Detective Conan: Birth of the Demon Child

Although Suzuki Haruaki was not a professional tennis player, his mastery of the "Nine Swords of Dugu" was no joke, enough to make him comparable to the top professional players.

It's worth noting that the "Arrow-Breaking Style" from the "Nine Swords of Dugu" can easily break through even the most insidious and ruthless hidden weapons and bounce them back at the enemy, let alone a mere tennis ball.

Sonoko glanced at the time, then turned to Ran Mouri beside her and said, "Ran, it's about time. Let's go return the phone to its owner!"

Okay~

Ran Mouri first greeted Kogoro Mouri, and then accompanied Sonoko to the nearby park.

Following the instructions on the text message, Ran and her friends arrived at the coffee shop in front of the park and waited.

However, what puzzled Ran and Sonoko was that they waited at the coffee shop for almost half an hour without seeing the person they were supposed to meet.

Ran Mouri said somewhat embarrassedly, "Sonoko, um... you wait here for a bit, I'm going to the restroom, I'll be right back."

"Go quickly and come back quickly!"

Sonoko waved her hand helplessly.

"Why hasn't Yuanzi arrived yet?"

Shortly after Ran Mouri got up to leave, Sonoko noticed a conversation between two men at the next table.

Upon hearing this, the short-haired man wearing black-rimmed glasses stirred his coffee with a spoon and said with a serious expression, "I think it's because she opposes our plans!"

"That's why I asked her out; I wanted to have a serious talk with her!"

The dark-skinned man with a broom-like hairstyle sighed and said, "Whether Yuan Zi agrees or not, we must proceed according to the plan."

"Once it's done, that guy will run away with Yuanzi. After all, today is our only chance to take down that bastard."

"Snapped!"

Hearing the two men discussing their murder plan, Sonoko's hands trembled in fright, and the coffee cup in her hand shattered instantly, drawing their attention.

Faced with the scrutinizing gazes of the two men, Sonoko, feeling guilty, quickly turned her head away, grabbed her handbag, and hurriedly left the coffee shop.

At this point, Sonoko was clearly panicked and didn't know what to do. She forgot to go to the restroom to ask Ran for help and only thought about getting away from the two dangerous men and then calling the police.

The two men were initially unsure whether Sonoko had overheard their conversation.

Seeing Sonoko's flustered appearance, they realized their plan had been exposed and hurriedly chased after her.

Although Suzuki Seimei also taught Sonoko the Yi Jin Jing, her body was far less flexible than Ai Haibara's, and she could only barely learn one-third of the training movements in the Yi Jin Jing.

Moreover, Sonoko had only been practicing the Yi Jin Jing for about a week, and her strength improvement was extremely limited. She was no match for those two men and was quickly knocked unconscious and captured.

When Ran Mouri returned from the restroom, she quickly discovered that Sonoko was missing. She rushed back to the tennis court and told Seimei Suzuki and the others about it.

"What did you say? Sonoko-neechan is missing!"

Upon hearing this, Suzuki Haruaki's expression changed drastically. He said, "Ran-neechan, didn't you go out with Sonoko-neechan?"

“I went out with Sonoko, but I went to the restroom halfway through, and when I came back, I found that Sonoko was gone.”

Conan asked, "Ran-neechan, did you call Sonoko-neechan? Could she have left because of something?"

“I called Sonoko, but I couldn’t get through. I also called the hotel, and they said she hadn’t returned to the hotel.”

"

Ran Mouri was speaking when she couldn't help but turn to Kogoro Mouri, her face full of worry. "Dad, something must have happened to Sonoko. We should call the police right away!"

"Okay, let's go to the police station."

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri's expression turned serious, and he led Seimei Suzuki and the others to the police station.

Normally, unless it's a child, a high school girl like Sonoko who has been missing for less than an hour wouldn't warrant calling the police.

However, Sonoko is different from ordinary high school girls; she is the second daughter of the Suzuki Group, and also the matriarch of the Huang family with a net worth exceeding tens of billions.

Sonoko's sudden disappearance is most likely not an accident, but rather that some ruthless criminals have targeted her and want to extort money from the Suzuki Group.

While Kogoro Mouri and his group were explaining the kidnapping case to the police at the Kumamoto Prefectural Police Station, Haruaki Suzuki directly called Shiro Suzuki.

Upon learning that his beloved daughter might have been kidnapped, Shiro Suzuki was furious and immediately called a high-ranking police officer, ordering him to command the Kumamoto Prefectural Police Department to fully cooperate in the investigation.

After making the call to the police chief, Shiro Suzuki had someone turn on Sonoko's phone location tracking, and in less than a minute, they located Sonoko's current location.

The phone that Sonoko uses doesn't look much different from the phones commonly found on the market, but it's actually a custom-made phone.

Not only is it more robust and durable than ordinary mobile phones, but it also has a built-in locator that can be located directly by satellite.

Normally, Shiro Suzuki doesn't check the location of Seimei Suzuki's and the others' phones. He only uses satellites to locate their positions when they encounter situations such as being kidnapped or going missing without reason.

After locating Sonoko's current position, Shiro Suzuki made a phone call to high-ranking police officials, ordering them to deploy the same force used against international terrorists to deal with the kidnappers who had abducted Sonoko.

Because the kidnappers who dared to abduct Sonoko were very likely to be international thugs, Shiro Suzuki did not want to see a farcical news story where the police failed to rescue Sonoko and instead caused the hostage to be killed.

"Don't move!"

"You are surrounded by the police!"

"Release the hostages immediately!"

More than half an hour later, the two men who had kidnapped Sonoko stared at the dozen or so armed helicopters in the sky, the hundreds of police officers outside the warehouse, and the infrared beams covering their bodies, and began to question the meaning of life.

Do police make such a big scene when arresting kidnappers nowadays?

After confirming that the two "extremely dangerous" kidnappers only had a fruit knife, the officer in charge of the operation immediately had them handcuffed.

Chapter 466 A Fulfilling Prison Life

The two men who kidnapped Sonoko initially tried to deny it, but after being thoroughly dealt with by the police, they confessed to their entire plan.

It turns out that these two men were Cheng Zengjian's enemies; they used to be workers in Cheng Zengjian's factory.

Cheng Zengjian was a ruthless man who not only frequently deducted the workers' wages but also forced them to work overtime without pay, which made the workers resent him.

Later, it was Cheng Zengjian's secretary who secretly helped the exploited workers get through the most difficult period and survive until the day the factory contract expired.

Not long ago, Cheng Zengjian was severely criticized by the media for allegedly accepting bribes, which forced him to shift all the blame onto his secretary and fabricate the appearance that he had committed suicide out of fear of punishment.

Upon learning of Secretary Zuo Bo's death, those who had received his favors but harbored resentment towards Cheng Zengjian conceived the idea of ​​killing Cheng Zengjian to avenge him.

Besides the two kidnappers who abducted Sonoko, there was a third person involved in the murder plot: Masato Tachikawa.

Today's tennis final is a match between Tachikawa Masato and Mabuchi Kohei. Only if Tachikawa Masato wins the tennis championship can he receive the championship trophy personally prepared by Narumi Kenzo.

Only at this time would Kenzo Narumi's bodyguards temporarily leave his side, which was also the best opportunity for Masato Tachikawa to kill him.

After figuring out the cause and effect of the matter, the police decisively sent people to stop the tennis match and arrested Masato Tachikawa.

Because Tachikawa Masato and the other two are suspected of kidnapping and attempted murder, they will have to serve at least a few years in prison.

Although Kenzo Narumi narrowly escaped with his life, when Shiro Suzuki learned that Sonoko had been kidnapped because of this bastard, he was furious and had him sent to prison.

Even if Kenzo Cheng himself were to be suspected of embezzlement and bribery, and even if he had a clean record, it would only take Shiro Suzuki a few minutes to send this lowly politician to prison.

To avenge Sonoko, Shiro Suzuki even sent Kenzo Narumi to the prison cell where Masato Tachikawa and the others were located.

As the saying goes, "When enemies meet, their eyes are filled with hatred!"

With three enemies who desperately want to kill Cheng Zengjian, Cheng Zengjian's prison life is sure to become more colorful and interesting.

……

Tokyo streets

The four boys, now dressed in their jerseys, saw Suzuki Seimei and Haibara Ai still chatting and couldn't help but urge them, "Seimei, hurry up! The parade is about to start."

Ever since the Tokyo Souls won the national soccer championship a couple of days ago, Conan and his friends have been extremely excited, eagerly awaiting the Tokyo Souls' celebratory parade so they can all come and join in the fun.

"They're here~ They're here~"

Suzuki Seimei's love for soccer was only so-so; he wasn't as excited as Conan and the others.

Ai Haibara's favorite player, Ryusuke Higo, is a forward for the BIG Osaka team. They recently lost to the Tokyo Souls team, so it's natural that she's not very interested.

If it weren't for Ayumi and the others insisting on dragging Ai Haibara along, she would have preferred to lie on her sofa at home, eating ice cream and watching TV.

When Suzuki Haruaki and his group arrived at the street where the parade was being held, thousands of excited fans had already gathered on both sides of the street, and even the windows of the buildings on both sides of the street were full of fans watching.

Temporary barriers were installed on both sides of the street to prevent excited fans from running into the street, and many police officers were on duty to maintain order.

"There are too many people here!"

Because there were so many fans around, even the tallest Genta could only see the backs of those adults.

Mitsuhiko filmed for a while with a portable camera, but could only capture various thighs. He said with a disappointed look, "I even brought a camera here, but I can't capture anything like this!"

"Didn't I tell you this already?"

Having anticipated this scene, Suzuki Haruaki shrugged helplessly and said, "We kids would rather watch the TV broadcast than go to the scene to see the excitement!"

"Watching a live broadcast on TV at home can't compare to the atmosphere of being there in person."

Genta and the others refuted in unison, and then began to look around for something they could use as a stepping stone.

"found it!"

Genta and the others looked around and quickly focused their attention on the trash can not far away.

Under Suzuki Seimei's speechless gaze, Genta climbed onto the trash can with Mitsuhiko and then started filming the parade with a camera.

Ayumi walked up to the trash can and asked curiously, "Mitsuhiko, did you get a clear picture from standing up there?"

"It's still not high enough; I can only barely get a shot of the players' heads."

Mitsuhiko shook his head with some regret, then looked at the mailbox not far away and said to Genta beside him, "Let's try it up there!"

"Ok!"

Genta nodded vigorously, nimbly climbed onto the mailbox, and then reached out to pull Mitsuhiko up as well.

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Seeing this, Suzuki Haruaki thought to himself with a hint of helplessness, "What a pair of brats!"

"That's amazing! This angle is absolutely fantastic!"

Mitsuhiko, holding a camera and pointing it at the parade convoy in the distance, exclaimed excitedly, "I saw Hide! And Naoki is right next to him!"

"Really? Let me see it!"