Conan I am Surrounded by Undercover Agents

Jing Baiye opened his eyes, turned over and jumped up from the bed. Scotland beside him woke up at the same time.

Scotland, who had gently coaxed him to sleep last night, was now tense all over. His once gentle eyes were full of sternness. His hand tightly grasped Jing Baiye's arm, instinctively pulling him to his side to protect him.

The door was closed, and the corridor outside was noisy. They were not the only ones who were awakened by the explosion. Many ordinary passengers fled quickly after being awakened by the explosion.

The interior of the room was intact and there was no sign of collapse. Jing Baiye quickly opened the system map to check.

Before falling asleep last night, there were only white dots on the system map, but now, he saw a red dot named [Yamao Keisuke] appearing in the forest near the reservoir, staying with [Nakata Joji].

There were no enemies or other bombs in the hotel. Jing Baiye relaxed a little and switched the map to 3D. Based on the real scene, he quickly located the location of the explosion, which was in the open space behind the hotel.

A small crater was blown out of the snow, and inside the crater lay an unknown white dot. Next to the white dot, there was an unexpected person.

——Apero.

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It snowed all night last night, and the weather is very clear today. As soon as I left the hotel, I could see a black smoke floating upward, which was particularly eye-catching under the blue sky.

They ran out without even changing their clothes. Jing Baiye was thinking "Will this mission be messed up?" and "Is Apello injured?" Suddenly, a piece of clothing was covered on his shoulders - Scotland was running.

When he came out, he also took out his coat.

Before Jing Baiye could thank him, the sight in front of them stunned them both.

Because snow had been falling continuously in New Taipei's Ze Village in the past few days, and the snow was very deep in places where no one was cleaning it, Apello stood with his back to them and turned his head when he heard the sound.

He looked sideways at them, his expression as cold as a statue. Blood flowed from his damaged right cuff, flowing down his wrist to his palms and fingers, and dripping onto the snow.

The air was filled with the pungent smell of burnt and blood. A head was buried face down in the snow at Apero's feet. The ends of his hair were scorched and curled by the heat wave of the explosion.

Apello stretched out his foot and gently kicked the head over. Only then did Jing Baiye see the face clearly - it was the man who had chatted with Apello last night.

"What on earth is this..."

Before Scotland could ask, there was a sound of footsteps behind them, and several people were running towards them.

Jing Baiye turned around and saw Matsuda Jinpei and Sato Miwako running around the corner.

Matsuda Jinpei was stunned for a moment when he saw them. Sato Miwako next to him raised his police card at them: "We are the police. Please cooperate with us in the investigation!"

"..."

…Now we’re in trouble.

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Matsuda Jinpei felt a headache.

He really wanted to smoke a cigarette and calm down, but he knew he couldn't leave now.

"...Sorry, last night's heavy snow blocked the road leading to New Taipei's Ze Village. The staff is urgently clearing the snow. It will take about three hours to arrive."

Hearing what the Niigata Prefectural Police said, Matsuda Jinpei felt even more headache.

The hotel owner told him last night that heavy snow often blocks roads here, but he didn't expect that he would encounter it today.

He did not embarrass the other county police officer for uncontrollable things like natural disasters. He briefly explained the location and general situation of the case, then hung up the phone and returned to the hotel.

The first discoverer and several suspects were all sitting on the sofa, and Miwako Sato was questioning them one by one.

Morofuku Kagemitsu was among them. When he saw Matsuda Jinpei coming back, he raised his head and glanced at him. Their eyes met, and they quickly moved away. Gray Crow, who was sitting next to him, had a dull expression and his eyes. Falling on a point of nothingness in the air, I don’t know what I’m thinking.

As the only police in the village, when the local criminal police in Niigata Prefecture could not arrive, they naturally started the initial inquiry work.

The name of the deceased was Hikawa Shogo. He was an investigator for an insurance company in Tokyo. This time he came back here for the fifth anniversary event. Last night, he met several of his former friends at this hotel. This was witnessed by Matsuda Jinpei and Sato Miwako. What you see.

His death was quite miserable, with his upper body blown to pieces. If someone with a weak psychological quality saw the scene, they would probably vomit on the spot or simply faint.

Matsuda Jinpei sat down next to Sato Miwako and looked at the people in front again, focusing on the man with long red hair.

The man named Yamao Yosuke is the most suspect. He had blood on his face when he was found, and he was most likely at the scene when the explosion occurred.

Matsuda Jinpei knew that he was one of Zhufu's companions here, and it was for this reason that it became even more difficult.

As the biggest suspect at present, Yamao Yosuke cannot change his clothes casually. At this time, he is still wearing the black yukata, with a bandage on his exposed right arm. The red hair is bright and dazzling, and it is obviously such an exaggerated color. There is no sense of disharmony at all.

As if aware of Matsuda Jinpei's gaze, Yamao Yosuke looked over and raised the corners of his mouth with a half-smile. His smile seemed friendly, but his eyes seemed to be looking at an interesting object, rather than looking at someone who was investigating. His police.

——With such a look, he didn't take him seriously at all.

very good.

A blue vein popped out of Matsuda Jinping's forehead.

It was not like he had never seen an arrogant suspect before. He was so arrogant that it made his fist itch on the spot. This was the first time.

…

Zhufu Jingguang noticed the eye contact between Matsuda Jinpei and Apello, and sighed secretly.

Lawless criminals and righteous police officers.

Demolition experts who pursue the aesthetics of instant destruction and bomb disposal experts who defuse bombs one by one for the safety of more people.

Their completely different auras destined them to dislike each other even if they didn't provoke each other.

In Zhu Fu Jingguang's opinion, Apello was most likely not the murderer. Even a low-level member of the organization would not stupidly stay at the scene after killing someone and wait for someone to catch him.

...But this makes it even more strange, why does Apello happen to appear there?

Zhu Fu Jingguang felt a faint headache when he thought of Apello's attitude last night and his expression this morning.

His insight and reasoning ability are not as good as Zero's. He is not a detective at all. He cannot tell the truth through simple clues. The organization has no precedent to refer to. He does not know what will happen when other members of the organization are questioned as suspects. How to do it.

The cold face of Ginjiu appeared in Zhu Fu Jingguang's mind, but he quickly wiped it away silently - he thought too much, was the most vigilant, and ran away after killing people, how could he meet Ginjiu? To this kind of thing...

Suddenly, he felt Angstra touch the back of his hand.

Angstra, who had been distracted since Officer Sato ended his interview, secretly wrote two lines of words on the back of his hand under the cover of the wide sleeves of his yukata.

[The target did it. We have to get out as soon as possible.]