Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

A few days ago, while drunk, he secretly flew a helicopter to Tokyo Tower and opened fire on it to vent his dissatisfaction and resentment.

The two expressed strong dissatisfaction to the Air and Space Self-Defense Force on behalf of the Metropolitan Police Department and the public.

Following the press conference, the Japan Air and Space Self-Defense Force also held a press conference, frankly admitting its mistakes to the public and all sectors of society, and promising to strengthen the management of dangerous firearms and weapons, as well as the mental health screening of its soldiers.

Chapter 341 Mysterious Knocking Sounds

The next day

Conan and his friends were walking home.

Unlike Mitsuhiko and the others, Conan kept his head down the whole way, his brows furrowed in deep thought.

Seeing this, Ai Haibara shook her head and said nothing.

She had already heard about what happened from Ryuno at home, so she could roughly guess what Conan was thinking at this moment.

If it weren't for Ryūno, she might be even more anxious than Conan right now.

After all, when you find out that the organization you've been so eager to overthrow actually has people at its top, anyone would be shocked and start to question their existence.

However, when she thought of Ryūno, Ai Haibara shook her head with a smile.

For some reason, she had inexplicable confidence in Longye.

"Let's play hide-and-seek!"

Just then, Ayumi exclaimed excitedly.

"Hide and seek?" Ai Haibara blinked in confusion.

“Yeah! Anyway, I have tomorrow off, so I can go home late tonight!” Ayumi nodded emphatically.

Upon hearing this, Mitsuhiko immediately raised the empty can in his hand: "I happen to have a juice can that Genta just finished drinking from. We can play hide-and-seek with the can!"

Just as Conan was about to refuse, Genta grabbed Conan's shoulder and exclaimed excitedly, "If you want to play, I know a great place! Let's go!"

Conan: "..."

Soon after, the group arrived in front of a building, led by Yuan Tai.

Although the building's iron gate was closed, a relatively wide gap remained at the bottom.

"I peeked through the crack in this iron gate earlier, and there was no one inside," Yuan Tai said, hands on his hips. "Playing hide-and-seek here would be so much fun!"

Upon hearing this, Mitsuhiko exclaimed, "Wow! Genta, you actually found such a great place! This place is like a secret base!"

Before Conan could object, Mitsuhiko and the other two had already slipped into the building through the gap under the iron gate.

Seeing this, Conan quickly picked up his backpack and followed him inside.

Haibara sighed and crawled inside as well.

After the rules were agreed upon, the group played a game of rock-paper-scissors.

Conan, who had the worst luck, successfully became the 'demon' and was responsible for catching people.

Seeing that Conan had been chosen as the 'demon,' Mitsuhiko and the other two laughed:

"As expected of Conan, it really is you!"

"Conan's luck has always been terrible~"

"It's okay, Conan. Once you catch us, we can switch people~"

Conan squinted, sighed helplessly, and accepted reality.

For some reason, he always lost when playing rock-paper-scissors with these people.

Even back in school, he rarely seemed to win at rock-paper-scissors.

"Okay! Let's hide!" With Yuan Tai's shout, everyone scattered throughout the building.

Conan then turned around and walked to the wall, facing away from everyone, loudly counting numbers.

After counting to ten, Conan's dejected expression vanished, replaced by a joyful smile: "Alright! Let me find you quickly!"

In less than three minutes, Conan found Mitsuhiko, Ayumi, and Ai Haibara.

Seeing that Ai Haibara had also been found, Ayumi exclaimed in surprise, "Eh? Ai was found so quickly too?!"

"There's no way around it. After all, the guy who's an Oni is a detective who loves chasing, fleeing, and hiding, and he'll relentlessly dig out his opponents even if it means pursuing them to the bitter end," Ai Haibara said calmly.

"What kind of logic is that?!" Conan glared at Ai Haibara with displeasure.

If Conan didn't know her background, he would have thought that Haibara might actually be Tatsuno's child.

In terms of satire and the mentality of teasing people, they are practically identical...

Just then, the detective badge in Conan's pocket suddenly received a call from Genta.

"Can you hear me, Conan?"

"What's wrong, Genta?" Conan asked, taking out his badge.

Ai Haibara and the other two also came forward to check the situation.

At that moment, Genta's cautious voice came from inside the badge again: "It sounds like someone is here! I just heard a sound, like someone was knocking on the wall!"

Just then, Genta heard knocking on the wall again and exclaimed in a panic, "It's happening again! I heard it again! There really is someone in the building!"

Conan quickly comforted Genta, and after Genta calmed down, he continued, "Don't worry, we'll come find you now. By the way, is that sound still going on?"

"No, it seems to have stopped now. The first time it was two beeps, then five, and finally it stopped after two more beeps," Genta recalled.

Upon hearing this, Conan and Mitsuhiko all showed tense expressions.

If Eun-tae heard correctly, then 252 means—'Someone needs rescue'.

"Isn't that the emergency call code issued by the fire department?! My sister taught me not long ago that 252 is the code for someone requesting rescue..."

After hearing this, Ayumi exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't that the knocking code Conan used when we were at the sushi restaurant last time?!"

“That’s right. If Genta heard me correctly, that means someone is inside this building and is calling for help.” Conan said seriously. “In any case, let’s meet up with Genta first, and then we’ll talk more!”

A minute later, everyone ran up the stairs and successfully reunited with Yuan Tai.

"Was the sound gone before we got here?" Conan asked.

Yuanta nodded.

“Then there’s nothing we can do. Since Genta doesn’t know exactly which room the sound came from, we’ll just have to search room by room,” Mitsuhiko said, frowning.

Just as everyone was about to begin the search, the knocking sound suddenly rang out again.

This time, everyone clearly heard the knocking sound.

After listening carefully for a while, Conan said in confusion, "The sound should be coming from upstairs, but it doesn't sound like 252? It seems I'll have to go and check."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded and went up the stairs together.

Soon after, the group arrived at the door of the room where the knocking sound had come from.

After asking everyone to move a little further away, Conan nervously opened the door.

The scene inside the house was beyond Conan's expectations.

Two men in light green overalls stood in front of a pillar. One of them, a thinner man, was hammering the pillar with a hammer, while the other, a heavier man, was holding a notebook and writing something down.

Upon seeing this, the tension on Conan's face instantly vanished.

Seeing this, Haibara and her two companions also gathered around the door, curiously peering into the room.

Upon hearing the door open, the two men stopped what they were doing and turned to look at Conan and his friends.

"What's wrong, you kids?"

"This won't do. How can you just barge into this building?"

Upon hearing this, Conan pushed open the door and entered, asking, "Uncles, what are you doing here?"

"Because this building needs to be demolished, someone needs to tap on the walls to check the building's strength," the thin man holding the hammer replied.

The heavier man turned to the thinner man and laughed, "This guy got carried away and started tapping along to the music~ Please, you need to take it seriously!"

After listening to their conversation, Mitsuhiko and the other two couldn't help but exclaim, "Eh?"

"So, the 252 that Genta heard earlier wasn't a distress signal, was it?" Mitsuhiko looked at Genta and said with a relaxed expression.

Genta breathed a sigh of relief and was no longer nervous.

Just then, Conan squatted down in front of the plastic bag on the ground, reached out and opened it, and asked, "Are there only two of you in this building, Uncle?"

"Yes, it's just the two of us."

"But this empty bento box in the plastic bag... I just bought it at noon today, and it contains three bento boxes!" Conan asked, looking at the convenience store receipt in his hand.

A flicker of panic crossed the thinner man's eyes. He immediately pointed to the heavier man beside him and explained with a laugh, "Haha, this guy can eat two portions by himself!"

"Yeah, I can finish a two-person bento in no time!" The chubby man patted his belly and agreed.

After saying that, before Conan and the others could speak again, the two men continued:

"By the way, kids, this place is off-limits. You'd better get out of here."

"Yes, hurry home and do your homework, your parents will worry if it's too late~"

Upon hearing this, Mitsuhiko and the other two immediately nodded and smiled, "Okay, we understand!"

Conan turned and walked towards Mitsuhiko and the others. After saying goodbye to the two men, he prepared to close the door.

Chapter 342: Meaningful Mobile Wallpapers

Just as the two middle-aged men were saying goodbye, Conan suddenly turned around and asked, "By the way, can I ask you one more question? How much explosives will be needed to demolish this building?"

The thin man said unhurriedly, "I don't know, because the investigation hasn't been completed yet, so we don't know right now."

“Yes, but this building is quite big, so it will probably be used a lot.” Another man nodded and smiled.

After hearing their answers, Conan squinted and smiled, "Really? Then the explosion scene will be spectacular!"

"Little friend, come back and come back later~" The thin man smiled and waved his hand.

"Okay, goodbye~" Conan smiled and waved, then closed the door and left.

Mitsuhiko and his two friends discussed as they went downstairs:

"Nothing happened after all~"