"?!"
That instant of eye contact made goosebumps rise all over Curacao's body, and a terrible premonition suddenly surged through her heart.
Almost at the same time, with a boom, the elevator plunged downward.
Curacao's adrenaline spiked. Spotting an opening, she was about to leap out as the Elevator Car passed this floor. But just as she was about to make it, Jiang Xia flung the scarf-wearing child in his hands outward and cried anxiously, "Miss Shirai!"
Then the stool beneath his feet tipped over. He lost his balance and fell into the elevator, crashing headfirst into Miss Shirai just as she was jumping.
The two tumbled into a heap and fell with a clatter back to the bottom of the elevator.
"Jiang Xia!!"
Amid cries of alarm, the elevator, dragged by its cables, fell with a crash. The car carrying the two of them soon vanished from everyone's sight.
Conan stared blankly at the scene.
A moment later, remembering the lie he had casually made up for the Elementary School Students before coming here—that "Jiang Xia was at Tokyo Tower too"—Conan slapped himself.
Damn my crow mouth!
Amid the chaos, the scarf-wearing child who had landed on the ground quietly got up, then quietly left, hiding his achievements and fame.
Beneath Tokyo Tower.
Sato Miwako sped through the chaotic traffic and finally reached the base of the tower amid pedestrians' screams and the blaring horns of other drivers.
She had barely parked when she noticed that the car beside her looked very familiar. Looking closely, she saw that it was Takagi's car.
A group of children inside were pressed against the windows, watching the car that had shot into the parking lot like lightning. When they saw her get out, they cried in delight, "Officer Sato!"
As Sato