Conan: I've been linked to the tech tree system.

Chapter 86 Okay, I'm used to it.

"Dang Dang Dang"

A rhythmic knocking sound startled Kaito Kuroba, who was hiding a hang glider under the bed.

He quickly hid the hang glider, laid down the sheet to block the view from outside to the bottom of the bed, turned around in front of the mirror to make sure his disguise was correct, and then went to open the door.

The door opened, revealing a handsome face with a gentle smile.

Hmm, looks familiar.

Doi Takaki, who should have been a gentleman, froze in place, his smile appearing somewhat disgusting due to the excess fat around his eyes and brows.

Tohru Tono didn't treat himself as an outsider. He pushed aside the obstructing Doi Takaki and entered the room, thoughtfully closing the door behind him.

"Hey, I'm telling you." Seeing Tohno Toru casually pour a pot of tea and then sit down on his bed with the teacup, Kuroba Kaito sighed helplessly, "When exactly did you discover my disguise?"

He sat down curiously as well. "Could it be that my footsteps sounded wrong when I went downstairs? That shouldn't be the case; I specifically strapped weights to my calves..."

"intuition."

"intuition?"

"intuition"

"..."

Kaito Kuroba was skeptical.

If someone could really tell through my disguise as Phantom Thief Kid just by intuition, then why bother stealing jewels? I might as well just tie myself up and send myself to Inspector Nakamori by express delivery.

Let's just assume he has special skills in discerning things... sooner or later he'll even fool him.

Kaito Kuroba quickly put the matter out of his mind.

As it turns out, Toru Tohno, the detective, is clearly not conventional. He has the ability to uncover Tohno's identity, but he has no intention of turning him over to the police.

In addition, there was the matter of making him his subordinate...

He's most likely a lawless outlaw.

After returning last time, Kaito Kuroba specifically asked his assistant, Kinosuke Terai, to investigate Toru Tono, but they found nothing.

All I knew was that he was an inventor who used to work in sales for an insurance company in Kyoto... So how are these two obviously unrelated professions connected?

"You didn't come here just to show off that you recognized me again, did you?"

"I'm not that bored."

Tono Toru got up and walked to the French windows to look at the scenery outside.

"Don't you feel like you're being followed?"

Kaito Kuroba was taken aback, then he also got up and secretly peeked out.

The snow scene outside is beautiful. Occasionally, you can see snow-white tits hopping among the branches, dancing like snow sprites.

There were no footprints or other signs of human activity on the ground.

"What makes you say that?" Kaito Kuroba couldn't figure it out.

Tohno frowned. How could Kuroba Kaito be completely unaware?

To avoid being followed, he always carried the thermal imaging scanner in his pocket when he went out. Just before entering the villa, he clearly noticed the unusual human figure.

Portable thermal imaging scanner: A scanner manufactured using a special process. It has a built-in infrared scanning module that can scan biological thermal signals within a 100-meter range and update their location in real time within a linked device.

But when he entered the villa and took out his phone to check again, the strange image had immediately disappeared.

It can't be a misperception. The props I made have been tested by blood and fire, so there can't be any problems.

Tohru Tohno initially thought it might be Kaito Kid's assistant or something... but judging from his completely unaware appearance, it probably isn't.

"Have you offended anyone recently?" Tohru Tono asked Kaito Kuroba.

“Uh…” Hearing him say that, Kaito Kuroba suddenly thought of the mysterious organization that aimed to find the legendary “Stone of Destiny” that could grant immortality – “Pandora”.

Could it be them?

Kaito Kuroba's expression darkened.

Seeing his sudden silence, Tohno patted him on the shoulder.

"You'd better leave quickly, or you'll cause trouble for our party."

Kaito Kuroba looked at him speechlessly, "Hey, shouldn't you be helping me solve my problems?"

"Your affairs have nothing to do with me." Toru Tono had a general understanding of Kaito Kuroba's situation, and it seemed that, like Conan, he was fighting against some mysterious organization.

However, it's much weaker than the Black Organization, and that "Pandora" thing... it's obviously impossible for it to be real, so he had no interest in it whatsoever.

"No, I need to stay here and keep an eye on things. I still don't know what Tanaka Kikue's purpose is..."

As he was saying this, he suddenly caught a glimpse of red out of the corner of his eye.

They quickly looked in that direction and saw flames shooting into the sky.

Kaito Kuroba quickly opened the glass door and ran to the balcony outside, where a raging fire was burning on the suspension bridge.

Thick smoke billowed up, mingling with flames, creating a scene reminiscent of the apocalypse.

"Look over there..." He tried to call Tohru Tono over, who wasn't responding, but before he could finish speaking, the raging flames suddenly vanished completely, like ice and snow melting away.

"Huh?" Kaito Kuroba was a little confused.

......

The massive fire that suddenly broke out and was quickly extinguished attracted the attention of everyone in the villa. Footsteps followed one after another, and everyone soon gathered in the living room downstairs.

"What exactly happened?" Araki appeared in the living room wearing an apron. He had just been in the kitchen preparing dinner with his assistant when he suddenly heard a terrified scream from upstairs, so he rushed over.

"It's the suspension bridge! A huge fire just broke out on the suspension bridge." Tanaka Kikue, who had also rushed over, looked horrified, but also a little confused. "But then it was inexplicably put out."

"Is it extinguished?"

Araki walked to the window and looked out. Sure enough, he found that the suspension bridge was still there, without any sign of being burned by the flames.

"Could it be that you saw it wrong?"

"How could that be?" Kikue Tanaka's smile was somewhat forced.

“I saw the fire too,” Naoko Kuroda said, coming over to confirm for Kikue Tanaka. “But it’s really strange, how could such flames disappear in an instant?”

Just as everyone was wondering what was going on, a series of chaotic footsteps came from upstairs.

Ran, Takuya, Tono, and the other two walked down the stairs together.

"What happened? I think I saw a huge fire outside?"

Sonoko and Ran went to Tohru's room to look for him, but found no one there. Just as they were wondering what was going on, they saw the fire on the bridge.

The two rushed out the door and ran into Tohru Tono and Takaki Doi by the stairs, and they walked down together.

Huang Yi then recounted the events of the previous day to the group, his expression somewhat grave.

Kaito Kuroba sized up Toru Tono, who hadn't shown any change in expression throughout, and thought to himself, "This guy has been so calm all along."

"How strange, I wonder what happened." Araki handed his apron to his assistant. After what had happened, he had no interest in cooking himself. "And we don't even know when 'Escape King' and 'Shadow Mage' will arrive."

"He's not coming."

"Eh?!"

The people in the living room were startled by the sudden, unfamiliar voice. They looked in the direction of the sound and found two figures, one tall and one short, standing in front of the unlocked front door of the villa for easy access.

"Conan? Dad? Why are you back?" Ran asked, somewhat puzzled, when she saw the two of them.

Conan didn't speak, leaving the task of explaining the reason to Kogoro Mouri, and then looked at Tohru Tono, who had a gentle smile on his face.

"The suspension bridge wasn't completely burned down...it was him, wasn't it?"

Conan remembered that Tohno Toru had stopped by the suspension bridge for a while when he came.

"They said they hadn't found anything unusual..."

Conan sighed inwardly, thinking that they would always be a little faster than him to discover the problem.

Forget it, I'm used to it.

Chapter 87 was simply a fast-forward.

Kogoro Mouri explained the cause of the incident to everyone with a serious expression, a hint of relief still lingering on his face.

It turned out that they rushed back to the villa because they heard a news report on the car radio while driving home.

"The body of 41-year-old Tsutomu Nishiyama, who lived in an apartment in Beihu Town, was discovered by his biological mother, who cleaned his room. According to her, the personal computer screen next to the body contained the ambiguous message, 'One solved—Leaves 'Shadow Master'.'"

"The police are currently investigating this as a criminal case."

Kogoro Mouri vividly described the information he heard on the radio, and the details revealed sent chills down the spines of everyone present.

“I said… I remember the real name of ‘Escape King’ is Nishiyama Tsutomu, right?” Tanaka Kikue had a certain understanding of the members of the chat room, and therefore, she asked the villa owner, Araki Yoshinori, who had all the real information about everyone, with trembling hands.

"Yes, yes." A few drops of cold sweat dripped down Huang Yi's face, his expression terrified. He clearly hadn't expected that the party he was holding at his own villa would be involved in a murder case.

“We called the police on our way here. Please stay here quietly. Inspector Megure will be here to investigate the situation shortly.”

As a famous detective, Kogoro Mouri's words were highly credible, and he easily controlled everyone present.

Everyone sat around the dining table, filled with unease.

"...I never expected things to turn out this way, I'm really sorry everyone."

After a brief silence, Huang Yi, the owner of the villa, mustered his courage and apologized.

"Don't say that. You couldn't control how things turned out this way."

Hamano Toshiya was relatively thick-skinned, and when he heard what Araki Yoshino said, he comforted him.

"Perhaps 'Escape King' and 'Shadow Mage' have some kind of grudge, who knows?"

“I’m saying, ‘Shadow Mage’ is so mysterious, he doesn’t seem like a good person.” Naoko Kuroda, who had been biting her lip the whole time, suddenly interjected, her tone filled with condemnation of “Shadow Mage”.

"Yeah, what exactly does 'one' mean... Could we all be in danger?"

Kikue Tanaka voiced what everyone had been wondering about, and the atmosphere immediately became even more tense.