Rebirth from Conan

Chapter 29 Convenience Store Robbery (Part )
"Don't... don't shoot!"

"As long as you don't kill me, I can give you anything!"

In a convenience store.

A group of customers squatted on the ground and, as the robbers requested, threw their cell phones into the cardboard box in front of them.

"Take off your watch too. Don't think I don't know that you are wearing the latest phone watch released by Chun Xia Company!"

One of the robbers kicked a middle-aged man in the abdomen and said ferociously.

at the same time.

"Furiya."

Ida Hang, who was also crouching on the ground and had already handed over his phone, whispered to Furiya Ling: "There are two criminals. The two of us will deal with one each. I will distract the man in the hat first, and then you can take the opportunity to snatch the gun from the other criminal..."

"Wait, something seems a little off."

Furiya Rei interrupted Date Kou and said, "Don't you find it strange? Why didn't they flee immediately after stealing the money from the cash register, but chose to stay here?"

"Who knows? But the most urgent thing is to kill them first to ensure the safety of the hostages in the store..."

"Hey, what are you two talking about secretly?"

Another gangster suddenly appeared from behind the shelf, then raised his hand and hit Yi Dahang in the face with the butt of his gun.

Caught off guard, Ida Kou fell forward and to the ground.

When Fūya Rei saw this, he was about to take action, but he saw the fourth and fifth prisoners walk out of the utility room one after another, look at the hostages, and say impatiently: "Hey, what's taking you so long? It's about time to get started, right?"

How many accomplices are there...

Ida Hang couldn't help but frown.

……

Not long after.

Their mouths were sealed with tape and their hands were tied behind their backs with cable ties. More than a dozen hostages were taken into the utility room.

Most people were shaking uncontrollably, and fear filled the air.

As for Fūya Rei and Date Kou, their eyes showed extremely solemn expressions one after another.

Damn!

What on earth should we do now?
suddenly……

rustle-!
There was a subtle sound in my ears.

Turning around, I saw a very familiar "junior high school student" who was rubbing the cable tie on his wrist with his shoelaces.

That's right.

Such a handsome face...

Who else could it be besides Xia He?
"Damn it, I just wanted to come in and buy some snacks, is it necessary to kill someone to silence him?"

He had spotted the robber as soon as he appeared.

Those guys didn't even bother to wear hoods. They looked like they didn't care at all about their looks being exposed. It was obvious that they had no intention of letting these hostages leave alive!
Speaking of which, why did Xia He appear here?
In order to celebrate the two-year anniversary of Dr. Agasa and his girlfriend, Sonoko suggested going to karaoke to have some fun.

The first half was fine, and everyone was almost mesmerized by Xia He's singing and couldn't extricate themselves.

It wasn't until the second half that Shinichi took over the microphone... and everyone in the room suddenly split.

Although Xia He had anticipated that Shinichi's singing would be bad before going to the karaoke, he did not expect it to be so bad!
So, after listening to two songs with all his might, Xia He couldn't bear it any longer, so he used the excuse of buying snacks for everyone and hurried out to take shelter.

But who would have thought... he would actually encounter robbers in a convenience store!
And it's a fucking robber with a gun!

Do you have to be so unlucky?
But then again, has there ever been such an episode in Conan?

And just as he was trying hard to recall.

rustle-!
Furuya Rei and Date Kou also followed his method and used the heat generated by friction to free themselves from their restraints.

Xia He turned his head and the three of them looked at each other.

"You are Sakuno Natsuhe, right?" Furugaya Rei spoke first.

"you know me?"

"An elementary school detective, a famous prodigy in the Kanto region. Who doesn't know him?"

Fūya Reiko said that not only did he know you, but there were also fans of yours in the police academy.

But now is not the time to talk nonsense.

Furuya Rei expressed his own analysis: "If I'm not mistaken, the purpose of the gang is most likely to rob the police when the police come to replenish the ATM."

"But... in order to prevent crime, don't convenience stores usually not disclose the ATM replenishment times?" Ida Koudao.

"Didn't you notice just now? The clerk who shouted 'Welcome' to us when we first arrived at the store was also one of the accomplices of the robbers." Furuya Rei explained.

"Damn it, even the store clerk was bribed..." Yi Dahang punched the floor.

Naturally, they were just like Xia He, knowing full well that the robbers would most likely kill people to silence them after the robbery.

It was just that in order to avoid panic among the hostages, he didn't say it directly.

"Is there no way to contact the outside world?" Yi Dahang said to himself anxiously.

Xia He raised his hand at this time, "During last summer vacation, I practiced lock picking with a lock picking master for a while."

Well, actually he was bored at home and accidentally triggered the talent task when he was removing the lock on his bedroom door.

[Just Lock: You have an amazing talent for lock picking. With a little practice, you can easily open any lock, whether it is a mechanical lock, a password lock, or a smart lock]

"Can you...can do it?"

Primary school students...can pick locks?
Yi Dahang scratched his head. Why did he always feel that it was a little unreliable?

"Just try it later and you'll know." Xia He replied calmly.

"There are five robbers outside, three of whom are armed. Therefore, after you unlock the door, we must get rid of those three guys in the shortest possible time."

As Fūya Rei said this, he cast his gaze towards Xia He, whose height was just up to his chest.

"The squad leader and I can probably take care of one each, and the remaining one... is up to you, okay?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Datehang immediately frowned, "Hey, Fūya, are you crazy? Asking a child to do such a thing..."

"no problem."

However, before Yi Dahang could finish speaking, Xia He took the lead and nodded in agreement.

(End of this chapter)