The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan.

"Have you caught it?"

"It's easy to catch."

When Vodka threw the unresponsive human-shaped package in his hand into the back seat, he couldn't help but glance sideways when he heard Binga's almost narcissistic answer.

Why do all of Rum's men, except for Curacao, with whom he has little contact, speak in such an annoying way? Could it be that this is also the temperament of the department formed through unified training?

Vodka rolled his eyes and put on his sunglasses again, but he didn't spoil the show.

The two of them came straight to catch people, knowing that there must be surveillance on the island, and chose to act rashly for the sake of efficiency. Naturally, in order to avoid trouble, he also prepared a backup plan just in case.

By the way, wearing sunglasses is also for this reason. Occlusion can effectively affect the accuracy of facial recognition - at least that's what Binga, a technician, said.

Now, Chianti was at the only high point on the island, the top of the hill, using a sniper scope to check the situation on their side.

If there are witnesses or if you are stopped, just shoot them and leave.

Now that the person has been caught, it is normal procedure to notify Chianti to evacuate and relocate.

After putting the captured person in a safe place, Vodka opened the driver's door and was about to get in the car when a sound like something breaking was heard on the terrace.

Startled, he looked up and saw a zipline hanging from the terrace of a room. A child was quickly descending the zipline and rushing towards them.

...a little child?

Vodka frowned, feeling it was ridiculous, but Binga, who had walked around to the passenger seat, stood up straight.

Oh, isn't this one of the targets he was planning to take back?

I thought I was extremely lucky to be able to complete the task successfully tonight, but now it seems that there may be an unexpected gain.

Looking at Vodka, who had no idea about the strategic significance of this child, Binga raised a malicious smile, slammed the car door, turned around and greeted him.

"Binga, what are you doing?"

"This also counts as a witness that needs to be dealt with, right?"

"Hey, don't act on your own..."

Binga, who was full of hope for progress, was already listening to what Vodka said, and grinned as he watched Conan sprinting towards him.

As long as he brings this child back, he will find a flaw in Gin's undefeated record.

No, it's more than just a flaw. If the cross-age recognition system can so accurately identify different age groups of the same person, and this child is indeed Kudo Shinichi, then even the meaning of APTX4869 will be completely different from before.

Rum, who has been following these events for a long time, will definitely be interested in this news. His achievements are more than just completing an undercover mission...

Just as his excited smile grew halfway, an attack from the side interrupted his mood.

"what--"

Startled, Binga quickly turned his head away, but this decisive and powerful kick was already heading towards his vitals. His action only caused the opponent's attack position to slightly deviate, and the kick hit the side of his neck.

Binga hissed in pain, and hurriedly dodged to the side.

Only then did he have time to observe the identity of the attacker.

Seeing that he dodged in time, Mao Lilan, who was wearing pajamas, frowned, adjusted her leather shoes, and continued to attack, kicking him again.

This was an effective way she found to quickly increase her attack power after a period of practice and under the remote guidance of Karasawa and Kyogoku Makoto - try to wear new leather shoes so that the kicks will be more effective.

The noise in the corridor, Tang Ze's shouting, and the sound of the vehicle engine, these noises woke up not only Conan, who had not slept well.

They had been sightseeing the whole day today, but after all, these were activities chosen by Suzuki Sonoko for relaxation and healing, and they did not consume much physical energy. She did not fall asleep due to fatigue, but was also woken up by the noise.

If it were her a few months ago, even if she had the confidence and strength to fight an adult man, at such times, she often didn't know how to make effective decisions and found it difficult to make accurate responses. At most, she would launch some instinctive attacks and counterattacks.

However, after knowing what kind of situation Conan was facing and how heavy the darkness Tang Ze was facing, her mentality had changed. Instead of competitive physical skills, she adjusted her training direction towards actual combat.

So, she chose to take advantage of Conan's attention and attack from the side, catching him off guard.

Binga, who had never expected that there was such a master among the people, was caught off guard by her extremely fast attack. After taking several steps back, he was already blocking the front of the SUV's parking space, and was about to affect Vodka's evacuation route.

He made a prompt decision, no longer caring about his reputation, and shouted for support without hesitation: "Chianti!"

Conan, who had heard of this code name before, suddenly became nervous, quickened his pace, and turned around to look for the sniper's position.

The other party is about to shoot!

Chianti, who had witnessed the sudden change at the scene through his sniper rifle, adjusted the crosshairs and pulled the trigger the next moment after he gave the order.

"Xiaolan!"

Ran Mao Li, who was still concentrating on attacking, was suddenly knocked to the side by a force. She was hugged around the waist by the person next to her and rolled into the side of another car parked in the parking space.

"boom!"

The next moment, the sniper bullet passed through where she was originally standing and hit Vodka's off-road vehicle, which had finally found a gap and was about to be driven out.

"Tsk!" Chianti clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction, ignored Vodka's protest over the comms, and reloaded his gun.

There was more than one attacker rushing out to stop them. Could it be that their guess was true, and Shirley was not acting alone, but was with that group of unidentified thieves?

Thinking of this, Chianti's murderous intent became even more determined.

Ran Mao Li looked at the rearview mirror that was blown away by the bullet, and realized what had happened belatedly. She turned her head and looked in surprise at the person who rushed over to protect her.

"Dad, why did you run out too..."

"I was downstairs." Maori Kogoro explained his situation concisely, his expression very serious. "I heard Conan calling Karasawa's name. What happened? Is there an accident?"

Kogoro Maori scoffed at Suzuki Sonoko's theory that accidents would always happen when she took Karasawa out, but perhaps because he had heard her say it so many times, he subconsciously had some related impression.

So he, who was secretly making a phone call and drinking in the restaurant on the first floor, almost immediately caught the key words and rushed out from the side. As a result, he saw the reflection of a sniper's crosshairs in the distance and his daughter who was fighting with someone.

I have to say, no matter what case Tang Ze is involved in, this scene is really scary.

"I don't know, it seems Tang Ze was kidnapped."

"what?"

While the father and daughter were surprised, Conan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Ran Mouri being rescued and immediately shifted his attention.

When the enemy sniper's attack failed, he naturally exposed his position.

With the help of the rearview mirror that fell from the off-road vehicle, Conan confirmed the distance of the other party and then adjusted the focus of his glasses.

At 200 meters, as long as we use the projectile positioning well, forcing the sniper back won't be a problem...

Thinking of this, he picked up a stone from the side and whistled.

After hearing the signal, Mao Lilan didn't have time to argue with her father about the details. She determined the location of the SUV that was reversing out of the parking lot, and then rushed out directly from her hiding place.

"Hey, Lan!"

"caught you……"

His attention completely focused on the man who started running, Chianti had just gripped the trigger when he felt a gust of wind coming towards him.

She was startled and immediately looked away from the sight. A dark object was approaching her face.

"What the—damn it!"

She dodged quickly, but the heavy object coming straight at her was obviously very accurately positioned. Even though she reacted quickly, it still hit her cheek hard, making her head buzz and her cheek burn with pain.

When she turned around and saw the broken stones on the ground, her eyes almost popped out of her eyes.

What is this? !

Forget about other projectiles, even if it was a crossbow or something like that, she would assume that the other party was fully prepared.

Stones? What's that thing over there? A trebuchet?

Even though he couldn't understand it, Chianti, knowing that his position had been exposed, had no intention of fighting any longer. After notifying Binga and Vodka, he quickly put away his gun and left the cabin.

For a sniper, nothing is more dangerous than being discovered.

Anyway, the main target has been achieved, and she must evacuate as soon as possible.

"Get in the car. And you too!"

Conan was relieved after confirming through his glasses that the sniper had left his original position. Then, someone grabbed his arm and pulled him into the car.

It turned out to be Kogoro Mouri who found a car in a short break.

"Uncle Maori..." Conan, who was pulled into the passenger seat by Maori Ran, held his glasses in surprise, "When did you find the car..."

"Nonsense, of course you guys rented it from the hotel when you went out to play all day." Staring straight ahead at Maori Kogoro, he said unhappily, "I'm not going to play with you guys, but it's not like I don't have my own entertainment. I have to go out anyway."

After all, it is a tourist attraction. Even if he doesn't join the kids to have fun, he still has his own activities, so he must go out.

"Huh? What are you going to play?" Mao Lilan was also surprised.

She thought her father had discovered that the restaurant at Suzuki Resort served excellent and abundant drinks, so he stayed there drinking and didn't come out.

Considering that it was a rare opportunity for him to come out and relax, and that Kogoro Mouri had been in good condition recently and had not been ill, Ran Mouri chose to turn a blind eye. So she was quite surprised that her father was still awake at this time.

Based on Kogoro Mori's alcohol tolerance and drinking habits, after drinking for an entire afternoon, the limit for him to be able to have dinner with them would be that he should have fallen asleep by now.

In response to this question, Kogoro Mouri, who was turning the steering wheel with a serious expression, twitched his face. After a second, he reluctantly uttered two words.

"fishing."

"Ah? You went fishing? Where's the fish?"

"You...! Stop asking so many questions and go chase them first!"

Ran Mouri's expression was still confused. Conan, feeling that he understood something, coughed and quickly turned his attention back to the road ahead.

Hachijo Island itself is not very large, and there are not many asphalt roads and paved roads for vehicles to drive on the island. Just the half circle he made on the island after returning from the Pacific buoy today was enough for him to memorize the map of the island.

While silently calculating in his mind, Conan pointed in a direction and said without hesitation: "The other party may be deliberately circling to avoid our sight. There are few roads to choose from on the island. He must be going in the opposite direction of Hachijo Fuji."

That was the only possible access to the outside world, and it was one of the island's ports.

Only by driving the car over there can we avoid the pursuers behind and take away the hostages.

"That's the ring road!" Maori Kogoro, who had already driven around the island, concluded, "It's closer from this side!"

He turned the steering wheel and the car turned 90 degrees, heading down the steeper mountain road towards the forest area on the other side.

"Dad..." Ran Mouri was surprised at first, not expecting her father to trust Conan's judgment so much. Then she calmed down and quietly patted Conan's arm.

"We have to be careful if we go around to the front, or they might notice us and turn around and change the route." Conan was slapped by her and came back to his senses. He added, "We have to pay attention to the situation on the road..."

"It's easy to locate. There are some tourists on this island, but very few vehicles." Maori Kogoro answered quickly, "What we should really be careful about is where they are taking Tang Ze."

No matter how you escape, the roads on Hachijo Island are limited.

If their purpose was to hold Tang Ze hostage, or to kidnap Tang Ze and obtain some information, they must have prepared a place to place him.

What we should really pay attention to is whether the other party will take advantage of the time when they are out of sight to transfer the hostages to a more hidden location. In that case, searching them will not be something that a few people can do.

"There aren't many private inns on the island. Some police officers from the Investigation Division have already arrived. We can contact them directly... Hmm?"

While Conan was thinking about countermeasures, the vehicle had already passed through the bumpy path in the forest and drove onto the ring road around the island.

However, to their surprise, the SUV did come from the other side, and when it saw the intercepting vehicle, it did not show any intention of slowing down or turning around. Instead, it turned and accelerated towards the roadside.

The road surface on the island was far less flat and safe than a highway, and there were no blocking railings at the location where they were accelerating.

So the SUV rushed straight out from the roadside in front of the three people's shocked eyes.

Over there, adjacent to the coastline, there are cliffs more than ten meters high!

Could it be that the other party's purpose is to take Tang Ze's life at all costs and die together with him?