Detective Conan: The Superpowered Beings of the Detective Conan World

Twenty minutes later, Inspector Megure arrived with his team.

"Hoshino, we meet again. I didn't expect you to be so busy with attendance lately."

Inspector Megure's expression was somewhat subtle. He seemed to want to say something, but after glancing at the children following Hoshino Hikaru, he swallowed his words. He couldn't say things like "plague god" in front of the children.

"Inspector, I just happened to take these kids to the movies."

Hoshino Hikaru's expression was somewhat complicated, but he still immediately stepped forward to respond. He didn't really want to take the blame for Conan, but he was the only adult there, and he couldn't do anything about it.

"In short, please describe what you saw. What exactly happened at the scene?"

Inspector Megure skillfully skipped over the topic and began asking about what had happened at the scene.

Generally, when the police arrive at the scene, they should question each person and gather information. However, since they had encountered a familiar detective, Inspector Megure wanted to hear his perspective first.

"Regarding this, it's..."

Following Inspector Megure's train of thought, Hoshino Hikaru roughly recounted what had happened.

"So, Tathagata, in that case, the deceased must have died while the movie screen was obscured."

Inspector Megure stroked his chin, roughly determining the time of death.

"Inspector, the staff from this movie theater have arrived: the projectionist and the waiters."

A police officer guided a man and a woman from the entrance into the screening room.

"You're projectionists and waiters, isn't your movie theater owner here?"

Inspector Megure looked at the man and woman beside him and asked in a puzzled tone.

The man is the projectionist, a middle-aged man in a white coat named Minoru Furuhashi, and the woman is a young girl in work clothes named Yuri Yuriko.

"Our boss went to the hospital to recuperate a few days ago and hasn't been around for the past few days. We've temporarily hired a new waiter for him, and he should be in the restroom right now."

Yuri Yuri stepped forward and began to explain.

"I see. Could you tell me where you were when the deceased was discovered?"

Inspector Megure quickly glanced at the two of them and asked in a serious tone.

"Um, Inspector, why do you ask that? Didn't he commit suicide?"

Furuhashi Minoru couldn't help but speak up, pointing to the location of the deceased's body and asking.

"We are investigating this..."

Inspector Megure was interrupted halfway through his sentence.

"Inspector, I found a suspicious blond man in the restroom."

A somewhat urgent voice rang out, and Officer Takagi pulled a figure in through the door.

"Officer, I already said I'm not a suspicious person. I just recently started working part-time."

A somewhat helpless voice rang out, and Officer Takagi pulled him in, his striking blond hair drawing attention.

"what!"

In that instant, Ai Haibara's body suddenly froze, a suppressed sense of fear welled up in her heart, and she subconsciously covered her mouth.

"What's wrong? Could it be...?"

Conan noticed that Ai Haibara's reaction was somewhat unexpected, but then he realized something and his expression changed drastically.

Ai Haibara once told them that her superpower allows her to sense the presence of the organization at close range, and she feels extremely uncomfortable when members of the organization are around her.

"That person, that blond man, is a member of the organization!"

Ai Haibara covered her mouth, her chest heaving violently. She barely managed to calm herself down, then stepped behind Hikaru Hoshino and spoke in a low voice.

"Both of you step back a little."

Hikaru Hoshino subtly adjusted his position, shielding Ai behind him, and his gaze fell on the blond man who had suddenly appeared.

[Name: Jianggu Ling]

[Rank: LV4 Worker, LV4 Mech Controller]

[The worker: By constructing super-powered circuits in their brains, they skillfully disguise themselves as various professions and acquire corresponding superpowers.]

[Mech Controller: Controls mechanical objects through a super-energy link in the body, enabling perfect use of mechs]

【Characteristics: Gentle and polite, skilled at temporarily transforming herself into various professional superpowered individuals by utilizing the superpowers of her employees. Proficient in firearms, hand-to-hand combat, driving, and other abilities, she can pilot the super-powered mech Zero】

"How did he end up here?"

Hoshino Hikaru frowned as he watched Amuro Tooru suddenly set off, his mind racing with thoughts.

Hoshino Hikaru was naturally familiar with Amuro Tooru. In the previous life's story, he was Furuya Rei, an undercover agent from the Public Security Bureau who infiltrated the organization. In this world, there is no Public Security Bureau, but there is Zero Team, which is most likely Amuro Tooru's work unit.

However, according to his memories from his past life, the current Amuro Tooru should not be here.

"Looks like we need to be more careful."

Hoshino Hikaru narrowed his eyes, a few thoughts flashing through his mind.

"Inspector, while I was investigating the surrounding area, I noticed this person acting suspiciously near the restroom, so I brought him back."

Officer Takagi glanced at Amuro Tooru with suspicion before reporting to Inspector Megure.

"Inspector, I'm not a suspicious person, just a waiter."

Seeing Inspector Megure's somewhat unfriendly expression, Amuro Tooru could only offer his signature smile and explain.

Amuro Tooru's feelings were somewhat complicated at this moment. During this period, because the organization had issued a silent order, the Zero team did not need to do anything for the time being. So he chose to do his old job doing odd jobs in order to integrate himself into society and remain hidden.

He never expected that a case would occur at the movie theater where he worked, especially since he was repairing a chandelier alone in the bathroom and no one was coming to the bathroom to provide him with an alibi.

"Um, Inspector, this is Mr. Amuro, who came to work a few days ago. I asked him to help fix the broken chandelier. He's not a suspicious person."

Yuri Yuriko, wearing a red and white top, immediately stepped forward and began to explain.

"Inspector, there aren't many people at the movie theater today. Apart from Gomera, there's only one lady watching The Legend of the Demon in the next screening room."

On the other side, Officer Sato was taking notes in his notebook while leading a woman with long, straight black hair wearing a light pink dress.

"Inspector, I was just watching a movie next door. This shouldn't have anything to do with me, right?"

Led by Officer Sato, another girl with long, straight black hair, who looked young and had delicate features, entered. She was wearing a light pink dress.

"Ahem!"

Ai Haibara suddenly coughed violently, her body trembling slightly. She hugged Hikaru Hoshino's leg and buried herself in it.

"Hmm? She is too?"

Hoshino Hikaru glanced at the girl with long, straight black hair, a golden light flashing in his eyes, and his pupils instantly dilated.

Name: Vermouth

[Rank: LV4 Thousand-Faced Witch]

[The Thousand-Faced Witch: Through the super-powered circuits within her body, she can transform her body into the appearance of anyone and perfectly disguise their voice and posture.]

【Characteristics: Core member of the Black Organization, skilled in disguise, voice change, and can instantly transform into a completely different person; proficient in close combat and firearms; unpredictable personality】

"How did Vermouth end up here? With Amuro Tooru? What are they up to? In my memory, this scene has never appeared in the Conan world before!"

Hoshino Hikaru's mind raced, but she couldn't recall any similar case plot.

The girl with long, straight black hair glanced at everyone present without making a sound, lingering briefly on Amuro Tooru's face, but not noticing the few children.

"Strange, the way Amuro Tooru looks at Vermouth, it's like he doesn't know her identity? Could it be that the two of them aren't acting together?"

Hoshino Hikaru adjusted the angle, making sure that neither Amuro Tooru nor Vermouth could see Haibara Ai, and then fell into rapid thought.

"We can't let Ai stay here any longer."

Hikaru Hoshino quietly took a few steps back, gathered the Junior Detectives together, and whispered some things to them.

A serious look quickly flashed in the eyes of the three children. The five of them left the room together. Ai Haibara put on a baseball cap, carefully covering her hair, and turned her back to Amuro Tooru and Vermouth, thus not attracting attention.

"Takagi, what's the abyssal energy reaction at the scene?"

Inspector Megure ignored the children's departure, glanced between Amuro Tooru and Vermouth, and then looked at Takagi and asked.

"Yes, there is no abyssal energy reaction, although the possibility of concealed abyssal energy cannot be ruled out."

Takagi glanced at the observation data and quickly replied.

The Metropolitan Police Department's technological capabilities allow them to directly observe most abyssal energy reactions, but these are mostly ordinary. Hidden and spatial reactions are extremely rare, and the Metropolitan Police Department usually doesn't spend too much effort investigating them in detail. It was only recently, when the extradimensional energy of the Beika Library occurred, that Takagi mentioned it again.

"I see."

Inspector Megure nodded, confirming it was 99.99% a simple case. After consulting with the forensic and interrogation personnel, he surveyed the scene and spoke in a serious tone:

"Based on preliminary assessment, homicide cannot be ruled out. If it is homicide, the murderer is one of the four of you present."

As Inspector Megure spoke, he looked at the four people present: projectionist Minoru Furuhashi, waitress Yuri Yuriko, waitress Tooru Amuro, and the long-haired female customer, Keiko Yamada (Vermouth).