The Detective Conan's Luck-Changer: Ran Begs for Mercy at the Start

"..."

However, Izuki Karuta ignored Sato Miwako's requests.

He simply gave her a polite smile.

The two remained silent for a few seconds.

"...I'll buy it, okay?!"

Miwako Sato gritted her teeth and said.

She never expected that at this critical moment, Izuki Qingtian would take the opportunity to extort money from her.

Defused the bomb is the most important thing; as for money...

"This is for your own good, Officer Sato."

With a smile, Izuki Shizuta bent down and stretched her right arm into the elevator.

Sato Miwako hesitated for a moment, then glared at Izuki Karuta.

In the end, all she could do was hold Izuki Karita's arms tightly in her embrace.

A smile involuntarily crept onto Izuki Shizuta's lips as she slowly raised her arm.

Before long, they steadily pulled Sato Miwako up the elevator shaft.

"..."

Conan, standing nearby, couldn't help but look on with envy.

I didn't expect Officer Sato to hold Itake Karuta's arm so tightly.

"You better pray you don't get caught doing something wrong again..."

Sato Miwako said this in an annoyed tone, her face slightly flushed.

Fortunately, the elevator shaft was poorly lit, and there was only one other little kid, so it wasn't too embarrassing.

"You talk as if you can actually catch me."

Izuki chuckled softly.

"You... hum!"

Unable to win an argument, Miwako Sato simply stopped paying attention.

They slowly moved towards the bomb.

Izuki Karuta then took a moment to call Kobayashi Sumiko.

They explained the situation with the bomb and said they wouldn't be able to meet again until later that evening.

"Well, it's okay."

"No matter how long it takes... I will wait."

Kobayashi Sumiko sounded very determined on the phone.

Then, Miwako Sato's phone rang.

The people above are transporting bomb disposal equipment.

A moment later, the bomb disposal tools landed on top of the elevator.

Miwako Sato officially began the bomb disposal work.

Conan, holding a flashlight in one hand, illuminated the structure of the bomb.

Holding her phone in one hand, Sato Miwako could easily communicate with the bomb disposal experts below the tower.

As for Izuki Karuta...

After absorbing over 3 units of malevolent energy from Sato Miwako

Use this free time to hone your skills.

20 minutes passed like this.

Conan's arm was numb from holding it up, and he couldn't help but give Izuki Shigeta a resentful look.

Why is it only him and Officer Sato who are defusing the bomb?

Izuki Karuta, however, was there reaping the benefits without lifting a finger.

They even swindled Officer Sato out of 50 yen!

When we get out of here, we must expose Izuki Shigeta's misdeeds!

But Conan only dared to think these things to himself.

At the very least, we should wait until the bombs are defused before making any decisions.

Another 10 minutes passed.

Following the instructions of the bomb disposal expert over the phone, Miwako Sato cut the wire until only one wire remained.

At this point, only 8 minutes remained on the countdown.

Both Miwako Sato and Conan were staring intently at the screen.

My heart was pounding even faster during the final minute of the countdown.

Sato Miwako's right hand, holding the scissors, was trembling slightly.

The blade was placed on the last line.

In the last 30 seconds, my palms started sweating.

At this point, for every second the countdown decreases, the bomb will emit an additional short beep.

Both Miwako Sato and Conan were startled by the electronic voice and almost cut the last thread.

"Five...four..."

"Izuki Karuta, what are you doing?!"

In the final three seconds, Sato Miwako and Conan were grabbed by the back of their collars and forced to retreat unstoppably.

"Of course, we need to see the complete information."

"It's only natural," Izuki Karuta said.

"You...you don't intend to wait until the very end..."

Zero seconds?!

"Are you crazy?!"

Both Miwako Sato and Conan were getting a little frantic.

While they were talking,

The bomb countdown has reached zero.

Beep beep beep beep——!

Brief and frequent electronic sounds rang out.

It looks like it's about to explode any second.

Miwako Sato and Conan were even cold-handed.

I felt like I was about to die here.

"Quickly memorize this information."

"This thing keeps making noise, it's a bit annoying."

Izuki Karuta patted Conan on the head.

This brought Conan, whose face had turned pale with fright, back to his senses.

"The detective... is from Teitan Academy!"

Conan recognized the truth hidden behind the information in just a few seconds.

The final piece of information turned out to be the word for an English detective.

In the Japanese language, the reversed pronunciation of "detective" is similar to "Teitan".

"Izuki Karuta, you're really being ridiculous!"

Miwako Sato was furious: "If it weren't for good luck, we would all be dead here!"

"And the residents in this area..."

Izuki Karita interrupted, "Anyway, I succeeded... Remember to send me the money within three days."

Instead of directly displaying the complete bomb information,

Even Izuki Karuta was too embarrassed to tell Kobayashi Sumiko that the bomb had been dealt with.

Then, Izuki Karuta climbed up the rope and left the elevator shaft.

Miwako Sato went to check on the bomb.

"Strange, why didn't the bomb explode?"