Chapter 72

Ino Shunsuke clenched his fists, and the glass fragments pressed against Suzuki Sonoko's neck. The sharp tip scratched the skin and blood oozed out.

The pitch-black muzzle of the gun was pointed at him. Ino Shunsuke couldn't help but hold his breath: "Do you think I don't dare to kill her?!"

"I'll count to three. If you don't throw the gun over here, you'll be collecting the body of the eldest daughter of the Suzuki family."

The mirror wall can clearly reflect the entire image even in a dim environment. Kurokawa Akiho's gun was pointed steadily at Ino Shunsuke, without any deviation due to the other party's words.

"Which do you think is faster, the gun or the glass fragments in your hand?" he asked calmly.

Ino Shunsuke desperately tried to recall the bullets in his magazine. He clenched his fists, calmed himself, and turned to look at Kurokawa Akifusa with a sneer, "How dare someone who's never touched a gun compete with me?"

"You look so weak, you can't even handle the recoil of your gun, right? Can you really hit someone? Do you dare to shoot me while I'm standing right here?"

Even the police might not dare to open fire in such circumstances, so how could the director of an amusement park possibly do that?

"You'd better keep your hands steady, or it won't fall on the eldest daughter of the Suzuki Group." His voice was filled with ridicule and malice.

Half of Ino Shunsuke's body was covered by Suzuki Sonoko, and after Kurokawa Akiho pointed the gun at him, he lowered his head cautiously.

He was sure that the person in front of him would not dare to shoot, not to mention that there was Suzuki Sonoko in front of him who was blocking his way completely.

When Toru Amuro and Conan Edogawa arrived, this was the scene of confrontation they saw.

Edogawa Conan took advantage of his body to squeeze in through the half-open mirror wall. He first noticed Mouri Ran and breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that she was fine. He turned his head and saw the kidnapped Suzuki Sonoko and Kurokawa Akifumi who was pointing a gun at Ino Shunsuke.

Ino Shunsuke's mocking shouts were particularly harsh in the empty mirror maze.

Conan Edogawa barely understood the general situation. Just when he wanted to ask Amuro Toru for help, Kurokawa Akiho, who had been silent, spoke.

"Pointing the glass at my tourist's neck and yelling at him rudely was really infuriating."

Kurokawa Akishige was growing a bit annoyed by the noise, but he didn't even budge his gun. "Can you shut up forever?"

Conan Edogawa stared at Kurokawa Akiho's hand holding the gun. As the young principal finished speaking, the slender fingers slowly pulled the trigger.

Decisive without any delay.

The sound of a gunshot echoed in the mirror maze.

Edogawa Conan opened his eyes wide: "He actually fired a gun?! Mr. Principal!"

How can you be so messy!

Toru Amuro frowned. From his position, his hearing and vision were affected, and he couldn't judge the situation. When he heard Edogawa Conan's shout, he subconsciously associated the shooting with Kurokawa Akiwa.

He raised his hand and gripped the mirror wall tightly, and as he moved, he gradually saw the situation in the center of the maze clearly.

Suzuki Sonoko sat on the ground, covering her neck and coughing a few times.

Ran Mouri stepped forward and protected Suzuki Sonoko behind her, paying close attention to her situation.

Ino Shunsuke's fingers couldn't even penetrate the glass, and blood dripped down his arm and rolled to the ground. His shoulder blade was shattered by the bullet and instantly lost its supporting strength. The blood-stained glass fragments fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

The bullet accurately pierced Ino Shunsuke's shoulder blade, rendering him incapable of threatening, and successfully avoided Suzuki Sonoko, who was the hostage.

Although the situation in front of him was extremely chaotic, Edogawa Conan couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

So accurate.

But why would Kurokawa Akiwa, the director of an amusement park, have no experience with firearms? Was it just luck?

Even a trained police officer would think carefully before daring to open fire in such circumstances.

It's crazy.

The intense pain made Ino Shunsuke take a few steps back. He covered his shoulder that was pierced by the bullet, leaned against the mirror wall, and stared at Kurokawa Akishige with fierce eyes.

“It actually hit?”

Kurokawa Akiho chuckled, walked slowly closer with the gun in his hand, and pointed the slightly hot muzzle of the gun with the smell of gunpowder directly at Ino Shunsuke's head.

He looked down at Ino Shunsuke, his dark blue eyes carrying an astonishing sense of oppression.

Ino Shunsuke's originally angry expression changed after being pointed at by a gun. His face was shocked and his pupils trembled nervously: "What do you want to do?"

Is there still bullet in the gun?

"Although you are very noisy, you are right about one thing. My aim is the worst in my teacher's eyes." Kurokawa Akifumi spoke in a light tone with the corners of his lips raised.

When mentioning Reborn, Kurokawa Akiwa can't help but want to complain: No normal person can complete long-distance shooting in less than 0.05 seconds, right?

A layer of cold sweat formed on Ino Shunsuke's forehead. What on earth was this guy talking about? He had to think of a solution.

Kurokawa Akifumi brought the topic back to where it had strayed: "We were quite lucky just now, so to prevent missing the target from now on, this is the only way."

Is this person using him as a target? !

A trace of panic appeared in Ino Shunsuke's eyes, and he looked at Kurokawa Akishige in horror.

The gun was pressed against his forehead, and the slight burning sensation burned his skin, causing Ino Shunsuke to break out in a cold sweat.

Are you kidding?

Edogawa Conan's eyes suddenly narrowed, realizing what Kurokawa Akiho was going to do. He shouted to stop him: "No, Mr. Principal!"

The trigger was pulled suddenly as Edogawa Conan screamed.

“Crack—”

With the slight click of the trigger, the entire central area fell into an eerie silence.

Edogawa Conan took a deep breath.

Toru Amuro paused, a look of surprise appearing in his purple-gray eyes.

Ino Shunsuke's pupils contracted and trembled, and he slid down weakly against the mirror wall, unable to recover for a long time.

Edogawa Conan breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately there were no bullets in the gun.

"Headmaster!" he shouted.

Even if there is no bullet in the gun, this situation is too chaotic. If there is a bullet in the gun, wouldn’t it be a murder?

Or did Kurokawa know from the beginning that there was only one bullet in the gun? The biggest question is why Kurokawa used the gun.

"There's only one bullet in the gun. It's really a bargain for you."

Kurokawa Akihime abandoned the empty gun in his hand and threw it into Ino Shunsuke's arms. His tone was cold: "You should repay all the losses in the mirror maze without leaving a single cent, right?"

Ino Shunsuke was so frightened that his expression became dazed and he collapsed on the ground, motionless.

Edogawa Conan paused, his eyes narrowed slightly as he stared at Kurokawa Akiwa in front of him.

The feeling the other party gave him at that moment was very similar to the first time he met Gin. The decisiveness and ease with which he fired the gun was as if he was immersed in a dark other world, which made him tremble involuntarily.

Very dangerous.

Who is the headmaster?

"What's wrong, Conan?" Kurokawa Akishige turned sideways and looked at Edogawa Conan who was staring at him in a daze.

The young detective's gaze was too conspicuous for him to ignore.

Edogawa Conan was stunned for a moment, then quickly adjusted his expression. His childish voice was filled with harmlessness, as if he was simply curious: "Mr. Principal is so cool, he can actually use a gun. Is Mr. Principal a policeman? Like a super cool plainclothes officer?"

The words were full of temptation.

Kurokawa Akiho reached out and rubbed Edogawa Conan's head, with a smile on his face: "Don't be so curious, kid, or you'll be eaten by the big bad wolf."

Edogawa Conan: "..."

He's not a kid! Damn it.

He was really curious about what was going on. It was suspicious no matter how you looked at it that the director of an amusement park would use a gun.

Amuro Toru picked up Ino Shunsuke's pistol, an American-made Colt semi-automatic pistol. Ino Shunsuke's muzzle hit the center of the shoulder, not like a lucky shot at all.

There was a complexity in his eyes as he looked at Kurokawa Akishige.

Kurokawa Akifusa checked the tasks that he had completed in the last few minutes.

There was no reward for the mission, but his safety value and satisfaction score avoided being deducted into negative numbers. He breathed a sigh of relief, and without the bright red countdown urging him, he relaxed completely.

All that was left was to find the circus star.

"Tell me, Mr. Principal." Edogawa Conan said like a spoiled child: "Who is Mr. Principal's teacher? Is he the kind of spy in the movies?"

Kurokawa Akiwa glanced at Edogawa Conan, who was waiting to act coquettishly in his childhood image without any pressure. One thing the comments said was very right, that is, Edogawa Conan expressed the cuteness of human cubs to the fullest when he was acting coquettishly.

If we put aside the Death System.

The ringtone of a text message interrupted his thoughts, and Kurokawa Akimoto clicked on the message.

Zhu Fu Jingguang sent a message saying that the circus star had been found.

Kurokawa Akiho's mood became very good. After closing the text message, the corners of his mouth slightly raised and he looked at the coquettish Edogawa Conan.

It's okay to tell him.

Anyway, he can't meet the teacher.

"Is Conan curious about my teacher?" asked Kurokawa Akiwa.

Edogawa Conan noticed something and nodded: "Yeah!"

"My teacher." Kurokawa Akiho stretched out the ending tone, deliberately teasing Edogawa Conan.

"It's a governess who is only two years old and likes to sleep with her eyes open."

Edogawa Conan's eyes turned into small dots: "Huh?"

Is it really possible for anyone to sleep with their eyes open?

Wait, what's with being only two years old?

Edogawa Conan's bewildered look made Kurokawa Akiho want to talk: "Conan also thinks it's weird to sleep with his eyes open, right?"

What’s even more strange is that she’s a tutor at just two years old, right?

Edogawa Conan didn't know how to respond and chose to remain silent.

It turned out that the headmaster was still teasing him and not telling the truth at all.

But this makes me even more curious!

He scratched his cheek and nodded tentatively, "Hmm, sounds like a goldfish."

After all, goldfish also sleep with their eyes open.

"And he'll shoot you with a smile at any moment." Kurokawa Akishige complained: "Although he'll shoot at my senior brother."

Conan Edogawa laughed dryly and made a joke: "It doesn't sound like an agent, it feels more like the mafia."

Kurokawa Akiwa blinked slightly and admitted frankly: "He is the mafia."

"Haha, this is really interesting--" Edogawa Conan's pupils contracted after he reacted.

The principal just mentioned the Mafia...?

What kind of mafia organization would allow a two-year-old baby to join?!