Conan Rick's Investigator

Grayhara...

Conan didn't expect that Haibara Ai would be so scared. Maybe the "organization radar" thing was true.

But even if there are organized people in the car, the robbers should be dealt with first.

Conan shook his head helplessly and could only put away the pocket phone and wait for a good opportunity to call the police.

……

The bus continued driving and stopped at a red light at an intersection.

Both robbers gathered in the front half of the carriage and threatened the bus driver to contact the main station.

"I'm Xiaolin from car W707. Actually..."

Before the driver could say anything, the robbers snatched the intercom and said, "We have now held your company's bus hostage. We have only one request: the immediate release of Shishima Kunio who is in prison!"

"Otherwise we'll be shooting one passenger in the car every hour!"

"If you understand, please tell the police immediately. We will contact you in 20 minutes!"

After saying that, the robber hung up the intercom and returned to take control of the situation.

When it comes to Shishima Kunio, Qin Zhibo is a little confused and not very familiar with him.

Although I have the habit of paying attention to the morning news, I still can't remember so many names.

Besides, Mihua Town is so unstable, how can it remember the names of so many criminals?

Even in a place like this with simple folk customs, Light Yagami would have a headache because of "practicing calligraphy" every night.

However, Kuroba Kaito, who was sitting in the front, brightened up when he heard the name of Shishima Kunio.

"It turns out it's him..."

Koizumi Hongzi tilted her head and asked, "Why? Do you know him?"

"Yeah." Kuroba Kaito smiled and nodded. "That guy is a jewel broker on the surface, but secretly he's also involved in the business of stealing jewels and selling them."

For Kuroba Kaito, even if this kind of inside information is not reported in the news, he knows it, which is a professional responsibility.

Kuroba Kaito whispered into Koizumi Anko's ear again, "By the way, I was the one who reported that guy..."

"You?" Koizumi Hongzi was surprised.

Kuroba Kaito nodded matter-of-factly. "Of course. This guy used a bomb to rob a jewelry store, and now both the store and the owner are afraid of losing money, so they don't dare to display large gems anymore."

"Of course, this is disadvantageous for a Phantom Thief like me..."

For the Phantom Thief, the robbers are his colleagues who will destroy the pot after eating, and they are his enemies among enemies.

Koizumi Akako looked helplessly at Kuroba Kaito who was looking very smug.

So it was you who lured the robber here...

"But it seems his men are still determined to get their boss out of jail..."

Kuroba Kaito analyzed the motives of this group of people and glanced at the woman in the back row.

Shijima Kunio has three subordinates. It seems that apart from the first two, the remaining one is this woman, right?

Uncle Qin actually saw at a glance that this woman was also an accomplice of the robbers. She's really not simple...

Kuroba Kaito was once again inwardly wary of Qin Zhibo's reasoning ability, but when he thought about how his true identity was also seen through at a glance, he no longer found it strange.

……

In the last row, the man in the blue windbreaker was squinting his eyes, observing the environment of the entire venue.

“Cough, cough, cough, cough——, cough, cough——…”

The coughing sound reached the front row, and Teacher Judy's ears trembled slightly.

Standby...

Is that your judgement, Show?

Judy glanced back at the back row, but the man in the blue windbreaker had already closed his eyes and seemed to be lying down.

This made Judy a little anxious. After all, there were children on the bus. If the Japanese police were incompetent and the robbers whose conditions were not met started to attack, the situation would be very dangerous.

But seeing that the man in the blue windbreaker had closed his eyes and looked as if he didn't care about the world, Judy had no way to respond and could only restrain her hands that were about to move.

At this time, Qin Zhibo felt a little incredible as he looked at the gradually fading survey points on the mask of the man in the blue windbreaker next to him.

There's a survey point on the mouth...

【Secret Word Survey√】

【Morse code, meaning Standby】

Qin Zhibo was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the man next to him was using coughing to convey some information to someone in the car.

Could he also be an accomplice of the robbers?

Qin Zhibo glanced at the man again. The mask was worn tightly and no identity information could be seen.

There was no way, Qin Zhibo could only wait and see the robbers' reactions.

Although the robber standing in the middle of the carriage could hear the coughing, his focus was obviously not on the coughing. He was always staring at the window in front, which made it easy for him to miss some information.

Moreover, the commanding tone of "standby" should not be directed to the robbers.

Who is it?

Qin Zhibo's eyes swept around and finally fell on Teacher Judy, the only person he didn't know.

Chapter 614 Passing a Note

The cough of the man in the blue windbreaker could only be heard over a limited distance and could only be heard clearly in the middle and back section of the bus.

The back half of the car was basically chartered by Qin Zhibo's acquaintances. The only people he didn't know were Teacher Judy and the old man in black.

If the man in the black windbreaker wanted to convey the "standby" message to the man in black, the two of them would be standing close to each other, and a gesture would be enough.

So the only one left is Teacher Judy.

Qin Zhibo glanced at Judy's identity information again. Name: Judy Stelling, female, 28 years old, professional teacher, social credit 2200.

Judging from his accent and name, he must be a native American.

Apart from this, it was impossible to conduct a contact investigation, and Qin Zhibo could not see any more content.

Qin Zhibo glanced out the window coldly and saw a familiar person sticking his head out from the second floor of a building on the street.

……

At the same time, the police also received the report from the bus company as soon as possible and quickly arranged for Officer Megure to lead a group of police officers to carry out the rescue.

Miwako Sato drove her red Mazda behind the bus and reported the bus's movements to headquarters.

"I'm Officer Sato. The hijacked bus is heading towards Takaido at 50 kilometers per hour..."

Takagi Wataru stuck his head out of the window and observed the interior of the bus through a telescope.

"I'm Takagi from Point E. The target bus has appeared. There appear to be two robbers, both wearing ski gear. Their faces can't be seen clearly because of their hats..."

"It seems both robbers were armed with guns...eh?"

Takagi Wataru was observing through a telescope when he suddenly froze.

"What's wrong? Takagi!"

"I think I saw Mr. Qin Zhibo, he's also in the car..."

In Takagi Shigeru's vision, Qin Zhibo's face flashed by in the last car window.

This made Inspector Megure at the command center jump up and say, "What! Brother Qin is also in the car!"

"Contact headquarters immediately! Request an active helicopter!"

"Sato! Keep a close eye on the bus's movements and report back to me at all times!"

Inspector Megure was at full alert, fearing that his important brother would lose his life at the hands of these robbers.

Shiratori Renzaburo stepped forward and warned, "If this group of robbers is the same group of robbers under Shishima Kunio, there should be a bomb assembler among them. We must be careful..."

"Hmm..." Officer Megure held his chin in his hands and said solemnly, "It seems that the only way is to release Shishima Kunio first, calm the robbers down, rescue the hostages, and then wait for an opportunity to arrest him."

For the safety of the hostages, Megure chose to compromise.

After all, "caring citizens" are the police's most valuable asset.

……

When the robbers on the bus picked up the walkie-talkie again, the bus company operator told them that the police had compromised.

"Tell the police to tell Shidao to contact us an hour after he's released."

"As long as we can confirm from him that he has truly escaped to a safe place, I will release the three passengers in the car..."

"Listen carefully, don't have any crooked ideas."

After hanging up the intercom, the fat-faced robber winked at the tall and thin robber.

The tall and thin robber understood what he meant, grinned, and began to arrange the two ski bags standing upright in the carriage in the aisle.

Qin Zhibo sat in his seat, staring at the survey point on the ski bag.

In fact, Qin Zhibo had noticed the investigation point above before, but it was beyond the investigation range of two meters and was out of reach.

Now that the ski bag was placed in the aisle and stretched out in front of him, Qin Zhibo could investigate it.

【Topographic Survey√】

[There is a surprise inside, please do not squeeze]

The investigation report still did not directly say what was inside, but from the literal meaning, one could guess that it was a bomb or something like that.

It seems that the robbers don't want to leave anyone alive after achieving their goal.

The robbers just said they would release three hostages, which just happens to be the number of robbers.

In other words, they would pretend to be hostages released by the robbers and leave, and everyone on the bus would be killed by the bomb left on the bus, leaving no evidence.

The strategy is not bad, but correspondingly, Qin Zhibo, who received this information in advance, can also make arrangements.

If the robbers want to disguise themselves as ordinary hostages and leave, they must change their clothes.

If you want to change clothes, you must do it in a place where the police can't see you. There are police officers everywhere on the street, and there are police cars around to monitor the situation inside the car, so you definitely can't change clothes.

They had to find a dark place to change clothes.

The only thing that comes to mind in the darkness of the road is a tunnel.

The tunnel is the turning point of the entire incident and the key to victory.

Thinking in his mind, Qin Zhibo quietly put on the magic extractor, closed his eyes and lay on the chair.

Almost instantly, Koizumi Hongzi in the front seat shuddered and closed her eyes.

This is a kind of telepathic magic among the Red Magic Clan. It allows magicians to communicate regardless of distance. The closer the distance, the easier it is to communicate, while the longer the distance, the more troublesome it is.

Before, when Qin Zhibo fell into the sea, he thought of using this method to ask for help from the distant Koizumi Hongzi.

At this time, the distance between Koizumi Hongzi and Qin Zhibo was only about one meter, so it was naturally very easy for them to communicate silently.

Koizumi Akako: What’s the matter?

Qin Zhibo told Koizumi Hongzi his reasoning and thoughts, and when Koizumi Hongzi opened her eyes, she already knew everything.

I see……

Koizumi Hongzi took advantage of the fact that she was sitting next to Kuroba Kaito, and the two of them whispered to each other and exchanged information easily.

Knowing the truth, Kuroba Kaito took out another tissue, wrote a brief version of the truth on it with the magic pen he carried with him, and handed it forward through the gap in the window.

This scene is very similar to several students passing notes in class.

Kuroba Kaito's seat was on the inside, so he poked his finger forward and naturally could only pass the note to Haibara Ai who was sitting in front of him.

At this time, Haibara Ai was still in autism, with her eyes wide open and trembling.

Strange, why is there such a huge pressure...