Toru Amuro climbed up the stairs from the 80th floor where he was originally, to the 100th floor, in order not to waste time and to avoid being startled by the movement of the elevator.

It doesn't take much time to walk up 20 flights of stairs. Toru Amuro, who is used to high-intensity sports, fighting and life, doesn't take this distance seriously. But for different people, the degree of perception of time is different.

Toru Amuro naturally knew that he shouldn't be here at this time. He should keep a close eye on Black Widow and let others know that his eyes were on Black Widow and the mission assigned to him before.

Rum and the boss have come to this point openly and secretly, and Toru Amuro absolutely cannot be separated from them, but once this step is taken, the days ahead will only become more difficult.

Either you reach heaven in one step or you ascend to heaven in one step.

Therefore, he should be more cautious at times like this.

It was just that he wanted to come here today no matter what. Maybe there was something helping him. A few hours ago, Black Widow suddenly disappeared for no reason. This touched some people's hearts, and they focused all their attention on Black Widow. That's why he was able to take this opportunity to come here.

Even so, he still took advantage of Vermode and agreed to help under the other party's deal to protect Edogawa Conan who seemed to be in trouble.

Walking up the stairs, the first thing Toru Amuro saw was the body of "Kagemitsu" holding a gun, with the muzzle of the gun pointed at Akai Shuichi who was unable to dodge.

Everyone has some small habits that they don't even notice. For example, Hiro always thinks that the location of his internal organs is difficult to control. A truly cautious person will wear a bulletproof vest at critical moments, so whenever he needs to kill someone, he will choose the head, which is a more lethal place.

Only when he attacked himself could he confirm the position of his heartbeat - thinking of the man's behavior of touching his chest unconsciously many times. His heart suddenly beat violently after the intense exercise.

What he saw now was what he saw. If "Kagemitsu" aimed at his chest, he would not have time to react, because Akai Shuichi's chest was right in front of the muzzle of the gun, and he could pull the trigger without even moving.

However, the bullet was not aimed at the chest. The moment he raised his hand, Toru Amuro fired.

The two bullets collided at an extremely fast speed, so fast that it was invisible to the naked eye, and even the only sound you could hear was the overlapping sound of the gunshots.

Then, the pair of eyes looked over.

The extremely light eye color appeared somewhat deep under the light coming through the only broken window. Amuro Toru could not see anything familiar inside, as if he was staring into the abyss.

The wind from high above blew the man's hair, blood was still gushing out of his hands, and his body had a lingering smell of rust, but he seemed not to feel the pain, standing there - it was really like the rooftop of death.

"Zero, why are you stopping me?" The man said this in a light tone, but the gun in his hand was pointed mercilessly at Conan Edogawa, who was not even as tall as his waist.

Such a hypocritical look completely ignited the anger that had been bubbling in Amuro Toru's chest for many days. His words were almost squeezed out from between his teeth, "Shut up!"

But that was not the end. The man held the hostage and did not move even when he was pointed at with a gun. He narrowed his eyes and raised his chin, as if he was sure of victory.

Words came one after another like sharp swords piercing at me.

As Toru Amuro listened to his words, he couldn't help but wonder - was he missing Kagemitsu, or was he missing the Kagemitsu in his memory?

He couldn't answer this question.

I can’t answer this question now, and maybe I won’t be able to answer it in the future.

Especially when he saw the man in front of him pulling his bangs up, the scar on his forehead pierced his eyes, but he couldn't and didn't dare to think too much.

After so many years of repression, he had long been accustomed to squeezing all these personal emotions together, perhaps waiting until some time in the future when he could relax to release them all at once.

All at once - all, released.

There is a knife at the top of the word "忍", a knife that cuts the heart.

So at this moment, while he was listening to those heart-wrenching words, what he really forced himself to think about was how the man in front of him could win.

He asked himself whether he had arranged today's affairs well enough. In order to ensure that everything went well, he even put aside his grudges and made careful plans with Shuichi Akai, and Yusaku Kudo also contributed to it.

He has conflicts with Shuichi Akai, but that doesn't mean he doesn't acknowledge Shuichi Akai's abilities. On the contrary, because of the confrontation, he knows Shuichi Akai better.

Now, not only he and Akai Shuichi were on this floor, but also outside, there were also Kazami who he had arranged to guard everywhere. Not to mention the person in front of him, even if Vermode downstairs said he couldn't leave, he could be caught immediately.

In such a situation, one must not panic at all, because there must be someone to rely on.

Could it be that he still has some hidden tricks that he hasn't revealed?

Especially when the man in front of him mocked their naivety, he became even more certain of something.

How could he not think too much when he thought that the Silver Fox who was already under surveillance in the Public Security Department could be silenced right under his nose, and that it was silenced by another person who had been under his surveillance?

He must have someone else under his command, someone who is hiding deeper.

Although it might be possible to obtain more intelligence by capturing someone like this alive, who knows if arresting someone today is part of someone else's plan?

If we arrest him and bring him back to the public security system, are we the ones who caught him, or are they the ones who caught the public security?

In the countless missions in the past, especially in the beginning, he had gambled many times. Now, if he couldn't find more or better reasons, he might as well kill him here to prevent future troubles.

The further you get into the future, the more you need stability.

If you keep gambling, you will eventually lose.

And in the current situation, if he loses once, not only he, but also the entire department and even other arrangements in the organization will be lost.

He couldn't do that for his own selfish reasons. He absolutely couldn't—

Kill!

All of Toru Amuro's thoughts finally came together into one word - kill!

The calmer the man in front of him was, the more vigilant he became. He didn't even take the word "lose" that the other person said personally to heart.

This is a language trap.

The first thought that came to my mind was, is this person trying to delay time?

What broke the deadlock was the unexpected event brought by Shuichi Akai. Based on his understanding of Shuichi Akai, it was certain that the other party would not be unaware of the seriousness of the matter.

But at this time, the other party cannot help but concentrate and be cautious.

But even so, the things you must see must be extremely important, so important that you must receive this message at any time.

This turned out to be true, which was beyond his expectation.

He looked at the words on the electronic screen, and his proud brain was stunned for a moment.

Fail?

What failed, the experiment?

Who exactly is this person in front of me? Could it be possible that those things that cannot be explained step by step can be explained?

Even he himself did not realize that the faintest seed of hope in his heart was sprouted by this new information.

Even the forceful suppression of reason could not crush all traces.

Who is "he"?

Before he could figure it out, the ground suddenly shook violently.

His first reaction was also explosion, but then he realized that there was no explosion at all. This was not a man-made disaster but a natural disaster!

The moment he realized this, Conan had already slipped backwards.

Without even thinking, he reached out and grabbed the other person, who was only a few steps away from Conan, and threw him back in the direction of Akai Shuichi.

Conan was safe, but the blood on the tile floor carried him towards the broken floor-to-ceiling window.

Under normal circumstances, he might have been able to stabilize his body quickly, but the shaking caused by the earthquake made him feel weightless the moment he leaned back, and when he reached forward with his hands, they missed by perhaps only a centimeter.

But if he had missed the window by even a millimeter, he would not have caught it.

This second is very long and very short.

He seemed to be thinking about something, or maybe he was thinking about nothing.

The next moment, he felt a pain in his wrist, as if someone was holding him tightly, as if the fingers were digging into his flesh.

As soon as he raised his head, he met those eyes filled with unknown emotions.

Such a determined and reckless look made him throw away all the shackles at this moment when he almost lost his life.

The corners of my eyes felt sore for a moment, but before my tears could come out, the cold wind washed away everything in the place.

The broken glass fragments cut a deep gash on the scar on his forehead. The blood on the man's forehead flowed from his forehead to the corners of his eyes, and finally dripped onto his brows as if the blood on his forehead had coagulated into tears.

One point, two points——

Now that it has come to this, what else is there to worry about?

Just like the cooperation they had in the past, he immediately understood what the other party meant as soon as he heard "Jingguang".

He pulled out the gun and fell into the building on the broken glass. Suddenly he felt the grip on his wrist loosen. In less than a second he saw the relieved look on Jingguang's face.

At that moment, the moment when I couldn't think, my body and mind's instincts took over, and the decision I had suppressed and prepared to make was thrown out of my mind at that moment.

They grabbed Jingguang's hand with their backhand and then fell in.

Being hit directly in the chest by the weight of an adult man, with the broken glass and slate debris pressing against his back, he could not help but cough violently. But after coughing, he felt as if he had coughed something out, and it was so refreshing.

The dark clouds that had been hanging over our heads seemed to have become much lighter.

The passion that had taken root in his heart kept urging him to try harder and harder.

Even just one gamble?

He will take this risk with everything he has.

Falling from such a height would mean death. So what would it matter if there were more arrangements?

Toru Amuro put his finger on his forehead, as if he could still feel the blood dripping there just now.

Since he walked out of the police academy, he has never let himself go for a moment.

——Fate will never favor a life that is already full of difficulties. He has always thought so.

He puts responsibility first, and even now it never wavers.

But - being in second place, second position, could he let go of a little selfishness?

Let him say that name in front of others, in front of this person.

——Hiro.