svetikya Chapter 183: Strength, speed, double A, weak woman
Chapter 183: Strength, speed, double A, weak woman
Chapter 183: Strength, speed, double A, weak woman
Following the tracks, they couldn't go fast because they had to take care of the real children. Akutagawa kept a close eye on the situation but wasn't in a hurry.
Along the way, Ai kindly explained to the children why they were walking this way: "There was a bicycle track where we were before, with marks of stopping and suddenly deepening. It must have been Hiro who got on someone else's bicycle."
Upon hearing this, Ran couldn't help but praise, "Ai is so smart, she gives off the same vibe as Conan. Conan often makes brilliant deductions that surprise people."
Previously, Ran had suspected that Conan was actually Shinichi Kudo, who had been hiding from her recently. However, the appearance of Conan's parents, the proof from the Kudo couple, and other events eventually dispelled her suspicions.
Now that I've encountered such a smart child, I suddenly feel that perhaps children these days have evolved to a point where they are incomprehensible. Moreover, having been around Akutagawa Hiko all this time, it's not surprising that he exhibits such behavior.
Ultimately, it was a bicycle, and despite their efforts to catch up, it didn't manage to pull too far ahead of them.
Akutagawa looked around and asked Ran, who might know something, "Are there any convenience stores or similar shops around here?"
When Akutagawa asked the question, Ran, who always shopped in Beika Shopping Street, couldn't answer for a moment. However, Ayumi, who lived nearby, raised her little hand.
"I know, I know, there was a 24-hour convenience store here, but my mom said it has closed down and will be demolished soon. It's such a shame."
Hikoichi Akutagawa tapped his hand: "That's right, that's it. The reason why Hiroshi deviated from the route must be because he had been there to buy things before and was used to walking this way."
Following Ayumi's directions, the group quickly headed to the convenience store.
Genta Kojima, panting, propped himself up on his knees and said, "Isn't there a 'Danger' sign over there? Hiroshi definitely won't go in there. Shall we look somewhere else?"
Akutagawa Hiko wasn't quite sure about the literacy level of kindergarten children, but he figured it probably wasn't very high, and it was highly unlikely that warning signs could stop children of that age.
Moreover, even those who can read are quite brave. The members of the Junior Detective League have disregarded danger countless times. They hadn't even finished speaking when a child popped out from behind a warning sign to embarrass them. Xiao Hong even waved at them before running off.
"What the heck? That guy waved at us and then ran away right away. Was he trying to mess with us?"
Genta Kojima, who was getting a little hungry from chasing after them, rubbed his belly and complained somewhat discontentedly.
Conan glanced at the abandoned building, where all sorts of furniture had been moved out, and with that warning sign, it was clear that this place would soon become a ruin.
Akutagawa Hiko knew that there was at least one corpse hidden in the building, and possibly another murderer who hadn't managed to escape. If the murderer wasn't determined enough to silence him, he might still be inside.
"You guys go ahead, Xiaolan and I will go inside and take a look. Xiaohong's behavior just now didn't seem like he was greeting us, but rather like someone inside."
Between them and Xiao Hong, there was a convex mirror that perfectly reflected the scene inside the abandoned building.
Next, Akutagawa demonstrated a textbook example of splitting up the team for Conan and the others, leaving Ran outside to provide cover and ensure that the construction team would not suddenly start work or encounter any other unforeseen circumstances.
While splitting up might sometimes allow opponents to pick them off one by one, it's still better than Conan and his friends charging forward headlong into battle, which often resulted in a near-total annihilation.
As he stepped into the building, where the floorboards were already crumpled and cracked, Akutagawa Hiko's expression hardened.
It wasn't that he discovered the murderer openly lying in wait, but rather that he only saw a middle-aged man who had already passed away in the basement.
Clearly, that person has already gone to hunt down Xiao Hong.
Akutagawa Hiko shook his head. Although the man was indeed moved in the end, his eagerness to silence Hiroshi was undeniable.
Without disturbing the property and adding to the police's workload, Akutagawa prepared to go out and call the police.
If the sound of speaking causes some kind of resonance, and the already overburdened building collapses, that wouldn't be fun.
Although a collapsed building poses no threat to Akutagawa Hiko, the dusty scene is still unpleasant. It's so fragile that it could be demolished by a weak woman with both strength and speed.
"Ayan, have you found anything?"
Seeing Akutagawa's grave expression, Ran asked impatiently, "Call the police quickly, I found a body in the basement."
Seeing that Ran had already subconsciously taken out her phone, saving him the trouble of explaining to the police, Akutagawa Hiko frowned and looked in the direction Conan and the others had left earlier. Suddenly, he shouted "Oh no!" which startled Ran.
"W--What's wrong?"
Faced with Ran's doubts, Akutagawa Hiko grabbed her and ran: "Didn't Hiroshi greet us earlier? It couldn't have been with a dead person, so it must have been with an unknown murderer."
Akutagawa Hiko's tone was unusually heavy: "If the murderer thinks Hiroshi saw something, he might want to silence him!"
Logically, children's words cannot be used as evidence, but this does not prevent the police from choosing the direction of their investigation and looking for key clues based on children's words.
Therefore, if a criminal is truly vicious, they might also kill a child to silence them.
Hearing Akutagawa's words, Ran was startled and immediately ran after him, just in time to see a green car rushing towards the children.
Even with the newbie protection period, such a collision would leave someone crippled if they didn't die, and if their brain was damaged, it would be even more troublesome.
To Akutagawa's astonishment, this seemingly weak woman with both strength and speed A-ranks lunged forward, leaping over the car like a gazelle and grabbing the door firmly.
Akutagawa Hiko didn't just stand by and watch. With pure power that doesn't require chakra, he should be considered one of the top figures in this world.
Working together, the two dragged a long trail across the ground before finally managing to stop the badly damaged car.
The onlookers were all amazed that human evolution hadn't taken them along. Was this terrifying strength, capable of contending with a small car, really something humans should possess?
"Ahhhhh!"
"My car! I clearly pulled the handbrake!!"
The innocent passerby first lay on the car, which was just a step away from being crippled, and cried for a while before getting up to thank the two people.
Anyway, it's better than causing an accident.