The Black Detective of the Detective Conan World

Chapter 95 Three People in the Flames (Second Update)

The night was as dark as ink, and all was silent.

When the first explosion rang out, Conan and the others, who were far away in Teiji Moriya's mansion, immediately became alert.

Inspector Megure found the bombing target list left by Teiji Moriya and knew that the target was the Beika City Tower.

So when they heard the explosion, everyone's hearts skipped a beat.

Conan, in particular, suddenly narrowed his eyes as the promise he made with Ran immediately flashed through his mind—a midnight movie at Beika Cinema!

Suddenly, Naoto Hayashi's phone rang abruptly.

It was Moriya Teiji calling again, but this time he didn't even bother with the pretense. He stopped using the electronic voice and reverted to his original voice.

[Mr. Mori, did you hear the explosion? I prepared this especially for you.]

"You bastard! What are you saying?!" Kogoro Mouri lunged forward and roared, a sense of foreboding creeping into his heart.

Ah, as payment for your refusal of my request, I deliberately set this time... Hehe, I had someone do a little research and found out your daughter will be going to Mihana Cinema tonight to go on a date with that high school detective.

[Just in time to destroy my imperfect creation, the Beika Metropolitan Building... Unfortunately, I still don't have enough bombs, so I can only destroy a part of it, namely Beika Cinema.]

I left a huge bomb inside, powerful enough to level the entire building. The explosions you're hearing now are from the bombs located at the entrances and emergency exits. They will collapse all the exits, isolating the inside from the outside, leaving no way for anyone inside to escape.

[Now your daughter can't escape. I've set the bomb to explode at midnight. You call yourself 'Sleeping Darkness,' I wonder if you can defuse this giant bomb and save your daughter before the final moment arrives? Hahahaha!]

"Damn it!" Kogoro's face turned ashen with rage. Although he couldn't understand what this guy was talking about, "Sleeping Darkness," he knew his daughter was in danger!

"Lin!" he shouted, and together with Lin Zhiren, they rushed out the door, heading towards the Beika City Building.

Conan was extremely anxious and chased after them.

Inspector Megure knew the situation was urgent, so he quickly called for police backup, fire department and ambulance, and then followed.

Naoto Hayashi got into the car and floored the gas pedal, running red lights all the way. It didn't take long for him to arrive at the Beika City Tower.

At this moment, countless onlookers had gathered outside the cinema. They could see a hole in the outer wall on the fifth floor of the cinema, from which thick smoke and flames were billowing out, reaching the cinema.

"Ran!" Before the car had even come to a complete stop, Kogoro Mouri jumped out and rushed to the front of the building, his heart filled with anxiety.

Conan rushed over as well, staring at the horrific explosion scene, his heart pounding wildly, as if it were about to burst out of his chest.

"Lan!"

"Damn it!" x2

The two shouted in perfect unison, launched themselves into the movie theater, and rushed inside.

"Dad? Conan?"

Suddenly, Xiaolan's voice rang out from the crowd.

Kogoro Mouri and Conan were both stunned. They tripped and fell face down to the ground.

However, ignoring the pain, they covered their faces, got up, and looked back. They saw Xiaolan in the crowd, her face covered in soot, holding a gift bag, looking at them in surprise.

"Are you alright?!" x2

Kogoro Mouri exclaimed in surprise, but then immediately punched the brat who kept mimicking him, creating a steaming bump on his head.

"Ran, are you alright?" Kogoro rushed over and hugged his daughter tightly, tears welling up in his eyes.

Conan, rubbing his large bump on his head, grinned and said, "Ran-neechan, we thought... you were trapped in there."

Naoto Hayashi also came over, handed Ran a wet wipe, and said with a smile, "Ran, I'm so glad you're alright. Mr. Mori was so worried about you."

He briefly recounted the bomber's phone number, and Xiaolan suddenly understood.

Conan asked impatiently, "Ran-neechan, how did you escape? Logically speaking..."

Logically, if the bomber blew up the entrance and exit, the people inside shouldn't be able to escape, right?

Xiao Lan hesitated for a moment, unsure how to describe it.

Did she see that the bombs grew legs and went to a corner to explode?

Then an old man in armor and a beautiful woman in a tight-fitting dress appeared and took away the big bomb.

So the entrance and exit were not damaged, and she easily escaped with the fleeing crowd.

Then he saw his father and Conan arrive.

Moreover, she was also very worried about the safety of the two men.

Especially when the last bomb exploded, the flames engulfed both of them, and it's unknown whether they were injured.

And then there was that last giant bomb...

……

The heavy bomb was handed to a little child.

Bathed in the firelight, three figures stood silently, the intense heat and flames raging around them, yet unable to affect them in the slightest.

Even their faces remained completely expressionless.

Steel, an armored clone clad in heavy steel armor;

Moonlight, the clone of Moonlight, wearing a slim black bodysuit;

And Fly, the clone of Kiri Tengu, who looks like a child and wears half a tengu mask on his face!

That's right, Naoto Hayashi activated all three legendary clones this time.

This time, they really went all out.

Furthermore, to make it easier for them to identify themselves, they each gave themselves a code name.

Moonlight appears in front of Ai Haibara, Steel appears in front of Ran, and Fly will be responsible for defusing the bomb later.

Although these three are all clones of myself, their conversations feel like I'm talking to myself.

But it's okay, after saving up this little one for so long, it's time to show it off, right?

Naoto Hayashi didn't have a chance to find someone to cause trouble during this bombing incident, but in the end... he believes there's definitely a chance to pull off something that will make Conan happy!

The flames and thick smoke from the explosion had no effect on the three of them.

After all, they are not human.

Without a physical body, there is naturally no need to fear thick smoke and flames.

Of course, if a bomb explodes at close range, the other two clones, apart from the armored clone, probably wouldn't be able to withstand it and would end up with missing limbs.

But that doesn't matter, it's just a waste of some gold.

Naoto Hayashi found almost all the bombs in the movie theater and carried them on a few small spiders, finding a corner where they wouldn't harm innocent passersby, and detonated them one by one in advance.

He could send all those bombs into the sky, but there's no need.

As long as the building doesn't collapse, nothing else matters.

The small bombs that exploded also served to clear the area, leaving only the members of the Black Organization inside the entire movie theater.

However, he dared not let this huge bomb explode here.

This thing is too big.

The armored clone handed the giant bomb to the Tengu clone, and the child, carrying the big thing, went to the outer wall that had been damaged by the bomb.

Thick smoke billowed from inside, making it impossible for people outside to see what was happening inside.

With a flap of its wings and a slight bend in its knees, the Tengu clone of the Mist Tengu instantly soared into the air, disappearing into the thick smoke and flying high into the sky in the blink of an eye.

Thick smoke billowed violently, accompanied by strange whooshing sounds.

The onlookers below thought another explosion was about to occur, and they all gasped and took a few steps back, but after a long while, there was no further movement.

Because there might be even more powerful bombs inside, Inspector Megure sealed off the movie theater, strictly prohibiting anyone from approaching. Even the firefighters could only spray water from the outside as a formality.

Conan frowned as he looked in the direction from which the thick smoke was rising.

The smoke seems to be rising violently? It feels like something inside is suddenly and rapidly ascending, drawing the thick smoke upwards...

Cannonballs?

Hehe, what am I even thinking about?

But his inner unease grew stronger.

Chapter 96 The Most Dazzling Little Boy in the Tokyo Night Sky (Third Update)

At this moment, inside the film studio, which is in complete disarray.

Two groups of people are secretly exchanging fire.

On one side was a black-clad organization, dressed in black hats and hoods. They had been lying in ambush inside the movie theater, and even the explosion couldn't disrupt their operations.

On the other side were Teiji Moriya and the assassins from the Assassin Alliance. They parachuted onto the roof of the movie theater using grappling hooks and entered the building from the top floor.

They were prepared when the explosion occurred, and instead took advantage of the chaos to open fire on the Black Organization.

On the distant rooftop, officers from both sides, codenamed as officers, also set up snipers and launched an attack.

Those who can reach the rank of codename officer are all ruthless killers with formidable strength!

Chianti and Cohen from the brewery are top-notch snipers trained by the organization, capable of hitting their targets every time from 600 yards away!

While Vodka and Tequila weren't professional snipers, they had practiced and could achieve an 80-90% hit rate within 400 yards.

As for Gin... his sniping skills are even better than Chianti and Cohen's, and he can hit targets at 700 yards!

These codenamed officers simultaneously set up snipers, akin to the Grim Reaper, and successively killed several assassins from the League of Assassins who had stormed into the movie theater.

However, the other side was no pushover either. Their top assassin was also incredibly skilled at sniping. With a few bangs, several members of the black-clad organization inside the movie theater fell to the ground.

Gin's eyes narrowed, and he shouted, "Scatter!"

He rolled over with his gun, and the concrete at his original sniping position cracked, sending sniper bullets flying towards him!

The others also moved to different positions.

……

Inside the cinema.

Teiji Moriya was pinned behind the theater counter by two bodysuit-clad assassins, bullets whizzing overhead.

However, Teiji Moriya's eyes were filled with madness and disbelief.

Why...

So many bombs, and they only damaged a small corner of the wall?!

Why weren't the entrances and exits damaged?

Why can't I see a single random person in the building?

and……

Where is my huge bomb?!

What about the giant bomb used to collapse the building?

Where did it go?

He felt incredibly embarrassed when he thought about how he had just been so aggressively provoking Kogoro Mouri.

There is only one explanation for these accidents!

That means there was no accident at all; it was all Kogoro Mouri's doing!

It was he who detected his true target in advance and silently disposed of the bombs!

What he called "trapping your daughter" was seen by the other party as a ridiculous joke.

This person's ability to rise to fame in the underworld in such a short time is truly remarkable.

As expected of the Sleeping Darkness!

He admired this person greatly, both for his own strength and the power he wielded.

With that in mind, Moriya Teiji dialed Hayashi Naoto's number without a second thought, not caring who was answering.