The establishment of the Time Travelers Alliance began in the first year of Conan

Chapter 70: Finally escaped, but at what cost? (Please subscribe and vote)

"Buzzing—"

For Conan, just as he was about to catch up with the policemen escorting the robbers, he felt the vibration of the phone in his pocket.

Just yesterday, Dr. Agasa handed him this device that looked like a toy phone.

"Conan, I've made some improvements to the signal transmitter on this phone, so you don't have to run to the phone booth on the street every time to call Xiaolan."

The doctor said with a serious expression, "No matter what, it's still dangerous to use the public telephone booth outside the office."

"And the call I made cannot be traced to the caller's specific location and content!"

"What! Doctor! You're so kind!"

Conan leaped onto the sofa and tried to snatch the phone from the doctor's hand.

"But I told Xiaolan the phone number." The doctor's next words made Conan stop.

Looking at Conan who was a little confused, Dr. Agasa explained earnestly.

"You can't always hang up the phone after you call Xiaolan. That's too deliberate. Xiaolan will get suspicious one day."

"But I told her you were investigating a very dangerous case, and Xiaolan wouldn't call unless it was something truly important."

The doctor's words finally put Conan at ease.

"but--"

Conan's heart was in suspense again.

"It's best not to bring this phone with you when you go out with Xiaolan," the doctor handed the phone over, "otherwise, if you get caught, you're doomed."

"If Xiaolan knew that the bathroom a few days ago——"

"I know, Doctor!" Conan's face turned red instantly, "But, Doctor, how did you know——"

"Well," Dr. Agasa remembered the complaints that Xiaolan made when they were chatting yesterday.

"Dr. Agasa, does Conan dislike me?"

Xiaolan was a little complaining about Conan not taking a good bath. She felt that this was a sign that Conan hated her.

"Every time I drag him to take a bath, he resists... even though he was so happy the first time..."

"In short, Conan, you must be careful," the doctor warned him carefully, "otherwise if those guys in black find you——"

As soon as Conan got the phone, he started to figure out how to use it.

Conan didn't really listen to the doctor's advice. He just said perfunctorily, "I know, I know! I'll be careful!"

How happy Conan was when he got that call.

How nervous he is now.

"Everyone! I feel a little uncomfortable in my stomach! I need to go to the bathroom!"

I just thought of a reason and gave it to the other members of the Junior Detective League.

Conan immediately ran behind a bush and quickly adjusted his bow voice changer.

"Xiaolan has something important to talk to him about now!"

This is the only thought in Conan's mind now.

The ringtone echoed in the empty office. Xiaolan stared at the lit phone screen with a sense of nervousness and anticipation in her heart.

Finally, the call was connected and her familiar voice came from the other end of the phone.

Conan's heartbeat quickened a little, "Hello? Ran, what's going on?"

"I haven't heard your voice in a long time."

Xiaolan didn't know why she said the word "a long time", but she felt that this word was very appropriate for her current feelings.

She immediately wanted to hear Shinichi's voice and see him appear in front of her.

"Are you busy now?" she asked cautiously.

"I……"

Shinichi's voice sounded hesitant, and Ran could hear him sigh softly.

"The recent case is indeed quite complicated. Although there has been some progress, but..."

Conan still used his tried-and-true excuse.

But this time it didn't stop Xiaolan from asking further questions.

"Hu——" Xiaolan took a deep breath. She forced herself to calm down and tried to keep her voice steady.

There was obvious hope and expectation in her words.

"Shinichi, tomorrow is Valentine's Day. Sonoko plans to drag me to a Valentine's Day party. Will you come?"

That feeling was quickly extinguished by Conan's next words.

"I'm sorry, Lan. I'm so sorry."

Conan's mind went blank when he heard the news, and his throat suddenly became a little dry.

Conan didn't know how he said this.

"I'm just... I'm really busy right now. Lan, can you understand me?"

There was a brief silence on the other end of the phone. Conan couldn't hear any response from Xiaolan. There was dead silence on the other end of the phone.

"I know you'll be angry."

Seeing that he didn't get the usual understanding response, Conan's voice began to stutter.

"But I really have something to do and can't get away this time. Can you wait for me for a while?"

"I promise, after this, next Valentine's Day I will..."

Suddenly, Sonoko's words rang in Xiaolan's mind again.

"Who do you think is more important in his eyes, you or the case?" A nameless anger suddenly rose in Xiaolan's heart. She didn't know why this was the result every time she revealed her feelings.

"Shinichi!" Xiaolan finally couldn't suppress her emotions anymore, "Then I'll agree to go to that party with Sonoko tomorrow!"

"Ran! I..." Conan wanted to explain a few more words.

……

"Catch that suspect! Look out! He has a gun!"

A burst of rapid shouting suddenly sounded not far behind Conan.

The extra voice coming from the phone made Xiaolan change back again in an instant.

She turned back into the original "Xiao Lan".

"Shinichi! Are you okay?! What the hell happened over there?!"

Hearing the sound of sirens coming from the phone, Xiaolan suddenly regretted what she had just said.

It looks like Shinichi is really dealing with a very dangerous case!
If I call now, will it be...

This time it was Conan's turn to breathe a sigh of relief. This accident gave him a perfect excuse.

"I'm currently handling a very difficult case. Anyway, Lan, you must believe that I will accompany you—"

"Shinichi! Shinichi?" "Lan?"

The communication was suddenly cut off.

Looking up, Conan found several soldiers walking in the park with antenna-like devices on their backs.

Apparently the soldiers ignored me hiding behind the bushes.

"Turn on all the signal jammers! We must not let that dangerous guy get in touch with anyone!" He heard the soldiers say this.

It was [Story Timeline] who did it.

After Xiaolan made that call, a new [cycle] began.

This means that it is finally the turn of the [Story Timeline] to take center stage.

After enduring a long period of interference from reality and the repair of two [loops], the [story timeline] finally exerted its full strength.

This counterattack was extremely swift—

At the first moment after the [loop] starts.

It simply "airdropped" a team of [Red Team] carrying signal jammers and immediately interrupted the call between Xiaolan and Conan.

We must not let the conflict between Ran Mouri and Shinichi Kudo be resolved before the "Valentine's Day Murder Case" is over.

Then, in this new cycle called "Valentine's Day Murder Case".

Those action-layer members who are stuck in the loop.

Since their TDD did not return to base after two consecutive [loops].

This means that their own "timeline stability" cannot be supported by the continuous maintenance effect of the time travelers anchored on the timeline.

Moreover, after Lin Sheng led the alliance headquarters to successfully evacuate to the "extra time dimension" outside the two timelines, the original "time inertia" remaining in the alliance began to weaken rapidly.

The [story timeline] successfully and directly erased all the "irrational" memories of the alliance members who were still in this [cycle].

Even the gray side is included.

Except for Ye Wenjie and Evans, who used a small amount of "APTX-4869" to barely maintain their memory.

The memories of all the members of the Gray Team and their goals have truly been "rationalized" into a potential organization centered on destroying the nuclear weapons of various countries.

And after this [cycle] ends, these memories will be fixed in reality.

This means even the gray side's commander.

Ye Wenjie must also try to make "scientific boundaries" act within the logical framework of "eliminating nuclear weapons of all countries."

At the same time, all devices related to the RSI value and the timeline that still exist in reality.

Except for a few devices that used APTX-4869, all of them became scrap metal.

Even for Will, even with the use of APTX-4869's TDD device and micro-reality anchors, his existence began to become unstable.

[Story Timeline] No matter what, the Alliance will no longer be allowed to place a pawn directly next to Dr. Agasa——

This is not a character that was supposed to exist in the original story.

"Doctor! It seems like it would be a waste to use all this equipment on me."

Walking up to Dr. Agasa, Will decided to make one final contribution to him.

"Don't waste these equipment on me, Doctor. The [Story Timeline] will also attack you. Adding these will be safer--"

He took off his equipment.

The next moment, the doctor saw that the young man in front of him had a puzzled look in his eyes.

"Excuse me, who are you?"

The young man who has extensive knowledge of mechanical engineering and often assists Dr. Agasa in making scientific equipment and loves ice cream suddenly lost all his memories after joining the alliance.

He was directly reset by the [story timeline].

Then the young man heard the white-haired old man in front of him sobbing with tears in his eyes.

"Hello, Will."

"I'm Dr. Agasa, and your identity is actually the CYZ Alliance..."

For the first time, Dr. Agasa felt the same way Lin Sheng felt at that time—

For the first time, he wholeheartedly wanted to stand on the side of the [real timeline].

(End of this chapter)