Detective Conan: The Superpowered Beings of the Detective Conan World

"Phew, I didn't expect him to be cleared of suspicion so quickly. This detective named Hoshino Hikaru is quite something!"

Amuro Tooru breathed a slight sigh of relief and gave Hoshino Hikaru a meaningful look.

Amuro Tooru had already guessed that the murderer was Furuhashi Minoru, since he himself was not the murderer. He just hadn't figured out the other party's method yet. He didn't expect that a detective he didn't know would beat him to it, which made him feel a little respect.

"This scene, this deductive reasoning ability...it really looks like him!"

On the other side, Vermouth looked at Hoshino Hikaru with equal surprise. In that instant, it was as if she saw Shinichi Kudo.

Thinking of Shinichi Kudo, Vermouth subconsciously clenched her fists. This time she came back under the guise of investigating Bourbon, but actually to investigate Shinichi Kudo's "death".

"ah!!"

Just when everyone thought it was all over, Furuhashi Minoru suddenly screamed, knelt down, and turned deathly pale.

"Mr. Furuhashi? You? Hmm? This is... an abyssal energy reaction!"

Officer Takagi instinctively reached out to help, but suddenly noticed the rapidly rising data on the computer screen next to him, and his pupils dilated in shock.

"call out!"

As Furuhashi Minoru fell into a coma, a ball of dark energy broke free of its restraints and rushed directly towards the corpse of the deceased, Zhang Tianzhengji.

"Buzz~~"

In an instant, Zhang Tianzhengzi seemed to turn into a zombie, his body twisting as he stood up, swaying as he began to pounce on the people around him.

[Name: Abyss Zombie]

[Level: LV2 (Evolvable)]

【Characteristics: It merges with the abyssal energy of human corpses to form zombies. If the corpse has been dead for a short time, it can absorb the negative energy of the corpse itself to evolve.】

"Damn it, the concealed abyssal energy has materialized! Begin the attack!"

Inspector Megure was the first to react and decisively issued instructions. The officers present quickly drew their pistols, switched to super-powered mode, and began firing.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Several police officers reacted quickly, with Miwako Sato firing five shots in quick succession, accurately hitting the joints of the zombie, Masatsugu Nagata.

"Clatter!"

Zhang Tianzheng's body fell to the ground with a thud, seemingly powerless to resist.

"Buzz!!"

In the next instant, a blood-red light flashed in the eyes of the zombie that had been lying on the ground. Its body began to swell up suddenly like a raging mass of flesh. Its body turned black, its arms turned into sharp claws, and a tail extended from its back, transforming it into a two-meter-tall monster.

[Name: Abyss Zombie Gomera]

[Level: LV3]

【Characteristics: Evolved from a zombie, possesses excellent defense and extremely high speed】

The moment Hoshino Hikaru saw Abyss Gomera appear, he instinctively wanted to raise his arm and release the lightsaber, but then he remembered something and suppressed the impulse. He squinted at Vermouth and Amuro Tooru, gripping the "light energy bomb" designed by the doctor tightly in his hand, ready to throw it at any time.

His light energy abilities must have been known to the organization, and he would not use these abilities in his daily life unless absolutely necessary, under the identity of Hoshino Hikaru.

At that moment, the Abyss Gomera, who had suddenly gone berserk, was located closest to Vermouth and Amuro Tooru.

"Ouch!"

A beast-like roar erupted from the Abyss Gomera's mouth, its enormous body brimming with an unusually powerful spirit, as it charged toward Vermouth with its gaping maw.

"not good!"

Amuro Tooru's expression changed slightly, and he quickly ran towards Vermouth.

Although as a member of the organization he shouldn't reveal his strength to the police at this time, as a member of Team Zero, Amuro Tooru always considered himself a police officer named Furuya Rei, and he couldn't just watch an innocent person be harmed.

However, Keiko Yamada (Vermouth) reacted even faster. While shouting "No!", she seemingly swung her arms haphazardly and grabbed a wooden stick next to her. It appeared to be an accidental but accurate strike to Abyss Gomera's mouth, effectively slamming it shut.

"Bang! Bang!"

Sato Miwako regained her senses in less than a second, and the two super-powered bullets accurately pierced Abyss Gomera's eyes.

Abyss Gomera's body trembled twice before slowly collapsing to the ground, its form dissipating into particles, leaving only Zhang Tianzheng's twisted corpse.

With a slight thought, Hoshino Hikaru merged a golden, illusory light particle into his body, and a panel appeared before his eyes.

"Light Energy +50"

Total light energy: 550

After the light energy merged into his body, Hoshino Hikaru slowly withdrew his gaze from Vermouth and Amuro Tooru, and stepped forward with the inspector, pretending to be an ordinary detective who had just realized what was happening.

"Ms. Yamada, are you alright?"

Officer Sato immediately stepped forward and helped the swaying Keiko Yamada.

"No, it's nothing..."

A few tears welled up in Keiko Yamada's eyes; she seemed to have been greatly frightened.

"Sato, take Ms. Yamada to the hospital."

Inspector Megure's face darkened, and he immediately issued an order.

"I understand, Inspector."

Officer Sato nodded, then called to two officers to help Keiko Yamada walk towards the door.

Despite her outward appearance of being frightened, Vermouth was secretly quite anxious.

"I had no choice but to use my ability just now. Although I concealed it under my panic, Bourbon must have noticed it. Given his vigilance, things will probably get very difficult from here on out."

At the same time, Amuro Tooru frowned, watching Yamada Keiko intently until she disappeared from sight.

"That girl named Keiko Yamada is no ordinary person. She clearly has talent, but she hides it and pretends to be an ordinary girl. What's the reason for that?"

Amuro Tooru fell into deep thought for a moment, his mind in turmoil.

Logically speaking, Amuro Tooru felt that there were only two reasons why a powerful person would hide herself: either she didn't want to be exposed to the police, or she didn't want to be exposed to him, Bourbon.

Thinking of this, Amuro Tooru's expression turned much uglier. As an undercover agent, he had to consider the second possibility and, based on that, figure out the other party's position.

Perhaps the other party was secretly investigating him, only to be exposed by the accidental Abyss case. In that case, is the other party an enemy of the organization? Investigating him, Bourbon? Or is the other party actually part of the organization, suspecting him of being an undercover agent?

If it's the former, at least the other party won't resort to force. But if it's the latter, it means that the organization may start to suspect you. On this basis, there are very few people capable of investigating you.

A girl I've never seen before—if she really is part of the organization, then there's only one possibility: Vermouth!

"If it's Vermouth, then Kagemitsu and I will be in a very dangerous situation. We must prepare in advance."

Amuro Tooru's expression was somewhat gloomy, and his eyes flickered uncertainly.