Chapter 227 Solving the Case Without Conan
Chapter 228: Solving the Case Without Conan

"This is about a pistol, Inspector." Outside the arena, Inspector Megure received a call from Nichimi TV and rushed here in a hurry. At this moment, the head of Nichimi TV was explaining to Inspector Megure the reason for calling the police. "Someone must have just fired a gun in the arena."

"So, where is the person who was shot now?" asked Officer Megure.

"No, it wasn't a person that was knocked down, it was a football."

"Football?" Inspector Megure asked in confusion.

"Yes, I followed what the man said on the phone. When I found a little boy wearing a hat and glasses in the front row of the audience, the ball on the screen was just below him. Then the ball bounced out and began to leak air. I think it must have been shot by a pistol and then leaked."

"But... just based on this order..." Officer Megure was a little dissatisfied. After all, they called the police when there were no casualties.

"No, officer, he's telling the truth." As the two were talking, we had already walked out of the arena and arrived at the live broadcast site of the Nichiuri TV station.

"Hmm? Conan? And..."

"Young Detective Team, here we go!"

"Young Detective Team, here we go!"

"Junior Detective Team, come on!" The children made a stern gesture.

“Uh…” I held my forehead helplessly. Shiho didn’t say anything about this, she just watched quietly.

"Oh, so you guys are here to watch the game too."

"Yes, officer." Conan nodded. "Mr. Director just said that the criminal must have seen her, right?" Conan pointed at Shiho next to me.

"Eh? Ah, but, she's a girl?"

"Hey, what you said is really too much." Ayumi said angrily. "You can tell she's a girl by looking at her clothes, right?" Indeed, although winter is getting colder, Shiho is still wearing a skirt today.

"Eh? But the person on the phone said it was a boy."

"Oh?" I raised my eyebrows. "I remember the bullet should have come from our side. But you said the person you saw on the phone was a boy? In other words, you didn't see Xiao Ai's skirt? There were more than two criminals?"

"Well, probably." Conan said solemnly. "Officer Megure, this is the bullet I found in the field." Conan handed the bullet he dug out from the field to Officer Megure.

"This is... a 7.62mm, Russian-made pistol." Officer Megure's face became serious. Because he knew that such a pistol was enough to kill dozens of people in such a crowded place. "Okay, stop this match immediately."

"Wait, wait a minute." The director stopped immediately. "Officer, we can't do this because the prisoner said that if he noticed that we let the audience take shelter, he would start shooting indiscriminately in the arena!"

"What?!" Officer Megure was shocked. "So, this is a threat to your Nichimei TV station?"

"Yes, the criminals asked us to prepare 50 million in a bag at halftime of the game and they would contact us later where the money was kept."

"It seems that the criminals have a grudge against Nichimi TV. So, are you ready with the money?"

"Yes, the company has sent it." The director nodded.

"Okay, mobilize all plainclothes police officers to go to the arena immediately. Once a call comes in, lock it immediately. But don't act rashly before my order. There may be more than two criminals!" Officer Megure gave the order immediately. "Okay, kids, don't go in. It's too dangerous inside."

"Eh? Oh." Conan responded. Then we left.

"But I still feel uneasy." Conan said to himself as he walked to the entrance of the arena. "I'll go check the surveillance. Xun, can you take the kids and leave first?"

"Okay, have fun by yourself." I said to Conan, and then Conan nodded to me and left and ran to the monitoring station.

"Eh? Why is that?" The children were dissatisfied. "We also want to help the police solve the case."

"Okay, Conan is just going to check the surveillance footage and he won't help." I interrupted the children.

"But, Conan will take all the credit again."

"I'm talking to you..." I frowned at the three kids. "Compared to merit, do you think merit is more important than your lives? The criminals have guns. And this time it's an indiscriminate threat to shoot, which means that the criminals don't care about your lives at all. If he wants, he can shoot you at any time."

"But..." The three children lowered their heads, thinking about the incident at the printing factory not long ago. Seeing the children's aggrieved looks, I couldn't help but hold my forehead with my hand.

"Okay, but only this time." I said helplessly. "And you have to promise me that you will start to work hard to exercise starting from the next few days when you go to school. Otherwise, if you encounter some fierce criminals, you won't even have the most basic ability to protect yourself, let alone help the police solve the case. You'll be thankful if you don't make trouble."

"Exercise?" The children looked puzzled.

"Yeah, at least you can work together to take down an adult, right? Otherwise, how can you help solve the case?"

"This... is there anything else we need to do? I think we are very powerful," Yuan Tai said with disdain. "With my weight advantage, I don't believe there are any criminals who can withstand my impact."

"Oh..." I sighed weakly.

"Why, why, am I wrong?" Yuan Tai blushed. "Don't forget that I am the leader!"

"...Then let's make a bet." I squinted my eyes and looked at Yuanta. "You three, treat me as a gangster now and suppress me by any means. As long as you can knock me down, you will win. From now on, I will do whatever you say. But if I succeed in knocking you two down and taking Ayumi hostage, you will have to listen to me and go back to train yourself well."

"Eh?! Why am I the one being held hostage?" Ayumi frowned.

"Generally speaking, it's easier for criminals to kidnap girls, right?" I spread my hands. "So, do you accept the challenge?"

"Okay! I accept it!" Yuan Tai said dissatisfiedly, and then rushed towards me.

Whoosh.

Before he could touch me, I dodged and walked towards Ayumi slowly. Seeing that Genta missed, Mitsuhiko also rushed over, but I dodged him easily. After dodging both of them, I gently placed my hand on Ayumi's shoulder, and Ayumi didn't even move.

"You lost." I said calmly.

"Wait a minute! I haven't been knocked down yet." Yuantai turned around and said to me.

"But I already have a hostage." As I spoke, I made an eight with my hand and gently placed it next to Ayumi's ear. "If I were a prisoner with a gun, would you still come over at this time?"

"But, damn it." Yuan Tai gritted his teeth.

"Besides, when I came over just now, Ayumi, you didn't even move. It's too easy for the criminal to catch you. You should at least hide symbolically." "I, I..." Ayumi didn't know what to say.

"Anyway, you lost. So, if you still want to help the police solve cases, at least some exercise is essential."

"Hi..."

"Hi..."

"Hi..." the three children said weakly.

"Well... But as you said, it's not fun if Conan always steals the limelight. So this time, we have to find the criminal before Conan does."

"Eh? Really?!"

"Of course." I smiled. "Then... without Conan, the Detective Boys..."

"set off!"

"set off!"

"set off!"

————The scent of orchids, the scent of lavender, the scent of home & the wings of angels, the wings of demons, the wings of guardians————

"I didn't expect you to be so skilled in dealing with children." A few minutes later, we walked into the arena again and began to look for the criminal. Shiho put her hands behind her back and said to me calmly. "But do you really want to lead these children to find the murderer in this arena with nearly 10,000 people?"

"That's not the case. I have basically locked down the criminal."

"Huh? So fast?" Shiho was surprised. From the beginning till now, we haven't done anything, but Xun has already identified the criminal? What kind of thinking is this?

"Well, it's actually a very simple question. First of all, all the audience present cannot be the criminal."

"Huh?" Shiho asked in confusion.

"My dear, don't forget, this is the final of the Emperor's Cup, and it's being held at the National Stadium. The security is extremely strict, and there are only two types of people who have the chance to bring guns in. First, the staff, and second, the team."

"You mean..." Shiho seemed to understand something.

"Yes, the team was busy playing. If it was done by someone from the team, then this game would be meaningless. Even if they took the money, they wouldn't be able to escape as long as their luggage was searched when they left the field. So, this must have been done by a mole inside Nichimi TV."

"How can you be so sure? What if someone bribed or threatened the security guard at the door and brought in prohibited items?"

"It's unlikely. If that were the case, the security guards who signed the agreement would have had the opportunity to tell the police about this. After all, the criminal needs to come in person to get the money this time. That would be equivalent to exposing himself. So the chances of that happening are too small."

"So, what if?"

"If this possibility really exists, then I won't be angry anymore." I shrugged. "Anyway, this is all I can think of. Just do your best. Just let the children participate." In front of me, I watched the children inspecting the prisoners seriously, and I couldn't help but smile. Let them exercise more, it won't hurt.

"Haha~ You are quite casual." Shiho chuckled.

"That's right. This is an unfair gamble. If I am allowed to use a gun, I can guarantee that I will kill the criminal the moment he shows murderous intent and before he opens fire. However, my license to kill is forged, so it doesn't work with the police."

"Alright, you out-of-season killer." Shiho poked my cheek lightly. "Since you have already escaped from that place, although I will not restrict your actions, if possible, I also hope that you can stay away from those dangers."

"Hi~hi, Princess, I will do as you say." I said with a smile.

"So, what are you going to do?" Shiho just glanced at me in response to my playful smile and continued.

"Well, first let those kids help me lock on the enemy." I thought about it. Then I took out the badge of the detective team from my necklace which I hadn't used for a long time. "Genta, Mitsuhiko, Ayumi, can you hear me?"

"Yes, that's very clear." Mitsuhiko replied.

"I don't see any suspicious people here." Yuantai looked around.

"Xiao Xun, have you and Haibara discovered anything?" Ayumi asked me.

"Ah, I found it." I said lightly, "Come back and help me keep an eye on the suspect, where we just sat, I'll go tell Officer Megure."

"Okay, I'll be right back."

"Me too."

"I'll be right back too!" The children heard the news and rushed to my location. Soon, the three children came to me and Shiho.

"Xun, where is the criminal?" Yuantai asked me impatiently.

"Well, I just locked the range, I don't know who it is." I said to Yuanta. "Anyway, listen to me first." I took the children to where they had just sat. "First of all, when we first sat here, the criminal mistook Xiao Ai for a boy. So the criminal should be opposite us. Secondly, the security check at the arena is very strict, so it is difficult for the criminal to bring in a gun. However, there are two exceptions. One is the staff, and the other is the team's staff." I said to the children, and the children also showed an expression of "I see."

"Of course, this is just my guess. First of all, there is no need for the team to do this. It's not good for them. And a mere 50 million is not worth mentioning to them. So, I have temporarily set my target on the staff. And you can see that across from us, there are a total of eight cameras and sixteen security personnel who can mistake Xiao Ai. However, the security personnel cannot carry binoculars. Therefore, the only ones who can zoom in and out are the users of the eight cameras in front of us!"

"Really, really!" The children looked into the distance.

"However, all of this is just speculation, but we must be on guard because all the camera operators have wireless communication devices in their ears. Even if there is no phone, as long as the headphones are disguised as communication devices, we can't see it. From the perspective of disguise, these eight photographers are the most likely to have committed the crime."

"Well, although I don't understand it, I think what Xun said makes sense." Yuantai crossed his arms across his chest, looking as if he understood.

"In short, we just need to keep an eye on these eight photographers, right?" Mitsuhiko felt a little helpless about what Yuanta said, so he asked me.

"Well, the four of you, each keep an eye on two. I'm going to go to Officer Megure's place. The first half is about to end. I believe they will make contact. So you have to keep a close eye on these eight people. Once their mouths start moving, remember to contact me immediately."

"it is good!"

"it is good!"

"it is good!"

(End of this chapter)