Mouri Ran watched her childhood friend sprint away, then lifted her juice and silently took a sip. For some reason, that silhouette felt a little similar to the one she had seen at the amusement park before... And if she remembered correctly, he had vanished from that day at the amusement park until now.
"It must be an illusion." Mouri Ran set down her glass of juice and pulled another dessert closer. "This place is completely different from the amusement park. I probably won't run into one of those 'tricky cases that require long-term surveillance' he keeps talking about. Anyway, I'll wait for now... What exactly was he trying to say just now?"
The originally spacious corridor had become cramped from the sheer number of onlookers packed into it.
Inspector Megure had not expected these well-dressed businesspeople to be so bold when it came to gawking at excitement. Wiping away sweat, he frantically directed his subordinates. "Put up a cordon! Don't let anyone in!"
As he spoke, his subordinates all took a step back in unison, clearing a path and ushering one of the onlookers inside.
"?" Inspector Megure's temple twitched. Before he could get angry, however, he froze. "Brother Jiang Xia? What are you doing here?" ...And that elusive Bespectacled Kid too.
Jiang Xia led the fake Conan through the crowd and into the relatively less crowded elevator lobby.
He looked around, his gaze settling on the elevator. "I heard there was a shooting here?"
"Yes." Inspector Megure sighed at the mention of it. "Who knows where these people got their guns? Every last one of them acts as though the law means nothing... One day, I'm going to have my colleagues wipe out their gun-buying channels!"
Jiang Xia nodded in deep agreement, joining the inspector in condemning