Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

Just as officers from various departments were urgently contacting their superiors, the armed helicopters circling high in the sky suddenly opened fire.

—"Da da da da da da da!"

The intense sound of machine gun fire reached the ears of everyone present.

The police officers present had never seen anything like this before, and they all looked up in fear.

Shortly afterward, the helicopter strafed the top of the tower before turning around and leaving Tokyo Tower.

Before the police officers present could even breathe a sigh of relief, the spire of Tokyo Tower suddenly collapsed and crashed into the park next to it.

After confirming that the Tokyo Tower was stable, the remaining students from the other departments split into several teams.

In addition to investigating the "armed helicopter" that had already flown away, some police officers entered the park to check and investigate the circumstances of the spire falling to the ground.

Inspector Megure's First Investigation Division then entered the tower to investigate.

Besides the unconscious Inspector Chiba and Conan, they also discovered that "Manager Matsumoto" had been shot dead.

Having already received information from Sato and Takagi, Inspector Megure knew that the deceased before him was not the real Superintendent Matsumoto.

Amidst the astonished gazes of Officer Shiratori and the others, he stepped forward and removed the "mask" from Manager Matsumoto.

Beneath the mask was a strange, blond foreign man.

……

Recalling everything that happened last night, Inspector Megure felt a terrible headache coming on.

Based on the analysis of existing intelligence, the "armed helicopter" that fired over Tokyo Tower is most likely related to the serial murder case they are in charge of.

As a result, many of his "superiors" whom he had never dealt with before called him to inquire about the details.

But... he knows nothing at all!!!

Their target last night was clearly "Kosuke Mizutani," a suspect with a high degree of suspicion!

He had no idea what happened afterward!

At present, only one thing can be confirmed:

Both the "imprisonment" of Matsumoto and the mysterious foreign man who has died suggest that there are unknown secrets and a mysterious organization involved in this serial murder case.

To find out more information, a thorough investigation must be conducted into the mysterious foreign man who disguised himself as Manager Matsumoto.

The problem is that before Inspector Megure and the others could investigate, the blond man disguised as Matsumoto, who was under the supervision of the Public Security Bureau, had already been "taken away" by the Ministry of Public Security last night.

Faced with questions from various "superiors," Inspector Megure was completely baffled and had no idea how to explain.

……

Shortly after, inside Mihana Hospital.

At Kogoro Mouri's request, Tatsuno and Ran went to the hospital.

Before even entering the hospital, Ryūno and Ran saw Officer Takagi carrying two breakfasts and greeted each other.

After exchanging greetings, before Ryuno and the other person could speak, Officer Takagi said with a wry smile, "Conan's ward is next to Chief Inspector Matsumoto's ward. Let me take you up there."

Longye and Xiaolan exchanged a glance and nodded.

On the way, Officer Takagi told the two about rescuing Manager Matsumoto the previous night.

Conan, along with suspect Kosuke Mizutani, who were unconscious at Tokyo Tower, were also taken to the hospital.

This morning, Conan woke up and told Takagi and Officer Sato that Mizutani Kosuke was not the real culprit.

After hearing Conan's account, Takagi and Sato immediately had someone bring the conscious suspects, Kosuke Mizutani and Mizutani Honjo, back to headquarters for questioning and investigation.

Although the two did not go to Tokyo Tower last night, they heard about the "armed helicopter" incident, and that the mysterious group might target the real Matsumoto manager.

Therefore, on Inspector Megure's advice, the two continued to stay at the hospital to protect Administrator Matsumoto and take care of Conan as well.

A few minutes later, the group arrived at the door of the fifth-floor ward and met Officer Sato and the unconscious Administrator Matsumoto.

Upon seeing Ryuno and Ran, Officer Sato immediately stepped forward to express his gratitude.

If it weren't for the notification from Tatsuno and Professor Agasa, it would be hard to say what Matsumoto's situation would be like now.

After a brief exchange, Ryuno and Ran went next door and saw Conan leaning against the hospital bed, staring at the ceiling.

Upon seeing Ryūno, Conan's eyes lit up instantly, and he became excited.

Just then, he saw Xiaolan next to Longye and forcibly shut his mouth.

"Conan, why did you go to Tokyo Tower yesterday? Do you know how worried Uncle Mori was about you?!" Before Ran could speak, Tatsuno immediately said seriously.

Conan: "..."

Conan glanced at Ran beside Ryuno, then lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry, Ryuno-nii, I didn't mean to. I saw Tokyo Tower on TV yesterday, and there were so many people there, it looked so lively. That's why I... I'm sorry to have worried you!"

After saying that, Conan thought to himself, "Uncle Mori cares about me? He played mahjong with his neighbor all night yesterday. If Inspector Takagi hadn't told him, he wouldn't even have known I didn't go home last night!"

"Conan, don't do that again!" Ran turned to Conan and admonished him.

"I understand, Ran-neechan!" Conan nodded obediently.

Seeing Conan's sincere attitude in admitting his mistake, Ran sighed helplessly.

— "Buzzing"

Just then, the phone in Xiaolan's bag rang.

After glancing at the caller ID, Ran looked at Tatsuno and said, "Tatsuno, it's Sonoko calling. She probably wants to talk about Tokyo Tower... I'll go answer it first."

"Okay~"

Longye smiled and waved his hand.

Chapter 339 The Approaching Reality

After Ran left, Conan instantly switched from being a good boy to "Kudo mode," and said with a stern face:

"Takeda, the person disguised as Manager Matsumoto is indeed a member of the organization; his codename is Ireland. He's the one who investigated my fingerprints!"

"The organization got involved in the case because of a 'memory card' containing information about an undercover agent within the organization. Last night..."

After listening to Conan's description of last night, Ryūno nodded slightly: "However, I heard that he has been murdered."

"Yes, I've heard about it too. It was probably done by someone from the organization." Conan frowned.

He was knocked unconscious by Ireland last night and only woke up this morning.

After waking up, he pieced together the current information from the few words spoken by Officer Sato and the others.

Ireland, who was disguised as Matsumoto, has been murdered, and Tokyo Tower has been "attacked" by armed helicopters.

Although the "serial murder case" has been solved, more and more problems are emerging.

Was the murdered "Manager Matsumoto" really Ireland? Why did the organization want to eliminate Ireland?

Where did these armed helicopters come from?

Did Ireland ultimately establish its own identity...?

For a moment, a few drops of cold sweat trickled down Conan's face.

Seeing this, Longye knew exactly what he was thinking and chuckled, "Don't worry, since you're alright, it means your true identity hasn't been exposed yet. If it had been, you would have..."

"Hmm...you're right." Conan breathed a sigh of relief.

"By the way, Uncle Mori has already gone to the Metropolitan Police Department. It seems he was summoned by Inspector Megure."

"What?!" Upon hearing this news, Conan immediately rolled over and prepared to get out of bed.

In that case, as long as he stays by Kogoro Mouri's side, he will definitely be able to obtain more information.

Before Conan could get out of bed, Ryuno said calmly, "Don't get excited. I don't think you can get into the Metropolitan Police Department right now. The TV is full of news about 'Tokyo Tower,' so the Metropolitan Police Department must be on high alert."

"Anyone trying to sneak into the Metropolitan Police Department or secretly plant any 'listening devices' will definitely be caught!"

At this point, Ryūno squinted and glanced at Conan.

After thinking for a moment, Conan also stopped what he was doing and temporarily abandoned his plan to infiltrate the Metropolitan Police Department.

"Takeda, that armed helicopter was definitely the organization's doing. We have to find a way to get more information!" Conan said through gritted teeth.

Upon hearing this, Longye said calmly, "Don't worry, we don't need to investigate the intelligence ourselves this time. We can just wait."

"What do you mean?" Conan asked, his face full of confusion.

"Hmm? Do you think an ordinary person could get access to an armed helicopter? Putting aside the final investigation results, this matter has blown up so much that the Metropolitan Police Department must give the public an explanation as soon as possible."

"How could the organization have obtained something like this without a Self-Defense Force mole?"

Upon hearing this, Conan fell into deep thought.

Longye is right. Armed helicopters are different from firearms. How could there be a 'normal' way to obtain them?

No matter how powerful the organization, it would be impossible to transport such a dangerous behemoth to Tokyo without anyone noticing.

Since the organization was able to fly something like this over Tokyo Tower, the most likely reason is—'The organization has a Self-Defense Force mole who stole this armed helicopter from there.'

Before Conan could speak, Ryūno continued, "If this matter is ultimately left unresolved, or if an impossible 'scapegoat' is found to hastily close the case, then it means..."

Upon hearing this, a look of horror flashed in Conan's eyes.

It's important to understand that the Self-Defense Forces and the Metropolitan Police Department are two completely different factions.

At the top of the Metropolitan Police Department are the 'Superintendent General' and the 'Commander-in-Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department'. They belong to the Cabinet Office, along with the National Public Safety Commission, and are coordinated by the Prime Minister.

The Self-Defense Forces are under the command of the Minister of Defense and the Chief of Staff of the Joint Staff.

Although they are nominally members of the Cabinet Office, due to their special status, their power and influence are almost identical to those of the Prime Minister.

If things really turn out as Longye said, then it means that among these people...

Thinking of this, Conan turned pale and lowered his head in silence.

Longye nodded slightly but did not speak.

The reason he "induced" Gin to shoot at the spire and destroy it was to amplify the impact of the incident and observe its subsequent developments.

In the original work, although Gin also strafed Tokyo Tower with an armed helicopter, it did not cause any particularly large damage.

The matter ended inexplicably in the end.

After all, this happened at night, and there weren't many onlookers.