The boy soldier next to the famous detective

"What does it mean that he wanted it?"

Jonah looked at Dave with a puzzled expression, not quite understanding Amuro Tooru's meaning.

"In that case, I'll have him tell you himself."

Taking the phone from Dave, Jonah looked at the thug in front of him who was about to shout again, and slammed the handle of his military knife into his mouth, not wanting to hear his annoying noises.

"Jonathan, please let me handle this thug."

Why?

"...Because two of my very close friends died in bombs planted by this man."

Knowing that he couldn't beat around the bush when talking to Jonah, Rei Furuya paused for a moment before truthfully stating what still pained him to this day.

"I understand. You want to kill him yourself to avenge your friend, right? I'll hand him over to you."

Jonah nodded knowingly, completely agreeing with Furuya Rei's reasoning, and he didn't mind giving up the opportunity to kill this man.

"...Thank you."

After a moment of silence, Furuya Rei did not tell Jonah that he would not kill Kojima Hideaki in private. As a Japanese public security officer who was working undercover in the Black Organization, Furuya Rei usually had a high degree of legal and moral restraint.

He dared not indulge himself easily, fearing that once he opened that door, his subsequent actions would become increasingly reckless and disregard the consequences.

At the agreed location, Dave personally drove Hideaki Kojima to Kazami Yuya, who had come to pick him up, while Jonah remained seated in the back of the car the entire time.

"He got off too easily."

After handing the man over, Dave returned to his car, restarted it, and suddenly chuckled and cursed.

"Why?" Jonah looked at Dave with confusion, not understanding for a moment whether Dave was referring to Hideaki Kojima or Rei Furuya.

"Because after being handed over to that guy Amuro, this guy was given a second chance at life."

"...Mr. Amuro isn't prepared to kill him to avenge his friend?"

Jonah's eyes widened slowly as he stared at Dave in disbelief. In Jonah's mind, this guy who had killed two of his friends deserved to be killed twice to get revenge. Furuya Rei didn't seem like a soft-hearted person either, so how could he not kill?

"He's such a troublesome guy. He does the most dangerous job, yet he insists on upholding justice and the law. It's ridiculous. That's why he ended up needing my help."

Dave scoffed. From the moment Furuya Rei called, he knew what he was thinking.

"You should have told me beforehand, Dave."

Jonah shook his head seriously. If he had known that Furuya Rei had this plan, he would never have handed him over.

"No, Jonathan, unless Amuro doesn't know that we caught this criminal, we can't refuse his request."

Why?

"Because your purpose in this operation was too clear, I don't care. Jonathan, I don't care if you don't tell me your background or identity, because we are good partners and good brothers."

"But for that guy Amuro, once he finds out that you, Jonathan, are determined to kill that thug, he will definitely conduct a thorough investigation into the people he may have been involved with during this period, in order to identify you, Jonathan. After all... if you put in some effort, you are relatively easy to find."

Turning his head and smiling, Dave gestured with his palm to indicate "short" before candidly expressing his opinion.

"So if you hand him over, I can use my own reasons to cover for you, saying that I received a mission to capture him, rather than that you, Jonathan, insisted on catching and killing this criminal."

"...I understand, Dave, you're right."

Jonah nodded knowingly, admitting that Dave's words made a lot of sense, something he hadn't considered.

"That's right, my brain works very well."

After being dropped off by Dave at a place not far from home, Jonah said goodbye to Dave and walked alone toward the detective agency.

After spending time with Dave, Jonah had completely accepted this arms dealer he had met by chance, and he also struggled with whether or not to tell him his true identity.

Especially after Dave shielded Jonah from a bullet, Jonah truly treated Dave as a comrade-in-arms. Moreover, given the frequency of their contact, it's clear that Dave hasn't actually launched any investigation. Otherwise, Jonah felt that with Dave's intelligence-gathering abilities, finding him wouldn't be difficult.

Jonah scratched his head in frustration and decided to put the idea aside for now. If all else failed, he would just wait until Dave asked him again before telling him.

Back at the detective agency, Jonah saw Conan Edogawa, who had just finished defusing the bomb. Upon seeing Jonah, Conan rushed over and asked in a low voice, "Jonah, did you catch that bomb-wielding maniac?"

"Yes, we caught him."

"So, you've already killed him?"

"No, Dave and I handed him over to that Japanese policeman." Because he had promised Furuya Rei, Jonah never mentioned his name in front of Conan Edogawa, only referring to him as the Japanese policeman.

"I see, that's fine then."

After Jonah briefly explained the cause and effect of the matter, Conan Edogawa nodded slowly, thinking that the result was not bad.

Although he has "accepted" Jonah's act of murder, Conan Edogawa still hopes that Jonah can reduce his KDA as much as possible if possible.

When Ran Mouri returned home after her exams, she learned from Kogoro Mouri that Conan Edogawa had done something as dangerous as defusing a bomb. She couldn't help but make Conan sit in front of her and gave him a serious lecture.

"Honestly, Conan, can't you be a little more obedient? Why did you have to go to such a dangerous place? Jonah was there too, and he didn't go in and risk his life!"

"..." Looking at Jonah sitting next to Ran Mouri with a strange expression, and nodding slightly in agreement to meet Ran's gaze, Conan Edogawa couldn't explain why Jonah might have been having a "friendly" conversation with the criminals while he was working hard to defuse the bomb.

Fortunately, Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki were unaware that a bomb had been planted at Teitan High School, and Conan Edogawa saved Tokyo Tower and the surrounding crowd, so everything went smoothly.

Another half month passed, and Jonah got up at 3 a.m. today. He couldn't fall back asleep, so he went out for a run to exercise.

Standing by the fountain in the park, watching the ever-changing water, Jonah's expression was rather blank.

Jonah was unable to feel at ease, as he had not encountered any danger for half a month.

In particular, Jonah recently watched a TV program with Ran Mouri where they watched a card reading. The program said that if you feel something is wrong but can't find the problem, then it is very likely that the problem is hidden and is about to erupt together with other troubles.

Jonah didn't really believe in things like divination, but he somewhat agreed with what the other person was saying.

After all, this is Beika Town, and I have Conan Edogawa by my side. Half a month of peaceful life is too luxurious.

After finishing his morning exercise and returning to the detective agency, Jonah cautiously pushed open the door, only to hear Ran Mouri making a phone call coming from her room.

Jonah glanced at the time with some doubt, and just as he was about to knock on the door to check on the situation, he vaguely heard Ran Mouri's voice.

"But I really dreamt that you were shot, Mom. As a lawyer, you often encounter cases where people are resentful, so I'm very worried!"

"..."

It's here! That familiar feeling is finally here!