After Waiting So Long, He Got a Thorough Beating

"Didn't expect him to be such a tough nut. Bury him."

"No!" Kameida shouted.

"Ask me again, and I'll definitely talk! I'll tell you everything!"

Kameida was about to lose his mind. Were these really people from the Japanese Police? They looked more ruthless than he did, a criminal.

"Where is Professor Agasa's kidnapping accomplice?" Conan asked.

"Beika Grand Hotel!"

Kameida panicked, cold sweat pouring from his forehead. Though he had no idea where the person these two were looking for actually was, anything was better than being buried alive.

All he could do now was hope the organization would come save him, while these two went elsewhere to search and buy him time.

Guchuan and Conan exchanged a look, both somewhat startled.

Conan: This... Big Rice Flower Shop, Beika Grand Hotel... this organization is really...

Guchuan: This kid guessed it surprisingly well.

"Still claiming you don't know? I'd say this bastard just needs a good beating before he learns to behave." Guchuan grabbed Kameida by the hair.

Kameida wore a groveling expression, furious but not daring to say a word.

"Let's go. We're heading to Beika Grand Hotel. What do we do with this organization member?" Conan asked.

"Just leave him here," Guchuan said.

"No, that would be illegal detention," Conan said.

Guchuan glanced at Conan. We've already detained him illegally, and kidnapped him too...

"Then hand him over to the police?"

"But what crime are we supposed to report?" Conan irritably scratched his head.

Although he was a member of a criminal organization, they seemingly had no evidence that he had committed any crimes. Besides, Kameida's injuries could prove that Guchuan had kidnapped him illegally.

It seemed that they were more suited for prison than Kameida was.

"Lock him up first on charges of disturbing public order. Once he's inside, we can slowly look for evidence. Worst-case scenario, we let him go later," Guchuan said indifferently.

"Will that work?"

"It will. They should give me some face."

Guchuan called the Metropolitan Police Department, explained the danger posed by this man, then put on a display of second-generation bureaucrat behavior in front of Conan and had Kameida stuffed into a police car.

Inside the police car, Kameida inexplicably let out a breath of relief.

"I want to report them! Report those two for taking the law into their own hands—especially that eighteen- or nineteen-year-old brat!" Kameida excitedly accused Guchuan of his atrocities to the officers.

Kameida rambled on for ages, but not a single person paid him any attention.

"You cops aren't covering for each other, are you?" Kameida said resentfully.

When they still said nothing, Kameida grew even more furious.

If Japan's environment had not been like this, why would he, Kameida, have needed to join a criminal organization and do work that risked his life?

"You Japanese parasites, all of you deserve to— Hey, hey, what are you doing? Ah... ah!"

The officer beside Kameida opened the door on his side and kicked him out.

Kameida rolled several times across the ground in a disheveled heap, still unable to make sense of what was happening. Then he saw a Porsche 356A stop in front of him, and Vodka opened the driver's-side door.

"Boss?" Kameida called out to Vodka in surprise.

Could those police officers have been organization moles within the police force?

Kameida felt as though he had discovered the truth, and brutality began to rise within him. You damned brat, you have no idea how terrifying the organization is. Just wait. I'll definitely get my revenge on you.

Not just you, but your family too!

"Boss, thank you for coming to save me." Kameida wore a fawning expression.

"Trash!" Vodka looked at Kameida in disgust.

Bang!

Guchuan drove Conan to Beika Grand Hotel.

The moment the two appeared in the lobby, Yukiko Kudo excitedly jumped up.

"They're here! They're here! Shinichi finally showed up!"

Yukiko Kudo watched the surveillance feed installed in the lobby and nearly cried tears of joy.

That little brat had come so late. She would definitely give him a good lesson later.

"Now, the actors enter the stage." Yusaku Kudo stretched his body. Waiting this long had truly not been easy. Later, he would definitely question Shinichi properly about why his deductive abilities had weakened so much.

As a father, Yusaku Kudo was deeply disappointed in Shinichi.

At that moment, Conan scanned the lobby for suspicious people.

"This is bad. We only asked whether that person was at the Beika Grand Hotel—we forgot to ask for the exact location," Conan said gloomily.

The Beika Grand Hotel was so large that finding the organization would not be easy.

"Conan, there's a suspicious person over there." Guchuan pointed Conan toward Professor Agasa, who was disguised as a tall man, while inwardly complaining nonstop.

What was Yusaku Kudo thinking? Why had he let Professor Agasa come out so openly?

It was far too suspicious. Anyone even slightly cautious would not have fallen for it.

"Quick, follow him." Thankfully, Conan was a reckless person.

Conan and Guchuan sneaked after Professor Agasa, waiting until he entered Room 301.

"Guchuan, how do we get in?"

While Conan was still asking, Guchuan had already sprung into action.

Bang!

He kicked open the door to Room 301 and found three people staring at him in astonishment.

Clearly, Guchuan's actions baffled not only Conan, but also the Kudo couple and Professor Agasa.

Yusaku Kudo had considered countless possibilities, but he had never imagined this. In his eyes, his son was already a very reckless person. He had not expected his son's friend to be even more reckless.

"Hands up! You're under arrest." Guchuan pulled out a gun and aimed it at them.

"Kid, do you think a toy gun can scare us?"

Although things had gone somewhat off script, the act still had to continue. Yusaku Kudo pulled out his fake gun and confronted Guchuan, his expression beneath the mask utterly spectacular.

Bang!

Guchuan fired, knocking down the picture frame behind Professor Agasa.

Yusaku Kudo was stunned. Shinichi, what kind of friend was this? Why did he have a real gun?!

"Actually, I'm—"

Guchuan had a real gun, and he had actually fired it. Things had gone beyond Yusaku Kudo's expectations. Fearing someone might get killed, he wanted to tell Guchuan the truth, but it was already too late.

"Take my Justice Flying Kick!"

Guchuan leaped into the air and delivered a flying kick, sending Yusaku Kudo flying. He crashed right into Professor Agasa, and the two of them passed out.

"Darling!"

Yukiko Kudo turned pale with shock, but Conan, who had rushed over to help, struck her with the Anesthetic Needle. She quietly collapsed onto Yusaku Kudo and fell asleep.

"Conan, don't always rely on your brain when doing things. Sometimes, using your hands is faster." Guchuan patiently taught Conan bit by bit.

"But that was too dangerous. Good thing that masked guy didn't fire," Conan said, the corner of his mouth twitching.

Whenever he acted with Guchuan in the future, he had to keep hold of him at all times.

"Let's tie them up first."

"Okay."

Guchuan tore down the room's curtains and stuffed them into their mouths. He had even deliberately shattered only half of Yusaku Kudo's mask, making sure Conan would not realize this was his own father.

Afraid Conan would break down after realizing his parents had toyed with him, Guchuan had truly gone to great lengths.