I'm in Detective Conan, but it's a chaotic battlefield.

As Chen Nuo was thinking, he noticed a sharp gaze that found his location through the crack in the flowerpot.

Tetsuken Juro: "I didn't expect you to arrive so early. I thought you were held back by a woman."

Knowing he had been discovered, Chen Nuo decided to stop hiding and emerged from behind the cover with Vermouth.

"There's nothing I can do. A fool got captured. I promised to protect her, so I can't just go back on my word." Chen Nuo explained casually while carefully observing the enemy's positions.

When Tie Zhuyu, whose mouth was taped shut, saw Chen Nuo come out, his eyes widened instantly, his face full of surprise and excitement.

Mrs. Tetsuko, who was standing next to her, also looked very shocked, seemingly not expecting that Chen Nuo could actually find his way here.

However, Tetsuko later discovered that Chen Nuo seemed to have only brought one woman as an assistant.

That's way too arrogant.

If there are really only two people, shouldn't the safest thing to do be to contact the police or ask someone from the Suzuki Foundation for help?

Tetsuya Chiko's initial joy was instantly extinguished.

She began to worry that Chen Nuo might also be arrested and become a prisoner of this group.

Then, while Chen Nuo and Tie Jian Shilang were talking, she desperately tried to wink at her son Tie Jian, hoping to make him see the error of his ways.

Unfortunately, Iron Sword's expression was as cold as his father's, filled with a pursuit of the way of the sword.

After exchanging only a few words with Chen Nuo, Tetsuken Juro drew his sword: "In that case, let me test what kind of strength Tetsu Michiko's disciple can demonstrate in a desperate situation."

Chen Nuo smiled and said, "Mrs. Michiko, here's the sword technique I told you I couldn't show you last time."

"A new sword technique?" Tetsuken Juro's face showed an expectant expression. "It seems that the plan to use Moroha to provoke you can be put on hold for a while."

Upon hearing his father's words, Tie Jian breathed a sigh of relief.

According to the original plan, he was going to attack his sister to drive the defeated Chen Nuo into a berserk state.

For some reason, despite being enemies, Tie Jian desperately wanted Chen Nuo to defeat his father so that his sister and mother wouldn't have to suffer.

However, Tie Jian, who knew his father's strength well, knew that this was impossible, even though his father was injured and wouldn't live much longer.

But it is precisely because of this that the great swordsman, who no longer has any fear of death, displays a strength that is far beyond what swordsmen of his and Chen Nuo's age can withstand when they fight to the death.

Unless Chen Nuo goes into a berserk state as his father had anticipated, it might be possible.

Shinnosuke's group dispersed, clearing a space in the exhibition hall.

Tetsuken Juro held his sword in his left hand, half-crouched, and assumed a perfectly standard kendo posture:

"No school, Tetsuken Juro."

Chen Nuo, looking quite professional, took out a tennis ball from the tennis bag he was carrying on his back—

Kalashnikov automatic rifle.

"You motherfucker, you call that a sword move?!" Tetsuken Juro exclaimed in shock.

"This move is called American Iaijutsu!" Chen Nuo pulled the trigger directly.

The muzzle of the AK47 emitted a dazzling tongue of fire, and bullets rained down.

Tetsuken Juro dodged the first wave of fire with a backward roll, the bullets grazing his body and hitting the model airplane behind him.

Plastic fragments from a model airplane gouged out an unfortunate man's eye, and screams and gunshots echoed in the empty exhibition hall.

Chen Nuo laughed loudly, then controlled the gun line to chase after the rolling Iron Sword Juro: "Try this, Thompson Ripple Dash!"

Tetsuken Juro continued his backflip.

During the process, they also captured two of Shinnosuke's subordinates and used them as human shields.

Shinnosuke's new assistant, San, was also caught in the crossfire. As he ran away, clutching his wounded shoulder, he yelled, "You're using a Kalashnikov, you bastard!! You actually hit my shoulder, I'll definitely pin your woman down!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Nuo...

He immediately turned the gun around and opened fire on the unfamiliar face wearing glasses.

Even after Chen Nuo had been chasing and firing at Tetsuken Juro for a long time, the AK47 with the extended magazine still had more than ten bullets left.

Chen Nuo swept everything away and gave it all to the other party.

The assistant turned pale and hurriedly grabbed the corpse of his companion, holding it in front of him as a human shield before quickly hiding behind a load-bearing pillar.

The bullets chased after the enemy, sparking a shower of sparks on the load-bearing columns and walls.

Although the assistant reacted quickly, he was still hit by several bullets from Kalashnikov during the escape. One of the bullets unfortunately grazed the human shield's shoulder and hit the assistant's testicles.

"Bastard! I'm going to kill you!"

The assistant's voice was drowned out by the chaotic gunfire.

After an initial moment of surprise, Shinnosuke and his men immediately launched a fierce counterattack against Chen Nuo and Vermouth.

The match lasted a full 20 minutes before a winner was decided. However, this was much faster than Chen Nuo had expected.

On the one hand, Vermouth made a lot of preparations, buying two booby traps at the venue.

Furthermore, Chen Nuo's swordsmanship skills, thanks to the miners who worked tirelessly day and night in the mine, have improved to a level unimaginable to ordinary people.

The ghostly movements, combined with authentic American Iaido, made it seem like a cheat code in this relatively small exhibition hall with many pillars.

Vermouth was shot in the shoulder and was limping; it was unclear whether she was hit by a stray bullet or twisted her leg during the fight.

I hope it's the former.

Her legs are quite beautiful, with just the right amount of flexibility and a silky smooth feel like a young girl's. She also knows quite a few poses, making her very suitable for cosplaying various ladies.

If you get injured, the effect will be greatly reduced.

Chen Nuo began to think of things to relieve stress and soothe her tense mind.

Tetsuken Juro, clutching his shoulder, leaned against a flowerpot. His hand had been slashed by Chen Nuo's knife, leaving only skin and flesh connecting it, and he had also been shot in the leg, rendering him unable to stand. Yet, he still glared at Chen Nuo with eyes full of rage.

"Disgrace! You are a disgrace to the world of swordsmanship."

Chen Nuo smiled and said, "Sorry, I'm not some kind of swordsman. I'm the kind of person who would use the most despicable means to survive. Mrs. Michiko should know that very well."

Having regained her freedom, Tetsuya Chiko only snapped out of her shock when Chen Nuo mentioned her name.

Does it use the Thomson ripple effect?

Although it felt somewhat contrary to the identity of a martial artist, wasn't this exactly the effect I wanted?

Seeing Tetsuken Juro's pale face, as if he wanted to devour Chen Nuo alive, Tetsu Michiko trembled all over, feeling a pleasure ten thousand times greater than when she was doing *that* kind of thing.

Tetsuko looked at Chen Nuo's reliable back, covered in wounds.

Thinking that with such a man protecting Zhu Yu, she could rest assured even if she were to perish together with Tetsuken Juro right now.

However, it seems there's a bet between me and Chen Nuo.

Although it was just a joke to motivate him to practice kendo harder.

But if Zhu Yu isn't jealous...

Tetsuya shook her head. Now was not the time to let her mind wander; she had something important to do.

She must do this herself to ensure Zhu Yu's happiness.

That is to kill Tetsuken Juro.

Regardless, Tetsuken Juro is Zhu Yu's father, so it doesn't matter if Chen Nuo beats him up or even injures him.

But what if Chen Nuo really killed Tetsuken Juro?

The hatred for killing one's father becomes a thorn buried deep in one's heart, causing Zhu Yu to suffer moral torment at all times.

Tetsu Michiko stood up, picked up the pistol from the ground, and staggered toward Tetsuken Juro.

It all started because of her, so let her end it all.

A crisp gunshot rang out.

Tetsuken Juro's head was half smashed, and his only remaining eye stared unblinkingly at the ceiling.

Chen Nuo didn't say anything to stop her, but turned to look in Tie Zhuyu's direction and found that Tie Zhuyu had fallen asleep because she was too excited, so there was no need to worry about her.

Vermouth is interrogating Shinnosuke and his assistant, trying to pry the core data they want out of them.

Shinnosuke is very tough.

But his assistant didn't hold out for long before Vermouth broke through his psychological defenses. It's unclear whether it was because Chen Nuo smashed the egg that his willpower also crumbled.

Chen Nuo found himself with nothing to do for a while.

Then Shinnosuke, being quite sensible, took on the role of a villain and sneered, "I don't know where your confidence comes from. Several drones have already flown out."

The medication carried on a single drone could infect at least several thousand people.

The fireworks festival venue isn't actually that big; they might just pick the area where your girlfriends are.

Shinnosuke let out a chilling laugh.

His teeth had been pulled out by Vermouth, making him look terrifying.

Chen Nuo smiled and said, "You're probably just unsure, aren't you? I neither contacted the Metropolitan Police Department to intercept the drone nor cut off its camera. You're a little unsure whether the drone will accomplish its mission as you wish, aren't you?"

Shinnosuke, his true intentions exposed, laughed heartily, feigning generosity: "So what if I am? Dare to tell me your plan, so I can die knowing why?"

Chen Nuo: "Don't worry, I'll show you. I won't be able to get my revenge if I can't destroy your grand plans right in front of you."

Chen Nuo walked to the huge floor-to-ceiling window of the exhibition hall. When there was no exhibition, this huge glass window offered a view of the street outside.

However, because there was an aircraft exhibition today, the view was blocked by huge black curtains.

Chen Nuo pressed the switch on the curtains.

The enormous curtains, resembling a stage backdrop, slowly parted.

It was completely dark outside, and the nearby streets were flashing neon lights. A traffic policeman in patrol uniform was sitting on his motorcycle, chatting with a truck driver waiting at a traffic light, completely unaware that something was wrong.

Because of the wide view from here, and because it faces the fireworks display by the sea, you can see the dazzling fireworks blooming in the dark night sky in the distance.

From a distance, a white thread could be seen rising at an extremely slow pace.

After reaching its highest point, it burst forth with a distant white light, seemingly illuminating the entire Izu Islands as if it were daytime.

After the dazzling flash, the entire night sky seemed to turn into a black canvas. The small gunpowder fragments, pushed to their predetermined positions by the kinetic energy of the explosion, were ignited a second time, outlining a portrait in the night sky.

It was a bald old man wearing glasses. Because of the high degree of accuracy, Chen Nuo recognized it as Professor Agasa's image at a glance.