Conan, who had gotten up from the ground, turned to look at the three people at the back, seemingly thinking about something. Kōyū, seeing that Ai was still trembling a little, patted her on the shoulder, signaling her to relax.
Ai turned her head, hesitated for a moment, and asked softly, "Will you always be by my side?"
Kōyū didn't speak, but simply tightened his grip on Ai's hand. Ai understood what he meant, and a trace of color returned to her pale face under the hood. Suddenly, her eyebrows furrowed slightly, and hesitation appeared on her face.
A moment later, her expression hardened, her eyes closed slightly, she sighed deeply, and said in a voice only she could hear, "I'm sorry..."
"Hehehe, is that so? They've decided to release him. Tell them to tell Yajima that he should contact us an hour after he's released. Once we're sure he's safe, we'll release the three hostages."
As Guangyou listened to the conversation between the robbers and the bus station, he thought that, in any case, the police's response was good. They all decided to release the criminals decisively, which is the same for police forces around the world.
The robbers put down their sled bags, which were now in a straight line. After thinking for a moment, Conan, having already forgotten about the robbers behind him, jumped off his seat, crouched down, and reached for the sled bags.
"It's you again, you brat!"
Conan felt a cold spot on his head, and upon hearing the sound, he immediately realized that a gun was pointed at his head.
"Since you're tired of living, I'll just send you to the Western Paradise." Robber A pointed a gun at Conan, finally losing his patience with Conan's repeated antics. "Kid, stand up!"
Seeing that the man seemed to be serious, Professor Agasa and the others also showed panic in their eyes. Conan was also calm, it was impossible for him not to be nervous, but he also knew that being nervous was useless. Did he want to be scared and cry?
The outcome won't change much; those destined to die will still die.
At that moment, many fragmented images flashed through Conan's mind, reminding him of the little tagalong who followed him around when he was a child, a tagalong who grew up with him.
Just as he was thinking this, Shinichi quickly reached out and shielded Conan behind him without the slightest hesitation.
Shinichi shouted at robber A, "That's enough! They're just kids being naughty, there's no need for this. Besides, you've already met your demands, do you really have to kill someone and ruin your plans? If you really hurt the passengers, I don't think you'll be able to escape!"
Robber A was stunned for a moment; he hadn't expected anyone to step forward. But after thinking for a second, his expression changed drastically, and he stared at the newly emerged face with his gun: "What did you say? You pretty boy!"
"Don't shoot, what if you hit that?" Robber B whispered in Robber A's ear.
After hesitating for a moment, Robber A curled his lip in disdain, turned to Conan and Shinichi, and said, "Alright, you two go back to your seats. I hope there won't be a next time!"
Suddenly, he felt a chill run down his spine, and the air around him seemed to grow heavier. He sensed an aura, a deadly aura. After a moment of stunned silence, he quickly turned and walked towards the front of the car.
Seeing the robber turn and walk towards the front of the car, Kōyū slowly opened his closed eyes, looked at Araide sitting in the front as if nothing had happened, and slowly nodded: "I hope it's the same as I remember. If it is, then at least this person won't do anything to Conan and Ran."
"The only problem is..." Kōyū glanced at Ai, who was looking down, and suddenly sighed, "Sigh..."
Ai was much better at this point, but she kept her head down, making it impossible for Kōsuke to see her expression.
Conan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but his suspicions were confirmed by the robbers' actions: the sled bag must contain the bomb.
Guangyou also looked at the sled bag and sighed. To be honest, his plan depended on this sled bag. He didn't know the success rate, but it should be quite high.
"You can't do anything reckless, cool boy," Judy said with a smile to Conan, who was sitting behind Kōyū. "The perfect opportunity is coming soon."
Just then, Judy noticed Ai, who was wearing a hood and had her head down, and asked curiously, "Little Red Riding Hood, what's your name?"
Guangyou put a finger to his lips: "Secrets make women more feminine. Even though she's still young, she still needs secrets."
"Alright, alright, it seems you really like this little girl, Kōyū." Jodie had a knowing look on her face, as if she had already seen through Kōyū's thoughts, although this was just her own opinion.
"What are you doing over there?" Robber B shouted at Judy. The two robbers were annoyed when they saw Judy moving around. It wasn't for any particular reason, but mainly because they were hijacking this bus!
You said you were being held hostage, yet you're still chatting happily with others. Can't you give me, the kidnapper, a break?
Even if you're chatting, can you at least speak a little quieter? Do you have to turn around and show me your big butt, and then occasionally wiggle it?
What you're doing is utterly disregarding my professional ethics as a robber. How can I tolerate this?
Robber B and Robber A exchanged a glance, sighed, and nodded to each other. Yes, we can endure it. For the sake of the gem and for our future happiness, we'll endure it!
"Let's talk later," Judy said, then turned and sat down.
Kōyū turned to face Conan, his face showing some fear, but his voice was not panicked at all. Instead, he calmly whispered, "Reflector, chewing gum."
After saying this, Guangyou noticed out of the corner of his eye that the last woman with chewing gum frowned, but after seeing the look of horror on Guangyou's face, she immediately stopped what she was doing.
After letting out a cold laugh, Kwangyu turned back and closed his eyes again to calm himself down about the impending outcome.
Conan wasn't a loser; he understood immediately upon hearing those two words, and within seconds, he had already devised a plan.
"Hey, you pretty boy with glasses, and you, the guy sitting at the back with a cold, come here." Robber A pointed his gun at Araide and Akai, his face cold.
“Behave yourselves, it will be good for you,” another robber chimed in.
Shinichi and Akai didn't hesitate and immediately got up to go to the robbers' side.
At the same time, Conan took out a booklet from his pocket and threw it forcefully through the gap under the seat.
As if he had foreseen this, Kōyū slightly parted his legs, and the booklet was gently tossed past him and placed next to Judy's legs.
After a while, when Shinichi and Akai had both walked ahead, Jodie also threw something to Conan in the same way.
Next, Conan took out his detective badge, pretended to cough, and prepared to find an opportunity to inform Ayumi and the others.
The robbers seemed to have received a safety message from Yajima and changed their original plan to wander around the city. At this moment, the vehicle was about to enter a tunnel. The tunnel was right in front of them, and the two robbers looked at each other and smiled.
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