Chapter 064 Stealing the Ruby (End)
After Higashino Teru found out that his second brother... no, Higashino Xi had been kidnapped, he became extremely excited.
When Kumamoto Tomoaki asked him to make the ransom call, his emotions reached a peak, and he impulsively blurted out the figure of 100 billion. As soon as he hung up, he regretted it.
With such a large sum of money, what if the boss doesn't want to give it? What if the Gaoshan Group wants to keep it all?
Perhaps it was his sixth sense reminding him. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that the Takayama Group would kill him directly in order to take the spoils for themselves, and then put the blame of the kidnapping on him.
Higashino Teru suddenly panicked.
He suddenly realized that life was more important than money! He didn't dare to take the money anymore and just wanted to escape from the Gaoshan Group.
It happened to be very dark at this time, so he didn't think much and ran out.
However, he noticed that there seemed to be an unusually large number of people in the Gaoshan group tonight. Hiding in a corner, he heard the group members say that they were going to catch the Kaito Kidd tonight.
Higashino Teru thought: So Kaito Kidd is coming tonight. That's perfect, he can grab everyone's attention and take the opportunity to escape!
So he hid in the bushes and waited, until finally his brothers started to take action.
Kaito Kidd is here!
The younger brothers all ran in one direction. Dong Yezhao was delighted and quickly bent over to move out.
After running a few steps, a group of men in black ran in and suddenly picked up guns to attack the members of the Gaoshan Group.
Higashino Teru was immediately frightened.
What's going on? Why did the fight start? I've never heard of Kaito Kidd having thugs.
Not long after, another group of men in black arrived. He thought they were reinforcements for the attackers, but they weren't. They didn't distinguish between friend and foe, firing directly at both opposing groups. It then became a three-way melee.
Higashino Teru was even more confused.
Is this a major fight? Are other underworld organizations taking advantage of the situation?
Sigh... that's fine, the most important thing now is, how is he going to escape?
He hid behind a tree for a long time, and the three sides of the gunfight had exchanged bullets several times. At this moment, he suddenly saw a man in tights and a strange mask appear. He attacked a strong man in a top hat and tried to steal something from his arms. The strong man immediately raised his gun and fired back, and the two of them started fighting.
That scene was much more intense than in the movie!
Then, someone from somewhere threw a grenade into the center of the field. Everyone immediately lay down, and Higashino Teruya hid behind a tree with his head in his hands.
After a loud bang, the masked man disappeared, and the strong man in the top hat seemed to be injured as well.
However, these are not the point.
The point is, the box they robbed fell next to Higashino Teru.
Higashino Teru quietly looked around and, realizing no one had noticed him, he immediately picked up the box. He opened it and saw that the ruby was inside.
It was the one he bought! The "Yan Nian" that has now appreciated to over 40 billion!
Higashino Teru was ecstatic.
What does this mean? This means that this gem should have been his!
He held the box tightly, thinking about how to escape with the treasure.
He felt in his pocket and pulled out a fancy lighter.
He stared at the lighter for a long time, and finally made a decision.
Let's create some more chaos for them!
Higashino Teru collected some dry branches and leaves, then sneaked to the edge of the veranda and built a fire under the floor. The veranda here was also made of wood, so it burned quickly.
He thought that if the corridor caught fire, someone would definitely come to put out the fire, and the damage would not be too great in the end. Even if the Gaoshan Group knew that he was the one who set the fire, they would not hold him accountable.
It's a really good idea. It's just a small section of veranda and the fire can be controlled.
But plans cannot keep up with changes.
A strong wind suddenly blew up on the otherwise calm night, fanning the flames even further and blowing the half-burned veranda apart. Burning wood was blown everywhere and quickly caught fire.
Higashino Teru: ...
"Fuck! It's on fire!" The younger brothers from the Alpine Group in the distance screamed and wanted to put out the fire, but the strong wind restricted their movements.
Higashino Teru was startled instantly.
No, run!
He immediately ran out the door.
At this time, the Gaoshan group was in chaos and no one noticed him at all.
Kaito Kidd and others were also blocked by the fire.
Dong Yexi smiled bitterly in his heart: Whether the time has come or not, he will be burned by the fire, right?
Edogawa Conan shouted to Kid, "The wind is fanning the fire, stop that device!"
Kaito Kidd spread his hands and shook his head helplessly: "No, this is a one-time device. Once it's activated, there's no way to stop it. We can only wait for it to stop on its own." He glanced at his watch, "About two minutes."
Kogoro Mouri frowned: "If you blow for another two minutes, the fire will get bigger!" He had been in a group investigating arsonists and had some experience in predicting fires.
"We have to find water quickly," he said seriously.
Regardless of whether the fire is put out or not, they have to wet their clothes or handkerchiefs with water and cover their mouths and noses.
They found a house that hadn't burned down yet, wet all the towels and sheets, and covered themselves with them. Then, when they turned around, they saw Kaito Kidd wearing a protective mask.
Everyone: ...
"Oh, I always have this kind of thing on hand. After all, the police like to use drugs to catch me. But there is only one." Kaito Kid said with a little pride.
Maori Kogoro frowned, reached out and grabbed his cloak, and put it into the pool full of water. "Are you waiting for the fire to burn you if you don't soak your cloak?!"
Kaito Kidd: ...
When the cloak was full of water, Maori Kogoro fished it out. He glanced at Kid's hat and said, "Actually, the hat will get wet too."
The wet cloak stuck to Kaito Kidd's body. He touched his hat and said, "No need. I'll be out as soon as possible."
Seeing that everyone had taken protective measures, Kogoro Mouri said, "Let's get out quickly. This is also a wooden house and it will catch fire soon." The wooden walls had already started to smoke.
A group of people stepped out of the door. The wind outside had stopped, but the fire could not be stopped. The road to the gate was already a sea of fire.
None of them were familiar with this place. Only Kaito Kidd had studied the route here. He said, "There's a deep pond south of the house. We can wait for rescue there."
When everyone heard this, they quickly followed him to the pool.
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Amuro Toru hadn't gotten far inside when he noticed a fire and immediately retreated. "Gin, there's a fire inside. Someone's going to call the police soon. Get your people out!"
Gin picked up the intercom and asked, "Chianti, can you see what's going on inside?"
"I don't know how the fire started. It's getting bigger and bigger now. I'm afraid it's hard to put out." Chianti saw some of the situation through the high-powered scope and said, "I saw someone disguised as Vermouth. She was with Kaito Kidd, and I don't know where she ran to."
Gin thought for a moment and said, "Retreat."
The outside brothers: "Got it."
Cohen: "Roger that."
Chianti: "Don't care about Vermouth anymore?"
Gin said calmly, "She'll be fine."
He glanced at Amuro Toru again, and Amuro Toru said, "I have an external identity and can meet her here."
Gin nodded slightly, then got in the car and left quickly.
Toru Amuro immediately picked up his phone and contacted Yuya Kazami: "There's a fire inside, quickly contact the fire department. In two minutes, arrest everyone who walks out of the gate. Be careful, they may have hot weapons in their hands." He estimated that two minutes should be enough to organize a retreat, and those who remained were also criminals and could all be arrested.
Yuya Kazami: "Got it."
The police quickly took action and blocked all the roads around the Takayama Group, except the one Gin took.
The fire brigade arrived quickly, and by the time they arrived, the Gaoshan group had been surrounded.
Gao Shanlong looked at the house engulfed in flames and was furious. "Kid ran away, the gem was lost, and the house burned down! It's all that killer's fault! If I knew the power behind him, I would never let them go!"
He was making harsh remarks here, but Feng Jianyuya walked up to him and said: "Takashi Takayama, come with us."
Gao Shanlong was shocked and wanted to raise his gun to resist, but found himself surrounded by the police and pointed at by several guns.
Feng Jianyuya said in a deep voice: "Put down your weapons and raise your hands."
When Takayama Takashi discovered that his deputy, Tomoaki Kumamoto, and other senior members of the group had basically been arrested, he suddenly felt like a hero in his twilight years.
My alpine group is finished.
Gao Shanlong lowered his head in resignation.
Amuro Toru was outside, and when he didn't see Conan and the others come out, he started to get anxious. What's going on? Why haven't they come out yet?
He tried to contact Vermouth, but there was no response.
The leader, Kuroda Bei, asked in a deep voice, "Hasn't the Mori family come out yet?"
Officer Megure shook his head gravely: "Firefighters have already rushed in to search and rescue, but there is no news yet."
Kuroda Bei pondered for a moment and said, "No matter what, do your best to put out the fire. If they are alive, we must see their bodies."
"yes!"
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Kaito Kidd led everyone to the south, where there were fewer houses and the fire was smaller. Then, a pond of about 30 square meters appeared in front of them, and without saying a word, they jumped in.
After being baked all the way, the water on the sheets and clothes was almost evaporated, and my body was also very hot. Now the temperature finally dropped.
However, the situation is still very serious because although there are few houses here, there are many plants, so if it burns, the whole area will be burned.
Kogoro Mouri looked at the surrounding terrain and said, "If someone can push down the wall here and create an isolation zone, we can escape." The pond is quite close to the wall. If the surrounding plants had not been burning, they could actually climb over the wall to get out.
"This place is far from the main gate. If the fire department comes in through the main gate, they will definitely not be able to find us." Edogawa Conan looked at Kaito Kid and asked, "Do you have anything like flares?"
Kaito Kidd said: "If I had it, I would have used it long ago."
Everyone fell silent.
Are we just going to wait here for the fire to burn out?
Um... not that I can't. I just think it's a little... dramatic?
However, they didn't have to wait long.
A fire this large required a comprehensive firefighting operation. A fire truck drove directly behind the wall, pulled a water cannon, and began to spray water inside.
Then, a small portion of this water flowed into the pond.
Everyone: ...
Soaking in water and having water dripping on your head can be said to be very safe.
When the fire on the wall died down, they immediately climbed over the wall and got out.
Such a stupid scene cannot be seen by more people.
After climbing over the wall, Dong Yexi also received the prompt "Successfully escaped death threat".
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