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

Chapter 550 Capturing Ireland (2 Updates)
The sound of hurried footsteps echoed along the metal corridor outside the storage compartments at the bottom of the ship.

Sonoko and Kazuha, carrying quad rocket launchers, began their pursuit of Ireland.

Xiao Lan followed behind, carrying the ammunition.

"Stop! Ireland!" Sonoko shouted.

But Ireland wasn't a fool; he completely ignored Sonoko and slipped into the ship's storage compartment.

With a click, the heavy metal door was locked tightly from the inside.

"Watch me blow the door open!!" Sonoko shouted, and Kazuha crouched down slightly, preparing to resist the recoil.

Sonoko pulled the trigger.

Four rockets roared out, exploding into dazzling fireballs on the hatch.

Rumble————

After the smoke cleared, the three men's expressions froze—the specially designed explosion-proof hatch was only slightly dented, and even the lock was intact.

"Ah! It won't explode!!" Kazuha exclaimed incredulously.

"Ran, keep loading! A few more rounds, I don't believe it won't explode!!" Sonoko said defiantly.

Xiaolan checked the ammunition pouch and said helplessly, "We're out of ammunition!"

The three girls looked at each other, stamping their feet in frustration. Sonoko grabbed her hair and spun around in circles: "What should we do? If he gets away, won't all our hard work have been for nothing?"

Just then, Shiraishi E walked over unhurriedly and said, "Don't panic."

The three of them turned to look at him in unison, their eyes filled with anticipation.

Shiraishi walked over to the three girls and said, "He definitely wants to escape through the bottom hatch of the yacht."

A confident smile played on his lips: "All we need to do is wait and see."

The three girls were taken aback at first, then suddenly realized what was going on.

Sonoko jumped up excitedly: "That's right! We don't need to go in!"

Kazuha deftly tossed aside the quad launcher, picked up the submachine gun, and changed the magazine: "We'll just wait at the exit!"

Xiao Lan clenched her fists, her eyes blazing with fighting spirit: "If he dares to come out on his yacht, we'll send him flying with submachine guns!"

Shiraishi nodded approvingly and turned to walk towards the fire hydrant at the end of the corridor.

He deftly smashed the glass, retrieved a fire axe, returned to the hatch, and used the axe to jam the storage compartment door shut.

Shiraishi added a few more kicks to ensure the axe handle was firmly locked in place.

"Alright!" He dusted off his hands and said, "Now this door definitely can't be opened from the inside."

The four people quickly ran through the corridor to the side passage.

The sea breeze blew in from the opening at the end of the corridor, carrying a salty, damp scent.

Shiraishi and her group raised their submachine guns and began to lie in wait on the sea below.

The hatch at the bottom of the ship slowly opened, and a small yacht slowly sailed out.

Ireland stood in the driver's seat, his blond hair disheveled by the sea breeze, his expensive suit already tattered.

"He's out!!" Xiaolan immediately locked onto the other person.

"Should we fire now?" Sonoko asked excitedly, her finger already on the trigger.

"I'm ready!" Kazuha squinted one eye, her crosshair firmly locked onto Ireland's chest.

Just as Shiraishi was about to give the order to fire, a sudden change occurred!
"Waaaaahh ...

A dark figure suddenly shot out from the storage compartment, drawing a perfect straight line in the air.

To the astonishment of the four men, the dark shape struck Ireland squarely in the back with a loud "bang."

"Whoa!" Ireland screamed as he and the shadowy figure plunged into the sea, splashing up a huge spray of water.

Shiraishi E could see it clearly; the dark figure was actually a child, and it was quite dark-skinned!
"Huh?" Ran rubbed her eyes, surprised. "Did a kid just fly by?" Sonoko looked bewildered. "Whose kid is so wild? He's just as wild as Conan!"

Kazuha frowned: "Wait... that little dark-skinned guy looks so familiar."

“Anyway,” Shiraishi interrupted their discussion, deftly unfastening her tactical vest, “it looks like we don’t need to fire. You guys go and guard the storage compartment door, I’ll go down and check the situation.”

After saying that, he made a beautiful leap and jumped into the azure sea.

Xiao Lanyuanzi and Ye Sannu had no objections and immediately turned back to the entrance of the storage compartment.

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"Pfft!"

Shiraishi E nimbly leaped into the sea, the icy water instantly soaking through his black combat uniform.

He moved his body as nimbly as a fish, quickly adapting to the water temperature.

He surfaced and, upon closer inspection, quickly spotted two floating figures—an unconscious Irishman and a dark-skinned boy struggling in the water.

Shiraishi E quickly swam over.

As he swam closer, he suddenly heard a familiar child's voice:

"Hattori! What are you doing? Quickly rescue Ireland!!"

"Huh? Me, a little kid, saving him?! Kudo, are you out of your mind?!"

"........."

Hearing the two arguing, Shiraishi E was initially a little skeptical, but after swimming closer, she had no choice but to believe it.

That dark little child was actually Hattori Heiji shrunk down!
"You two handled Ireland?" Shiraishi E asked, somewhat surprised.

"Whoa!" The two little detectives were so frightened they almost sank.

After recognizing the person, Conan breathed a sigh of relief: "It's Shiraishi! You've come at the perfect time! Quickly, help me get Ireland out of the water!"

“Okay.” Shiraishi E knew this wasn’t the time to ask questions. He picked up the unconscious Ireland with one hand and threw him onto the yacht, then lifted the soaking wet Heiji up like a kitten.

Heiji leaned against the ship's railing, retching several mouthfuls of seawater, and complained with a dark face, "Kudo, I'll get my revenge sooner or later."

Shiraishi E easily climbed onto the yacht, then steered it back to the storage compartment.

He tied Ireland up like a dumpling with rope.

Then she asked Heiji, "What happened to you? Why have you shrunk too?"

"Well, it's a long story." Heiji sighed, then took off his clothes, wrung them out, and said, "Let Kudo tell you!"

Conan was speechless, but he still gave Shiraishi E a general account of what had happened.

Upon learning that not only Heiji, but also Kogoro Mouri and Yusaku Kudo had taken APTX4869 and shrunk in size, E Shiraishi's face showed a shocked expression.

"Hahaha!" Shiraishi E suddenly burst into laughter, patting the two elementary school students on the head: "Now you can join the Junior Detective Club. Genta and the others will definitely be happy to have new members."

"Who wants to join such a childish group?!" Heiji jumped up as if his hair had been blown off.

Conan pushed up his glasses, staring at Shiraishi E with deadpan eyes: "This isn't funny at all."

Suddenly, Xiaolan's clear voice came from outside the storage compartment: "Hui! Are you in there? How is the situation inside?"

“Oh, it’s safe, you don’t need to worry,” Shiraishi E replied.

Conan and Heiji both panicked.

Heiji paced around the cabin like a headless fly: "Oh no! I can't let Kazuha see me like this!"

Seeing this, Conan said, "Go find a place to hide... I'll just say that I flew off on my skateboard and knocked Ireland unconscious!"

"Oh, thank you for your help then," Heiji said, quickly finding a cluttered spot to hide.

(End of this chapter)