The boy soldier next to the famous detective

Even with professional modifications, Dave's Jeep wouldn't go very fast on the snow.

It took Jonah a full hour and 20 minutes to finally arrive at the parking lot where Professor Agasa and the others had gone.

"No, with this level of visibility, drones can't be used."

Having experienced the intensity of the blizzard at the ski resort, Hondo Eisuke shook his head, abandoned his plan to launch the drone to observe the situation from the air, turned on his portable computer, plugged in the signal booster from the back seat, watched the program spin for two minutes, and finally reconnected to the transmitter on Conan Edogawa's phone.

"It's 1.2 kilometers away from us, to the northwest, roughly in that direction."

"Let's go, Jonathan, the two of us will go. Ben, you stay in the car and keep an eye on the signal."

After changing into professional snow boots and getting dressed, Dave glanced at the tactical microcomputer on his wrist. Confirming that he had received Conan Edogawa's location signal normally, he walked ahead to shield Jonah from the wind and quickly approached the signal location.

"Dave, tell me the location, I'll go check it out."

After advancing towards the signal location for 30 minutes, seeing that Dave was somewhat exhausted, Jonah took the initiative to ask for the location.

Because they also needed to carry equipment for detecting signals, one jeep couldn't fit everyone, so Rumi Wakasa and Curaçao didn't come along. Dave was the best driver in the snow, so the team to rescue Conan Edogawa became a three-person team of Jonah, Dave, and Eisuke Hondo.

Although Dave's stamina was not bad, it was still a bit inferior to that of Rumi Wakasa and Curaçao, not to mention Jonah, who was best at moving in the mountains and snow. After walking for half an hour in the blizzard, his stamina was almost exhausted.

"Phew, phew, it's over there, not far away."

Dave knew he needed to rest for a while, so he didn't push himself. He pointed out the location of the signal and then leaned against a tree trunk to catch his breath.

Having located Dave's finger, Jonah used the compass on his watch to pinpoint his location. After breaking away from Dave, he quickly moved through the snow and soon spotted a dilapidated wooden hut, and three suspicious-looking men not far from it.

Upon seeing the man in the lead carrying a hunting rifle, Jonah didn't hesitate for a moment, immediately identifying him as an enemy who posed a danger to Conan Edogawa.

While traveling with Dave, Jonah discovered a murdered man in a forest clearing. The gun that had fallen beside him was the same model as the hunting rifle the man was now holding.

Jonah didn't believe in coincidences, nor did he think that anyone wandering outside the cabin that resembled Conan Edogawa's group, who hadn't yet reached the rest center during the blizzard, could be a normal person.

Moreover, even if Jonah had hit the wrong person, he wouldn't have felt any psychological pressure.

In such a blizzard, it's perfectly normal for a few people to die in the mountains.

After moving forward a short distance, Jonah leaned against a tree, drew his AKS-74U from behind him, and aimed it at three suspicious men 25 meters away.

The blizzard severely hampered visibility, but 25 meters was Jonah's most comfortable firing distance, which mitigated some of the limitations.

Moreover, Jonah doesn't need to kill them with a headshot; injuring them first to pinpoint Conan Edogawa's and the children's location is the key.

Jonah aimed at the legs of the three men and decisively pulled the trigger, firing a series of shots that swept across the lower legs of the three men.

Da-da-da-da-

Although he missed several shots, Jonah's accuracy was still there. Three men fell to the ground, clutching their injured legs and howling in pain.

Jonah waded through the snow and quickly arrived in front of the three men. He kicked away the leader's shotgun, pointed the AK at the man's head, and asked quickly.

"Where are the children?"

"I don't know, oh, let's look for them too!"

"Why are you looking for them?"

"Because...because they saw me kill someone, I want to..."

Without giving the man a chance to speak, Jonah shot him in the head, killing him instantly. The two men next to him also perished, each receiving a bullet from Jonah.

......

"Conan, was there a gunshot outside just now?"

Mitsuhiko, who was sheltering from the blizzard and cold in a dilapidated wooden house not far away, paused for a moment, unsure if he had misheard because of the storm.

"I think I heard it too, it was gunshots."

"But wasn't that man holding a hunting rifle? Those shots just now sounded like rifle shots."

Looking at Conan Edogawa with a puzzled expression, Mitsuhiko, as the smartest and most studious member of the Junior Detective League, had a basic understanding of weapons, not to mention having a weapon master like Jonah by his side.

"Perhaps his accomplices were carrying other guns, but they just didn't take them out."

"I see. Then why did they fire?"

Hearing Mitsuhiko and Conan Edogawa's discussion, Genta and Ayumi also came over and asked curiously.

"They probably encountered wild boars or bears, but if they're in trouble, it's a good thing for us."

Having found an excuse to soothe the three children's emotions, Conan looked out the window at the forest shrouded in blizzard and understood.

Although the gunshots were heavily drowned out by the sound of the blizzard, Conan Edogawa still recognized them as the firing sounds of an AKS-74U, and the intermittent bursts were one of Jonah's most frequently used shooting patterns.

Conan Edogawa was certain that the person who had just fired the shot was Jonah. The timing was also about right; from the moment he activated the alarm on his phone to Jonah receiving the message and rushing to his rescue, the timeline matched up.

No, to be precise, Jonah was moving faster than he had estimated.

Those three criminals who wanted to silence them should be completely dead by now, and Conan Edogawa felt there was no need for the three kids to know about this.

After waiting a while, Conan Edogawa indeed saw a small figure running quickly from the forest, and a smile appeared on his face.

The door to the cabin opened, startling the three little ones. But the next second they realized that the person who came in was Jonah, and they were overjoyed.

Although they didn't know how Jonah had suddenly arrived, with Jonah there, they were no longer afraid of the criminals outside!

"It's too cold here. Let's go hide in that house downstairs and wait for the rescue team to arrive."

Conan Edogawa, who had long wanted to leave, immediately suggested that, so in order to avoid getting lost in the blizzard, they tied themselves together with the rope they found in the cabin. With Conan Edogawa leading the way and Jonah bringing up the rear, they waded through the blood and quickly headed towards the new cabin below.

Perhaps because of Jonah's stabilizing presence, they encountered no trouble along the way, and Conan Edogawa quickly led everyone to the door of the new wooden house.

Stepping onto the steps in front of the door, Conan Edogawa, who had emerged from the blizzard, excitedly stomped his feet and turned to call out to Jonah and the three little ones.

"Thank goodness, we're all alright!"

Boom-

"Ah! Conan!"

"Conan!"

"Something terrible has happened!"

Seeing the three little ones suddenly panic, and then glancing at the more than 2-meter-high snowdrift that buried Conan Edogawa after he stomped his foot and slid off the roof, Jonah suddenly felt a toothache.

I'm so tired. Maybe I should just leave Conan Edogawa buried in the snow.

Do you think you can avoid dying if you just shut up?