Conan's Exorcist Detective

Chapter 86 Found you, Shirley!
When the studio door was pushed open, a man in black tights appeared at the door.

His face was covered by a ghost mask, leaving only a pair of eyes visible, and even his hands were covered with gloves.

This reminds Haruhiko of a character who appears very frequently in Conan, the criminal suspect Xiao Hei.

Moreover, the other party's reaction was very similar to that of a suspect. He was startled when he saw Haruhiko, as if he didn't expect anyone to appear here.

Afterwards, a faint murderous aura emanated from the other party.

He looked at the vital points on Haruhiko's body with sharp eyes.

He is a master and may have killed someone before. Haruhiko made a judgment in an instant.

Judging from his attire, he might have come here with some ulterior motives, but he didn't expect Haruhiko to appear in the studio unexpectedly.

He wanted to infer more information by observing the details and the other party's reactions.

But Xiao Hei didn't give him time to think.

He took out a dagger and stabbed him.

It must be said that the opponent's attack was very fierce, going straight for Haruhiko's vital points.

If you were stabbed, you would probably die on the spot.

However, Haruhiko has a cheat after all, and he passively activated his street fighting skills.

He threw the plaster statue in his hand over.

Xiao Hei didn't take it seriously at first, but as soon as the plaster statue made a move, he realized something was wrong.

It's faster than expected, and the route is tricky.

If you don't avoid it, you may be in danger.

So Xiao Hei dodged the plaster statue by moving sideways. The plaster statue brushed past his waist and then hit the wall and broke into several pieces.

Because he stopped to dodge, the opponent's originally fierce attack was naturally resolved.

Haruhiko took this opportunity to take a look around.

There are many props in the studio, but no suitable weapons.

He looked at the flashlight in his hand again. This flashlight was quite useful when it knocked Mutsumi Nishikawa unconscious just now. It seemed to be of good quality.

So he rushed forward with a flashlight.

Xiao Hei also adjusted his state at this time.

He held the dagger and slashed it in the air a few times, then rushed forward.

He was a little surprised to see the weapon in Haruhiko's hand, but he didn't seem worried.

Ding--

The crisp sound of weapons colliding echoed in the studio.

However, judging from the extent of the rebound of the two men's weapons, neither side seemed to be using their full strength.

boom--

Then there was another dull sound of flesh colliding.

It turned out that the two men kicked and attacked at the same time, and their shin bones collided with each other. Xiao Hei took several steps back, his eyes full of surprise.

Although Haruhiko was in pain, he pretended to be nonchalant and smiled at him.

He thought to himself, I have improved my physical fitness by saving so many evil spirits, isn’t this the time to use it?

Xiao Hei lowered his body and attacked again.

But this time he seemed more cautious and treated Haruhiko as a real opponent.

The more Haruhiko fought, the more he realized that although his opponent was holding a short sword, his attacking posture seemed to have a foundation in kendo, and his strength was quite good.

At least he is on par with the captains of the school's kendo club.

However, there are so many props here - plaster statues, paintbrushes, paints, and the flashlight in your hand that suddenly emits strong light can also interfere with the opponent's attack to a certain extent.

After fighting for a long time, Xiao Hei seemed to feel that he had no way to deal with Haruhiko for the time being.

So he feinted, turned around and ran.

How could Haruhiko let the other person get away? Not to mention that he inexplicably wanted to kill him with a knife, the most important thing is that catching him might reveal the doubts in Haruhiko's heart.

He first threw two plaster statues at the other party to slow down Xiao Hei's escape, then picked up the flashlight and chased after him.

The two chased each other all the way out of the noble lady's room.

After entering the corridor, Haruhiko found that Xiao Hei seemed to be very familiar with the castle. He ran a few steps and suddenly slammed into the wall in front of him with red patterns.

Haruhiko watched as the wall panel flipped over and Xiao Hei crashed into the secret passage.

Without thinking, he followed in.

...

On the other side, when Haibara Ai and the others returned along the original route.

I found that Yuan Tai was missing.

This was actually expected by several people.

The door suddenly locked and couldn't be opened. Given Yuantai's personality, he would never wait here.

He will definitely find a way out on his own.

Guangyan was a little dissatisfied: "Yuanta is really so impatient and always causes us trouble."

"Ai, what should we do now?" Ayumi watched the people around her disappear one by one, and she was instinctively a little scared.

"We rushed here immediately after we got out. Even if Kojima-san found a way out on his own, he wouldn't be able to get far." Huibara Ai speculated, "Let's look around here first. If we can't find him..."

Ayumi looked at her nervously: "What will happen if you can't find it?"

Huiyuan Ai brushed the hair beside her ear with her hand: "Then he might have been captured by the attacker just like Dr. Conan."

Ayumi and Mitsuhiko both showed frightened expressions.

"Hurry up, it will be more troublesome if Genta walks away." Haibara Ai moved the beam of the watch-shaped flashlight to the end of the corridor and walked over first.

Ayumi and Mitsuhiko followed her carefully.

This corridor is not straight forward, and there are often forks in the road, so it is very difficult to find people because you don’t know which fork the other person took.

Both sides of the secret passage are paved with large rocks. Every few meters on both sides of the corridor, there is a small space similar to a storage room. Some doors are locked, and some have been opened.

However, after they checked several storage rooms and found that they were all empty, they no longer paid attention to this type of storage room.

Ayumi was very scared, so she followed Haibara Ai closely, keeping her hand within reach of her at all times.

Mitsuhiko didn't get that close to the two of them.

One reason is that he feels that at times like this, he should show his masculinity.

It would be so embarrassing if it turned out like Ayumi.

Also, children of this age all have some desire to express themselves.

Seeing that Conan and Genta disappeared one by one, Mitsuhiko felt that he should step forward and find out the murderer behind the scenes.

So he followed Haibara Ai and Ayumi from a distance, while looking for useful clues around them.

Maybe children have a more accurate sixth sense, Mitsuhiko always feels like someone is following him.

But I looked back several times and found nothing.

After hesitating for a moment, Mitsuhiko decided to take the initiative to lure the enemy.

He deliberately turned off the flashlight, then hid in a corner and waited to see if anyone would follow him.

But as the beams of Ayumi and Haibara Ai's flashlights got farther and farther away, there was no sound of anyone coming.

Mitsuhiko breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he might have become a little neurotic after being influenced by the environment.

It’s better to catch up with Haibara and the others as soon as possible. If they find out that I didn’t follow them, they will definitely be worried.

Mitsuhiko thought about it and turned on the watch-shaped flashlight.

Sudden--

He saw a man standing not far in front of him. The man had a big greasy face and was looking at him with a smile.

Mitsuhiko subconsciously wanted to scream, but the other person covered his mouth and he couldn't shout.

...

"Ai, Mitsuhiko's flashlight beam has disappeared." Ayumi grabbed Haibara Ai's hand and said tremblingly.

When Haibara Ai looked back, she saw that it was indeed pitch black behind her, and she could not see any trace of Mitsuhiko at all.

Haibara Ai called out softly a few times, but no one responded.

Did he find some clue? He would definitely call us.

And he also said that he was accidentally sent out through the secret door?

"Let's go back and take a look." Huiyuan Ai pulled Ayumi, "If there is anything wrong, run quickly."

Ayumi nodded and held Haibara Ai's hand tightly.

The two walked back hand in hand. On the way, Ayumi kept asking Haibara Ai in a low voice if Mitsuhiko was okay. Although Haibara Ai also had a bad feeling in her heart, she could only comfort her not to worry.

As they were talking, the two turned the corner of the corridor.

The watch-shaped flashlight shone into the distance, and at the end of the beam, a man was squatting.

Although the distance was too far and the flashlight's lighting capability was limited, they could only make out the rough outlines of two figures, one large and one small.

Although I can't see the person clearly.

However, the light emitted from the small outlined hand was clearly the light of a watch-shaped flashlight.

"It's... it's Mitsuhiko." Ayumi exclaimed, "What do you want to do to Mitsuhiko?"

Ayumi didn't flinch at this moment, but instead wanted to rush forward to save Mitsuhiko. Although it was a bit touching, Haibara Ai still pulled her back and turned around and ran away.

Ayumi asked as she ran, "Ai, aren't we going to save Mitsuhiko?"

Without even turning back, Huibara Ai said, "Don't be silly! There's no way we can defeat that attacker with just the two of us."

"But……"

"Don't worry, Mitsuhiko should not be dead yet. The only way we can save him is to escape and report the news." Haibara Ai said with some breathlessness. Her body was not strong at the moment, and she was almost exhausted after running a few steps.

What made her feel even more desperate was that the footsteps behind her not only did not go away, but were getting closer and closer.

Damn it! A child's body really can't compare to an adult's. If they keep running like this, they'll definitely be caught up in the end.

As Haibara Ai ran, she looked for a weak air current similar to the one before.

If we can find the secret door to get out, the enemy in the castle shouldn't dare to chase us too blatantly.

But it is very difficult to feel that weak airflow while running.

At this moment, perhaps God wanted to make things difficult for them.

Not only did they fail to find the secret door, but new troubles arose before them.

This trouble could almost kill them.

Because there is no road ahead.

A wall appeared in front of them. The flashlight shone on the dark rock wall, and the refracted light looked like an evil ghost with its mouth wide open, ready to swallow the two of them.

Ai Haibara rushed over and kept slapping her little hands on the stone wall, but there was no mechanism on the solid wall.

Ayumi was so frightened that tears were streaming down her face.

The hurried footsteps behind me were getting closer and closer.

If you get caught, it's over!!

Haibara Ai quickly looked around and came up with a solution that was not a solution.

She pulled Ayumi into an unlocked storage room.

Then he locked the door from the inside.

Although this can temporarily help them escape pursuit, it also means that they have no way to retreat. As long as the other party can open this door, they will be like lambs to be slaughtered and can be played with by the other party.

But since there is no way out, even if you don't do this, the outcome will not be any better.

The storage room was dark and small.

As soon as Haibara Ai came in, she immediately checked the walls and the ground around her.

Unfortunately, no secret passage mechanism was found.

Bang!

Someone banged on the door hard.

The force was so strong that the dust on the door was scattered all over the room.

Ayumi screamed in fright, she grabbed Haibara Ai's clothes tightly and cried.

Haibara Ai could only try her best to comfort her, but the effect was not particularly good.

Even if other adult women encountered such a situation, they would be scared and cry, right?
Not to mention that Ayumi is still a child.

Only someone like her who came from the Black Organization could force herself to calm down and analyze the current situation.

Aihan Huibara probably judged that the person pursuing them should be a man, and a very powerful man at that.

She subconsciously thought of that noble Mamiya who had been pestering Ayumi yesterday and trying to take advantage of her.

In the end, that guy found an opportunity.

Yesterday, Haruhiko Kousaka helped her out, but what about now?

Trapped in this secret room, can Haruhiko really find his way here?
Haibara Ai was a little worried, but she also vaguely felt that Haruhiko should be able to find her, it was just a matter of time.

As long as the door is not broken down by the other party, even if it is only half a day or even a few hours, Haruhiko will realize that something is wrong.

Now let's just hope this door can hold out a little longer.

Ai Haibara held Ayumi's hand, whispered comforting words in her ear, and encouraged herself at the same time.

Perhaps because the people outside were unable to break in, Ayumi gradually calmed down under Haibara Ai's comfort, but her eyes were fixed on the door.

dong dong——

The banging on the door never stopped.

The people outside kept hitting for several minutes and seemed to be tired, and the force of the subsequent impact gradually weakened.

His heavy breathing could be heard through the door.

Finally, the people outside stopped, and judging from the sound of their footsteps, they must have walked away.

Haibara Ai didn't know whether he went to look for tools, or really gave up and left, or pretended to leave and waited for them to lose their patience and run out?

No matter which possibility it was, Haibara Ai knew that she and Ayumi had only one choice from the moment they entered the storage room.

That is to wait for someone to rescue them.

Not long after, footsteps were heard coming from far away.

Haibara Ai's heart sank. It seemed that the other party would not give up so easily. But how did he plan to open the thick wooden door?

If they were outside the secret room, there might be many ways to break in, but the people chasing them didn't seem to have expected to encounter such a situation and didn't carry any tools to break the door.

And the time he was away didn't seem to be enough for him to go back outside and get some large tools.

What kind of tools could be found in this secret room to force open this thick wooden door?
Soon, Haibara Ai's doubts were answered.

There was a sound of moving objects outside the door.

Immediately afterwards, there were two "pop" sounds, and an orange-red flame lit up from the crack in the door.

A pungent smell of smoke entered the narrow storage room, and Ayumi immediately started coughing.

Haibara Ai's face turned cold. She immediately realized the other party's intention. They actually wanted to smoke them out.

I have to say that this method is indeed very effective. It is not difficult to find something that can make a fire nearby, and a lighter is also an item that you can carry with you. It is easy to force the two people out.

"Ai, what should we do? Ahem..." Ayumi grabbed her clothes.

Huiyuan Ai whispered in her ear: "We have no choice but to leave first. If we stay here, we will be choked to death. After we get out, we should try to behave as good as possible. Maybe we can still have a chance of survival."

Ayumi was already in a state of panic at this time, and she would listen to whatever Haibara Ai said.

So Haibara Ai shouted twice towards the door, indicating her intention to go out, but no one responded from outside.

Ai Haibara opened the door lock that was already warm from the fire and pushed it out.

No push!
She immediately panicked.

Could it be that the other party didn't want to force them out, but instead planned to suffocate them to death here?
Haibara Ai's little hands were cold, although she had already guessed that even if she went out, she might not have a good ending.

But I didn't expect the other party to be so decisive.

Ai Haibara lifted up her clothes and covered her mouth and nose to try not to inhale the thick smoke.

But this storage room was too small, and the thick smoke soon filled it up. When she turned around, Ayumi had been choked and fainted.

Haibara Ai held Ayumi's little hand and felt that she had failed to protect her. If she died here, her family would definitely be very sad, right?

She suddenly thought, if she died here, would anyone be sad?
Kousaka Haruhiko's annoying face flashed through her mind.

He also said that no matter where she encountered danger, he would find her. What a big liar.

But you can't blame him, right? Being attacked suddenly, and in such a short time, is something no one can do.

Am I going to die again so soon?

However, this time, Haibara Ai felt a slight regret in her heart. After the care and guidance of the doctor and Haruhiko, she has gradually accepted this new identity and is ready to integrate into the new life.

Unfortunately, he couldn't escape his fate. He was not found by the organization and died unexpectedly at the hands of others.

Maybe she is the kind of person who is born with disasters and cannot live like a normal person?

First he killed his sister, and now he implicated Ayumi.

Maybe it would be better to die like this.

The thick smoke made her mind a little blurry. She vaguely saw her sister's face floating in front of her, and she wanted to reach out and touch it.

But that face turned into Kousaka Haruhiko's face again. Haibara Ai withdrew her arm and looked at that face with dissatisfaction.

Didn't you say you'd come and rescue me? What a liar detective.

But if you could come over now and rescue Ayumi and me...

Ai Huiyuan made an unrealistic wish in her heart, then exhausted her last bit of strength and shouted, "Kousaka Haruhiko!!!"

"Why are you shouting so loudly?" A familiar voice came from outside the door.

Haibara Ai was stunned for a moment. Was it an auditory hallucination?

Then, the orange flame under the door disappeared, and the wooden door shook a few times before being pushed open from the outside.

A familiar figure, ignoring the remaining flames on the door frame, ran to Haibara Ai and hugged her soft body in his arms.

"Got you."

Haruhiko's voice rang in her ears. His warm breath sprayed on her ears, making her feel very safe.

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