Conan: What's wrong with my Yan Shuangying's painting style?

Chapter 198 Mold Investigation (5/5)

Rumble!

The theater deep in the abandoned magic venue collapsed. Such a big noise naturally attracted the attention of the armed helicopters coming from Yokota Mold Base, but their attention was soon focused on the observation team that Gin arranged to evacuate.

Knock knock knock————

The armed helicopter quickly chased the observation team's vehicle away, while the FBI and CIA vehicles had already arrived from downtown Tokyo. Based on the location reported by the armed helicopter, they began targeted pursuit and forced stop activities.

In addition, the vehicles from the Yokota Fungus Base were moving non-stop towards this side, rushing all the way, completely ignoring local traffic regulations, making the Director of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Traffic Department dare not speak out.

This is not the first time that the mold stationed in Japan has violated driving regulations, but no matter how many times he reports it, he always gets a bland excuse in the end!

"Superintendent Hakuba ordered the Mobile Squad to coordinate with the troops at Yokota Air Base to investigate the launch site of the attack helicopter."

Looking at the Minister of Transport who was so angry that he slammed the table, the police officer next to him was silent for a moment before speaking.

————What is the relationship between the Mobile Team and our Ministry of Transportation? Why are you telling me this?

The Minister of Transportation turned his head and looked at the police officer next to him with an extremely sharp look in his eyes.

"Because the White Horse Police Chief has asked you to clear the blocked area now so that traffic can resume normally later..."

The police officer said with a wry smile.

Upon hearing this, the Minister of Transport felt dizzy.

He stood up with a look of despair, then sighed, deciding to go on the field trip himself this time. After all, he had to at least maintain a responsible image in the live broadcast on TV, otherwise his bow would not be convincing.

Wow————

The door of the operation task force office was finally opened.

Toshio Odagiri, the commander-in-chief of the task force, did not look very happy.

Now the farce of hunting down Yan Shuangying is over, but the mess that follows will be enough for them to clean up. I guess even Beihua Town will have to be quiet for a few days - because the crematorium may have to work around the clock and there will be no place to put the bodies.

Toshio Odagiri straightened his collar and just walked out of the task force office.

He saw in the detention room not far away, Bai Ma Tan was still wearing the classic skin of COS Sherlock Holmes, and walked out calmly as if nothing had happened, as if it was not him, Bai Ma Tan, who had just been detained.

The famous detective who had returned from studying in England noticed Odagiri Toshio, greeted him politely, and then walked up the stairs to the office of the Superintendent General.

And Odagiri Toshio also shook his head, not intending to say anything more to Hakuba Detective, but just walked quickly towards the Criminal Department area.

He must speed up and complete the work he is supposed to do. Superintendent Baima estimated that he would be under pressure from the ministers above this time. If he did not complete the progress well, Superintendent Baima might get furious and scold him.

Toshio Odagiri didn't want to be scolded for no reason because of Superintendent Hakuba's wrong judgment.

Tick, tick, tick.

Hearing the footsteps outside the waiting room, Kogoro Mouri, who had already returned to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department with his child for protection, pushed the door open. When he saw that the person passing by was Toshiro Odagiri instead of Ran Mouri, he sighed in disappointment.

After picking up the child, Kogoro Mouri knew that the police inspector who had set up a base there was not convenient for him to leave.

So he volunteered to take a few police officers to send the child to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department for protection. At the same time, because he might become the target of kidnapping or retaliation by Japanese police, they simply kept him here for protection.

When he entered the waiting room, he found out that Ran Mouri had gone to find Suzuki Sonoko in order to find Conan.

Now that he heard that the vehicles of the Suzuki Group were directly strafed by the Japanese Public Security Bureau's armed helicopters, Kogoro Mouri became anxious when he thought of how Xiaolan and her best friend were inseparable.

Didi——————

The phone's incoming call alert sounded, and the number displayed on it was [Xiao Lan].

Kogoro Mouri turned his head and looked at the three members of the Junior Detective League and their families inside the waiting room. After hesitating for a moment, he finally pushed open the door of the waiting room and answered the phone outside.

"Xiaolan, are you okay? I just heard from a former colleague that a vehicle belonging to the Suzuki Group was attacked by those bastard Japanese Public Security helicopter gunships. You shouldn't be near that vehicle, right?"

At this moment, in the room under the strict protection of Suzuki Group's bodyguards.

Mao Lilan was holding her cell phone, feeling a little depressed, and she said.

"...Dad, I was there at the time. However, Mr. Yan warned us of the danger, and then Yuanzi's bodyguards took us to hide nearby, and we successfully escaped... However, several people were still hit by the machine guns of the attack helicopter..."

————As a former criminal, Kogoro Mouri knows what it's like to be shot at by a machine gun.

The sleeping detective didn't need to reason, he knew that his daughter was most likely seeing the miserable plight of others and felt sympathy for them. However, since she was still able to call him, it meant that the problem was not serious.

"What's going on? What machine gun?"

At this moment, there was a faint sound of a door opening and the voice of a strange man on the other end of the phone.

Kogoro Mouri frowned immediately, and then, before he could ask, a different voice came from the other end of the phone. A strange female voice spoke with a crying tone.

"Is... is this Detective Mori? I'm Tsuburaya Asami, Mitsuhiko's sister. May I ask how Mitsuhiko is doing?"

"My phone was dropped when I was kidnapped, so I can't call here..."

Kogoro Mouri was shocked. He immediately pushed open the door of the waiting room and spoke to the Tsuburaya couple who were feeling uneasy.

"Mr. Tsuburaya, Mrs. Tsuburaya! Your daughter Asami Tsuburaya called to let us know she's safe!"

After hearing this, the Tsuburaya couple, who were as anxious as Kogoro Mori before, hurried over, took the phone, and asked Tsuburaya Asami about the details.

At the same time, inside the room that was tightly guarded by the Suzuki Group, Kyogoku Makoto frowned.

"Didn't you say there wouldn't be any danger? Why did it turn out like this?"

If he had known that Suzuki Sonoko would be in such a dangerous situation as being strafed by machine guns, he would never have gone to rescue Kaito Kid at that time, but would have ensured Suzuki Sonoko's safety first——

Kaito Kidd is an expert at escaping, so he won't necessarily die if he doesn't go to rescue them.

But given Suzuki Sonoko's physical condition, if she were hit by the machine gun of an armed helicopter, she would definitely die!

"I, I'm fine..."

Suzuki Sonoko blinked her eyes. She was usually carefree, but at this moment her voice started to stutter.

I don't know if it was because of the shock from the earlier gunship strafing, or if it was due to some other reason...

Chapter 199 The Death of Yan Shuangying (1/5)

"Master Kaito, your actions this time were too reckless. If you were to encounter any danger..."

Kaito Kid's magic assistant, Terai Huangzhisuke, who is equivalent to a butler, bandaged Kuroba Kaito's wound with great sorrow, and on the tray next to him, a bullet had been taken out——

Even if Kuroba Kaito recovers quickly, he will need at least a week to recuperate before he can go out again.

"You might want to delay sending the notice of stealing the [Gem of Destiny] for a week. If you were to take action, the first trip would be to verify the gem's authenticity, and the second trip would be the actual theft. It won't affect your plan."

————There’s no way around it. The preview letter for that gemstone will indeed be sent out later.

Kuroba Kaito grimaced in pain, and his magician's poker face could no longer be maintained.

Acting as Kaito Kidd, he has to maintain a poker face, keeping calm even in the face of a catastrophe, to maintain his image and deceive his enemies, but there is no need to maintain a poker face when facing his own butler.

"I know, I know, Grandpa Terai! Let's postpone the theft of that gem!"

"However, this is the third time the invitations have been delayed. The first time, I was tricked by Pramya's fake notice, and the second time, Yan Shuangying was wanted. Now, he's been shot... Am I just unlucky lately?"

Terai Huang Zhisuke thought about it seriously, and finally, he said.

"Why don't you ask your classmate Koizumi Hongzi? Perhaps she can give you the answer?"

————Good idea. The prophecy about him being killed by that illusionist didn’t come true at all.

Kuroba Kaito's eyes lit up. He wanted to torture Koizumi Anko for her inaccurate prediction and make this classmate give up her magical girl's middle school syndrome. Now is a good opportunity, and he can also use this to get rid of Koizumi Anko's entanglement!

He picked up the phone and dialed Koizumi Hongzi's number directly. However, before he could speak, Koizumi Hongzi had already spoken.

"...Is it because so many people and events were involved that the fate of death was changed?"

The Red Mage spoke softly as she looked at the Urban Legend and Iron Flow Team that had disappeared from the magic crystal ball.

"Kuroba-san, do you feel that the [Demon of Light] you encountered when you stole the tower's time looks familiar? If we focus on him, many unrelated prophecies will appear."

What is the "Demon of Light"? Who is it?

Kuroba Kaito frowned and quickly recalled Koizumi Akako's prophecy in his mind. Combining it with the theft process, he immediately found out who the "Demon of Light" that Koizumi Akako mentioned was - the famous high school detective, Kudo Shinichi!

But why did they suddenly mention Kudo Shinichi? That illusionist also said he was Kudo Shinichi... How strange.

Originally, he wanted to torture Koizumi Hongzi for her inaccurate magic predictions, but now, Kuroba Kaito suddenly lost the mood to torture her. He thought of the urban legend that was said to have gone straight out of the city, and asked in a low voice.

"Is the urban legend of Beika Town dead?"

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"The urban legend of Beika Town is dead."

FBI senior investigator, James Blake said with some regret.

He and members of the FBI stood outside the collapsed ruins of a theater deep within an abandoned magic venue.

In this magic venue, in the front half that had not collapsed yet, he saw many peripheral members of the Black Organization who were killed with guns. This showed that the urban legend of Beika Town was almost killed all the way to the core area like cutting melons and vegetables.

It’s a pity that even an urban legend who is half-human, half-ghost and the best gunslinger, facing a completely collapsed building, can only end up like an ordinary person, completely buried by the building and die.

"It's a pity that we didn't know Yan's true identity until her death."

On the other end of the phone, Shuichi Akai, who had just dealt with the Japanese investigator Nishijima Takerō and was feeling a little upset about losing Vermouth, fell silent. He found it hard to believe that the urban legend he knew would die so easily.

However, Yan Shuangying's opponent is Gin, the ace of the Black Organization's action team.

If Gin really chose to fight to the death, Yan Shuangying, who was not familiar with Gin's style, might not be free from the possibility of being killed. Unfortunately, the sharpest silver bullet that could kill the Black Organization disappeared.

"understood."

Akai Shuichi hung up the phone.

He pulled down the front of his black knitted hat and then disappeared into the crowd.

At this moment, the police officers from the Criminal Division of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department arrived late. Inspector Shiratori Nishijima, who was called by Odagiri Toshiro on field duty, led a team to inspect the body of Nishijima Takero, and then ran into members of the Japanese Public Security Bureau.

Inspector Shiratori originally had a very bad attitude towards the Japanese public security.

After learning that Yan Shuangying was being hunted by Japanese police, forced the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department to cooperate with the operation, and even kidnapped police officers and innocent people, his attitude towards the Japanese police became even worse.

The two sides were confronting each other at the airport if they hadn't received the message from Deputy Superintendent Moroboshi.

I guess Shiratori Renzaburo is going to roll up his sleeves and fight these guys head-on!

However, the reason why Deputy Superintendent Moroboshi asked Shiratori Jinzaburo not to take action was because he knew that these Japanese police officers were now being forced into a corner by their superiors. As the saying goes, you are not afraid of too much debt, but if they are really forced into a corner, the Japanese police officers will really dare to take action.