Uncle Mori and the police arrived at the scene shortly afterward.
Uncle Mori anxiously called out Ran's name, hoping that Ran would respond to him from outside.
Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. Looking at the movie theater flickering with fire, Uncle Mori grabbed Inspector Megure's clothes: "Inspector Megure! What are the rescue team dawdling about?!"
Inspector Megure understood how Uncle Mori felt and quickly advised him to calm down.
Behind the two, a foot stepped out of the police car, and a smiling face was illuminated by the firelight.
This face was filled with satisfaction and pleasure, and even the beard seemed to be sticking up with contentment. A hint of smugness could be clearly seen in his eyes. This face was none other than Moriya Teiji!
Kwang-yu rushed into the now-ruined movie theater, stepping over rubble and climbing the stairs. Seeing the road blocked by a massive amount of debris, Kwang-yu cursed under his breath, activated the power-enhancing function on his wristband, and began to move the rubble piece by piece.
One piece, two pieces...
5 pieces...
Guangyou moved the pebbles aside, and a splash of red caught his eye.
"EMERGENCY EXIT!"
With a hint of joy in his eyes, Guangyou took a few steps back, ran a short distance, and then suddenly slammed his body into the emergency exit door.
But things didn't go so smoothly. Guangyou grunted and flew backward.
"Damn it! It's deformed! Damn it! No way! Let's try again!"
Kōyū's shoulders trembled slightly as he slammed into the wall again and again, but he ignored the pain and continued to bang on the door.
The sound of the door being slammed reached Ai and Ran's ears. The two approached the door, and Ran called out, "We're here!"
Hearing the voice, Kwangyu became even more determined: "It's me! Kwangyu! I'm here! I will definitely rescue you!"
As he spoke, Guangyou took a deep breath, rubbed his already aching shoulder, let out a low growl, and slammed his body against the door.
The door was slightly deformed, but how could a human body collide with such a sturdy material!
Guangyou's body flew backward once again. This time, Guangyou did not get up quickly. He clutched his shoulder, closed his eyes tightly, gritted his teeth, and breathed heavily, enduring the excruciating pain with great difficulty.
At that moment, Conan, who had transformed back into Shinichi, ran over and helped Kousuke up from the ground: "Kousuke, are you alright?"
Guangyou gritted his teeth and uttered a few words: "They're inside. I'm fine. Let me sit for a while."
After setting Mitsuyu down, Shinichi went to the emergency exit and knocked on the door: "Ran! Are you there?"
"It's Shinichi!"
Xiao Lan, who had been comforting the other trapped people, finally couldn't hold back her tears when she heard that voice, and a trail of tears ran down her delicate cheek.
"Why are you so late! You're never here at times like this!"
Shinichi also felt guilty, but now was not the time to apologize. He quickly asked, "Ran, look around the neighborhood and see if there are any suspicious items like handbags!"
Xiaolan wiped away her tears and looked around. Behind the chair against the wall, she saw a pink and white bag.
She brought the bag to the door: "Yes! There's something that looks like a timer inside."
Shinichi, standing outside the door, cursed inwardly, "Be careful! That's a bomb!"
For a moment, Xiaolan didn't react: "Bomb?"
Upon hearing this, the other trapped people in the movie theater scrambled to a corner, keeping a safe distance from the bomb, and used their hands and feet to...
"Lan, how much time do we have up there?"
"42 minutes and 7 seconds remaining."
Shinichi glanced at his watch: So the explosion happened at 0:03... Wait a minute! So that's what that bastard meant!
With 18 minutes remaining until the explosion, rescuers still had not arrived.
Kōyū was still rubbing his shoulder, but after resting for a while, he was able to move around. Enduring the sharp pain in his shoulder, Kōyū walked up to Shinichi and said, "There's no time. Do you have any blueprints for bombs or anything like that?"
Shin nodded and took out a stack of papers from his pocket, handing them to Guangyou.
"That makes things easier."
Kōyū took the design drawings and called out to Ran and Ai, "Ran-neechan, Ai-chan, do you have any scissors or anything?"
"I don't."
"I have a small pair of scissors in my sewing bag, but what do you need scissors for, Guangyou?"
Xiaolan's answer made Guangyou's furrowed brows relax slightly: "Sister Xiaolan, now I need you to use scissors to disarm that bomb!"
"Me? Am I capable?"
Xiaolan was not confident that she could defuse the bomb.
At this moment, Ai encouraged her, "You can do it, you have to believe in yourself."
"Ai, go and calm down the kids in the movie theater. If they get out of control, it'll be difficult to manage."
Ai responded and turned to look at the children who were sitting on the ground crying. Their parents were trying to comfort them, but for some reason, they couldn't calm them down.
The cries echoed through the ruins, and the hearts of the other passersby were also heavy. Some of the more vulnerable girls also started to cry.
Xiaolan hesitated for a moment, then nodded heavily, as if to encourage herself: "Okay, what should I do?"
After glancing at the blueprints, Guangyou said, "Open the bag, move the cover on top of the bomb upwards, and be careful."
Xiaolan responded, reached out, and carefully removed the lid: "All done! It's off!"
"Now we need to cut the wiring inside! Be careful! If you cut it wrong, it will explode, understand, Sister Xiaolan!" Guangyou solemnly explained the seriousness of what was about to happen.
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