The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

……

Ten minutes later, in a room on the second floor of the warehouse.

Yuu Aragaki tied up the two unconscious thugs and threw them into a corner.

Shiina Nagano was resting in a chair because of the gunshot wound in her shoulder, and she would occasionally gasp for breath.

As for Minami Takayama, she was frozen in place, lost in deep self-doubt—

Is it possible...

Has my charm really declined to this extent?

Meanwhile, Yuu Aragaki retrieved a cell phone from the assailant's pocket and skillfully dialed the police number.

"beep……"

"beep……"

The call was answered immediately after it rang twice.

"Hey! We've prepared everything you requested and will deliver it to your designated location shortly. Please don't harm the hostages!"

Before Aragaki Yu could even speak, Inspector Megure's voice came through the phone.

Clearly, the two criminals had already used this mobile phone to contact the police and make their demands.

Of course, Aragaki Yu had a rough idea of ​​what the two thugs wanted.

What they really wanted was the cassette tape that Minami Takayama always carried with her.

The sound of two fireworks that were mistaken for the sound of gunfire in the new song on that cassette tape was actually the sound of the thugs firing their guns.

Fearing discovery, the perpetrators wanted to destroy the cassette tape and the two members of TWO-MAX before the new song was released, which is why they planned and arranged all of this.

"No, Inspector Megure, the circumstances have changed!" Upon hearing Inspector Megure's voice on the phone, Yuu Aragaki thought for a moment and then spoke calmly.

"W-what!?" Inspector Megure's voice on the phone froze for a moment, then his tone became noticeably tense. "But we've already done everything you asked... Wait, just tell me, as long as you don't harm the hostages! Make your demands!"

Chapter 404 If money is paid, it's not impossible (2-in-1)

"Any request is okay?"

Upon hearing Inspector Megure's words, Yuu Aragaki's tone suddenly became somewhat joyful.

"Uh...that's right!" Inspector Megure suddenly realized that the voice on the other end of the phone sounded strangely familiar, but because he was concerned about the safety of the hostages, he didn't think too much about it. "As long as you can ensure the safety of the hostages!"

"So……"

"Gulp..." As the "criminal" on the other end of the phone paused with varying intonation, Inspector Megure couldn't help but nervously swallow.

"Then, Inspector Megure, could you please reimburse me for my previous meal and travel expenses? Oh, and don't forget the bounty on these two thugs!" Aragaki Yu said while looking through the wallets he had taken from the two thugs.

I don't know why, but nowadays criminals always like to carry their identification information with them when they commit crimes.

Aren't they afraid of accidentally falling out or being found at a crime scene?

"Of course I didn't ask... a question? Huh?" Inspector Megure answered instinctively, then suddenly realized something was wrong. "Wait a minute... you, you wouldn't happen to be Aragaki's brother, would you!?"

Upon hearing about the bounty, Inspector Megure finally understood why the voice on the phone felt so familiar.

“That’s right, it’s me, Inspector Megure.” Aragaki Yu looked at the thick wad of cash in the robber’s wallet, hesitated for a moment, but resisted the urge to take it out and prepared to put the wallet back where it was originally.

Aragaki Yu secretly decided that he should focus this time on the bounty on the criminals.

After all, the bounty on two criminals who were armed and had even killed and kidnapped people couldn't be too small.

It's not worth getting into trouble over a few bills in a robber's wallet...

Wait, just as the wallet was about to fall back into the criminal's pocket, Aragaki Yu still managed to pull out 20,000 yen from his wallet.

Meanwhile, amidst the slightly twitching expressions of Minami Takayama and Shiina Nagano, he calmly explained to the unconscious thug, "Don't misunderstand, this is the fare for the time you delayed Miss Takayama from paying and for the ride I took to rescue them!"

Takayama Minami: "..."

Now she could finally confirm that the boy named Aragaki Yu had come to save her because she hadn't paid the bill!

……

More than twenty minutes later.

After Aragaki informed the police of their destination, several police cars sped to the location.

When Inspector Megure led Inspector Takagi and others into the room, they finally breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the two thugs already tied up and Aragaki Yu and the others who were mostly unharmed.

"Hey, Aragaki, you really worked hard this time!" Inspector Megure, who's known for never working overtime, said with a big smile, patting Aragaki Yu on the shoulder. "But next time, I think you should let us know in advance so we can be mentally prepared!"

Inspector Megure did not ask Aragaki Yu how he found this place.

Having dealt with many detectives, he knew very well that each detective had his own secret source of intelligence.

These intelligence sources are sometimes legitimate, sometimes shady, and some are even tainted with corruption.

However, as long as it doesn't cause too much of a stir, the police usually turn a blind eye to these detectives.

After all, even the police themselves have a number of informants as sources of intelligence.

"How come they have so many wounds?" a police officer said with some surprise as he walked up to the bound criminals and examined their condition.

"Hey Aragaki, buddy..." Upon hearing this, Inspector Megure immediately realized what was going on and looked at Aragaki Yu with a helpless expression.

"What injuries?" However, Yuu Aragaki shrugged at Inspector Megure, putting on an innocent expression, and said, "I think they probably fell while running down the stairs. They seemed to be in a hurry."

“That’s right, we can testify to that!” Takayama Minami, whose life had been saved by Aragaki Yu, was naturally not going to contradict him. She even kicked the injured Nagano Shiina next to her.

"Ah!? Yes...yes, I think it must have been caused by the thugs falling down on their own!" Shiina Nagano quickly agreed after being reminded by Minami Takayama.

Officer Memu: "..."

Seeing the slightly confused and embarrassed expression on Shiina Nagano's face, he immediately realized that none of what the three people said was true.

However, since the victim in this kidnapping case had already said so, Inspector Megure naturally wouldn't ask any further questions.

After all, in the subsequent trial process, do you think the prosecution will believe the victim's words or the perpetrator's words?

"Alright then, but you really need to be careful next time, Aragaki!" Inspector Megure sighed and patted Aragaki Yu on the shoulder, reminding him, "After all, some prosecutors can be quite troublesome!"

To be honest, Inspector Megure wasn't particularly dissatisfied with Aragaki Yu's behavior.

After all, if he weren't wearing this police uniform, he probably wouldn't be able to resist teaching these thugs a lesson.

In the process of teaching a lesson, it's normal to lose control for a moment.

However, Inspector Megure knew very well that during the subsequent trial, he might encounter some difficult prosecutors who might nitpick on matters such as excessive self-defense.

Even the police themselves have suffered losses in this kind of situation many times.

……

Overall, the police were very satisfied with how easily they resolved such a serious kidnapping case.

Even after investigating the identities of the two criminals, Inspector Megure was pleasantly surprised to discover that they were both people who had been wanted by the police for a long time.

No wonder Aragaki Yu specifically mentioned the bounty.

"!!!"

Thinking this, Inspector Megure suddenly froze, his face, which had been flushed with excitement, turning pale instantly. "Damn it! This kid's going to drain a lot of our budget again!"

Meanwhile, Aragaki Yu was already surrounded by the Junior Detective League and Conan, who had come with the police.

Clearly, the children's expressions as they looked at Aragaki Yuu carried a hint of dissatisfaction and anger.

"Ugh! Big brother Aragaki lied to us!" Ayumi glared at them with her big, cute eyes.

"Exactly! He said he was going to call the police, but he abandoned our Junior Detective Club and ran off to solve the case all by himself!"

"That's right, that's right!"

Even Conan showed a wronged expression, as if he had been deceived.

Conan had already changed clothes with Ayumi and dressed in women's clothing to solve the case, preparing to have the "little girl" deliver Minami Takayama's belongings to the criminals as requested.

As a result, Aragaki Yu has now solved the case without saying a word.

Wouldn't that make him look silly for deliberately dressing as a woman?

hateful!

……

"Alright, don't be angry anymore," Aragaki Yu said with a smile, looking at the Junior Detective Club. "How about I treat you to a TWO-MAX concert?"

"what!"

"Is it true?!"

"Wow, this is amazing!"

When the Junior Detective Club heard what Aragaki Yu said, they almost jumped up from the ground in excitement.

You see, they were such big fans of TWO-MAX, but they didn't have the money to buy concert tickets, so they went outside the Budokan hoping to run into the members of TWO-MAX.

"Ok?"

On the contrary, Takayama Minami, who was standing to the side, felt a little surprised.