I'm in Conan, I'm not a gangster

Chapter 396 The Group Infiltrates and Conan Escapes (1st Update)
The night was deep, and the moonlight was obscured by thick clouds, leaving only a few faint rays of light to fall on the exterior walls of the luxury villa.

Shiraishi E stood at the foot of the wall, looked up at the nearly three-meter-high wall, reached out and grabbed the hanging rope, and nimbly climbed up.

He nimbly began to climb, and within a few breaths he was on top of the wall.

After observing from the top of the wall, he found the courtyard completely silent, save for the sound of the fountain and the rustling of leaves in the wind.

After confirming that no one was around, he lowered his voice and called out towards the outside of the wall, "It's safe, you can come up now."

With that, he jumped over the wall into the yard, and a light roll dissipated the impact of the fall.

On the other side of the wall, after hearing what Shiraishi E said, Ran, Sonoko, and Kazuha exchanged glances and then grabbed the ropes one after another to start climbing.

Although they exercise regularly, this was their first time climbing a wall, so their movements were inevitably a bit clumsy.

"I never thought I, Sonoko Suzuki, would one day be able to climb walls like Kaito Kid!" Sonoko said excitedly as she climbed.

"Shh—keep your voice down, Garden!" Xiaolan reminded nervously, afraid that her voice would attract the security guards.

"It's alright, it's alright. If anyone comes, E will remind us," Sonoko reassured Ran that she shouldn't be too nervous.

While chatting, the three of them climbed onto the wall one after another, but when they looked down at the ground, they couldn't help but gasp.

When they climbed the wall, looking up from below, they didn't realize that three meters was that high.

But looking down from above, the wall, which didn't seem too high before, now appeared exceptionally steep!
"This...this is way too high!!" Kazuha swallowed hard, her voice trembling slightly.

"If you jump straight down, your legs will break, right?" Sonoko couldn't help but tremble.

"It's unlikely to break completely, but if you're not in the right position, you're sure to get a fracture," Xiaolan kindly reminded her.

Seeing that the three of them looked worried, Shiraishi E immediately opened her arms and said firmly, "Don't be afraid, I will catch you, one by one."

"Even though I said that, I'm still... scared. What if you don't catch it?" Sonoko was still a little scared.

"I'll go first!" Xiaolan said, immediately setting an example for the other two.

She took a deep breath and jumped without hesitation.

Shiraishi E caught Ran steadily and gently spun her around twice to dissipate the impact.

"Huh? This looks pretty romantic." Sonoko's eyes lit up when she saw that there was spinning around, and most of her fear disappeared.

She exclaimed impatiently, "It's my turn! It's my turn!"

After putting Ran down, Shiraishi E spread her arms and nodded to Sonoko, indicating that she could jump.

Sonoko eagerly jumped down, was caught precisely, spun around a few times, and laughed happily.

Despite the two people who had set the stage, Kazuha was still a little nervous when it was her turn, but she didn't show it, worried that she would be looked down upon!

"I...I'm coming." Kazuha reminded him, and after seeing Shiraishi E's outstretched hands, she finally made up her mind and jumped down.

Shiraishi E easily caught her by pulling her arms around.

But in that instant, Kazuha was so nervous that she instinctively grabbed the front of his yukata, trying to steady herself.

With a sharp "rip," the fabric tore open.

Shiraishi E's yukata was ripped open, revealing her muscular chest and well-defined abdominal muscles.

The air seemed to freeze for a second.

Kazuha froze, her cheeks instantly turning bright red, her hand still frozen in mid-air. She snapped back to reality, hurriedly letting go of her hand, and stammered an apology: "I'm so sorry! I...I didn't mean to! I...I'll get you a new one!"

She instinctively wanted to take off her clothes and give them to the other person, but when she thought about how she was also wearing underwear underneath, she felt a little lost.

Xiao Lanyuanzi was also taken aback. They hadn't expected such a thing to happen and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Shiraishi E remained calm, smiling nonchalantly: "It's alright, these clothes aren't exactly practical for moving around anyway!"

After quickly straightening his tattered bathrobe, he gestured for the three of them to follow him quietly from the courtyard into the main building of the villa.

Vermouth had already given him the directions, which saved Shiraishi a lot of time searching for people.

Conan curled up on the cold floor, the rough rope digging deep into his wrists.

The rag stuffed in his mouth carried a nauseating smell of feet.

He tried to move his ankle, and the rope immediately stung his skin as it rubbed against his skin.

"Mmm..." Heiji's voice came from beside me.

Conan gently nudged the other person with his shoulder to signal them to be quiet; he needed to hear what was happening around him.

He has gradually adapted to using his hearing to detect his surroundings.

The surroundings were deathly silent. He counted his heartbeats, and when he reached the two thousand three hundredth, he finally confirmed that the guards had temporarily left.

"Click"—a barely audible sound came from his sleeve.

After repeatedly twisting his wrist, the special unlocking cufflink made by Professor Agasa finally slipped into his palm.

The cuffs aren't very sharp, but there aren't many other options right now.

Sweat trickled down Conan's temples. He carefully adjusted the angle, aligning the sharp end of his cuff with the weakest point of the rope.

Each pull carries the risk of cutting his skin, but he keeps his breathing as still as possible.

"Crack." The tiny sound of fibers breaking was exceptionally clear in the silence.

Suddenly, the creaking sound of a door hinge turning came from afar.

Conan immediately stopped moving, his entire body tensing up.

The footsteps grew louder as they approached, eventually stopping outside the door.

His heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to burst out of his chest.

"Are those two brats behaving themselves?" a gruff male voice asked.

"Bound like a dumpling, what could possibly happen?" Another voice said dismissively. Even members of the Black Organization hated having extra work assigned to them.

"Right."

As the conversation ended, the footsteps gradually faded into the distance.

Conan breathed a sigh of relief and continued his "prison break" work.

When the last fiber snapped, the stinging pain of blood flowing back into his fingertips made him bite down on the gauze in his mouth.

The moment his hands were freed, he ripped off the blindfold.

The sudden light stung his eyes, bringing tears to his eyes. When his vision returned, he found himself in a lounge.

"Heiji!" Conan whispered, quickly untying his friend's ropes. "We have to get out of here right now!"

Hattori Heiji spat out the wad of cloth from his mouth, calmly observed for a week, and finally fixed his gaze on the vent in the ceiling, saying, "Forcing your way out is definitely not an option, so we can only go through the vent... I don't think it will work, but it's just right for you."

“…Okay.” Conan knew this was the best solution at the moment, so he said without hesitation, “You help me up, then pretend you’re still tied up. I’ll go find reinforcements.”

"Hmm." Heiji didn't waste any words and immediately dragged Conan up, making the other man stand on his head.

Conan was just within reach of the vent cover, and he calmly used his cuff to unscrew the rusty screws.

The screeching sound of the rusting screws startled the two of them, causing them to hold their breath.

Fortunately, all was well and the screws were finally removed.

Conan took the ventilation fan off and handed it to Heiji, then crawled into the pipe.

Heiji immediately jumped back to his original position, quickly loosely looped the rope around his wrist, grabbed the wad of cloth and stuffed it back into his mouth, and put on the blindfold.

He secretly prayed that Kudo could escape the villa and call the police, so that he would have a chance to be rescued!

(End of this chapter)