Chapter 65: The

beginning of the Jundu chapter Tsukiyama Asari finally let out a breath of air from his throat. After explaining the situation in the alley in detail to the mobile phone, he carefully studied the bloodstains.

The handwriting of a child of this age is not very clear, and he wrote in a panic. The trembling blood lines are mixed together. At first glance, they look like words, but after careful observation, they are completely unrecognizable.

It is even possible that this is not a clear and directional distress signal left by the girl. It is just a trace left unintentionally when her fingers were scratching the ground during the struggle.

It seems meaningless to waste time on guessing such things.

"Brother Asari." Conan Edogawa, who had been frowning beside him, spoke in a heavy tone. He stared at the dried blood, as if he wanted to engrave the little girl's last words for help in his mind. "We..."

Finally found the traces left by the girl, but was confused again, not knowing what to do next.

Why is there no surveillance in this broken place? ! If there is any surveillance, we can find the direction to leave! And even if we find that... Wait, surveillance!

'System, call up the map of this area. '

In an emergency, the system is very reliable. Almost at the moment when Tsukiyama Asari finished speaking, a simplified version of the road map appeared on the screen. He mentally signaled the other party to zoom in on the alley, then reached out to smooth the dust on the ground and draw a winding line.

"This is..." Before the question was formed, Edogawa Conan instantly understood what the other party meant. He leaned his head with a frizzy hair over to help fill in the extremely simple small map when the other party hesitated occasionally.

"There are four exits in this area." Tsukiyama closed his eyes and tried to recall. He first clicked on the circle in the upper right corner, "Out of here is a commercial street, with a lot of surveillance."

This is the most secret exit in the alley, but it is connected to a commercial street full of surveillance and people. Many gangsters who specialize in robbing in the commercial street will escape from here. After years of reporting, there has been no result. In the end, the owners of several nearby shops decided to block the exit with cardboard or something.

It takes some time to get through, but it is definitely an exit that a human trafficker would never choose.

Tsukiyama Asari crossed out the small circle.

"Here!" Edogawa Conan quickly said, and he clicked on the circle in the lower right corner. Because he finally found a breakthrough, his eyebrows and eyes finally showed some spirit. "Outside here is a vegetable market, with many people and eyes. Although it is easy to confuse people, it is very unsafe. Human traffickers generally don't choose such a place where people will notice them at any time."

Then there are only... the two on the east side.

There is no other difference between these two exits. Both lead to old residential areas. There is no surveillance on the street, and few people come. Most of the shops on the street have moved. There are only a few old shops that are still open because of lack of funds or special nostalgia, with their doors wide open to the street.

At this time, Inspector Megure arrived with several detectives.

They didn't waste time talking and the unfamiliar detectives quickly stepped forward to examine the small amount of blood, preparing to return to the station to analyze the blood sample.

"......These two exits can be ruled out first." Edogawa Conan explained the reasoning with Tsukiyama Asari in a few words, "but these two places cannot be ruled out, and there is no surveillance yet."

"The shops there are very old, and most of the owners are in their 40s and 50s. They are not used to installing things that are too 'young' for them. Grocery stores and restaurants will not be targeted by thieves unless the things in that store are really valuable and there is a great risk of theft, such as mobile phone stores, jewelry stores..."

Tsukiyama frowned and put his thoughts into words, "Ninety percent of these will not be found on that street, and many shop owners don't pay attention to the situation outside. Basically, every day... watches?"

The man who had just run out of sweat stood up suddenly when he read the word, scaring Inspector Megure who was investigating the scene nearby and leaning back.

Because he had just been squatting to check for clues, this time he was too excited again. Tsukiyama Asari felt dizzy and his brain went on strike. He was deprived of control of his body and his limbs became limp. He took a step back to steady himself, avoiding the same treatment as Edogawa Conan.

"A watch shop or antique shop? This kind of shop wouldn't be out of place on that street, and there are more expensive items inside. There is no surveillance in this area, so it would be difficult to recover if it was stolen. The owner would probably install a camera himself. If there is one facing the door..."

After saying this, the man finally found a chance to breathe a sigh of relief. He felt that if he encountered this kind of thing a few more times, he could just go to the next door to perform the ordering of dishes.

No, it's better to encounter this kind of thing less often.

After hearing this speculation, Officer Megure quickly used the intercom to contact the detective who was investigating there. He received a reply from a watch shop on the east street. In less than five minutes, the surveillance video was transmitted to the mobile phone.

No one would go out to investigate a case with a computer with a clear display. Several heads could only be squeezed together and stared at the pitiful small screen.

The somewhat blurry video was played at an unknown speed. Because there were so few people, if it weren't for the time in the lower right corner that was still moving, it would look like a frozen picture. Occasionally, one or two people passed by and were quickly adjusted back to normal speed and pulled back to watch repeatedly, but it was not.

Until forty minutes after the two separated from the little girl——

"It's her!"

Edogawa Conan quickly stopped the video. The old woman in the video was still wearing the big red scarf, covering her top, with only the scarf's scarf-like sleeves showing from the corners. She was holding a cane in her hand, but she no longer walked with a shaky look as before, and could almost be considered to be walking briskly.

"Wait a minute, turn it back to when she just appeared." The little boy caught a bright color in the lower right corner that was different from the dark scarf.

The screen quickly cut back to when the old woman just appeared. The video, which was slowed down countless times, turned into a comic strip. Tsukiyama Asari watched her left hand stuff something into the pocket of her long skirt, as if...

"It's a headband."

The two said at the same time.

The girl, called "Xiao Ling" by the bookstore owner, was wearing a white shirt and a black suspender skirt today, looking particularly well-behaved. The only bright color on her body was the red hairband behind her head, which was used to tie her ponytail.

It was tied into a bow, and it swung back and forth with the black ponytail, like a fluttering red butterfly.

"That person acted alone." Inspector Megure didn't know what he remembered, and his face was worse than before, "It was a gang crime, and it was inconvenient for the old man to participate in the subsequent events with his ability, so..."

So the man who was only responsible for luring the child to the destination left first, still holding the hairband that was torn off the girl

's head during the struggle. Even if he was found, he might not know the whereabouts of the girl. If the guy had been a little more stubborn, by the time he finally pried something out, the little girl would have been dragged to who knows where.

More than three hours have passed since the girl disappeared.

But this is the only breakthrough... Where did the old man go?

They probably won't leave immediately, nor will they stay for long. If there are a series of missing children cases in an area, the police will be highly alert. They will probably set up a so-called "main station" in one place, and then disperse to various places to abduct children. After throwing stones on the peaceful lake, they will quickly evacuate, leaving the police and parents searching in vain...

Where would such people live?

In a rental building with a chaotic population, people who are tortured by life are too lazy to care about what kind of monsters live around them. There is no troublesome process such as door visits. No matter who it is, they can get the door key by paying money. People come and go, and the neighbors change every day.

In a place like this, there is only...

"Brother Asari!" The young detective cried out in surprise. Tsukiyama Asari quickly flipped through the comics and saw that the young detective had the same idea as him. He picked him up again without waiting for him to finish.

"Hey? Where are you going——"

The man who finally appeared at the alley ran out like a man. He was holding on to the wall and was almost knocked to the ground by a large and small person who rushed over. It was Date Kou who rushed over quickly after hearing Tsukiyama Asari's voice.

Foreign aid is here!

Perhaps because of his status as a squad leader in the police academy and his excellent grades in all aspects, Tsukiyama Asari quickly sent him a message when he just left the bookstore. Otherwise, according to the character of the "world rules", it is estimated that this capable policeman will be distracted by other things and will not appear.

"Let's go to the East District—" Tsukiyama Asari didn't hide, but stretched out a hand to grab the collar of Date Kou who was still in a daze, "Brother Date, let's go together!"

Inspector Megure's words "Be careful" got stuck in his throat.

With Date Kou there, there was nothing to worry about in catching the old habitual criminal, but after all, the scope that the three of them could take care of was really limited. He quickly asked Sato Miwako to take a small team to block all the exits of the East District residential building, and only respond outside to avoid alarming the enemy.

In this emergency situation, watching the backs of the three people leaving, Inspector Megure couldn't help but reveal an extremely helpless expression and complained in his heart.

Who is the policeman...

Conan Edogawa was held in the arms of Tsukiyama Asari, his legs were idle but his mouth was chattering. He quickly told his thoughts to Date Kou, who was confused but still caught up with Tsukiyama Asari. The latter nodded after listening, agreeing with this guess. Then, the man with a firm brow had a worried look in his eyes.

"Tsukiyama, can you keep up?"

"Ah? Of course - Brother Date!"

Tsukiyama Asari felt his eyes blurred, and the next second he was picked up by the tough guy who asked this question in the same way he picked up the little detective just now. After realizing what position he was in now, his fair face instantly flushed.

"Put me down now!!!"

"Your stamina..."

"I can keep up!" Tsukiyama Asari was almost exasperated. His forum screen had not been turned off. He had just caught a glimpse of this scene being quickly released in the comics. The forum refreshed several times faster, and the screen was full of dizzying 'hahahaha's!

"I've also run a marathon! There's absolutely no problem with that!"

He quickly cited several examples to prove that he had absolutely no stamina problems, before being tentatively put back on the ground by Date Kou.

As soon as his toes touched the ground, Tsukiyama Asari rushed out several meters in one breath, as if he was afraid that the other party would go back on his word, and quickly distanced himself from the man. He hugged the boy who had been holding back his laughter after being shocked by the operation just now, and sped up in one go.

"Asari-nii-san—"

Edogawa Conan's laughter was stuck in his throat, and he nervously hugged the other party's neck, fearing that he would be thrown off because of the fast speed. It seemed that in order to prove his physical strength to Date Kou, Tsukiyama Asari had a rare childish mentality of being aggressive, and ran faster and faster. After rushing all the way to the bottom of the community building, he couldn't stand it.

No, I can't breathe too hard!

He tried to swallow all his breath, and only took a few careful and slow deep breaths, and finally calmed down.

What kind of image do I usually have? I look so shaky and I can't run at all?

Tsukiyama Asari complained to himself, admitting that his self-esteem was a little hurt. Although I am usually a logistics staff, I have always actively participated in outings, mountain climbing and camping. Why do people think I don't have enough physical strength?

Now is not the time to worry about this.

He just waited for Date Kou to show his police ID and then threw anchor randomly for a while. When the other party came back after asking questions, he quickly suppressed these inappropriate little complaints and asked, "How is it?"

"He never records the tenant information when renting this kind of house." Date Kou sighed in annoyance, "There is no other way, we can only search floor by floor."

"Let's split up."

Three people... two adults together, there is no way to let the minor act alone, so they simply split into two groups, Date Kou went up the stairs on the left to find the odd-numbered floors, Tsukiyama Asari took Conan to find the even-numbered floors, and the little detective's dissatisfied complaints were blocked by the two men with a strong sense of "brotherhood", and he could only accept the adjustment with a sullen tone.

100% on the even-numbered floors.

The man with the little boy thought about this and went up the stairs on the right side of the second floor. Sure enough, next to the third shabby wooden door, he saw a red scarf draped over the sofa through the window.

The curtain was only opened a little, so he could only see this, and he couldn't even confirm whether anyone was in the house. After sending a message to Idahang, he pretended to be a wire repairman and knocked on the door.

No movement... No, there was!

First there was a silence, followed by the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground. The person who had intended to pretend to be away from home simply gave up and did not hide the sound of his panic.

He remembered that there were windows on that side as well...

"Brother Date, she wants to run!" Tsukiyama Chaoli quickly shouted towards the first floor. The corridor of this building was not semi-open. Upon hearing this, the people below quickly changed direction and went around the back of the building. "Conan, stay away--"

"Wait..."

Conan Edogawa, who trusted the other party very much, took a step back subconsciously, and then, the man who had already pushed up the sleeves of his thin sweater to his arms reached out and tied his black hair.

Because he had just been running wildly, his sweat had already wet the slightly long bangs on his forehead. After the wet black hair was tied up, it did not fall down quickly as usual, but because of the sweat, it became a sloppy back style, and the muscle curve of the raised forearm was very smooth and beautiful.

The small part of the outline that was usually blocked by the fluffy hair was fully revealed, and the original gentle temperament was instantly replaced by a sense of sharpness that was about to burst out. He made a ready posture, but his eyes fell on the screen, extracting effective information at a glance, trying to obtain the criminal's movements.

[Fuck, my wife turns into my husband in an instant, so cool! ! This arm curve, this facial contour, this look, can the slicked-back hairstyle be semi-permanent? ! ! ! ]

[Regarding the fact that I was laughing at Chaoli one second and tears were streaming from the corners of my mouth the next second]

[Ahhh, hurry up! ! ! That old woman wants to jump out of the window! ! ! ! The window is about to open! ! ! ]

[After crossing the main road at the back is the entrance to the alley, ahhh, where can I find her if she runs away?]

If the window is opening, there is still time.

Tsukiyama kicked the wooden door hard. Under the shocked eyes of Edogawa Conan, the locked door made a loud noise and smashed against the wall. When it bounced back, its speed slowed down a lot, and it shouted hoarsely like an old man struggling to death.

The old man, who had one leg out of the window, was frightened by the loud noise and fell forward uncontrollably. On the way, he wanted to reach out to hold the window, but he forgot that the half-open window could be moved. He fell to the side instead.

"Help--"

The old woman's cry for help was stuck in her throat because of the complete weightlessness. She almost closed her eyes in despair. Then, someone grabbed her unconsciously stretched out hand with great force. The old woman's wrist joint made a crisp sound because it could not bear the weight of the whole body.

Tsukiyama Asari quickly rushed up and grabbed the other person at the last second. Fortunately, it was only on the second floor, and the man was not far from the ground. There was no need to pull him up. Just wait for Date Kou to arrive and slowly put him down...

"Be careful!" Edogawa Conan suddenly exclaimed.

The man's pupils suddenly shrank, and a cold light flashed past, piercing the hand that he was holding tightly. Apparently, the old man realized that the ground was not far away at all, and that he would be fine if he jumped down, so he wanted the other party to let him go and quickly escape from the alley.

The East District is very large, and if Ida Kou wants to get to the back, he has to go around a lot, and he can't get there so quickly. Who knows if there are other secret passages inside? This man is old but as flexible as a loach, just like an old monster. If he lets go now, he doesn't know how much time will be wasted, and the time left for the girl is not much.

Tsukiyama Asari gritted his teeth and took the knife hard. He didn't dodge or let go, but held it tighter.

The old woman didn't expect him to react like this, and gradually she became flustered. It was a fairly small fruit knife, and she didn't have much strength, so she only stabbed the knife one-third of the way in. After she pulled it out, blood instantly gushed out from the wound on the back of her hand. The man stabbed the place that was bleeding again, and she felt the man holding her tremble obviously.

Edogawa Conan couldn't reach the window at all, and the anesthetic device was temporarily useless. He anxiously dragged a chair from the living room, and after climbing up, the old man had already swung the knife for who knows how many times with red eyes. When

the criminal saw the boy, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he didn't know where the strength came from, and he pushed up hard, swinging the blade to stab the boy's neck who was opening the strange watch.

Damn it!

Tsukiyama Asari subconsciously wanted to use his free hand to catch the blade that was swinging towards Edogawa Conan, but he grabbed the man's left hand with his right hand, which greatly hindered his movement. Seeing that he could not catch the knife, he could only loosen his right hand and let the old man fall down. The position where the knife stabbed shifted, and only fiercely cut the boy's open dial.

In a panic, he fell to the ground. Even though the distance was very close, the old man still rolled to the ground, but he didn't care where he fell. He just rolled and crawled on the ground and ran to the alley on the left.

A familiar figure appeared at the end of the left side, followed by Sato Miwako, who was dressed in a professional outfit, and a small team of detectives. The team quickly approached, and the old man paused in his movement to run over there, turned around and fled back.

At this time, Tsukiyama Asari also fell from the window, blocking the person who wanted to change the direction to escape. The pain of the wound being repeatedly mauled made him grit his teeth and gasp softly, but his movements did not slow down at all.

"Where else do you want to escape to?"

asked the man with cherry eyes.

Edogawa Conan, who was too small to come down from the second floor safely, and did not dare to let Tsukiyama Asari carry him down because of his injury, lay on the open window on the second floor, looking at the scene with some anxiety.

The dial of the anesthesia device was broken, and he could not kick the football due to his position. The feeling of having to wait up there made him feel guilty for not being able to help.

Being surrounded from both sides, the fugitive calmed down after a panic and turned to run towards Ida Kou. The team that was originally running towards this side quickly stopped and looked at the newcomer with caution.

Who knew that halfway through, he was rushing towards several old cars covered with dust on the side. As he unlocked the car, the white car that seemed to be scrapped made a sad sound and the lights came on.

She actually has a car!

This car was parked together with other scrapped vehicles, full of dust and dry mud, and would not attract anyone's attention at all.

The madman who was already furious obviously wanted to run them all over and kill them, and then drive away!

Tsukiyama Asari was facing the open car door. Before he stepped through the door, he accurately saw a flickering red light in the narrow space under the driver's seat.

A premonition that was even more ominous than when he saw the old man take out the car keys was like a sticky snake, slowly crawling up from the ankles, and a cold feeling surged into every limb.

Tsukiyama Asari's heart skipped a beat, and he ran towards the car in a few steps, screaming.

"There's a bomb in the car - get out quickly -"

The next second, a heat wave swept towards him with dust and gravel, and the car and the people inside exploded into hundreds of pieces in front of him. Asari

: Pick up Conan like you would pick up your son! Date

: Pick up Tsukiyama like you would pick up your son!

Conan: ...?

Two chapters in one! Hehe w