books44 Chapter 257 Furuya Zero: I really want to call the police today too.
Chapter 257 Furuya Zero: I really want to call the police today too.
[As the ark of the new era, your emergence from the electronic sea is a harbinger of the impending struggle for them. From this day forward, every bird and beast we encounter could be an outpost of the enemy...]
Swish—swish swish—
The dark surveillance camera was aimed at the departing birds, spinning wildly at high speed.
"Hey, Mr. Kuromon, look! This is the third broken camera we've encountered today, isn't it?"
Holding Hiromi Taro's hand, Hanzawa pointed to the telephone pole and sighed, "How strange! The surveillance cameras in Beika Town have been malfunctioning lately, making people feel unsafe. What if they accidentally capture someone committing a crime?"
With one hand in his pocket, Kuromon Haruya looked down at the parent-teacher meeting's "Letter to Parents": "It's alright, Beika Town's murderous intent isn't something that can be easily swayed."
Fan Ze suddenly realized, "That's true~"
Peaceful Beika Town, peaceful daily life.
Before we knew it, three days had passed since the game launch event.
Ever since learning of the background threat, Noah's Ark has been like a frightened bird, constantly using surveillance to thoroughly investigate all birds appearing in the skies above Beika Town—Kuromon Haruya calls this the excitement period of a young person's first day at work.
Thanks to timely rescue efforts, Eri Kisaki was out of danger, but due to special circumstances, she fell into a vegetative state and could not be awakened.
Yusaku Kudo: If the organization finds out that Eri Kisaki is still alive, Gin might try to silence her again.
Out of concern and guilt for implicating their old classmates, the Kudo couple immediately transferred Eri Kisaki to a hospital run by a reliable friend abroad after learning of the situation, and voluntarily covered all the expenses during that time.
Kogoro Mouri then stepped in to control public opinion, gathering his old contacts for several drinking sessions, ultimately resulting in a verdict of "attempted revenge killing," along with the news that Eri Kisaki was unable to wake up, which was released by the police. For the next few days, the front page of Beika magazine was dominated by "The Sleeping Queen of the Legal World," causing lawyers to feel uneasy.
With a common enemy, Kogoro Mouri had no reason to drive Conan away anymore.
The three elders discussed the matter with Kuromon Yōya and decided that the Kudo couple would investigate abroad, while Kogoro Mouri and Kuromon Yōya would look after the children and search for clues in the country.
After a period of depression, Ran Mouri, encouraged by her father's friend, managed to pull herself together and return to her daily life. Conan, on the other hand, has been preoccupied with caring for Ran lately.
And the consequences of these various events piling up...
Recently, due to an inspection, the organization did not arrange any important personnel. The two, who had nothing to do, arrived at the playground early and happened to see the little ones in Class 1B of Teitan Elementary School busily preparing for the parent-teacher meeting.
There were only a few exceptions.
"Have those kids from the Junior Detective Club made up yet?" Hanzawa pinched Hiromi Taro's pointed beak and asked in a low voice through the square iron fence.
It's still early, and the sunlight shines on the small figure, leaving behind clusters of cloud-like shadows.
Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, and Genta were huffing and puffing at the table, but upon closer inspection, it would be noticeable that Mitsuhiko was always distracted and barely interacted with the other two.
In a corner under the shade of a tree, Ai Haibara pulled up the hood of her hoodie and squatted down, cosplaying as a red mushroom.
Conan, holding a broom, appeared to be sweeping the floor, but he had actually been gone for a while.
"Sigh! Ai has become even more introverted since the last incident. It's so heartbreaking!" Kuromon Haruya wiped away non-existent tears from the corner of her eyes.
"A smile is about to appear on your lips, Mr. Kuromon."
Fanze Zhenren felt that after their last frank exchange, Mr. Kuromon seemed to have turned on an even more terrifying switch.
But in a sense, this also shows that they became close brothers!
'Mom, back in Izumo, don't worry, I've finally made some friends!' Masato Hanzawa blushed slightly, his pores radiating black energy.
"Hehehe! With such a huge mess at the Mori Detective Agency lately, Shinichi Kudo might show up for a visit. Then I'll..."
Kuromon Haruya sighed helplessly, "Heh, Masato, hurry up and tell me your plan~"
"Hey hey hey..."
"Hehehe..."
"...I really want to call the police!"
Noticing two suspicious figures emanating from hundreds of meters away, Furuya Rei lowered his head, about to take out his phone.
Ah, my right hand has automatically dialed the emergency number, thanks to the lingering effects of police academy instruction.
That's fine.
……
"Everyone!"
With an upbeat and energetic shout, Ms. Lin gathered the children together and began to introduce the three adults standing to the side: "These three are volunteers for today's parent-teacher meeting. Please cooperate well!"
"it is good--"
Ms. Kobayashi: "This is Kuromon, who is in charge of taking the group photo and is also the parent representative of Haibara."
"Hello, Brother Kuromon!"
The teacher moved behind Hanzawa and picked up the soft Pomeranian: "This is Hanzawa-nii, the owner of Pomeranian Taro! You all play with Pomeranian Taro a lot when you're at the community center, right?"
"Wow—Namitaro is here!!"
"And then, this is the community volunteer responsible for ensuring everyone's safety—" He approached Amuro Tooru, who was wearing a bright yellow volunteer reflective vest: "Uncle Amuro."
"Pfft." "Pfft!" "Hello, Uncle Amuro!"
A menacing shadow fell over Bourbon's deep tan, but not as dark as Hattori Heiji's, nor as dark as Izawa Masato's:
'Those two guys, are they laughing?'
At 22 years old, it's true that it's a bit inappropriate for the children to call him "brother"...
But why are the other two suspicious guys the older brothers?! They don't look young either!
Amuro Tooru put on a friendly, sunny smile: "Excuse me, Mr. Hanzawa, what is your age?"
Kuromon Haruya quietly shifted his gaze and pricked up his ears.
"Ah, I'm already ■■ years old this year." Fanze Zhenren scratched the back of his head embarrassedly.
"what?"
Amuro Tooru touched his earlobe in confusion, perhaps the children's excited screams had irritated his eardrums: "Sorry, I didn't hear you clearly just now, can I sleep again?"
"I am ■■ years old."
"...?"
"I said, I'm ■■ years old this year."
Amuro Tooru: Could it be that this is a local dialect from some remote, impoverished area in Japan?
"Well!" Kuromon Haruya put his arm around Hanzawa's shoulder. "You can't tell our real age from our appearance, right?"
Actually, I didn't hear it at all, and I've tried several times already.
"And who are you, Mr. Black Gate?" Although Bourbon had already investigated.
Kuromon Haruka squinted his left eye in the middle of the night and scratched his face awkwardly.
Sunlight falls on his skin, making it smooth and flawless like milky white jade. The young man has a smile that makes people feel naturally close to him, as refreshing as a bubbly green apple soda on a summer day.
"I'm already 26 this year, so everyone should call me uncle now~"
"No! I just like calling him 'brother'!" "Yes, yes, if his face looks like 'brother,' then he's 'brother'!" "When I grow up, I want to marry Brother Kuromon, so wait for me!"
"No, you're a boy, right?"
Seeing the children surrounding Kuromon Haruya and (thanks to Hiromi Taro's fame) Hanzawa Masato, Amuro Tooru fell silent.
Flowers of our motherland, you've chosen the wrong gardener!