The Corpse Collector in Conan
Chapter 1355

1354 [Detectives Don't Need Phones]

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Hattori Heiji: "..."

Conan: "..."

That seemed... like a workable plan too?

It was a good plan, but considering the difference in intelligence between the two sides...

It felt like things would not go as smoothly as Inspector Nakamori expected.

Tsutenkaku rooftop.

After setting off the Fireworks, Kid took out another switch and clicked it.

In the distance, the Substation exploded with a boom.

It was only 8:20, nowhere near bedtime, and lights had been on all across the city.

Now that the Substation had malfunctioned, huge swaths of lights went out. In the blink of an eye, the city below was plunged into darkness.

The Suzuki Modern Art Exhibition Hall was no exception.

Suzuki Sonoko was startled by the sudden darkness. She squeezed closer to the person beside her and only relaxed after bumping into someone. "What happened?!"

"The last time there was a sudden blackout like this seemed to have been because of an earthquake." Toyama Kazuha looked uncertainly at the sky outside. Tonight's Osaka suddenly felt unfamiliar—Fireworks and power outages alike. She quickly came back to her senses and reassured Suzuki Sonoko, "Don't panic! Our emergency facilities are excellent. The power will be back soon."

Only after saying that did she realize something. By the emergency lights that came on a beat late, she looked toward the Detectives and belatedly said, "This couldn't be Kid's doing, could it?"

The Fireworks could barely be explained away as a festival, but a "sudden citywide blackout" carried an unmistakable air of conspiracy.

Inside a warehouse building in the distance.

Inspector Nakamori had just insisted, "The one setting off Fireworks definitely isn't Kid!" Yet after battling wits and courage against the Phantom Thief for so many years, losing time after time but never giving up, he had actually sensed

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