Conan and Gin are both my brothers, what's wrong with meeting them once?

As the explosion rang out, all the glass around them shattered, and a strong wind from the 38th floor rushed in.

At the same time, the entire floor went dark.

Feeling the ground shaking and seeing the glimmer of light reflected from the flying glass as it fell downwards, Shinichi Kudo quickly pulled Ran back, trying his best to avoid it.

Neither of them was injured, but many people near the window were cut by the broken glass because they reacted slower.

Because there were explosions on more than ten floors in a row, the load-bearing columns were naturally greatly affected, and some floors even had their floor slabs collapse.

It's unclear which floor had the biggest problem, but it caused the entire floor they were on to tilt to one side, creating large cracks that revealed a dark, deep trench in the dimly lit hall, as if it were about to devour someone.

Shinichi Kudo and Ran barely managed to avoid the tables and chairs that slid to the side and the shards of glass that were being blown around by the wind in the darkness, and then looked in the direction of Kazuma Kudo.

Kudo Kazuma, whose posture was relatively stable, exchanged a glance with him. Taking advantage of the darkness, he casually used a [Sword Control Technique] to retrieve the camera that was about to fall to the ground, and then turned it off, saved it, and put it into his system space.

Kazuma Kudo was well aware of the explosion.

The explosion occurred on floors 24 to 36. He planted the bomb using his clones last night in the middle of the night. The detonation button was in Gin's hands, and he had specifically told Gin the approximate time of the detonation. Gin detonated it according to his instructions.

Who would have thought that the timing would be so coincidental?

Just as Shinichi Kudo was about to mention the crucial word "like," the downstairs erupted in chaos...

If it had been any earlier or later, such a coincidence would not have happened.

Most importantly, he originally planned to pretend to leave after listening to Shinichi Kudo's confession.

After all, this time there was a bomb on each floor, and a total of more than a dozen bombs were installed. On the surface, it was to give Game Company a warning, but in reality, it was to make up for the beatings that his brother had missed before.

Originally, he planned not to show up unless Shinichi Kudo and Ran encountered real danger.

But he hasn't had time to "leave" yet. If his older brother and future sister-in-law are in danger, how could he possibly ignore it?

Sigh, I guess next time I should try to cause trouble on a smaller scale. And next time something like this happens, I must make Gin wait for my instructions before taking any action.

While muttering to himself, Kudo Kazuma used his exceptional eyesight to observe his surroundings.

Because the closest explosion to them was on the 36th floor, with the 37th floor in between, no one on their floor was directly injured.

At most, someone might get cut by glass or bumped into by sliding tables and chairs. The two unluckiest people were just stepped into the cracked floor and almost fell to the 37th floor, leaving them with many scratches.

Of course, Kazuma Kudo had considered these issues when he planted the bomb. He never intended for the people on the 38th floor to suffer any harm. What if the protagonist's halo and Lady Luck's halo didn't work and Shinichi Kudo and Ran were seriously injured? Wouldn't that be a loss?

Moreover, at this time, all the employees of Game Company were on the 38th floor attending the 20th anniversary celebration party, and those who were not qualified to attend had already gone home. In other words, the floors that exploded at this moment were all empty, so naturally there would be no casualties.

Of course, the extent of Game Company's financial losses was beyond Kazuma Kudo's consideration.

After the building stabilized and stopped shaking, he nimbly ran and jumped, reaching Shinichi Kudo and Ran in just a few steps.

Shinichi Kudo was holding Ran's hand, standing in a relatively safe and sheltered spot.

He wanted to use the flashlight on his tracking watch for illumination, but he was worried about a repeat of the uncontrollable situation he had experienced at the Kosaka family castle. So he could only use his eyes, which were barely adapted to the darkness, to observe his surroundings and try to find out what was wrong.

Kudo Kazuma used the [Sound Bewitching] skill, seemingly casually remarking, "The explosion clearly happened downstairs, and judging from the noise, it probably hit several floors... Could it be that the murderer wasn't satisfied with killing President Tatsumi, and also had to blow up his company?"

Shinichi Kudo paused for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "It's not impossible."

Ran didn't even bother to ask Kudo Kazuma why he was there. As if she had just thought of something, she said, "Oh right, wasn't there a murder just now? The police should have just left, right? I wonder if they landed safely?"

Kazuma Kudo pulled out his phone: "It's Inspector Megure and Takagi who came. I'll call them and ask. I think the problem is with us now—the elevator is definitely out of service, and we don't even know if the stairs are still working."

After answering the call, he specifically asked and learned that due to the explosion, the power was cut off from the 22nd to the 38th floor, and even the elevators stopped. Fortunately, they had just left the elevator when the explosion occurred, so they were not trapped inside.

"They have already contacted the staff at the Mika Central Building to switch to backup power. However... with an explosion of this magnitude, the internal wiring is probably broken. Even if the backup power is switched, there will likely be many floors that were affected by the explosion that will not have power."

As Kudo Kazuma spoke, he looked down through the crack and then spoke in a cool tone.

"However... an explosion will cause a fire. Although we might not be able to turn on the lights, the fire is getting bigger and bigger. It seems we can use the light from the fire on the 36th floor..."

He shrugged and said, "The good news is, with the firelight, it won't get too dark soon; the bad news is, fire produces smoke and dust, and that stuff goes vertically up and down..."

Upon hearing this, Shinichi Kudo first gave Ran the mask he had brought with him: "It will protect you a little, put it on first!"

Xiaolan asked with some concern, "What will you two do?"

"Don't worry." Kudo Kazuma shrugged. "There are more than just the two of us here; we have so many people with us."

Xiaolan: "???"

She had just thought that Kudo Kazuma had some kind of solution...

Is it acceptable to say it like that?

Shinichi Kudo was speechless and simply translated for him: "There's no one in the dozen or so floors of the Game Company building, but there are still some people on the 37th floor, and quite a few on the 38th floor where we are. Kazuma just explained the situation to Inspector Megure when he called, so the rescue should be arriving soon."

Kazuma Kudo nodded: "Yes, that's what I mean. And the windows on every floor were shattered. With such strong winds, the smoke and dust might not be able to rise at all and could be blown somewhere."

"However, this time we're probably going to have to wait for rescue on the rooftop, just like we did with the Twin Towers."

This time the number of people is much larger than last time. Will the police have to call in two more small rescue planes?

That would be a real pain.

Sigh, I should have left earlier and only left one of his avatars here.

Misstep...