Chapter 56
In Chapter 56, Jonah begins to think and then abandons his plea for help.
Both sides made compromises. Conan Edogawa did not immediately take away the nine Molotov cocktails that Jonah had made, but Jonah had to guarantee that he would not use the nine Molotov cocktails for any aggressive behavior without permission.
"Xiao Lan, what exactly happened to Jonah?"
After returning to the main house, seeing Conan Edogawa and Heiji Hattori go to the crime scene to investigate again, Kazuha Toyama couldn't contain her curiosity and pulled Ran Mouri back from making an excuse to leave, asking with sparkling eyes.
"This... Jonah is indeed a bit different."
Because the previous misunderstanding has been cleared up, Ran Mouri and Kazuha Toyama are now good friends. Since they both have a childhood friend who loves mystery, they can understand each other's difficult situation, and their feelings for each other have grown stronger quickly.
However, Ran Mouri felt it was best not to let too many people know that Jonah was a child soldier.
"Don't try to fool me. I saw Jonah shooting at that prisoner with a strange gun outside the cabin back in Osaka. I kept it a secret for Jonah too."
"Oh, is that so?"
Ran Mouri chuckled awkwardly, knowing that if she didn't give a reasonable explanation today, it would really be inexcusable.
......
"A boy soldier? Jonah's got quite a background."
Hattori Heiji stared wide-eyed in surprise. He had been pestering Edogawa Conan relentlessly until he finally learned Jonah's true identity. He was so shocked that he instinctively cried out, but after being glared at by Edogawa Conan, he could only laugh awkwardly and wave his hand in apology.
"I didn't expect Jonah to be so powerful. Kudo, you're really embarrassing yourself. You and that organization leader who also shrunk actually needed a real child to protect you in order to escape the organization's assassins."
"Yes, we really embarrassed ourselves."
"..."
Seeing Conan Edogawa's serious expression, Heiji Hattori realized he had said the wrong thing and tried to ease the tension by rolling his eyes.
"But isn't this good too? Having a teammate you can trust, and one who is also very strong in combat."
"I always thought you and that organization leader were too weak at protecting yourselves. Now Jonah has made up for that weakness, which is pretty good."
"You're right, but you saw Jonah's behavior today. Whenever he senses danger, he takes immediate action, and these are all illegal and dangerous actions. I'm really worried that one day Jonah will do something and get taken away by the police."
"This... is indeed a problem. It seems that Kudo, you'll have to keep an eye on things more often."
He scratched his hair through the hat; Heiji Hattori couldn't think of a good solution to this problem either.
Having heard about Jonah's fierce exploits from Conan Edogawa, Heiji Hattori now doesn't dare to speak loudly in front of Jonah.
Even though he was somewhat confident in his skills and swordsmanship, he never thought he could compete with someone who could pull out an automatic rifle.
Because the police couldn't arrive immediately, Kogoro Mouri told everyone else to go back to their rooms to rest, while he, Heiji Hattori, and Conan Edogawa returned to the scene to conduct a preliminary investigation.
Watching Kogoro Mouri and the others leave, Jonah assessed the three men's fighting strength and decisively decided to stay at the main house to check the situation.
Jonah had just quietly questioned Conan Edogawa. This time, the murderer did not rule out the possibility of other members of the Takeda family being the suspect. As a result, apart from Kogoro Mouri's family, Heiji Hattori, and Kazuha Toyama, everyone else was Jonah's enemy.
After watching Ran Mouri and Kazuha Toyama leave the room, Jonah said he was going back to rest, but actually put on the raincoat he had found and quietly climbed onto the roof, taking advantage of the height and poor visibility in the rainy night to hide.
Jonah wasn't prepared to stay on the roof indefinitely; he would come down from the roof once Kogoro and the others returned.
At the door of the room where Ran Mouri and Kazuha Toyama live, Jonah has installed a sensor invented by Professor Agasa. Whenever the door is opened, Jonah's hand will start vibrating to alert him that the door has been opened.
After all, Ran Mouri and Kazuha Toyama are girls, so they would generally be the first targets of bad guys.
Sitting quietly on the roof, Jonah didn't feel cold, even though it was raining. Fortunately, the temperature wasn't too low.
After carefully observing his surroundings, Jonah suddenly turned his head and stared intently at the forest to the east of the Takeda family's residence.
Jonah was very confident in his eyesight; he was certain that he had just seen a small flame appear in the forest.
With a suspicion in mind, Jonah quickly opened his backpack and took out the binoculars that had become an essential part of his being.
The telescope was also invented by Dr. Agasa. It can not only be extended to reduce the carrying space, but also enhance the perception of infrared light by adjusting the filtering of visible light, thus achieving a certain degree of night vision effect.
Jonah pulled the telescope back and aimed it at the direction of the flames he had just seen. After observing carefully for a while, he realized something was wrong.
In the forest not far from the Takeda family's residence, there were faint shadowy figures moving about. The flame that Jonah had just seen must have been from a lighter used by one of them when they lit a cigarette.
This made things complicated. Regardless of whether the people in the forest were the murderers of Takeda Shinichi, Jonah felt threatened by their actions of hiding outside the forest in the rain at night to observe the situation.
Should we take the initiative?
Jonah considered who might be able to help him with his reconnaissance in the rainy night mountains, then decisively abandoned the idea. He quickly climbed off the roof and, taking advantage of the darkness, silently approached the forest where he had spotted the figure.
The forest was Jonah's home turf, and these mysterious figures were clearly not very professional. The cold rain and the muddy environment of the forest had made them very impatient. They didn't even bother to lower their voices, constantly complaining about the bad luck of this mission.
After eavesdropping for a while, Jonah obtained enough key information and considered whether to take action now, first ambushing one person and then launching an attack on them.
Buzz~ Buzz~
The vibration from his watch interrupted Jonah's thoughts. He wondered why Ran Mouri and Kazuha Toyama, who should have been asleep, had opened the door, but Jonah quickly returned to check on the two women's safety first.
When Jonah returned to the Takeda family's yard, he saw Toyama Kazuha squatting on the ground, picking up something small and examining it. Behind Toyama Kazuha, Rob Taylor, the foreigner who had hitchhiked with them during the day, was holding a stun gun, his face contorted with rage, ready to attack Toyama Kazuha.
Bang!