Detective Conan: Birth of the Demon Child

Sonoko's ability to guess so accurately wasn't simply due to luck, but rather to her solid skills.

Having mastered the Perfected Level of Sound Breathing, Sonoko can maintain a consistent breathing frequency, with each breath occurring once every ten seconds. Therefore, she only needs to raise the small flag in her hand during the third breath.

"Seimei, you're amazing!"

"I knew you could do it."

"No wonder he's our lucky star!"

When Genta and the others saw Suzuki Seimei return, they excitedly surrounded him.

Although it wasn't their own guess that came true, the Junior Detective League is a team, and they would all feel proud if any one of them guessed correctly.

"Snapped!"

The lights in the hall suddenly dimmed, and then a spotlight fell on the stage, where the host, dressed in a black suit, walked onto the stage.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Next, I will introduce the most important guest of the day, the works of Mr. Ruyue Fengshui, a national treasure-level master of island painting."

Following the direction the host pointed, a huge projection screen appeared in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows in the lobby, projecting a beautiful painting of Mount Fuji.

"Mr. Kisaragi especially loves Mount Fuji. He spent more than 30 years depicting the majestic appearance of Mount Fuji."

To celebrate the completion of his student Mio Tokiwa's twin towers, Mr. Kisaragi gifted her a brand new painting.

The host, halfway through his sentence, pointed to the curtain behind him and said, "Let me introduce you to Fuji in spring snow!"

As the host finished speaking, the curtain behind him slowly opened, and the lights in the hall turned on, all focusing on the painting of Mount Fuji behind the curtain.

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To everyone's shock, Tokiwa Mio was found hanging in front of the huge painting, clutching the pearl necklace around her neck with a pained expression.

The fifth form of the Breath of Sound resonates!

"Whoosh!"

Just as Tokiwa Mio was about to be strangled to death, Sonoko suddenly drew the purple sandalwood dagger from her waist and swung it towards the piano string above her head.

"Ding!"

"Bang!"

! ”

With the blessing of Perfected Sound Breathing, the wooden sword that Sonoko flung away was like a treasured sword that could cut through iron like mud, instantly severing the piano string above Tokiwa Mio's head, causing her to fall from mid-air.

Although Mio Tokiwa fell quite hard, she managed to save her life.

"Chairman, are you alright?"

"Mio, are you alright?"

Sawaguchi Chinami and Mouri Kogoro snapped out of their shock and rushed to Tokiwa Mio's side.

"cough cough"

With a bloody welt on her neck, Tokiwa Mio couldn't answer Kogoro Mouri and the others and started coughing uncontrollably.

Judging from Tokiwa Mio's reaction, if Sonoko had acted any later, she probably would have been strangled to death.

Just as Kazama Hidehiko and the others were about to come closer to check on Tokiwa Mio's condition, Mouri Kogoro suddenly shouted, "Don't come any closer! The murderer who tried to kill Mio might be hiding among you."

""

Upon hearing this, Kazama Hidehiko and the others' expressions changed slightly, but they still stopped approaching.

Since Kogoro Mouri has said so, if they rashly approach, it would be tantamount to admitting that they are the murderers.

Once Tokiwa Mio's pain had subsided somewhat, Mouri Kogoro asked with a grave expression, "Mio, are you alright? Who tried to harm you?"

Tokiwa Mio didn't answer Kogoro Mouri's question. Instead, she turned to look at Kisaragi Mineki, who was standing not far away, and asked with a complicated expression, "Sensei, why? Why did you want to kill me?"

"what?!"

Upon hearing this, everyone present changed their expressions drastically and turned to look at Ruyue Fengshui.

Seeing that Kisaragi Mine remained silent, Tokiwa Mio couldn't help but ask, "Is it because I bought up your paintings in large quantities and then resold them to others at high prices that you want to kill me?"

"Humph!"

Faced with Tokiwa Mio's questioning, Kisaragi Minezu snorted coldly and said, "I would never kill someone over such a trivial matter!"

Painters' works are usually bought at low prices and then sold at high prices for speculation, so Ruyue Fengshui is naturally not angry about this kind of normal commercial speculation.

Mio Tokiwa asked, her face full of confusion, "Then why do you want to kill me?"

To be honest, Tokiwa Mio has great respect for her art teacher, Kisaragi Mine.

Aside from reselling Kisaragi Hidemizu's paintings, Tokiwa Mio really couldn't think of anything she had done to offend him.

Chapter 554 The Movie is About Blowing Up the Building (First Update, Please Vote)

“For decades, I have been painting on that small hill at the end of Nishitama City because the view from there is excellent and you can see the entire view of Mount Fuji.”

Faced with Tokiwa Mio's puzzled look, Kisaragi Mine clenched her fists and said, "However, as I get older, it becomes more and more difficult to climb that mountain, so I bought the hill at a high price and built a studio in the best view location."

Could it be that...?

Upon hearing this, designer Hidehiko Kazama suddenly realized a possibility, his eyes widened in disbelief.

Kisaragi Mine pointed at Tokiwa Mio and cursed, "But you stupid woman, you insisted on building this twin-tower skyscraper in Nishitama City. It's like a black knife that splits Mount Fuji in two. You ruined my Mount Fuji!"

"???"

Upon learning Kisaragi Mine's true motive for murder, not only was Tokiwa Mio completely bewildered, but everyone present was equally dumbfounded.

""

Tokiwa Mio was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but shout excitedly, "You're crazy to kill someone over something like this?!"

"I'm not crazy! You have no idea what Mount Fuji means to me."

As if possessed, Mineki shouted, "If I can no longer paint Mount Fuji, I'd rather die!"

"Since the twin towers are blocking your studio, why don't you just move your studio inside the twin towers?"

Just as everyone was frightened by Kisaragi Minami's crazy appearance, Suzuki Seimei suddenly spoke up: "Can't we see the whole view of Mount Fuji through the windows here?"

quiet!

!

Upon hearing Suzuki Seimei's words, the entire hall fell into silence, and everyone's gaze instinctively turned to Kisaragi Mine.

What this child said seems to make a lot of sense!

Why doesn't Ruyue Fengshui move its offices into the twin towers?

Putting aside other places, the lobby on the 75th floor where everyone is now has a panoramic view of Mount Fuji through the floor-to-ceiling windows.

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Faced with the curious gazes of the crowd, the crazed look on Ruyue Fengshui's face instantly froze on the spot.

Kinugami turned his head blankly, looking at Mount Fuji, which was only a silhouette in the darkness. Suddenly, he knelt down and cried out in despair, "How could I not have thought of that? How could I not have thought of moving the studio here?"

Ever since the twin skyscrapers were completed and blocked the view of Mount Fuji, Kisaragi Minezu has regarded Tokiwa Mio and the others as enemies.

Therefore, Kisaragi Mine never considered moving his studio to his enemy's territory; he simply stubbornly believed that Tokiwa Mio and the others had destroyed his Mount Fuji.

What the hell!

!

Seeing Kisaragi Mine suddenly collapse, Kogoro Mouri and the others felt as if a million alpacas were stampeding through their minds.

Everyone initially thought that Ruyue Fengshui had some other reason for not moving his studio to the Twin Towers skyscraper, but they didn't expect that he simply hadn't thought of that solution.

A national treasure-level painter can't even understand the principle of "the mountain doesn't move, I move"? Is this really not a joke?

However, it seems that normal people wouldn't do that, because having their view blocked by skyscrapers would also lead them to commit murder to vent their anger.

That's all!

"Mr. Kisaragi, what's the matter? Please come with us to the police station to discuss it!"

To prevent the perpetrator from committing another crime, Inspector Megure and his team had already laid an ambush outside. So when they heard the commotion in the banquet hall, they rushed in with their men immediately.

"Boom!"

Just when everyone thought the matter was over, the lights in the lobby suddenly went out, and the A skyscraper shook.

"what happened?"

"The building is shaking! Is it an earthquake?"

"Drip drip"

Tokiwa Mio's phone suddenly rang. She answered it instinctively, and her expression changed drastically: "What did you say?! There was an explosion in the generator room and the computer room?"

The security chief urgently shouted, "Chairman, there's a fire on the inside of the 40th floor! Please evacuate immediately!"

Upon hearing the security chief's words, Tokiwa Mio disregarded the loss caused by the explosion and hurriedly called out to Inspector Megure, "Inspector, I need you to help me arrange for the guests to evacuate!"

For a conglomerate like Tokiwa Group, even if the twin skyscrapers were completely destroyed, it wouldn't cripple them; at most, they would only lose some money.

However, the guests attending the banquet are a different story. If something were to happen to them during the banquet, it would definitely cause a lot of trouble for the Tokiwa Group.

Therefore, Tokiwa Mio's only priority right now is to ensure the safe evacuation of the guests; other matters can wait.

Inspector Megure said with a grave expression, "Ms. Mio, the power to the entire building is out, and the elevators are completely out of service. Evacuating so many people safely is no easy task!"

The guests attending the banquet tonight include not only middle-aged people like Kogoro Mouri, but also many children and elderly people.

It's one thing for strong, middle-aged people, but for the elderly and children, evacuating from a dark stairwell in a short time is almost impossible.

"The VIP elevator should still be usable, because it is installed outside the elevator and has its own power supply."

Tokiwa Mio thought for a moment and said, "Moreover, there is a connecting bridge on the 60th floor that connects to Building B. The elderly and children can take the elevator to the 60th floor and go to Building B for refuge, while the young people can take the stairs to the 60th floor."

"Okay! Let's do it this way!"

Upon hearing this, Inspector Megure immediately instructed Inspector Takagi and the others to gather all the guests together, dividing the young and middle-aged people into one group and the elderly and children into another.