"Stealing a young lady's bag right in front of me? I absolutely will not allow people like you to exist in this world!"
The Enthusiastic Old Man clipped his Windproof Goggles to his forehead. Spouting lines like a murderer, he leisurely subdued the criminal who had been knocked out by the dog.
Then he picked up Suzuki Sonoko's little shoulder bag and handed it to Mouri Ran, who had arrived first. "Here. And call the police while you're at it—have them take this petty thief away."
"Okay, thank you!" Mouri Ran said, but she did not take out her phone. As an experienced police-caller, she had already called the police while running over, using the VIP expedited line.
Taking the shoulder bag, Mouri Ran was about to hand it back to her classmate when she turned around and found Suzuki Sonoko still huffing and puffing her way over.
So she crouched down and looked at the little dog beside her wearing Windproof Goggles, smiling. "Thank you too! And your owner as well."
"Woof!" Lupin had clearly understood. Wagging his tail happily, he barked.
Hearing the thanks, the Enthusiastic Old Man laughed heartily. "Don't worry. Even if Lupin hadn't pounced on him, with my 1500cc Motorcycle and a super rider like me, that little thief would never have gotten away! That was only normal mode—I haven't even used its emergency acceleration function yet."
Just then, two people pushed through the crowd and ran over.
Conan greedily sucked in oxygen as he panted, muttering to Jiang Xia, "Why does that old man look kind of familiar?"
"He's... he's... he's my great-uncle..." A voice came from behind them. Suzuki Sonoko finally caught up with these overly fit classmates and could not help glancing down at Conan. Jiang Xia and Ran were one thing,