Conan: I'm Really Not the Manipulator

Kudo Shinichi originally wanted to choose the first option. He estimated the speed of water inflow and it would take several hours for the water to flood to the basement level.

But seeing Hojo Shinji's mental state, he chose the second option without hesitation.

In order to escape from danger, in addition to physical strength, mental strength is also very important. At that time, Hojo Shinji was about to collapse emotionally. If he was allowed to maintain this mental state, it would be very dangerous.

"We encountered snakes in this ark, and there are woods nearby. I hope he didn't get lost in the woods."

Kudo Shinichi sighed.

He said this sincerely, not in a sarcastic way. He really hoped that the other party had escaped safely.

He doesn't think of everyone as a good person. He has been reading all kinds of detective novels and reading all kinds of news and learning all kinds of knowledge since he was a child. He knows very well how despicable some people can be.

Sometimes helping others not only doesn’t earn you any gratitude, but makes the other person hate you even more.

"Kudo, actually..."

"Even if Hojo Shinji really didn't call the police to save me, I didn't regret doing so." Kudo Shinichi interrupted for the second time.

Aoyagi Binguang was silent for a few seconds, then asked, "Why?"

Hearing this voice, Kudo Shinichi suddenly remembered Aoyagi Akimitsu in his previous dream.

There was no smile on Teacher Qingliu's face in the dream, but it gave people a more real feeling. At this moment, their tones seemed to overlap.

"There is no reason. Saving people does not require any reason."

Fourteen-year-old Kudo Shinichi said firmly.

Two die together, or one dies and the other lives. This is a bad trolley problem.

There is no absolute right or wrong in how to choose in the trolley problem. The one who is wrong is the person who creates this problem.

As a person tied to one side of the railway track, Kudo Shinichi is willing to turn the speeding train towards himself in order to save another innocent life.

"...Teacher Aoyagi."

Kudo Shinichi lowered his eyes and watched the bomb countdown continue to decrease. He had learned bomb disposal in Hawaii, but he didn't have any bomb disposal tools at this time, so he smiled helplessly.

"If I had worked harder before, read more books, and learned more from my father and others, maybe I could have found a better way to escape now."

What is it like when a person is about to die? Kudo Shinichi is now more talkative. He thinks about every little detail of the past. His daily life has become a distant past, but he does not have much resentment in his heart.

"Kudo, you've already..."

Kudo Shinichi interrupted Aoyagi Akimitsu again, this time he looked a little sad and a little embarrassed.

"Teacher Aoyagi, can you help me pass on some words to my parents and a girl named Mao Lilan?"

"Tell daddy, although I sometimes say that he writes inferior detective novels, I have always liked his works... Well, they are only slightly inferior to Sherlock Holmes..."

After defending his idol, the Sherlock Holmes fan continued, "He is my pride. I am very happy that my father is the mystery novelist Yusaku Kudo."

It is only natural to find out the truth of the case.

Even though this led to revenge from the criminals, Kudo Shinichi is still proud of it. If he still has a future, he will continue to work in this direction.

"Next is Mom..."

When talking about Yukiko Kudo who always loves to tease him, Shinichi Kudo lowered his head. His feelings towards his mother are always different from those towards his father.

The bomb countdown is only 3 minutes.

"In the past, I always complained that she always kissed me and was annoying, that she always asked me to call her 'Sister Yukiko' because she was pretending to be young, and that she always dragged me into the quarrels between husband and wife..."

After revealing a bunch of his mother’s dark history, the willful son finally said: “…but in my heart, she is the best mother in the world.”

"I love her, I love them."

"And Xiaolan..."

Kudo Shinichi raised his head and this time he held the phone tightly.

After listening to all these words, Qing Liu Bingguang took advantage of his hesitation and spoke again: "You want me to express your feelings to other girls on your behalf? Such words..."

Kudo Shinichi interrupted him for the last time.

"We are childhood sweethearts. We have known each other since kindergarten. She likes to show off and cry a lot but she won't admit it. But she also likes to laugh and she is very cute when she laughs. I have always..."

"I've always liked her so much!"

The boy's sincere confession echoed in the dark room.

Kudo Shinichi felt his eyes sore. He still had a lot to say, such as not telling Mao Lilan about this confession, because that would only make her more sad, and...

Just as he was about to speak again, he heard the wooden wall outside suddenly shake, as if it had been hit by a strong hammer.

As he looked in astonishment, a crack soon appeared in the wall of the room, and several strong lights shone in. Then a man in a black suit bent down and walked in through the crack.

Kudo Shinichi stared at him blankly, all the sadness that was surging in his heart stuck in his throat.

The man took off the bag from his shoulder, looked him up and down, turned around and shouted outside: "This kid is fine! Take him out quickly!"

The ticking sound of the bomb countdown was still ringing, and a few seconds later, Aoyagi Binkou's voice came from the phone.

"...I wanted to tell you three minutes ago." Aoyagi Hikari said, "Mr. Amuro is a very good driver. He will help drive over with the police who can defuse bombs. You will be fine soon."

"It's better to keep the confession to the girl you like in person. What happened just now..." He paused and said in a calm tone, "Don't worry, I didn't hear it clearly."

Kudo Shinichi: "..."

Kudo Shinichi: “???!!!”

……

10:59 am, outside the Ark.

"Teacher Qingliu, you are going too far!!!"

Kudo Shinichi, wrapped in a blanket, was holding a low-battery cell phone and, while waiting for the ambulance, he turned up the volume to an unprecedented level and loudly questioned a music teacher.

"I trusted you so much!! You actually, actually..."

Recalling what he had just said, Kudo Shinichi felt extremely ashamed.

His body was still alive, but something inside him seemed to have unfortunately died.

He really wanted to hit himself with a stick so that he lost his memory or changed his identity, or simply shrink back into the ark in front of him and escape to a new world.

"I'm sorry, I've always wanted to say this, but you always interrupt me..."

Kudo Shinichi's expression froze as he thought about how many times he had interrupted.

He felt a little guilty and wanted to force himself to make a few more accusations, but at this moment, his cell phone, which had been soaked in water without any problems before, finally ran out of battery.

Kudo Shinichi put his phone away, and Amuro Toru beside him raised his hand and touched his head: "Did you have a fight with Mr. Aoyagi?"

"No."

Kudo Shinichi wrapped himself tightly in the blanket, trying to control his expression and regain his composure: "Thank you, Mr. Amuro. I heard from Mr. Aoyagi that it was you who drove the police who could defuse the bomb here."

I didn't expect that there was a bomb planted in the school, and the police happened to go there to defuse it; I didn't expect that Mr. Amuro's driving skills were better than those of so many policemen who were used to chasing criminals, and he could come to save me...

...No one has been hurt on either side so far, which is a blessing in disguise, right?

This chapter was written too hastily... I borrowed from the part about the big girl in the mystery, but what I wrote is not funny at all...

Chapter 56 Behind the Scenes (Part ) (Two in One)

11:23 am.

Jinpei Matsuda and other police officers who rushed from the Metropolitan Police Department checked the interior of the Ark and made sure there were no other bombs before leaving.

His clothes below the chest were almost all wet, but he didn't care about this little thing. As soon as he got out of the Ark, he saw Toru Amuro standing there.

"..."

Jinpei Matsuda was unsure whether he could communicate freely with his colleague who was going undercover, and they hardly spoke on the way here.

So he pretended not to know him for the moment, looked away and walked aside, wanting to smoke a cigarette to refresh himself - he had not slept since he was on duty last night - but after taking out the cigarettes, he found that all his cigarettes had been soaked in the search process just now.

At this moment, a hand was handed to him, offering him a cigarette and a lighter.

Matsuda Jinpei looked over along the direction of his hand, and Amuro Toru said to him, "This was left by one of your juniors before he left. He said that you would definitely smoke when you came out."

Seeing him coming over to talk to him, Matsuda Jinpei breathed a sigh of relief, as this proved that there was no danger nearby for the time being.

"Where's that kid?"

The policeman with a somewhat fierce temperament was the first to show concern for the unfortunate child.

"Kudou-kun has been taken to the ambulance, and the accompanying doctor said he is fine."

Matsuda Jinpei relaxed a little, and then asked: "So how are you guys doing recently?"

"It's still the same."

To his absolutely trustworthy friend, Amuro Toru still did not reveal any information, but only told him that he was fine, and the other undercover agent was also fine. They were all still alive and well.

Jinpei Matsuda was used to this kind of answer. He bit the cigarette in his mouth and looked up at the blue sky.

The wet clothes stuck to his body uncomfortably. He took a deep breath. The rich and familiar smell did not dispel the heaviness in his heart at all.

He knew that since a few years ago, the two good friends in the past had been walking in the dark night without any sunshine.

He believed in their abilities, but he still worried about them - especially after the case in early July.

"…It's okay, Matsuda."

As if he saw what he was thinking, Amuro Toru smiled softly: "Don't worry about us, we won't be affected by that matter."

He paused and said, "Don't talk about me. What's the situation inside the Ark? Is there anything suspicious?"

Mentioning this, Jinpei Matsuda removed the cigarette from his mouth.

"The bomb in the windlass room is very similar to the bomb in the school's music room. It is very likely that they were made by the same person."

Both bombs were powerful but crudely made. Compared with those made by Koichi Koshiba three years ago, the circuits were similar, but they were far from the same.

This pair of twin brothers, the elder brother is not only good at music, but even better at making bombs than his younger brother who has studied professionally, even though he has never been to school.

"As for the winch and the rock trap... apart from that bastard four years ago, this is the first time I've seen such a bad criminal."

Matsuda Jinpei said through gritted teeth.