No one understands the laws of Collider better than me.

"What's wrong? Is this case too difficult for our great detective?"

Vermouth and Haibara walked over together, and Kitahara Masaki asked them to sit next to him, hoping it would help them open up their minds.

"The most troublesome thing now is that there is no evidence to prove that the murderer is one of the three people. Then there is the question of why the murderer would call the police in advance. If someone else knew that the murderer was going to commit a crime, they would not have kept quiet about who the murderer was when they called the police. So the person who called the police in advance must be the murderer. But what was their purpose in doing so?"

Vermouth and Ai Haibara exchanged a glance, then asked Masaki Kitahara:

"Why are you so fixated on those three people? The killer could be a guest still living in this building!"

Kitahara Masaki inwardly thought that the laws of detective fiction weren't so easily broken. Two of the three suspects had connections to the victim, and the last one was a thief. This made it difficult for Kitahara Masaki not to focus on them as the culprit.

Just as Vermouth and Ai Haibara were about to try to persuade Kitahara Masaki not to have too high expectations for metaphysics, a scream suddenly came from the third floor.

"No way—could this case really have broken the laws of Detective Conan?"

Kitahara Masaki immediately rushed over. The scream came from a dental clinic. After opening the door, he saw a disheveled man stabbing a middle-aged man in the stomach with a knife.

Conan, who hadn't managed to stop the crime in time, kicked out his soccer ball, knocking the perpetrator unconscious. Kitahara Masaki didn't hesitate; he immediately reached for the perpetrator's phone and, from the call log, learned that he had called the police at 7:30 PM. This meant he was the real culprit in both cases, and the three suspects Kitahara Masaki had previously identified were all innocent!

How is this possible! This person has actually broken the laws of Detective Conan!

Seeing Kitahara Masaki frozen in place, Conan assumed that Kitahara Masaki was feeling frustrated because his deduction was wrong, little did he know that he was shocked that someone could pierce through the road with a single slash.

Since this man has broken through the mystical arts, there must be some secret behind it!

Thinking of this, Kitahara Masaki immediately slapped the murderer awake and made him explain how he had "broken through".

Chapter 260 The Avenger Who Breaks Through the Three-Way Choice

"Why did you kill him? And why did you call the police beforehand? What was your relationship with the first person you stabbed?"

When the murderer woke up, he was met with Kitahara Masaki, whose eyes were blazing with fury. He was shaken so badly that he couldn't speak, and it took him a while to recover. All that could be heard was him desperately screaming:

“He ran over and killed my wife with his car. He was a hit-and-run driver, but he found someone else to take the blame for him! It took me three whole months to find a witness who saw that this guy was driving the car! But the witness refused to testify in court after hearing that the other party was a member of Congress. No matter which way I went, they couldn't prosecute me! So I have to deal with him myself!”

Hearing the man in front of him scream hysterically, Kitahara Masaki released him and looked at the man next to him who had been stabbed in the stomach. What was flowing out was mostly yellow fat rather than red blood, which made the avenger want to move forward again and kill him completely!

"Calm down! I'll help you! Don't you know I once sent a congressman to jail? Ai, give that congressman first aid."

"You are—Kitahara Masaki! But last time there was evidence! This time he sent someone to take the blame for him, and the eyewitnesses are too afraid to testify in court!"

"Then I will find evidence that he made someone take the blame! Transfer records, chat logs, all kinds of records can be used as evidence! Believe me, if you kill him with one knife, the matter will naturally be over, but putting him in prison for life is the greatest punishment for someone like him!"

Fortunately, Conan arrived at the dental clinic beforehand to investigate; otherwise, the fat senator would probably have been chopped into minced meat.

Inspector Megure arrived at the scene with his men. He breathed a sigh of relief after seeing that the situation was under control and asked:

"Brother Kitahara, what's going on?"

"Hehe, I also want to ask this time, what exactly happened? Alright, tell me properly, let's close your case as soon as possible so I can investigate that congressman's case."

Inspector Megure's eyes widened in surprise. He hadn't expected that an assault case would involve a member of parliament. It seemed that the fat man lying on the ground was the member of parliament. Fortunately, he had received first aid and should be fine for the time being.

“I’ve been investigating the whereabouts of Tomoyuki Tanikawa, that congressman. I’ve always wanted to kill him, but he always has two bodyguards with him. And now, both of his bodyguards have gone outside, while he’s still alone at the clinic. I think this is a golden opportunity. As soon as he comes out of the locked examination room, I can kill him!”

At this point, he glared at the fat man lying on the ground.

“But I knew that his two bodyguards would likely return to his side before he even left the treatment room, so I called the police in advance that someone had been stabbed and found someone to mislead the police. Once the police started investigating, they would definitely seal off the scene, and the bodyguards outside would not be able to get in. Moreover, the police would think that the murderer was someone who had a grudge against the victim, so naturally they would not suspect me.”

So that's how it is! His first assault wasn't the goal, but a means to an end, to prevent the second case from being disturbed—that is, to smoothly deal with the person he really wanted to kill first!

Kitahara Masaki, suddenly realizing the truth, understood that this person had not broken the laws of Detective Conan; he had simply mistakenly believed it to be another case with three options.

Sigh, this was truly a major failure as a police officer, but it also gave Kitahara Masaki a lot of experience. The most important thing is that the real victim was a Japanese congressman, a scumbag who killed someone in a car accident and then tried to find someone else to take the blame. So even if he was stabbed, Kitahara Masaki wouldn't have any sympathy for him.

After the truth came to light, Kitahara Masaki brought the perpetrator back to the police station and began investigating the case of the congressman's hit-and-run. Actually, this kind of case wasn't difficult; it was only because of the perpetrator's identity that the eyewitnesses dared not testify in court. So, a little encouragement was all it took—Kitahara Masaki directly told Someya Hotaru about this case and the series of assaults in the mall. Sure enough, within three days, she wrote a report that sparked heated discussion, with headlines that made Kitahara Masaki laugh out loud—'The Avenger's Raging Fury Surpasses the Police Force's Eagles!', 'Does the Congressman's Hit-and-Run Give Birth to a Vengeful Demon?'.

She first described the case of a congressman's hit-and-run, writing it at a documentary level, creating a man who lost his wife and was in despair. Then she focused on describing the confrontation between Kitahara Masaki and him, and how he was finally stopped by Kitahara Masaki, but still managed to stab him to get his revenge.

Whether it's a member of parliament causing a hit-and-run or Kitahara Masaki losing to a vengeful figure, either of these events would be major news on their own, let alone the story when they're combined.

Through Kitahara Masaki's efforts, Sometani Hotaru successfully interviewed the avenger, and later, when the police held a press conference, Kitahara Masaki also completely disclosed all the information about the two cases, making everyone know that Sometani Hotaru's story was not fabricated, but based on real facts.

Thus, the eyewitnesses who were found appeared in court under public pressure. In addition, after Kitahara Masaki's investigation found evidence of a financial transaction between the person who took the blame and Representative Tanigawa, the court, in order to quell the protesters, put the representative, who had just received several stitches in his abdomen, on trial.

This matter was originally supposed to be suppressed by the camp of Representative Tanikawa, but Kitahara Masaki was much more adept at using public opinion and media than those middle-aged people. Moreover, he revealed both cases before anyone could react.

This made Amuro Tooru realize the power of public opinion, so he invited Kitahara Masaki to dinner, intending to ask him how this seemingly refined and easy-going police officer managed to get the news media, which were not under his control, to so obediently point the finger at a member of parliament.

After establishing a more formal cybersecurity department, the National Police Agency also needs to keep abreast of groups and individuals posting extreme opinions online. He also saw the significant contribution of the media to this case, which is why he plans to have a serious talk with Kitahara Masaki about how the police should cooperate with the media.

After that, Amuro Tooru learned a lot from Kitahara Masaki—a lot—about how to use social media in ways he had never even considered before.

Chapter 261 Prison Riot

"So—are you sure you want to do this?"

“Of course, this is all so that I can escape, and at the same time, it can help you get revenge—isn’t it, Mr. Tanikawa?”

"Heh, I just want to get revenge on the two people who put me in this situation, unlike you—Mr. Keda, you actually think about escaping from here!"

In the exercise yard of the Tokyo Detention Center, two former members of parliament stood together. Nōda had been arrested here for ordering his secretary to commit murder, while Tanikawa, who had recently entered, was convicted of hit-and-run and then having someone take the blame. Neither was a saint; to gain more power, or rather, to escape their crimes, these two criminals conspired. However, compared to Nōda, who had family backing, Tanikawa didn't have that kind of influence in the detention center. He then asked in a low voice:

"Mr. Nita, I don't need to remind you how difficult it is to escape from here. Although it's not far from the center of Tokyo, once we get an alarm, the special police and public security will immediately surround the area, not to mention that guy Kitahara Masaki!"

"Hehe, look over there—that young man, he's the leader of a cybercrime organization. He was planning to do some big things, but he was unlucky and got caught here. And the person who caught him just happens to be Kitahara Masaki!"

"Hmm, a hacker? He might be useful outside, but what use is he in this detention center? A hacker without a computer is just a useless person, isn't he?"

"But I'll let him use the computer. In return, he has to help me get out of here!"

Although Neda lost his position as a member of parliament, he was still the head of the Neda family, and he still had the final say on the family's assets of hundreds of millions. Therefore, bribing one or two prison guards to let them bring in a computer was not a problem at all.

Even so, Tanikawa still thought that the idea of ​​escaping from prison was nonsense. Even if he managed to get out, he would probably be caught and brought back in a few days.

"And what if we were the victims? If we could be transferred to a hospital outside the detention center, we would have a chance! If we don't act now, we'll be sent to prison!"

That's right, the Tokyo Detention Center is very 'luxurious' in its facilities. There is no option for medical parole because the detention center has its own hospital. After all, the prisoners held here either have a powerful background or have committed extremely heinous crimes, so the detention center has always been trying to reduce the possibility of these people being able to get out.

"So, Mr. Nita, what exactly do you want my people outside to do for you?"

"It's very simple. Follow the director here, Izumi Shigeru, to his home, then plant something in his house, and he will become our puppet."

"Huh? Just installing something is enough? No need to threaten him or anything?"

"No need for that. I bought that thing from the Black Organization for a hefty price! Heh, you should know who the Black Organization is, right?"

Tanikawa was startled when he heard that Nata dared to make a deal with the Black Organization. Although he knew that no one was listening to their conversation, he still nervously looked around.

"Didn't those people kill Hamada?! Mr. Natsuda, how could you cooperate with such a dangerous organization! If they want to silence you afterward, they probably won't care about your identity at all!"

"Don't worry, this deal with them is just to buy audio brainwashing equipment from them. In short, the equipment will be delivered to your men soon. Then, install the device in Director Izumi's house. Before long, I will be able to issue commands to that director that he cannot resist!"

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"The incident occurred at 10:45 PM! The warden of the detention center, Izumi Sawa, suddenly went to the first warehouse, took out all the firearms, and attacked the special-grade cells where death row inmates were held. He then released all the prisoners below the special-grade cells and declared that they had occupied the detention center! However, the Public Security Bureau immediately cut off the detention center's signals and is now surrounding the detention center with the SWAT team. They are probably waiting for orders from their superiors."

Ai Haibara typed on the keyboard, telling Kitahara Masaki all the information she had obtained from the internet. Paying attention to the Tokyo Detention Center was also one of the tasks Kitahara Masaki had assigned to Haibara. After all, Kitahara Masaki had a good memory, and he clearly remembered that both Nata and Tanikawa had made harsh remarks to him after they were arrested.

Unexpectedly, a riot broke out today. According to his personal information, this warden, Quanze, is just a conscientious prison guard who should have nothing to do with organizing a riot. However, in the surveillance footage, he was like a madman who had gone mad with bloodlust, shooting directly at prisoners who had always treated him badly. He emptied several magazines of shotgun ammunition. Not only death row inmates, but also some prison guards were hit. It can be said that the warden suddenly changed his personality today, as if he was being manipulated by something.

"Ah! The SWAT team is only guarding the perimeter, and several police officers have gone in. Can such a small number of people really handle such a large-scale riot?"

Haibara said, sounding puzzled.

"Send me a screenshot of what the police leader looks like."

Kitahara Masaki quickly saw Amuro Tooru's stiff, disguised face and realized that the person in charge of suppressing the riot was probably Amuro Tooru's 'ZERO' elite team. But the people in this team should be used to deal with the Black Organization... Could it be that this riot is organized?

“Send me all the surveillance footage from the detention center. I’m going there right now. This riot is very likely organized. Whatever their motives, I have to find out.”

"Okay, be careful."

Kitahara Masaki, disguised as Napoleon, arrived near the detention center. The main entrance was blocked by special police, so the only way in was to fly in.

However, let's see how things go first. If the organization is trying to help someone escape, then he will shoot that person dead. But now that Amuro Tooru has already brought people in, if he goes in now, he will likely encounter the Public Security Bureau. What's more troublesome is that he can't remind Amuro Tooru that there must be someone in the detention center who is connected to the organization.

Just as Kitahara Masaki was debating whether to go in now, Amuro Tooru had already entered the detention center, which was in a state of 'carnival'. According to the intelligence, the Black Organization had instigated this riot. However, after investigation, the Public Security Bureau found that the riot, which was caused by the warden Izumi Sawa, was without reason. There was no trace of either threats or bribes. Logically speaking, Warden Izumi Sawa should have no reason to launch such a riot without reason.

However, since it happened, Amuro Tooru had to put an end to it.

Chapter 262 As if Entering an Uninhabited Land

"Hey, what's wrong? Can't you get up?"

"Hahaha!!! Then hurry up and help him stand up!"

"Weren't you so amazing? Why are you speechless now?"

When Amuro Tooru entered the detention center, he immediately saw three prisoners punching and kicking a prison guard. This change in status plunged the entire detention center into a frenzy.

"Quanze actually distributed all the weapons in the First Armory! It seems we can't delay any longer."

Amuro Tooru put on his brass knuckles and then gently patted the prisoner who was kicking the guard.

The prisoner, regaining his senses, raised his pistol, ready to fire, only to find Amuro Tooru already close behind. His raised arm was struck directly by a fist wearing brass knuckles, causing the prisoner to drop his pistol in pain.

Catching the pistol with his left hand and knocking the prisoner unconscious with his right fist, Amuro Tooru spent two seconds disassembling the pistol into a pile of parts. At this moment, the other two prisoners finally reacted and were about to aim at Amuro Tooru when the hand that was raising the pistol became their biggest weakness. The brass knuckles quickly struck their armpits, and their right hands, which were numb with pain, fell limply. Before they could switch hands, they were knocked down by another punch.

"What do you think you're doing, brat! How dare you defy us who have occupied this place!"

Three more prisoners, drawn by the noise, approached from around the corner of the corridor. They were also carrying pistols they had taken from the warehouse, and they fired at Amuro while uttering threats.

Amuro Tooru slid forward, hooking the riot shield leaning against the wall with his foot. Bullets crackled and popped against the shield. Amuro Tooru crouched behind the shield, patiently waiting for the prisoners to unleash their bullets. As the prisoners drew closer, he raised the shield and kicked it down on one of them. The prisoner struggled to get out, but then realized that the riot shield Amuro Tooru had picked up so easily was much heavier than he had imagined.

The other two prisoners were still thinking of firing their guns, but Amuro Tooru grabbed their wrists and twisted them hard, sending their pistols flying. One of them was hit in the chin by brass knuckles, and the other was hit in the stomach. The last prisoner was about to raise his shield when Amuro Tooru, who had already dealt with him, stepped on him and knocked him unconscious like a cockroach.

"Mr. Amuro, the main force led by Warden Izumi is currently moving towards the rooftop, and there are several wounded prison guards in the group. I have sent you the shortest route."

Kazama reported the situation to Amuro Tooru through his earpiece, and Amuro Tooru immediately took action. Armed prisoners were already released at the doorway, and more prisoners surged in as they approached the stairwell.

Amuro Tooru slammed his fists into his thighs, and the extendable baton in his brass knuckles immediately sprang out, blocking the dagger in the prisoner's hand. Using a clever move, he flipped the prisoner in front of him over, and the two following behind also tripped up. Before they could even raise their heads, Amuro Tooru had already struck them on the forehead with his baton.

The detention center's corridors are similar to school corridors, with walls on both sides, allowing only three people to pass side by side. Therefore, if Amuro Tooru fights fast enough, he can only face a maximum of three prisoners.

However, someone naturally ran up behind him through the interconnected corridors. Just as the prisoner pounced, Amuro Tooru deliberately lay down on the ground and kicked the prisoner who was about to grab him, sending him flying.

Then the baton struck the calves of several prisoners. Since these prisoners were mostly sitting cross-legged in their cells, they were unable to move after being hit in the calves. Their waists, abdomens, and heads were like drumheads being violently struck. Except for vital organs, all parts of their bodies were hit by Amuro Tooru, and they collapsed directly in front of Amuro Tooru.

However, there were still a few prisoners on the stairs. After being knocked down, they struggled to get up with the help of adrenaline and grabbed Amuro Tooru's ankle tightly.

However, Amuro Tooru showed no mercy and pressed the baton into his face.