Gin doesn't want to work hard

"It would be better to go back quickly."

"The doctor and the others are still waiting for our firewood."

Conan tried to persuade the children to go back quickly.

After all, this place just looks like a very simple cave.

There probably isn't anything there.

Ayumi and the others, however, did not think so.

The three of them started talking all at once.

"Let's go a little further in."

"The treasure must be hidden at the very back, so of course we have to go to the very back."

"Conan, don't be in such a hurry, it'll only be a little while, it'll be fine!"

Conan chuckled twice and subconsciously looked at Kurosawa.

But he nodded slightly, seemingly agreeing with what the others had said.

Conan is truly at a loss now.

He sighed.

As my gaze shifted, I suddenly noticed something.

He crouched down and picked it up.

This is... a cigarette butt?

Conan is a bit strange.

Moreover, the cigarette butt was still a bit damp.

In other words, the smoker was here not long ago.

Could there be other people here?

Just then, a cry of surprise came from ahead.

"Look, there's a flashlight beam over there!"

"What? Didn't someone get here before us?"

What if they steal the treasure?

"Can't!"

Yuan Tai shouted and ran forward.

Conan was also a little curious, so he quickened his pace slightly.

Yuan Tai strode forward aggressively.

But after seeing the situation in front of him, he froze on the spot.

"Wow!"

He instinctively gasped and backed away.

"Yes, it's a dead person!"

He immediately ran behind Kurosawa.

"how come!"

Ayumi and the others were also a little scared, and like Genta, they hid behind Kurosawa.

Just then, a skinny man with a mushroom-shaped haircut walked out from around the corner.

Upon seeing Kurosawa and his group, he cursed under his breath and reached into his coat pocket.

Oops!

Conan noticed his movement and quickly said...

"Run! He has a pistol!"

Chapter 197 I'll lure them away, you guys run

No sooner had Conan finished speaking than the man opposite him fired his gun.

"boom!"

Noticing the man pointing the gun, Kurosawa instinctively pulled Conan aside.

Conan stumbled as a bullet grazed his side, sending a sharp pain through him.

"what!!"

The three children screamed.

"Come on!"

Without hesitation, Conan immediately led the group back.

Fortunately, the cave was intricate and the tall stalactites effectively concealed their figures.

In addition, the dark environment meant they wouldn't be easily discovered as long as they didn't make a sound.

At this moment, the short man with the mushroom haircut and two other accomplices also ran over.

They scanned the surroundings with flashlights but found nothing.

"damn it!"

The three, having found no clues, began to complain.

"Someone saw us again!"

"If it weren't for the fact that one of our brothers was seen robbing the bank..."

"We won't kill people and then bring them here to dispose of them."

The three robbers all looked rather grim.

"Hey, did you see exactly how many people were there just now?"

One of them asked the short man with the mushroom haircut.

"Look closely, there are four children and one adult."

"Damn it!"

The man cursed again.

"We'll split up and search. We absolutely cannot let them leave here alive!"

……

Behind a stalactite.

As the footsteps of the robbers faded into the distance, Ayumi and the others lowered their hands from their mouths.

"That was so close!"

Mitsuhiko said with some lingering fear.

"But what should we do next?"

Genta asked.

The three of them thought for a moment, then subconsciously turned to look at Conan.

"Conan, do you have any ideas?"

Conan is using his Adventure Badge to contact Ai Haibara outside.

But no one responded for a long time.

"hateful!"

Conan clenched his fist.

Since they can't contact the outside world, they have to rely on themselves.

Moreover, the other side has guns. If we don't find a way out quickly, even Ai Haibara and the others might be in danger!

But the entrance has been blocked by them.

If you want to get out, you might have to keep going further in...

"You stay here, I'll distract them."

Kurosawa suddenly spoke up.

"no!"

Conan refused without even thinking.

"This is too dangerous!"

"Let's keep going in."

"There might be an exit over there too."

Kurosawa shook his head.

"There's too much uncertainty in doing this."

"And you're injured, you need to get treatment as soon as possible."

Kurosawa pointed to Conan's side.

Blood is still flowing there.

That was caused by being grazed by a bullet.

Hearing Kurosawa's words, Ayumi and the others noticed Conan's wound.

"Ah! Conan!"

"You are hurt?"