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

Chapter 526 Why Didn't You Cry? (2 Updates)
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A muffled thud shattered the tranquility of the pool, and amidst the splashing water, Shiraishi E's body slammed into the water like a cannonball.

The icy water instantly enveloped his entire body, and the immense impact made his internal organs feel as if they had shifted.

Even though his body was different from ordinary people, he was still dizzy and disoriented from the impact, and everything went black before his eyes.

The underwater world was eerily quiet.

Shiraishi E's limbs floated helplessly in the water, her consciousness struggling in a state of chaos.

Twenty seconds—a suffocating time that would be fatal for an ordinary person—was merely a brief moment of disorientation for him.

Finally, his pupils refocused, and he regained feeling in his limbs.

"Cough cough cough!" He suddenly burst out of the water, panting heavily, his black hair sticking wetly to his forehead, water droplets sliding down his high nose.

Before he could fully recover, a deafening roar suddenly came from above.

Looking up, Shiraishi E saw the twin skyscrapers collapsing at an alarming rate, like giants stripped of their flesh and bones.

The glass curtain wall gleamed with a desperate light in the sunlight, while the concrete structure twisted and cracked, emitting a sickening metallic wail.

"Damn it!" he cursed, immediately realizing the danger.

Almost at the same instant, a shockwave visible to the naked eye swept in with overwhelming force.

The air was compressed into a solid wall, snapping trees and overturning vehicles in its path.

Without hesitation, Shiraishi E dived back into the water, gripping the drainage grates at the bottom of the pool tightly with both hands.

The water surface shook violently under the impact of the shock wave, and the tiles around the edge of the pool shattered.

Shiraishi felt a sharp pain in his eardrums, and the water pressure almost crushed his chest.

Countless fragments rained down on the water, tracing dangerous paths around him.

When everything finally calmed down and Shiraishi E resurfaced, the sight before him made him gasp for breath.

The once towering Twin Towers are now in ruins, with thick smoke and dust covering half the sky.

The sounds of sirens and cries came from afar, and the entire city of Nishitama seemed to tremble with the horror of the disaster.

"This is truly... outrageous." Shiraishi E shook her head, feeling it had gone too far.

Although he also blew up buildings and iron towers.

However, we will notify unrelated personnel in advance to leave, and please do not wander around there unless necessary.

Under normal circumstances, it will not affect innocent citizens.

Bombing a building is just that—bombing a building. In the end, it's just a loss of property.

But the members of those organizations had absolutely no concept of that.

They blow things up without hesitation or ambiguity, showing no concern for the lives of others, as long as they achieve their goals.

He struggled to climb out of the pool, his soaked suit clinging heavily to his body, leaving water stains on the ground with every step he took.

The black leather shoes were already filled with water, making a squeaking sound.

"I have to go find Ran and the others, otherwise they'll definitely worry." Shiraishi E shook the water droplets off her hair and wrung out the water from her clothes as she walked toward them.

As for the injuries from falling from the high-rise building, they had already been fully healed by the [Breath Regeneration] skill.

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Meanwhile, four blocks away from where the building collapsed.

"Ran! Crouch down!" Sonoko Suzuki grabbed Ran Mouri's hand, and the two huddled behind an overturned police car.

Eri Kisaki calmly shielded them with her body.

The shockwave swept across, sending debris flying in all directions like bullets.

Xiaolan closed her eyes tightly and covered her ears with her hands, but she still couldn't block out the deafening sound of the collapse.

Her heart was pounding, and her mind was filled with the image of Shiraishi E's last moments in the building.

"He'll be alright, right?" Ran asked, trembling, her eyes already red-rimmed after the shockwave subsided. Sonoko, though worried, patted her shoulder with feigned composure: "Yeah, he's tough! He's been through worse than this, he'll be fine!"

Even so, Sonoko's fingers trembled uncontrollably.

She stole a glance at the direction of the completely collapsed building, her throat tightening.

Eri adjusted her glasses, her voice steady yet slightly tense: "Let's leave here first and wait in a safe place—"

"Wait!" Xiaolan suddenly stood up and took out her phone. "I have to call Hui! He must... he must still be alive!"

Her fingers slid frantically across the screen, entering the wrong screensaver password several times.

Seeing this, Sonoko quickly grasped her trembling hand: "Calm down, don't rush."

However, all I heard on the other end of the phone was an endless busy signal.

Xiaolan's face grew paler and paler, and tears welled up in her eyes.

Just when the two were almost in despair, Eri suddenly let out a soft "Eh" and pointed to a spot not far away: "I think... you don't need to make the call anymore."

Ran and Sonoko suddenly turned their heads—

In the distance, a tall figure, soaking wet, was walking towards them.

Shiraishi E was soaking wet. He took off his coat and carried water around as he walked.

Ran and Sonoko burst into tears of joy and rushed over to hug Shiraishi E on either side.

"Hey, I'm soaking wet," Shiraishi E said with a helpless smile, but still gently patted the two girls on the back. "It's alright now, I'm fine."

Sonoko said with a sigh of relief, "It's alright, it's alright!!"

"You two didn't cry?" Shiraishi looked at Sonoko, then at Ran, and seeing that neither of them was crying, she felt a pang of regret and said, "How come it's different from what was shown in the movie?"

This made Xiaolan and Yuanzi laugh and playfully punch each other a few times.

Shiraishi E raised her hand in surrender.

After reassuring the two, he turned to Eri Kisaki, who was walking over, and asked, "How is the situation? Is everyone safe?"

Eri Kisaki breathed a sigh of relief, her tense shoulders finally relaxing: "We're all alright, thanks to you for letting us leave in advance."

Shiraishi E glanced around, her brow furrowing slightly: "Where's Detective Mouri? Could he still be here?"

Eri Kisaki's expression instantly turned cold.

She pushed up her glasses, her voice eerily calm: "He took his female classmate to the ambulance."

She emphasized the words "junior" and said, "He also said that she had no family left and that he 'couldn't abandon her.'"

After saying this, she gave a few cold laughs.

The air solidified instantly.

Xiaolan lowered her head awkwardly, her face full of helplessness, not knowing what to say.

She could somewhat understand her father's reasons for doing this; it was truly pitiful to leave Ms. Tokiwa Mio to go to the hospital alone.

But she knew she could accept it, but her mother couldn't.

Sonoko rolled her eyes: "Another old man here, really."

Looking at Eri Kisaki's expressionless profile, Shiraishi E tactfully refrained from saying anything more.

He knew Kogoro Mouri all too well—the dignity and adoration that a man couldn't find in his wife could always be easily obtained from other women.

This pathetic mentality of seeking compensation will only drive those around you further away.

"Alright, let's leave here first." Shiraishi E changed the subject, put on her coat, and said, "To avoid unnecessary trouble."

Eri nodded. She didn't want to stay here and deal with the tedious things either, since the others would provide their statements anyway.

So the four of them stopped talking and quickly left before the police could cordon off the scene.

(End of this chapter)