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"No, I was lying to them."

"I could never get that many bombs."

Kurosawa, sitting in the back seat, seemed lost in thought.

There aren't that many bombs, right?

It's ok.

He will help her.

He may not have much else, but he has plenty of bombs.

Qianjian Jiangdai only needs to take the blame.

No one else knows whether she really planted a bomb in the villa.

Anyway, if the villa is blown up, she'll be the first person everyone suspects.

We've found a scapegoat; now we can openly and legitimately bomb the Boss's villa.

Not bad.

……

The sounds coming from the villa grew louder and louder, and Kurosawa knew that the real Twilight Villa was about to be revealed.

The falling exterior wall will destroy all those surveillance cameras, and Boos will probably call him again.

Kurosawa glanced at Chima Kazuyo and asked politely.

When will you let me leave?

“Soon,” Chima Kazuyo replied casually, then asked in return.

Aren't you going to ask me why I brought you along?

Kurosawa wasn't very interested in this question.

Anyway, he was going to find a way to get away from Conan and the others anyway, so Chima Kazuyo's actions were actually helping him...

“I wanted to help you,” Senma Kazuyo said to herself.

Kurosawa narrowed his eyes upon hearing this.

Was he exposed?

It shouldn't be.

There was no one around him while he was on the phone with his boss.

What does the phrase "千間降代" mean?

Kurosawa gave a puzzled "Hmm?", seemingly not understanding her meaning.

Senma Kōdai chuckled.

"At a time like this, stop pretending."

Kurosawa disliked her riddle-like behavior of only saying half of what she meant.

Why not just state her guess directly?

Don't act like he knows what she's saying.

Kurosawa silently watched Senma Kazuyo, a growing sense of impatience creeping into his heart.

Tsk, whatever she knows, just silence her, right?

Seeing that Kurosawa remained silent, Chima Kazuyo sighed helplessly and called out a name.

"Kaitou Kidd."

"...What?" Kurosawa was genuinely surprised.

Who?

Who is Senma Kakudai calling for?

Kaito Kidd?

Who is she calling Kaito Kid?

Him? Kurosawa?

Senma Kazuyo said he was the Phantom Thief Kid?

Kurosawa was now at a loss for what expression to make.

What would a normal person's expression be if they were mistaken for Kaito Kid?

No... that's too abstract; he hadn't even considered this situation.

Chima Kōdai stopped the car.

There was a cliff ahead, and the only way out, the suspension bridge, had already been blown up by her.

"When I threatened you with a gun before, you weren't actually scared at all, were you?"

"And that strange pen, is it one of your new props?"

"The same reaction speed he showed when Da Shang Zhu Shan fired his gun is something that not everyone can achieve."

“I asked Detective Mori, and he said you asked to get involved later on your own initiative.”

"The real Kurosawa Jin should be sleeping peacefully somewhere right now."

"And you, Phantom Thief Kid, have taken his place to participate in this, to find out who impersonated you, right?"

Senma Kōdai analyzed the situation thoroughly, clearly very confident in his guess.

Kurosawa remained silent.

This analysis makes some sense, but that's not really the case!

Seeing that Kurosawa did not react, Chima Kazuyo began to urge him to get out of the car.

"Okay, go now."

"Even though I blew up the suspension bridge, it shouldn't be a big deal for you, right?"

“If you wait until those detectives catch up, it will be too late to leave.”

Just then, the sound of a helicopter came from the sky.

Kurosawa's cell phone also vibrated in his pocket.

He glanced at Senma Kazuyo and realized that she had already decided to die.

Perhaps it was to put an end to a long-held obsession, or perhaps it was to drag Oogami Shuzen down with her; in any case, Senma Fukuyo did not seem to want to live.

Of course, if someone were to lend her a hand now, the outcome might be different.

But Kurosawa wouldn't meddle in other people's business.

Things like persuading people to live are best left to detectives.

The sound of the propellers grew louder, indicating that the detectives were almost there.

Without further hesitation, Kurosawa opened the door, got out of the car, and turned into the forest beside him.

Senma Kōdai watched his figure gradually disappear and smiled with relief.

She took out the button that had previously threatened the detectives.

Actually, this is the controller for the bomb on this vehicle.

If you press this button, the car will explode, killing her and Da Shangzhushan in the back seat. Their bodies will fall off the cliff along with the wreckage.

Chima Kazuyo stared at the button for a long time, then finally closed her eyes as if making up her mind, and her finger was about to press it.

"Oh!"

A helmet suddenly flew over, smashed through the car window, and landed hard on her hand.

She felt a sharp pain in her wrist, and the button slipped from her hand and landed on the back seat.

Senma Kazuyo looked up in surprise and saw a group of detectives on the helicopter.

One of the children was still in the position of raising his foot.

It was clearly him who kicked the helmet.

The helicopter hovered in the air as the detectives landed one by one.

Kogoro Mouri walked at the back, blocking Ran Mouri who wanted to catch up.

He pointed to the maid standing to the side.

"Xiao Lan, you and she should go back with this policeman first."

"We'll call a helicopter to pick you up once we find Kurosawa."

Even on the plane, the sharp-eyed detectives noticed that Kurosawa was not in the car.

They didn't know where Kurosawa had gone, but he was somewhere nearby.

However, finding people takes time, and helicopters cannot hover in the air for long. Going back to wait is the best option.

"But, Kurosawa-nii, he..."

Ran Mouri hesitated, clearly worried about Kurosawa.

"Trust us, Ran!" Kogoro Mouri said solemnly.

Ran Mouri paused for a moment, then nodded.

The helicopter gradually disappeared into the distance, and the detectives gathered around the car.

"Knock down."

Kogoro Mouri knocked on the car door. "Ms. Senma, I think you need to get out and talk to us."

Chima Kazuyo remained silent for a while, but eventually cooperated and got off the bus.

……

in the forest.