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

He brought it up unintentionally that day.

Xiaolan said that some textbooks and study materials are very expensive to buy, so it's better to try your luck at a used bookstore.

Chen Nuo wasn't short of money, but he couldn't resist Xiao Lan's enthusiasm, so he had no choice but to agree.

Xiao Lan said on the phone that she had made a list for Chen Nuo and that she would go with him to buy books the day after tomorrow.

When Xiaolan mentioned the library, Chen Nuo immediately became alert.

library?

Could it be that library that haunted my childhood?

He was terrified when he was a child by the sight of the curator rising up in the elevator.

But now that my swordsmanship is so strong, I shouldn't be afraid of him anymore, right?

Okay, if that's the case, then let me personally eliminate the childhood trauma, Chen Nuo thought.

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When Chen Nuo returned with the phone, the police officers led several suspects in.

One was Mr. Hosoyashi Kazuhiro, the president of the securities company, and the other was Morioka Michio, a chess friend of the deceased. Both of them said they had no motive or time to commit the crime, and their attitudes were not very good, which made Detective Yokomizo a bit scratching his head.

He kept looking in Chen Nuo's direction.

Inspector Yokomizo asked his subordinate, "Where is Mr. Shirakura, who was on the answering machine?"

"We haven't been able to contact you yet."

"What do you need me for?" a young man's voice came from the doorway.

Chen Nuo turned around and saw a handsome young man in a white suit standing at the door.

The police immediately questioned Shirakura Yo, but Shirakura Yo appeared very dissatisfied, emphasizing that he had just arrived at Professor Hirota's house and had already called the professor to inform him that he was late.

This left Officer Yokomizo with little recourse.

Shirakura looked at the coral-headed police officer calmly, without the slightest hint of panic.

His acting skills are professionally trained, so when he portrays anger, he really looks like someone who has been wronged.

Moreover, although he acted hastily when he committed the murder, he then perfectly created a locked room afterward.

Even when he later reflected on the arrangement of this secret room, he couldn't help but praise his own flash of inspiration.

The police would never have realized that an answering machine could create a locked room.

However, the only thing that made Bai Cangyang feel a little guilty was that the high school boy standing next to the girl with short brown hair kept looking at him with a strange gaze.

The kid's eyes seemed to have seen through his methods.

Bai Cangyang was somewhat hesitant to meet his gaze.

It must be because he was too nervous. He's just a kid. Maybe he's envious of his pretty face?

However, just to be on the safe side, it's best to leave here as soon as possible and get rid of the hard drive in the car.

So Shirakura began to incite the other two suspects, demanding that the police release them if they could not produce evidence.

Conan was so anxious at the scene that he kept scratching his head.

He had already figured out that the murderer had probably set up a locked room using a telephone answering machine, but he just couldn't wait for that flash of inspiration to solve the case.

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While Shirakura was entangled with the police, Chen Nuo slipped out unnoticed, and smiled at Shirakura before leaving.

He's going to retrieve that floppy disk now.

After leaving the house, they quickly found a white sedan with its engine still warm on the side of the street nearby.

Chen Nuo put on gloves, pried open the trunk, and quickly found the disk that Ai Haibara had described among a pile of disks.

Just as Chen Nuo put the car back in its original position and was about to go back—

"I thought we'd have to wait until everything was over to get that disk." A young voice suddenly came from behind, deliberately lowering his voice, making it sound a bit strange.

Chen Nuo turned around and saw a man in a green raincoat standing in front of him.

His face was hidden under the hood, only his thin chin was visible, and raindrops dripped down the brim of the hood.

The other person was holding a pistol that was also soaked with rainwater.

The cold muzzle of the gun was pointed directly at Chen Nuo's forehead.

Chapter 42 The Mysterious Man's Gift is a Battlefield

Perhaps to echo this trope often seen in horror movies, a light drizzle began to fall again.

The fine rain, illuminated by the streetlights, looked like silver needles tapping on the light green hood of the other person's raincoat.

The air was filled with the smell of rain and car oil.

Green raincoat?

Chen Nuo suddenly remembered what Officer Yokomizo had mentioned earlier about searching for a psychopathic killer in a green raincoat in the vicinity.

Why would a psychopathic killer come to him asking for a disk containing the information the organization wants?

Furthermore, shouldn't a psychopathic killer use weapons like hammers, chainsaws, and scissors—weapons that may seem ordinary but can create a strong sense of oppression in certain situations?

Using a gun is so uncool, isn't it?

But judging from his words, it seemed like he knew me. Could it be that the FBI or agents from other countries were watching me?

"who are you?"

Chen Nuo adjusted his muscles to their best state, his eyes fixed on the other person's chocolate-colored fingers resting on the trigger.

Raincoat Killer: "I advise you not to get any funny ideas. This gun has been modified. The bullet won't go through your head after it leaves the barrel. Instead, it will explode, just like when you play the 'watermelon smashing' game on the beach. I don't want to get covered in blood."

Chen Nuo: "Are you with the FBI?"

The raincoat killer didn't respond: "There was a guy who was stronger than you just now, but he couldn't withstand one of my shots."

Chen Nuo: "Why do you want this disk?"

"Alright, enough chit-chat. I'm in a hurry to get back to Tokyo. Give me the disk now," the man in the raincoat said.

The other party consistently avoided answering the questions directly.

This gave Chen Nuo a headache. If he couldn't get any useful information out of Gin, it would be difficult to explain to him.

However, judging from the fact that the other party did not kill him directly but took the disk, even if this guy is not from the red team, he is at least a lawful evil.

Having realized this, Chen Nuo decided to give it a try and fight back.

Even if we can't defeat him, at least we can make him reveal more clues about his identity, so that we can explain things to Gin.

As for the raincoat man's claim that a light pull of the trigger could smash his head into a watermelon, Chen Nuo wasn't that worried.

Because it's raining.

The phrase "[Stepping on the waves]" allows him to move like a fish entering the sea in the rain. With a backflip, he might be able to catch his opponent off guard and be a little faster than their finger on the trigger.

Chen Nuo nodded, indicating that he understood.

Then, very slowly, he reached into his pocket, took out the disk, and handed it to the other person.

The man in the raincoat held a gun in one hand and reached for the disk with the other.

The instant his fingertips touched the disk.

A bolt of lightning ripped through the night sky, illuminating the streets as bright as day.

Chen Nuo suddenly did a forward roll and rammed his body directly into the man in the raincoat.

boom!

A shot rang out.

Chen Nuo found that the other party's reaction was much slower than he had expected. Could it be that he was not very good at using a gun?

The bullet grazed Chen Nuo's shoulder, and a splash of water rose from the puddle behind him, as if someone had thrown a firecracker into it.

The cat that was perched on the trash can across from the car was startled, jumped off the trash can, and hurriedly disappeared into the rain.

After Chen Nuo tackled the man in the raincoat to the ground, he realized that the man had only been bluffing him.

This pistol has very little power.

You can't smash someone's head into a pulp like a watermelon.

However, this person was quite skilled. Even when suddenly tackled to the ground, he was able to take effective defensive measures in an orderly manner, and several times he almost turned the tables and subdued Chen Nuo.

The two started wrestling, and during the fight, the raincoat man's hood fell off, revealing a head of short, dark blond hair to Chen Nuo.

When lightning ripped through the night sky for the second time, Chen Nuo finally saw the man in the raincoat's face.

Then he froze.

Chocolate-colored skin, flowing short dark gold hair, and handsome features.

This person is actually Amuro Tooru?!

Amuro Tooru is, after all, a police academy elite and a high-ranking executive at the liquor company. He is a shrewd thief who can hold down several jobs at the same time.

The moment Chen Nuo was stunned, he seized the opportunity to turn him over and pin him to the ground.

However, Chen Nuo wasn't too worried at the moment.

Because Amuro Tooru is a member of the brewery, and also a spy who infiltrated the organization's red faction.

Regardless of their identity, it's unlikely they would kill him outright.

As expected, Amuro Tooru released Chen Nuo after taking the disk from her.

However, this time the gun never left Chen Nuo's head.

Amuro Tooru, panting, pulled his raincoat hood up again: "Not bad, I haven't seen such a promising newcomer in a long time."

Chen Nuo also stood up and patted the dirt off his body.

"Are you also part of the organization?" Chen Nuo pretended not to know him.