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

After Amuro Tooru finished venting his emotions.

Kazami Yuya walked out of the hall and handed his phone to Amuro Tooru. A call came in on the phone.

Amuro Tooru glanced wearily at the name on the screen and took the phone.

The call is connected.

However, both sides tacitly avoided making a phone call.

A short while later, a deep, resonant voice came through the receiver.

"Are you feeling better now, Bourbon?"

"How could it be calm?"

Amuro Tooru said coldly.

The person on the other end chuckled lightly, and without giving Amuro Tooru time to recover, asked directly.

"Heh, tell me, after paying such a high price, what kind of information have you gotten about that prospective cadre?"

Amuro Toru took a deep breath and forced himself to stay alert.

There was no time to mourn the deaths of his companions; he still had to move forward.

"Madera possesses many technologies that are unlike those of our time, including but not limited to kinetic bullets, X-ray vision devices, and some kind of equipment that can seize surveillance privileges."

"Personally, he could resolve it in a few minutes..."

At this point, Amuro Tooru's mood became irritable again, but he still forced himself to remain calm and said:

"His ability to take out 20 of our carefully trained elite police officers is evident. With his technology, it seems that it is not an exaggeration to say that he can single-handedly form an army."

"Furthermore, this person is incredibly cunning; at least until now, I still doubt whether my identity has been exposed."

"My assessment is that it is extremely dangerous."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone before someone finally spoke.

"Even though you've already given him such a positive assessment, I still have to throw cold water on that."

"I've pulled up the surveillance footage from that time. Do you know who appeared in the footage?"

Amuro Tooru frowned. "Who is it?"

“Shuichi Akai, but you and I both know that Shuichi Akai is not here, which means that Madeira also has superb disguise skills.”

Amuro Tooru clenched his fist again.

Akai Shuichi...

Madeira really knows how to walk into his own minefield.

"Another thing I should remind you is that he only used a pistol to deal with our men."

"what?!"

"Unbelievable, isn't it? Even I doubted whether my only remaining eye was failing, but that's the truth."

"...From now on, you don't need to test him anymore, or rather, try to stay away from him as much as possible."

keep away?

Amuro Tooru frowned.

Are you kidding me?

Just as Amuro Tooru was about to refute him, he suddenly thought of a certain possibility.

"Chief Administrator Kuroda, you mean he might be from China..."

"Just follow orders, don't overthink it... and besides..."

There was a pause on the other end of the phone.

"After all, neither we nor the world know what the space telescope that China built in previous years was used for."

Hearing the other party's forceful tone, Amuro Tooru stopped talking, but his expression was quite unpleasant.

Kuroda, the manager on the other end of the phone, didn't care what Amuro Tooru was thinking and continued:

"Also, issue an internal arrest warrant for Shuichi Akai. After all, only Shuichi Akai's face appeared in the surveillance footage. If we pretend nothing happened, Madeira will inevitably become suspicious."

"that's it."

After saying that, and hearing a busy tone from the receiver, Amuro Tooru silently handed the phone back to Kazami Yuya.

"The rest is up to you."

"Okay, Mr. Furuya."

……

Unlike the somber atmosphere at the police station, where Amuro Tooru was, Qi Ming seemed unusually relaxed.

4-24, Yoneka-cho.

Qi Ming, who was lounging leisurely on the sofa, suddenly had a feeling.

It seems that ever since I adopted Ai Miyano, this place has become a safe house.

In the past, after finishing one task, I would seamlessly move on to another and travel to another place.

Now look at Celia's room.

You should at least come in and sit down.

Qi Ming didn't turn on the TV; he just stared blankly at the screen.

A brainstorming session began.

No, something's not right...

I didn't manage to avoid taking damage when I fought those guys today!

I could clearly hear footsteps behind me, but I didn't hear them at all!

There was another guy who, even after I had severely wounded him, still managed to shoot me while he was down.

This is Gui!

And we shouldn't have played like that today; we should have played differently, it would have been more fun!

……

No one can know what a man is thinking when he's spacing out.

Just like Ai Haibara, who is standing in front of the second-floor railing and looking at Qi Ming, this Schrödinger's little girl doesn't understand either.

At first, Ai Haibara didn't go out immediately when she heard Qi Ming come home and open the door.

I simply reduced the sound of typing on the keyboard in front of the computer.

After several minutes passed without any further sound from downstairs, she finally left the room, puzzled.

Then I saw Qi Ming, who was staring blankly without making any movement.

He had been holding that position for what seemed to be five minutes.

Although he had spaced out like this before, it seems... his aura is different when he's spaced out?

This time, I really felt like I was being silly.

Ai Haibara frowned.

What on earth is this guy thinking?

Did that guy named Bourbon say something to him?

Ai Haibara hesitated for a moment before walking down the stairs to Qi Ming's side.

"Brother, what are you thinking..."

"Whoa!"

Qi Ming was startled.

I only breathed a sigh of relief when I saw the delicate little face beside me.

"Hey sis, you walk so quietly?"

"..."

Ai Haibara, hands on her hips in an annoyed tone, hesitated for a moment before sitting down next to Qi Ming and asking:

"Brother, what were you thinking about just now? I've never seen you like this before."

Qi Ming was taken aback. "No, I wasn't thinking about anything just now."

Huh, man.

This guy must have been thinking about something just now!

Qi Ming looked at Ai Haibara, a smirk playing on his lips, and before she could react, he pulled her into his arms.

"Ai is so concerned about her brother, I'm so happy, come here for a hug."

"..."

Ai Haibara's face turned bright red again.

This guy!

Unbearable.

I should have known better than to come down!

I should have finished the software and slept until dawn, so that my sister could clear my name as soon as possible and see if she would still have the nerve to treat me like this!

……

"Oh right, I haven't looked at that prop yet."

Qi Ming turned on the TV, ignoring Ai Haibara's struggles, and curiously took out a somewhat old-fashioned video camera.

Item Name: Camera - Zero

Item Description: If you find something on the screen walking towards you, don't worry, just be more careful in your next life.

Item function: It can photograph certain "things" and remove them once the photograph is successful.

Warning! Warning!

caveat?

Qi Ming scratched his head, somewhat puzzled.

This was the first time he had ever seen a warning word in an item description.

[WARNING: Supernatural phenomena will occur when the host first takes out this item! All of the host's current equipment and levels are sealed! Only the camera can be used!]

Note: The items appearing here are "harmless," so please enjoy them at your leisure.

Qi Ming's heart skipped a beat.

"Seriously, you damn system, did you get your brain slammed in a door? You should have given me such an important warning beforehand!"

[...The related issues have been fixed]

"I repaired your grandmother, and you..."

Before Qi Ming could finish his swearing, all the lights in the mansion went out instantly, and the television abruptly shut off after a hissing sound.

Qi Ming suddenly felt something blowing cold air at the back of his neck.

Qi Ming suddenly shivered.

Pills, pills are spicy!

Horror games here? No way!