The boy soldier next to the famous detective

Staring in shock at the scene before her, Sonoko Suzuki's eyes widened, and her voice involuntarily rose.

"Sonoko-neechan, come help me."

Without immediately explaining, Jonah reloaded the electric gun, tucked it into his waistband for easy access, then pulled out a rope he had found in the warehouse from beside the door, cut it to the appropriate length with a knife, and had Sonoko Suzuki help him tie up everyone who had fallen.

Despite her doubts, Sonoko Suzuki subconsciously cooperated with Jonah. After all, in Sonoko's mind, although Jonah wasn't a precocious child like Conan Edogawa, he was definitely the most reliable person she knew in special circumstances.

And clearly, now is that special time.

"Jonah, what's wrong?"

After giving Conan Edogawa the fever reducer, Ran Mouri joined the team helping to tie him up. At this moment, she and Sonoko Suzuki both chose to trust Jonah, who had never disappointed them.

"The suspension bridge was burned down. Before Conan lost consciousness, he gestured to me that there was danger here and that we should be on alert."

After recounting what he had observed, Jonah was somewhat relieved once he confirmed that everyone was bound by him.

"I can't tell who might be the danger, so I'll just have to keep them all under control until Conan wakes up, or until Uncle calls the police."

Jonah pulled out the tranquilizer gun, checked the battery and ammunition, and then turned to look at Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki.

"Ran, you stay here and look after Conan, and keep an eye on them too. If anyone suddenly wakes up, no matter what they say, don't untie them."

"Sister Sonoko, can you come and check the villa with me? I'm too short, so there are some places I can't see easily."

"Leave it to me. By the way, does this mean I'm your comrade-in-arms?"

Sonoko Suzuki, who had been looking nervous, became excited after hearing Jonah's words. She ran to Jonah's side in a few steps, patting her chest with a smug look on her face.

"Um."

"Then Jonah, you should call me 'sir,' since I seem to have a higher rank than you."

"don't want."

Shaking his head, Jonah looked up at Sonoko Suzuki and, for the first time, directly refused.

"Huh, why?"

"Because I didn't like my superior officer, who sent my comrade to scout through a minefield where he died, I killed him."

"...Oh, sorry, Jonah."

The excitement vanished instantly. Looking at Jonah, who spoke these words with a calm expression, Sonoko Suzuki felt like she deserved to die. She really wanted to go back a minute and strangle that smug, reckless version of herself.

Feeling guilty, Sonoko Suzuki cooperated very well, following Jonah's side and carefully checking every room in the villa, which actually led them to discover something amiss.

"This is a crossbow, right? It's genuine, and it comes with bolts. These are the ropes."

Seeing the weapons they pulled out of their backpacks, Sonoko Suzuki blinked and looked up at Jonah blankly.

"This is Ms. Kikue Tanaka's room."

"Um."

Looking at the weapons he had found, Jonah could basically identify the suspect.

"Jonah, Soen, you're back?"

Ran Mouri anxiously watched over those who were still unconscious in the room until Jonah and Sonoko Suzuki returned, at which point she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yes, we're back. Xiaolan, look what we found!"

Raising her crossbow, Sonoko Suzuki sat down next to Ran Mouri and began to vividly recount how, under Jonah's guidance, she professionally began to examine each room bit by bit, and then discovered these dangerous things.

As Sonoko Suzuki was recounting her story, Jonah walked over to Kikue Tanaka and tightened the rope around her again. The crossbow had been found in her backpack. Before Conan Edogawa woke up and before anyone could do the deduction, Jonah could only ensure her safety in this way.

"Um?"

Jonah shifted his gaze slightly, looking with some curiosity at the rope binding the wrists of Doi Takaki, who was sitting next to Tanaka Kikue.

Recalling that it seemed to be Sonoko Suzuki who had tied up Doi Takuki, Jonah didn't think much of it, assuming that Sonoko Suzuki wasn't skilled enough and that the rope had become a bit loose. So he reached out and untied the rope, replacing it with a more professional knot.

What Jonah didn't notice was that when he tightened the rope, Doi Takaki, who should have been unconscious, twitched his lips slightly.

Kaito Kuroba, disguised as Doi Takaki, was on the verge of tears. He had originally come to stop someone from doing something dangerous during the magic gathering because he was worried that someone might do something dangerous.

When he learned that the suspension bridge had been burned down, Kaito Kuroba secretly felt that he had made the right decision to come. However, the next second, he was attacked by Jonah, this strange child, with a tranquilizer gun.

Since he wasn't the first one hit, Kaito Kuroba could have dodged if he wanted to, but considering that he wouldn't be able to participate in what happened later if he was exposed now, Kaito Kuroba pretended to be hit. In fact, he held his breath when the tranquilizer dart hit him, and while pretending to fall, he secretly wiped the tranquilizer off his face with his sleeve.

In this way, Kaito Kuroba absorbed very little anesthetic and woke up in less than 5 minutes.

Upon waking up, Kaito Kuroba finds himself bound, with only Ran Mouri, who is taking care of Conan Edogawa, in the room. After a moment's thought, he begins to quietly loosen his ropes, but not completely, preparing to escape at the crucial moment.

As soon as Jonah returned, he began to examine the ropes and then tied himself up again.

Although it could be untied, the knot Jonah tied was really tiring for the fingers to untie with the back of the hand, and Kaito Kuroba felt his fingers were in a lot of pain.

Furthermore, recalling Jonah's shooting stance and accuracy from the doorway, Kaito Kuroba was even more confused.

Where did this little devil come from?

"Hey Jonah, how long will your tranquilizer gun keep them unconscious?"

After listening to Sonoko Suzuki's account, Ran Mouri chimed in with a few words, then turned to look at Jonah, her eyes filled with concern as she gazed at the group of people sitting together on the floor, unconscious.

"It will take about an hour. Don't worry, Sister Xiaolan, this kind of anesthetic is harmless to the human body."

While saying words of comfort to Ran Mouri, Jonah couldn't help but glance at Conan Edogawa, who was still unconscious on the bed.

Jonah felt a little conflicted when he thought about how the nickname "Sleeping Kogoro" came about.

Even if there is no harm done, won't Kogoro Mouri be in trouble after being anesthetized so many times?