The boy soldier next to the famous detective

"Good shot, bro!"

As he drove, glancing at the speedboat that had exploded with a roar after the rocket launch, Dave whistled excitedly and turned to praise Jonah for his accurate shot.

"We only managed to hit the boat; the people on board jumped into the river and escaped."

Shaking his head, Jonah Dave, who had fired the rocket, observed more accurately. He clearly saw that the two men on the speedboat made a very decisive choice the moment he pulled the trigger: they jumped directly from the speedboat into the river to avoid being blown up.

"Really? Tsk, the power is still a bit weak. Damn it, I need to think of something."

Upon hearing this, a hint of regret flashed across Dave's face, but his gaze remained fixed on the pickup truck ahead, which had managed to create some distance between them after the recent battle.

"Jonathan, it seems we can't chase him anymore. That bastard is trying to turn into the city from the bridge ahead. If we chase after him, we'll likely get cornered by the police."

Listening to the police officers' urgent exchanges due to the outbreak of gunfight playing on the car stereo's hacked police communication channel, Dave checked the time and turned to look at Jonah seriously.

"We need to leave first, unless... Jonathan, you want to take direct action against the police."

"...Let's retreat first."

After thinking for a moment, Jonah shook his head and rejected the idea. He had a good impression of the Tokyo police because of Inspector Megure and his team, and he didn't want to harm innocent people.

"Alright, but this incident has caused quite a stir today. I reckon I'm going to get harassed by that bastard Amuro calling again."

"Did Mr. Amuro know it was us?"

"It wasn't me who told him, but Jonathan, you have to understand, even in Tokyo, there are very few arms dealers with the power of you and me, and even fewer who actually dare to go all out. So for that bastard, locking onto us isn't difficult."

Shrugging, Dave said with a hint of pride, "It's just that that bastard and I are in a cooperative relationship. As long as I don't directly endanger social stability, he can't arrest me."

"Social stability?"

Jonah blinked blankly. Even though he still had a lot to learn about worldly matters, he felt that his collaboration with Dave in using rockets on the outskirts of the city had seriously affected social stability.

"But no one has died, especially innocent people. This is Tokyo, especially Beika Town, where Jonathan's main area of ​​activity is located. People die almost every day. We are just making a lot of noise but not much action here."

By scouting routes in advance and tapping police communications channels, Dave successfully escaped the police's emergency encirclement, circled around, and returned to a safe house.

"Jonathan, I don't know how you feel, but I feel a sense of familiarity with this group of people we've fought twice."

Dave, who had gotten Jonah a bottle of juice and opened a beer for himself, sat on the sofa and said to Jonah thoughtfully.

"Their style gives me a feeling that I've dealt with them before, but I can't quite remember."

"It shouldn't be in Japan. I've been dealing with people from that organization ever since I came to Japan, so it must be in the United States... But if it's in the United States, when exactly did I start dealing with them?"

Dave fell into thought. Back in America, he wasn't exactly a well-behaved person either. He was always up to something and had offended quite a few people. He had many friends, but even more enemies. It was really hard to find someone who matched him in his memory.

"But one thing is certain: they are not from that organization."

Listening silently to Dave's analysis, Jonah wasn't curious about which group Shuichi Akai and his group belonged to. He only knew that they had now invaded his safe zone where he would launch a counterattack, and that this evening's action was Jonah's way of dealing with it.

Of course, today's actions were not without results.

Although Jonah felt that Conan Edogawa was smarter, Dave had managed to outmaneuver the organization for so many years through his own abilities, and his understanding of the organization was far superior.

Since Dave believes that Shuichi Akai is not a member of the organization, Jonah will believe him.

Therefore, there are now only two suspects left who gave Ai Haibara the scent of the organization on that bus.

Judy Sterling and Tomoaki Shinide.

On Judy's side, Conan Edogawa and Heiji Hattori have also made some probes, and the results show that there are indeed some suspicious points, but they can't get any conclusive evidence to make them suspicious.

As for Shinichiro, he has gained nothing so far.

Jonah blinked thoughtfully, feeling a vague idea surface in his mind, but he couldn't quite grasp it clearly for the moment.

Ring-ring-ring-

The sudden ringing of his cell phone interrupted Jonah's thoughts. Seeing that it was Conan Edogawa calling, Jonah answered the call without much hesitation.

"Hello, it's me. I'll be back soon, okay?"

After a quick conversation, Jonah hung up the phone and looked up at Dave.

"I'm off, Dave."

"Go ahead, go ahead, call me anytime if you need anything." Dave didn't ask who was on the other end of the phone; he was still very tactful when communicating with Jonah.

"Oh, by the way, Jonathan, do we still need those two miniature pistols you asked me to prepare?"

"...Help me prepare first."

"Okay, one in crimson and one in regular color, but you want to engrave 'Sherlock Holmes' in artistic lettering, right? It's not too difficult. A .22 caliber gun is meant to be played with, and it would make a nice gift."

Thinking back to Jonah's previous conversation with him, in which Jonah emphasized the two requirements of being easy to hide and having self-defense capabilities, Dave couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed.

Jonah noticed the expression on Dave's face and couldn't help but ask, puzzled, "Why are you disappointed, Dave?"

"This is not what I expected. I thought your friends, Jonathan, would be similar to you, the tough type. But you only have .22 caliber 'toy guns,' which is a bit disappointing."

Jonah blinked. Although he felt that Dave's words made some sense, he felt that he should still save face for his two good friends, Ai Haibara and Conan Edogawa.

"They're very skilled, but they're not good with guns. One of them can make poisons. Dave, she thought the poisons you prepared for me were just so-so, so she improved them for me."

"Oh? Being able to make poison yourself, that's quite an achievement. 'She' should be the one who wants the scarlet color scheme, right? What about that other Conan Doyle fan? What are his skills?"

"...Yeah, wherever he goes, people will die."

"...Oh, that was just my preconceived notion. I always knew my best friend's friend couldn't be a coward."