initially thought it was just a prank by some naughty child.

But now that I think about it, if a child doesn't know the Beatles, then these rhinoceros beetles...

Could it be that he guessed right, and it really was someone's coded distress signal?!

Thinking of this, Professor Agasa quickly took out his phone and called Ryuno, telling him the whole story.

During the phone call, Dr. Agasa said that if necessary, I could come to his house anytime to see the rhinoceros beetle and the stickers.

At Tatsuno's home.

After putting down his phone, Longye finally realized what he had forgotten.

—The real Matsumoto manager is still trapped in Beika Park by the organization.

Ryūno brought up the system map and glanced at the locations of Ireland, Kogoro Mouri, and the others.

Afterwards, Ryūno called Officer Takagi.

……

Metropolitan Police Department underground parking garage.

After receiving Ryūno's call, Officer Takagi immediately turned to look at Officer Satō beside him, appearing somewhat at a loss.

They had just received orders from Inspector Megure to drive to a park near Tokyo Tower.

According to Inspector Ayami Hagino's assessment, the final location of the crime was narrowed down to that area.

"What's wrong? Was that Ryūno on the phone? What did he say?" Officer Satō glanced at Officer Takagi and asked, puzzled.

"actually……"

After hearing Officer Takagi's words, Officer Sato's expression changed instantly.

The Beatles... Help...

Coupled with the previous "tire incident" and "paint" incident, Officer Sato connected the dots to something unpleasant.

Just then, Matsumoto, the manager, gave instructions over the walkie-talkie.

"Everyone, let's go! Destination: Shiba Park next to Tokyo Tower!"

Officer Takagi had just reached for the walkie-talkie to reply when Officer Sato stopped him.

Looking at the 'hand' tightly gripping his left hand, Officer Takagi blushed instantly and said, "Officer Sato?!"

"Takagi, head to Beika Forest immediately!"

"Huh? But..."

"Don't worry, I'll take full responsibility!" Officer Sato said earnestly.

Seeing this, Officer Takagi made up his mind and calmly said, "I understand, but I'll leave the responsibility for now. I will take full responsibility!"

After saying that, Officer Takagi started the car and prepared to head to Beika Forest.

Officer Sato glanced at Officer Takagi beside him in surprise, his eyes filled with tenderness and a smile.

……

Under Tokyo Tower.

“Officer, Takagi and Sato are not answering their phones,” Officer Shiratori said, frowning.

"Never mind them for now. Mizutani should be lurking around here. Let's split up and search. Arrest him as soon as we find him!" Commander Matsumoto ordered.

--"yes!"

Seeing that the officers had dispersed as he had ordered, a wicked smile appeared on the lips of Officer Matsumoto.

According to the information Gin and his team obtained, Kosuke Mizutani should be inside the observation deck of Tokyo Tower right now.

Therefore, he specifically reassigned the other officers to other locations.

Thinking of this, he looked at Officer Chiba in front of him with a cold gaze.

Since police officers typically do not operate alone, he had to search Tokyo Tower with this officer.

At the same time, inside the Tokyo Tower observation deck.

A child wearing glasses is chatting with a young man holding a glass of red wine by the window.

"Mr. Mizutani, the real culprit shouldn't be you, right?" Conan's glasses suddenly turned bright white under the moonlight.

"Ok?"

“Although you have admitted to the crime, there are obvious loopholes in your words!” Conan grinned.

Kosuke Mizutani stared in astonishment at the child in front of him, momentarily stunned.

Just then, the sound of footsteps suddenly came from not far away.

Then came the voice of a middle-aged man.

"Who is this kid?"

"Brother? What brings you here?" Mizutani Kosuke asked, puzzled, upon seeing the newcomer.

"Shut up! You have no right to address me like that!!" the middle-aged man shouted angrily.

After saying that, the middle-aged man turned to Conan beside him and asked, "Kid, how do you know he didn't kill the person?"

"Because I just can't understand why Mr. Mizutani, who loves stars so much, would choose to commit a crime in a location corresponding to the Big Dipper and Polaris. After all, isn't that like defiling his beloved stars?" Conan said confidently.

"Furthermore, based on my observations of him, Mr. Mizutani is a very easygoing and romantic person. It would be very difficult for someone with this kind of personality to devise a meticulously planned series of murders!"

The middle-aged man stared at Conan on the ground for a while, remaining silent, seemingly lost in thought.

Conan continued, "Since Mr. Mizutani calls you 'brother,' that means you are the brother of Nanako Honjo, who died in the fire, right?!"

"Humph……"

As soon as Conan finished speaking, the middle-aged man pulled a knife from his pocket and swung it at Conan.

--"boom!"

Just then, a gunshot was heard.

The middle-aged man's knife was knocked to the ground by the bullet.

Then came a voice that Conan found somewhat familiar.

"Manager Matsumoto?"

The next moment, Manager Matsumoto strode forward and punched the middle-aged man on the ground unconscious.

"Looks like I've made it! I'm Matsumoto from the Metropolitan Police Department. Are any of you injured?"

Conan was slightly taken aback when he saw Manager Matsumoto suddenly appear.

Just then, Matsumoto suddenly punched Mizutani Kosuke, knocking him unconscious.

Seeing this scene, Conan suddenly realized something, and without making a sound, he took two steps back, reaching for his watch on his arm with his right hand: "Manager Matsumoto, why did you knock them all out?"

Upon hearing this, the already intimidating face of the Matsumoto manager revealed a terrifying smile.

Under the pressure of the "double fear" of "organization members" and "terrifying faces," Conan instantly raised his arm and pressed the button to fire the tranquilizer dart.