Conan: I've been linked to the tech tree system.

Conan felt that his reasoning was flawless.

Let nature take its course. Tohno Toru has never met Shinichi Kudo, and he is, after all, an inventor. Even if he notices something is wrong with him, he probably won't easily believe such a magical thing as an adult shrinking into a small size.

......

With the addition of Tachibana Maya, who caught up with them halfway, the group took a taxi and headed to various three-star hotels in the city.

Because there were five of them, the taxi couldn't fit everyone, so Ran had no choice but to let Conan sit on her lap, which made Conan blush the whole time.

Tohru Toru glanced at Conan, surprised that he was there and that Conan was getting some extra attention.

Looking at Conan's expression, Toru Tohno curled his lip in disdain.

Really useless.

......

As darkness fell, the group, who had been searching for a long time, still couldn't find the hotel where Maya had stayed.

Just as they wearily entered the twelfth hotel, the security guard beside them suddenly bowed to Maya, who was walking at the front: "Welcome, Ms. Tachibana."

"Eh?!"

......

I learned from the security guards and the hotel reception that Ms. Maya's surname is Tachibana and she checked into the hotel two days ago.

With the help of the receptionist, everyone quickly entered Tachibana Maya's room.

While the three of them were rummaging through the room, Tohno secretly snuck up to Tachibana Maya.

He reached for the pendant hanging around Tachibana Maya's neck.

Tachibana Maya looked at Tohru Tono's face, which was so close to hers, and her cheeks flushed slightly.

What does he want to do?

If you really want to do something to her, should she be more reserved or more wild?

"Miss Maya, looking at this pendant, does it remind you of anything?" Toru Tono's words interrupted Maya Tachibana's reverie.

He placed the pendant in front of Tachibana Maya, blocking her view.

Maya Tachibana stared at the necklace when suddenly a sharp pain shot through her brain.

"Ah!!" she exclaimed in surprise.

"What's wrong, Miss Tachibana?"

Everyone turned around at the sound of the unusual noise and saw Maya Tachibana clutching her head, looking pained, before rushing out of the room.

Chapter 16 High-Tech Kaito

The group chased after Tachibana Maya all the way downstairs. But just as they reached the bottom, a car crashed into them head-on.

! !

Hearing the engine sound from behind, Tachibana Maya turned around sharply. Seeing the oncoming car almost upon her, she instinctively did a side roll and narrowly avoided it.

Kogoro Mouri was following behind her and almost got caught under the car, but he reacted quickly and sat down on the ground, thus avoiding a disaster.

The car, having failed to reach its destination, did not stop but continued to accelerate and sped along the street, quickly disappearing from sight.

......

Seeing Maya Tachibana's agile skills, Conan gradually began to suspect her true identity.

He then discovered a car accident scene next to the hotel and realized it might be related to Tachibana Maya's amnesia, so he took her there to check it out.

Sure enough, upon seeing the scene of the car accident, Tachibana Maya seemed to remember something and insisted on boarding a bus.

The group followed her to an abandoned construction site.

As soon as they arrived at the construction site, a huge piece of reinforced concrete fell on the heads of Maya Tachibana and Kogoro Mouri, who were walking together.

The two narrowly escaped again, and when they looked up, they saw a man wearing a hat and black sunglasses watching them from the rooftop.

"Don't go!" Kogoro Mouri and Conan chased after them.

Tohno Toru watched as Tachibana Maya instinctively pulled out the wire from the pendant to defend herself, then froze, and knew that she probably remembered her identity.

Tohno Toru, using the excuse of worrying about the two people upstairs, pulled Ran up with him to check the situation, creating an opportunity for Tachibana Maya to act alone.

Sure enough, after searching upstairs to no avail and coming downstairs, Tachibana Maya was nowhere to be found.

......

After discovering that Tachibana Maya was missing, the group decided to split up.

Ran and Conan found the restaurant address recorded in the Bible, and upon entering, they discovered that the suspect, Yuda, was lying on the ground.

Seeing the painting on the wall, Conan finally understood the cause and effect of the matter by connecting the clues in his mind.

Conan suddenly realized that Kogoro Mouri was in danger, so he quickly told Ran to call the police and rushed out himself.

......

Following the clues, Conan found Kogoro Mouri and Maya Tachibana in an abandoned old warehouse.

Wait, it seems like Tohru Tono was there too?

Conan watched Toru Tohno swinging a strange baseball bat and going toe-to-toe with Maya Tachibana, and suddenly felt a little lost.

It seems that Toru Tohno figured out the whole story before I did.

Damn it, we lost again!

......

With a kick to the abdomen, Tohru Tachibana was forced back. Then, he used a baseball bat to deflect the flying wire. Tohru was bored and wanted to take a nap.

Are all assassins in this world this weak? Toru Tohno discovered that Maya Tachibana was much weaker than he had imagined.

If it weren't for the fact that her strength was indeed much greater than his untrained body, and if he weren't afraid that Kogoro Mouri and Conan, who had just arrived, would discover that he actually had considerable skills, he would have already taken down Maya Tachibana.

Furthermore, Tohru Tono remembers that Kogoro Mouri was also a judo expert.

He glanced at Kogoro Mouri, who was watching from the sidelines, helpless because he had no weapon. He felt that if he hadn't thoughtfully enchanted the wire he had custom-made for Maya Tachibana, she probably wouldn't have been able to beat Kogoro Mouri.

"That shouldn't be the case." Toru Tohno thought of people like Gin, Shuichi Akai, and even Makoto Kyogoku from the original work, and felt that the combat power level in this world should be quite high.

"It seems like this woman is inherently weak," Toru Tohno thought to himself. "After all, a skilled assassin wouldn't need to use wire as a weapon, would they?"

Just as Tohru Tohno was thinking that since he had already saved Kogoro Mouri, he might as well pretend to make a mistake and let Maya Tachibana escape, a baseball broke through the window and flew in.

The baseball spun violently, as if trying to create sparks in the air, and after tracing a beautiful arc, it struck Tachibana Maya's right hand, which was holding the wire.

"Ah!" Tachibana Maya cried out in pain, dropping the wire and falling to the ground.

It's here! It's superpowered soccer!

Toru Tono quickly ran over to watch.

This is a football technique that could shoot down satellites in the future! He was very curious.

When they ran over, they discovered that Conan had not only kicked a baseball, but the force of the kick was so great that it only grazed the skin.

Strangely boring.

Conan quickly ran over and chatted with Tachibana Maya for a few minutes, explaining the reasoning process he had been working on for a long time. At that moment, police sirens sounded downstairs.

Toru Tohno walked over to Ran, who had arrived with the police, and said, "Alright, that makes everyone happy." He pointed out the situation to Ran, "Then I'll head back now. I have some things to take care of at home."

"Okay, be careful on the road." Ran nodded. Toru Tono had urgent business, but he still helped them finish the case. He's such a good person.

Tohru Tono explained the situation to the police officers who arrived at the door, then went downstairs and walked out through the main entrance.

After confirming that no one was following him, he found a secluded corner, changed into a black night outfit, and put on a black mask.

[Voiceprint Synchronized Voice Changer Mask: A mask made with a special process. Once worn, it adheres tightly to the face and is not easily slipped off. The built-in voiceprint synchronization system intercepts the sound emitted by vocal cord vibrations and converts it into a specific timbre before re-outputting it.]

Then he took out a black cloak and covered himself with it to conceal his figure.

[Hidden Glide Wing: A glider manufactured using a special process. Constructed with a carbon fiber frame and flexible skin, this high-lift-to-drag airfoil boasts high strength and lightweight characteristics. The wings can be quickly folded and stored behind a cape for easy transport. It features a built-in electric ducted fan and a rear-mounted cruise motor, enabling effortless vertical and horizontal flight.]

She changed into another pair of shoes.

[Built-in Height-Enhancing Shoes: These sneakers are made with a special process. They have a hidden height-enhancing mechanism that can make you appear five centimeters shorter.]

Finally, he pulled out a silver gun and tucked it into his waistband.

[Plasma Gun: A pistol manufactured using a special process. It has a built-in high-efficiency battery pack that ionizes nitrogen or helium gas in the air through a high-energy electric field to generate plasma. The plasma particles are accelerated by the electric field and ejected from the muzzle to form a jet. It has a safe lifespan of 20 rounds; overheating will cause the gun to explode.]

After putting on this outfit, Toru Tono felt that he was much cooler than Kaito Kid.

While these inventions were primarily inspired by the gadgets Professor Agasa made for Kaito Kid, they were all upgraded and modified by him, making them virtually undemanding of the user.

Except for those shoes, of course.

Those shoes were one of the failed attempts he inexplicably made. He had originally intended to throw them away, but then he suddenly thought that he might be able to wear them to hide his height when he was doing some shady things, so he kept them.

After all, many of these unexpected props are based on very advanced principles, which Tohno Toru has studied for so long but still doesn't quite understand.

Most of them are not very useful, but these shoes are the most useful among them.

......

Toru Tono flew silently to the top floor of the building.

He looked inside and saw that the police had arrived at the scene and were surrounding Tachibana Maya, who was kneeling in the middle, to prevent her from escaping. Inspector Megure, who was leading the group, had already gone over and handcuffed Tachibana Maya.

Tohru Tono looked around, walked to a skylight, and removed the glass panel on the inside, which was almost completely broken, to make room for an escape route.

Then he took out a smoke grenade, pulled the pin, and threw it down through the open skylight.

Chapter 17: Any unexpected gains?

The smoke bombs landed silently under the cover of night.

Thick smoke quickly spread out, obscuring the view of everyone present.

A series of coughs rose and fell, accompanied by the sound of wind breaking through the air above.

"Swish"