Out-of-control players in the world of Detective Conan

Chapter 548 Nobody in the capital believes it

The two people impaled on the ground were breathing weakly.

Despite their attempts to shout, their throats and tongues had been completely pierced, leaving them only able to produce barely audible, hoarse sounds.

"Please move aside, everyone. Report: There are two dead, um, injured people in the Metropolitan Police Department lobby?"

In short, we're requesting backup!

The police officer, his face pale, immediately made a phone call to report what had happened in the lobby.

The way these two people died—no, the way they were injured—was so gruesome that he had only ever seen it in some American TV shows.

"..."

Those who didn't know the truth were leaning against the wall, gagging, while those who did know were trembling all over.

There's a mastermind in the Metropolitan Police Department!

But why target only these two people?

Is there some kind of mechanism here that punishes people who have committed offenses in the past?

"Everyone stay where you are!"

Seeing someone turn around and run towards the Metropolitan Police Department entrance, several police officers immediately raised their guns and shouted.

Upon hearing this, the people who were trying to escape froze and stopped in their tracks.

They had a criminal record, so they were afraid that they would be the ones impaled on the ground during the next power outage.

However, the police stopped them, and the group felt that if they really ran away, something bad might happen.

On the other side, a tall, slender man with silver-white hair was comforting the burly man beside him.

"Are you okay?"

"fine."

The big man spoke softly, his voice surprisingly soft and sweet, like a woman's.

The two were none other than Gin and Vodka.

Disguised versions of Yusaku Kudo and Yukiko Kudo.

Kudo Yusaku glanced at the corpse—no, the injured person—or better yet, the person in a vegetative state.

"You should rest first. I was originally planning to scare Shinichi, but it seems I should step in and stabilize the situation."

"..."

Seeing that the situation had stabilized, Qi Ming checked the time and spoke to Ai Haibara.

"Let's go up."

"Won't you listen to the reasoning?"

Ai Haibara looked at Gin, having learned about the imposter's identity from Qi Ming.

Qi Ming rolled his eyes at Ai Haibara.

Does this even need reasoning?

Wasn't this person in a vegetative state taken advantage of the darkness to get raped?

"Excuse me, excuse me."

The elevator whirred, and a familiar, gruff voice came from behind.

Qi Ming turned his head and saw that the person who came was none other than Inspector Megure.

Upon seeing Qi Ming, Inspector Megure raised his eyebrows and said with delight.

"Hey, Brother Qi Ming."

"Yo, Inspector Megure."

Since there were acquaintances present, Inspector Megure directly asked Qi Ming.

"Brother, what happened?"

"What else could it be? Someone died, or rather, someone was injured."

Qi Ming sighed.

"It was dark for a moment, and then when the light came on, there were two people stuck in the ground."

"Plant it in the ground?"

Upon hearing Qi Ming's description, Inspector Megure looked up at the ceiling.

Plant it in the ground, it should be like in the old cartoons, right?

His lower body was stuck in the ground, while his upper body was exposed.

"Officer Megure."

Another set of footsteps sounded, and Kudo Yusaku, having removed his disguise mask and wig, came to Qi Ming's side.

"Oh! Yusaku! When did you get back?"

"Yesterday, I received an invitation to come and resolve the matter of Lupin III."

Inspector Megure patted Yusaku Kudo on the shoulder.

"Really? It's great to have Yusaku there. I was just in a meeting upstairs when I got the news, so I came down."

“Your child is up there too, he’s here.”

Inspector Megure glanced at Yusaku Kudo, then at Qi Ming, his eyes filled with a deep smile.

It's a sure thing, this time it's definitely a sure thing.

The credit for capturing Lupin III goes to the Japanese police.

It would be nice if Mori were here too, but these three are enough.

"Ah, Brother Qi Ming, this is Yusaku Kudo, Shinichi Kudo's father, and also a famous mystery novelist."

“Yuzuo, this is Qi Ming. He has helped our police solve many difficult cases.”

Seeing Qi Ming sizing up Yusaku Kudo, Inspector Megure introduced him with a smile.

Seeing that Kudo Yusaku was also looking at him, Qi Ming was very curious about Kudo Yusaku's attitude towards him.

After all, he had ruined his son's life for so long.

However, while his parents neglected Shinichi Kudo and he himself was out there playing around with Shinichi Kudo.

Moreover, both his parents have now awakened, but judging from Shinichi Kudo's previous complete ignorance, it's clear that neither of them told him.

Qi Ming suddenly felt that Shinichi Kudo was a really pitiful kid.

"Hello, nice to meet you. My son has been well taken care of by you."

Kudo Yusaku observed Qi Ming for a while, then nodded and smiled at Qi Ming quite politely.

"..."

Taking care of, is that right?

Qi Ming shamelessly accepted this with his head held high.

"That's right, we're good brothers, so we have to take good care of each other."

"Um, you two know each other?"

Inspector Megure scratched his head in confusion.

"I've heard Shinichi talk about Mr. Qi Ming before, but this is the first time I've met him."

Kudo Yusaku explained, then turned around and bowed deeply to Qi Ming.

"Speaking of which, I would like to apologize to Mr. Qi Ming on behalf of my son for his previous targeting."

"You're being too polite."

A polite father, a headstrong son.

The Kudo family is truly unfortunate.

"Alright, let's take a look at this case."

Inspector Megure finally remembered his business and walked to the center of the hall.

As the people around dispersed, Inspector Megure finally saw the two injured people that Qi Ming had mentioned, stuck in the ground.

"..."

The smell of blood wafting past his nose instantly darkened Megure's face.

"Brother Qi Ming, is this what you meant by being stuck in the ground?"

"Yeah, it got stuck in the ground, didn't it?"

Megure Juzo glanced helplessly at Qi Ming, then took a few steps closer.

"And weren't they talking about the injured? They're not dead, hey, they're still alive?"

Seeing the trembling eyelashes of the two vegetative patients, Inspector Megure found it quite unbelievable.

His body had been pierced by an unidentified sharp spike, causing massive bleeding.

They're still alive? Are these two zombies?

"Yuzuo, Brother Qiming, what exactly happened just now?"

Just as Kudo Yusaku was about to speak, stroking his chin, Qi Ming spoke up directly.

"I don't need to deduce; I already know how the murderer did it."

"Oh? Brother Qi Ming, you saw the murderer?"

Qi Ming nodded.

"I didn't see the murderer, but the power went out in the lobby just now, and it was pitch black. I have good eyesight, so I saw someone take advantage of the darkness to stick two tree branches into the mouths of the two people and impale them on the ground."

Megure Juzo listened blankly to Qi Ming's reasoning and sighed.

"...Brother Qi Ming, your reasoning is just as unreliable as Brother Mori's when he's not asleep."

"..."

Inspector Megure thought it was unreliable, but Yusaku Kudo already knew.

The culprit is undoubtedly Qi Ming.

Although it was only this once, Kudo Yusaku also realized just how helpless his son felt when facing this person.

Even if Qi Ming were to confess and reveal what he had done, the police would probably not believe him at all.

"..."

Upon hearing Qi Ming's voice, the vegetative patient on the ground looked at Qi Ming with difficulty.

Such a familiar voice.

That's the voice of the person who messed with me!