Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 458 A mere civilian helicopter...

Shiraishi had already reached the sea-based structure of the Crystal Restaurant, and had just jumped off the track when there was another muffled thud...

Another explosion occurred, further damaging the structure of the Crystal Restaurant. The part in the sea also tilted, and the white stone swayed along with it.

Fortunately, the next moment, Shiraishi saw several heads emerge from the sea, some of which were wearing diving masks...

The mobile team members, dressed in diving suits, went to the hole blasted underwater in the restaurant to help everyone swim out.

Although it was a bit dangerous, especially for Renke Nian, who is afraid of water, fortunately, there were four mobile team members wearing diving suits following him one-on-one, and they were able to get a glimpse of the diving suits' breathing masks, so they all came up safely.

Renke Nian curled up in fear, seemingly suffering from PTSD, but thankfully he was still alive...

However, Shiraishi frowned and asked, "Why are there only four people? Where is Mr. Asahi Katsuyoshi?"

Shiraishi discovered that one of the rescued people was missing. Upon closer inspection, he found that Asahi Katsuyoshi was missing—the owner of the restaurant!

"Mr. Asahi... Mr. Asahi is dead! He died before the explosion!"

"That's right, I don't know why, they drowned in the aquarium..."

"Oh, right! A playing card was left on his body; it was the 9 of spades."

The other three quickly offered their explanations.

In that situation, they certainly couldn't afford to take a corpse with them.

Matsumoto, Megure, and the others had already arrived in the speedboat and had just climbed aboard when they heard the three men's explanation.

"What? Mr. Xu has been murdered?"

Sawaki Kohei hasn't given up on shifting the blame, specifically mentioning playing cards.

but……

The officers who had already identified him as a suspect all looked at him at that moment.

Zemu thought they were concerned about the playing cards, so he explained, "That's right... and I was also attacked before and almost got shot by a crossbow bolt. I also found the playing cards then."

"You almost got shot? Did you see the culprit?" Megure asked, staring at him.

“No, it’s a trap.” Ze Mu shook his head upon hearing this.

"No one else swam out here, right?" Inspector Megure asked further.

"Hmm, I don't know where the murderer went...maybe he didn't escape." Ze Mu nodded and said—he had already put Murakami Joe's body in the restaurant's ice cellar!

Although the cause of death was questionable, and he didn't know the extent of the autopsy the police could perform, he figured that both freezing and waterlogging could lead to some errors in the results...

“I see, Mr. Sawaki…and a few others. We’ll talk about some things at the police station later,” Kobe said calmly.

"What? Now? We should go to the hospital first!" Koyama said indignantly.

She was wrapped in a blanket because her dress was soaked.

“Of course, except… Mr. Sawaki.” Kobe said, showing off an “arrest warrant.”

It was the "arrest warrant" for Sawaki that had been applied for before!
"Me? What did I do?" Zemu asked, slightly nervous.

“We now have evidence that your winery is selling counterfeit goods,” Kobe said matter-of-factly.

"Selling counterfeit goods? Are you kidding me? Those are all..." Ze Mu was immediately annoyed—there were indeed counterfeit goods, but they were all Xu Shengyi's doing, and that was also the reason why he was dissatisfied with Xu Shengyi!
I've already drowned all the counterfeiters, and you still want to arrest me for selling fakes?
"Indeed, there is one arrest warrant for you and one for Mr. Asahi, what a pity," Kobe said calmly.

Although there is no direct evidence yet in the recent serial murder cases, it is still easy to investigate the sale of counterfeit wine, especially for large conglomerates!

Sawaki Kohei is clearly dangerous; it's best to take control of such a dangerous criminal first...

Even Zeki himself vaguely realized at this point that the police might already suspect him.

However, the members of the Mikasa Police Station's mobile unit had already received orders and were flanking him from both sides—although the area was a bit shaky, they were confident they could prevent him from escaping.

however……

"Don't move!" Ze Mu suddenly pulled out a remote control and shouted.

Before anyone could wonder, the next moment...

Boom——

Another explosion rang out, and Shiraishi looked over... The observation deck, which had been barely standing before, was now blown to pieces.

Shiraishi also couldn't understand why the management of explosives in the eastern island nation was so lax.

These prisoners always managed to get their hands on bombs or bomb-making materials with ease!

Last time, at least Moriya Teiji stole it, which gave us some time to prepare. But sometimes, like this time, so many bombs just appear out of nowhere!
"what!"

“Zemu…you…”

"Wait! Don't be impulsive!"

"Let's talk this out, Mr. Zeki. You can't escape!"

"Damn it, it really was you..."

A scream suddenly rang out, and Xiao Shan collapsed onto the ground, belting out a high note.

"Bring the boat... no, get the helicopter down to pick me up!" Zemu threatened, ignoring all the reprimands.

Zemu originally wanted a boat, but... thinking about it carefully, where could a small boat or a speedboat escape to?

At that moment, the "kukuku" sound in the air made him realize that the helicopter was still the most reliable option!

“You…” Megure hesitated at this moment.

"Hurry up!" Ze Mu pretended to press again.

“Give it to him,” Matsumoto said, waving his hand dismissively.

He and Shiraishi were the highest-ranking officers present, and he was also from headquarters, so of course he could give orders.

but……

"Section Chief, it looks... like it's not our plane," Inspector Megure said sheepishly.

Megure had noticed long ago that there were no Metropolitan Police Department markings on the plane.

Matsumoto:……

Matsumoto looked slightly embarrassed, while Sawaki shouted hysterically, "Hehehe, do you think I'd believe that?"

"Ahem, actually it's my family's helicopter, just in case," Kobe said after coughing twice.

Everyone:...

Kobe glanced at Shiraishi and nodded, saying, "Shuscu, bring the plane down."

Sawaki nervously held the remote control, confronting the others. Shiraishi took two steps back and whispered to Mori, "Detective Mori, aren't you a good shot? Can you shoot the remote away with your pistol?"

gross profit:???
"I haven't touched a gun in so many years..." Mori didn't dare to make any big promises, and quickly added, "But I'm still confident when it comes to shooting legs!"

If you're talking about hitting a person, Mori could probably manage it, but in this shaky place, aiming and remotely controlling the device is a bit too much to ask!

in case……

Letting Mori practice for a while to get back into shape is an option, but it's definitely not feasible right now.

When Megure and Matsumoto heard Shiraishi's words, they glared at him and said, "You still want to give guns to the public?"
Bai Shi didn't give him the gun either—to shoot him in the leg? Shooting him in the leg would only prevent him from running away, but what if they had to die together?
Just then, the helicopter landed, the wind from the rotor blades causing everyone's clothes to flutter...

However, it did not land, since there were no suitable landing conditions here—not only was there no flat landing spot, but it was also swaying, and a forced landing would likely cause an accident. Therefore, after landing, it only hovered.

“We can’t land here,” Kobe said.

"No need! Lower the tether! I'll leave on my own." Zemu can also fly a helicopter.

Because he was holding a remote-controlled bomb, everyone had no choice but to comply with his demands.

After the cable was lowered, Zemu grabbed it with one hand and held the remote control with the other, pointing it at everyone.

“Pull me up!” Zemu said.

After the helicopter complied, just as Zemu was about to board the helicopter...

boom--

Conan seized the opportunity and kicked an inflatable soccer ball right there!

Sawaki instinctively raised his hand to block it, but in doing so, he knocked his remote control into the sea...

Zemu didn't dare to delay and quickly climbed into the helicopter, even pushing the pilot out!
Fortunately, the altitude was not high now, and it was seawater. The driver was immediately rescued by Murasakibara and the others after falling into the water.

Then Zemu quickly sat in the driver's seat, wanting to raise the height first.

But just then...

"Ah!" Conan exclaimed in surprise.

Everyone looked over and saw that Shiraishi had already swiftly removed Conan's overalls...

Amidst the puzzled looks of the crowd, Shiraishi took off his overalls, and without hesitation, tied one end to the pebbles he had just picked up, grabbed the other end, and threw it towards the helicopter that was gaining altitude!

Everyone:?
Everyone:? ? ?
At first, everyone was puzzled as to what kind of performance art "Director Mika" was doing. But the next moment, they discovered that the straps of these seemingly ordinary overalls had stretched for dozens or even hundreds of meters and, pulled by the gravel, had gotten tangled directly around the tail of the helicopter!
Because the person who threw it was Shiraishi Kuro...

For a moment, what shocked everyone the most was "why are these straps so long?" rather than "why is Chief Mika throwing stones so high?"

Immediately, Bai Shi started running wildly. Taking advantage of the elasticity of the straps before they reached their limit, Bai Shi stretched the straps for over a hundred meters and finally had a chance... to grab the steel frame of the building!

At this moment, Bai Shi was gripping the steel frame of the building with his right hand and wrapped his left hand with a sling... The other end of the sling was tied to the helicopter!

"Brother Shiro-Shiroshi?" Megure was also dumbfounded.

If it were anyone else, everyone would think he was crazy. Even if it were Shiraishi, no one would dare to say he was mentally sound after seeing this scene!
Do you want to pull the helicopter down?

but……

As Bai Shi's arm span seemed to lengthen slightly and the steel frame he was gripping with his right hand deformed slightly, the helicopter actually began to circle in the air, clearly indicating that it was truly "tethered"!
Drink——

At this moment, Bai Shi shouted a command...

Immediately after he pulled, the "straps" reached their limit and were slowly pulled back a little!
The helicopter was circling in the air in a panic, unable to fly away.

Then, having regained his footing, Shiraishi suddenly twisted his waist, pulling the helicopter down a considerable distance...

It's just a civilian helicopter! How can it compare to my well-trained chest and abdominal muscles!

The helicopter's flight balance was instantly disrupted, and it lost its vertical lift, plunging straight into the sea...

The waves that rose up soaked Murasakibara and the others on the ship.

The riot police were stunned for a moment—just now… it was the chief who pulled the plane down?
"Don't just stand there! Get them out!" Murasakibara shouted as soon as he realized what was happening.

Murderers are human too, especially since they are only "suspects" now. If they die here, it will be a troublesome matter.

……

At this moment, Shiraishi loosened the "straps" and stretched his slightly strained pectoral muscles...

If it were just a "stalemate," Shiraishi wouldn't have strained his muscles at all—because the "God's Left Hand" neutralized the interaction forces, a power that transcends physics.

However, Shiraishi's active dragging of the helicopter caused a slight strain on his pectoral muscles. As for his lower back muscles... although he exerted more force, his lower back muscles were more resilient than his pectoral muscles, so he was fine.

"You... what was that just now?" Conan didn't have time to worry about having his clothes taken off.

“Huh? Arresting suspects, huh?” Shiraishi said matter-of-factly.

"No, no, no, it's not about catching suspects... it's about helicopters!" Conan retorted.

“It’s just a civilian helicopter; it won’t work for military or transport helicopters,” Shiraishi emphasized.

Bai Shi just felt the lift of this helicopter and it was less than ten tons. If it were a military or transport helicopter, it would have hundreds of tons of lift, and Bai Shi wouldn't be able to hold it up!

A year ago, when Shiraishi thought Lv10 was the real limit, he could deadlift up to six or seven times his "human limit" body weight...

That is, less than, but close to, "one ton".

Later, after trying Lv11, even though it didn't really break through, the bottleneck seemed to disappear. Although there was no leap forward, all indicators steadily improved. More than half a year later, before being injected by Ai, Shiraishi's hard pull reached one and a half tons...

Then comes the [Left Hand of God]!
His deadlift almost doubled on the spot, reaching three tons, and after further training, he gradually increased it to four tons...

In addition, Shiraishi had just secretly cast the "Great Strength" buff on himself...

Shiraishi had long discovered that if you use "magic" to buff yourself, as long as it doesn't exceed twice your actual stats, the backlash can be ignored even if it's seen!
It's only twice the power...

Can't I perform exceptionally well? Who dares to call it magic?

A mere civilian helicopter, with less than ten tons of lift, can certainly pull—it's ten tons of "lift," not ten tons of payload, as the airframe itself also has weight.

"How could a criminal possibly be flying a military helicopter in Tokyo..." Conan rolled his eyes.

……

Not long after, the mobile unit rescued Sawaki Kohei, who was still alive.

"That madman... So it wasn't Mr. Asahi who invited us, but him, right? His Asahi Katsuyoshi's affairs have actually dragged us into this..." Koyama muttered resentfully.

but……

"Ms. Koyama, there are some things I need to ask you about regarding the car accident two months ago." Inspector Megure said with a stern face—you're still complaining? He's targeting you first, isn't he!
Upon hearing this, Koyama's face paled, seemingly not expecting that the matter had still been exposed...

(End of this chapter)