Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

About three minutes later, the man in charge came out with his subordinates who had just entered the staff room.

Conan keenly noticed that the sports bag in the leader's hand was missing.

Just as he was starting to get a clue, the leader gathered his men and walked towards them.

"Tie all these people's hands! And gag them too! Make sure they're properly gagged, understand?!"

"understand!"

Upon receiving the order, two of his men took ropes that had been prepared beforehand and approached the hostages.

The remaining two subordinates observed the hostages' movements while holding guns.

Seeing this, Conan gritted his teeth.

hateful! hateful! hateful!

If his guess is correct, the bag he just saw likely contained a bomb!

Although we haven't been able to analyze these people's motives yet, since they are armed, it's not impossible that they also have bombs.

That bag looked quite heavy. If it really contained a bomb, they would all die if it exploded!

Furthermore, this group seemed completely unconcerned about whether they called the police or not, and even appeared to be deliberately guiding them to do so.

From this perspective, this group of people are truly desperate criminals.

Their purpose, could it be—

Retaliation against the police?!

The significance of these hostages is probably merely to attract the attention of the police.

If that's the case, then the value of these hostages will probably disappear the moment this group achieves its goal.

No! We have to think of a solution!

Just as one of the men was about to help Conan's arm, Conan suddenly shouted, "Ah! I really can't hold it in anymore!"

"Big brothers! Please let me go to the toilet!"

"I really need to have diarrhea!!!"

Upon hearing Conan's scream, the red-haired man immediately focused his gaze on Conan and said cautiously, "Kid! Shut up! If you keep yelling..."

As he spoke, he pressed the gun against Conan's head.

This scene immediately terrified Ayumi and the others around them.

"Conan... Conan!"

At this moment, the leader noticed the situation and came over.

He patted the red-haired man on the shoulder, signaling him to put down his gun.

"It's not time yet anyway, let's not cause any trouble. You take him. Anyway..."

After the leader finished speaking, the red-haired man gave a sinister laugh: "The captain is still merciful~ But then again, I'll take him there~"

"Oh right! Remember to tie his arms first. Even if he's a kid, we can't let our guard down!"

"Received~"

……

At this moment, Furuya Rei had already found a nearby sushi restaurant.

In broad daylight, this sushi restaurant had its curtains completely drawn.

Adding to the information we just gathered, it seems that the group of people were holding this sushi restaurant hostage.

He carefully observed the area around the sushi restaurant, looking for a clue to break the deadlock.

Soon after, Rei Furuya turned his attention to the alley behind the sushi restaurant and began to think calmly.

The most urgent task is to understand the situation inside the store and the purpose of this group's hostage-taking.

At that moment, the situation at the back door of the sushi restaurant caught his attention.

"Although we can't go through the back door, the size of the bathroom window next to it... seems like we could give it a try."

After making his decision, he quietly walked to the back door of the sushi restaurant.

After observing, I carefully climbed into the bathroom.

Just as he was about to press his ear against the bathroom door to listen to what was happening inside, a voice came into Rei Furuya's ears—"Hurry up!"

Rei Furuya had a bad feeling.

Just as he was about to hide, the bathroom door opened.

A bespectacled boy and a red-haired foreign man holding a weapon appeared before him.

Upon seeing each other, the scene fell into a moment of silence.

Conan stared wide-eyed at the unfamiliar man in front of him.

This person was clearly not an accomplice of these foreigners.

who is he! ?

Furuya Rei immediately put his hand close to his pocket, preparing to pull out the heavy pistol.

The next second, the red-haired man grabbed Conan from the ground and shouted, "Captain! There's something going on in the bathroom!"

Upon hearing the commotion coming from the bathroom, the leader of the group in the living room immediately ran over with a gun.

Upon seeing this, Furuya Rei immediately drew his gun and aimed it at the red-haired man in front of him.

Seeing this, the leader chuckled and pointed his gun at Conan: "It's alright, you can shoot one of my men."

"Similarly, at the same time you fire, I will pull the trigger."

"This child's life is in your hands! A life for a life, it's a worthwhile exchange."

Upon hearing the leader's words, the red-haired man immediately lowered his weapon, slowly stepped forward, pointed his heart at Furuya Rei's gun, and looked at Furuya Rei with a smile.

Rei Furuya noticed the madness in their eyes and, after hesitating several times, raised his hands.

Upon seeing Furuya Rei's actions, the leader and the red-haired man chuckled a few times and stepped forward to tie him up.

At that moment, the leader gave Furuya Rei a deep look and said mockingly, "Looks like... you're a cop, right!?"

Upon hearing this, both Rei Furuya and Conan showed strange expressions.

……

Near the sushi restaurant

Longye has already scanned the store's interior.

Besides Professor Agasa, the target of this mission, and Rei Furuya in disguise, there are several familiar faces.

—Conan, and the Detective Boys.

What are they doing here? Why are they everywhere?

According to Xiao Jia's tip, there seems to be a large bag of time bombs inside the store.

Seeing this, Longye rubbed his forehead.

"Why is it another bomb? Can't you come up with something new?"

Chapter 99 The Phone Number You Made

After understanding the general situation, Ryūno put on the black cat mask.

Just then, my phone rang.

He looked closely and realized it was Conan calling.

After answering the phone, a strange sound came from the other end: "Mmm, mmm mmm mmm mmm, mmm! Mmm, mmm..."

It sounds like the sound of someone having their mouth gagged.

Knowing Conan's current state, Ryūno immediately guessed the meaning behind his previous mutterings.

——2, 5, 2

This is what is known as a distress signal.

However, he didn't understand Conan's mutterings at all.

Before Conan could finish speaking, Ryūno immediately hung up the phone.

After glancing at the phone, Longye's lips curled up slightly, and he reached out to remove his mask.

"Xiao Jia, the plan has been changed."

"And please prepare some hypnotic gas for me while you're at it."

the other side

Because his hands were already tied up, Conan finally managed to pull out his phone with the help of Professor Agasa.

He had just bought this phone not long ago.

There was nothing he could do; his previous phone had been smashed to pieces by a Sherlock Holmes fan.

Therefore, only three phone numbers are currently saved in the address book.

These are: the landline number of the Mouri Detective Agency, the landline number of Professor Agasa's house, and Tatsuno's mobile phone number.

Without hesitation, Conan dialed Ryuno's phone number.

Let's not even mention Uncle Mori.

He believed that if it were Longye, he would definitely understand what he meant!

The purpose of making the call, besides asking for help, was mainly to spread the word that there was a bomb in the store.

Based on Conan's deduction, it seems that this group's purpose is to retaliate against the police.

These hostages are bait to lure out the police. Once the police arrive, they will probably detonate the bomb immediately!

Currently, the police have only received information that the sushi restaurant has been hijacked by a group of people, and they are unaware that there may be a bomb inside.

In this situation, it would be dangerous to act rashly after the police arrive.