Chapter 248 Forty-two Gachapon

To be honest, among the adults around his brother, Conan is most familiar with the three police officers he knew before he became a child, and he trusts these three people more.

As for the other two, they had no trust in each other because of their identities as members of the organization. The only reason they could come to the amusement park together was because the detective seemed really interested, and Conan himself also had the idea of ​​trying it out.

Otherwise, he should have stayed away from these two time bombs that could explode at any time, as Huihara said, to prevent the possibility of his identity being discovered.

After all, he is not alone, and he always has to consider the situation of other people after his identity is exposed, such as the defected Haibara, the doctor who knows the truth, the detective who was originally suspected to be a test subject and has finally managed to live a normal life temporarily, and those who are close to Kudo Shinichi's identity.

If Conan Edogawa was a free-spirited person, he would pursue the truth without hesitation, but he is not... Having said that, Conan still can't turn a blind eye to the secrets waiting to be explored in front of him, which is why even though Haibara Ai warned him so many times, he still happily followed the detective this time.

Of the two people he was wary of, Conan knew Toru Amuro better, although this understanding only meant knowing the code name and location. If he went deeper, he would be completely clueless and at most could hesitantly make a character judgment of "seems to be quite bad taste".

This evaluation was made after being severely frightened by Amuro Toru in Kyoto, and being "threatened" by this abominable adult again in a coffee shop before coming here today.

Apart from this, Conan knew almost nothing about Toru Amuro, let alone Hikaru Midorikawa. Even the information that Hikaru Midorikawa was a code member was deduced by him.

But from now on, he could add another label to Mr. Midorikawa in his heart: "a terrible adult with worse taste than Bourbon."

Conan was sweating coldly and was secretly complaining under the gaze of the squatting adult.

Judging from the fact that he would squat down and keep his eyes level with the child when talking to him, maybe Mr. Midorikawa is a nice person. However, he guaranteed that this person could definitely see that he was nervous, and he deliberately used this method to close the distance... It was absolutely despicable, extremely despicable!!

As expected of a member of the organization, he only appears gentle and easy to talk to on the surface. In reality, no, there is no need to get along with him. As long as you make eye contact with those cold blue-gray eyes, everyone will understand that the thin layer of gentleness is just a mask.

Midorikawa's upturned eyes look particularly stern and imposing when he is expressionless, which sometimes gives Conan a stronger sense of oppression than Amuro Toru. However, on weekdays, this gentleman rarely frowns in front of them, or to be more precise, the detectives. When he is relaxed, his eyes give people a cat-like feeling, and they can't help but relax their guard and get closer.

...However, Conan suspected that this was a trick used by the members of this organization! He was not a little kid who knew nothing. He had learned about HoneyTrap for the sake of investigating the case!

So after Conan saw that the kids in the detective team easily placed their trust in Toru Amuro and Hikaru Midorikawa, and especially after he couldn't help but rely on Hikaru Midorikawa, he was a little disappointed to find that this guy was really too difficult to deal with. Before he could even make a move, his teammates were defeated.

Even he would have been deceived by appearances if he had not always remembered the identities of these two people as members of the organization.

Conan never expected that his ability to act like a child could really fool these members of the organization who were more cunning than lotus petals. His acting skills would only be superb in critical moments, and he probably had a lot of flaws at ordinary times. So when it came to Morobushi Kagemitsu's sudden words, Conan just quickly thought about them in his mind and controlled his body to move back a step.

He rubbed his hair and looked embarrassed: "No, Midorikawa brother, I just want to go to the bathroom, I just drank too much!"

Morobushi Kagemitsu had a look of appropriate worry on his face: "Is that so? But it's true that the area around here is still not very safe. Let me take Conan to the nearby restroom."

He couldn't play dumb when facing Mr. Midorikawa, as it would be easy to be exposed. He could only act like a "smarter kid than ordinary people" within a reasonable range. The more he talked, the more mistakes he would make. Conan knew he had to find an excuse to end the conversation and leave as soon as possible.

Then, Conan took another step back and froze.

The back of his head hit hard muscle.

Conan Edogawa's ominous premonition became even heavier after seeing the expression on Morobushi Kagemitsu's face. He silently raised his head and tried hard to see who he had bumped into.

His eyes met with Amuro Toru, who happened to be looking down. The latter's expression was unclear, and he exuded a cold aura, which almost made Conan feel as if he had fallen into an icy cave, and his teeth almost chattered.

So scary, so scary, so scary... Mr. Amuro's expression now is even scarier than when he was in the haunted house before. What on earth happened...?

Obviously, Morobushi Kagemitsu had similar doubts as Conan. He stood up and asked Amuro Toru, "Amuro, have you solved the problem there?"

After Morobushi Kagemitsu's voice came out, Amuro Toru naturally raised his head, and his original expression was wiped out, and he looked worried: "Well, since the officers of the Explosive Disposal Squad have arrived, the bomb in the aquarium has been handed over to them to find and dismantle... I'm looking for the detective now, have you seen him?"

Before the two people who were shocked by the news could ask further questions, Amuro sighed and looked worried and said, "Originally, we were separated for a while. The detective went to Officer Matsuda's place, and I waited for him at the aquarium, but the detective didn't show up. I found something wrong and went out to look for him, but I only found this in an alley near the aquarium. It must have fallen out when I had an argument with someone."

He spread out his hand, and in his palm lay a small detective badge. It was one that the doctor had made for the detective when he made it for the Young Detectives. The detective always kept it carefully inside the lining of his coat.

"Can you let me see it?" The child hurriedly stood on tiptoe and grabbed the adult's wrist and pulled it, begging, "Let me see, let me see!"

While he was speaking, he was actually examining the badge nervously. As expected, after hearing this, Amuro Toru took the detective badge back into his hand and did not agree to his request: "Sorry, Conan-kun, this is considered evidence, right? I can't show it to you."

Amuro Toru said this in confusion, looking at him with disapproval, as if he was looking at a child who was making trouble for no reason... No, he now had the appearance of a child.

Morobushi Kagemitsu next to him was stunned for a moment, and then he also cooperated and stopped Conan: "Don't worry, Conan-kun, we will tell the police about this matter, and there will be no problem with the detective."

"Huh? Why is it like this..." Conan lowered his head while speaking in disappointment, his eyes reflecting light faintly and the corners of his mouth were straightened.

Toru Amuro is lying.

Detectives are not the type to lose things easily, and the detective badge has always been carefully placed in the inner pocket of their clothes, so hidden that only by reaching in can one find the badge. If it is just a fight, the badge will never fall off accidentally. And the detective also knows that the badge has a positioning function, so he will not lose it casually.

Most importantly, he had just confirmed that there were no scratches on the badge from having fallen to the ground. Instead, it looked very new, and it seemed more like it had been deliberately taken away from its original location rather than dropped during a fight.

Toru Amuro is lying. The badge didn't fall anywhere. I'm afraid he took it out specifically to prove that the detective was arrested.

Something must have happened to the detective, and it must be related to the organization! Conan's palms were sweating, his brain was spinning wildly, but at this moment he was surprisingly calm.

He had to tell this secretly to Officers Matsuda and Hagiwara, because he alone could not help the detective, let alone get the detective's whereabouts from Bourbon.

He couldn't mess around... He had to bring the detective back, just like he had promised the detective.

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When the 'offline time' set by Chijiang Nayue ended, he just regained consciousness and found that he was fixed to the wall with handcuffs and chains. His toes could barely touch the ground. The whole person was in a semi-suspended state, and his wrists were a little uncomfortable from the metal.

For him who was not sensitive to pain, it was not painful at all. It was just a little uncomfortable. However, it was not the case in the eyes of others. Chijiang Nayue could feel the cold liquid sliding down his wrist and flowing into his sleeve. It was probably the injury caused by the abrasion on his wrist.

His coat had been taken off, his cell phone and any miscellaneous props that could be found had been taken away, leaving only a thin shirt and pants that seemed unable to hide anything.

Chijiang Nayue moved her wrist inadvertently, and suddenly she heard the clanging sound of chains colliding in her ears.

Very good, it seems that no wire for unlocking the door has been found... Is there no one left under Rum? It's really pitiful that they can't even do a thorough body search.

[This scene seems familiar.] [Shu], who hasn't spoken up for a long time, couldn't help but complain, [Do you, the master and the apprentice, like this kind of play?]

[…So I’m telling you not to imitate humans in making weird statements.]

How rude! Since he is the teacher's most important (emphasis) and unique (emphasis) student, isn't it normal that he or she would have similar experiences?

Chijiang Nayue blinked slowly and looked around the dungeon-like place where she was imprisoned. Her gaze finally landed accurately on what seemed to be a wall opposite her.

Ah, there must be someone watching in the back there. Rum?

Who cares who it is.

The detective who was handcuffed was calm and composed, with the corners of his lips slightly raised. He glanced over with his water-red pupils that had been half-closed and lazy since he woke up. He had a bit of arrogance as if he was in control of the situation, and he didn't look like a prisoner at all.

"You are much more enthusiastic than the old man, Rum." He said casually and ambiguously, "I am really flattered. Does (the organization) want to reconcile with me?"

There was no extra talk, as if he wasn't worried at all that Rum wasn't there at the moment, even though he couldn't actually see what was going on behind it and couldn't be sure that there was really anyone there.

The black-haired, red-eyed young man spoke in a soft and sweet voice: "I'm really sorry... After all, for me, there's no need to pick up things that I've already discarded."

There was a cold gleam in his eyes, like a sharp blade being unsheathed.