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Mouri Ran: "So I honestly told him I hadn't seen anyone. Just then, a car suddenly drove into the alley, and the Knit Cap Man's colleague got out and asked him in English whether he'd found anyone.
"The Knit Cap Man said no, then turned back to me and said that the killer wouldn't let prey like me go, and told me to leave quickly."
Suzuki Sonoko realized something. "Since they tracked him into the alley, does that mean the Serial Killer was nearby at the time?"
Mouri Ran nodded. "I was scared too, but I couldn't leave. Shinichi was still in the building next door—if he ran into a serial killer with his fighting skills, he'd probably be finished in a single encounter."
Suzuki Sonoko deeply agreed. "When that guy doesn't have a soccer ball, he might not even be as strong as Conan."
Jiang Xia: "..." Strictly speaking, they were about evenly matched. Less strictly speaking... Conan's Enhanced Foot Strength Shoes, Anesthetic Needle, and pile of high-tech gear completely outclassed Kudo Shinichi with nothing on him.
Mouri Ran: "When the Knit Cap Man saw that I insisted on staying, he stopped paying attention to me. He had his colleague seal off the alley, then went elsewhere to search.
"I took the chance to enter the building to look for Shinichi, but suddenly saw lots of blood spatter on the ground. The blood trail extended to the stairs outside.
"I followed it and climbed several floors. Then I suddenly saw a middle-aged man staggering down the stairs. We met at the landing. He had long white hair, and there was a large patch of blood over his lower abdomen.
"I felt like his appearance was familiar somehow, but I couldn't place it at first. Then Shinichi suddenly shouted