Conan: When Shinjiu and Maolilan swap bodies

He instinctively didn't want to see any life lost, even if the person was utterly wicked...

“Mr. Kudo, let’s split up!” Shuichi Akai said.

Now that they know Gin is preparing to leave the country, they certainly can't just sit idly by.

There is a deep-seated hatred between him and Gin.

"it is good."

……

The beach was not quiet late at night.

The wind howled, and the waves crashed against the rocks on the shore, breaking into white foam before receding.

Qingze stood on the beach, the sea breeze making his clothes flutter and his hair fly wildly across his forehead. He gazed at the dark horizon in the distance, his expression somber, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.

The GPS signal in my hand was still flashing. The location showed it was in the sea several kilometers away, moving rapidly and getting farther and farther away.

He looked at it for two seconds, lowered his eyes slightly, and pressed the dial button.

Rei Furuya stood outside the ruins, watching the ringing phone. He strode to the communications vehicle filled with equipment, opened the door, and got inside.

"Connect to my phone immediately, locate the base station, and calculate the exact location."

"Yes!" The technician's fingers flew across the keyboard.

Rei Furuya answered the phone. The sound of waves, wind, and Aozawa's excessively calm voice came through the receiver.

"Bourbon. This should be the last time I call you that."

Rei Furuya's fingers tightened slightly. "You've come to declare war?"

Qingze chuckled. The laugh was brief and carried away by the sea breeze.

"No. Our cooperation is just one step away from completion."

He paused for a moment, then said, "There is a military nuclear submarine in Tokyo Bay. Find a way to stop it and prevent it from entering international waters."

Rei Furuya's pupils suddenly contracted. "A military nuclear submarine?!"

The organization actually has something like this?

Where did this come from!

Qingze did not answer the question. His voice, coming through the receiver, remained calm.

"I need a frogman transport boat, oxygen tanks, and diving equipment. Deploy it to the Tokyo Bay pier within thirty minutes."

Rei Furuya paused for a second, then asked, "What do you want to do?"

Qingze laughed again, "Did you think I wanted to run away? I've been waiting for this day for so long, and I'm only one step away from the end."

Rei Furuya gripped his phone, gazing at the still-smoking ruins in the distance. A few seconds later, he spoke:

"I see."

The call ended. He stepped out of the communications vehicle and quickly made arrangements.

As for locating them, it's pointless now. Since that person made that request, they're not afraid of being found.

Or rather, he simply doesn't care about being found.

……

The interior of the submarine was larger than Fiano had imagined.

The corridor was narrow and long, with bulkheads painted a grayish-green. The overhead lights hummed low and emitted a pale, almost bluish light that made one's face appear pale. The metal floor vibrated slightly underfoot, as if some enormous creature was slumbering beneath one's feet.

Fiano's gaze swept over the pipes on the bulkhead and then over the tightly closed hatches, clicking his tongue twice.

"If I'm not mistaken, this is an active-duty military nuclear submarine. Where did you get it?"

Kuroba Toichi's gaze fell on him, neither too lightly nor too heavily:

"you do not need to know."

Fiano shrugged, adjusted his glasses, and asked with a researcher's curiosity, "How deep can this submarine dive?"

"Three hundred to four hundred meters."

Fiano frowned slightly. "Medicines and reagents have specific storage requirements. At this depth underwater, it might affect the research."

"There is an impact, but not a big one." Kuroba Touichi took a step forward, his leather shoes clicking on the metal floor, his voice unhurried.

Spider followed behind, carrying the unconscious Ai Haibara in her arms like a piece of luggage. Her head was drooping, her face was deathly pale, and her breathing was so light that it was almost invisible.

The three walked through the corridor, past several tightly closed hatches, and finally stopped in front of a cabin. Kuroba Touichi entered the password, and the door opened.

Inside is a laboratory.

The lab bench, reagent rack, microscope, incubator—the equipment wasn't extensive, but it had everything it needed, and everything was neatly arranged.

Fiano walked in, his gaze sweeping over the instruments one by one, a slow smile spreading across his lips.

"You were prepared all along."

"It's just a precaution." Kuroba Touichi stood at the door, looking at him.

Fiano paced around the lab bench, lightly tapping the outer wall of the incubator with his finger. "How many people are on this submarine? Do they have enough supplies? How long do they plan to stay submerged?"

"Besides us, there are a few of my trusted men responsible for driving and maintenance. We have enough supplies to last three months." Black Feather Thief paused. "Don't worry, we won't be staying in the water forever."

Fiano nodded, shifting his gaze from the lab table to the closed hatches, his tone as casual as if asking what he was having for dinner: "Didn't you say you captured three children? Are they here? Perfect for using as test subjects."

Kuroba Toichi's gaze fell on his face. His eyes were dark and deep, revealing no emotion, and he simply stared at him silently for two seconds.

Fiano's heart skipped a beat as he was stared at, but his expression remained unchanged. He merely tilted his head slightly, his eyes behind his glasses revealing a researcher's eagerness, as if nothing else mattered as long as it advanced the research.

Kuroba Touichi withdrew his gaze. "No rush," he said calmly. "The underwater environment is different from the land environment. Take your time to familiarize yourself with it."

His gaze fell on the unconscious girl in the spider's arms, then shifted away. "I have other uses for those three children; they can't be touched right now."

He turned and walked to the next room, pushing open the door. Inside was a small rest cabin with a bed, a table, and a lamp. The lamp was dim, casting a yellowish light that made the walls appear dark.

"You can rest here."

Fiano nodded, his gaze falling on Ai Haibara. "Where's Sherry? Leave her here, I'll watch over her."

Kuroba Tou glanced at him, his gaze lingering for two seconds.

"Row."

Spider gently placed Ai Haibara on the bed; her head was tilted to one side, and her brows were slightly furrowed. Toichi Kuroba glanced at Fiano one last time, said nothing, and turned to leave.

Spiders followed behind, the hatch closed behind them, the wheel turned, and the latch snapped into the slot with a dull "click".

Fiano stood there, listening to the footsteps gradually fade into the distance.

He waited a moment, walked to the door, and listened intently.

The corridor was quiet, with only the low-frequency roar of the submarine engine coming from all directions, filling the small compartment to the brim.

After confirming that there were no surveillance cameras in the rest cabin, he rubbed his face, his usual Fiano expression vanished, and his shoulders finally slumped.

He leaned against the bulkhead, his back hunched, as if something had been pulled from his body.

Chapter 617 Are you happy to see me?

Ai Haibara closed her eyes, her mind filled with omnipresent nightmares.

A buzzing sound came from all directions, making people's scalps tingle.

The fingers at his side curled up unconsciously, as if he couldn't grasp anything, or as if he didn't want to grasp anything at all.

Faces flashed before my eyes.

They swallowed the medicine she concocted; they suffered, they convulsed, they struggled, they died…

They stared at her with their lifeless eyes, as if making a silent accusation—you are the murderer.

She tried to convince herself.

Trying to explain that it was an order from the organization, that she was forced, that it wasn't her true feeling... was useless.

Even with a thousand reasons and ten thousand unavoidable circumstances, she could not deceive herself; she was the murderer.

Her seemingly clean hands were covered in blood, bright red and glaring, and no amount of washing could remove it.

She secretly prepared the antidote. She hid it in the water tank of the third stall in the institute's restroom, wrapped it in a waterproof bag, and stuck it tightly to the ceramic wall.

That was the last thing she had to do.

Deliver the medicine to Shinichi Kudo, turn him back to normal, let him live the life he should live, and get everything back on track.

But before she could send the message out, she lost her voice.

And Ayumi, Genta, Mitsuhiko...

They got to this point simply because they knew her, because they were close to her, because she was Shirley.

She ruined them.

A tear silently slid down the corner of her eye.

A hand reached out and wiped away the tears from the corner of her eyes, accompanied by a voice that was both unfamiliar and somewhat familiar.

"Don't cry."

She seemed to have finally woken up from a nightmare, or perhaps she had been awake for a long time but simply didn't want to open her eyes.

She opened her eyes and met the gaze of the person in front of her.

The overhead light was dim and cast large shadows on the person's face, making his features somewhat blurry.

This is Fiano, but his expression at this moment is not that of Fiano.

He carried a weariness, as if something supporting him had been removed, leaving only an empty shell of powerlessness.

"Who are you?" Ai Haibara sat up, quickly looked around before staring at him, her voice very low.

Kaito Kuroba didn't say anything, but simply took out a playing card, spun it in his hand, and then it disappeared.

Those unique magic tricks are practically his signature move.

Ai Haibara's pupils suddenly dilated.

Kidd!?

How could Kidd be impersonating Fiano?

What about Fiano?

Seeing the shock and confusion in Ai Haibara's eyes, Kaito Kuroba sighed.

Ever since he decided to do something, he has been investigating that organization.

Although he had his own connections, that organization was really hard to trace.

After searching around without finding anything, he had no choice but to go to Qingze again.

Qingze was not surprised at all by his arrival, or rather, he had been waiting for him for a long time.

Qingze didn't mention any evidence of his father's crimes; he simply told him to see for himself and experience it for himself.

First came the cleaning staff at the organization's base, then the ordinary researchers in the laboratory.

Finally, there's Fiano.

In a restroom stall, he disguised himself as Fiano.

With the detailed information and observations provided by Qingze, he played Fiano without any apparent difference.

Following Qingze's instructions, he inserted a Trojan virus into the base's mainframe, erasing all the data inside.

Then, under "Brandy's" instructions, the empty hard drive was removed, and all the drugs A were taken away.

Ai Haibara had been searched; there was nothing to hide, but he didn't.

The tracking device on him was always on.

In addition to location tracking, there are also communication tools and all sorts of magic props.

He wanted to save those three children, save the girl in front of him, and then...

And then what happened, he didn't know.