Detective Conan: Is Miss Haibara planning to assault a police officer again today?

Whether it's reasonable to say it directly is secondary; the main thing is that he really can't show an attitude of "I had long anticipated that your organization would assassinate Shigehiko Tobuchi".

Once this attitude is shown, whether Kenzo Masuyama lives or dies becomes irrelevant. What's truly worrying is whether Gin, having received the information and made reasonable deductions, will lead a group to storm his house one night.

Higashino Ning's goal for this trip is very clear: to first protect Tonguchi Shigehiko, and then, according to the original plot, arrest Masuyama Kenzo or collect his body.

If we can't get the reward, we'll call it quits.

Once you've received the reward, seize the opportunity to press your advantage.

The main goal is to protect oneself.

If Gin hadn't known for certain that Kenzo Masuyama would die, and hadn't planned any future retaliation against those involved, he wouldn't have wasted a single word on him now.

...

Higashino Ning's words plunged the room into silence once again.

His attitude was so tough, and with his police credentials backing him up, he really intimidated the group.

Of course, the main reason is that Inspector Megure tacitly approved of Higashino Ning's actions, and Higashino Ning also gave both sides a way out.

Subjectively speaking, Higashino Ning is now the head of the police force and can manage all affairs.

After a brief silence, a few people broke away from the crowd and stepped forward.

They were very honest; as soon as they came over, they gave their names and said when they originally planned to leave and what they were going to do, hoping to be allowed to leave.

They were speaking very seriously.

But Higashino Ning's attitude was quite casual. He waved them away and left without even bothering to make a note of it.

The others were eager to follow suit, but they were unsure whether Higashino Ning would suddenly pull some other tricks.

Since they were going to attend the entire memorial service anyway, the rest of them simply stayed put.

Kenzo Masuyama has now completely "lost power" and returned to a passive position.

He suddenly realized that he couldn't quite understand Higashino Ning.

Where does this young man get his confidence from?

The explanation of "a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger" doesn't hold water either, considering the other party has been working in the police system for three years.

"Although the police may not be able to deduce that the chandelier was shot down by a bullet during this period, the handgun still needs to be dealt with, and they will probably start searching people soon."

Kenzo Masuyama narrowed his eyes and began to think about how to get rid of the pistol.

Although other people's attention was no longer on him, Higashino Ning was still staring at him.

It's not very easy to operate.

Just as he was thinking this, a figure suddenly stumbled and fell on him.

Belmode?

Upon seeing the person's appearance clearly, Kenzo Masuyama instantly understood and helped support the other person.

Vermouth also quickly took the pistol and hid it on her person.

Her purpose in coming here was to ensure the successful execution of Pisco's assassination plan and to provide assistance to him when necessary.

But to be honest...

Belmod believed that Pisco was likely to stumble and fall this time.

The key factor that supported her in coming up with this idea was Higashino Ning.

The more I learn about it, the more amazed I become.

How many years has it been since the Japanese police encountered someone like this?

The other party is worth paying attention to; they might be of great use in the future.

After a brief exchange of glances and a few symbolic words, Vermouth successfully transferred the pistol to herself.

Higashino Ning could guess what those two were doing right now.

Unfortunately, he was too focused on putting on airs and maintaining order, and since Vermouth hadn't done anything in the original story, he didn't anticipate what Vermouth might do.

Even if Vermouth anticipated this and prepared to catch him in the act, she would most likely choose to give up on saving Kenzo Masuyama, and might even take advantage of the chaos to shoot Shigehiko Tomonuchi in the crowd.

"It's a pity... we can't conduct large-scale body searches, we have to do it one by one."

Chapter 121 Inspector, here I come!

Seeing that Vermouth had already taken the pistol before the body search even began, Higashino Ning decided not to insist that Masuyama Kenzo be the first to be searched.

Where's Conan, by the way?

Higashino Ning looked around but didn't see Conan.

It's normal that he couldn't find it, after all, President Ke was standing behind a wall of people, holding a purple silk scarf in his hand.

Just now, as he was searching for Kenzo Masuyama in the darkness, this silk scarf suddenly floated onto his head.

Just seconds before the scarf drifted over, he heard a sound that had been silenced.

Because it was an organized operation, he immediately assumed it was gunfire.

Conan now sees Masuyama Kenzo's methods quite clearly.

First, find a way to get Shigehiko Tobukuro to the chandelier, then shoot it down in the dark to create the illusion of an "accidental death".

As for the purple silk scarf, it was an auxiliary item used by the other side to cover the firelight and avoid the reaction of gunpowder smoke.

He could even smell the gunpowder on the silk scarf if he got close enough.

His current focus is on how to effectively convey this information to Higashino Ning.

To be honest, whether he asks Ai Haibara to convey the message or speaks for himself, Higashino Ning will immediately recognize that he is "the same kind" as Ai Haibara.

Continuing to use the phone's voice-changing function to send messages is feasible, but he is not very willing to do so.

The reason... he really wants Higashino Ning to know his true identity now.

After much thought, Conan could only come to one conclusion: revealing his identity to Higashino would make things much easier.

Moreover, he doesn't feel much pressure to reveal his identity to Higashino Ning now.

With Ai Haibara's actions setting the stage, and Higashino Ning currently being the only person in the police force who knows anything about that organization, and being determined to confront them.

If that's the case, why doesn't he try to make things easier for himself?

There's absolutely no downside to it.

Another point is that... this police officer, Higashino Ning, can provide considerable assistance when Ran suspects him again.

Conan glanced at the time; there were only about forty minutes left before the memorial service ended.

There's no time to lose; arresting Kenzo Masuyama is the most important thing!

Conan made his decision, grabbed the scarf, and ran towards the crowd.

After pushing aside the crowd, he waved to Higashino Ning, then quickly approached and handed her the silk scarf.

"Officer Higashino, I found this earlier, and it seems to smell of gunpowder."

Being honest doesn't mean saying it outright.

Conan believed that Higashino Ning could understand and would definitely be able to grasp the hints he was giving.

Higashino Ning truly understood.

He took the silk scarf, smelled it, and immediately stood up. "Except for those who received the purple silk scarf, everyone else, immediately move to the edge of the venue and gather there!"

As he spoke, he arranged for the remaining criminal police officers to stand guard at the entrance of the venue and check each person one by one.

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately checked the color of their scarves, clutching them tightly as if they had received a very precious talisman, and walked towards the door.

Megure was completely bewildered. "Conan... what are you doing here???"

Takagi Wataru was also a little confused, "How come you're here even though the person isn't dead?"

Shigehiko Toguchi glanced at Wataru Takagi, thinking to himself, "I'm really sorry I didn't die."

Conan had already prepared a reason when he arrived. He scratched his head and chuckled, "After school, I came here with Professor Agasa to buy some things, and I happened to see that a memorial service was being held here."

"Out of curiosity, I sneaked in to take a look, and they really didn't pay any attention to me!"

Everyone: "..."

Inspector Megure coughed twice. "Brother Takagi, why don't you take Conan out first?"

Conan immediately ran behind Higashino Ning, "I'm not leaving, let me stay here and take a look!"

Megure was exasperated and continued to coax the child, "Isn't Professor Agasa still outside? He'll probably call the police if he can't find you!"

"It's okay, it's okay, I told the professor before I came in," Conan continued to reassure the adult.

He succeeded.

Megure gave up on expelling Conan and turned to Higashino Ning. "Brother Higashino, what did you mean by letting the person with the purple scarf stay? Have we found a breakthrough?"

Higashino Ning nodded and repeated to Inspector Megure the reasoning that Conan had just been thinking.

Having a precise target makes a big difference.

If the plot involves a choice between three or more options, Conan would definitely need at least three episodes of deduction to solve it.

However, Higashino Ning knew that Conan had already locked onto Masuyama Kenzo, so it wasn't difficult for him to guess the other's reasoning.

After listening, Inspector Megure said he understood and praised Higashino Ning highly, saying that he reacted very quickly and analyzed so much as soon as he got the scarf, which was very impressive.

But in reality, Higashino Ning was just waiting for Conan to open the door for him.

Having the script isn't impressive; Conan's dad is the real genius.

Without needing to escort Conan away, Takagi Wataru assisted the other police officers in quickly identifying all those carrying purple scarves.

There are many targets, but both Higashino Ning and Conan are only focused on Masuyama Kenzo.

However, Higashino Ning was a little surprised. Vermouth was nowhere to be found in the crowd, and he didn't even know when she had left.

It doesn't matter, as long as that old geezer Kenzo Masuyama is still around.