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    Chapter 32 Chapter 32 Gunshot

    As the gun was aimed, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became tense.Hattori Heiji and Edogawa Conan were surprised, and then discovered that they seemed to be the only outsiders besides the Wakamatsu family.

    Wakamatsu Shuko looked shocked and blurted out: “How did you know?!”

    No one answered her.

    Butler Hashimoto had a modeled polite smile on his face, and then his smile gradually widened and turned into laughter. Under the horrified eyes of the Wakamatsu family, he tore off the disguise mask on his face.

    “Who are you?!” Miko Wakamatsu asked, “Where is Hashimoto?!”

    But no one paid any attention to her.

    Gao Yuanyao kept a polite smile, facing Akechi Jianwu’s muzzle with no fear on his face: “Long time no see, Akechi Police Zheng.” He then turned to signal to the Jianchi Police Department, “It’s also been a long time since I saw you, Jianchi Police Department. It’s so comforting to see you still look good.”

    “Bang!” the sword-wielding police officer sneered, “You’d better be arrested as soon as possible!”

    Gao Yuanyao seemed to turn a deaf ear and nodded: “Your character is still the same as before.”

    “But your level has declined. This case is not like your level.” Mingzhi Jianwu’s hand is steady, and so is the gun.He also smiled and said: “Is it possible that my brain has become rusty after living in prison for a long time? This is really good news.”

    Gao Yuanyuan said: “When designing a case, the employer’s execution ability must also be taken into consideration. After all, it is the employer himself who wants revenge.”

    “It took a lot of effort to escape from prison, but you are back to your old business so quickly.” Mingzhi’s enlightened eyes swept over the Yi Rong mask at his feet, “It seems that you have learned new skills after escaping from prison this time.”

    “A very useful skill, isn’t it?” Gao Yuanyuan said gracefully.

    “Yes.” Kengo Akechi admitted frankly, and then asked, “Is Butler Hashimoto still alive?”

    Gao Yuanyuan said like an unrelated stranger: “He has already taken the first step as an accomplice.”

    Akechi’s enlightened eyes turned cold: “If you hadn’t been unable to bear the loneliness and wanted to inform Kindaichi, maybe I wouldn’t have been able to discover your existence.”

    “Wise Police should not underestimate yourself. You are also one of my very difficult opponents.” Gao Yuanyuan said regretfully, “It’s a pity that I can’t stop you before the case happens this time.”

    Mingzhi Jianwu said: “I would rather be the one who sends you to the execution ground, but it is a pity that the higher authorities have never approved your application for the death penalty.”

    Gao Yuanyao smiled calmly: “After the death penalty application is approved, I will not be the only one affected. They will not let you pass.”

    “Crack!”

    A sudden gunshot shocked everyone’s jaws.

    Akechi Kengo fired.

    The veteran police officers who searched the first section were relatively calm, while Edogawa Conan and Hattori Heiji were stunned.

    The two heard an older police officer from the 1st Investigation Section whisper: “Police Akechi has indeed not changed at all!”

    A smoking bullet hole appeared one centimeter in front of Gao Yuanyao’s toe.

    Akechi Kengo said slowly: “If you think that I will not dare to shoot you because of this, you are wrong.”

    “You have proven this many times, Mingzhi Police.” Gao Yuanyao asked without changing his expression, “If I resist arrest, will Mingzhi Police kill me?”

    “Want to give it a try?” A wise and wise finger pressed on the trigger and said with a smile, “I don’t want my career to be affected by a criminal, so please calm down and let me send you back to prison.”

    Gao Yuanyao skillfully stretched out his hands and asked the sword-wielding police department to handcuff him: “I lost this time.”

    He looked at Hattori Heiji and Edogawa Conan, and seemed quite happy: “Kansai Detective Hattori and…”

    Akechi Kengo interrupted him: “You shouldn’t have fallen to the point where you have to challenge even a primary school student, Gao Yuan.”

    Gao Yuanyao said: “Strength has nothing to do with age. No one should know this better than us. You should not judge people by their appearance. By the way, apologize to Mr. Phantom Thief for me. I didn’t mean to slander him at the beginning.”

    Akechi Kengo said: “When the Phantom Thief goes to jail, you can apologize to him yourself.”

    Gao Yuanyuan chuckled twice and walked out of the room under the escort of the sword-wielding police department.When passing by Akechi Kengo, he turned to look at him: “Akechi Jingwu, you proposed passing the death penalty, and I’m not the only one who’s offended.”

    Mingzhi Jianwu turned his head and looked at him, and said coldly: “No need for you to bother.”

    “Now that the murderer has been caught and brought to justice, let’s say goodbye.” Akechi Kengo said goodbye to the Wakamatsu family and took a police car away.The policemen from the Search Section 1 followed their superiors in a hurry and evacuated, and the huge house suddenly became empty.

    The members of the Wakamatsu family were all exhausted after going through major events. They barely said hello to Hattori Heiji and Edogawa Conan and then went back to their rooms to rest. As for whether they could fall asleep or not, that was a matter of opinion.

    Hattori Heiji and Edogawa Conan decided to make a living with their childhood sweethearts.The two chatted in the empty corridor.

    Edogawa Conan asked: “Hattori, do you know this ‘Hell Puppet Master’?”

    “I’ve never heard of it!” Hattori Heiji took out his mobile phone, “I’ll ask Dalong.”

    Edogawa Conan also took out his mobile phone: “Haibara, do me a favor.”

    Hui Yuan is sitting at home, and her life comes from the phone.She listened to Edogawa Conan’s request, sat down in front of the computer and started to look up information: “Takahara Haruka, the mastermind behind several murder cases, calls him the ‘Hell Puppet Master’ because he manipulates others to kill like a puppet. He has been arrested and imprisoned several times and escaped from prison several times. He is a criminal who gives the police a huge headache.”

    She said: “Aren’t you going to catch Kaitou Kidd today? Why did you provoke such a dangerous person again?”

    Edogawa Conan sighed deeply, yes, wasn’t he here to catch Kaitou Kidd today?

    He pushed open the door to the hall where the gems were placed.

    Since the gems have been stolen and the murderer has been caught, Class Two and Class One have been evacuated one after another, and now there is no one guarding this room.

    There was a tall and slender figure standing in the room that was supposed to be empty.He held the gem high and faced the full moon outside the window.

    “Kid.” Edogawa Conan closed the door with his backhand.

    “Hey, detective, you’re here.” Kaitou Kid took back his hand, throwing the gem in his hand like a ball, and looked back at Edogawa Conan, “Isn’t that Osaka detective here?”

    Edogawa Conan said: “The blow Hattori received today was big enough.”

    “His confession again…” Kaitou Kid hesitated, he felt sorry for Hattori Heiji, what kind of bad luck this was!

    Edogawa Conan was also sympathetic, so he decided not to give Kaitou Kid a chance to laugh at Hattori Heiji, and changed the topic: “You put a sunscreen film on the glass of the gem display cabinet this time to block ultraviolet rays. You originally wanted to deceive the police officers and make them relax their vigilance and take away the gems, but unexpectedly a murder occurred.”

    “Yeah, it’s such a bad time.” Kaitou Kid threw the gem to Edogawa Conan, “Give it back for me, detective. That silver-haired police officer is really scary.”

    Edogawa Conan caught the gem and looked at Kaitou Kid’s figure.The other party has taken off his disguise and is standing by the open window in white clothes.The white cloak was rustling in the night wind.

    Edogawa Conan asked before the other party could say goodbye: “Wait a minute, I have something else to ask! So do you recognize Butler Hashimoto’s disguise?”

    Kaito Kid, who originally wanted to say goodbye but was interrupted, said helplessly: “I haven’t even seen Hashimoto Butler.”

    Edogawa Conan asked: “Then his disguise has nothing to do with you?”

    “Of course it doesn’t matter!” Kaitou Kid said unjustly, “How could I be related to a murderer?!”

    “Ah, I think so.” Edogawa Conan nodded calmly, “Then that scary silver-haired police officer probably won’t come to trouble you.”

    “Thank you very much.” Kaitou Kid gritted his teeth and said thank you, “Tell that famous detective from Kansai for me that I wish him a complete success in his next confession.”

    Edogawa Conan mused: “Hattori would think it was a provocation.”

    “Then it has nothing to do with me.” Kaitou Kidd had rearranged his perfect mask and chanted, “Detective, I hope we can meet again under the moonlight next time.”

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