dognovel Chapter 1268 Is Kogoro Mouri the Prisoner?
Chapter 1268 Is Kogoro Mouri the Prisoner?
That day, Yuya was sitting in the living room watching the news on TV. Tokyo was about to host an international summit, with the venue set up in the international conference hall inside the Umi no Yai resort, an integrated resort built on reclaimed land in Tokyo Bay.
Yuya looked at the aerial footage of the Sea's Edge on TV, stroked his chin, and thought to himself: The Sea's Edge Summit will be open to the public after it ends. Should I take Shiho for a stroll?
Just then, the shouting of the Junior Detective League kids came from outside.
"Yuanta, slow down! I can't control the direction anymore! I almost crashed into the bridge!"
"Exactly! How am I supposed to take pictures when you're flying around like that?!"
Mitsuhiko and Ayumi complained loudly.
Genta grinned, offering words of apology but without any real remorse: "Sorry, sorry, I got a little carried away."
"But the professor is amazing! He made such a fun toy!"
Yu also pursed his lips. These little brats, it's just a drone, is it really necessary to get so excited?
Just then, the television broadcast news that the unmanned probe that was carrying out a space exploration mission was about to return to Earth.
Shiho Miyano came downstairs, yawned, looked out the window, and said, "Is it really okay for the kids to play with that thing?"
Dr. Agasa recently sent back a newly developed drone, which uses the most advanced composite materials and a self-developed power system. Its endurance is sufficient to support it to fly continuously for 30 minutes at an altitude of 10,000 meters.
When Yuya saw the drone's instruction manual, his hand trembled slightly—this wasn't a civilian drone; it was a military-grade reconnaissance aircraft! He boldly guessed that if the professor really got the rocket launch permit, he'd probably just shove this thing into orbit!
If this thing gets exposed, the police will definitely invite us for a "chat," right?
Whose drone can fly 10,000 meters?!
Fortunately, Dr. Agasa is not a reckless person. He specially added several safety locks to the drone. Normally, it can only fly 100 meters like a regular drone. Only by unlocking the lock can its full performance be released.
Dr. Agasa also optimized the drone's controls, creating two control systems: one is a standard operating system, and the other is a system divided into three controllers for direction, speed, and shooting, allowing three people to cooperate in controlling the drone.
Yu couldn't help but admire Professor Agasa's imagination. How did he come up with such a method? With just a little more effort, they could have pierced the sky.
Meanwhile, the "dangerous item" was being played with as a toy by the group of young detectives.
Yuya waved his hand: "It's okay, they can't unlock it anyway, just treat it as an ordinary toy."
As she spoke, she patted the spot next to her, and Shiho Miyano walked over and sat down.
Yu also gestured towards the TV with her lip: "When the Seaside opens, shall we go for a visit?"
Shiho Miyano knew about the upcoming opening of the Sea's Edge and nodded gently, "Okay."
Just as the two were looking forward to their upcoming sightseeing trip, the scene suddenly changed, and an urgent news report was broadcast.
"Breaking News! Just now, a massive explosion occurred this afternoon in the international conference hall where the Tokyo Summit will be held next week!"
"This is footage captured by the surveillance camera at the time."
The camera panned to the surveillance footage, showing a violent explosion in the newly built international conference hall. Thick smoke billowed up like a giant beast. Fortunately, because the Seaside Resort was not open to the public, no tourists were injured.
However, several police officers conducting security checks in the conference hall were injured or killed.
In that fleeting glimpse of the surveillance footage, Yu also spotted a familiar figure—Amuro Tooru!
"No way..." Yuya's heart skipped a beat. Several police officers were injured or killed. Could he be among them?
However, judging from the footage, Amuro Tooru was outdoors at the time, so he shouldn't have been in any life-threatening danger.
Thinking of this, Yu also dialed Amuro Tooru's number, but no one answered.
Could something really have happened? Thinking of this, You couldn't sit still any longer. He got up, grabbed his coat, and prepared to go out.
"Where are you going?" Shiho Miyano asked quickly. "It's almost time for dinner."
Without turning her head, Yuya said, "I have something to do and I'm going out for a bit. Don't wait for me for dinner. I'll trouble you and Harumi to take the children home later."
Shiho Miyano: "...I understand."
Meanwhile, chaos reigned inside the Mori Detective Agency.
Miwako Sato and Wataru Takagi suddenly arrived with a group of police officers and began searching the office.
Ran and Conan stood at the door, watching the police officers' actions inside, feeling very uneasy.
Kogoro Mouri slammed his fist on the table and roared, "I've never been to any international conference hall! Don't accuse me of this!"
Miwako Sato naturally wanted to believe Kogoro Mouri, but faced with the evidence, she was in a difficult position: "But Mr. Mouri's fingerprints were found at the scene..."
Ran Mouri's face turned pale upon hearing this: "Dad, you didn't get drunk again and barge in here, did you?"
Kogoro Mori shouted, feeling wronged and angry, "How many times do I have to say it? I've never been to a place like that! There must be some mistake!"
"I can't stand it! Go ahead and investigate all you want, I've never been to a place like that!"
Conan's gaze swept over the police officers in the office when suddenly someone walked towards the door, squatted down in front of the cabinet behind Conan, and started rummaging through it.
He glanced at the man subconsciously; his face had a band-aid on it and several fresh scabs.
Conan was taken aback, feeling that the person looked familiar. He quickly remembered who it was—Yuya Kazami, a subordinate of Tooru Amuro, and a member of the Public Security Police.
Kazami Yuya rummaged through the cabinet behind Conan for a while, but didn't seem to find anything. He then got up and went to check the cabinet next to him—he was still holding a red cell phone in his hand.
Conan pondered for a moment, then walked up to Wataru Takagi.
Seeing this, Takagi Wataru asked, "Conan, what's wrong?"
Conan gestured for the other person to squat down and asked in a low voice, "Officer Takagi, that policeman's face is injured, is he alright?"
Takagi Wataru glanced at Kazami Yuya and said, "He seemed to be at the scene when the explosion happened, but he only suffered minor injuries and is not seriously injured."
Just then, Conan felt a vibration in his arms. He was surprised – it was Shinichi Kudo's cell phone. However, the phone hadn't been used for a long time. Why was someone calling all of a sudden?
Conan thought for a moment, then made up an excuse to leave Takagi Wataru's side and ran outside. He saw that it was Yuya calling.
"Hey?"
"Conan, why can't I get through to your phone?"
Conan paused, then instinctively reached into his back pocket, only to find his usual cell phone missing: "Huh? Where's my phone?"
Yu was somewhat speechless: "You're such a grown-up, how come you can't even keep an eye on your phone? By the way, have you seen Mr. Amuro? I can't get in touch with him."
Conan said, "Mr. Amuro should be at the coffee shop right now, right? Is there something you need him for?"
Yu paused for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Your voice sounds off. Did something happen?"
Conan was taken aback. He could even detect something was off in my tone. It was clear we had grown up together since childhood.
"The police came to search the office... and found Uncle Kogoro's fingerprints at the scene..." He quickly recounted what had happened at the office.
Yuya: "...I see. Perfect timing, I'm already downstairs."
Conan paused for a moment, then looked down at the bottom of the stairs, where Yuya was standing at the very bottom waving at him.