Chapter 196 Writing Knight
Chapter 197 Writing Knight

"Hoo, hoo!!!!" I surfaced and took a deep breath of air. The sudden explosion had caused seawater to rush directly into the hall, and everyone was scattered by the impact of the seawater, including me. Fortunately, after the seawater rushed in, the water pressure became stable, and I had the opportunity to swim to the unflooded space above.

Gradually, everyone swam up. Dad brought Nishina, who couldn't swim, and Shishido and Ford also came up one after another. Then came Inspector Megure and Inspector Shiratori, and then Conan. However, three people were still missing. Xiaolan, Nana, and Sawaki Kouhei!

"Hey, Xun. Have you seen Xiaolan?" Conan's heart tightened.

"Go down and find it!" Without hesitation, I dived in. Conan picked up an empty bottle nearby and followed me into the water.

Found it! As soon as I dived into the water, I saw Xiaolan. Due to the impact of the water pressure, one of Xiaolan's legs was stuck under the sports car in the hall and she couldn't get out. Moreover, as she struggled in vain, Xiaolan soon passed out due to lack of oxygen. Seeing Xiaolan fainting, my heart trembled fiercely, and I swam towards her in a hurry. I came to her side, hugged her head with both hands, lifted it up, and sent the oxygen that I had just inhaled into her lungs into her mouth without reservation.

"... Cough, um..." Xiaolan just coughed out a mouthful of water from her lungs, and I quickly covered her mouth to prevent her from choking on more water. After a few seconds, Xiaolan's eyes slightly opened, and I don't know what she saw in her hazy eyes. After a short period of absence, her hazy eyes regained their spirit, and after seeing the person clearly, Xiaolan's eyes revealed a hint of surprise.

I nodded and smiled at him, then lowered my hand to signal her not to breathe. Conan also came to our side at this time. At the same time, he handed over a bottle filled with air. Taking the bottle, I took a sip first, about half a bottle, and then handed the bottle to Xiaolan. Xiaolan endured the chest tightness and sucked out the air in the bottle, and then coughed out the last bit of water that was choking in her lungs. Seeing that Xiaolan was temporarily out of danger, I also entered the next intense work. I signaled Conan to lift up the car stuck in Xiaolan, and I ran to the front of the car, and with the weight of the car, I stood firmly on the ground. With my core stable and my legs exerting force, the car was slowly lifted up by me. At the same time. Xiaolan and Conan also exerted force instantly and got out from under the car. Then, the three of us slowly swam to the place above where there was still space.

"Hah!!! Huh..." The three people breathed in the air above at the same time, and everyone above also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Where are Miss Nana and Mr. Sawaki?" Dad asked.

"He should have escaped. The big hole created by the explosion just now has opened up the barrier between here and the sea." I frowned. "The criminal this time should be Mr. Sawaki. Because when I tripped, I only heard one person's voice. I was so close, I think I heard it correctly." At this critical moment, I can't hold back, otherwise he will definitely slip away this time.

"Is that so! Hmm..." Inspector Megure said in surprise, and at the same time a sharp pain swept over him. The wound from last time should have broken open, after all, it was such a big impact.

"Inspector Megure, look!" Conan pointed at the water surface, and saw that all the poker cards from two to seven were floating on the water.

"Well... no matter what, let's get out of here first!" Officer Megure commanded while enduring the pain from his wound.

"Then I will take care of Xiaolan." Dad confirmed first.

"I'll be the inspector." Shiratori took the initiative to take the responsibility.

"Nishina, follow me." Shishido said generously.

"Then I'll take care of the two children," Ford said in the same tone.

"No need, we can both swim over by ourselves." Conan pointed at me, and I nodded. Just like that, without wasting any more time, everyone took a deep breath and sank into the water, swimming towards the surface.

———————————Detective Conan The Movie: The Fourteenth Target—————————————

"Hoo!!!" Finally, everyone swam to the surface of the sea. Everyone walked onto the land above the Ocean Entertainment Center one after another.

"Lan, are you okay?" Dad helped Xiaolan walk ashore.

"Hmm, cough, cough." Xiaolan still has a cough, it seems, as if she hasn't recovered from choking on water. But she believes it will be relieved soon.

After landing, I immediately looked around, but I didn't see Sawaki Kouhei. But I heard a helicopter flying towards us in the distance. I understood in an instant that Sawaki must have run to the top of the building and wanted to escape with the help of a helicopter.

"Officer Megure! Sawaki should be at the helipad on the top floor of that building. There's a helicopter flying over there!" I shouted to everyone. And everyone looked in the direction I pointed.

"Officer, I'll go up first!" Dad settled Xiaolan down and then ran up first.

"Mr. Shishido, take Mr. Nishina to the shelter first." Officer Megure arranged. "Mr. Ford, please help take care of Xiaolan and the children. Hmm?! Where are the two children!" Megure looked down, but found that the two children had disappeared. Looking up again, he found that beside Maori, there were two small figures following him. "Damn it, you go to the shelter first, Shiratori, let's go up!"

"Yes." Without further ado, Shiratori and Inspector Megure followed, and we ran towards the top floor of the tower.

Sure enough, as soon as we reached the top floor, we saw Nana Oyamauchi and Sawaki holding her hostage with a knife.

"Don't come over here!" Seeing us running up, Zemu knew that he couldn't continue his performance, so he threatened us with harsh words.

"Calm down, Mr. Sawaki!" Officer Megure advised. At this point, there was no need for any explanation. The dagger in his hand said it all. (Actually, I could have written about solving the case, but I thought it was too boring, so I skipped it.)
"Don't come over here! Otherwise I'll kill her!" Sawaki Kouhei pointed the blade at Nana's neck again, but Nana was so scared that she didn't know what to do. She just tried her best to stay away from the dagger.

"Hurry up and let go of Miss Nana, or I'll shoot!" Officer Shiratori took out his pistol and pointed it at Sawaki. But looking at his shaking hands, I knew he was not a good gunman at all.

"Ha! This is really interesting, why don't you try shooting!" The frantic Sawaki pushed Nana Koyama forward to block his body.

"Stop, Shiratori. Ugh..." The wound burst open and Inspector Megure knelt down in pain.

"Inspector, are you okay?" Shiratori put down his gun and hurriedly helped Megure.

"Um... it's okay." Megure said with pain. "Mr. Sawaki! Even if you call a helicopter, you can't leave. I advise you to release Miss Nana quickly!"

"Shut up! I'm going to take her to kill Hiroki Tsuji who trampled on my dignity, and then kill the woman who made me lose my sense of taste! After that, I'll commit suicide! This way, I won't have any burden, hehehe, hahahaha!" Sawaki laughed crazily, and his hideous face made everyone feel a little scared. "Give me the gun!" Suddenly, Sawaki shouted. "Hurry up! Throw the gun over here!"

"Hey, White Bird." Dad said seriously. "Don't listen to him. Give me the gun."

"What?" Bai Niao seemed to see through his father's thoughts. "How can I give you the gun?"

"What are you dawdling for! Hurry up and give me the gun!" Sawaki shouted again.

"Okay, okay... I'll give it to you, don't be impulsive." Due to his father's past bad deeds, Shiratori did not hand the gun to his father. He just turned on the safety and then gently threw the gun out.

"Tsk..." Seeing the gun fall to the ground, Sawaki pulled Nana forward slowly, but found that Officer Shiratori and his father were ready to attack, waiting for him to show a flaw. So he stopped. "Hey! Kid over there." Sawaki suddenly shouted. "You, the one with glasses, give me the gun." Sawaki's words stunned everyone.

"No! How can you let a child do such a dangerous thing! Ugh..." Inspector Megure roared, but fell to his knees because of the pain.

However, Conan's eyes were firm after a short silence, and he walked towards the pistol not far away. But before he took two steps, a small hand was on his shoulder, and he was suddenly pulled to the ground, and then, a pale golden figure walked leisurely in front of him.

"Xiao Xun, you..." Conan sat on the ground, he seemed to understand what I was going to do.

"Hey, Conan is so scared that he can't stand up. Can I help you pick it up?" I ignored Conan and shouted to Sawaki opposite me.

"Hmm? It's all the same. Bring me the gun, kid!" Zemu didn't have too many doubts, because he was eager to get the police gun and ignored any other small details.

"Okay." I said expressionlessly and indifferently.

"Hey! Xun!" Just as I took a step, Conan suddenly called me. I didn't look back, but just stood there quietly waiting for him to finish his words. "Don't, don't kill him." Seeing my pause, Conan continued to speak in a voice that only I could hear, but the answer he got was my cold eyes and disdainful mouth.

"You are not qualified to negotiate with me now if you break your promise." My cold voice reached his ears.

"Kaoru..." Conan's eyes were dim. He turned his head away and dared not look at me. His hands were clenched and shaking, but he didn't know how to answer me. After a long time, Conan's slightly begging voice came into my ears, "Don't kill him. At least, don't kill him in front of me." I was slightly stunned by Conan's words. Did he compromise? But I didn't stay stunned for too long, and turned my attention back to Sawaki who was still yelling at me.

I walked slowly to the front of the gun and asked Sawaki, "Hey, Mr. Sawaki, last time in the restaurant, you said you wanted to make me a drink, right?"

"Hmm?" A trace of doubt appeared on Zemu's ferocious face. He never thought that the child would ask this question at this time. "Little devil, why are you talking so much nonsense? Hurry up and give me the gun!"

"Excuse me, Mr. Sawaki, there are only six bullets in this pistol. Even if you hit the target every time, it is only enough to kill all of us. And you just said that after killing Mr. Hiroki Tsuji, you will choose to commit suicide. So now, before you die, please do something for your last dignity as a sommelier." I chuckled. "Tell me, besides IceWine, what do you think I should drink most often?"

"What are you talking about, kid! Don't give him the gun!" Nana, the hostage, was already extremely anxious when she saw me relaxed. So she struggled and shouted.

"Stinky woman, shut up!" Although Sawaki was in a frenzy, his mood changed a little when he heard the words about the dignity of a sommelier. In addition, the woman who caused him to lose his sense of taste was in his hands. And she was so agitated, so he threatened her. "If you keep talking nonsense, I'll kill you!" As he said that, the dagger in Sawaki's hand slightly stabbed into Nana's neck. A small cut was made. The bright red blood flowed down Nana's slender neck, and Nana was so scared that she dared not struggle anymore.

"Hey, what an interesting kid. Okay, I'll answer your question." Zemu showed a hideous smile. "My answer is, why would a stinky kid like you drink ice wine? Just drink ice water! Hahahaha!" That hideous smile disgusted everyone present. The face of a villain who got the treasure alone was disgusting. However, I only raised my eyebrows slightly facing him, who was only a few steps away.

"Well... this answer is not bad." With a hint of evil on my lips, I picked up the police gun on the ground, pulled the safety without thinking, and then pointed the gun at Sawaki across from me. "Then, your show ends here!" My eyes were no longer playful, and a sharp gaze swept towards Sawaki. The murderous aura around me suddenly erupted, locking onto Sawaki in front of me. The cold murderous aura made Sawaki suddenly stagnate. The dagger in my hand also subconsciously moved away from Nana Koyamauchi's neck.

boom! ! !
The gunshot shocked everyone's ears, and the next second, scarlet blood sprayed out. The dagger in Sawaki's hand fell off instantly. "Good opportunity! Catch him!" Seeing this, the father rushed forward and pressed the injured Sawaki to the ground.

Yes, I didn't kill him. I just pointed the gun at the elbow of Sawaki's right hand holding the dagger at the moment when the murderous aura hit his consciousness. That is also where the big tendon of the arm is. Because of his height and the action of holding a hostage, his elbow is exposed outside Nana's body. If the bullet hits there, Sawaki's arm will be disabled in an instant. The dagger in his hand will also fall off because of the broken tendons. At the same time, the injured Sawaki will also lose the ability to hold hostages. So that the father who has been ready for a long time can easily subdue him.

"Xun. Didn't kill him..." Conan stared at the pale golden figure in disbelief.

"Do you think I would kill him in front of so many people, using the excuse that the gun went off accidentally?" I said disdainfully. "Forget it, his crime is enough to keep him in prison until he dies. He will die sooner or later, so I won't pursue him." I said generously. Then, I returned the gun to Officer Shiratori.

"It just went off accidentally. I don't know how a bullet went out." I pretended to be stupid. "Huh... I'm really lucky. If it went off accidentally and hit Miss Nana, it would be terrible." Shiratori wiped the cold sweat from his head. "But, you were really too lucky to be able to hit the elbow so smoothly." Shiratori smiled and rubbed my hair, then ran to continue working.

"Tsk, what a worrying policeman." I shook my head, because I heard something unusual in his words, but he didn't ask any more questions, so I didn't say anything more. This incident ended here.

——————————Detective Conan The Movie: The Fourteenth Target is Completed————————————

"Dad! Hurry up! We're going to be late." A few days later, Xiaolan, dressed in formal attire, urged her father in a playful manner, while her father was walking while tying his tie.

"Really? It's just a briefing. What's the big deal if we're a little late?" Dad said unhappily. But he still quickened his pace.

Yes, because the collapse of Asahi Katsuyoshi's casino made a big news in Japan, the police had the obligation to explain the incident to everyone. As a participant in the incident, Dad also had to participate in the event. Xiaolan also understood the whole story after the incident. At the same time, with Conan's explanation, she understood the reason why her father shot that year. Therefore, Xiaolan, who regained confidence in her father, smiled more beautifully at this moment.

"But, is it really okay for you two to be home alone?" Dad turned around and looked at us.

"Well~ We will go see Dr. Agasa later." Conan smiled foolishly.

"Okay, don't mess with Dr. Agasa. His injuries haven't recovered yet. And the weather forecast says it will rain heavily in the afternoon, so you have to be more careful," Dad urged, and then left with Xiaolan.

"Huh... Well, I'll go see Dr. Agasa later. What about you?" Seeing his father leave, Conan felt relieved and started chatting with me.

"I'm going to go see my mother." As he said this, he put on his clothes and prepared to leave. "After the gastric lavage last time, I wonder how she is recovering now."

"Well, fine, then I won't hold you back." Conan nodded thoughtfully. "But I really want to thank you, Xun."

"Huh? What are you thanking me for?" In the corridor, I turned around and looked at Conan.

"Thank you for not killing Sawaki." Conan said seriously. "I admit that I lost the bet. I will not care about your affairs anymore because I have confirmed that you are not the kind of person who kills without blinking an eye. I also believe that with you as the Dark Knight, many criminal gangs will be defeated."

"Well, I don't think I'm that great." I shrugged and said easily. "Let's go." With a smile on my face, I left the room. Conan looked at my leaving back and let out a long sigh.

"Dark Knight..." Conan's mouth curled up slightly. He turned his head and looked at the sunlight outside the window. He seemed to feel a strong warmth.

Not long after I left, Conan also went out, and his destination was of course Dr. Agasa's house.

"Dr. Agasa, I'm here to see you~" Conan walked into the room and shouted.

"Oh, Shinichi." The doctor responded from inside the room. "Please sit down for a while. I will soon finish this new invention." Walking into the room, Conan saw Dr. Agasa lying on the mobile bed frame, still wearing a protective mask and welding a model.

"I say, a patient should look like a patient, okay?" Conan said with a half-moon eye. "Why would you invent something if you don't take a good rest?"

"Oh, because I didn't finish it last time. So I want to finish it." Dr. Agasa pulled up his mask and smiled. "You sit on the sofa for a while." With that, Dr. Agasa once again devoted himself to his invention.

"Really..." Conan shook his head, sat on the sofa, turned on the TV, and calculated the time. Uncle Maori's public meeting is about to begin. With a smile on his face, Conan turned on the TV and switched to the channel. Sure enough, the public meeting had already begun. However, the expressions of Uncle and Inspector Megure that Conan saw on TV were very solemn, and seemed to be a little abnormal.

"Inspector Megure, may I ask, regarding the explosion at Mr. Asahi Katsuyoshi's Ocean Casino, you said that the murderer had been caught, but today, while the prisoner was being escorted to prison, he was suddenly kidnapped. Is this true?"

"What?!" Conan's eyes suddenly narrowed when he heard the information.

"...Indeed." After a long silence, Officer Megure finally spoke. "On the way to the prisoner's arrival, the prisoner Sawaki Kouhei was kidnapped by three unknown persons. However, we, the police, solemnly promise that we will find the prisoner within 24 hours!"

"Excuse me, is the person who kidnapped the prisoner related to this incident?"

"Officer, will there be similar explosions? Will citizens be in danger?"

"Officer. Will similar murders happen again?"

Inspector Megure's words caused an uproar. All the reporters were asking the officer questions like crazy, leaving my father and Inspector Megure a little at a loss.

"Kidnapped?" Conan turned off the TV and looked out the window. The blue sky that was clear just now was now covered with a layer of haze. It was then that Conan remembered what his father said before he left, that today's weather would be changeable.

"No way..." Conan was slightly worried, but couldn't resist his impulse. In the end, he made a phone call.

"Moshi Moshi, what's wrong, Conan?" My unscrupulous voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Kaoru..." Conan's expression was serious. "Where are you now?"

"Nonsense, what do you think? Of course it's at my mom's place... at Aunt Eri's place." I realized the error in my words and immediately lowered my voice. "What's wrong?"

"No, nothing, I just wanted to say hello to Auntie Eri." Conan changed his tone. He listened carefully to the environment around me. It was very quiet. I should be in the room. "Um, can you let Auntie answer the phone?"

"Hello... You wanted to say hello to your aunt, why didn't you call home but called me?" I wondered.

"Um... I don't have my aunt's phone number, so please transfer her to me." Conan said stiffly.

"Tsk, okay, wait a minute." I said, taking the phone away from my ear. "Auntie Eri, it's Conan calling."

"Oh? Really?" Conan heard his mother's voice on the other end of the line. "Moshimoshi? Conan-kun?"

"Yeah, yeah! It's me, Auntie." After hearing his mother's voice, Conan's heart relaxed a little. "It's just that I couldn't go to see you with Xun today, so I wanted to say hello to you over the phone. Auntie, are you okay?"

"Ah, Auntie is much better now. Thank you, Conan." On the other end of the phone, my mother's voice was very soft.

"Well, that's good. Sorry to disturb your rest." Conan said with a smile. "Then you should have a good rest."

"Yes, Auntie will. So...should I transfer the call to Xiaoxun?"

"Okay, please." Conan said to himself with a smile. "Am I overthinking it? Haha, that's right, how could it be, Kaoru is the Dark Knight!"

"Ah? What Dark Knight?" I picked up the phone with a confused look on my face.

"No, nothing." Conan said hurriedly. "Sorry to bother you, Xun. You can continue chatting with Auntie. I'm going to hang up first." After that, Conan hung up the phone without giving me a chance to speak.

After hanging up the phone, Conan immediately dialed another number. Soon, a gentle female voice sounded in his ears again.

"Moses Moses, who?"

"Ahaha, Aunt Eri, it's me again, Conan." Conan scratched his head and said embarrassedly. Yes, Conan dialed the number again, but this time it was the number of the villa where my mother lived. "Because I just found this number in the phone book, I called to try it out~" Conan said cutely.

"Alas, you kid." Mom's voice sounded a little helpless. "Do you want to transfer it to Xiaoxun?"

"Ah, please." Conan said shamelessly.

"... Conan, you are crazy." Soon, my extremely dissatisfied voice sounded again. "Why do you have to make two calls? Don't you know Aunt Eri's phone number?"

"Ha, it's nothing, just think I'm crazy. Haha." Conan laughed happily. "Well, you can have a good chat with Auntie. I'm hanging up. I'll treat you to dinner when I get back." Just like last time, Conan hung up the phone again.

"Really? I'm overthinking." Looking at the dark clouds outside the window getting thicker and thicker, Conan shook his head and laughed at himself. "Really, when did I become so suspicious?" Without thinking too much, Conan turned on the TV again and continued watching.

On the other side...

"Alas... Conan is so good at solving cases, but why does he look like an idiot in my eyes?" I had a helpless look on my face. I also had a little joke. My mother's voice came out of my throat again. "Did he forget that I can change my voice?" As I spoke, the joke in my eyes disappeared, replaced by extreme coldness. Turning around, the once sunny boy seemed to be possessed by a demon at this moment. The murderous aura surrounding him exuded endless coldness, as if it could freeze people's hearts.

"Hang it up for me!"

"Yes!"

Click! ! ! !

Along with the words, a thunderous roar sounded, as if the earth was shaking. The demon from the depths of hell once descended again under the dark clouds!

(End of this chapter)