Chapter 76, Section 75: Beneath the Gentian Flower: The Secret Deep Within...
Young man, remember this:
Never worry about what you need to remember, just remember this first.
When the four police academy students, one short, met up in the queue in front of the barbecue restaurant, Zhuge Tongzhi was asking Furuya Rei if he could dodge bullets at close range.
At this point, the team members were no more than ten meters apart. After Anri raised her arm, the distance between her and the muzzle of the gun was even less than ten meters.
The blond man paused for a moment, then said, "...It's difficult. At this distance, the accuracy of a pistol shot is basically 100%."
“But you can drive the car at a 90-degree angle,” Zhuge Tongzhi said incredulously.
“That’s a matter of driving skills, and haven’t you ever ridden in Hagiwara’s car before?” Furuya Rei replied. “It just requires a little skill.”
No, I don't think it's just a matter of technique.
Zhuge Tongzhi, still stuck on the second part of his driving test, ignored Furuya Rei's confident assertions and asked, "Did you bring a gun?"
As a member of a criminal organization who is prone to making explosions at the drop of a hat, carrying a gun on missions is an optional but mandatory course, or in short, there is no choice.
Rei Furuya naturally brought it with him when he left Tokyo, carrying it with him whether he was meeting someone at a Chinese restaurant or going to Xiangshan in the evening, but...
“There was a body search before entering the crime scene, but I left it at the guesthouse.”
Wearing a plain civilian uniform and without any hidden items, Furuya Rei was empty-handed and said helplessly, "Besides the police's handguns, there's probably no other choice now."
However, the policewoman was clearly aware of this as well. After pointing her gun at the hostage, she ordered the other two officers present not to make any rash moves, and Officer Iwata's hand remained frozen in its holster.
However, Rei Furuya is not entirely correct; they had many other options besides getting a pistol.
For example, Lulu, an agile cat who can dodge bullets at close range, is now urgently trying to persuade Officer Anri not to take an extreme path, while the short-haired policewoman grips her pistol tightly without saying a word, her breathing becoming increasingly heavy.
For example, Conan's tranquilizer watch and powered soccer cleats—the great detective has already opened the watch case, clearly waiting for the right moment. He can't alert the policewoman who's holding a gun to Toshiaki Kiuchi; her finger is already on the trigger.
Another example is Morofushi Takamichi, who had already prepared a gun in his hand and was now calmly staring at his opponent.
They were all waiting for an opportunity.
At this point, all you need to break the deadlock is two flashlights—one with power and the other with power as well.
As the unnoticed little kid, Zhuge Tongzhi quietly nudged Yoshida Ayumi, signaling her to hand over the flashlight she was holding. The equally battle-hardened short-haired girl tacitly cooperated with her friend.
With a flashlight in each hand, Zhuge Tongzhi turned the light nozzles behind his back, exhaled, and swung his arm with all his might, throwing one of the flashlights into the air above the short-haired policewoman's head.
The flashlight, which had been switched on prematurely, resembled a disco ball rolling haphazardly, and the striking light in the darkness immediately drew everyone's attention. Officer Anri, who was being shone with the light, instinctively raised her arm.
That was exactly the effect he wanted. Zhuge Tongzhi seized the opportunity and raised the remaining flashlight, shining it directly into the other person's eyes.
In the blindingly bright white light, Conan, reacting quickly, raised his wristwatch at the policewoman whose neck was illuminated, his glasses automatically zooming in on her neck.
But just before he pressed the trigger on his wristwatch, his wrist was suddenly pressed down, and Conan flicked his finger, causing the only tranquilizer dart in the watch to shoot diagonally into Toshiaki Kiuchi's wrist.
Before he could even process what was happening, the long-haired man felt a slight pain in his wrist. Overwhelmed by an overwhelming drowsiness, he lost his will, swayed a couple of times, and then collapsed headfirst to the ground.
Thump, thump, two muffled impact sounds rang out in the narrow passage.
"You two are really in sync, you almost bumped into each other." Zhuge Tongzhi withdrew his hand from Conan's watch and looked at Ran Mouri, who had taken down the policewoman with a joint kick and a side sweep kick, while Morofushi Takaaki had already pointed his gun at Anri.
The black-haired girl swiftly shoved the flashlight into Furuya Rei's hand, took a step back amidst the bewildered look of the male detective with the bob haircut, and shrank back into the still-unresponsive Junior Detective League, exclaiming, "Wow, Toru-nii, you're amazing!"
Conan, who suddenly realized he was standing out from the group of elementary school students, thought for a moment, clapped his hands to close his watch and scope, and took a step over to the Junior Detective League, saying in a show of support, "Mr. Amuro's reaction is really quick."
Led by Zhuge Tongzhi, the two fake children started arguing back and forth, blaming Furuya Rei for the commotion.
Ran Mouri, who was working with Takaaki Morofushi to subdue the short-haired policewoman who had been kicked to the ground, didn't hold back her praise when she heard this, "It was indeed very timely, Mr. Amuro."
In fact, Furuya Rei, who was about to make a move but hesitated, paused for a moment, then naturally stepped forward to lift up Kiuchi Toshiaki, who had collapsed to the ground, and changed the topic to the issue of continuing to walk outside.
After all, someone had already fainted due to shock and poor ventilation. He thoughtfully covered up the culprit, attributing the cause to environmental factors.
He smiled at Conan and Zhuge Tongzhi, who were sweating profusely. The latter's gaze darted around for a moment before he reached out to him for a flashlight with a self-righteous air.
In this way, Zhuge Tongzhi retrieved the stolen goods he had "framed" and led the way in the same way as before.
The group quickened their pace and headed outside, choosing not to linger.
Part of the reason is that the murderer, Anri, who was hiding her identity, has already been taken down by Ran Mouri, and the targeted reserve soldier, Toshiaki Kiuchi, is also currently unconscious, making it impossible to continue the investigation.
Another reason is—
"Conan, how concentrated is the current dose of your anesthetic injection?" Zhuge Tongzhi asked in a deep voice.
She remembered hearing something like Kogoro Mouri had a toothache when she had dinner with him last time, but painkillers didn't work.
Could it be a dose that could make an elephant sleep for 30 minutes?
Is it really okay to inject that kind of thing into someone who doesn't have drug resistance?
One sentence made the famous detective's heart skip a beat.
A few days ago, when he was solving a case by using Kogoro Mouri's mouth, the other person was able to say a couple of normal words after being shot with a needle before suddenly falling asleep. After he went back, he told Professor Agasa about it.
I went to Professor Agasa's house this morning to get the upgraded watch, but then I was surrounded and chased by the Detective Boys. I didn't even have a chance to ask about the dosage adjustment.
Buhao, excessive use of anesthetics can lead to respiratory distress or even respiratory failure.
As Conan ran to check Furuya Rei's breathing, Zhuge Tongzhi slowed down and looked at the navigation box that popped up in the air.
"Please slow down and watch your step."
She followed the blue and white navigation arrows that were now close to the ground, and her eyes were momentarily blinded by a reflection somewhere on the ground.
Um?
Zhuge Tongzhi stepped forward and used his flashlight to illuminate the five or six bullets scattered on the ground. Each bullet tip gleamed, and on the ground next to him, a pattern of two beer glasses clinking together was carved with some kind of sharp tool.
One glass is engraved with an A, and the other with an L. Several bullets, like splashes of wine when glasses are clinked, are scattered above the glass design.
The moment the pattern became clear, a blue and white navigation box began to refresh in front of my eyes:
"Waypoint: The Secret Deep Within the Fortress (Completed)"
"Current path: Underground Bunker Serial Murder Case (89% complete)"
Next stop: Little things you shouldn't forget (incomplete)
"Ha, the secret is cheers??" Zhuge Tongzhi couldn't help but mutter under his breath, squatted down as if to tie his shoelaces, and quickly scooped up a few bullets from the ground and stuffed them into his pocket.
Something she shouldn't forget? She looked at the navigation box, which had no distance indicator because it was so close, followed the real-view arrow to the wall on her right, and then reached up to touch a recessed groove.
Moreover, when her fingertips probed further in, she seemed to touch something cold and hard, which she pushed even further in with her tentative little hand.
What exactly is it? Zhuge Tongzhi turned her head and pressed her cheek against the rough wall, trying to reach for what was inside by standing on tiptoe, but after a few moments she sadly discovered—
I can't reach it.
That height is convenient for adults to pick up and put down things, but for a child in the world of Detective Conan, it is still beyond the range of flexibility in terms of height.
What is the range of elasticity? For details, please refer to the famous steamed egg Conan, which is as tall as a small blue waist, as tall as a golden retriever, or as tall as a car tire.
Zhuge Tongzhi withdrew his futile hand and wiped the dust off his face. Damn it, give me back my long legs that I've worked so hard to grow for twenty years!
"Kiri-chan?" Ayumi Yoshida walked over and asked curiously, "What are you looking for?"
Zhuge Tongzhi quickly rubbed his feet on the ground a few times, piling the dust next to him onto the toast pattern, then simply stood on it, tilting his head and saying, "No, that's all."
"Hmm—? Really?" The short-haired girl moved closer, her magnifying glass becoming a powerful tool for observing her friend's micro-expressions, magnifying her dark, inky eyes. "I clearly saw you raise your hand to pick something up just now."
After saying that, she skipped over to where Zhuge Tongzhi had just been standing, and with a quick touch, she found herself at the bottom edge of the hidden compartment.
"Wow!"
The mysterious grid, whose full form cannot be seen, is like a cardboard box placed on the ground, and soon a cat will come over and extend its tentative paw.
Moreover, this was in a deep and complex underground labyrinth, and the girl, who longed for reasoning, adventure, and treasure hunting, quickly identified the hidden compartment as the location of the treasure.
"Kiri-chan, how could you find a treasure and not tell us?" Ayumi Yoshida's words quickly brought Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya and Genta Kojima to her side. The two boys reached out to grab it but found it wasn't high enough.
Ran Mouri and Officer Iwata, each holding one of the unconscious Officer Anri, watched the children quickly begin their treasure hunt. She smiled gently, feeling a little lighter.
Conan stared at Rei Furuya's thoughtful gaze, then raised his hand to check on Toshiaki Kiuchi, confirming that the man was not having difficulty breathing.
No, I think it's probably not a treasure. Zhuge Tongzhi watched the three children who had already started planning how to stack themselves on top of each other, and then chose to tamp down the soil on the ground.
Although it's not clear exactly what it is, the contents of the grid are naturally not easy for the three children to see clearly, but it won't be easy to dampen the little detectives' desire to explore.
After a moment's thought, Zhuge Tongzhi happily joined the human pyramid formation and persuaded the eager Yoshida Ayumi to give up, citing the need to avoid getting his clothes dirty. He then successfully stood at the top of the pyramid.
With his feet planted on the palms of Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya and Genta Kojima, Zhuge Tongzhi successfully reached the edge of the dark grid and reached inside.
Before taking it out, let's roughly confirm what it is.
A hammer and a crowbar lay to the side, both somewhat rusty. Zhuge Tongzhi glanced at them in the dim light, but the texture was not what she had just touched.
The black-haired girl tiptoed and continued to reach inside.
A cold, hard object reappeared in her palm. Judging from the texture, it was metal, with non-slip leather on both sides, and it was roughly shaped like the number 7...
This shape, this feel... Several black lines gradually appeared on Zhuge Tongzhi's forehead. Finally, when he touched the trigger and the magazine, he completely confirmed his guess.
There are two wild handguns inside!
Below, Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya and Genta Kojima struggled to stay upright, gritting their teeth and urging, "Zhuge, have you gotten what's inside?"
"Almost there! I'm almost there." Zhuge Tongzhi gritted his teeth as well, moved his side bag to his chest and opened it, his movements discreet as he tried to sneak a pistol inside.
"I... I can't hold on much longer." Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya tried to brace himself up, but the unstable base still made him sway back and forth, causing Zhuge Tongzhi, who had just released his grip on the gun, to also sway dangerously.
"Watch out, Mitsuhiko!" Ayumi Yoshida raised her hand to brace her friend's lower back to prevent him from falling backward.
With that, no one was watching what she was holding. Zhuge Tongzhi's eyes lit up, and he grabbed two pistols and stuffed them into his satchel.
At that moment, Morofushi Takaaki, who had been excluded from the group of people to be carried because of a bullet wound to his shoulder, kindly came over and easily lifted the black-haired girl up by grabbing her under the armpits with both hands.
"Thank you, Officer Morofushi!" Ayumi Yoshida, Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya, and Genta Kojima said in unison, relieved. Officer Morofushi smiled and said slowly, "You're welcome. 'Helping others is the duty of a gentleman.'"
The three children immediately revealed their mosquito coil-like eyes.
"What have you discovered, little explorers?" Zhu Fu Gaoming changed the subject, intending to hand the explanation to the knowledgeable little girl in his hands.
He looked down and met the gaze of the two brand-new pistols that had already fallen into the bag.
There was also a black-haired girl holding two guns, who was now blinking her intelligent little eyes and turning to look at him. She was busy stuffing a gun into her handbag and quickly zipping it up to cover the contents.
Zhu Fu Gaoming: ...?
Zhuge Tongzhi: OvO
"Ways to go: Small things you shouldn't forget (Completed)"
"Current Path: Underground Bunker Serial Murder Case (95% Complete)"
"Thank you, Officer Zhu Fu!" Zhuge Tongzhi said sweetly, then picked up the hammer and crowbar next to him, raised them with his arm close to his head, and fell to the ground like a slippery fish from Zhu Fu Gaoming's arms.
"Actually, it's just two tools, and you can see they're all rusty." She showed the hammer in one hand and the crowbar in the other to the three children who were very disappointed, and began to talk nonsense: "There's no treasure. I think it's something left over from when we were building the tunnel."
Morofushi Takaaki withdrew his hand and touched his chin. He watched as the girl in front of him finished fooling a few friends, then slung her bag over her shoulder and ran to Furuya Rei, who had picked up Kiuchi Toshiaki again. Without saying a word, she hung her bag on the other girl's arm and then flew back like a carefree little bird.
"Let's go, I can already smell the earth, the exit must be nearby." Zhuge Tongzhi took Yoshida Ayumi's hand and led her towards the exit, which was not far away.
"What's that earthy smell? We're underground right now," Ayumi Yoshida asked, puzzled.
"No, no, no, that's not just the smell of soil, it's the smell of 'after a fresh rain in an empty mountain'." Zhuge Tongzhi shook his finger and quickly pulled the children away, turning their backs to Zhufu Gaoming.
Officer Fengyan watched the girl run away, and only then did he have time to stroke his chin and recall what he had heard when the explosion occurred.
This girl is now Jingguang's legal guardian, and the two of them are uncle and niece, right?
Morofushi Takaaki naturally knew that he had no other siblings besides his younger brother. Considering Morofushi Kagemitsu's current professional needs, he could easily determine that this kinship was fabricated later.
But... he turned to look at Rei Furuya, who casually slung his bag over his shoulder, his gaze deep.
Has police work become so demanding that it requires the cooperation of children?
Conan, who was talking to Rei Furuya about the tranquilizer dart, suddenly felt a very strong gaze. The boy jumped and looked around before finally fixing his gaze on Takaaki Morofushi, who was turning to leave.
Mr. Gao Ming, is there a problem? The bewildered detective tilted his head and started walking again with Furuya Rei, who had also noticed the gaze.
With his hands behind his back, Officer Feng watched as Zhuge Tongzhi raised a crowbar high and poked open a low ceiling that was indistinguishable from any other part of the ceiling.
The entrance, partially covered by a wooden plank, was suddenly bathed in the pure white moonlight. The earthy smell after the rain mingled with the fresh air, filling the tunnel that hadn't been trodden for decades.
This is an exit that even careful observation might not reveal, just as it would be difficult for him to notice if he wasn't paying attention. What has been guiding him all along is not the so-called left-right hand rule of the maze, but a light that always points the way ahead.
Zhu Fu Gaoming stepped forward, lifted the cheering children, and carried them out of the cave entrance, letting out a long sigh of relief.
Well, just as he would seek out an exceptionally intelligent child like Conan, the choices made by Hiromitsu and his friends are not entirely incomprehensible.
After helping the last person climb out of the tunnel, Morofushi Takaaki, who was at the very end, used the entrance to flip himself out and stepped onto a field of damp gentians.
Officer Phoenix Eyes took out his phone to contact Yamato Kansuke, while his free hand ruffled Conan and Zhuge Tongzhi's hair.
Along the ten-thousand-mile road to Dan Mountain, the phoenix chicks sing louder than the old phoenixes.
Six-year-olds these days are truly formidable.
"Current Path: Underground Fortress Serial Murder Case (100% Complete)"
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Author's Note: Actually, I'm not six years old.
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When asked if Rei Furuya could dodge bullets
Zhuge: Do you have magical long hair?
(A head of blond hair that doesn't go bald despite staying up all night)
Zhuge: Or perhaps hands with magic powers
(Can make delicious sandwiches, or fight the FBI)
Zhuge: Can you talk to small animals?
(It's okay, Hello can talk to you.)
Zhuge: Have you ever been cursed?
(5-4=?)
Zhuge: He was kidnapped, imprisoned, or made a pact with a witch.
(One set is all that's needed for the winery)
Zhuge: Do you feel that only a strong man can solve your problems?
(Hmm, who could it be?)
Yes! Zero, you are a true princess!
(It's getting easier to write as I go!)
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When caught packing guns
Zhuge: Haha, look at the mess this has made!
Hand the bag to Furuya Rei.
Zhuge: Yes, that's actually what the Public Security Bureau meant. (Seriously)
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Recently, an update issue was discovered.
I'm currently forbidden from staying up late (I'm sure of it).
But I found that if I write a few hundred words in advance the day before, I can write them down smoothly the next day!
My little darlings, I'll try my best to update (shyly)
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Mwah!
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