Chapter 3457 3469 [Bermuda] Ask for monthly ticket ()
Conan's brain was rumbling as he quickly sorted out the current situation: "Uncle Maori was anesthetized by me at the time and knew nothing at all. So the only people who really knew about it were me, the murderer, Inspector Megure, and Doctor Arata.
“Of course, I haven’t told anybody about this.
“The murderer is in jail, and out of guilt and to protect her family, she won’t tell the truth.
"Let alone Inspector Megure, he's the person in charge of this case. If anyone knew he assisted in perjury, he'd be in the biggest trouble, so of course he wouldn't say anything.
"The only one left is the real Dr. Shinde. Dr. Shinde values his family very much. In order to protect the nanny, he would never reveal that it was actually his maid who pulled the trigger to kill."
But now, the newly arrived doctor in front of him said something that only four people knew.
"Could it be... I got this all wrong?" Conan stared blankly at the car across the street and the people standing next to it, his mind completely bewildered. "Is this Dr. Shinichi real? Is he himself?"
But if Dr. Shinide is Dr. Shinide, not Vermouth...then who would Vermouth be?
Suddenly, a word popped into his mind - "lure the tiger away from the mountain."
"Oh no!" Conan's heart skipped a beat, and a terrible guess came to his mind:
"The Full Moon Cruise was the first trap, and Dr. Shinde was the second... Vermouth was planning to use two traps to lure me away so she could attack Haibara?!"
As this thought flashed through his mind, he immediately took out his cell phone and wanted to ask about the situation on Haibara Ai's side.
He opened the address book and was about to dial a number, but at this moment, Conan suddenly stopped.
...something's not right.
It seems too quiet around here.
It was so quiet that it seemed as if everyone was waiting for him to think and think about the result.
Click.
Cold sweat dripped along the edge of the disguise and onto the phone screen, splashing a water stain on the black screen.
Conan slowly raised his head and saw two pairs of eyes - Dr. Shinde and Judy, staring at him quietly.
As he raised his head, the still surface of the water seemed to shatter, ripples rippled, and everything began to move again. Teacher Judy lowered her voice and asked blankly, "What should I do? He actually answered it!"
…It seemed that nothing was wrong, except that the identity of the new doctor did not match their initial expectations.
But as Conan's eyes swept over the two of them, more and more cold sweat broke out on his back.
"Judy is fine, but why was Dr. Arata looking at me just now?"
Conan couldn't help but have questions popping up one after another in his mind. As a quick-witted detective, the moment a question arose, various answers appeared in his answer box.
"Unless... unless Dr. Shinde knew that it wasn't Judy who brought up the words 'switch' and 'real murderer', but 'Habara Ai' next to Judy—so after saying that, he subconsciously looked at me, waiting for my response as the questioner."
Conan's mind was buzzing: "When I was counting the people who knew about this just now, I excluded myself first - but now I think about it, 'Of course I haven't told anyone about this'...
"I really haven't told anyone this."
He raised his head and looked stiffly at Judy beside him.
Judy's back was to the moonlight, her face shrouded in shadow. Conan seemed to see the corners of her lips curl slightly, and she slowly revealed a smile.
…
In the factory near the dock.
Ai Haibara held her cell phone tightly, turned on the flashlight, and walked through an aisle under the factory.
Her phone screen lit up, open to the communication page. With just one press of a button, the call would immediately reach Jiang Xia.
Although she didn't intend to actually dial the number, this measure gave Haibara Ai, who was walking alone in the dark, a lot of confidence.
She walked lightly, holding her breath as she walked forward, recalling the message Jiang Xia had just sent her: "'There's an interesting treasure in the factory, waiting for me to dig and find it'?"
...Is it a treasure? Could it be some important chemical left here when a factory was relocated?
Thinking of this, Huihara Ai suddenly became more focused. She carefully watched her step to avoid stepping on any unfamiliar bottles and jars, while walking slowly forward along the aisle.
As I was walking, suddenly, I heard a tinkling sound above my head.
"!" Haibara Ai stopped and pricked up her ears.
After listening carefully, she understood: the police must be preparing to storm the factory to rescue Miss Maori.
It sounds like a thrilling scene, and Haibara Ai is indeed a little worried about the safety of Mouri Ran.
However, remembering the email she had just received and realizing that Jiang Xia was probably nearby, Haibara Ai shook her head, withdrew her thoughts from that area, and concentrated on the task at hand.
——She was a scientist with the physique of an elementary school student. Even if she went up, she would not be able to help much. She might even be kidnapped by the kidnappers accidentally and become the next hostage, causing more trouble.
In comparison, it is better to do what Jiang Xia wants her to do first. As for the hostage rescue operation above, Jiang Xia should keep an eye on it.
Speaking of which, what exactly is underground?
“Knock! Knock! Knock!”
It was as if the voice could hear Haibara Ai's thoughts. Suddenly, several knocking sounds appeared, coming along the iron pipe in the corner of the wall, which made Haibara Ai shudder and raise her head.
She held her breath and stopped, and sure enough, not long after, the knocking sound rang out again.
“Knock, knock, knock!”
“Knock! Knock! Knock!”
“Knock, knock, knock!”
A strange frequency echoed underground, making people's hair stand on end. But Haibara Ai wasn't really an elementary school student after all. She calmed down, listened carefully, and then paused for a moment: "Is this... Morse code?"
SOS?
Someone is banging on the pipes, trying to call for help?!
When this thought popped up, Haibara Ai suddenly had an absurd guess: Could the "treasure" she was looking for be a living person?
Huiyuan Ai: “…”
Human beings are much more dangerous than treasures.
But her conscience prevented her from ignoring someone who was crying for help underground.
"How about... go over and take a look?" After pausing for a moment, Haibara Ai finally took another step and walked in the direction where the voice came from: since he needed to ask for help, it meant that the other person should be trapped and the danger was not that high.
However, who is this person trapped underground in this desolate wilderness?
Could it be that the kidnappers had taken more than just Mao Lilan hostage? But weren't they just trying to hide the news, not for money?
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Thanks to the big guys for the [monthly ticket] (σ≧▽≦)σ.
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