Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

"Sichuan…"

“The museum…”

"Jinchuankan?"

Conan, not understanding what they meant, turned around and saw Director Tsugawa appear before them in the elevator.

Seeing this, even someone as mentally strong as Conan was stunned and speechless for a moment.

The elevator doors opened, and the kind-looking Director Tsugawa stepped out.

"What's wrong, kids? It's so late, why are you still here?"

"Come over here, let's go home together."

Director Tsugawa extended his hand and slowly walked towards Conan and his three companions.

Seeing this, Conan whispered to Mitsuhiko and the other two, "Listen, you all have to do as I say."

After saying that, Conan strolled to the side, turning back to say, "Hmph, don't underestimate us kids, Mr. Curator!"

“We have evidence regarding the method used to hide the bookshelf and the drugs you hid in the books.”

"Oh, right. And there's the matter of Mr. Yutian seeing you dealing drugs and you killing him to cover it up!"

Upon hearing this perfectly logical reasoning, Director Tsugawa exclaimed in horror, "Who...who are you?!"

"Edogawa Conan! He's a detective!"

Conan's words did indeed attract the attention of Director Tsugawa, and Mitsuhiko and the other two took the opportunity to quietly slip into the elevator.

—"Crack!"

At that moment, the sound of the elevator made Director Tsugawa turn his head instantly.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Conan immediately prepared to run towards the elevator.

"boom!"

"Dangdang!"

But before Director Tsugawa could stop him, a crisp knocking sound interrupted his thoughts.

After the noise ended, Conan collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

Upon seeing Conan fall to the ground, Director Tsugawa's hands, which were holding up a steel pipe, froze in mid-air.

Huh? I haven't even made a move yet! What knocked this kid down?

—"Sizzle... sizzle..."

Just then, the sound of two metal scraping against the ground once again caught the attention of the curator, Tsugawa, who immediately looked toward the source of the sound.

A strange man was walking towards him, dragging two long steel pipes.

The man seemed to possess an inexplicable aura.

The moment he made eye contact with the man, Director Tsugawa suddenly felt as if someone had grabbed his heart, and all the strength in his body vanished.

The steel pipe in his hand fell to the ground as a result.

The steel pipe fell to the ground with a loud "clang!"

After the noise stopped, the stranger suddenly let out a strange laugh: "Hehehe~ Curator, I have a solid steel pipe and a hollow steel pipe here. May I ask, which one did you drop?"

Hearing that eerie laughter, the curator trembled and said, "You, you...who are you?"

The man seemed not to hear Director Tsugawa's words and continued muttering to himself, "What? I didn't expect you to be so honest! Well then, these two steel pipes I have are... yours~"

"Ah!...Ah!!!"

A tremendous scream suddenly echoed through the empty corridor.

At the same moment, Mitsuhiko and his two companions stepped out of the elevator.

"I think I heard something," Ayumi suddenly exclaimed. "Mitsuhiko! Genta! Did you hear something?! It sounds like someone is screaming!"

"I think I heard that too, could it be Conan?!"

"He clearly told us to go into the elevator first, but he didn't come!"

"Could something have happened to him...?"

"Should we run out and call the police? Conan will be alright!"

"..."

The three little ones started chatting amongst themselves.

After a moment, the group seemed to have figured something out, nodded, and encouraged each other, saying, "We're the Junior Detective Club! How can we abandon our companions?!"

"That's right!"

"Let's go back and save Conan!"

After making up their minds, the group turned around, entered the elevator, and pressed the up button.

As the elevator slowly ascended, Mitsuhiko suddenly spoke up: "Wait, if Conan has already been taken by Director Tsugawa... then if we don't take the stairs and instead take the elevator up, wouldn't that be..."

Although he didn't finish his sentence, Genta and Ayumi immediately understood what he meant.

Isn't doing this tantamount to suicide?!

With that in mind, the group frantically pressed the buttons for each floor, hoping the elevator would stop halfway.

To their despair, the elevator continued to rise without stopping.

The three looked ahead in panic, seemingly awaiting their fate.

Shortly after, the elevator doors opened.

Mitsuhiko and the other two stared in shock at the scene before them.

A young man appears to be stepping on the fallen Tsugawa Museum Director, while Conan lies nearby.

Suddenly, the man turned his head.

Just as they were about to shout, they suddenly realized that the man's face looked somewhat familiar.

The group hesitated and asked, "Brother Long... Brother Longye?"

"Oh, you guys are up here. Don't worry, I've already taken this guy down."

Upon hearing that familiar voice, the three immediately surrounded Longye.

While praising Tatsuno, he also talked about the "crimes" of Director Tsugawa.

Listening to the chattering, Longye shook his head: "More important than all this, do you even know what time it is?"

"A while ago, you were locked in a shopping mall late at night and almost got arrested by those robbers."

"Today, you sneaked into the library again at night and almost got caught by the murderer."

"Are we really not going to learn a single lesson?"

No sooner had Ryūno finished speaking than Ayumi, who was standing nearby, suddenly exclaimed, "Look, why does Conan have so many bumps on his head?"

Upon hearing this, Mitsuhiko and Genta both went over to them.

While staring at the roof, Ryuno explained, "Ah, he was knocked unconscious by Director Tsugawa with a steel pipe just now, so this must have been left behind at that time!"

At this moment, Mitsuhiko suddenly looked down and analyzed, "He has at least five big bumps on his head, and they're all in different places. It seems that Director Tsugawa hit him on the head many times in order to knock Conan unconscious!"

"Yeah! Director Tsugawa is so mean! These bags are giving Conan a huge headache!"

"Thank goodness, Brother Ryuno, you defeated Director Tsugawa, not only saving Conan but also avenging him."

Upon hearing this, Longye scratched his head and chuckled dryly, "Yeah... hahaha, let's not talk about that anymore! I'll contact the police first, it's getting late!"

……

Soon after, Inspector Megure arrived at the scene with his team and, with the explanation from the Junior Detective League, understood what had happened.

After taking Director Tsugawa away, the police also found the body and books hidden in the library based on the testimonies of several people.

Thus, the Junior Detective League has once again made a great contribution.

The police specially drove Mitsuhiko and the other two home.

As for Conan, he was personally escorted back to the Mouri Detective Agency by Tatsuno.

After all, this was a task assigned by Xiaolan!

After completing the tasks she assigned, Xiaolan would correspondingly not refuse any tasks he assigned...

……

On the way home

Conan winced as he clutched the bump on his head.

"Brother Longye, what happened before I fainted?"

"Oh, it's nothing. You were hit on the head by Director Tsugawa with a stick. Luckily, I arrived in time to stop him from doing anything further."

"He must really want to kill you."

Hearing this, Conan gently touched the bumps on his head and breathed a sigh of relief.

Indeed, after being beaten so many times, it seems that Director Tsugawa really wants to kill him.

If it weren't for Takeda arriving in time, they might all be doomed...

Thinking of this, Conan looked up and said, "Thank you for saving us! Brother Ryūno!"

A meaningful smile appeared on Longye's lips: "It's nothing, you're welcome!"

……

Chapter 75 Skiing requires courage

A few days later

Looking at the heavy snow falling from the sky, Longye, standing in front of the French windows, fell into deep thought.

"... "

"It's snowing already?"