Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

Longye and Xiaolan were going to the vegetable store to buy some vegetables.

……

Mihua Department Store

"Redeem yourself right, Kamen Rider! We're going to send you to hell!"

"I, Kamen Rider, will protect the peace of the Earth!"

"Go Kamen Rider! Go Kamen Rider!"

Many children watched the performance on stage with great interest, cheering excitedly for Kamen Rider.

Looking at the excited Mitsuhiko and his two friends beside him, Conan sighed helplessly, thinking, "Why do I, a high school student, have to watch this kind of thing here..."

Seemingly noticing Conan's listless expression, Ayumi leaned closer and asked, "Conan, don't you like Kamen Rider? Everyone likes him..."

Seeing Ayumi's childlike expression, Conan paused for a moment, then immediately raised his arm and said in a pretentious manner, "Me? I like it the most! Go! Go Kamen Rider!"

Seeing Conan cheering loudly for Kamen Rider, Ayumi smiled and nodded.

After finally making it to the end of the performance, Conan forced a smile and took a group photo with the Detective Boys.

As dusk settled, Conan and his friends took the elevator home.

Just then, Genta touched his pocket and suddenly realized that the autographed Kamen Rider photo was gone.

He sat down on the ground dejectedly, muttering, "I was originally going to keep it as a treasure for life!"

Seeing this, Conan looked at the photos everyone had taken, recalling and deducing as he went: "Genta, I remember after the photos were taken, you said you were hungry, and then..."

Chapter 58 No crime will happen in the department store late at night.

Upon hearing Conan's words, Genta immediately slapped his forehead: "I remember now! I went to buy hot dogs back then!"

"The photo is on the hot dog stand! I'm going to get it now!"

After saying that, Genta immediately ran back towards the department store.

"Wait! Genta!"

Mitsuhiko and Ayumi called out and ran after him.

Conan watched the three run away, looking utterly helpless: "I really lost to them. What can I do? I just like to do deductions all the time!"

After letting out a sigh, Conan also chased after them.

Department store

Conan and his friends, who were hiding next to the car, overheard the security guard's words.

In ten minutes, the security system here will be activated.

Upon hearing this news, Mitsuhiko also began to have second thoughts. He turned to Genta and said, "Genta, in ten minutes, this entrance will be closed..."

Genta was only focused on getting his autographed photo back and didn't take it seriously. He clenched his fist and said, "Hmph! I can get it in just ten minutes!"

Conan, standing to the side, held his head in his hands, pouting as he looked up at the sky.

At that moment, he finally understood how terrifying the little devil was.

"It's now!"

The moment the security guard at the entrance turned his head, Genta and his two companions rushed towards the door. Seeing this, Conan had no choice but to follow behind them and sneak into the department store together.

The group took the elevator to the platform of the department store and found Yuan Tai's autographed photo near the hot dog stand.

Seeing the happy Genta, Ayumi turned to Conan and said, "It's all thanks to Conan!"

Conan, holding his head, replied with a laugh, "Oh, it's nothing, just a small matter!"

The crowd was so engrossed in finding the autographed photo that they forgot the building's security system was about to be activated.

Shortly after, the group got off the elevator and rushed toward the door.

But they were too late. The building's security system had already been activated, the main entrance was blocked by the lowered security shutters, and all the lights inside the building had been turned off.

Seeing this, Genta and the other two looked anxiously at Conan: "What do we do now!"

Seeing the three panicked people, Conan smiled nonchalantly and held up one finger, saying, "It's okay~ We just need to go to the guard room inside the store and tell them the truth. They'll definitely let us out, don't worry!"

Seeing Conan's confident demeanor, Genta and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

Since Conan has said so, there must be no problem!

……

A moment later, Conan and his friends went down the stairs and arrived at the security guard's room on the second basement floor.

Just as I was about to enter, I heard an unusual conversation coming from inside.

The group peeked into the room and found that all the security guards inside had been tied up with ropes.

So they abandoned the idea of ​​pushing the door open and hid outside.

Conan remained silent as he listened to the robbers' conversation inside the house.

He turned to look at the three somewhat frightened children and whispered, "Anyway, we mustn't let them find us. First, try to call the police!"

After saying that, the group quietly left and began searching for a phone in the building.

Unfortunately, all the telephone lines for the public telephones in the building had been cut.

The telephones in the staff offices also seemed to have become unusable due to the activation of the building's security system.

In a moment of desperation, Conan grabbed a paint bucket and drew an "SOS" sign on the window, hoping to use this distress symbol to ask for help from the people outside.

……

Tatsuno family

"Hey, Dad. Have you and Conan finished dinner? I baked some bread, do you want me to bring it over?"

"..."

"What! Conan hasn't come home yet? It's so late, could something have happened to him? Ryūno and I will be there right away!"

After hanging up the phone, Ran said worriedly, "Ryuno! Conan hasn't come home yet, I'm a little worried. Shall we go check on him?"

Seeing Xiaolan's worried expression, Longye nodded.

Although he knew Conan wouldn't get into any trouble. If anything were to happen, it would be someone else…

But seeing Xiaolan's worried expression, Longye could only nod.

Maori Detective Agency

Seeing her father, who showed no concern whatsoever for Conan, Ran clenched her fists and shouted, "Older brother!"

Noticing that Ran seemed angry, Kogoro Mouri immediately straightened up and said, "Didn't he go to the department store with his friends this afternoon to see some children's play? You can call those kids' families and ask them."

Upon hearing this, Longye recalled that when Conan left at noon, he did indeed say that he was going to Beika Department Store to see some Kamen Rider show with his friends.

Conan's current friends... should be the Detective Boys, right?

Thinking of this, Longye shook his head helplessly.

If these kids are gathered together outside of school, it's safe to assume they've been involved in some kind of case.

Soon after, Xiaolan called the homes of the other children and found that none of them had returned home.

Seeing Xiaolan's worried expression, Longye said, "Since they went to the department store this afternoon, I'll go there and look for them first. Xiaolan, you and Uncle Mori should call the police first, and we'll keep in touch by phone."

Ran nodded upon hearing Ryuno's proposal.

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri waved his hand, saying, "No need for that trouble, they definitely didn't..."

--"boom!"

Before he could finish speaking, Xiaolan had already smashed the low table on the ground in two.

Kogoro Mouri looked at the mess on the table, then at Ran's fierce gaze.

He immediately scratched his head and said quickly, "Let's go, Ran, let's hurry and find Inspector Megure for help..."

Seeing Kogoro Mouri's rapid change of expression, Tatsuno couldn't help but cover his mouth and chuckle a few times.

……

After a while

Tatsuno arrived at the entrance of the Beika Department Store.

Although the main entrance was protected by a heavy roller shutter, the lights inside the building were on.

Furthermore, on the windows of the seventh floor of the building, there are three large white English letters – SOS.

Seeing this scene, Longye knew perfectly well that there was definitely something wrong inside the building.

"Xiao Jia, can you find a way to take control of this building's security system?"

[Building security system detected as connected to the network, initiating a hack...]

Taking advantage of this time, Longye took out his phone and called Xiaolan, asking them to notify the police to come to the department store.

He had just hung up the phone when he heard Xiao Jia's voice.

[Intrusion complete]

"So fast? Then open the door for me. And while you're at it, see where Conan and the others are right now."

After the door opened, Longye took the elevator to the seventh floor according to the location marked by the system.

He heard a few barks from a dog as soon as the elevator door opened a crack.

As the barking grew louder, a dramatic scene unfolded before Longye's eyes.

A man dressed in a Kamen Rider outfit is being tied up and spun around by Conan, Genta, and Ayumi as if they were playing a game.

The man's clothes were now tattered and torn, and considering the barking he had just heard, it seemed to be the work of the dogs nearby.

After tying up the man, the juvenile detective group finally spotted Ryuno.

Upon seeing Ryūno, Genta immediately said, "Conan! There's another person over there, let's go tie him up too!"

After he finished speaking, he rubbed his hands together, looking eager to try.

After seeing the person in front of him clearly, Conan immediately shouted, "Stop! Genta, he's not a bad person!"