Chapter 435

Kevin Yoshino and Mr. Waltz were both a bit confused, unable to understand what the person who was giving them information from both ends was thinking.

Surely they don't think long-range sniping is boring and want them to fight each other for fun, right?

If you can't figure it out, then stop thinking about it. After all, whatever that person's purpose was, it doesn't change the fact that they are enemies who must have one of them die to settle things.

Therefore, after contributing both doubt points and trust points, and having been almost completely drained of their resources, the two continued fighting.

And what is Hanakawa Shinryu doing?

He called the police.

Because Mr. Waltz didn't use many bombs, and there wasn't any towering flames or anything like that, plus the Suzuki Tower is too tall for most people to see what was happening up there, so even though a wave of explosions had already occurred, no one noticed anything was wrong and called the police.

Han Chuan Shenliu could only calculate the time and call himself when he felt it was about time.

When Inspector Megure received his call, he was practically crying tears of joy: "You finally turned your phone on! Is the prisoner alright?!"

Because of the news of Mr. Waltz's disappearance, everyone felt that something bad might happen tonight, so the task force was still working overtime late into the night.

Upon hearing Inspector Megure's words, the FBI personnel couldn't help but glance at him.

Kenji Hagiwara coughed helplessly: "Inspector, be careful what you say."

Inspector Megure, who had inadvertently blurted out his true thoughts, quickly corrected himself, saying, "I meant, have you found the culprit?"

“I suppose so,” said Hanchuan Shenliu. “I haven’t gone up to see yet, but Mr. Waltz must have gotten into a fight with Mr. Kevin Yoshino.”

Even at a time like this, you're still using polite language so slowly and deliberately...

Inspector Megure was getting anxious, and even suspected that Shinryu Samakawa's habit of always using honorifics might be a way of deliberately tormenting him.

"Up? Up where?" Inspector Megure focused on the key points and pressed for an answer.

"Suzuki Tower".

Inspector Megure was shocked: "Why is it Suzuki Tower again? And why is it a fight? Wasn't it a sniping?"

Hanchuan Shenliu: "Mr. Waltz's counterattack after learning the sniping location is normal."

Upon hearing this, Kenji Hagiwara calmly contacted nearby police officers to check the situation, while the Metropolitan Police Department and FBI personnel drove over shortly.

Han Chuan Shenliu hung up the phone, and while continuing to listen to the sounds upstairs, he went up another floor.

He was calculating the bullet consumption of the two men.

In the empty and quiet Suzuki Tower, any noise or movement is heard with exceptional clarity in the stairwell.

Finally, when Han Chuan Shenliu was only one floor away from the rooftop, a gunshot rang out, followed by a few seconds of brief silence, and then a hoarse laugh.

"Hahaha! I won! I won... I... cough cough cough..."

Han Chuan Shenliu recognized the voice as Mr. Waltz's.

He was probably upstairs, so he had the advantage over Kevin Yoshino who was downstairs.

Kevin Yoshino... His reason of avenging Hunter isn't entirely unreasonable, but since he's already turned on an innocent "child," he's crossed the line. If he's really going to die, it wouldn't be a pity.

But it's really unsettling that Mr. Waltz is still alive.

Mr. Waltz is the culprit behind all this. Of those whose crimes were less serious than his, three died and one was seriously injured. The one who survived will probably suffer from the aftereffects and be in a worse state than death. If Waltz could live a good life like in the original story, wouldn't this revenge seem like a joke?

However, for Mr. Waltz, it was certainly a good thing that he was still alive.

Kevin Yoshino was at a huge disadvantage from below and was clearly getting impatient. Just now, he seized the opportunity and shot him in the heart.

He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Kevin Yoshino fall to the ground, struggle for a while, and then suddenly stop moving, because he didn't have many bullets left, only one left.

Due to the collapse caused by the explosion, Kevin Yoshino's body was mostly hidden by cover. He didn't have many bullets left, so in order to ensure the accuracy of the follow-up shot, he planned to go around the cover slightly and then put the last bullet into Kevin Yoshino's head.

Out of caution, Mr. Waltz did not even lower his gun after Kevin Yoshino fell to the ground. Instead, he kept the gun pointed at the vital points exposed in the other man's field of vision, so that he could shoot in time if the other man made any unusual movements, even if he turned into a zombie.

Just then, he suddenly heard new footsteps.

Mr. Waltz's expression changed.

Could this be Kevin Yoshino's backup plan? Has someone come to his aid? Damn it, he only has one bullet left...

Is it over?

A familiar yet cold voice rang out from below.

Mr. Waltz paused, then said, "You are..."

Isn't that the voice of the guy who reminded him and Kevin Yoshino?! Could he really just be here to watch the show and cause all this trouble?

“Hanchuan Jinliu, I’m here to see you on behalf of the Metropolitan Police Department,” the man replied.

Mr. Waltz: "...I won't force you to answer if you don't want to. There's no need to lie like that, is there?"

Unlike Kevin Yoshino, Hanchuan Shenliu did not hide. He walked openly into Mr. Waltz's field of vision, completely unconcerned that Mr. Waltz's gun was pointed at him, and leisurely looked down.

“Mr. Kevin Yoshino… doesn’t look too good,” he said in English.

Mr. Waltz's lips twitched when he heard the smooth and polite Oxford accent. He thought of some sarcastic British people and, consequently, interpreted the phrase "seems not so good" as sarcastic as well.

What would happen if you just said he was dead...?

Or is it that he didn't actually die?

Thinking of this, Mr. Waltz was startled: "Mr. Hanchuan, could you please check if he's dead or not?"

"……Um?"

The young man with a dangerous aura raised his head, his red eyes burning like flames, possessing a piercingly fierce quality.

A strange expression appeared on his pale face, as if he had been amused by Mr. Waltz.

"What made you think I was here to help you?"

Mr. Waltz's expression changed drastically.

At this moment, he withdrew his attention from Kevin Yoshino—an enemy who was probably already dead was no more dangerous than an enemy who was waiting in ambush.

Even though the young man who called himself Han Chuan Shenliu was empty-handed and showed no intention of taking out a weapon, Mr. Waltz felt a chill run down his spine just from being stared at by those eyes.

It was as if the other party had already determined that he was a dead man and not worth the effort, which was why they didn't even consider taking out their weapons... But why?

Wait, could it be—

Just then, Kevin Yoshino, who had been presumed dead by Mr. Waltz, suddenly sat up in shock from his deathbed. Before Mr. Waltz could even notice him, he raised his hand and shot Mr. Waltz.

Yes, Kevin Yoshino was actually faking his death.

His heart was on the right side. When he was hit on the left, he suddenly thought of this plan: to lure Waltz closer so that he could have a better chance of winning.

He had already suffered many injuries because he was at a disadvantage, and after being hit on the left side, he felt that he might die if the ambulance didn't arrive in time.

With few bullets left and a near certainty of death, it was better to take a desperate gamble and fight to the death.

Unfortunately, although Waltz was initially pleased, he did not immediately let his guard down. From his breathing and approaching footsteps, it was clear that Waltz was still very cautious. Even if he suddenly opened his eyes, it was unlikely that he could kill him with a single shot.

At this crucial moment, the person who had reminded him appeared.

Actually, he had been wondering what this person was after, reminding the two of them. Even though he was about to die, he didn't show up. Was it really just something he said casually?

But when the person finally appeared, Kevin Yoshino was afraid that they had come to help Waltz.

When the man said he "didn't look too good," Kevin Yoshino knew that the other man had seen through his feigned death.

He saw through her, but didn't expose her. Instead, he started chatting with Waltz, even deliberately arousing her suspicion.

Kevin Yoshino immediately realized that this man was helping him!

As a sniper, he had great patience.

Kevin Yoshino endured the dizziness from blood loss and the fear of impending death. Hatred made his heart as hard as a rock, and his mind was filled with nothing but killing Waltz.

Now he's finally got his chance!

Waltz wasn't completely unaware of Kevin Yoshino's unusual movements, but with his gun pointed at Fukawa Shinryu, it was a second too late to change direction.

But he still fired a shot, because if things went wrong, he wouldn't have another chance to fire, so there was no need to save that bullet.

With Hanchuan Shenliu as a witness, Waltz's bullet struck Kevin Yoshino's lung, and Kevin Yoshino's bullet miraculously struck Waltz's head.

It's no wonder Hunter chose him as his disciple, given that he could still deliver such a powerful blow while on the verge of death.

Because of an FBI informant within the Metropolitan Police Department, Conan Edogawa insisted on rushing there immediately after receiving the news, and Shuichi Akai couldn't stop him.

He guessed that the police had received the news and that Usaku Saiki would not hold him accountable. Therefore, to compensate Conan Edogawa, who was kept in the dark, he sped off to take Conan to Suzuki Tower.

They arrived a little earlier than the police.

Since he couldn't think of a way to find the window that Kevin Yoshino and Waltz had pried open when they sneaked in, Conan Edogawa tried to break down the door, but found that there were already people inside.

"Conan arrived really fast."

Han Chuan Shenliu's figure hadn't appeared yet, but his voice came out first.

"Mr. Hankawa...uh."

Conan Edogawa suddenly got stuck.

He watched as hands, stained with blood from the fingertips of leather gloves to the cuffs of his clothes, emerged from the gap beneath the roller shutter to help push the door upwards.

As the roller shutter was pulled up, a pair of shoes and trouser legs, also stained with blood, quickly came into view.

Akai Shuichi: "…………"

Conan Edogawa: "…………"

Hanchuan Shenliu finally stood in front of them.

For some reason, his face was covered in blood, making his already unrecognizable face even more difficult to see.

Conan Edogawa was completely stunned when he saw Shinryu Samakawa's new look.

...What kind of beating did it cause Mr. Hanchuan to become like this?!

In modern gunfights, how could a passerby possibly get covered in blood! He doesn't even look injured...

Could it be that Mr. Hanchuan, in his attempt to mediate, has simply taken matters into his own hands and gotten involved directly?!

Are they still alive...? They're not dead, are they...?

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Kevin Yoshino died, and he thought Kanakawa had come to help him...

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We know Kevin isn't dead because he's still contributing to the suspicion.