Detective Conan: Is Miss Haibara planning to assault a police officer again today?

Higashino Ning nodded. "Understood."

He left without hesitation and quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.

Kaneko, however, noticed Ai Haibara and asked with some confusion, "Ah... is this little girl wearing a white hat?"

"That's strange. I clearly remember the person on the phone saying you were a boy."

Ai Haibara suddenly realized what was happening and shouted, "Inspector Megure! There are two criminals. We can't just arrest them when we're exchanging money later!"

Chapter 29 Isn't this all Conan's job?

Just as he was about to leave, Inspector Megure quickly turned around. "Ai, what do you mean by that?"

Conan, standing nearby, immediately chimed in with a tense expression, "The culprit fired from our side and in front, but the person on the phone could clearly see Ai Haibara's face. The angle of observation and the angle of firing are completely different!"

"Furthermore, since he could see Haibara so clearly, it means he must have been using something like binoculars. If the shooter and the person making the phone call were the same person, there wouldn't have been enough hands!"

Conan wasn't deliberately interrupting.

Ai Haibara spoke loudly just now and needed to catch her breath and think. Now that the situation is urgent, Conan felt that it was the same for him, so he went along with it.

However, after he finished speaking, he belatedly realized that Ai Haibara's reasoning ability was also quite good, and her reaction was equally quick, which was an unexpected surprise.

If the organization is truly as powerful as Ai Haibara describes, having another capable ally would certainly be better.

After listening, Inspector Megure couldn't find any fault with it, so even though it was a hint given by two children, he still had to believe it.

Another round of orders was sent out via radio.

"Is there really no more clue... Damn it...!" Conan muttered through gritted teeth.

Finding two criminals from over 50,000 people at the scene is still too much of a challenge, even with special screening methods.

Ai Haibara was also pondering how to find the culprit from among the many targets.

"They can see my face clearly and still threaten the TV station over the phone as if no one else is there..."

Suddenly remembering something, she ran up to the director, Jinzi, and asked, "When the prisoner is on the phone with you, do you think the noise is loud?"

"It's the voice of the audience members!"

This was the first time the director had been asked such a question by a child, so he hesitated for a moment. Seeing that Inspector Megure was also looking over but did not seem to be stopping him, he recalled for a moment, "As for the noise... it's a buzzing sound, and the human voice isn't very clear."

Just as Inspector Megure was about to speak, Kaneko's phone suddenly rang.

His expression tightened. "Was it a call from a prisoner?"

As he spoke, he immediately ordered all the police officers to stand by.

The director wiped the sweat from his brow and answered the phone.

"This is director Jinzi... Hello... Hello! Say something!"

The silence on the other end of the phone was broken.

"You answered the phone a little late. Have you already contacted the police?!"

The director quickly moved away, tried to find an explanation, and then continued negotiating with the other party.

Megure also lowered his voice and gave the order for the police to begin searching for suspicious persons.

...

Inside the arena.

While assisting with a large-scale investigation of suspicious targets, Higashino Ning is also trying to recall the plot.

He remembered that the prisoner was either on the court or in some tunnel.

There have been several similar cases, and my memory is indeed somewhat confused.

But he was certain that the prisoner was either outside the arena or on the field, definitely not in the stands.

"That's strange. Why can't I figure it out? Am I missing some clues or is my brain just not up to par?"

Higashino Ning's gaze swept across the court like a carpet, but he didn't see any staff members who looked suspicious, not even one with a cell phone; his attention was entirely focused on the court.

"There's no point in staying here any longer; I need to find Conan."

It is important for people to know themselves.

Since I can't deduce the culprit myself, I'll just have to follow Conan's lead.

He only receives a reward if he personally arrests the criminal in a major case. Rather than struggling against his own useless brain, he might as well just give up.

Higashino Ning put away his binoculars and prepared to leave, but when he turned his head, he saw a guy wearing a long trench coat, a hat and a mask walking hurriedly.

OK OK.

If you were to don this outfit in the world of Detective Conan, I would know how to react.

It must be a trick in the script!

Where's Conan?

What about the three little ones?

Sato or Takagi?

Higashino Ning quickly retrieved the relevant target; usually, someone would come and catch the target in this situation.

Just when I was worried about not being able to find Conan, this Conan trap appeared.

Higashino Ning moved closer and waited, but he didn't see any acquaintances coming over. Instead, his colleagues started to leave, and those who were close could see the ugly expressions on their faces.

Did the prisoner notice the police in the audience?

Higashino Ning immediately found a seat and pretended to be a normal audience member, but his eyes were still fixed on the man in the trench coat.

Just then, Ai Haibara suddenly found him, panting, "Finally... finally found you! The culprit has seen through the police's entry, and... Inspector Megure said he couldn't contact you; your earpiece seems to be malfunctioning."

Higashino Ning paused for a moment, then pulled out the headset controller from his collar and remained silent for a while before saying, "Um... I forgot to turn it on."

Ai Haibara was completely shocked.

Seriously, buddy? You've been a police officer for over two years, and you still make this kind of basic mistake?

She was too lazy to complain now, and after catching her breath, she continued, "In short, there are more than two prisoners, one of whom seems to be able to monitor the whole situation from some unexpected location in the arena."

"Because the police were discovered by the other party, the criminal who was supposed to come and collect the money did not show up, and the deal during halftime was also canceled. The criminal demanded 10 billion before the end of the game."

That was a bit of a blow.

Higashino Ning suddenly looked at the man in the trench coat, "Then it seems I've already found one of the criminals."

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Ai Haibara followed his gaze and asked, "Is it that guy in the trench coat?"

Recalling Higashino Ning's feat of single-handedly sweeping away a counterfeit money gang, she quickly advised, "Calm down, don't alert them."

Higashino Ning poked the little girl's forehead. "Do you even need to tell me? I'm not some irrational brute."

He pondered for a moment and asked, "Are there any other clues? What about the others?"

Ai Haibara must have been with Conan and the other three beforehand. When Professor Agasa or Kogoro Mouri weren't around, Conan never held back his words and would definitely tell them whatever he discovered.

Ai Haibara looked around and, finding no other available space, gritted her teeth and sat down on Ning Higashino's lap. "Edogawa-san went to find Ayumi and the others."

"As for the other clues, the ones I can think of and have analyzed so far are... there are two or more perpetrators, and the person who was responsible for negotiating with the TV station director was not in the audience because the director said that the noise coming from the other party's cell phone was not loud."

"If the other side is in the audience, then the shouts from the audience will be unavoidable."

"I've already told Inspector Megure about the first one, but it's a bit too late for the second one. They acted too quickly and didn't give me a chance to speak."

Higashino Ning seized on a detail: "You thought of it and analyzed it?"

Ai Haibara's face fell. "What, in your eyes am I some kind of dim-witted idiot?"

Higashino Ning quickly shook his head, "Mm."

Ai Haibara was stunned again, then gritted her teeth and said, "What do you mean by shaking your head and then confirming it?!"

Well... how should I put it?

Dude, it's not that I don't believe in your intelligence, it's just that I never expected you to say these things to Inspector Megure!

Isn't this all Conan's job?

Chapter 30: Small, the pattern is small

It may be unexpected, but the facts are undeniable.

Higashino Ningye had to emphasize to himself once again that the Ai Haibara in front of him was different from the one he remembered, absolutely different.

He continued to keep an eye on the man in the trench coat, while also pressing Ai Haibara for answers, "I also think the culprit isn't in the stands. I've carefully observed the people on the field just now, but there's really no one behaving strangely. Do you think there's anyone who might be the culprit?"

Ai Haibara hesitated and shook her head. "...No."

Higashino Ning clicked his tongue lightly, looked up at the sky, and said, "It seems I still have to do things my own way."

He picked up Ai Haibara and stood up, then put the little girl back in her seat. "I'm going to the restroom. You stay here and don't move around."

Ai Haibara looked at him suspiciously. "Are you sure you're going to the bathroom and not just to grab that man in the trench coat for interrogation?"

Higashino Ning didn't hold back his disdainful look. "Too small-minded. How could I possibly choose such a brute-force approach? Just stay here, okay? Behave yourself and don't move, or I'll spank you."

After saying that, he turned and left, leaving Ai Haibara, her face flushed and her teeth clenched in resentment.

"Idiot! You're getting more and more outspoken!"

"Seriously... how can you say something like 'spanking' to a girl...?"

She glared at Dongye Ning's back, but all her attacks were ineffective.

The other end.

The three kids teamed up with Conan to arrest Takagi Wataru, who was focused on his work, mistaking him for a criminal.

Megure Juzo and his police force were at a loss.