Chapter 34
Phantom Thief Kid's Failed Attempt to Show Off
"Mom said she would arrange for someone to pick us up, let's wait a little longer."
Returning to the second floor with the good news, Suzuki Sonoko looked at the group of people who were still unconscious, pondered for a moment, and then turned to look at Jonah.
"Jonah, if they wake up later, should we give each of them another shot?"
"Hey, Sonoko, didn't we already tie everyone up with ropes? Why are we doing this again?"
"Because they'll definitely ask a lot of questions once they wake up, and it'll be a hassle to explain. Besides, if someone doesn't listen and insists on getting away, it'll be very difficult for us to handle."
With a shrug, Jonah was quite pleased with Sonoko Suzuki's idea. However, seeing Ran Mouri's disapproving expression, Jonah and Sonoko Suzuki had no choice but to abandon this tempting idea.
"Sonoko, you don't just want to play with Jonah's electric gun, do you?"
Noticing the exchange of glances between Sonoko Suzuki and Jonah, Ran Mouri paused for a moment, then narrowed her eyes and spoke with an air of authority.
"Huh? Haha, Xiaolan, you've misunderstood me. I'm an adult, how could I possibly be interested in that kind of toy?"
Her eyes flickered, not expecting Ran Mouri to see through her thoughts so easily. Sonoko Suzuki stubbornly refused to admit it, grabbed a book, and went to sit down on another bed to rest.
After a while, the people who had been anesthetized woke up one after another. Faced with the fact that they were tied up, they all panicked and asked what had happened.
At this moment, Conan Edogawa stepped forward and recounted the whole story from beginning to end.
"Therefore, we cannot release you until the police arrive."
Although a dangerous crossbow was found in Kikue Tanaka's backpack, there is still no way to prove that she is the murderer, and Conan Edogawa cannot identify her in front of everyone.
"What kind of reason is this? Does suspicion mean we have to stay like this forever? Just let us go, we can keep an eye on each other!"
It was clear that Sonoko Suzuki's concerns were valid; none of the bound group could accept Ran Mouri and Conan Edogawa's explanations.
If you put yourself in their shoes, you can understand. After all, no one can accept being suddenly attacked and waking up to find themselves tied up.
Unfortunately, Jonah was not a person who liked to put himself in others' shoes.
Click -
The crisp sound of a pistol being cocked drew the attention of everyone who had been shouting to untie the ropes.
Jonah stood expressionless in the doorway, holding an electric gun, the muzzle already pointed at them.
"That's going a bit too far. Are you going to...?"
bang-
A tranquilizer dart struck Hamano Toshiya precisely in the face, preventing him from finishing his sentence before he fell unconscious again.
Jonah shifted his gun, looked at the people who had quieted down again, and nodded slightly.
Seeing Jonah so easily bring the situation under control, Ran and the other two exchanged glances, feeling somewhat helpless.
It's clearly not a reasonable or legal action, so why are they starting to get used to it?
A while later, the landline downstairs rang, and Jonah and Conan Edogawa went downstairs together to answer the call.
"uncle."
"Jonah... Oh, it's Conan. You're awake too?"
Hearing the change in voice, Kogoro Mouri paused for a moment, but quickly recovered.
"Yes, your uncle called, he must have gotten some new information from the police, right?"
"You little rascal, you're really smart. That's right, we've indeed made a new discovery."
He quickly relayed the information he had received from Inspector Megure, who had arrived at the scene. After giving Jonah and the others a final warning to be careful, Kogoro Mouri hung up the phone.
"Conan, what does Uncle mean?"
Jonah heard everything Kogoro Mouri said, but he didn't quite understand what it meant.
"Ha, I'm so slow-witted, I didn't even see through such a simple trick."
With a wry smile, Conan Edogawa shook his head and explained as he led Jonah up the stairs.
"What my uncle means is that among the people in the villa now, besides the murderer who logged in online using a fake identity, there is another person whose identity information is also fake."
"Who is it?"
"If you rearrange the hiragana characters of the name Doi Takuki, you'll get the answer."
He pushed open the door and looked at the group of people who had been awake but were now all asleep. Conan Edogawa looked up at the man in a white suit, top hat, and white cape, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.
"Phantom Thief Kid, you really got me..."
Before Conan Edogawa could finish his opening remarks, Jonah, who was standing behind him, rolled into the room.
With his electric gun aimed at the man he didn't recognize, Jonah, seeing the unconscious Sonoko Suzuki and Ran Mouri, had already come to regard the Phantom Thief Kid, as Conan Edogawa had mentioned, as an enemy.
Although he knew Jonah was a highly capable person, Kaito Kuroba did not expect that Jonah would not even give him a chance to speak.
Seeing the bullet hurtling towards him, Kaito Kuroba quickly began to dodge.
Knowing that Jonah's bullets were tranquilizer darts and not very lethal, Kaito Kuroba tried to cover himself with his cloak.
Jonah reacted quickly. After realizing Kaito Kuroba's intention, he pulled out a kitchen knife from his belt, which he had somehow taken from the kitchen, and threw it straight at Kaito Kuroba.
Caught off guard by the flashing silver light, Kaito Kuroba dared not let his cloak, which could transform into a glider, get damaged, so he twisted his body to dodge the flying knife.
The throwing knife grazed Kaito Kuroba's forehead, sliced open the brim of his hat, and disappeared into the snow outside.
Knowing he couldn't stay any longer, Kaito Kuroba gave up on the idea of chatting with Conan Edogawa for a few more minutes. He simply left behind the words, "We'll meet again when the bells of the end of the century toll," before hastily opening his hang glider and leaving the scene.
Jonah quickly ran to the balcony, raised his pistol, but found that Kaito Kuroba had already flown out of his range, so he had no choice but to put the gun down expressionlessly.
"Conan, who is he?"
He turned and ran to Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki's side. After confirming that the two were only unconscious and not injured, Jonah immediately looked at Conan Edogawa.
"He is Kaito Kid, a phantom thief known for stealing valuable jewels and for his penchant for pretentiousness, oh, in other words, a thief."
It's hard to say whether Conan Edogawa's description was mixed with any personal grudges, but seeing Jonah's serious expression, Conan Edogawa felt he still needed to say some good words for Kaito Kid.
After all, although Kaito Kid often does illegal things, he can't be considered a bad person, and he has never harmed anyone.
"But he never kills anyone, Jonah, you don't need to worry about that."
"yes."
Jonah still believed Conan Edogawa's words. The image of the hang glider that Kaito Kuroba suddenly conjured up when he escaped came to mind. Jonah thought that thing seemed really convenient.
"Conan, what did that person use when they left?"
"It's a hang glider, a sport that lets you fly using the wind... Jonah, are you interested in that?"
"Um."
"...Okay, a hang glider is safer than a bomb or a grenade."