Armed Helicopter! (For Real)

Sato Miwako didn't pay attention to so many strange details, because at this point the other party had already turned the whiteboard towards her.

There was a bomb in the car.

A few words came into view.

Sato Miwako's nostrils twitched slightly as she gasped, "Is there a bomb in the car?"

The Xiao Hei version of Fujino nodded appropriately.

Did she hear what I said?

Sato Miwako was taken aback.

She had only murmured almost in a whisper, but the other person could hear her clearly.

It's actually a bit scary...

Then she changed her mind and stopped thinking about it.

Anyway, this guy is always sneaky, so it's not a big deal if he has some weird skills.

The issue we need to focus on now is the bomb...

Sato Miwako hurriedly reported to Inspector Juzo Megure, "Inspector Megure, I just learned from that guy that there really is a bomb in the car!"

"What?!"

Upon hearing the news that there was indeed a bomb in the car, Juzo Megure couldn't help but shout out.

Before this news arrived, they had been skeptical.

The other party was a ruthless criminal who used bombs to rob jewelry stores. Now that they had hijacked a bus, they instinctively assumed that the other party had a bomb.

Surprisingly, there really is one...

Where did these guys get their bombs from?!

Are bombs really that easy to make these days?

How come every criminal can get their hands on explosives...?

Juzo Megure sighed, gripped the walkie-talkie, and calmed down. "Sato, continue communicating with that guy and see if you can get any useful clues. We'll discuss countermeasures immediately."

"Clear..."

Sato Miwako took a deep breath, raised her head, and looked at Xiao Hei Fujino.

She felt that the guy had definitely heard what she said.

Although it was somewhat illogical and a little silly, she still tried whispering, "Can you hear me?"

Fujino nodded upon hearing this.

Then, she wrote and drew on the whiteboard and displayed it: [Detective, we meet again (smiling face). It seems your Criminal Investigation Department handles a lot of things, even kidnapping cases. You must be very tired. How about we go out for a drink tonight?]

Sato Miwako: "..."

This guy is still so unserious.

Sato Miwako's lips twitched slightly. "Alright... if you're not afraid of getting caught, then I'm ready anytime, Miss Bat!"

Fujino: "???"

Miss, although the bus is still running, it's not that bad.

The other person was definitely talking about a prostitute.

Oh no, he's become a woman?

Thinking about this, he felt it necessary to prove his identity, so he scribbled something down. "You're maliciously assuming my gender!"

"???"

Sato Miwako head slightly, looking somewhat taken aback.

He was clearly stunned by the punch.

What malicious assumption about gender? Can this even be assumed?

Can you still say that the feeling last time wasn't like that?

Why do I feel a little annoyed?

Thinking of this, she said speechlessly, "Then should I confirm whether you are male or female?"

It's an armed helicopter.

Fujino was writing and drawing very seriously.

Sato Miwako remained calm, though she was completely numb from being played.

Very good, now she knows that there is a gender in this world called an armed helicopter.

"So what else do you know?"

Sato Miwako forcefully steered the conversation back to the main point. "What else on the train do we not know?"

Upon hearing this, Fujino continued scribbling: [That's it. There were two robbers in the car, each with a handgun. There was also a messenger in the back seat. There were two bombs in the aisle, enough to blow up the entire car. That's all.]

How did you know that?

Sato Miwako somewhat curious.

This guy knows an incredibly detailed set of information...

Even those in the back row who were tipping them off knew.

It's hard not to suspect that he had informants in the car, and that he came here following them to tip him off.

I am everywhere.

Sato Miwako rolled her eyes and ignored her.

He simply picked up the walkie-talkie to continue contacting Juzo Megure and truthfully reported the situation he had just learned.

On the other Juzo Megure put down his walkie-talkie. Shiratori, who was beside him, also learned of the matter and immediately speculated in a low voice, "If that's the case, things will probably become even more complicated..."

"Brother Shiratori, how do you know?"

"If it were just a simple hijacking of a bus, they wouldn't need to use bombs; their handguns would suffice. After all, if it exploded, they would all be killed in the process."

As he spoke, Shiratori looked at Megure, who seemed somewhat Megure, and continued, "If I'm not mistaken, then the purpose of those robbers using the bomb was to blow up the bus to cover up their actions after their boss was released... And before leaving, they would definitely take a passenger with them, and that passenger must be one of their accomplices."

"In that case, we just need to catch them quickly after they get off the bus, but that's too risky. For now, we can only let them have their way..."

Megure nodded with a furrowed brow, agreeing with Shiratori's statement. He then picked up the walkie-talkie and began negotiating with the robber on the other end of the line.

Inside the bus.

"So you're planning to release them, is that right?"

After receiving Megure's message, the fat robber burst into laughter. "That's good, saves us from killing anyone... Call me after you release him off the island. Once I'm sure he's escaped safely, we'll release the two hostages..."

"What? You're saying we should prioritize releasing Fujino Doji?"

"You guys are really biased. This won't do. After all, who knows if you'll launch a full-scale attack if we let him go... Alright, it's settled then. You have no choice!"

After hanging up the phone, he waved to the skinny robber behind him. "The police have taken care of everything, and they're ready to release the man."

"Hmph, they finally gave in."

With a cold snort, the tall, thin robber placed two ski bags across the aisle of the bus. "But we'll have to see if they cause trouble in an hour. The police are very cunning."

Two long, narrow ski bags are naturally very eye-catching.

Conan also noticed this.

I crouched down, intending to investigate further...

Vermouth, sitting to the side, kept a close eye on him.

As Kudo Shinichi's biological mother, she had long ago realized that Conan was Kudo Shinichi.

It's not really a matter of whether she's his biological mother or not; the main issue is that she's seen what he looked like when he was a child.

After all, she and Yukiko Fujimine used to have the same master.

Coupled with this series of unusual behaviors, she had reason to suspect that this kid was Kudo Shinichi.

As for whether it gets smaller or not...

She doesn't even know about the drugs the organization is developing?

But as she watched silently, her palms involuntarily broke out in a cold sweat for Conan.

Because the robbers in front seemed to sense something, they suddenly turned around!

"You brat!"

When the robber turned around, he saw Conan about to open his ski bag and became furious.

This brat has been going on and on since the very beginning...

He could no longer tolerate this kind of unruly child.

Pointing a gun at Conan's head, he said in a deep voice, "Do you really think I wouldn't dare to kill someone if you keep being dishonest? If you want to die, I'll grant your wish!"

"Conan!!"

The little ones couldn't help but show signs of panic.

Jodie glanced at Conan.

She was ready to take action.

The opponent's pistol safety is now off, so it's easy to get close and subdue him.

But the problem is that guy in the front row...

I heard that Fujino is well protected, but if someone suddenly makes a move, will Fujino be able to react in time?

Jodie hesitated and was also a little worried.

But if the other party actually fires, and she finds her safety off, she will definitely rush up and subdue him first, and then consider other things.

"Stop it right now!"

At this point, Vermouth couldn't sit still any longer.

As a mother of only two children, she naturally couldn't bear to watch her son escape the organization's drug that shrunk him, only to be shot afterward.

Immediately, she used the identity of Tomoaki Araide to block Conan's way.

Then he said sternly, "He's just a child!"

Fujino, who was silently watching the show from the sidelines and controlling Xiao Hei.

This sounds familiar.

As expected of a mother...

"Since you've already achieved your goal, can't you just let him go?"

Vermouth stared intently at the skinny robber. "Besides, your boss has already been released. If you kill a passenger now, wouldn't the agreed-upon plan be ruined?"

She planned to reason with them first.

It would be better if things could remain peaceful, because if a fight really broke out, her somewhat fragile facade would definitely crumble...

Things will get complicated then; the current pretense cannot be broken.

But if there's really no other way, she won't hesitate to take action.

She also noticed that the other party's insurance had been turned off.

If she were to take action, she could easily subdue both of them...

As for the lives of others, that was not within her consideration.

In her eyes, the lives of everyone on the bus were not as valuable as her own son.

Once the disguise is gone, it's gone; you can just find another one secretly.

If my own son is gone, then I really have nothing left.

Robber. "..."

Is this moral blackmail?

Do robbers even have any morals?

The skinny robber clearly didn't care about this unreasonable moral blackmail of protecting his own. He raised his gun and pointed it at Vermouth's forehead. "You little rascal, you've got a pretty strong sense of justice, huh? In that case, how about I send you on your way first?"

"Hey! Never mind!"

Just then, the fat robber walked over, stopped the other thin robber, and whispered, "That thing is right behind them. If you accidentally miss, you'll be in big trouble..."

"Oh..."

The skinny robber realized what was happening and, after saying "Get back to your seat quickly," left with the fat robber.

"So, it really is a bomb?"

Conan stood up at this moment, frowned and glanced at the package beneath him, pondering to himself.

Soon, he reached the same conclusion as Shiratori.

This group wants to blow up the car!

Considering the things he kept revealing, it means there really was a mole in the back row of the car!

If the traitor isn't eliminated, no matter how stealthy his actions are, he won't succeed.

Thinking about this, he couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

He looked at Fujino and sighed.

It would be great if we could use Morse code or something similar to transmit information.

But it's too far, it's simply impossible.

And there's a lookout behind us; if that guy also knows Morse code or something, then we're completely doomed.

Fujino can't be relied on either; he's truly isolated and helpless now.

Conan returned to his seat, pondering, and began searching for a way to break the deadlock.

Fujino, of course, heard the two robbers' loud conspiracies very clearly.

Staring at the bag, he began to ponder the type of bomb.

If it's a bomb that could be detonated by firing a shot, then it's probably not C4.

After all, that thing is very stable; it can't be blown up without a small detonator.

Just cut the wire connecting the detonator to the detonator...

Fujino shook his head, no longer dwelling on the idea of being a happy bomb disposal expert.

There are just too many types of bombs that a pistol could potentially cause, and he couldn't even imagine what kind of bomb it was.

Compared to defusing bombs, a sudden act of justice is a safer option.

He remembered that they would be going into the tunnel to exchange hostages in a while.

As a hostage to be released, he will definitely shorten the distance between the kidnapper and his accomplice.

To avoid the embarrassing situation where a sudden stop triggers the detonator, killing everyone on the bus.

Yeah, when Xiao Hei falls from the sky, he can just go up and give him a good beating.

His stage is when it's pitch black.

The bus drove smoothly, and although there was a lot of intrigue going on behind the scenes, it was unusually quiet on the surface.

Although Ai Haibara, sitting in the corner, was somewhat frightened, she didn't show it too obviously.

He was simply wearing a suit a size larger than Fujino's, hiding himself in a corner, trying his best to avoid being recognized by the people in the car.

She could sense that Tomoaki Araide was definitely connected to the organization.

She had a bad feeling ever since that guy got on the bus.

That aura... it's so similar to that woman's.

Furthermore, there was another aura present.

In other words, there were two people in this vehicle.

Did they come here to capture her?

She dared not confirm it rashly...

If it's exposed, then everyone on the bus who's connected to it will die.

But she still felt somewhat unwilling. In this situation, she could only curl up here, unable to help at all.

Soon, Yajima Kunio was released, and the kidnappers, having received the news, began to plan their next move.

"Driver, take the Dongdu Expressway and get onto First Avenue!"

The hijacker gave the driver another order, "Slow down as you approach the Little Buddha Tunnel..."

"Ah?"

The driver was stunned for a moment upon hearing this.

"What do you mean, 'huh'?"

The skinny robber continued irritably, "We said we'd release the passengers, so we released them. After all, we're people with professional ethics."

As he spoke, he turned his head and shouted to the back row, "Hey, you bespectacled kid from before, that's right, the one with the pretty boy look, come to the front now!"

Vermouth was initially a little confused and didn't understand who the pretty boy was calling.

However, after considering her own identity, she slowly stood up and walked forward.

Pretending to be a gigolo must be exhausting...

At that moment, Conan had a sudden inspiration and figured everything out. He then casually tossed the notebook to Jodie.

Jodie quickly realized what was happening, picked up the notebook, and saw the following written on it, "Do you have any lipstick?"

Without much hesitation, Jodie pulled out a lipstick and tossed it behind her.

Vermouth witnessed all of this.

She was a little curious about what this kid was going to do, and what he needed the lipstick for.

(Could it be that she wants to put on bright red lipstick? —Fake)

After thinking about it for a moment, Sister Bei didn't think much of it.

I was actually quite looking forward to seeing what kind of tricks he could play with lipstick.

The car quickly entered the tunnel.

"You two, put on your ski gear, then sit still on the floor and don't move! Don't forget to wear your goggles..."

The two robbers took off their ski suits and handed them to Fujino and Vermouth, who was disguised as Tomoaki Araide: "Our goal has been achieved. As we said, we don't want to kill anyone. You just need to buy us some time. Let us pretend to be released hostages... The passengers will testify for you later, and there will also be Great Detective..."

Fujino and Shinichi didn't say anything and simply changed into their ski gear.

"Whether we can escape or not depends entirely on you, driver. After we get out of the car, you should drive off immediately to attract the police's attention."

The fat robber took off his ski suit, revealing his indeed chubby appearance, and pointed his gun at the driver. "But in order to make you submit, I still have to take a hostage..."

As he spoke, he turned to look behind him and called out to the fat woman from before, "You, the one chewing gum, come here!"

The fat woman feigned surprise for a moment, but still clenched her fists and slowly walked forward.

Then, the fat robber pressed a gun to her head and continued to threaten the driver, "Hold on, as soon as you get out of the tunnel, speed up and shake off the police, then stop. I guarantee we'll be fine. Otherwise, this woman's life will be in danger!"

"Yes..."

The driver's thinking was very simple; he just thought that these two people were really good people.

After robbing the bus, they actually wanted to leave survivors.

Fujino, on the other hand, narrowed his eyes slightly, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth on his face, which was shrouded in darkness.

It's time to take action.

At the same time, Xiao Hei on the roof turned around and came to the front of the bus roof.

After confirming the location, he flicked out a hidden blade from his sleeve, the silver-white blade gleaming in the darkness.

Then he bent down, raised his arm high, and slammed it into the metal roof of the bus.

"Sizzle—!"

Accompanied by a series of crisp sounds as metal was cut.

Before the people in the car could even recover from their shock...

An X-shaped notch was cut into the roof of the bus...