Beside him, Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko felt the complete opposite of Conan. The innocent elementary school student, who knew nothing of the Black Organization, was badly shaken by the truth: There really was a murderer mixed in among their group?
Although he had already guessed it earlier, that had only been a guess. Now that Conan, his dependable classmate, had confirmed it, the impact was entirely different.
Thinking of this, Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko looked at the three figures carrying guns on their backs, stammering in fright. "B-but then, why would that person mix in with us and help us look for people?"
Conan snorted. "He must have run into us first while hunting down Jiang Xia and Haibara, and realized we were their companions—so, to keep both sides from meeting up, he deliberately joined our group. That way, if Jiang Xia and Haibara come over, the murderer can pretend he mistook them for bears and shoot them dead."
Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko: "!!!" No! A delicate girl like Ai couldn't possibly get shot by a Hunting Rifle! That horrible hunter was practically a demon!
"Then who exactly is the murderer?!" He grabbed Conan by the collar and declared resolutely, "Tell me, and I'll fight him! Uh... even if I can't beat him, I can secretly put the poisonous Mushroom we picked up earlier into his cup and knock him out."
"There are too few clues. I don't know who it is either." Conan speechlessly pulled his collar out of Mitsuhiko's grip.
"But don't worry. The murderer isn't just up against us—there's Jiang Xia too. Jiang Xia won't keep hiding just because that man has a gun."
"He and Haibara have been patiently leading us in circles for a reason..."
Just as he was trying to figure out what Jiang Xia was thinking, Yoshida Ayumi, who