Chapter 163 Closing the Net (End)
After Kayao brought Conan into the villa, he found a room for him to hide and then went to do his own thing.
But not long after he left, Edogawa Conan slipped out of the room.
If Conan was obedient, he wouldn’t be himself!
This villa's decor was similar to that of the Twilight Villa, and its floor space was no smaller. The Karasuma family crests dotted the walls, confirming the owner's identity.
Conan Edogawa discovered that Kayao was deliberately avoiding the guards in the villa, as if he didn't want others to know that he was back.
Edogawa Conan frowned and thought, thinking that he might be looking for something very important.
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When Dong Yexi arrived at the foot of the mountain, he saw smoke and dust billowing from afar. He immediately braked and parked the car in a secluded location. He had no weapons in his hands, so he couldn't go up and fight head-on.
And so far, he has not drawn any skills such as marksmanship.
Oh, there is one, [Human Body Outline Master].
Being able to miss the target all the time is also a kind of skill.
However, having used it once before, he felt that this skill was two-way: he couldn't hit others, and others couldn't hit him either.
In this situation, it was incredibly useful. So, he quickly put on his skills, while also switching to [Invisible Man] and [Unattractive Appearance], minimizing his presence.
He thought about it and put on the "Iron Man" badge. After all, the description of this word is: in addition to a will of steel, you also need a body of steel!
Finally, he checked to see if he had missed any of the [Wing Chun]. After confirming that everything was on, he went up the mountain with full confidence.
He has transformed into an iron warrior and is now fearless!
However, Dong Yexi felt that he had not gone far before he ran into an old acquaintance in the woods. Looking at Vermouth, who was covered in mud and had grass clippings in her silver hair, he hesitated to speak.
When had he ever seen Vermouth in such a state of disgrace?!
Vermouth saw that it was Higashino Hi, and her tense body relaxed a lot. She casually plucked a blade of grass from the end of her hair and asked, "Is the operation over?"
Dong Yexi nodded and changed the subject, asking, "How did you become like this?" After all, he had captured the boss in one operation, and if she kept pestering him, it would be difficult for him to answer.
Vermouth waved her hand and said, "I accidentally fell."
Dong Yexi stared at the shoes on her feet and fell silent. Wearing high heels to climb mountains means you are a tough person.
"Are you going up the mountain?" asked Vermouth.
"yes."
Vermouth looked at him with a complicated expression: "Let's consider that as our base camp. Aren't you afraid of danger if you go up there like this?"
Dong Yexi touched his nose and thought: If I wasn't the only one here, you might not even notice me. It would be safer for him to blend in with the crowd after he went up.
Seeing that he didn't answer, Vermouth pondered and said, "Okay, I'll take you upstairs." Seeing Dong Yexi's surprised expression, she said nonchalantly, "The boss is in your hands anyway, so go if you want."
Dong Yexi felt even more guilty after hearing this. He had kidnapped someone else's boss, and now he wanted her to lead the way to their lair. It seemed a little too much.
Vermouth didn't seem to notice his embarrassment and led the group up the mountain. Dong Yexi noticed that her walking posture was a bit awkward and reached out to help her. Vermouth didn't hesitate and directly took his arm, putting most of her weight on him.
Kayao's kick wasn't very strong, but she had injured her waist when she fell. Climbing the mountain was indeed strenuous. Now with a human crutch, she could save some effort.
Shortly after they left, a public security helicopter arrived nearby. Unable to land, Amuro Toru and Hatori Yui rappelled down using ropes. Once they reached the woods, they discovered signs of human activity.
Amuro Toru thought: "It seems the FBI has sent quite a few people, but why haven't they taken it down yet? Are they all useless?"
Without thinking too much, the two of them followed the traces of their predecessors and went straight up.
When they reached halfway up the mountain, they heard the sound of fierce fighting. Amuro Toru immediately pulled Hatori Yui to squat in the bushes.
"Gin, you've already lost, surrender now!"
"Are you half asleep? I didn't lose!"
Hearing the familiar voice, Amuro Toru couldn't help but look over. Sure enough, the two opponents were Akai Shuichi and Gin!
Their hats flew off, Gin's long, smooth hair was missing a section, and Akai Shuichi's face was bruised. They no longer had weapons in their hands, relying only on the most primitive attack methods, using their bodies to attack, defend, and fight.
"Frog fun!" Dong Yexi, who was hiding on the other side, watched this century showdown intently, without even glancing at Vermouth.
This scene is free to watch!
Even if it's a theatrical version, you still have to buy movie tickets!
And this is the final battle, he must open his eyes and see clearly.
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Inside the villa, Edogawa Conan secretly followed Kayao and avoided the patrol of the stationed personnel, and watched him enter a room. He quietly ran to the door, raised his foot to hold the door handle, and prepared to secretly open a crack to peek, but he didn't know that the door was suddenly pulled open and he was carried in.
Conan Edogawa: ...I already told you, I'm not a plastic bag!
Ka Yao brought him in front of him and asked, "Why did you follow me? Didn't I tell you to hide?"
Edogawa Conan still said the same thing: "I'm afraid."
Kayao shook his head helplessly and put the child back on the ground. "Then follow me closely and don't run around." If he knew Akai Shuichi, he would definitely empathize with him at this moment.
Edogawa Conan said in a long, sweet voice, "Okay~" and quickly glanced around the room. He was short, and Kayao could only see the top of his head when he lowered his head, so he didn't notice his overly mature eyes.
But even if he saw it, Ka Yao wouldn't be surprised. He's been there.
This was a huge suite, decorated in a style not dissimilar to the master bedroom in the Twilight Annex. It seemed to be Karasuma Renya's bedroom. Meanwhile, Kayao was searching for something in front of a bookcase.
As mentioned before, Edogawa Conan is a person who dares to open a dyeing factory when given a little color. When he realized that Kayao had no ill will towards him, he began to push the issue. He took the initiative to ask: "What are you looking for?"
Ka Yao said as he searched, "You don't need to know."
Edogawa Conan secretly curled his lips. While Kayao was not paying attention, he also started to rummage through the cabinets below.
Although he didn't know what the man was looking for, maybe he could find something useful if he looked through it.
Then the next second, he turned to the list of senior personnel in the organization, which recorded their real names, code names and disguised identities.
See, he said you could find good stuff!
Edogawa Conan stuffed the things into his arms and continued to look through them. Lists of bribes and transaction records of high-level government officials from various countries, lists of undercover agents from various countries and institutions, lists of businessmen who invested in the research institute... There were so many good things that he could hardly take them all!
But why are all the files on paper? Why not just write them down on your computer? It would be much more convenient to copy them with a USB drive.
"Because the boss doesn't like high technology very much. He thinks the data is not safe and may be lost. However, some things are still backed up." Ka Yao suddenly spoke, scaring Edogawa Conan.
It turned out that he had spoken out what was in his heart without realizing it.
He looked up at Ka Yao cautiously and found that the other person was still focusing on looking for something and didn't pay him any attention.
He breathed a sigh of relief and mentally warned himself to be careful.
Then, Kayao's next words made his heart jump to his throat again. "By the way, I still don't know your name."
Edogawa Conan raised his head stiffly and met Kayao's questioning gaze. He twitched his lips and said, "My name is Nan Nan..."
"Nannan?" Ka Yao muttered after a moment's hesitation, "Seventh again?"
Conan Edogawa didn't know how to respond, so he simply didn't say anything and let him imagine it himself.
After that, Kayao did not ask any more questions.
"Found it." Kayao found what he wanted, glanced at it and was about to put it away. Edogawa Conan immediately jumped up, hooked his arm, and leaned over: "Let me see!"
Kayao: ...
"What's so good about this?" Although he said this, he still squatted down to make it easier for the child to see the content clearly.
Edogawa Conan took a quick look and saw that they were all simple names that looked like numbers.
"Have you taken a look at it? I'll put it away." Ka Yao put the list book close to his body and walked towards the bedroom.
Edogawa Conan followed him and asked, "What is that?"
Ka Yao said lightly: "The names of your predecessors." He pushed open the bedroom door and saw that it was decorated like a sterile ward.
Neither of them cared about the environment. Edogawa Conan continued to ask, "What are you going to do with this?" He didn't actually understand what Ka Yao meant, but he had a hunch that this list should be related to the members of the organization.
Ka Yao said: "You have seen what happened today. The organization is about to be destroyed." He walked around to the head of the bed, flipped open the wooden board, revealing several buttons underneath.
Conan Edogawa was startled and quickly went over to stop him, asking, "What is this? What are you doing?!"
Ka Yao patted his head and said, "Don't worry, the explosives here won't explode immediately. There's a ten-minute countdown, which is enough time for me to get you out." He smiled and said, "After today, we'll be completely free."
Edogawa Conan showed a tangled expression and asked, "What about the other people in the villa?"
Kayao put away his smile and said expressionlessly, "That has nothing to do with us." Without waiting for Edogawa Conan to stop him, he pressed the red start button. On the electronic clock beside him, the time turned into a countdown.
Kayao directly held Edogawa Conan in his arms and said, "Don't be afraid, I will take you away."
Conan Edogawa pleaded hurriedly, "At least tell them there's going to be an explosion, and let them run." Regardless of whether the people here were criminals or not, he still felt a little guilty about seeing them being killed in such an unclear manner. And the FBI had already rushed over, what if they were accidentally injured?
Kayao sighed slightly, thinking that the child was kind-hearted and had not yet been tainted by the organization's darkness. He thought about it and decided to do as he was told, finding the indoor radio and telling everyone about the impending explosion.
The guards were confused at first, thinking someone was causing trouble. But when they realized it was Ka Yao who was talking, they immediately believed him and ran out.
Their charge stunned the FBI, who were almost at the top of the mountain, and thought it was the enemy's final counterattack. They immediately prepared for a counterattack. However, the escaped people ignored them completely and scattered in all directions, fleeing towards the mountains and forests.
The FBI vaguely heard someone shouting "It's about to explode!" and quickly retreated to a safe distance.
There were eight minutes left until the bomb exploded.
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Gin and Akai Shuichi were fighting fiercely, and Higashino Hi was so engrossed in the fight that he almost cheered. However, no matter how quickly he shut up, they still noticed.
Gin rolled to avoid Akai Shuichi's kick and threw a stone, hitting Dong Yexi's head.
"Ah!" Dong Yexi covered his head and cried out softly. Even though he was now as strong as a rock and could not be hurt, the pain did not decrease at all. But he didn't use a skill, so how could they find him?
Is it that reducing the sense of presence is useless for sensitive people like them?
"Come out!" Gin shouted sternly.
Dong Yexi thought about it and decided that Gin was at a disadvantage anyway, so maybe if he went out, he could help Akai Shuichi. He also knew Wing Chun!
Just as he was thinking about how to make a brilliant appearance, Vermouth pressed a hard object against his back and whispered, "Don't talk nonsense."
Higashino Hi: ...
He swallowed, nodded slightly, and then stepped out of the bushes at her beckoning.
The gesture of not raising his hands in surrender was his last act of stubbornness!
When Gin saw Higashino Hi, his eyes instantly became sharp, but when he saw Vermouth behind him, the vigilance in his eyes decreased a little. "Well done." He said.
Vermouth: "Could you please stop talking to me in that superior tone?"
Gin snorted coldly, looked at Akai Shuichi, and said: "We have a hostage in our hands now. If you don't want him to die, you should withdraw now."
Akai Shuichi wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and sneered, "Do you think I will listen?"
Gin laughed sarcastically: "As expected, why would the FBI care about a little hostage? You only care about whether you can complete the mission."
Akai Shuichi ignored him and kept staring at Higashino Hiroshi and Vermouth. He said, "Don't you find it strange? They should be operating on your boss, why are they here?"
Gin glanced sideways at Vermouth, and seeing that she looked unnatural, he asked, "What happened?"
Vermouth licked her lips, and Akai Shuichi responded first: "Your boss has been arrested. Gin, stop struggling in vain, release the hostages and surrender."
When Gin heard that Karasuma Renya was arrested, his expression instantly turned gloomy. When he heard Akai Shuichi urging him to surrender, he became so angry that his face turned ashen.
The word surrender does not exist in his dictionary!
The two sides were in a stalemate. At this moment, two more people came out from behind Akai Shuichi. Amuro Toru raised his gun and said, "You have hostages, and we have them too."
Hatori Yuiichi, who was being held at gunpoint, said: ...
Higashino Hi: ...
What a pair of ill-fated lovers, the two of them came to the front line to act together.
Gin looked past Hatori Yuiichi and set his sights on Amuro Toru: "You are indeed an undercover agent! Are you also from the FBI?"
Toru Amuro's expression instantly turned sour: "Don't confuse us, I am a Japanese public security officer!" He and Shuichi Akai are not colleagues!
Gin doesn't care about the grudge between these two people, they are just lying to him anyway!
Amuro Toru said: "Exchange hostages. If you release Higashino Hiroshi, we will release Hatori Yuiichi."
Gin said indifferently: "He is no longer useful. You can do whatever you want with him."
Amuro Toru raised his eyebrows, tilted his head to look at Vermouth, and said, "Really? But, even if you don't care, there are people who do."
Gin frowned and looked at Vermouth, warning in a low voice: "Don't do anything stupid."
Vermouth smiled bitterly and shook her head, advising: "Gin, is there any need for us to resist now?"
"Do you like that boy so much?" Gin narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "I will not surrender."
Vermouth opened her mouth but did not explain the relationship between her and Hatori Yui.
Just when Gin was about to negotiate terms, there was a loud bang on the top of the mountain, and the entire villa turned to dust in an instant.
"Oh no!" Without thinking, Vermouth immediately pushed Dong Yexi and shouted, "Get out of here quickly! There are bombs not only in the villa! The whole mountain is buried with explosives!"
After saying that, he turned around and ran away, pulling Gin.
Her behavior would make people think she was lying, but Dong Yexi knew it was true because just now, the system countdown was advanced!
The original countdown to death was more than two hours, but now there are only ten minutes left!
How could a fire spread across the entire mountain in such a short time? There must have been some accelerant!
By the way, can the countdown be shortened at will? Isn't this a scam?!
However, the four of them didn't bother to think too much and immediately ran towards the foot of the mountain. Akai Xiu used the intercom to notify other colleagues while running. For a moment, everyone on the mountain ran down.
Just thirty seconds after the explosion on the top of the mountain, there were more explosions. Some of the sounds were like muffled thunder, as if they had exploded underground, and then the mountain began to collapse.
Kayao seemed unaware of the chain reaction that would occur, and he ran down the mountain desperately with the child in his arms.
"Didn't you say you could only blow up villas?" Edogawa Conan felt uncomfortable, but he still asked the doubts in his heart bravely.
Kayao explained, "I only knew there were bombs buried under the villa, but I didn't expect there were bombs all over the mountain!" He gasped, "But it doesn't matter. There's a river in the nearby valley. Even if a forest fire breaks out, we can jump into the river to protect ourselves. As long as we float downstream, we'll be safe."
Edogawa Conan: ...Isn't your escape plan too crude?!
The route chosen by Kayao was relatively safe, and the explosion did not come in their direction, but the fire caused by the explosion spread towards them with the help of the wind.
However, it is not summer yet, the mountains and forests are still relatively moist, and the fire spreads relatively slowly.
As Kayao ran, they soon saw the river.
This river is not just a mountain stream. If it were a little wider, it could be called a river.
Edogawa Conan looked at the bottomless river and felt that the water was flowing too fast. If he jumped in rashly, he might drown.
He said to Kayao, "We must find a way to build a boat."
Ka Yao began to doubt his ears.
Edogawa Conan didn't have time to explain, so he took off his football belt, tied it to a tree at random, and then pressed the power button to let the football expand freely.
Ka Yao watched helplessly as an oversized football swelled up and then suddenly deflated.
"Why is it deflated? We can use this ball to float down."
Conan Edogawa explained, "If this belt shoots a football, it can only last for ten seconds; but if it doesn't shoot, it will continue to expand and won't be able to maintain its stability." He pointed to the fallen trees, "These are what we want."
He picked out the less thick ones and asked Kayao to help him process the trunks of similar length. Then he used telescopic straps as ropes to tie the trunks tightly together to make a raft.
The plastic sheets and branches with leaves on the ground were not wasted. They were collected and tied around the raft to increase the contact area and buoyancy.
The two men moved quickly and pushed the raft into the water before the fire spread to the surrounding area. They sat on it and floated downstream.
Kayao patted the child's head vigorously and said, "You are so smart!"
Edogawa Conan smiled embarrassedly, feeling a little proud in his heart.
Then I heard Kayao say, "But it doesn't matter if you don't have a raft. I used to swim three marathons without feeling tired. I can take you down."
A marathon swimming competition is ten kilometers long, and three rounds equal thirty kilometers.
Edogawa Conan looked at him in horror: Is this still a human? !
The two of them were out of danger, but the situation on Dong Yexi's side was not so good.
The bomb must have been buried under their route. Furthermore, before the bomb near the surface exploded, a premature explosion deeper underground caused the mountain to collapse. The vibrations from the explosion caused the ground to shake like an earthquake, making it impossible to stand still.
Under the impact of the bomb, the mountain gradually cracked and the cracks became larger and larger.
At this moment, the ground under Dong Yexi's feet suddenly collapsed, and he fell straight down. Hatori Weiyi quickly grabbed his arm.
Dong Yexi, suspended in mid-air, glanced down with lingering fear. It was pitch black, with no bottom in sight. If he fell, even with a body of steel, he would die from internal injuries, right?
Hatori Yui struggled to pull the person up, but just as they stood firm, the ground beneath their feet collapsed again and they both fell down.
Dong Yexi: I&*￥#%
The moment he fell, Hatori Yui hugged Dong Yexi tightly in his arms, as if he wanted to use himself as a cushion for him.
Dong Yexi felt powerless. At such a high distance, both of them would die!
In a brief moment, his eyes flashed with memories of their time together. He whispered in Hatori Yui's ear, "It's great to meet you."
Hatori Yui hugged him tightly. "I should be the one saying this. Thank you for giving me sunshine."
Before his death, Higashino Hiroshi took one last glance at the system interface. He then discovered that the [upcoming event] had become: Karasuma Renya drowned in the mountain villa.
Dong Yexi stopped worrying. Whatever, it was all going to be death anyway, so why bother fussing about it? Being able to die with the one he loved was a perfect ending.
No, that's not right!
After the two fell into the water, Dong Yexi finally realized that they could still be saved!
As long as they don’t die from the fall, they can still survive!
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