No Escape from One's Own Evil

"Stay put in the car, you lot!"

Snapping back to his senses, Wataru Takagi hurriedly grabbed his badge and car keys. Leaving behind that instruction, he sprinted toward Tokyo Tower without looking back.

"Does that mean they've already located the bomb?" Seeing Wataru Takagi rush toward Tokyo Tower without hesitation, the people in the car grew restless.

"I'll go see what's happening." Watching Wataru Takagi disappear into the building entrance, Hoshikawa Teru, finally relieved, immediately sat up straight. Before the other children in the car could react, he pulled open the rear door and jumped out.

First Tooru Amuro's interrogation, then Ai Haibara's stare, plus the suspicion Conan, that perceptive detective, might voice at any time—it had been an agonizing day of acting for him. It had gotten to the point where he vaguely realized that playing Tangze was even more exhausting than playing Akechi Goro.

Now that they had finally arrived, once Tangze came over from the other world, he could properly switch back to his real identity.

Ai Haibara watched Hoshikawa Teru's retreating figure dart away as though he wished he could activate all his talents and vanish on the spot. At last, she turned her gaze toward Conan.

"Haibara, I'll leave those three to you." Sure enough, seeing "Tangze" quickly follow after him, Conan sprang up as well while the car door was still open. He did not forget to shut it behind him, stopping the other elementary school students from eagerly trying to follow.

No matter how confident he was in his deductions, he knew the risks ahead. He would never dare take children into danger.

"Why is Conan going too?!" Ayumi Yoshida pressed both hands against the car window, watching Conan's back with resentment and unease.

"He's going to help Officer Takagi. We have our