Conan: No, why aren't you following the script?

"Don't jump to conclusions?"

Xia Chuanmo was stunned upon hearing this. She hadn't expected that even at this point, Bei Chuanxun still hadn't grasped the situation.

Does he really think he can still be saved?

This guy is way too confident, isn't he?

Thinking of this, Xia Chuanmo couldn't help but sneer: "Mr. Kitagawa, you really won't give up until you see the Yellow River. I don't understand. Now that you've fallen into my trap and your life isn't even guaranteed, I'm very curious how you can possibly reverse the situation. Don't tell me... you really think those police officers outside can detect it?"

"I need to correct two of your mistakes,"

Kitagawa Isao shook his head and made the number '2' gesture in the air. "First of all, I didn't fall into your trap. I knew from the beginning that this was a trap aimed at me, but I didn't want to waste time, so I came out with you on my own initiative."

At this point, Kitagawa Isao smiled and continued, "Your plan was only targeting me from the beginning. Edogawa Conan was just a side project. If you had followed the tape you left for Inspector Megure, you would have killed him after midnight tonight."

"What's the problem with that?" Xia Chuanmo sneered. "You don't think we're afraid to kill anyone, do you?"

"No, that's not it. I just thought... In your eyes, Conan Edogawa is the only one you have captured and can use to blackmail me. If this kid dies, you will no longer be able to predict my actions. That's why I'm so sure that before you kill him at midnight tonight, you will take this opportunity to contact me."

After all, your ultimate goal in kidnapping Conan was to play this meaningless game with me. If the game ends, I won't care about the life or death of someone who has nothing to do with me, but you'll have to start all over again, incurring the Metropolitan Police Department's hatred and carrying out another kidnapping... The impression you left on me isn't that of someone who would do meaningless things.

"So, you knew my true identity all along?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Chuanmo's eyes turned cold, and his body unconsciously became wary.

However, Kitagawa Isao shook his head with a completely unperturbed expression:

"No, not at all. With so few clues, and I not having X-ray vision, how could I possibly know your true thoughts? I just know from my previous deductions that, given the police's frantic efforts to find Conan's whereabouts, the first police officer to come to me must be one of the kidnappers in this kidnapping case."

"That's all?"

Kitagawa Isao laughed upon hearing this, "Otherwise what? You don't actually think I'm some kind of omnipotent detective, do you? I just combined the known clues and made the most probable assumptions logically. However, it's quite unexpected that a rookie policewoman like you is the mastermind behind this case."

Faced with Kitagawa Isao's praise, Xia Chuanmo showed not a trace of pride on his face.

At this point, all she could see in her eyes was deep apprehension…

"This is terrifying... You are truly terrifying... You deduced our identities based on just these clues. It's no wonder Scrooge fell into your hands, but..."

"But what?" Kitagawa Isao pressed.

"never mind,"

Xia Chuanmo took a deep breath and said with a sinister look in his eyes, "Originally, I wanted to keep you to serve our organization, but now it seems that you are too dangerous. Even if you are allowed to live in the world, it is enough to make me unable to sleep at night..."

After saying that, Xia Chuanmo suddenly raised his hand, and seven or eight pistols were immediately put on safety and aimed at Kitagawa Xun in the center.

“Mr. Kitagawa, you are very smart, but it is precisely this smart mind that has led you to such an end. No, not only you, after you die, I will stage a car accident to send that little girl down to join you. When you get to that world, I hope you will remember my name and remember that it was ‘Hyena’ who sent you down.”

Seeing Kitagawa Isao seemingly stunned, Natsukawa Mo sighed in disappointment. In an instant, the sound of silenced pistols rang out one after another, and the entrance to the dilapidated, unfinished apartment building was filled with smoke.

However, after the smoke cleared, Kitagawa Isao acted as if nothing had happened, still standing there with a smile, his starry eyes scrutinizing Xia Chuanmo's shocked expression.

“I told you, you made two mistakes. The second mistake was that you ignored from the beginning why Scrooge was defeated by me. A hyena is still just a hyena. No matter how smart it is, it can only kneel down in front of a lion!”

After a cold laugh, seeing the several men in black who were already stunned and dazed, Kitagawa Isao suddenly exerted force with both feet, and his whole body flew out like an arrow released from a bow.

In the blink of an eye, he arrived in front of a man in black. He clenched his right fist and punched the man hard in the stomach.

The man in black winced in pain, dropping his gun to the ground. Kitagawa Isao seized the opportunity to kick him to the ground, then picked up the gun and fired several shots at the other men in black.

Several men in black collapsed instantly, their fate unknown.

At this point, the remaining few finally realized what was happening and turned their guns on each other, wanting to fight back.

However, how could Kitagawa Isao give them this opportunity?

He moved swiftly, dodging bullets while rapidly closing in on the remaining men in black at a speed too fast for the naked eye to follow.

With a punch and a kick, two more people were sent flying, crashing into the apartment wall and falling silent.

The two remaining police officers were shocked to see this and realized that they could not subdue the man in front of them. At this moment, they had already begun to consider retreating.

But before they could turn and run away, a pair of large hands gripped their necks tightly.

Kitagawa Isao exerted a little force with both hands, and the next second, the two men's necks tilted to the side, and they quickly collapsed to the ground without moving.

In less than a minute, only Kitagawa Isao and Natsukawa Mo remained standing in front of the abandoned apartment building.

When Kitagawa Isao twisted his neck twice and approached him with a smile, Natsukawa Mo felt a chill run down her spine and struggled to back away.

As she retreated, she didn't forget to make threats:

“You, Kitagawa Isao, you can’t kill me!! Yes, you can’t kill me… That boy named Edogawa Conan, only I know his whereabouts. Mr. Kitagawa, you don’t want that kid you’re so close to to disappear, do you? Only I, only I can lead you to him!! So…”

"You have no right to bargain with me..."

Ignoring Xia Chuanmo's threats and inducements, Kitagawa Xun sneered, raised his hand, and shot the arrogant woman dead.

"Do you really think I care about that brat's life? The only reason I got involved in this kidnapping was to take care of all of you annoying flies in one fell swoop. Besides... you don't really think I don't know where you hid him, do you?"