Listening to the voice on the radio, my heart skipped a beat.

What a brave officer—the words, the tone, the feeling.

Isn't this the explosive criminal who destroyed two cherry blossoms in a row? !

Weren't you arrested? Did you escape from prison?

Is it that easy?

I felt like my head was full of question marks, and the original feeling of reluctance to get involved in this matter disappeared completely in an instant, replaced by an emotion close to anger.

Are Japanese prisons so useless?

I wouldn't say anything if he wasn't sentenced to death, but this still allowed him to escape and continue causing trouble?

I can't accept it, I really can't accept it.

Moreover, his request would ultimately bring shame to the police no matter what choice they made, not to mention that the people in the elevator, although a minority, included some very prestigious people and children of political and economic bigwigs.

I can imagine what kind of shock it would cause to society if something happened to the people here, and this is already a public opinion that cannot be suppressed.

Because the criminal deliberately did not block the signal, the whole thing has now fermented on the Internet.

I just don't understand, if he was really the only one, how did he complete the preliminary arrangements?

Just by listening to him reporting their identities one after another, I knew that those who were picked into the elevator were all selected in advance.

How could someone who didn't even understand the details of the hotel's emergency plan complete such a large amount of screening?

If I say that he is very upset with Takagi and Conan, I can understand that they are the ones who ruined his plan after all - but taking a step back, the person who walked out of the room was not Conan at all, but other members of the Junior Detective Team, but he didn't notice it either.

That is to say, he knew that there was a child among the people who ruined his plan, but he didn't know who this child was.

So, how did he find out the room numbers of so many people? Or, how did he know that these people would definitely come to this hotel?

Admittedly, this hotel is of a very high star rating, and it is natural that these more prestigious people would stay here when they come to this area.

But Takagi, Officer Takagi shouldn't have come to Yokohama alone and stayed in such a high-end hotel.

Did someone set him up to come here?

I had a vague feeling that something was wrong. This was not something a down-and-out guy who had just escaped from prison could do.

In other words, the fact that he was able to run out was surprising enough.

As I was thinking this, I removed the four large screws.

"Brother Fōtani, are you still listening?" I heard Conan's voice coming from the receiver.

I held my phone in my hand and said, “Yeah.”

"We can now see the criminal's position through the gap in the door. Okiya-san said he is sure he can subdue him before he takes action, but we can't be sure whether he has an accomplice." When Conan said this, I could actually feel that he believed he had an accomplice.

But, with so many people in the hotel, is it really possible to find them?

"I'm on top of the elevator now, dismantling the roof. If everything goes well, I should be able to get everyone inside out." I replied seriously. After all, the ultimate goal is to take the hostages rather than catch all the prisoners. "But it will take at least 20 minutes. Can we hold them off?"

"Surveillance in the elevator?" Conan asked.

"It has been cut off," I replied.

My words made Conan think quickly, "Wait, is the surveillance interrupted? But the criminal didn't respond at all, and he clearly had a headset in his ear..."

Hearing Conan's answer, I suddenly remembered my previous guess.

Hypocrisy...

I was wearing a headset, but I didn't notice that the surveillance inside had disappeared.

Although I used the direct power-off method, even if it was discovered, after such an explosion, there was a high possibility that it would be considered intentional, but the criminal did not react at all.

It is possible that the criminal himself had no idea what was going on in the elevator, and there might not be anyone on the other side of the headset.

This is what I judged, but I didn't say it out loud. After all, everyone seeks profit and avoids harm. What if there are accomplices, and what if the accomplices stab me in the back, then wouldn't I have to take the blame?

I don't want it.

Not to mention that I still have a lot of doubts that I haven't thought through.

"Okiya and I will try to detain the criminal. The police are also negotiating with him. If you can succeed—"

I interrupted Conan directly, "There is no if, I will succeed. Twenty minutes is enough."

Hearing my firm voice and tone, Conan seemed to be silent for a second, and then he seemed to be infected by me. I could even imagine his confident face, "Ah - don't worry, I will definitely fight for these 20 minutes."

I hung up the phone with Conan after I finished speaking. Of course I believe he has this ability.

Conan and Neko, they will never be led by the nose by anyone.

And I need the help of another person. There are two layers above the elevator shaft. One layer is the one I am dismantling now, and the other layer is inside the elevator box.

It is easier and quicker to open the inner level from inside the elevator.

Since the criminals have put a policeman inside, of course I have to make use of it.

Because Takagi had met me just now, he picked up the phone immediately after seeing my number.

"Takagi-kun, time is running out, let me get to the point," I saw the call was connected. Don't ask me why I wasn't worried that his phone was not with him. I was right above his head and I could hear some noises. "I'm right above the elevator now. The surveillance inside the elevator is out of service. No one can see what's going on inside. I'm going to move you out."

"Mr. Fūya, are you telling the truth?" Takagi was emotionally agitated. He might have the awareness of sacrifice, but that didn't mean he could sit idly by and watch other ordinary people sacrifice as well.

"Well, Conan-kun and Okiya-kun are buying time outside, we must complete the transfer as quickly as possible." I said as I had already pried up one corner.

"What do you need me to do?" Takagi already understood what I meant.

My neck was tilted to one side for too long, so I put my phone to the other side. "Take off the ceiling inside. I'm almost done here."

It is not difficult to create such an emergency passage, but the difficult part is to transfer the twenty people inside.

The twenty minutes I need are for this.

"I understand." Although Gao Mu looks a little silly, he is actually reliable at critical moments. As an honest man, he is very proactive.

After all, he was someone entrusted by Ida Kou, so he can be trusted completely.

I removed the metal plate and while waiting for Takagi to take action, I checked my phone. I had wanted Ando Mako to help me monitor the direction of these signals, but there was no response from the other end.

It should be during the mission, she just mentioned it during the day.

Forget it, there is no need to rely on others.

Soon, Takagi's mission was completed. I looked down from a high place and saw two other men, one on the left and one on the right, supporting Takagi so that he could be easily lifted to the top.

"There are still ten minutes left, pick up the child first." Without saying a word, I calculated the time and started to act quickly.

Children and women must be the first, especially me.

It's not that I have any selfish motives, I still believe that they have the halo of being the protagonist. The main reason is that the road from here to the outside is not the straightest, there are still several forks in the road.

It's so low up here that even Yuan Tai has to bend down.

But it is not necessary for Ai and Ayumi. The latter is a real child, but the former is a genius researcher at the winery. After I explained the route to her, she can lead the way out easily.

Let me lead a few children, and then let them stand at a few key locations, leaving their watches and flashlights on their hands, so that they can show the way to the people behind.

After I finished explaining, I wanted to ask them for a badge to contact Conan in case of emergency, but it was already very late when they were threatened, and they all got out of bed, so I was the only one who had the badge.

Out of consideration for the overall situation, she glanced at me, turned my hand up with one hand, and placed the badge in my palm with the other hand, "Be careful."

Oh oh oh, she cares about me! She has me in her heart!

I couldn't help laughing, "Thank you, remember the route and get out quickly."

This doctor's high-tech is much faster than a mobile phone.

Of course the lady's high heels had to be taken off, and then Takagi and the others would lift the person up, while I would support her from above.

Because the space is small, the process is tight, but the progress is not fast.

I looked at the time and saw that we had reached the last tall tree. This time there was no one to hold him up from below, so it would be more difficult for me to pull him up from above, so I just jumped down.

"Furuya-kun?!" Takagi was about to try to jump up, but was almost knocked down by me. He asked in shock, "Why did you fall down? I'll help you up first, and you step on my hand."

As he spoke, he had already made his pose.

Silly Gao Mu, he thought I fell down?

I shook my head. "It's not that high. I can easily get up there. But you just helped too many people. I don't have enough strength. It's even harder to pull you up. I'll drag you up first."

Because the police work is different, Takagi's physical fitness cannot be compared with Kagemitsu. In addition, it is almost impossible for me to feel physically exhausted now, so this is naturally the fastest way.

I waved my hand to interrupt Gao Mu's refusal, "Twenty minutes is almost over, hurry up."

Even if it's waterproof makeup, after a day of wearing it and getting wet, I can still imagine what I would look like now. Fortunately, Takagi has seen my original face.

The cold eyes of Jingguang were indeed very shocking. After all, in terms of police rank, Takagi was indeed Jingguang's subordinate. After being looked at with such eyes, Takagi had nothing to say in rebuttal.

The instinct to obey orders from his superiors made him step on my hand and climb up.

At this moment, the entire elevator suddenly shook - no, it should be said that the entire building was shaking.

There had been another explosion somewhere, and it was a very serious explosion, more serious than any of the previous ones.

Have Conan and the others dragged on to their limit?

I pressed the badge contact button at the same time I felt the explosion.

"Jiang Gujun!" Takagi stretched out his hand.

I lowered my body, took two quick running steps, and then stepped on the smooth side of the elevator wall, took Takagi's hand, and climbed up from the narrow exit.

The detective badge showed that the call was connected, but Conan didn't say anything. I didn't know how to judge, and I didn't know whether I should speak now.

So I decided to use the most reliable method and typed "OK" in Morse code.

But just as I was preparing to take action, something unexpected happened.