Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

If his reasoning is correct, then the culprit in this series of events should be Keisuke Yamao. Who is the other person?

Could it be that Keisuke Yamao has accomplices?!

That's troublesome...

Chapter 385 The Laughing Murderer Must Have Bad Luck

Amid Mitsuhiko and the others' puzzled looks, Conan explained his and Tatsuno's reasoning to them.

When Mitsuhiko and the others heard that Keisuke Yamao might be planning to blow up the 'reservoir', they all clenched their fists, ready to stop him together with Conan.

Soon after, the group finally reached the cave exit.

After confirming that it was safe to leave, Conan led the group out of the cave.

Not far from the cave, Conan discovered a huge reservoir outlet pipe.

After thinking for a moment, Conan pulled out a map from his pocket. "This should be the shortest distance to the reservoir!"

After saying that, Conan glanced at Mitsuhiko and the others, and prepared to let them stay there for the time being.

Upon seeing Conan's gaze, Mitsuhiko and the others immediately understood his intention and rushed into the discharge pipe, leaving Conan with only a resolute back view.

Seeing this, Conan shook his head helplessly, "Let's go together, but you must listen to me and not act rashly!"

--"OK!"

……

the other side

Tono Mizuki followed behind Tatsuno.

After glancing at the hunting rifle in Longye's hand, she opened her mouth but couldn't utter a sound.

She knew the young man was heading towards the reservoir, but she didn't know why.

Of course, besides this question, she had many other questions in her mind.

Furthermore, since her hunting rifle was still in the young man's hands, she subconsciously followed behind him with a lot of questions.

Just then, Ryuno spoke up: "Miss Mizuki, although you shot at Mitsuhiko and the others just now, I know you didn't mean to kill them."

"That's right! But why did you shoot? And... what are you planning to do now?" Tono Mizuki asked, puzzled.

Longye chuckled, "The reason I fired was because he almost drenched me in snow... Of course, more importantly, I wanted to 'give him a little push,' since he loves that kind of thrill~"

Tono Mizuki: "?"

"As for what I'm going to do now..."

Under Tono Mizuki's shocked gaze, Ryuno revealed Yamao Keisuke's plan to blow up the reservoir.

Upon hearing this, Tono Mizuki showed a look of horror.

According to Tatsuno, the bombings and Hikawa's death that occurred recently, which were related to Mayor Asakura, were both orchestrated by Keisuke Yamao.

After hearing all this, Tono Mizuki lowered her head and said, "Actually, eight years ago..."

"I understand, you must have been there at the time, right?"

"What? How did you..." Tono Mizuki looked at Ryuno in surprise.

"The reason you changed your appearance after Touma woke up and kept monitoring Touma's movements... even shooting at them, wasn't it all to keep them away from you?"

After a moment of silence, Tono Mizuki said slowly in a slightly tearful voice, "You...you're right. Eight years ago, my sister and I had an argument. Just as I pushed her down, intending to teach her a lesson by making her fall, Yamao's car pulled up."

"Touma was just across the street, and he happened to see me push my sister down. My mind went completely blank at that moment, and when I came to my senses, I found myself already home..."

"Later I heard that Touma fell off a cliff and was unconscious..."

"..."

After listening to Tono Mizuki's description, Tatsuno nodded.

No wonder she didn't see Touma being chased by Keisuke Yamao, nor did she know that Keisuke Yamao was the 'real' culprit.

As for what she said next, it was almost identical to what Longye remembered.

She took a job at the hotel across from Touma's house because she was afraid that Touma would reveal that she pushed her sister after regaining consciousness.

……

Soon after, Conan and his friends climbed into the reservoir.

Since Touma was too weak to walk, Conan asked Mitsuhiko and the other two to stay and take care of her, while he went into the office in charge of managing the reservoir.

Upon opening the office door, Conan saw that both staff members inside the reservoir had fallen into a coma.

Since neither of them had any obvious external injuries, Conan concluded that they had been stunned by a stun gun.

Thinking of this, Conan quickly ran to the window and turned on the binoculars on his glasses.

Sure enough, he found a remote-controlled bomb similar to the one he had seen in the tunnel that day on the outer wall of the reservoir.

Just as Conan was pondering what to do next and preparing to call Ryuno, Keisuke Yamao, who had heard the noise and rushed over, quietly walked up behind Conan.

— "Zzz"

In a daze, Conan noticed a figure behind him and dodged the stun gun aimed at his neck.

But the stun gun still struck Conan in the back.

Because of the thick clothing, although Conan felt the electric current and cried out in pain, he did not lose consciousness.

After dodging Yamao Keisuke's second attack, Conan stumbled out of the office and onto the bridge over the reservoir.

Just as Conan was about to escape on his skateboard, Keisuke Yamao suddenly raised his shotgun and fired, hitting the ground near Conan's feet, causing Conan to fall to the ground.

Seeing this, Yamao Keisuke slowly lowered his shotgun, grinning maliciously as he pulled out a stun gun and walked towards Conan.

"Hahaha, what a foolish brat! If you had obediently participated in the village's snow festival, you wouldn't have died so painfully!"

Seeing Keisuke Yamao gradually approaching him, Conan pushed himself up from the ground and thought about how to escape.

Just then, a mocking voice suddenly came from behind Yamao Keisuke.

"—Why would you do such a cruel thing to a child? And you even messed up Conan's hair like this!"

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Conan immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Yamao Keisuke looked behind him in shock and instinctively raised the shotgun in his right hand.

--"boom!"

Before Yamao Keisuke could fire, Tatsuno shot first, knocking the hunting rifle out of his hand.

After knocking the gun out of Yamao Keisuke's hand, Ryuno casually tossed his hunting rifle aside and then walked forward slowly with a smile.

Upon seeing this, Yamao Keisuke, who had been looking terrified, chuckled sinisterly and instantly pulled out a stun gun, rushing towards Ryūno.

"Although I don't know where you came from, your foolish act of throwing away your gun means you'll die..."

Before Yamao Keisuke could finish speaking, Ryuno flashed in front of him and slapped the stun gun out of his hand. "Oh? What is it?"

The next second, with a smile on his face, Ryūno instantly dislocated Yamao Keisuke's limbs.

--"ah!!!!!!"

After Longye finished his actions, a heart-wrenching wail echoed across the reservoir.

Conan, who had already gotten up, looked at Yamao Keisuke lying on the ground groaning and shook his head helplessly. "Idiot... the reason he put the gun down is because he didn't take you seriously at all, right..."

After finishing his rant, Conan remembered something and looked up at Tatsuno. "Takeda, this guy has already planted the bomb. The remote control should be on him."

Chapter 386 Unforeseen Triggering Conditions

As soon as Conan finished speaking, he saw Ryuno throw a black remote control over him.

He hurriedly and clumsily took the remote control, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that it was safe and sound.

"Takeda!!! Do you know how dangerous this is?! What if I didn't catch it?!"

"You caught it, didn't you?" Longye waved his hand casually. "Speaking of which, when did you go to the hair salon? Your new hairstyle is quite unique! It has a kind of Mohawk-like beauty~"

After saying that, Ryuno took another close look at Conan's hair and laughed out loud.

Conan twitched his lips and said helplessly, "Do you think I wanted this? This happened just now..."

At this point, Conan suddenly remembered that he had seen two mysterious black figures earlier, and his expression changed drastically. "Wait, Takeda, there's probably more than just him as a culprit! This Yamao might have other accomplices!"

"Conan! Tatsuno-nii-san! What happened? We think we heard a gunshot!"

Just as Conan finished asking his question, Mitsuhiko and the other two, who were in the distance, also rushed over with Touma.

Not long after, Mizuki Tono also arrived, drawn by the sound of gunfire.

Upon seeing Mizuki Tono arrive, Conan frowned, staring at her suspiciously for a few seconds before a guess suddenly popped into his head.

Could it be that the person who shot at us earlier wasn't Keisuke Yamao, but Mizuki Tono?

After having this idea, Conan turned his head and glanced at the hunting rifle that Ryūno had casually thrown on the ground earlier.

Oh right, wasn't Takeda carrying a hunting rifle just now...?

Could it be that Takeda took this gun from Tono Mizuki?

So, Tono Mizuki was the one who fired at them in the snow?!

After clearing his mind, Conan looked up at Mizuki Tono, preparing to ask her a question.

Just then, Touma stared at Mizuki Tono's face for a few seconds, then suddenly yelled and backed away.

Amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd, Touma pointed at Mizuki Tono with a look of horror, "I remember now... she was the older sister back then! Although she wore glasses back then, I'm sure I'm not mistaken!"

Upon hearing this, Tono Mizuki sighed and lowered her head in remorse.

Seeing this, Conan became even more certain of his guess and exclaimed in realization, "So that's how it is! Miss Mizuki, what Toma saw 8 years ago was actually you, right? That's why you didn't go into the cave to continue chasing us back then."

Tono Mizuki glanced at Conan in surprise.

Conan continued, "Yesterday you told Uncle Kogoro Mouri that you're afraid of dark and cramped places."

Upon hearing this, Tono Mizuki looked up at Ryuno but remained silent.

The reason she didn't go into the cave to chase them was not only because she didn't actually intend to harm them, but also because her gun had already been taken by Longye.

Seeing that Tono Mizuki remained silent, as if tacitly agreeing with his statement, Conan secretly thought that his guess was indeed correct.