"Ran, do you want to try throwing a punch?"
The four of Guchuan's group arrived in front of the strength-testing machine, and Takeshita invited Ran.
"I think I'll pass." Ran smiled and declined.
"Give it a try. It might help you relieve some stress too," Takeshita continued.
"Relieve stress?"
Ran thought for a moment, then took the glove and put it on. She shouted, "Come back already, Shinichi!"
A chill ran down Conan's back. The glaring number '400' on the display stabbed at his nerves.
"Mr. Guchuan, do you want to give it a try too?"
Having vented her stress, Ran looked completely relaxed as she handed the glove to Guchuan.
"I'm well fed and well clothed, and life is easy. I don't have any stress at all." Guchuan looked utterly content.
"But you're terrible at video games," Little Ai suddenly said.
The smile vanished from Guchuan's face. He put on the glove and punched the machine.
"Ding~"
Another '400' appeared.
Conan stared at Guchuan with cold sweat running down his face.
Your sister was the one who said you were bad at games. Why are you looking at me like that? Didn't I already lose to you once?
"Conan, do you want to try?"
"No, I need to pee." Conan waved his hand in refusal.
"Let's go together," Nakajima said to Conan.
"Okay."
After Conan went to the restroom, Guchuan and the two girls continued trying out the games in the lobby.
"You two play first. I need to take a call."
After letting Ran and Little Ai know, Guchuan went to a corner to answer the phone.
"Hello, Tequila speaking."
"Mm."
"The deal has been completed. You don't need to worry. Let Gin know as well. Hmm?"
The voice on the other end paused for a moment.
"It's some brat."
The call ended, and Guchuan began sending Gin an email.
Come to think of it, what exactly was my mission? Was it just to pass a message between the two of them?
Whatever. Tequila will be gone soon anyway, so it doesn't matter how well I completed my mission. Nice, another day of getting paid for doing nothing.
"Boom~"
An explosion sounded from the direction of the restroom, and everyone turned to look that way.
"There's a bomb." Guchuan looked at Little Ai.
"Big brother, I'm so scared." Little Ai trembled as she threw her arms around Guchuan, instantly turning into a frail, helpless little girl.
Guchuan held Little Ai and comforted her, while Ran had already gone to look for Conan.
After perfunctorily comforting Little Ai and getting a good look at the little scientist's girlish appearance, Guchuan took her hand and went to find Conan.
When they found Conan, his grubby little hand was reaching toward Ran's butt.
"Conan! How could you touch Ran's butt?"
Guchuan extended his hand of justice to stop Conan, loudly condemning his uncivilized behavior and drawing everyone's attention.
"What!? No, that's not it!" Conan protested in a panic.
Ran turned around and saw that Conan's hand was indeed reaching toward her butt.
"Conan!" Ran roared, nearly scaring the soul out of him.
"Conan, how could you do something so shameless at such a young age?" Guchuan looked at Conan with utter contempt.
Little Ai also looked at Conan in disgust. No wonder you told Guchuan your identity without holding anything back. So you really are birds of a feather.
Guchuan is a perverted Loli-con, and you're a pervert who likes secretly groping women.
Thinking about how a high schooler's soul lived inside Conan's elementary school body, Little Ai felt even more disgusted looking at him. Who knew how many women this pervert had taken advantage of using the convenience of that body?
"No, there was something dirty there on Ran's clothes. I just wanted to help clean it off." Conan explained, red-faced and flustered.
Seeing Ran's disappointment, Guchuan's contempt, Guchuan's sister's disgust, and the bizarre looks from the people around him, Conan felt that he no longer had the courage to keep living in this world.
"Even if there was something dirty there, you can't just reach out and touch it." Guchuan lectured Conan earnestly.
"Men and women should keep their distance. You're not that young anymore, so you should know better."
Watching the big pervert Guchuan lecture the little pervert Conan, Little Ai really wanted to laugh.
Conan could only nod in humiliation. Finding an opportunity, he pulled Guchuan aside. "Guchuan, my Anesthetic Needle hit the number tag in Ran's back pocket. I was just trying to get it back."
Even after Conan explained the reason, Guchuan still looked at him as though he were a pervert.
"Why did you shoot Ran's butt?"
"It's normal to miss!" Conan flailed his arms and shouted.
"Didn't you say before that you were a good shot?" Guchuan questioned.
Conan was losing it.
"None of that is important. What's important is—"
"No, it's very important!" Guchuan cut Conan off.
"I found a lead on that mysterious organization," Conan hurriedly said. He did not want to prove that he was not a pervert.
"That fast?" Guchuan pretended to be curious.
"Yes. And I know who used the bomb to commit the murder this time. We have to go out and identify them quickly. We can't let Inspector Megure release everyone here."
Then Conan looked at Guchuan.
"Why are you looking at me? Don't tell me you want me to play detective?" Guchuan looked at Conan speechlessly.
"That's right."
"Impossible." Guchuan shook his head and refused.
He was a collector who did certain things on the side that could not be spoken of openly. Becoming famous would be troublesome.
"My identity isn't suitable."
Conan thought about it and felt that Guchuan had a point.
After all, Guchuan was mentally ill. Could anyone trust the words of a mentally ill person?
"But my Anesthetic Needle is still on Ran's butt. I can't anesthetize Uncle Mori now." Conan scratched his head irritably.
"What's the problem? Wait here. I'll go get the Anesthetic Needle."
"No!" Conan grabbed Guchuan's hand.
You bastard, you'll definitely touch something you shouldn't while retrieving the Anesthetic Needle.
"Then I'll go anesthetize Kogoro Mouri for you."
Guchuan shoved Conan aside and headed toward Kogoro Mouri.
After Little Ai saw that Guchuan and Conan had finished whispering, she wanted to go find Guchuan. But she saw him walk straight toward Kogoro Mouri. Then, with a single chop to the neck, Kogoro Mouri slumped against a pillar and sat on the floor. Once he was done, Guchuan even gave Conan an OK gesture.
Though Conan was also somewhat shocked, he quickly ran to the other side of the pillar. The unconscious Kogoro Mouri began to speak.
"Inspector Megure, you can't let the guests leave yet."
"What? The culprit is a bomber targeting indiscriminately. There are bombs hidden elsewhere," Inspector Megure said.
"There are no bombs anywhere else. The culprit planted the bomb in the briefcase beforehand. The suspect is clearly among these guests. Is it really okay to let them leave like this?"
Little Ai stared at everything in astonishment. Guchuan came over and patted her head.
"Do you know what other title Kogoro Mouri has besides Sleeping Kogoro?"
"What?" Little Ai looked up and asked.
"Ventriloquism Master."
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