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Conan looked in the direction of Hattori's finger and was also stunned: "This——"
"What kind of riddle are you guys playing? You're so mysterious. Are you done?"
Vermouth took two steps forward and came to the two people. She glanced at the place they were talking about. At that moment, her gaze froze.
There was a huge dent on the computer host casing, and the skin of the football that Conan had just kicked was half hanging next to it. It was obvious who the culprit was.
Oh, a little football got into big trouble~
"The outer shell has such a big dent, the hardware inside must be damaged as well. If it can't be repaired in time..." There was a hint of worry between Vermouth's brows. After all, the lives of Xiaolan and Conan were involved. If it couldn't be resolved before ten o'clock, none of these people would survive.
"There's no other way. We can only take apart the outer shell to see what damage is going on inside. If parts need to be replaced, change them quickly. We'll try to repair the host before ten o'clock." Hattori found a screwdriver from somewhere and was eager to give it a try.
"Okay, let's open it and take a look!"
Conan actually thought of Chu Ming for a moment. If only Chu Ming was here, he would be able to fix the computer in no time. It was a pity that he was injured and was still resting...
It was while they were repairing the computer that Conan received a "call" from Genta using his badge.
After hanging up, Conan became a little anxious. He and Hattori squatted together, looking at the console that had been torn into pieces by them.
Vermouth was not very familiar with computers, so she did not participate in their house-demolition activities. Instead, she held her chin and looked around Ito Suehiko's small secret room, trying to see if she could find any other solution.
"How about Hattori, what needs to be replaced?"
Hattori looked at the wreckage in front of him with a frown on his face. "It's very difficult. The motherboard and memory are broken. The hard drive is also obviously damaged. The data is all in the hard drive. I can only replace the motherboard and then install the hard drive to see if it can still run. If this still doesn't work..."
[ps: I have limited knowledge about computers, so I just wrote this casually_(:з」∠)_]
Vermouth watched the two men mumbling for a long time without moving their hands, and couldn't help but urge them, "Have you two discussed it? Repair it quickly."
After Conan told her the result of the discussion with Hattori, both of them looked depressed, and even Conan looked a little dejected.
Vermouth twitched her lips, seeming very confused: "If it can't be fixed, then it can't be fixed. It's not like there are no other ways. I can't find the police, so forget it. Why don't you go? It's obvious that Ito Suehiko has been controlled. Although the bracelet can't be removed directly now, it doesn't mean that the police can't remove it, right? They didn't remove it before because they were afraid that Ito Suehiko would explode before he was desperate. But now the computers are broken, and no one can detonate or remove it directly. So why don't you call the police now!"
Conan was stunned and realized that he had made a misunderstanding. He was only thinking about removing the bracelet, but he forgot that as long as the culprit was solved, the bomb disposal personnel from the police would be able to help remove the bracelet.
Chapter 517 Please bear with it
After realizing that he had made a mistake, Conan sat down on the ground as if he had lost strength.
"Then I'll call Officer Megure." Conan took out his cell phone from his side and was about to make a call when Kid, still disguised as a Hakuba detective, also arrived here under the guidance of the puppet's positioning.
"You guys are here. I've been looking for you for a long time." After Kidd walked in, he was stunned for a moment when he saw the mess on the floor. "Are you guys using force to fight? I was going to say that I found Shimizu Reiko... but now it seems that you no longer need it?"
"Yes, it shouldn't be necessary." Hattori threw down the computer parts he was assembling and let out a long sigh. He had been worried until now, fearing that if something went wrong he would meet Kazuha Yomi again.
"Your bracelets are no longer dangerous, can you take them off?" Kidd stared at the bracelets on their hands, "Then why are you still wearing them? As a souvenir?"
"No." Conan turned the phone screen towards Kidd and showed him his dial-up interface. "I was just about to call Officer Megure. Ito Suehiko has been caught, so we can ask him to send bomb disposal experts to dismantle the bombs in Xiaolan's hands."
After hearing the first part, Kidd was feeling somewhat resentful that he had made a deal with the devil in vain, but after hearing the second part, he suddenly became interested. Anyway, the Puppet Demon King had already been sent out, and he had to give this drop of his heart's blood. If he didn't use this puppet, wouldn't he be at a loss?
He pointed at the puppet behind him and said, "I just happened to bring someone here who is an expert in this area. You can let him help you take a look first."
Hattori didn't doubt it. After all, the person whose account Kidd stole this time was the son of the Superintendent General, so it was not difficult to find a bomb disposal expert.
But Conan's eyes were somewhat suspicious. He had vaguely guessed Kid's identity from his previous actions and knew that this might not be the son of the Metropolitan Police Department Director, but the phantom thief who had the Metropolitan Police Department in a mess.
He stretched out his hand half-doubtfully, and Kidd stepped aside, motioning the puppet to step forward and solve the problem.
The moment Conan saw the puppet's appearance, his eyes widened: "So young? Are you a high school student kidnapped from somewhere? You look younger than Hattori!"
"What do you know? He has a baby face, but he is actually an adult. You just think he is young." Kidd lied with his eyes open. Actually, it was not a lie. After all, in Kidd's cognition, he didn't know when the Demon King made this puppet. Who knew how old he really was? Maybe he was already hundreds of years old...
The puppet had a stiff face, and he stepped forward and grabbed the bracelet on Conan's hand, pulling it left and right, looking like he was going to destroy it violently. Conan saw his movements and got a little panicked.
"No, you can't just pull it off. The bomb will explode if it is sensed. Kidd, did you find the wrong person? Or are you deliberately seeking revenge?"
"Kid?" Hattori looked up blankly, "Kudo - no, Conan, you are stupid, this is obviously Hakuba Tan -"
Vermouth noticed that this disguise technique was the same as her own. Her eyes flickered slightly, as if she recognized Kidd, but she said nothing.
"This is Kaito Kid's disguise!" Conan gritted his teeth, "Forget it, I'd better go find Officer Megure... Let go, I don't want to take it down."
The puppet suddenly spoke in a dry, hoarse and unpleasant voice: "Don't move."
Conan was startled by the sound like sandpaper rubbing against stone. He looked at the puppet steadily, then looked at Kidd who remained calm, and then he calmed down and allowed the puppet to continue to toss his bracelet.
"How is it? Can it be dismantled?" Kidd was actually also startled by the voice. He had been talking to the puppet for a long time along the way, but the puppet ignored him. So when he heard the voice at first, it was still a bit scary.
Could it be that he will make the same sound when he becomes a puppet?
That's so thrilling...
"It can be disassembled." The puppet's eyes swept over Conan's body. His gaze was as if he was looking at an inanimate object. The inorganic light in his eyes made him seem particularly indifferent, which was completely inconsistent with his face.
The more Conan watched, the more uncomfortable he felt. He always felt like he was facing a machine, without emotions, without fluctuations, and he didn't know where Kidd found this person from.
As the puppet finished his words, black smoke suddenly emerged from the place where his hand and Conan's bracelet overlapped.
Everyone was shocked, except Kidd.
He had seen this kind of black smoke before, or to be more precise, black fog. This was the fog that appeared when Lucifer cast a spell before. Now, looking at it from a closer distance, it really looked like the smoke from a bomb that was about to burn.
There's no other way. He brought the person here, so he has to help cover for him...
He stepped forward to block Hattori and Vermouth who were approaching, and laughed: "Don't worry, don't worry, every time he takes things apart the noise is a little loud, but it's okay, it's okay, you'll get used to it, you'll get used to it."
Conan was a little upset: "Did you find someone to practice with? Why do I feel my wrist is hot? Is the bomb going to explode..."
Kidd turned back awkwardly: "How is that possible? He is a skilled worker. But maybe, perhaps, it's probably because he saw such a small bomb for the first time. Can you bear with it for a while...?"
Conan's eyes suddenly turned resentful. He knew that the thief had bad intentions! Fortunately, he tried it first. If he had tried it with Xiaolan's bracelet, he would have been worried to death.
Chapter 518 I'm here to ask you for the answer~
On the other hand, after hearing that Conan was fine, Xiaolan immediately called Officer Sato and Officer Takagi, who had come to investigate early but still had nothing to show for it. She greeted them both embarrassedly, saying that she had made a big mistake.
However, Sato Miwako did not blame her. Instead, she was relieved and said that as long as Conan was okay.
On the other hand, Takagi next to him seemed a little resentful. Every time he went out on a date with Officer Sato alone, something would always interrupt them. He was almost used to it, and would only feel strange if no one disturbed them one day.
Since there was no need to find Conan, after everyone reunited, Sonoko, who had been following behind, brought up the old matter again, saying that because the Red Castle Restaurant's customer flow exceeded 100,000, there would be a celebration party. This restaurant was funded and built by the Suzuki Group, so they could take the initiative to invite everyone to attend.
Finally, she said mysteriously that there was a buffet inside where people could eat as much cake as they wanted.
The children's eyes lit up and they no longer cared about Conan or investigating the case. They all expressed their desire to go with Sonoko to eat cake.
Yuanzi led a group of people into the restaurant. On the long dining table, various desserts were placed in a scattered manner. The whole space was filled with sweet smells. The children cheered and went to get the pastries. Chu Ming did not go with them. He turned around and said to Xiaolan that he had something to do, so he would not go with them for the time being and left first.
He input Conan's photo into the robot at that time, and once the robot scanned and found that the person in front of it was the same as the photo, it would immediately notify him.
He had just received a notification message from the robot. He was looking at a small screen at the corner of the system panel. The robot's eyes were cameras, and whatever it looked at would be recorded and displayed on the screen.
Through this screen, he has been monitoring the situation on Conan's side.
When Conan stretched out his hand to let the robot remove the bracelet, Chu Ming controlled the robot to start scanning. After confirming the location of the plastic bomb in the bracelet, he directly used the laser cutter on the robot's hand to cut it from the position where there was no bomb.
During the cutting process, the black smoke coming out of the bracelet is actually caused by the laser irradiation, which melts the material around the bracelet and produces a small amount of smoke.
The robot's hands were very steady and there was no possibility of hand shaking, so the bracelet soon fell to the ground with a snap.
Conan looked at the undamaged skin on his hand, then at the broken bracelet, and looked up at the robot in shock. He subconsciously wanted to grab the robot's hand to see what kind of magic weapon he was using.
Chu Ming had foresight and controlled the robot to dodge. Without even giving Conan a glance, he turned and walked to Hattori. The first time was new, the second time was familiar. Another burst of black smoke rose up and the bracelet fell to the ground.
Looking at Conan and Hattori who stood up and prepared to take their robots to the fantasy park to save their loved ones, Chu Ming narrowed his eyes, avoided the surveillance and went to the bathroom to change Shotake Yusuke's face, then went upstairs leisurely to block Conan and the others.
Do you think you can get away with this?
how is this possible! !
His points are still not settled~What can Haibara Ai’s points do?
The next one is the big one!
He looked at the location of Conan and the others on the surveillance camera and walked into the elevator.
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Conan and his friends were standing at the elevator entrance waiting for the elevator. He watched the number on the elevator anxiously increase, thinking about what words he should use to help Xiaolan take off her bracelet.
'Ding--'
As the elevator door slowly opened, the scene inside the elevator gradually became clear, and Chu Ming's villain face slowly emerged.
The smile on Conan's face gradually faded. He looked at Chu Ming in the elevator warily and asked in a deep voice, "What else do you want to do?"
Chu Ming slowly stepped out of the elevator, with a half-smile on his face: "What else do I want to do? Of course I'm here to get you the answer~"
Conan's face changed: "I won't choose. I said I want to protect both of them. It's useless even if you catch Shimizu Reiko. I can already take off the bracelet!"
Chu Ming sneered, a trace of disdain flashing in his eyes: "Famous Detective, sometimes it's better not to let people know your cards so early~ Do you think that now that Vermouth is on your side, you have nothing to fear?"
Vermouth was a little helpless. What did it have to do with her? She was just standing here, how could the fire suddenly burn her...
Chu Ming turned the high-tech watch on his hand. This was a new model he got from the organization's R&D department. It was a small projector.
Chu Ming projected the video onto the wall and played a video to Conan and the others: "Now, let me show you my trump card."
In the video, Xiaolan, Kazuha and a few other children were walking towards the gate of the theme park with smiles on their faces, while Officer Shiratori was chasing them in panic. They were getting closer and closer to the gate. Just when Xiaolan was about to step out of the theme park gate, Conan's eyes turned red, Hattori turned pale, and Vermouth was worried, the video suddenly paused.
Everyone's heart was in their throat. They paused for a moment and almost couldn't catch their breath. They all glared at Chu Ming.
In the video just now, Conan contributed the most points to Chu Ming, but now he has calmed down and said sarcastically: "We are so close to the park. If Xiaolan and the others have already left the park as you played, we must have heard the explosion of the bomb. But in fact, we have not heard any sound. Your video is synthetic."
"No, Detective, in fact your Xiaolan and the others have already left the park, but they are unharmed. Guess why?" Chu Ming smiled brightly, and the malice in his eyes was clearly revealed as he looked at Conan.
"What do you mean..." Conan had a bad feeling in his heart.
Chu Ming rummaged in his pocket and shook the small black cube in his hand towards Conan: "This is a shielding device I made myself. It can shield some signals after it is activated. Of course, it can also shield the positioning system of certain devices, making it ineffective~"
Conan looked at Chu Ming's eyes, which seemed to be tinged with red due to excitement, and felt a little uneasy: "What do you want to say? You helped me and came to me for payment?"
"Tsk - how can you be so cute, Detective?" Chu Ming's voice gradually became a little crazy, and the smile on his face became bigger and bigger. "Now your beloved Xiaolan has come to this Red Castle Restaurant. Tell me, what will happen if I unblock the device now? Detective, you are so smart, can you imagine it~"
Chu Ming's words seemed to carry an unknown temptation. Conan subconsciously followed his description, picturing a bloody picture in his mind, and then scared himself.
Looking at Conan who was staring at him blankly without saying a word, Chu Ming slowly put on a crazy smile: "So, the options are upgraded. Now the lives of six people are in your hands, the three children, Shirley, your girlfriend, and the dark-skinned girlfriend over there. Choose five out of six. Am I being very kind to you? There are more options, but you still only need to eliminate one."
"If you really want to save your girlfriend and Shirley, then just pick someone else out."
"Go ahead, detective, let me see your choice~"