Out-of-control players in the world of Detective Conan

Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, and the other two naturally failed to catch up with Conan.

on the street.

Conan was walking alone on the sidewalk.

However, his attire at this time was slightly different from his school attire.

Conan is wearing a white hat on his head and a white mask over his mouth.

Perhaps he wanted to use this decoration to dispel the impending darkness, or perhaps to give himself a useless sense of security.

Conan has now calmed down again.

He thought a lot along the way and had pretty much figured out the current situation.

First, there's the first-person video of Qi Ming that Qi Bulaiming played.

The filming of that video, or rather, that conversation.

It shouldn't be too long before it happens.

It may have happened shortly before Qi Ming's "death".

Conan did not believe Ai Haibara's statement that Qi Ming was dead.

You can fool a child, but you can't fool him.

It is precisely because the conversation did not last very long that the members of the organization are only now coming back to find him.

Mr. Bell.

Conan couldn't help but recall the beautiful woman in that video.

Then the figure of a blond man appeared and slowly overlapped with the woman's.

Although Conan was almost terrified after seeing the video, he still overheard Ai Haibara and Qi Ming's conversation.

When this name is mentioned, Conan naturally thinks of the new music teacher, Belcris.

This practically puts the answer right in front of you.

As for the fact that the person in the video is a woman and the teacher who turns around is a man, that's not a big deal.

After all, this world has the art of disguise.

The answer to the previous question—why the teacher was looking at him, Ai Haibara, and Qi Ming—has also been revealed.

She herself is the target, while Qi Ming and Ai Haibara are candidates for the organization's members.

However, this has created a problem.

Why does the candidate named Qi Bulaiming, who is also a member of the same organization, have a video of a conversation between Qi Ming and Bell?

And he even claimed that he took the photos...

"Could it be?!"

Conan suddenly stopped and looked at his hands, his pupils shrinking sharply.

At this moment, countless clues were intertwined in his mind.

Shrinking drug, Sherry, Ai Haibara who looks remarkably like Qi Ming's girlfriend, appearing simultaneously, disguise...

Qi Ming died, and at the same time, a transfer student named Qi Bu Laiming appeared...

Although it was hard to believe, Conan gradually uncovered the truth.

But if Qi Ming has also shrunk, why can't we see any resemblance between him and his grown-up self?

They might even change their hairstyle, making them clearly not purebred Saiyans... cough cough, I'm getting off-topic.

"This is a really big problem..."

"Put this guess deep in my heart for now," Conan muttered to himself, glancing at the passersby around him.

He is still in a state of tension, and his eyes are a little sore.

After all, Bell's people have the ability to disguise themselves, and Conan always feels that the person is hiding in the crowd nearby, ready to attack him at any time.

I felt quite helpless going home alone.

Calling out to Professor Agasa isn't a safe bet; it's uncertain whether Bell has disguised himself as someone else and is hiding nearby.

Calling Professor Agasa over rashly might harm him.

"..."

Conan pondered for a moment, then walked to a corner and threw his wallet down.

After Conan had walked several dozen steps away from the street, he picked up his phone and dialed Officer Takagi's number.

"Moshi moshi, Officer Takagi?"

"Oh, Conan? What's up?"

"My wallet was stolen, and I've now identified the thief. Can you help me catch him?"

"Thief? Conan, wait for me, I'll be right there."

After giving his address, Conan found a convenient spot and sat down.

Officer Takagi is so useful!

Even though he was just sitting down, Conan's big eyes kept scanning the passersby around him.

"Could that man be Bell?"

"Something's not right. That woman seems to resemble... Damn it, it's making me paranoid."

……

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Qi Ming followed behind Ai Haibara, his eyes scanning the passersby around him with an inexplicable expression.

"Is this person a threat?"

"Wait a minute, that woman's eyes look a bit unfriendly."

Hearing the muttering behind her, Ai Haibara sighed helplessly.

After Mitsuhiko, Genta, and Ayumi left, they also left the school.

Ai Haibara's original plan was to have Qi Ming teleport home, and then teleport herself over as well.

But Qi Ming refused.

In order to explore other threats besides Vermouth, he insisted on dragging himself home.

From the school to the street, Qi Ming looked around like a bodyguard, perceiving everyone as a threat, and almost drew his sword in the street.

Thankfully, Ai Haibara pulled them out in time, otherwise they would probably have been on the news the next day.

However, perhaps it was because Qi Ming was too focused on the crowded place at that moment.

A man walking around the corner accidentally bumped into Qi Ming.

dong dong!

The sounds of collision and falling to the ground rang out one after another.

Naturally, the man who came out from around the corner fell to the ground, while Qi Ming stood still and was unharmed.

The man looked at Qi Ming with a confused expression, as if he didn't know why he had been knocked down by a child.

However, the man quickly convinced himself.

It's like a person tripping over a small bump on the road, but the bump itself is unharmed.

Yes, it's the same principle, which is why the child didn't fall.

"You brat, can't you look where you're going?"

"what?"

Qi Ming stared at the man with his eyes wide and unwidened.

"You don't even understand the basic principle of yielding to oncoming traffic when turning?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Qi Ming's eyes turned hostile again.

"Oh, I see, you're the one hiding a threat, right?"

"what?"

"..."

Ai Haibara stopped in her tracks, looked up at the sky with a sense of despair at the sight before her.

If nothing unexpected happens, something unexpected is likely to occur.

Behind.

Upon hearing what Qi Ming said, the man simply looked at Qi Ming with a puzzled expression.

What is this kid saying?

What hidden threat?

Secondary disease?

Before the man could think further, he saw the child in front of him raise his leg, as if to stomp down on his foot.

The man felt nothing but disdain for Qi Ming's actions.

Hmph, stepping on someone's foot, that's just a child's trick.

I was just about to change my shoes, wait until you get them dirty and see how I try to extort money from your parents!

The man thought to himself, a smile playing on his lips.

boom!

Then, a sound like a heavy object hitting the ground rang out.

When the man came to his senses, dust had already risen from below his field of vision.

As the dust settled around my feet, a small pit appeared in the concrete beneath my feet.

Above the small pit, he saw that Qi Ming's foot seemed to be stepping on a flat, unidentified black oval object.

The unidentified object was also connected to his ankle.

Something's not right.

This looks like... my foot?