Conan: "...#" Do you really think I'm a first-grade elementary school student?!
Come to think of it, among first-grade elementary school students, probably only Genta would believe that excuse...
"What's wrong with this life buoy?" Suzuki Sonoko and Mouri Ran curiously crowded over. "What did you figure out? What do you understand? Explain it properly."
Nakamura Sachiko also looked curiously at Jiang Xia's bag.
"Let's talk after we get out. It's too dangerous right now; this isn't the time for deductions." Jiang Xia clearly had no intention of repeating himself—he would speak once they were outside and back at the Police Station. It would save time and effort.
The seawater behind them chased higher and higher.
However, they had found their way smoothly and moved quickly, so before the seawater could swallow them, they finally reached a spot near the exit.
"There's light over there!" Suzuki Sonoko suddenly spotted a ray of sunlight. She happily bounced and shook Jiang Xia's arm. "We don't have to die! Actually, I really don't want to die with fireflies. They're pretty, but they're still bugs. What if they secretly gnaw on me after I die..."
Mouri Ran imagined the scene and shuddered, hurriedly cutting her off. "Sonoko! Don't say such scary things."
The group hurried toward the sunlight. Sure enough, just as Jiang Xia had said, there was a hole about half a meter in diameter, large enough for a person to pass through. About a meter below the opening outside was a calm lake. The lake water carried the exact same fishy, salty smell as seawater, and fish could occasionally be seen swimming through it.
There seemed to be no danger, and the lake surface was calm.
They splashed into the lake one after another.
Only then did the seawater surge out