The Phantom Thief of Hearts! But Conan
Chapter 996

Fuse

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"Inspector Yokomizo and the others are all right, aren't they?"

After watching the chosen unlucky guy get dragged away, Conan turned around and saw Mori Kogoro's group walking out from the park entrance.

"...They're fine. We have to thank Mori Detective for notifying us so promptly, and the children were very vigilant as well." Miwako Sato shook her head. "The medical staff checked him over and said Inspector Yokomizo was fine. His colleagues mainly want him to get a proper examination."

"He still has some old injuries. He got hurt the last time he came to Tokyo for a case, but he kept refusing to get checked out. Might as well get everything looked at this time."

Chisoku Hagiwara, whose clothes had been dirtied and disheveled by the aftermath of the explosion, watched the ambulance carrying Yokomizo drive away. Then she turned back and introduced herself to them.

"I'm Chisoku Hagiwara, also an officer from Kanagawa Prefecture. Thank you all for today, especially Mori Detective..."

"No, I didn't help much." Mori Kogoro said modestly. "I should be thanking you for trusting what I said back on the highway."

While the two exchanged pleasantries, Ran Mouri, standing behind Mori Kogoro and trading looks with Conan, involuntarily widened her eyes.

Huh, Hagiwara?

That person she had met today, the one suspected of being a Phantom Thief of Hearts... seemed...

Feeling as though she had discovered some secret, Ran Mouri quietly pressed a hand to her chest. Meanwhile, the now-unoccupied Miwako Sato lowered her head and looked at the object she had been holding for so long.

The sunglasses, scorched by flames, had partially melted and warped. One corner of the frame was caved in and missing, but their exact design was still easy to recognize.

A design she knew all too well—one

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