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Xiao Lan's pure girlish heart is gradually "corrupting," and she is already preparing for the "bloody palace intrigue" of the second half of her life!
"Xiao Lan, it's time to go!"
Xiaolan heard Xia Ye's voice and snapped out of her reverie. She then saw Xia Ye with a smile in her eyes, as if something interesting had happened.
"What's wrong, Xia Ye?"
Ran was a little curious. What could be more intimate than someone close to her... cough cough, no! Thinking about it, it must be that something new has happened with Conan, right?
"All the security cameras in the bar were just turned off, and—"
Xia Ye pointed to a surveillance camera not far away that had been lit up with a red dot but was now turned off, and said with a smile:
"Before that, the three surveillance cameras around us had all turned around, obviously to check the situation of our booth."
"You mean?"
Xiao Lan was naturally very intelligent.
He instantly understood what Xia Ye meant.
"Is Conan looking for us?"
“That’s right, it was my oversight. But now that he’s started looking for us, he must have seen that Kaito helped him remove the listening device from the tequila shoe. He’s probably suspicious of our motives now!”
Xia Ye smiled and explained to Xiao Lan.
"Then what do we do now?"
Hmm~ Let me think~
Xia Ye pondered for a moment when asked about Xiao Lan's question, then suddenly raised an eyebrow, a fun idea forming in her mind.
He could roughly guess what Conan was thinking at that moment.
Thus.
This gave me room to maneuver.
...
Soon after.
Conan jogged over to the booth that was completely invisible from the surveillance cameras.
Looking at the empty seat, disappointment appeared on his round face.
but--
fair enough.
If those people were truly forces hostile to the Black Organization, then this level of vigilance would be normal.
On the contrary, the fact that they helped me remove the bugging device and even chatted with me, a child, is not in line with the image of a mysterious force. They must have had their own purpose in doing so.
But anyway.
They seemed to have come with good intentions.
and many more!
Conan suddenly thought of something.
The scantily clad, sexy woman also seemed a bit off. In the surveillance footage, she sat at the bar counter from the moment she entered the bar, just a step away from the chair where she retrieved her transmitter.
After I retrieved the transmitter, she immediately struck up a conversation with me. At the time, I thought I had managed to get away with it by speaking in a childish tone. Now that I think about it, that pretty lady must have seen what I did!
It seems so.
Is she in cahoots with those people?
But why are they so concerned about themselves?
Did they know his identity? That's very possible, otherwise it wouldn't make sense why they would be interested in an ordinary child!
Conan was thinking.
My gaze casually swept across the table at the booth. The couple seemed to have left not long ago; the waiter hadn't come to clear the table yet. Two wine glasses were still on the table, and next to one of them, a water stain seemed to reflect a bit of light from the chandelier.
Conan's heart skipped a beat.
I quickly ran into the booth and stood in front of the table.
really--
That wasn't an accidental spill; it was a mark left intentionally.
Moreover, since it was written while intoxicated, it wouldn't last long as the alcohol would evaporate quickly. Therefore, the person who wrote this message must have just left, or even just a few seconds before I arrived!
I glanced at the desktop.
Conan was somewhat surprised.
Because this row of text is not hiragana or katakana, nor is it English letters, but Chinese characters from the country across the sea, and they are quite ancient ones!
Conan doesn't recognize a single word!
He quickly took out his phone and took a picture of the words. After confirming that he had taken a clear picture, most of the first word on the table had disappeared.
Conan was not at ease.
Wipe away all traces with gloved hands.
However—just as Conan was about to leave.
A sudden commotion arose outside.
Conan ran outside and saw that all the security guards in black at the bar looked serious, as if they had received orders to find some suspicious person in the bar.
Several of them were even moving towards the bar entrance. Judging from their posture, it was highly likely that they were going to block the exit and then check the bar's customers one by one!
Conan's eyes narrowed!
It instantly dawned on me that the black-clad manager who had been injected with tranquilizer must have woken up, however—
The doctor said he gave him a booster shot this time. Normal people would be asleep for at least three hours after being given it. How come the other person woke up in less than an hour?
but--
Now is not the time to talk about this.
That would be a real problem if the bar were to be locked down.
My gear and the two hard drives I took from the monitoring room are all shady things; if they're discovered, I'll definitely be exposed!
Take a moment to think.
Conan made a decision.
He walked casually to the door, where the men in black had already begun to prevent anyone from entering or leaving. Some guests who wanted to leave were arguing with them.
At this point, 0...
Hurried footsteps came from the back of the bar; it was the sound of many people walking quickly together.
It was clearly the men in black from the security office who were dispatched!
"Da da da—~"
The men in black at the door were preventing the guests from leaving when a crisp sound came from below. They instinctively looked down and saw two cute-looking candies bouncing and hopping to their feet.
Oh ~
It's candy!
The thought had just crossed their minds.
Bang-!
The candies on the ground exploded instantly.
Thick white fog spread rapidly, turning the bar entrance and half of the front yard into a white blur. Not only could you not see the surrounding environment, but you couldn't see anything even if you were face to face!
"alert!"
"Hold the gate!"
"The intruder is still in the bar!"
The black-clad manager, who had just arrived, looked grim and quickly issued orders. This time, they hadn't been caught off guard; if they didn't catch the intruder—
hiss--!
He shivered.
The organization will absolutely not let me off the hook!
After a long time.
The smoke cleared.
The manager in black arrived at the door.
He asked the guard in black, looking nervous:
"Has anyone escaped?"
"No, brother!"
The man in black spoke with certainty and his eyes were confident:
"We blocked the doorway just now, there's absolutely no way anyone can get out!"
"That's good!"
The manager in black felt slightly relieved.
However, looking at the bar full of customers, he started to have a headache again. Even though he was a formal member of the organization and all his underlings were armed, he didn't dare to kill all these customers!
How to find the intruder among these guests?
This is a real problem!
the other side.
While the manager in black was awkwardly introducing the guests, Conan had already arrived at the emergency staircase.
He glanced at the downward staircase, gave up without hesitation, and started walking towards the upward staircase.
The bar is located on the top floor of the Dahei Building.
Further up, you'll find the building's rooftop.
soon.
A locked door appeared in front of Conan.
He did not panic.
Instead, he took out the lock-picking tools the doctor had given him.
but--
After a brief observation, he put the tools back. The lock on the door was excessively large, and the general lock-picking tools the doctor had given him didn't seem to fit.
I thought about it.
Go down one floor of stairs.
I took a red candy out of the candy box.
He raised his hand and threw it at the locked door.
Then--
boom--!
A violent explosion sounded.
Conan ran up the stairs. The door leading to the rooftop was warped from the explosion, and the lock was completely destroyed by 0.2. However—
The twisted door became difficult to open.
Conan used the strength of his Shoes to barely pull open a gap, squeezed through it, and then closed the door from the outside, making some minor adjustments.
At this time.
He could already hear the shouts coming from downstairs.