"So after all that explaining, all you know is how he acted in front of you, isn't that right?" Conan spread his hands. "Since he was the man we ran into on the road, it makes perfect sense that he was full of lies. He must have been an expert at lying without batting an eye, right?"
"It sounds like you children had a very poor impression of him." Inspector Yumichika turned to look at them.
"Yes. We were originally going camping, but because we forgot to fill up the tank, the car broke down halfway there. We happened to flag down Mr. Shuto..." Professor Agasa scratched his head and recounted everything in detail.
"We only asked him to give us a ride to a nearby gas station!" Ayumi Yoshida clenched her fists.
"It wasn't very far from here. And he clearly stopped at first, readily agreed to help, and asked what had happened..." Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya crossed his arms as well.
"But the moment the Professor told him the specifics, his attitude completely changed. He started cursing at us and drove off with one stomp on the gas." Ai Haibara glanced at the wall blackened by the flames, her tone calm.
"What he said was way too awful. He said—"
Genta began, and the children repeated Shuto Goki's exact words in unison.
"Wait here until you die, you old bastard!"
Standing nearby, Professor Agasa felt as though he had just been cursed at all over again. "..."
Ginbayashi Ena had been listening with a tense expression. At that, she could not help turning to look at Professor Agasa, biting her lower lip.
Tangze, who had been watching her the whole time, knew what she was struggling with.
To maintain the image of a fiancée who remained deeply devoted to the