2:50 a.m., Xianqiao Station.
A Volkswagen Beetle appeared on the quiet, deserted street. Conan turned to Professor Agasa and said, "Professor, find a place to hide the car. I'll go by myself."
"Shinichi, isn't it too dangerous for you to be alone?" Professor Agasa asked worriedly.
Conan said, "It's alright, Professor. I won't meet with them. I'll leave the floppy disk there and tape it to the locker. If I'm lucky, I might be able to get their fingerprints."
After saying that, Conan took the floppy disk and got off the car, walking alone towards the underground passage.
No sooner had Conan entered the underground passage than Professor Agasa's car drove away, and then a black Porsche appeared at Hanjabashi Station.
Jiang Jin and Gin opened the car door. Before closing the door, Jiang Jin turned to Vodka and said, "That detective must have driven here from Gunma Prefecture. Old Vodka, go and look around for any suspicious cars. Maybe there will be some unexpected surprises."
Vodka nodded, and Jiang Jin closed the car door, walking into the underground passage one after the other with Gin. Their footsteps echoed in the passage. This abandoned station had only one exit, so they weren't worried about the other hearing their footsteps and running away.
Conan was taping the floppy disks to the inside of the locker when he heard faint footsteps outside. He was startled and thought, "It's not even 3 a.m. yet, why are they here so early?"
He released the locker and jumped to the ground. Looking around, he realized that running out now would mean running into something, so he had no choice but to hide here. Conan looked at the lockers and, hearing the approaching footsteps, hid in the last locker.
Jiang Jin pulled the Viper from its holster inside his leather jacket and easily disengaged the safety by tapping it against the holster. The second basement level was deserted. Jiang Jin smiled and walked straight towards the agreed-upon locker number 44.
Wearing gloves, I opened the cabinet door and, sure enough, saw the floppy disks pasted to the inner wall.
"Boss." Jiang Jin turned around and called out to Gin. Gin squinted and walked over, glancing behind the locker and instantly understanding the other party's trick. "Heh, so he's a coward. He didn't even dare to show his face during the transaction."
Gin slightly raised his chin, gesturing for Jiang Jin to check the place with him. He had already guessed that the self-important detective was hiding here. The other party had come early to prepare these tricks, and deliberately kept his distance; the person waiting might just kill time by smoking. The floppy disks taped to the lockers would inevitably have left fingerprints when they were removed.
The detective just needs to hide here, wait for them to take the floppy disk, and then come out to take the tape with fingerprints on it.
The two people, one on each side, started by opening and checking the lockers by the door one by one. The extreme sense of pressure made Conan's heart beat faster than usual.
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"I stayed up until 3 a.m. just to watch this."
"If I don't open the cabinet door this time, I'll become Dr. Chao Xiong."
"If I don't open the cabinet door this time, I'll become a super-powerful FBI agent."
"If I don't open the cabinet door this time, I'll become a super-strong police officer."
“If I don’t open the cabinet door this time, I will become lawyer Chao Xiong.”
"Kids who stay up late have a perk."
“Bebes, the pressure is overwhelming.”
"When I saw this scene, the body was still warm."
"Conan, is your heart pounding?"
"Hehe, if a survivor is found in the cabinet, the survivor will be immediately hung up."
"It is an asymmetrical 2v1 game."
……
Jiang Jin walked towards the last locker. He knew Conan was hiding there, but just in case, he chose to check each locker with Gin.
“Only one left, boss.” Jiang Jin’s tone revealed a hint of excitement as he reached for the locker, only to hear Gin suddenly say, “Never mind, there’s no way this locker can hide anyone.”
Jiang Jin paused, turned to look at Qin Jiu, whose expression showed a barely perceptible stiffness.
"Boss..."
Gin turned his head, his dark green eyes blinking for a moment, a flicker of confusion crossing his face before his expression darkened: "What did I just say?"
“You said you wouldn’t check the last cabinet,” Jiang Jin said truthfully, staring at Gin.
Gin became wary. He didn't know why he had suddenly had such an absurd idea. Even if he thought it was impossible for someone to be hiding in the cabinet, he would definitely open the last cabinet. Gin walked over, intending to open the cabinet himself, but Jiang Jin stopped him.
"Boss, let me do it."
Jiang Jin was worried that if Conan used those gadgets on Gin, he wouldn't be able to take action against Conan. Therefore, he had to keep Gin, the only one capable of dealing with Conan, active.
Jiang Jin grabbed the locker door handle, raised his gun with his other hand, aimed it at the locker, and then yanked it open.
"boom--"
A soccer ball bounced out of the locker, and the bullet struck it. Conan emerged, raised his wrist, and fired a tranquilizer dart at Jiang Jin.
Jiang Jin didn't dodge, taking the needle head-on. He immediately felt extremely dizzy and staggered, but was caught by Gin behind him. Gin raised his hand, and the muzzle of Beretta's gun flashed. In the narrow space, the bullet hit the storage cabinet.
"Ugh!" Conan was shot, and Gin squinted. "So he's just a kid, trying to play some ridiculous detective game!"
Jiang, still dazed, saw Conan lying on the ground.
[Health -1, Remaining Health 94/99]
Jiang Jin peacefully collapsed onto Qin Jiu's body.
Meanwhile, outside the station, Vodka leaves next to Professor Agasa's Beetle.
Ten minutes earlier, Vodka had indeed spotted a suspicious Volkswagen Beetle while parking his Porsche. He parked his Porsche and approached the Beetle with his gun in hand.
"Huh? Nobody here?" Vodka found the car empty. He walked to the front of the car and touched the hood. "The engine is still warm. Looks like they just left."
Vodka glanced around warily, then turned and went back to his car. When he reappeared, he had something in his hand: "Heh, whether you're alone or with someone, whether you come out alive or not, this car will have to go down with you."
In a more secluded corner, Professor Agasa hid behind a Chevrolet, next to the taciturn Shuichi Akai.
"Mr. Akai, what did he just do to my car?" Dr. Agasa asked in a voice only the two of them could hear. Shuichi Akai replied calmly, "A bomb."
"Bomb...bomb!"
Shuichi Akai gestured to Professor Agasa, signaling him to be quiet. He squinted and saw two people coming up from the underground station passage. To be precise, it was Gin supporting Doyako, who appeared to be unconscious.
"That guy, he's injured?" Shuichi Akai was somewhat surprised, after all, he had personally witnessed that bespectacled kid go in, how could he possibly have injured Doyago.
When Vodka saw Gin half-dragging, half-embracing Jiang Jin, the gentleman was startled and quickly went over to help, "Brother, what... what's going on? That detective..."
Gin opened the car door, threw Jiang Jin into the back seat, and said, "He's dead. This kid was hit with a tranquilizer dart. Let's get out of here."
The black Porsche backed out of the parking space, drifted, and disappeared at the end of the street. Shuichi Akai patted Professor Agasa on the shoulder: "Come on, let's go take a look."
Inside the Porsche, Jiang Jin closed his eyes; this time it wasn't an act, it was genuine.
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"Wow, this is an amazing vantage point! Is it even possible for me to see something this close up?"
"I feel like I've inhaled Gin-sama's smoke too."
"Secondhand smoke, Beibei?"
"It's a pity we can't see the expression on Shen's face."
"Fainted? Perfect timing..."
Shuichi Akai cautiously made his way to the second floor of the underground station. It was still very quiet there when he suddenly heard a noise not far away. Shuichi quickened his pace and saw Conan getting up from the ground.
When their eyes met, Conan suddenly tensed up: "Mr. Akai... okay."
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