"This place is heavily guarded. How are we going to get in?" Ran Mouri asked, looking at the defensive facilities around the factory.
Conan observed for a while and noticed that the guards' patrol routes followed a certain pattern, and that there were some blind spots between the cameras. "We can take advantage of the gaps in the guards' patrols and enter through the blind spots," Conan said.
They waited for the right moment, and finally, after a patrol, Conan signaled for everyone to move out. The three quickly navigated through blind spots in the surveillance cameras and successfully entered the factory.
The factory was dark and damp, filled with a pungent chemical smell. They proceeded cautiously along the passageway when they suddenly heard a low murmur of conversation.
Conan and the others quietly approached the source of the sound and discovered that a group of people in black uniforms were discussing something.
“The clues to the ‘Stone of the Mind’ are becoming clearer. Once we find it, we will be able to control the entire world,” said a leader-like figure.
“But the Natsume family has not given up the fight, and they have even brought in reinforcements,” another person said worriedly.
"Hmph, don't worry, that device should have them busy enough to deal with themselves. Once we find the 'Mind Stone,' they won't be able to stop us anymore," the leader sneered.
Upon hearing this, Conan's heart tightened. It seemed the mysterious organization was close to finding the "Mind Stone," and they had to take action as soon as possible.
Just then, a guard spotted them. "Someone has broken in!" the guard shouted.
Instantly, alarms blared throughout the factory, and a group of men in black surrounded Conan and his friends.
"Looks like we'll have no choice but to force our way in," Ran Mouri said, assuming a fighting stance.
Conan quickly considered a strategy. He realized that although these men in black were numerous, they had not undergone any particularly professional military training. "Everyone, don't panic. We'll use the terrain of the passage to take them down one by one," Conan said.
The men in black charged forward, and Ran Mouri was the first to meet them. Her karate prowess was unleashed in the narrow passage, sending the leading man flying with a single kick. Conan and Ichiro Natsume assisted Ran from behind, searching for openings in the enemy's defenses to deliver the fatal blow.
During the fierce battle, Conan noticed that one of the men in black seemed very familiar with the terrain, and his actions were somewhat furtive, not like he was fighting at full strength. A thought struck Conan, and he guessed that this person might be a breakthrough.
Conan deliberately created an opening to lure the man in black closer. Sure enough, the man in black thought he had a chance and pounced. Conan seized the opportunity, grabbed his arm, and threw him to the ground with an over-the-shoulder throw.
"Tell me, where is the 'Stone of the Mind'?" Conan pressed.
The man in black struggled to speak, so Conan tightened his grip. "If you don't talk, you won't fare any better after your companions are defeated by us."
The man in black hesitated for a moment before finally speaking: "I don't know exactly where the 'Mind Stone' is, but I know they're looking for it based on an ancient map, which is in the factory's basement."
Conan and Ran exchanged a glance and decided to go to the basement to find the map first. They left Ichiro Natsume to guard the men in black and then ran towards the basement.
The basement door was tightly closed, and there was a combination lock on the door. Conan carefully examined the area around the lock and noticed some minor scratches, as if someone had tried to open it.
"It seems we need to crack this code," Conan said.
Ran Mouri looked at the combination lock and shook her head helplessly: "How can we crack such a complicated combination?"
Conan remained silent, carefully recalling the various clues he had seen inside the factory. Suddenly, he remembered that the uniforms of the men in black seemed to have some numbers on them, and these numbers had the same number of digits as the combination lock.
Conan tried entering one of the men in black's numbers into the combination lock, but the lock beeped, indicating an incorrect combination. Undeterred, Conan continued trying other possible combinations.
After some effort, Conan finally cracked the code, and the basement door slowly opened. A musty smell wafted out; the basement was filled with various old documents and blueprints.
Conan and Ran Mouri begin searching for the ancient map in the basement. Just when they are about to give up, Ran Mouri discovers a roll of yellowed parchment in a corner.
"Conan, look at this, isn't it?" Ran Mouri said, handing the parchment to Conan.
Conan unfolded the parchment, which was covered with strange patterns and markings. After careful examination, he determined that it was the map the mysterious organization was using to search for the "Mind Stone".
"We need to find the 'Mind Stone' quickly, following the map's directions, and we can't let the mysterious organization get there first," Conan said.
However, when they were about to leave the basement, they found that the basement door had suddenly closed, and they heard the sound of a door being locked from the outside.
"Oh no, we're locked inside!" Ran Mouri exclaimed anxiously.
Conan rushed to the door, trying to unlock it again, but discovered the combination had been changed. Now trapped in the basement, with the mysterious organization potentially finding the "Mind Stone" at any moment, a race against time has begun. Will Conan and Ran be able to escape and thwart the organization's plot? Everything remains uncertain…
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