Amid a wave of unease, Haibara Ai finally reached the end of the corridor.
She reached for the doorknob. Whether by luck the door was unlocked, or some helpful passerby had opened it beforehand, she did not know. With a light press and push, the Basement door slid open with a creak, revealing a figure tied up in the corner.
The flashlight beam swept over them, and the person instinctively shrank back. Looking at that familiar face, Haibara Ai's eyes widened in disbelief.
Pier.
Under the full moon, Conan nearly lost control of his breathing.
Having ruled out every impossibility, another thought suddenly surfaced besides the possibility that Dr. Araide was genuine.
"The one who leaked the secret was me."
Conan's heart pounded harder as his thoughts spiraled out of control. What did he mean, 'I never told anyone'... Didn't I tell Teacher Jodie about the circuit breaker and the trigger just a few minutes ago?
"Come to think of it, when I was deducing things remotely on the Full Moon ship through Hattori, 'Teacher Jodie' seemed to pick up her phone and send some messages... Who was she messaging? What did she send?"
When Conan had caught that glimpse earlier, he had not thought much of it. He had only assumed Teacher Jodie was notifying her FBI colleagues.
But now that he thought about it carefully... was that message really sent to the FBI?
Conan looked at Dr. Araide and suddenly asked, "You said, 'Keeping the maid's secret was an unspoken agreement shared by everyone there that night.' Who exactly was included in that 'everyone'?"
Dr. Araide's gaze flickered imperceptibly toward Jodie before quickly returning to Conan. After thinking for a moment, he said, "You, me, Detective Mouri, and my stepmother."
Conan took a deep breath. "You missed