Detective Conan: Birth of the Demon Child

Suzuki Haruaki deliberately ran past the burly man, seemingly brushing against his thigh unintentionally, and successfully obtained the sign-in reward.

To avoid arousing suspicion, Suzuki Seimei also went into the toilet and urinated.

After Suzuki Seimei finished washing his hands and came out of the restroom, he saw Takayama Minami being pushed into a black van by the burly man in the brown coat.

(⊙o⊙)...

Watching the van speed away, Suzuki Haruaki paused for a moment and said, "Are these new ways to skip out on your bill these days?"

(?--)

Upon hearing Suzuki Harumi's words, Genta and the others subconsciously glanced at the table full of snacks and drinks, revealing speechless expressions.

Conan, who was almost misled by Suzuki Haruaki, was the first to react and couldn't help but shout, "Idiot! This isn't about skipping out on the bill, it's about Minami-neechan being kidnapped!"

"Kidnapping?!"

"Then we have to hurry and save Minami-neechan!"

Suzuki Seimei shook his head and said, "No! With just the strength of a few of us, there's no way we can rescue Minami and the others. We need to call the police first."

If it were just Suzuki Seimei alone, he could have rescued Takayama Minami from the kidnappers on his own.

However, with Genta and the others following them, Suzuki Seimei was worried that they might get hurt, so it was safer to call the police.

Chapter 109 A Group of Little Angels (Please vote and add to your favorites)

To prevent unreliable police officers from mistaking their emergency calls for pranks, Suzuki Haruaki and his group called Inspector Megure directly and told him about Takayama Minami's kidnapping.

Inspector Megure still trusted the Junior Detective League's words, and after receiving the emergency call, he immediately led his team to the Budokan.

Meanwhile, the manager of the TWO-MIX group also received a call from the kidnappers, informing them that Minami Takayama and Shiina Nagano had been kidnapped.

To the agent's surprise, the kidnappers did not make any threats such as demanding ransom. Instead, they expressed their desire for the handbag that Minami Takayama had left at the restaurant.

Before the manager could figure out the problem, Inspector Megure and his team arrived and confirmed with the manager that the TWO-MIX group had been kidnapped.

"Drip drip..."

Just as Inspector Megure was asking Suzuki Haruaki and the others about some details of the case, the landline phone in the room rang again.

The agent's expression changed slightly. Instead of answering the phone directly, he cast an inquiring glance at Inspector Megure.

"Mr. Oda, I'll leave it to you then. If it's a call from criminals, you need to stall for time as much as possible to make it easier for the police to locate and track them. Under no circumstances should you provoke the criminals."

"Yes, I understand."

After receiving instructions from Inspector Megure, the manager walked to the landline phone and picked up the receiver.

"You took so long to answer the phone, you must have already called the police!"

The agent had just picked up the phone when a hoarse voice came through, causing his expression to change drastically.

"I……"

Before the agent could explain, the assailant interrupted him, saying impatiently, "Alright! Since you've already called the police, let the police chief talk to me. I'm not in the mood to waste my time with you."

The agent could only say helplessly, "Inspector Megure said he wants to talk to you."

"Hello? This is Inspector Megure from the National Police Agency."

Inspector Megure frowned slightly, took the phone from his manager, and began communicating with the criminals himself.

"Inspector Megure? Oh~ So it's Inspector Megure from the First Investigation Division. I didn't expect you to come in person, Inspector Megure. It's truly an honor!"

(ー`′ー)

Inspector Megure's expression changed slightly. The fact that the criminal could identify him so clearly meant that this person was very likely someone he had dealt with before, or someone who was a criminal who had not yet been arrested by him.

After a brief moment of surprise, Inspector Megure cut to the chase: "How are the two hostages you kidnapped doing now?"

"Don't worry, they're both sleeping soundly. I won't hurt them easily until I get what I want."

What do you want?

"What I want is actually very simple: the handbag that woman left in the restaurant. If you hand over that handbag, I'll let them go."

"handbag?"

Upon hearing this, Inspector Megure paused for a moment, then calmly replied, "Alright! Tell me a place for the transaction, and I'll send someone to deliver the handbag to you."

"Inspector Megure, you don't think I'm stupid, do you? I don't want you police officers to send me a briefcase, I want those brats to send it to me, those five kids who ate with Minami Takayama."

Inspector Megure refused without hesitation: "Impossible! I would never allow the children to take such a risk. I cannot accept this request."

If the conditions were different, Inspector Megure might have pretended to agree in order to keep the criminals calm.

However, sending children to deliver things to criminals was a condition that exceeded Inspector Megure's bottom line.

If anything were to happen to the children, even if Minami Takayama and the others were rescued, Inspector Megure would still be held responsible.

Moreover, Suzuki Haruaki is the future heir of the Suzuki Group. If Inspector Megure really dares to put him in such danger, no matter what the final outcome is, he will be a policeman for life.

Although it is said that everyone is equal before the law, true equality between people is ultimately impossible.

To put it bluntly, even if you combine the talents of Minami Takayama and Shiina Nagano, they wouldn't be as good as a single finger of Haruaki Suzuki.

After being refused by Inspector Megure, the criminal said in a sarcastic voice, "If that's the case, then I have no choice. I can only negotiate with you when the two hostages I have become one hostage."

"and many more……"

"Let's go!"

Before Inspector Megure could finish speaking, Conan couldn't help but exclaim.

"Inspector Megure, the Junior Detective League is ready."

"Seimei is absolutely right!"

"TWO-MIX has been kidnapped right in front of us, and we absolutely cannot stand idly by."

"I'm willing to give it a try."

Faced with the children's earnest gazes, Inspector Megure was stunned and didn't know how to refuse them.

"Alright, it's settled then."

Upon hearing the children's words, the criminal immediately agreed without giving Inspector Megure a chance to refuse, and then said, "Ten minutes later, get to the Kudanpo exit of Kudanshita Station. There is a phone booth there, and I will call you then."

"Hey Hey hey……"

The assailant hung up the phone immediately after speaking, giving Inspector Megure no chance to stall for time.

Inspector Megure frowned and turned to the officer in charge of location communications, asking, "How's it going? Have you located the perpetrator?"

"At this point, we can only confirm that the perpetrators are in the Beihu Village area, but it seems they were in a moving vehicle and making the call using a mobile phone, and their location kept changing."

"hateful!"

Inspector Megure clenched his fist in disappointment, then instructed Inspector Takagi: "Takagi, contact the station immediately and thoroughly review all the suspects in the cases I've been handling recently who haven't been caught."

Since that guy was able to pinpoint my identity so easily, and deliberately spoke in that strange tone, it means he likely had contact with me before, and was worried I would discover his identity from his tone.

"Yes!"

After Officer Takagi left, Inspector Megure turned his attention to Suzuki Seimei and the others, and said with a headache, "Conan, I can understand your desire to rescue TWO-MIX, but Seimei absolutely cannot participate in this operation."

"..."

Conan was slightly taken aback at first, but then quickly understood Inspector Megure's concerns and nodded, saying, "Inspector Megure, don't worry! We four can handle this."

Chapter 110 Secret Weapon

When Suzuki Haruaki heard Inspector Megure and Conan's conversation, he frowned slightly, but he didn't seem to be making a fuss.

Because Suzuki Seimei was well aware of Inspector Megure's concerns, and with Inoue Ryuichi and Kurosaki Tamaka outside watching over him, they would never allow him to take any risks, so it was impossible for him to act with Ayumi and the others.

However, this did not mean that Suzuki Seimei gave up. He took out a small white ball about the size of a thumb from his pocket and handed it to Ayumi.

"Ayumi, this is the secret weapon I prepared for you. If you get caught by the thugs later, just squeeze this bead to burst it."

The white bead that Suzuki Seimei handed to Ayumi was actually a bewitching bead that he had unintentionally created by combining "Alchemy" and "Potion Making".

The Bewitching Bead contains a powerful anesthetic that instantly vaporizes and explodes upon contact with air. Even a wild elephant would be stunned for at least half an hour if it inhaled this gas.

The thin film on the surface of the Bewitching Bead is a plastic film created by Suzuki Seimei using the Alchemy technique. It will burst open if it is subjected to a strong impact.

Actually, these bewitching beads were prepared by Suzuki Seimei for Charlene and the others. With these hidden weapons that could instantly bewitch their targets, they could infiltrate heavily guarded places without bloodshed.

For example, in certain secret bases and underground research institutes, if Charlene and her team throw the Bewitching Beads into the ventilation ducts, they will be more effective than bombs.

The reason why Suzuki Seimei had Ayumi crush the Bewitching Bead with her hand when she was in danger, instead of having her throw it, was mainly because he was worried that she would miss the target or that she would not have enough strength to crush the Bewitching Bead.

Anyway, Ayumi's role in the Junior Detective League is that of a professional hostage-taker for twenty years.

Once the criminals have taken Ayumi hostage, she can take the opportunity to crush the mind-numbing bead, which will then cover an area of ​​several meters in anesthetic gas, so there's no need to worry about the criminals escaping.

In addition to the mind-control beads, Suzuki Seimei also secretly placed a locator the size of a little finger in Ayumi's pocket.

Later, Suzuki Seimei only needs to check the location displayed by the locator to confirm Ayumi and the others' whereabouts at any time, and Inoue Ryuichi can secretly follow them in the van.

Ryuichi Inoue is, after all, a retired special forces soldier, so dealing with two kidnappers should be quite easy for him.

Once the two kidnappers are found, there's no need for Suzuki Seimei to take action; Inoue Ryuichi can handle it all.

"Conan, you must be careful. Never do anything dangerous. If you encounter danger, turn around and run away."

Inspector Megure first gave Conan a word of advice, then, still somewhat worried, added to the three children, "And you three, if you encounter any danger, run, understand?"

"understood."

Genta and the others nodded obediently.

"Alright, Junior Detective League, let's go!"

At Conan's command, the three children quickly followed him out of the martial arts hall and headed towards the Kudan Station.

"Uncle Longyi, let's go too!"

After Conan and the others left, Suzuki Seimei hurriedly got into the van, took out the device that displayed the location of the locator, and had Inoue Ryuichi drive after them.