Stay away from Conan.

Moonlight streamed in through the window, casting their shadows on the cluttered office floor—

Gin, who had been repelled by Ran, shook his hands and stretched his shoulders to loosen up his body, which was a little sluggish from the blows he had just received. Then, with a cold look in his eyes, he looked at the girl in front of him who was wearing pajamas and had given up slippers for the sake of convenience, leaving her bare feet bare. A truly serious and murderous look appeared on Gin's face.

Ran was clearly also troubled by the man in black who had appeared in the detective agency and taken Conan hostage. His two sudden attacks had been so easily countered; this guy…

Thinking of this, Xiaolan had no further doubts. Instinctively, she lowered her body slightly, clenched her fists in front of her, and adopted a standard karate starting stance.

At this moment, Xiaolan's eyes were surprisingly sharp, and her entire demeanor was no longer that of the gentle and kind girl she usually was.

And so, without even exchanging a single word, in that fleeting moment, both sides had already moved—

Gin moved swiftly, instantly closing the distance between the two and delivering a vicious straight punch straight at Ran's face. The entire process was concise and deadly, without any fancy moves, heading straight for vital points.

Ran, who was on edge, didn't fully react in her mind, but her body instinctively tilted slightly to the side. While dodging the punch, her right fist hooked up from below and struck Gin's ribs.

Seeing this, Gin immediately pressed down with his left hand to parry Ran's punch, and then at the same time raised his right knee to strike Ran's abdomen.

Ran immediately retreated after Gin parried her attack, but Gin pressed his advantage and launched a barrage of attacks after Ran made her move to dodge.

The powerful punches, combined with an extremely fast attack rhythm, lacked any particular technique, but each punch carried the physical strength and combat experience of an adult. Clearly, the aim was to use the physical advantage to overwhelm the young high school girl in front of him in one fell swoop.

However, Ran remained calm under pressure. Her movements were exceptionally agile. In the short distance she retreated, she made simple dodges and combined them with interceptions and blocks made while protecting the center line of her body with both hands. This prevented Gin's fist from actually hitting Ran and causing enough damage to incapacitate her.

Ran, in each block, tried to find an opportunity to counterattack. Utilizing her agility, she quickly found her opening after a few exchanges with Gin.

Just as Gin needed to take a step forward to pursue, Ran seized the opportunity and delivered a side kick straight at Gin's knee, forcing him to slow down his advance. At the same time, she delivered a chop to the gap between Gin's fists, aiming to strike his wrist joint.

Seeing this, Gin had to admit that the girl's combat skills far exceeded his expectations.

Her karate skills are not just for show.

She makes decisive moves, reacts quickly, and has an extremely precise grasp of distance and timing. Even the strength that women are generally at a disadvantage with is not so obvious in her.

Gin silently pondered these thoughts while continuing his attacks. Faced with Ran's simultaneous attacks from above and below, Gin had no time to dodge and could only withstand two blows before stopping.

Although this attack didn't cause Gin much damage, it certainly gave Ran a chance to counterattack.

"drink!"

Suddenly, Xiaolan let out a low shout. It seemed that after her counterattack had succeeded, and as the distance between the two had increased to a suitable level, Xiaolan habitually delivered a high side kick that swept towards Gin's head.

Seeing this, Gin hesitated for a moment before bending slightly to avoid the attack, while simultaneously sweeping his leg towards Ran's lower body.

Faced with this situation, Xiaolan used her legs to propel herself into the air and leaped up, kicking out with her other leg in mid-air as well.

An unexpected series of kicks!
Seeing this, Gin's pupils contracted slightly. He leaned back sharply and pulled his hands back into a defensive stance, allowing Ran's kick to hit his hands and forcefully block the attack.

Then, Xiaolan kicked the target in mid-air and used the opportunity to leap backward, thus separating the two by a certain distance and facing each other again.

Now, after two rounds of fighting, Gin's breathing became slightly heavy.

Similarly, Xiaolan's forehead began to sweat, and she looked at the man in black before her with a very serious expression.

Troublesome. So difficult to deal with...

Both men assessed the current situation and became more cautious, refraining from immediately engaging in further combat.

But right now, besides the two people facing off, there is another person present—

After a brief respite, Conan, lying on the ground panting heavily, noticed Ran and Gin's brief exchange and realized he needed to do something. His eyes immediately began frantically searching the ground—

Watch-style tranquilizer gun!

Where is the tranquilizer gun that slipped from my hand when Gin pinned me down?

Now, Conan is well aware that this is just a temporary opportunity created by Ran's sudden appearance. Ran may not be able to hold out against Gin for long, so he has to do something too.

Therefore, with this in mind, Conan's gaze swept across the surrounding ground—

In the pitch-black room, with only the moonlight and streetlights shining in from outside, it was very difficult to find the small object that had fallen on the ground, which made Conan very anxious.

no……

where is it?
Where……

Extremely anxious, Conan simply lay down and began frantically groping around.

And just like that, Conan quickly touched something on the ground—

A hard, cold, slightly heavy feel...

It's not a wristwatch-type tranquilizer gun, but...

The pistol that Ran knocked Gin away from him!

Subconsciously, as soon as Conan realized what he had touched, he turned to look in Ran's direction—

At this moment, Gin had already adjusted his breathing and launched another attack.

This time, his actions were even more ruthless, with no more probing and a forceful, unreserved attack.

Faced with such an offensive, Xiaolan did not back down and went straight to meet it head-on.

Immediately, the two exchanged blows, producing a dull thud.

At this moment, in this head-on exchange devoid of any skill, Xiaolan was ultimately at a disadvantage due to the difference in their physical strength, and could only be pushed back half a step.

Immediately, Gin, seizing the opportunity, a cold smile appeared on his lips. Just as he was about to press his advantage, suddenly—

"Click—"

A familiar sound of a pistol being cocked reached Gin's ears.

Glancing to the side, he saw that his own pistol was being held by Conan, who was lying on the ground, and Conan was about to aim the gun at him... (End of Chapter)