In Detective Conan: Intercepting Miwako Sato at the Start

Miwako Sato then grabbed a metal instrument next to the console and smashed it hard against the server's connection cable.

"Bang!" The guard was hit and slammed into the incubation tank. The hard glass shell cracked, and the liquid inside gushed out.

"Thud!" Ariel's dagger sliced ​​through the second guard's throat.

The instructor realized what was happening and pointed his gun at Sato Miwako, who was sabotaging the circuit!

"Watch out!" Takada Yuki didn't have time to think and leaped forward to push Sato Miwako away.

"boom!"

Gunfire rang out.

Yuki Takada's body jolted, a burst of blood erupted from his shoulder blade, and the immense impact caused him to stagger and fall to the ground.

"Takada-senpai!" Sato Miwako exclaimed.

After Ariel dealt with the guards, she immediately turned her gun on her mentor.

But the mentor reacted even faster. He grabbed a device that looked like a portable hard drive from the console, which was clearly his target, and opened fire on the server cluster!

Chapter 186 Solving the Mentor Problem

"Da da da--"

Sparks flew, half the screen went black instantly, and more alarms blared mournfully.

The countdown to the self-destruct sequence suddenly accelerated!

"You've ruined everything! Then you'll all be buried with us!" The mentor laughed maniacally, turning to flee the way he came.

"Don't even think about running away!" Ariel rushed forward to stop her.

The two wrestled in the narrow space.

Although the mentor was not young, he was agile and had amazing strength, and quickly subdued Ariel.

Lying on the ground, Yuuki Takada endured the excruciating pain as he watched the eerie liquid flowing from the culture tank slowly toward the crystal container in the center.

Some of the wiring at the bottom of the container appeared to be short-circuiting due to the liquid, and it was crackling and sparking.

A thought struck him, and with his last bit of strength, he kicked the silenced submachine gun that had fallen nearby at Sato Miwako.

"Sato! Hit the bottom of that container!"

Sato Miwako instantly understood, picked up the gun, and although she was unfamiliar with it, she still relied on her police academy background to aim at the bottom of the container flowing with the strange liquid and pulled the trigger!

"Puff puff--"

The bullet struck the container base and the flowing liquid.

"boom--!!"

A muffled explosion rang out!

The crystal container, unable to withstand the internal pressure and external impact, suddenly shattered!

The pale blue, glowing liquid inside surged out like a burst dam, instantly flooding half of the secret chamber!

The liquid, with its strong corrosive properties and unknown energy, came into contact with the server and wiring, triggering a series of even more violent explosions and short circuits!

"No—my 'source blood'!" The mentor screamed in agony as the liquid splashed onto him, and his skin began to fester and smoke rapidly.

Ariel seized the opportunity to break free and kicked him away.

The entire secret chamber began to shake violently, stones from the ceiling fell one after another, explosions occurred one after another, and flames shot into the sky.

The self-destruct process has entered its final stage.

"Hurry!" Ariel pulled up the injured Yuuki Takada, while Miwako Sato supported the other side, and the three of them rushed towards the only entrance pipe.

They struggled to climb upwards, behind them deafening explosions and their mentor's desperate cries. A blast of scorching air and thick smoke surged up from below.

As they finally scrambled back to the platform through the small entrance of the metal door, a tremendous collapse occurred in the cave chamber behind them! The entire underground river cave structure began to crumble, boulders continued to fall, and the river water overflowed!

"Jump into the river!" Yuki Takada shouted.

Without hesitation, the three of them jumped into the cold, swift-flowing underground river.

The powerful current instantly swept them away, rushing them into the unknown darkness.

Behind them, the ultimate secret chamber, symbolizing the Twilight Foundation's century-long ambition, along with the "mentor" and the forbidden secrets hidden within, sank completely to the bottom of the Seine in a series of explosions and collapses, forever buried in the earth's core.

……

After an unknown amount of time, Yuuki Takada woke up to the glaring sunlight and the smell of disinfectant.

He found himself lying in a hospital bed, his shoulder wound properly bandaged.

Miwako Sato and Ariel Kruger stood by the bed, looking tired but unharmed.

"We...succeeded?" Yuuki Takada asked in a hoarse voice.

Miwako Sato nodded, her eyes slightly red: "Matthew's group found us shortly after we jumped into the river and rescued us. The entrance to that underground cave had completely collapsed and was submerged by the river. Our mentor... and his ambition, were buried inside."

Ariel added: "The EU group and French authorities acted together to launch a global crackdown while the foundation was in disarray, arresting a large number of key members and freezing countless assets."

"The Twilight Foundation... even if it wasn't completely wiped out, it suffered a devastating blow and won't be able to cause trouble again in the short term."

She looked at Yuki Takada with a complex expression, filled with respect and a hint of barely perceptible regret: "Mr. Takada, we owe you a great debt this time. Your courage and wisdom were the key to destroying this behemoth."

Yuki Takada looked out the window. The Parisian sky was a clear, deep blue, and the Seine River flowed quietly in the sunlight.

The "Silent Mona Lisa" still hangs in the Louvre's exhibition hall, displaying its mysterious smile to the world, but the shocking secret hidden behind it has been buried in the dust at the bottom of the river.

“It’s over…” he said softly.

……

The fatigue on Sato Miwako's face had mostly faded, and she had regained her capable demeanor, though her eyes held a hint of calm that came from having survived a life-or-death ordeal.

Ariel remained somewhat mysterious, but the lingering melancholy between her brows seemed to have faded a little.

"Takada-senpai, what are your plans now? Why don't you ask Section Chief Matsumoto for leave and go back to Japan first?" Sato Miwako asked as she opened the car door for Takada Yuki.

Yumi Miyamoto was already in the car, waiting for the two of them.

Yuki Takada got into the car and looked out the window at the Parisian street scenes rushing by, the shimmering waters of the Seine dancing in the sunlight.

He was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "No, during this rare break, I want to go to the Louvre again."

Sato Miwako was somewhat surprised, but then she understood.

Ariel turned around from the passenger seat, glanced at Yuuki Takada, and nodded slightly: "It's time to go back and see. With... a different feeling."

So instead of returning to the hotel, they drove straight to that world-famous art palace.

Stepping once again beneath the Louvre's magnificent glass pyramid, the three felt a completely different sense of unease compared to their first visit.

The tension and anxiety of pursuing clues were replaced by an indescribable complex emotion, a mixture of the emptiness of victory, the feeling of surviving a catastrophe, and a trace of melancholy for that secret that had been completely buried.

They walked through the bustling exhibition hall, ignoring the dense crowd signs pointing to the famous paintings, and tacitly chose another path.

It's almost like a ritual; they need to stand before other great works of art first.

To regain inner peace and confirm that the reality and beauty of this world have not been changed by the underground disaster that nearly destroyed everything.

Yumi Miyamoto paused before the Venus de Milo, gazing at the eternal, serene beauty and harmony of the armless goddess.

Seeing Miyamoto Yumi lingering in front of the Venus de Milo for a long time, Patrol Chief Hyakusaki Touko slowly walked towards her. "Yumi, do you like this painting?"

"Hmm." Miyamoto Yumi glanced at her. "Chief Hyakuzaki, rather than saying I like it, it's just that looking at this painting makes me feel uneasy."

Yumi Miyamoto gazed at the weathered yet still perfect stone sculpture and sighed softly, "No matter how times change, no matter how wars and conspiracies unfold, these beautiful things are always here, silently witnessing everything."

Minister Hyakuzaki smiled faintly, "Yes."

"I didn't expect you to know so much about this painting."

Chapter 187 Sudden Threat

They walked through the tragic grandeur of the Horatii Oath and passed by the stirring passion of Liberty Leading the People.

Finally, I stopped in front of that relatively small painting, which was protected by thick bulletproof glass and always attracted the most tourists.

The whispers of the crowd and the flashes of numerous cameras formed an invisible wall.

They stood on the periphery of the crowd, at a distance, gazing at that familiar, mysterious smile.

My feelings at this moment are completely different from when I only glanced at it briefly before in order to investigate clues.

Yuki Takada and Miwako Sato arrived at the Louvre Museum, panting heavily and looking like they were about to faint.

Seeing this, Miyamoto Yumi, who was just about to call for help, asked softly, "Miwako, what's wrong with you two?"

"How about I call an ambulance for you two?" Momozaki Touko walked towards the two of them.

"No..." Takada Yuki immediately said loudly, "Momozaki Touko, I'm fine, there's no need to waste public resources in France."

"Minister Hyakuzaki, I think we shouldn't provoke them any further." Miyamoto Yumi, seeing the two of them like this, repeatedly advised, "I think they must have run into some trouble. I'll ask them."

"Okay!" Momozaki Touko nodded, and then left.

Yumi Miyamoto looked at the two of them and asked softly, "Miwako, Takada-senpai, what exactly happened between you two?"

After looking around, Miwako Sato said softly, "There shouldn't be any problems here, right?"

“Yes!” Yuki Takada nodded, then turned to Miwako Sato and said, “It seems we should be alright here.”

Both of them let out a deep sigh at the same time.

"I thought this was going to be a disaster..."

Yuki Takada recalled that after leaving the hospital, he immediately reported the incident to Section Chief Matsumoto.

They exchanged a glance, both seeing a lingering fear in each other's eyes.

“We just ‘escaped’ from Section Chief Matsumoto’s transoceanic video conference.” Sato Miwako rubbed her temples and explained in a low voice, “The section chief is very concerned about this…unauthorized transnational joint operation and its international impact.”

Yuki Takada replied with a wry smile, "Especially the part about our report on how we used the name of the Japanese police to trigger a suspected geological activity underground in Paris. The section chief's voice was so loud it hurt my ears even across the Pacific Ocean."

Yumi Miyamoto chuckled; she could picture it. "So, you've come to the Louvre to seek refuge and solace?"

"More or less." Yuuki Takada let out a long sigh, his gaze returning to the heavily guarded painting. "Of course... that's not the point. The important thing is..."