As if in response to Akemi's question, Akechi's phone rang.
He barely spoke after the call connected, just mumbled "uh-huh" and then hung up.
Then, with a complicated expression, he turned to Akemi and nodded silently.
Akemi's eyes immediately lit up.
"Have you found Ai?" she asked, her smile gradually becoming more and more genuine.
Thinking of her position, Mingzhi let out a soft sigh and smiled politely.
"Yes, it's very safe."
"W-They found it so quickly?" Kindaichi, who had never known that the police could be so efficient, looked like his worldview had been shattered.
Miyuki immediately pulled him aside and then sincerely congratulated Akemi.
"Oh...right, right, it's good that Ai is alright." Kindaichi understood and nodded repeatedly.
His expression turned serious when he turned to Akechi and Yoruichi Toyama.
"In that case, the kidnappers will find out soon, right?... No, they might have already run away after hearing the news!"
That's the problem.
I think of you, Yuanshan, at night.
Even if Gao Yuan is the mastermind behind it all, no, it should be said that it is precisely because there is another Gao Yuan behind it all.
He will probably notify the real kidnappers and have them stop the operation.
but……
The reason he flirted with me like that was...
Moreover, he clearly knew that it was Ai who was kidnapped, and he also knew Ai's true identity.
They probably even know that Ai has a satellite positioning device on her.
Is that so, Gao Yuan...?
Now we're making open moves.
Yoruichi Toyama turned to Akechi: "Will tomorrow's operation proceed as planned?"
"Huh?" Kindaichi looked at him in surprise, and when he saw that Akechi actually nodded, he didn't know what to say.
"No, why...didn't you just say that Ai has been found and the kidnappers no longer have any hostages..."
"That only works if the other party is a real 'kidnapper'!" Yoruichi Toyama explained.
"But in reality, Gao Yuan's open appearance in front of us is practically telling us that this was a murder he orchestrated, isn't it?"
What will happen if the kidnappers still insist on the ransom exchange tomorrow?
"You mean he wants to use this opportunity to kill someone?" Kindaichi is, after all, the Tokyo Grim Reaper, on par with Conan, and he has no qualms about murder; he understands immediately.
"But without hostages, the police won't pay the ransom, right?"
Finding that Kindaichi's questioning had turned to him, Akechi calmly adjusted his glasses.
"If it were me, I would have done it."
"However, this is on the premise that the other side is unaware that the hostages have already been rescued."
"If I don't need to worry about the safety of the hostages, I would certainly like to take this opportunity to capture the kidnappers as well."
"So I definitely need to keep the news under wraps and have the ransom handover proceed as planned tomorrow."
"The only problem is..."
Yoruichi Toyama knew that it was her turn again.
"The only problem is that if the kidnapper goes back to where he hid Ai today, he will immediately know that the hostage has been rescued."
"At this point, the key becomes Gao Yuan, the person who designed the 'performance' behind the scenes, and how he will choose."
"His carefully designed 'performance' was thwarted by the police with violence. He must be very unhappy about it."
"Would he tell his 'puppet' to keep things as usual, since the police haven't uncovered their murder plan yet, and it's still possible to succeed in killing someone now?"
"No, wait a minute, I still think there's a problem."
After confirming that the operation would still proceed tomorrow, Kindaichi turned into a contrarian, focusing on debating the possibility of this matter with Yoruichi Toyama and Akechi.
Obviously, since all three of them had some understanding of Gao Yuan, it was almost certain that the murder would still occur.
That's why we need to consider all possibilities.
"If Gao Yuan wanted to kill someone, I think he wouldn't care whether the police knew or were prepared."
"The more prepared he is, the more challenging and exciting it becomes."
"But now he's instructing 'someone,' and most likely an outsider who knows nothing about crime, to commit murder."
"No matter how excited he is, he can't refuse to go!"
"A person with normal thinking, who would knowingly gamble everything when they have no chips left?"
This time, Yoruichi Toyama and Akechi both nodded.
Who would have thought, Hajime-chan! You usually seem like a carefree and silly goofball, but when it comes to discussing serious matters, your thinking is surprisingly clear.
If you used that brainpower on studying, you would have achieved great things by now!
In the midst of her busy schedule, Yoruichi Toyama even put herself in the shoes of a parent and teacher, expressing her disappointment and frustration.
"In short, during this time, I sent people to check the information on the six-person team that will be operating tomorrow."
Mingzhi concluded it this way.
"Even if the kidnappers cancel the operation, their target will definitely be among these 6 people, without a doubt."
"If, for whatever reason, the kidnappers decide to proceed as planned, we can also follow them..."
“But Brother Akechi,” Kindaichi objected again, “wouldn’t it be too much of a chore to have a detective follow them?”
"If you beg me, I—the grandson of the famous detective Kindaichi Kosuke—can reluctantly help you keep watch on people!"
Although he spoke arrogantly, both Akechi and Yoruichi Toyama could see that it was just the passionate feelings of a young man.
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