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

Hearing Natsukawa Moku's impassioned speech on the phone, Inspector Megure was moved to tears.

But after his initial excitement, he calmly offered his advice:

"Xia Chuan, don't be impulsive. Quickly report your address to me, and don't try to intercept me yourself. I will personally lead the team..."

"No need, Inspector Megure. Trust in my abilities! That's it. I'm going to take action now. Just wait and see how I bring the criminals to justice!"

"Nonsense! Xia Chuan, you're not allowed to act on your own! Hey? Hey! Xia Chuan!! You bastard..."

The phone kept ringing with busy signals. Inspector Megure's face darkened, and he slammed the phone down on the table.

He didn't dare to delay and quickly used the walkie-talkie to summon the other officers, informing them that the hostage had been successfully rescued. Before the officers could even rejoice, Inspector Megure issued a series of orders, leading everyone to begin a full-scale search for Natsukawa Murakami's whereabouts in Tokyo.

This process took a whole week.

When the Metropolitan Police Department received a tip from a concerned citizen and went to the abandoned apartment to investigate the source of the flock of crows...

The bodies of Xia Chuanmo and the two policemen were so badly damaged that their faces were no longer recognizable...

Due to the temperature and environment, the rotting corpses attracted a large number of crows and wild cats. In addition, the rats that were already present in the abandoned apartment caused serious damage to the bodies of Xia Chuanmo and the others starting about three days after their deaths.

The softest parts, like the eyes and lips, are the first to be affected, followed by the abdomen and internal organs...

In short, when Inspector Megure arrived with his men, the rooftop of the abandoned apartment building had already become a scene of carnage. Even relatively inexperienced police officers like Takagi and Chiba couldn't help but vomit.

Fortunately, there were no signs of any disturbance at the scene.

With a grim face, Inspector Megure ordered members of the forensic department to conduct a death examination.

"Officer Natsukawa was shot and killed about a week ago; a bullet lodged directly in his brain between his eyebrows. The other two officers also..."

"enough……"

Inspector Megure waved his hand, stopping Inspector Tomi from continuing.

Looking at the unseeing corpses of Xia Chuanmo and the others, he was overcome with grief.

From his perspective, a promising, capable, and responsible police officer who had made significant contributions to the First Investigative Division died in such a tragic way.

This is something he absolutely cannot accept.

After a period of deep reflection, Inspector Megure wiped away his tears and looked at the others with grief and indignation, saying:

"Natsukawa... he can't just die like that. This case is definitely not over yet. These small fry are not enough! I want to see the people who killed Natsukawa brought to trial! I, Megure, will not let them get away with this so easily!!"

"Yes!"

Almost all the officers present, including Officer Sato, nodded and stared intently ahead with bloodshot eyes.

……

Meanwhile, at the Metropolitan Police Department, people were filled with righteous indignation and vowed to avenge their colleagues.

At Beika General Hospital not far away, Conan Edogawa lay on a hospital bed with his leg in a sling, sighing helplessly.

When Kitagawa Isao brought him back to the Mouri Detective Agency, he was still unconscious. When he woke up, the first thing he saw was Ran crying tears of joy, which made Conan feel very gratified.

He was about to reach out and smooth the messy hair on Ran's forehead when Kogoro Mouri, with red eyes, grabbed him and held him in mid-air.

"You damned bastard, you've caused so much trouble for everyone! Do you know that three police officers have gone missing because of you? I... just wait and see how I deal with you!"

Kogoro Mouri's forehead veins bulged, and he didn't give Conan a chance to refute him. Seeing that the kid had woken up, he was furious and immediately flipped Conan over and started slapping his buttocks hard.

At that time, Conan was still recovering from his injuries and had just woken up from a coma. His consciousness was still somewhat hazy, and his dazed mind was unable to process what Kogoro Mouri had said about three missing policemen.

Driven solely by physical instinct and an almost primal sense of shame, Conan instinctively broke free from Kogoro Mouri's grasp and ran wildly, trying to escape his clutches.

However, because he was already injured and had ingested too much ether and fainted, although he had regained consciousness, his body had already reached its limit.

After his adrenaline supply was cut off, his legs went weak and he fell down the stairs from the third floor, rolling all the way to the front door on the first floor, where he injured his right leg and had to be sent to Mihana General Hospital for treatment.

This experience left Conan feeling quite helpless.

He was first injured in a kidnapping case, and then hospitalized due to a seemingly playful accident. Such things were really hard for him to accept.

Thinking of this, Conan sighed again.

Just then, the door to the ward was pushed open, and Hattori Heiji, with a face as black as charcoal, smiled and waved at him while carrying a basket of fruit.

This scene made Conan wish he could bury himself under the covers; he was too ashamed to face his best friend.

However, Heiji Hattori didn't care about any of that. Seeing that no one was around, he placed the fruit basket on the bedside table and then sat down on Conan's bed.

"Hey Kudo, I've heard about it. I never expected you to be in this situation. Do you have any guesses about the thugs who kidnapped you?"

"Well...I'm not quite sure either,"

Conan shook his head and poked his head out from under the covers. "I was on my way home from school when I heard someone calling me from behind. As soon as I turned around, everything went black. When I woke up, someone had blindfolded me and tied me to a chair..."

"Oh, I know that. I heard it from Uncle Mori and the others. You got a beating from the kidnappers, and they even recorded your screams and sent them to Professor Agasa's house, but..."

Halfway through his sentence, Hattori Heiji, who had been gloating just a moment ago, suddenly stopped and looked at Conan seriously. "I'm afraid you don't know yet, do you? Those three police officers who were missing for a week have now been confirmed dead."

"You, what did you say?!"

Conan's eyes widened, seemingly unwilling to accept this.

However, Heiji Hattori sighed and patted him on the shoulder: "Accept reality, Kudo. Those three policemen are dead. Their bodies were found in an abandoned apartment in the suburbs of Tokyo about an hour ago. At this time... I think Inspector Megure should be busy arranging their memorial service."