Chapter 305

Conan Edogawa's mind went blank for a moment.

Is this speech... a ploy to silence everyone present...?

Just as the atmosphere became strange, Shiratori Ninzaburo suddenly clenched his fist and slammed it into his other palm: "Ah...! Are you referring to that warning we received on the way here about the Tokiwa Group's servers?"

Han Chuan Shenliu nodded: "I remember the inspector reminded me when he called."

Inspector Megure also remembered, and then said with a pained expression, "I did remind him, but it hasn't been long at all!"

"We should have enough time to check the computer room for any suspicious individuals or strange items," said Hanchuan Shenliu coldly. "Since they didn't take the warning seriously, this outcome was to be expected. Tokiwa Group is really rich."

Others: "…………"

How did this become "expected"?! Don't assume someone is a vengeful spirit just because President Tokiwa is still unconscious!

Conan Edogawa quietly wiped away a bead of sweat.

So this was the warning... It startled him.

Couldn't Mr. Hanchuan have spoken more politely and gently said "I reminded you"? The warning was far too easily misunderstood in that situation!

However, the fact that Mr. Hanchuan gave this reminder suggests that he is not in cahoots with the person who planted the bomb.

With the help of Inspector Megure and Shiratori Ninzaburo, the atmosphere that had been tense due to the misunderstanding was eased.

Police began directing the evacuation.

"Although the motor room and generator room were destroyed and even the backup power supply could not be started, the sightseeing elevator is a different power source because it is prepared for VIPs and can still be used."

Shiratori Ninzaburo summarized the intelligence: "But since it is a VIP elevator, there are some other problems. For example, although the elevator is built to be relatively large, it can only carry nine people at a time. Going up and down repeatedly is a waste of time."

Inspector Megure stood by the window and looked outside: "Then let the children and women take the elevator to the floor with the connecting corridor, and the rest of you run up the stairs and through the sky corridor to the other building. The elevators there are working properly, so use those elevators to go down. That way we can save time."

Under the direction of the police, everyone began to evacuate in an orderly manner.

Conan Edogawa frowned, still pondering the incongruity in the situation.

If the goal was simply to destroy the data stored on Tokiwa Group's computers, then blowing up the computer room would have sufficed. Why did they blow up the power generation room as well?

As time went by, soon only a few people remained.

Aside from girls like Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki, there are only Inspector Megure, Shinryu Samikawa, and Master Kisaragi.

Master Ruyue originally thought he was in good health and wanted to go down the stairs, but after all, he was a murderer, and according to regulations, he should be under the constant watch of the police. They were also worried that something might happen to the elderly man while he was going down the stairs and he would suddenly die...

Even if they produce all the evidence, the tabloids will probably spread rumors that they couldn't solve the case and just randomly picked a dead person to smear it, and then incite the master's fans to cause trouble. They'll have to write a lot of self-criticisms, just thinking about it gives me a headache.

Therefore, Inspector Megure planned to wait until all the children and women had left safely before taking Master Kisaragi in the elevator.

But looking at it now, it seems there aren't many people left, so maybe he can just take this bus by himself.

As expected, the girls were all very light, and Conan Edogawa was hardly a complete adult. So even with the addition of three grown men, including Shinryu Sakkawa, the elevator didn't alarm. Inspector Megure breathed a sigh of relief and decided to just sit there.

The elevator descended normally, and Inspector Megure, having recovered from the previous tense command, remembered something: "Speaking of which, what did you say you wanted to stay for, Hanukawa-kun?"

Inspector Megure could handle supervising Master Kisaragi and directing the women and children onto the elevator by himself, so he told Shinryu Kanakawa from the beginning to let him take the stairs down.

But is Hanakawa Shinryu someone who can climb stairs?

He said he had something he wanted to confirm and needed to stay for the time being.

Inspector Megure knew that Shinryu Samakawa always had his own ideas, so he hadn't paid much attention to him until now, when he finally realized he needed to ask him what he wanted to confirm.

“Let’s leave aside the computer room, but there must be another purpose in blowing up the power distribution room, especially since they even remembered to blow up the backup power supply, but deliberately left this sightseeing elevator. There must be a reason behind it,” Hanchuan Shenliu said naturally. “But maybe I’m overthinking it.”

Inspector Megure, however, felt quite relieved: "It's nothing, being cautious is a good thing."

No! That's not right! There's definitely a problem!

Conan Edogawa, who had been pondering this question, was itching to join the discussion and ask Shinryu Samikawa what his guesses were.

Unfortunately, he hasn't fully figured out Han Chuan Shen Liu's true strength yet, so he doesn't dare to act too arrogantly in front of him, and he's suffering a lot.

Sigh, if any new clues come...

While Conan Edogawa was agonizing over something, Gin was on the rooftop of a building not far away, aiming a sniper rifle at the slowly descending sightseeing elevator.

Vodka said that their target this time was Sherry.

Gin let the sightseeing elevator go because he anticipated that the police would most likely let the elderly, women and children take the sightseeing elevator down, and that there was a small chance that Sherry would run away on her own. But that didn't matter. Vodka was on the other side of the corridor in another building, keeping an eye out for any figures that looked like Sherry.

Now, as Gin sees the chestnut-haired girl tilting her head and talking to others through the scope, a smug, triumphant smile curls at the corner of his mouth.

It seems that fate is on his side, and Sherry is destined to die at his hands.

Gin had given up on interrogating Sherry because of her stubbornness last time. Even though he still didn't know how Sherry escaped, it didn't matter. As long as Sherry was dead, he could wash away the mud that Potts had been throwing at him recently.

Just as Gin was calculating the bullet's impact point, he suddenly noticed something and the scope shifted slightly.

Because he had been focusing on the chestnut-colored scope he was using in the distance, he hadn't noticed who else was in the sightseeing elevator, and was only now realizing something was wrong—

Someone was actually watching him.

Through the scope, those dark red eyes, like flames burning in ice, gleamed with a cold light, and layers of shadows loomed within them, harboring an ominous and chilling aura, staring straight at me.

At this distance, and at night, with the other person inside a brighter elevator, it would be quite difficult to spot oneself in the darkness with the naked eye, let alone accurately aim through their scope.

But in less than a second, Gin deduced from the fact that the other person had not lost focus as the sightseeing elevator descended, but was still staring at him—the other person had indeed noticed him, and didn't even know how long they had been watching him.

Who is this person?

That twisted and chilling aura definitely belonged to their world. So, were they people sent by the new organization Sherry had joined to protect her?

Ha, to have such a figure, it seems to be no small organization. They may have already colluded with Sherry. No wonder they were able to get Sherry to escape from the research institute.

...But strangely enough, even though they had already seen him, they didn't warn the others; they just stared at him...

Gin's mind raced, and although he didn't reach a conclusion, he still came to the decision—to eliminate distractions and continue with his plan.

He pulled the trigger.

Not only did Gin notice something was wrong, but Conan Edogawa, who was still in the sightseeing elevator, also noticed that the spot where Shinryu Sakkawa's gaze lingered seemed rather strange.

Conan Edogawa followed the gaze of Shinryu Ayakawa but saw nothing. However, he carefully adjusted his multi-functional glasses, using them as a telescope, and finally spotted Gin's figure on the rooftop of a distant building.

It was all thanks to Gin's long hair. The outside light was already dim, making it hard to find anything, but it was easier to spot things when they moved. Conan Edogawa pinpointed Gin's location by looking at his long hair fluttering in the wind.

He was shocked. He turned his head and saw the red dot of a sniper rifle. He suddenly understood the purpose of the Black Organization leaving the sightseeing elevator—to kill Sherry! Gin, who didn't know that Sherry had shrunk, must be mistaking Suzuki Sonoko, who had a new hairstyle, for Sherry!

"Sonoko-neechan! Your panties are showing!!!"

Conan Edogawa shouted, trying to get Sonoko Suzuki to duck and avoid the sniper's shot.

However, the one who reacted even faster than Sonoko Suzuki was Shinryu Kazukawa, who was standing to the side.

He suddenly reached out and pulled Sonoko Suzuki into his arms. The bullet that was about to hit missed and struck a button on the elevator panel, causing the elevator to suddenly stop in mid-air.

"Um?"

Gin frowned.

He wasn't surprised that the dangerous-looking young man suddenly interfered with his mission; it was normal for him. He just needed to take care of the other man and Sherry together. It was just that this guy with such sharp eyes might be a good sniper. It would be great if he could recruit him into the organization. It would be a shame if he went to hell with Sherry.

Just before he could aim again, he noticed the guy he thought was Sherry was dramatically celebrating that he wasn't dead...

Shirley would never do such a thing.

That's not Sherry.

Upon realizing this, Gin couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

Was this a stand-in that Sulli created? Or did Sulli never even come?

Before putting down his sniper rifle, Gin couldn't help but shift the camera's focus again to glance at the young man with deep red hair and eyes.

The other person remained indifferent, seemingly unmoved by the unexpected turn of events, standing out awkwardly among the panicked crowd.

As if sensing his gaze, the man looked up and glanced in his direction again.

Gin narrowed his eyes slightly, and his hand, which had been about to put down the gun, unconsciously gripped the trigger again.

He turned off the laser assist, preventing the red dot from reappearing in the sightseeing elevator, and fired a shot at the other party based solely on his feel for the shot.

Gin's eyes were fixed on the sight.

Everything appeared to him as if in slow motion; the bullet pierced the glass again and shot towards the target.

Even as a bullet grazed his cheek, his dark red eyes remained fixed on Gin, gazing at him calmly until those around him began to frantically check on him, at which point he looked away.

How confident, how arrogant, how indifferent.

"..."

Gin, who was initially in a bad mood because he couldn't wait for Sherry, suddenly became inexplicably interested.

The thought of hiring people, which he hadn't had for a long time, resurfaced in his mind.

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As mentioned before, Hanchuan was created based on Gin's character design of ecstasy (x)