Makima's gaze swept over the anxious crowd inside the library.
A more thorough thought flashed through her mind, which was to read the memories of everyone here; this was undoubtedly the safest plan.
However, this thought was immediately dismissed by her because there were too many people, the commotion would be too great, and she could not be one hundred percent sure that Kabuto Yakushi was among this group at the moment.
It seemed she had no choice but to gamble.
A trace of decisiveness flashed in her eyes, and she then commanded in an unquestionable tone, "Notify the Military Police Force. You have a time limit of ten minutes to completely clear everyone out of the library, leaving not a single person behind!"
On the other side, Officer Megure acted as if he had received a grand amnesty, hurriedly helping up the still-"unconscious" Kogoro Mouri and pulling Conan along as he walked outside, continuously expressing his thanks in a steady stream:
"Brother Mouri! I really have to thank you this time! You've saved my future! Tonight, I'm treating, and we won't stop until we're drunk..."
Makima's gaze lingered on Conan for a brief moment without saying much.
In her view, this boy might be sharper than ordinary people, but in the end, he was just a child with a bit of cleverness, far less interesting than the pink-haired girl who could resist her power of control.
However, the fact that two adult men ultimately had to rely on a child to crack the mystery still made her feel a trace of unexpected irony.
Inside the library, Kabuto Yakushi mingled in the noisy crowd, his fingertips unconsciously tapping against a bookshelf as his inner anxiety grew with the passage of time.
Every passing minute and second meant that the risk