Conan: Begins to collaborate with Miss Bayonetta and become famous

The submarine surfaced and stopped. Two divers dived into the sea and swam towards the seabed with intricate reefs and violent ups and downs.

After Gin and others, Kiel walked into the starting station and stood behind the inspector at the sonar table.

"Did you find a motorcycle in the water?!"

"Yes, it seems that it stopped because the power ran out. Do you want to recycle it?"

"No, that's not necessary," Kiel replied.

Gin next to him said calmly: "It is indeed a bait."

Another inspector wearing headphones turned to look at Gin and the others and asked, "We also caught the sound of the propeller of a fishing boat. Should we chase it?"

"Wait a minute, I know where to go." Gin gave the order.

"Brother!" Vodka ran over with a tablet computer.

"Please take a look at this!"

The tablet computer that Vodka handed over displayed the search results for "Elderly and Younger Certification".

—A high school girl at Shibuya intersection during the day.

—An old woman walking her Bosomy dog ​​on a street overseas.

——A young woman making a phone call on Okinawa Kokusai-dori.

Every woman looks very much like Shirley, and below the enlarged portrait, there is a message that reads “Consistent certification for both young and old.”

"How is this going?"

"It's from Belmoth."

Vodka turned on the speakerphone on his cell phone and pointed the phone, which was currently talking to Belmoot, towards Gin.

At this time, Belmotte was in the international terminal waiting hall of Haneda International Airport, and Baijiu was in the back, pushing a cart with several large boxes on it.

"Because the file name in Naomi's hand that matches Shirley's portrait is a test file, so, just to be on the safe side."

"I searched for Shirley's face using 'age verification' again."

"In the end, this is what happened."

"Yes, this system seems to be imperfect." Baijiu added: "It seems that this system has flaws and will judge people who look very similar as the same person."

After that, Baijiu sent Vodka's Lao Ruo identification test results over and found that a large number of his appearances appeared all over the world.

"Oh my god! Why are there so many people who look like me?"

"Nonsense! You are not the only one wearing sunglasses in this world!" Baijiu said impatiently: "Gin, this system..."

Listening to Baijiu's words on the phone, Gin's expression became more and more terrifying, and he punched the periscope pillar next to him several times.

"What kind of age certification is this? This is just a rubbish system!"

Gin roared angrily and left the starting station.

The afterglow of the setting sun dyed the sky and the sea orange. On the dock in the city, there was an RX-7 parked.

In the dim car, Bourbon looked at the screen of his mobile phone.

Those were the age- and youth-based authentication search results sent by Belmotte and Baijiu. The screen displayed portraits of women of various ages who were similar to Shirley, as well as the words "Age- and youth-based authentication consistent."

Bourbon looked at the enlarged photo in surprise. The phone rang in his right ear and he immediately pressed the button on the headset.

"According to that person's plan, now is the time to use the ultimate measure." Rum's voice was heard after being changed by a voice changer.

“…Abandon the old-child authentication system?”

"It seems that it is a useless system." Bourbon glanced at the screen of his mobile phone: "I understand."

Rum sat in the back seat of the Bentley, speeding along the city's highway.

After hanging up the phone, Rum sighed softly. The car entered the tunnel and it became dark in an instant.

(Old and young authentication…I thought it could be used for investigation…)

Rum stared at the light outside the car window, and the figure of "that person" appeared in his mind.

(That person hasn’t shown up recently, his whereabouts…)

The "person" in my mind soon became blurred like a wet watercolor painting, and dissolved and disappeared in the light spots.

After receiving the news, Champagne smiled meaningfully: "Things are finally getting interesting."

"Now let's see who can keep calm more."

After Gin left the starting station, Vodka found him in the submarine: "Brother! Why are you here?"

Climbing up the ladder to the front hatch, Gin sat on the deck and smoked: "What's wrong?"

"Just in case, we have to use the last resort."

"Yeah... I understand." Gin smiled slightly, with a cold light flashing in his wide eyes.

"Foolish system, sink to the iron-black seabed together!"

Conan and others boarded Ugly Tail's yacht and headed for the Pacific buoy.

Haibara and Conan sat side by side on the platform on the stern deck: "Sure enough..." Conan whispered after Haibara told what happened.

Huihara buried her face in the blanket: "Yeah. It's been exposed. I can only hide incognito."

Conan thought for a while and stood up: "We still have a trump card here."

"…...What?"

Conan held the railing and gazed at the sea surface dyed red by the setting sun. In the distance, the offshore area of ​​the Pacific buoy could be seen.

"Binga, he must be buoyed in the Pacific."

"I'll trade with that guy."

"Do you know who it is?" asked Huihara next to him.

Conan bowed his head and said "no" and continued: "Although there are only a few clues..."

Haibara stared at Conan's serious profile worriedly.

When Conan and others arrived at the Pacific buoy, the sun had already set and the dock was brightly lit.

Kogoro, Kuroda and Sato were all waiting at the dock.

"I didn't expect it to be just as the kid said, there really is a submarine..."

On the way to the entrance, Kogoro said in a low voice with an expression of disbelief.

"We have requested the government to deploy the Self-Defense Forces," Kuroda said.

"Let's go to the infirmary, then."

Sato took Naomi, Haibara and Conan, who were wrapped in blankets, to the infirmary. There were four beds in the infirmary. Conan and Haibara sat side by side on the innermost bed.

"It's cold. I'll go get some clothes and something to keep you warm."

"Ah, let me help."

Sato and Naomi walked out of the infirmary together. After confirming that the door was closed, Conan said to Huibara: "Do you remember what happened when you were kidnapped?"

"Yes, I was knocked unconscious by the ether."

As Huibara said this, she took off her glasses, placed them on her thighs, and rubbed her eyes with both hands.

"Ether?"

"I think it's an anesthetic made by Binga with ether."

After hearing what Haibara said, Conan remembered the smell coming from Leonhardt's mouth.

"Like the smell of thinner?"

"Hmm...it does look alike.

Conan was convinced that the smell coming from Leonhardt's mouth was ether. (In that case, Mr. Leonhardt fell asleep before he died...)

"Did you hear anything else?" Conan asked. Huihara put on her glasses again and looked up at the roof.

"That guy Binga did something unexpected again..." Huihara remembered what Vodka said casually when Naomi was taken away.

"It seems that...Vodka is very angry because of an action that was not in the plan."

"An action that is not in the plan?"

Conan rested his chin on his hand and thought. Binga did not use the word "action" in his plan.

"There is no plan... to kill people"

At this moment, the door of the infirmary opened, and Sato and Naomi walked in with paper cups.

"Sorry for the wait. Please enjoy your meal."

Sato handed the paper cup of black tea to Huibara.

"Thank you."

"I put the clothes here."

Sato put the clothes on the bed, and Conan opened the lid of the paper cup next to him and blew on the boiling hot tea.

"smell good!"

Naomi sat on the round chair in front of Conan, holding the paper cup in both hands and took a sip of black tea.

Then, he wiped the rim of the cup with his finger.

Conan accidentally saw this series of actions.

At this moment, the scattered information in Conan's mind was connected by a line.

“…I see. So that’s how it is…”

After solving all the puzzles, Conan smiled.

"Huiyuan, wait for me here!"

Conan put the paper cup in his hand on the round chair, picked up the skateboard leaning against the bed, and rushed out.

"I will definitely find a way to solve it!!"

"Wait a minute, Conan!?" Sato shouted.

But Conan ignored Sato and ran out of the infirmary.

(…Really.)

Haibara stared at Conan's back and smiled slightly.

(I just like to keep people waiting... Shinichi.)