“I…I’m really going to shoot!”
Silver Fox’s voice cracked as she screamed, her bravado masking her fear, like a cornered beast.
This unknown Black-Clad Person, who dared to play a game with her life, made her heart pound with an immense sense of unease and danger!
She had a premonition that if she dared to pull the trigger, she would die!
Just as this madman said, she would see her own brains!
“You…step back, step back…!”
Watching the woman’s hand tremble as she held the gun.
Nara Hikaru sighed, shaking his head, and said regretfully,
“I’ve already given you a chance. All you needed to do was pull the trigger, and you could have solved all your problems.”
“Unfortunately, you didn’t cherish this opportunity.”
Even Conan, whose eyesight surpassed that of normal people, didn’t clearly see when Nara Hikaru made his move.
He only saw a black afterimage streak across the air.
The next moment, Silver Fox’s pistol was knocked away, flying high into the air.
This notorious fake currency counterfeiting ringleader, famous in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, now slumped helplessly to the ground.
Nara Hikaru, expressionless, reached out and directly grabbed the falling pistol by its grip.
Then, he pressed the pistol against Silver Fox’s head.
At this moment, Silver Fox felt a genuine sense of impending death.
For the first time, she truly understood how those people felt when she pointed a gun at their heads…
“Madam, let me give you a piece of advice.”
“In the face of action, words are always pale and powerless. Every word you say here is less effective than genuinely pulling the trigger; the bullet will take away all your troubles.”
Nara Hikaru’s finger was already on the trigger.
Everyone present had no doubt whether this unknown, terrifying Black-Clad Person would pull the pistol’s trigger.
The Detective Boys had already covered their eyes, somewhat afraid to watch the scene unfold.
The Death God Elementary School Student, who had been aiming his tranquilizer gun at Silver Fox, quickly redirected its scope.
However, the moment Conan moved the tranquilizer gun, Nara Hikaru had already turned to look at him.
Instantly, a sense of deadly crisis began to spread through his heart.
Even the famous high school student Detective, his body trembled uncontrollably at this moment.
Conan now understood why Nara Hikaru dared to play a death game even with Silver Fox’s pistol pressed against his head.
This guy… he was practically a terrifying demon king who crawled out of some hell.
Just a single gaze was enough to intimidate ordinary people.
He had no doubt that even if he fired the tranquilizer gun, the tranquilizer dart would not hit Nara Hikaru.
And Nara Hikaru’s pistol bullet would kiss his forehead, making him see his own brains!
“…Who exactly is this guy?! Why is his ‘art style’ completely different from Mihua Town…!”
Conan murmured to himself, alarm bells ringing loudly.
He almost subconsciously connected the opponent’s black clothes to a member of the Black Organization.
That silver-haired Black-Clad Person who knocked him out in a corner of Tropical Land back then seemed to possess such an aura…
Then, he saw Nara Hikaru pull the trigger.
“No, don’t! Don’t kill anyone!”
The Death God Elementary School Student, forgetting his disguise, instinctively pushed the door open and shouted to stop Nara Hikaru.
However, the bullet had already left the chamber, tearing through the air, roaring towards its target!
Bang!
The gunshot instantly echoed from the third floor of the Renhe Building.
The police officers at the Owatari Police Station, right next to the Renhe Building, tensed up.
They instinctively walked out of the police station, looked up at the Owatari Press on the third floor of the Renhe Building, then exchanged glances. Although nervous, they still drew their pistols from their waists and ascended the stairs.
Because these Owatari Police Station officers remembered that some children had told them earlier that there were kidnappers at the Owatari Press.
Before, they hadn’t paid it much mind, watching those children enter the third floor of the Renhe Building to investigate some evidence. Now that there was a gunshot from above, they absolutely couldn’t pretend nothing had happened. No matter how dangerous, they had to go up and check the situation!
If possible… it would be best to rescue those children who were in danger due to their dereliction of duty!
At this moment, Ai Haibara, who had been staring at Nara Hikaru inside the Owatari Press, let out a sigh of relief.
Because the bullet, aimed at Silver Fox’s head, flew at a tricky angle, grazing Silver Fox’s hair.
Although it blew off Silver Fox’s hat and even some blonde hair, it didn’t cause any substantial harm to Silver Fox, let alone kill this Black-Clad Person, who was both a kidnapper and a currency counterfeiter.
“Ah, is my head still there? Is my head still there?!”
Silver Fox only heard the gunshot, then felt a chill on her head, and immediately shrieked as she touched her head.
Her clothes were already soaked, top to bottom, drenched in cold sweat.
Looking at the female criminal, who was utterly terrified and had completely lost her spirit, Nara Hikaru engaged the gun’s safety, casually tossed the pistol aside, and then crouched down, pulling out the hundred-yen coin from earlier.
“Madam, it seems you won this game. This hundred yen is yours.”
“Besides that, I must say, you are very lucky… If you had pulled the trigger, regardless of whether the gun fired or if the bullet hit anyone, I would have made you see your own brains.”
His voice even carried a hint of regret.
In fact, Nara Hikaru did feel regret.
This kidnapping gang didn’t seem to be particularly heinous, but this woman actually intended to order harm to a child, which was outside his tolerance. Therefore, he intended to force this woman into a mental breakdown and make her shoot.
That way, he could claim self-defense based on her use of lethal force and directly kill her.
Unfortunately, this woman didn’t have such courage.
She was foolish, creating trouble she couldn’t handle, but precisely because of this foolishness, she hadn’t yet reached the point of paying an inevitably heavy price.
“Among the Mihua Town criminals I’ve met, you are the most cowardly.”
Nara Hikaru then stood up and looked at the wide-open door.
As if to respond to Nara Hikaru’s actions, two officers from the Owatari Police Station appeared at the doorway. They nervously held their guns pointed at the only adult inside who seemed to be moving freely and standing—
That is, Nara Hikaru, dressed in black and wearing sunglasses, clearly not a good person at first glance.
“Don’t move! You have nowhere to run, surrender!”
Listening to the warning from the Owatari Police Station officers, Nara Hikaru shook his head and sighed again.
“You always arrive at the scene after everything is over. This is too slow, and too meaningless.”
“By doing this, what can you protect?”
Owatari Police Station officers: ?
Why do you sound like some old veteran of this profession? To be like this on our first meeting, isn’t that too rude?