Chapter 306
As a top-tier assassin in the Black Organization, Gin naturally killed the organization's enemies the most. However, if you go further down the list, the number of fools who exposed the identities of organization members due to their lack of ability, forcing Gin to silence them, is actually more than the number of traitors he killed.
As a result, Gin often lamented the shortage of manpower—there are certainly enough people, but too few are actually usable!
They're even more idiotic, and they'll waste potentially useful people on silencing them!
Gin is actually quite fixated on recruiting capable people.
However, ever since he recruited Shuichi Akai, who refused to give him a formal title, and after Akai suddenly ran away a few years ago, even the Boss has been telling him in a roundabout way that he only needs to be responsible for killing people and that he doesn't need to worry about recruiting.
In short, to avoid suspicion and due to the boss's instructions, Gin has only been involved in recruitment tasks when he receives them, and has not touched this kind of thing for the past few years, as if he has entered a period of enlightenment.
But this time, Gin felt he hadn't misjudged the situation.
However, this is all predicated on the other party surviving. You see, to prevent Sherry from escaping, he had Vodka plant a lot of bombs in the Twin Towers. Even if Sherry wasn't killed by the bombs, she would definitely be burned to death.
Now it all depends on that person's luck.
No longer looking at the people trying to escape from the elevator that was suspended in mid-air, Gin started calling Vodka.
The trapped people opened the cover on top of the elevator, jumped onto the top of the elevator, and began to force open the elevator doors of the nearest floors.
With the help of Shinryu Hanakawa and Ran Mouri, the elevator door was opened with ease.
As the group stepped onto the corridor floor, they finally felt a sense of solid ground beneath their feet.
Unfortunately, the flames and smoke surging from the end of the corridor made everyone realize that staying here would likely mean certain death.
Fortunately, this floor had a connecting corridor, which allowed them to reach the building across the street where there were no problems, so everyone started running.
Conan Edogawa glanced at Shinryu Suzumiya, who was in danger with them, and swallowed his questions for the time being with a serious expression.
...Mr. Hanchuan, did you discover that Gin was sniping over there a long time ago? Why didn't he say anything?
But Gin's last shot was aimed at Mr. Hanakawa...
What if, just what if Mr. Hanchuan really is a member of the organization? Then the meaning of this gun is probably...
It's plausible that the bullet was used to clear Mr. Hanchuan's name after his suspicious behavior was discovered, or it could simply be a warning.
When Haibara left a voicemail for Miyano Akemi's apartment a few days ago, the organization's people were probably listening in, which is why they knew Sherry would be coming to the Twin Towers today.
It's possible that the organization sent Mr. Hanchuan to look for Shirley at the banquet. There were too many people before, making it difficult to find her, so after learning that women and children had to take the elevator, he deliberately stayed behind to observe...
The more Conan Edogawa thought about it, the more terrified he became.
His mind was wandering, but it didn't affect his running speed.
No one wanted to stay in this building where an explosion could happen at any moment, so everyone ran as fast as they could. With the bridge connecting the two buildings in sight, everyone rushed up excitedly, eager to get to the lit-up floor on the other side as quickly as possible.
Just then, the connecting bridge suddenly exploded.
Those running ahead heard the commotion and immediately ran even faster. Even Master Ruyue, an old man who was prepared to die, acted faster than his mind in the face of danger, running faster than a high school student taking a physical education exam.
But Ran Mouri and Conan Edogawa, who were running behind, were in trouble. For safety reasons, they should have retreated back to the original building.
Especially with the explosion, things kept falling from above, and even if they didn't fall, continuing forward could easily result in being crushed to death.
Ran Mouri saw at a glance that Conan Edogawa was about to be hit, so she immediately turned her body around, picked up Conan Edogawa, and tried to rush back with him.
However, at that moment, Ran Mouri suddenly felt a tightness around her waist, heard a "Don't move," and then the world spun before her eyes, scaring her so much that she hugged the elementary school student tightly.
When she came to her senses, she was already being carried on someone's shoulder, and they reached the other side before she fell down the corridor.
Conan Edogawa, who was almost crushed between the two, was also somewhat dazed.
"Ran!!!" Sonoko Suzuki rushed over, almost in tears. "Oh my god! I'm so glad you're alright! Thank you, Mr. Kankawa!"
Ran Mouri snapped out of her daze, looked gratefully at Shinryu Samikawa, and bowed deeply while hugging Conan Edogawa: "Thank you, Mr. Samikawa!"
Sonoko Suzuki clasped her hands together and exclaimed, "We were all saved by Mr. Kankawa today!"
She was initially a little intimidated by the intimidating policeman, but now that he had saved both her and her best friend, Sonoko Suzuki has decided to overcome her fear of Mr. Hanakawa and find a way to properly thank him.
Huh? Is it the suspension bridge effect? She thinks Mr. Hanchuan looks really handsome right now...
Conan Edogawa was also put down.
He was still in a daze.
Mr. Hanchuan saved them...
Even though she could have pretended not to see it, and there was some distance between them, she still turned around and saved him and Xiaolan...
A person's true nature is revealed most clearly in a life-or-death situation.
Mr. Hanchuan, who would choose to save people in a time like this... he's not a bad person, is he?
Inspector Megure slapped the hand of Shinryu Saikawa with extra force, his eyes even glistening with tears: "Well done, Saikawa-kun!"
Han Chuan Shenliu: "...It was just something I did on the side. Don't waste time here. Let's go."
Upon entering the new building, the engine room was undamaged and brightly lit, with the elevators functioning properly. Walking in the light, everyone felt much more relaxed, jogging to the elevator and patiently waiting for it to come down.
Inspector Megure finally had the mood to ask, "Speaking of which, the second shot was aimed at you, wasn't it? You kept looking outside, did you see something?"
Conan Edogawa's ears perked up.
That's exactly what he wanted to ask! Thank you, Inspector Megure!!!
Mr. Hanchuan has already noticed Gin, so why hasn't he reacted yet?
Then he heard Hanchuan Shenliu say, "No, I was just spacing out at first, but then I wanted to find a sniper."
Conan Edogawa: "…………"
Ah... so that's how it is... that distance, indeed...
It's normal that Mr. Hanchuan can't see Gin clearly without his multi-functional glasses...
Why did he think that Mr. Hanchuan had actually discovered Gin?! Was it really because Mr. Hanchuan's expression and eyes made it hard to believe that he was someone who could daydream?!
“Speaking of which, Inspector, have you forgotten something?” Conan Edogawa reminded him.
Inspector Megure looked completely bewildered: "What?"
Hanchuan Shenliu: "Now we should direct the police below to capture that sniper."
Inspector Megure: "...Ah!!!"
Reminded, Inspector Megure quickly pulled out his phone and began issuing orders and commands, trying to catch the sniper who had committed the crime in front of him, hoping it wasn't too late.
The elevator here worked perfectly and safely brought everyone to the ground.
But when Conan Edogawa looked around, he discovered that the Junior Detective League members were missing! Upon trying to contact them again, he found out they were still trapped in that building... He felt a sense of suffocation and had no choice but to rush back to rescue them.
After Inspector Megure finished communicating with his colleagues, he turned around to look for Shinryu Samikawa, but couldn't find him anywhere. He asked Ninzaburo Shiratori, who replied...
"He probably went to find that sniper..."
Inspector Megure thought about it and realized it made some sense.
Hanchuan Shenliu used to like to suddenly disappear and then return from somewhere with mentally broken prisoners... But is it okay for him to go find a sniper by himself?
They're all carrying sniper rifles, so they must be dangerous individuals. They might even have other weapons. Yet, Hanchuan Shenliu doesn't even have a gun...
Inspector Megure sighed with concern, then found Master Kisaragi, who was still gazing up at the Twin Towers, and tried to "invite" him from the chaotic scene into the police car.
"Master?" Inspector Megure addressed the other person politely.
Master Ruyue looked down from the twin towers and said in a bewildered tone, "This building... it seems it's truly ruined..."
It's been bombed like this, and rebuilding would be a huge project. Besides, with all this commotion, rebuilding would damage its reputation, so it's better not to do it at all.
They might just demolish the building and sell the land to someone else...
Thinking about it this way, I feel like I killed him too quickly; I could have waited a few more days...
Master Ruyue felt somewhat resentful.
Shiratori Renzaburo, who was standing to the side, guessed what he was thinking, and his lips twitched.
...After finally getting the prisoner to recount his entire thought process about killing, it seems that Master Ruyue's mentality is still a bit broken... Hanchuan is truly toxic.
Having left alone, Hanchuan Shenliu naturally had no intention of going to see Gin.
He works in recruitment himself, so he understands very well that people don't appreciate things that are offered to them.
So not only did he not intend to visit Gin to offer any comfort, he also found a place to switch back to his original form, then opened "Universal Navigation" and locked Gin's location.
Usakabe Saiki lowered his head and began editing an email to send to Inspector Megure.
[Sniper spotted. His car is parked here, license plate number Shinjuku 54mi43-68. Send men to surround it and prepare for pursuit.]
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Bonus chapter
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Here's some bad news for Gin: he probably won't be able to use this license plate number anymore, and the car will have to sit in storage for a while. My condolences.
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P.S.: Gin's car is a black Porsche 356A with license plate "Shinjuku 54mi 43-68" (Note: In the early TV anime, the license plate was "Shinjuku 34-4869," but from episode 345 onwards, as well as in the animated film, "Shinjuku 54mi 43-68" is used consistently).
This theatrical version uses version 4368.
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