The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

"Damn it, if both of these robbers are armed, we can't act on our own!" After ending the call, Inspector Megure turned to Inspector Shiratori and said with a serious expression.

"police officer!"

At this moment, Officer Shiratori hung up the phone and reported to Inspector Megure, "My superiors just called and gave me instructions. They said that ensuring the safety of the hostages is the top priority right now."

Officer Shiratori paused, his expression grim, and said, "In that case, we have no choice but to release Kunio Yajima, who is currently serving his sentence, as the criminals demand."

It's easy to imagine that if the police were threatened by robbers to release prisoners, it would become a laughing stock throughout Japan.

This concerns the dignity of the entire Japanese police force.

“That’s the only way.” Inspector Megure nodded, his face also somewhat grim. “These two robbers seem to have already fired two shots inside the bus. If they were accomplices in the jewelry store robbery a month ago, there’s a good chance there’s another expert at assembling bombs on the bus.”

Inspector Megure stood up from his seat and walked over to Inspector Shiratori, saying, "If we don't handle this properly and the vehicle explodes, innocent people will inevitably be harmed..."

"However, I don't think they can escape in the end." After composing himself, Officer Shiratori pointed to the traffic map spread out on the table and said, "It seems that the buses are just going around in circles in the city."

"No, I think things will definitely change!" Inspector Megure stared at the route map, analyzing with a serious expression.

His years of police experience told him that things couldn't be that simple.

Those robbers must have other methods that haven't been revealed yet.

"They may just be creating a diversion to try and escape, so we must not be careless!"

……

On the bus.

Upon hearing the response from the station, the robber in the blue knit hat laughed and said, "Really? They've already decided to release him! Tell them to tell Yajima to contact us an hour after he's released. Once we hear from him that he's indeed escaped to a safe place, we'll release the three passengers on the train first."

As he said this, the robber grinned maliciously, a strange glint in his eyes. "Listen carefully, don't you dare try anything funny!"

Then, the two robbers placed their two ski bags upright in the aisle of the bus.

This scene puzzled Conan, who was standing nearby.

After hesitating for a moment, he immediately lay down to check the ski bags in the passageway.

However, just as he began to act, the robber in the red knitted hat appeared in front of him again, just like the first time.

He pulled out a pistol, pointed it at Conan, and said with a ferocious expression, "Heh, it's you again, you brat. Since you're tired of living, I might as well send you to the Western Paradise! Hey, kid, get up!"

The thug's words clearly startled Professor Agasa and the Detective Boys.

Even Jodie's eye twitched involuntarily, and she felt a chill run down her spine for Conan's predicament.

Yuu Aragaki, who was about to do something, smiled knowingly when he saw Dr. Araide suddenly step in front of the thug and block Conan's actions behind him.

As expected of Kudo's godmother, he was indeed anxious in this situation.

"That's enough!"

Of course, Vermouth wouldn't just rush out recklessly. She stood in front of the thugs, indignantly defending Conan, "It's just kids being naughty! Besides, you've already achieved your goal! If any passenger on the train had been injured, it could have affected your plans!"

"Damn it, what are you saying! You pretty boy!" The robber in the red knit hat glared angrily at Dr. Shinichi, and suddenly pressed the pistol in his hand against his forehead.

This scene made Aragaki Yu break out in a cold sweat.

I wonder what kind of expression this guy would have if he knew what kind of person he was pointing a gun at.

Chapter 507 You already know who your accomplices are?

Feeling provoked, the robber in the red knitted hat was about to shoot and teach this arrogant young man a lesson when someone suddenly grabbed his wrist from behind.

He turned around in surprise and doubt, only to find that his companion had come up behind him.

"What if we accidentally hit that one when we shoot?" the robber in the blue knit hat whispered a warning.

"!!!"

The robber in the red knitted hat, suddenly realizing something, was stunned for a moment. He glanced at the two ski bags on the ground with lingering fear, then pouted somewhat unhappily before urging Dr. Araide and Conan back to their seats with great displeasure.

The robbers' actions only fueled Conan's growing suspicions.

Moreover, after this incident, Conan is now certain of one thing.

One of the three people sitting in the back row must have been an accomplice of the two robbers, responsible for monitoring the passengers in the carriage and alerting the robbers.

At the same time, he immediately realized that the two ski bags probably contained bombs.

While the two robbers and Dr. Araide were entangled, Yuuki Aragaki secretly had the Yuki-onna unzip the ski bag a little and crawl inside.

Sure enough, it was filled with homemade explosives made by the robbers.

According to the information the Snow Woman reported to him, the two bags of bombs were powerful enough to send everyone on the bus to their deaths.

To be more precise, if these bombs were to actually explode, not only would the people in the car be wiped out, but the entire bus would be reduced to ashes.

No wonder those two robbers were worried about accidentally firing their guns and hitting the bomb.

"The most urgent task right now is to find the robbers' accomplices, otherwise we'll only be able to take a beating!" Conan frowned and thought to himself.

"Haibara, you need to think of something too!" Knowing that he couldn't rely on himself alone, Conan nudged Ai Haibara beside him with his elbow and whispered a reminder.

However, there was no response from Ai Haibara for a long time.

"Haibara?" Conan turned his head in confusion, only to find that Ai Haibara's entire body was curled up in a ball, and her face was completely bloodless.

It turns out that just a moment ago, Dr. Araide rushed out to protect Conan.

Ai Haibara suddenly felt an immense pressure around her.

Just like the Pisco incident!

At this moment, Ai Haibara was finally able to confirm that the sense of oppression and fear she felt in that place was not her imagination.

The person who appeared at the hotel back then must be on this bus now!

But why would someone from the organization be here?

Was he here to get back at me?

Or was it just a coincidence?

Ai Haibara knew very well that if someone from the organization recognized her here, it would be disastrous.

If the other party recognizes him as the traitor within the organization, then Aragaki Yu, the Doctor, and everyone else sitting in this car will all perish with him!

Even his own sister would definitely be dealt with by the organization afterward.

Ai Haibara would absolutely not allow this to happen.

……

Conan glanced at Ai Haibara, who was completely ignoring him, and sighed inwardly.

Although he didn't know what was wrong with her, Conan didn't have time to find out at the moment.

The most important thing now is to deal with the robbers in the car and these two bags that are likely bombs.

The first thing to do is to find the robber's accomplice who is hiding in the last row.

After glancing at Ai Haibara again, Conan could only look helplessly at Yuu Aragaki on the other side of the corridor.

Since Haibara can no longer be relied upon, the only option left is to seek help from Aragaki Yu.

Of course, Conan also firmly believed that, with Aragaki Yu's abilities, he must have noticed these oddities.

Sure enough, when Conan looked at Yu Aragaki and noticed Yu's smile towards him, he immediately confirmed it.

After a moment's hesitation, Conan suddenly had a brilliant idea.

Taking advantage of the robbers' inattention, he pretended to have fallen down because he wasn't sitting properly.

Sure enough, perhaps because of what the doctor had just said, the robbers did not cause any trouble for Conan.

Conan also took this opportunity to sit next to Aragaki Yu.

While rubbing his sore bottom and grimacing in pain, he leaned closer to Aragaki Yu and whispered, "Aragaki-nii, did you find anything?"

To Conan's surprise, Aragaki Yu tilted his head and looked at him suspiciously, "What did you find?"

"..."

Seeing Aragaki Yu's bewildered expression, Conan was startled. He tried to control his emotions and said in a low voice, "If you didn't find anything, why did you respond to me with that expression?"

Conan is still furious when he thinks about the knowing, smug smile that Aragaki Yu gave him just now.

"Expression?" Aragaki Yu was taken aback for a moment, then quickly realized what Conan meant.

Then, Yuya Aragaki explained matter-of-factly, "I thought you were looking at me for comfort after being scolded, so I could only smile back at you!"

"what!?"

Conan's expression froze. He was about to explode, but then he remembered that the robber's accomplices might be watching him, so he suppressed his anger and tried to calm himself down.

It's not Aragaki Yu's fault.

It's not Aragaki Yu's fault...

After all, he didn't know his true identity; he just thought of himself as an ordinary elementary school student...

Don't get angry...

After wasting a lot of time calming himself down, Conan, thinking that since he was already here, briefly explained the current situation to Aragaki Yu.