NABC Chapter 144 The Cruel Child
Chapter 144 The Cruel Child
Chapter 144 The Cruel Child
Ai Haibara put her hands in her pockets, ready to throw out the strange but deadly gadgets inside. She knew that Conan had begun learning ninjutsu and had even demonstrated Earth Release: Earth Return.
It has a grand name, but according to the classification, it belongs to C-rank ninjutsu. It can raise a solid rock wall for defense, and if coordinated well, it can instantly take down the two people behind it.
However, based on her understanding of this detective, she would probably choose to subdue him rather than kill him.
Ai Haibara pushed aside the miniature bomb and gripped the mirror-like tranquilizer gun. As long as it wasn't shot in places like the feet or hands, it could instantly incapacitate an ordinary person.
After thinking about it, I still felt uneasy, so I put my other hand into my pocket as well, and only then did I feel at ease.
Conan pretended to lead the way with a map, but in reality, he was keeping a close eye on everything around him and listening carefully. When he saw Ai's actions, his lips twitched slightly.
Many of Dr. Agasa's new inventions were rejected by Conan because of their overlapping functions, and ended up in the hands of Ai and Hiko.
What Akutagawa Hiko has is basically just a toy, but if Gin is careless, he'll suffer a great loss if Ai Haibara has it.
"No, no, we just need to knock them out."
Conan is a person with a strong sense of justice. You could say he's naive, impulsive, reckless, or even a bit arrogant.
But it cannot be denied that he is a good person.
Let alone the act of killing, even the murderous aura and intent were never sensed from Akutagawa Hiko.
Watching Conan's persuasion of Ai in the crystal ball, Akutagawa Hiko felt like a kitten was scratching at his heart, but he gave up the idea of messing with him. Professor Agasa nervously watched the split-screen scene, in which two disciples were smiling very sinisterly, one of them with a cigarette in his mouth.
They were afraid that others wouldn't discover them.
"Hiroshi, are Shinichi and the others alright?"
He brought the children here; if anything were to happen to him, he would have betrayed the children's affection and the parents' trust.
"I should have come a few days later—"
Akutagawa glanced at the doctor, who was sweating profusely with anxiety, and thought to himself that with the inexplicable timeline of this world, even if they came back in a few days, these two might also have something to do and decide to come back in a few days.
However, Akutagawa Hiko didn't say this to Professor Agasa. Instead, he comforted him, saying, "Don't worry, Shinichi and the others can handle it. Besides, I'm here."
Akutagawa Hiko said this with great confidence.
Although Professor Agasa believed that with Hiko Akutagawa's protection, nothing bad would happen, he still worried. A person who can perfectly control their emotions is practically nonexistent.
In the scene, Conan shoves the map in his hand into Ai Haibara's hand, pretending to have to pee and have a stomachache: "Ugh, I need to go to the toilet, wait for me."
After saying that, he darted into the woods and disappeared before his friends could stop him.
"Oh dear, did Conan get food poisoning?"
Ayumi Yoshida seemed a little worried about this classmate who was different from the other friends, and the other two, who originally wanted to show concern for Conan, instantly changed their expressions.
"What? We're taking a risk!"
"Yes, and you only said it after we'd already gotten this far—"
The two followers who were secretly following behind exchanged a knowing smile, their faces full of smug delight.
During their surveillance, they had already realized that the most intelligent child was their leader, and it was this child who had found the right path.
They were initially worried that taking direct action would cause him to escape, or that accidentally killing him would slow down their treasure hunt.
Now he's actually voluntarily leaving the team—
The tall, thin man carrying the gun pulled out a pistol from his pocket, raised his chin at the remaining children, and thought that if he grabbed any one of them, and then grabbed the round-headed child, he wouldn't have to worry about him not obeying.
After gesturing, the burly, tall, thin man, who claimed to be an accomplice but was actually a lackey, chased after Conan.
The burly man, a sinister grin on his face, came out carrying an iron shovel.
There were two little boys and two little girls here. Except for the one who was too big, either of them could be easily taken down with a punch or a kick. Moreover, he had a weapon in his hand. It would be a piece of cake to catch them.
Ai Haibara realized that only one person had chased after her, and her heart tightened, but she didn't panic too much. She breathed a sigh of relief the moment the other person came out.
Unless this person can grow a third hand, there's nothing to be afraid of.
Before the burly man could threaten the children into surrendering, he felt something sting the case.
Fearing it might be a poisonous insect, I instinctively raised my hand to swat it away.
Before my hand even touched the ground, I felt my strength give out, my vision blurred, and the child's figure in front of me suddenly rose higher.
"This man is a robber. Conan has gone to lure away their accomplices. You guys tie him up and keep an eye on him. I'm going to help."
The three real children were stunned. Before they could even say a word, they saw Ai's figure disappear into the woods.
"Well, let's do what Ai says right away."
Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya took out a rope from his backpack. It was a safety rope that he had specifically asked his father for when the professor mentioned that they might be going hiking.
Ai said that the older man was a bad guy, and Conan lured away another bad guy—
Ayumi was a little worried. This wasn't the first time they had encountered bad people. They often had to outwit and outmaneuver kidnappers, robbers, and all sorts of criminals.
But without their help, can Conan really escape danger?
Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya couldn't move the burly man who had fainted at all, so Genta Kojima quickly stepped forward to help, complaining, "That Conan guy actually abandoned me, the leader of the Detective Boys, and went off to be a hero all by himself!"
"That's not true at all. Conan must be worried that we'll get hurt. You can't say that about him."
When Ayumi refuted him, Genta Kojima immediately deflated like a wilted eggplant, and became speechless.
Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya's focus was on something else. He had clearly seen what Ai threw out, and the bad guy instantly collapsed to the ground. It was so cool!
The other two agreed wholeheartedly: "Yeah, Ai was absolutely awesome just now! She subdued that bad guy Tan in no time!"
Beside the White Bone Tree, an old man and a young man ate and drank, watching the scene inside. Only after seeing Ai Haibara defeat one of the people did Professor Agasa finally relax a little.
Akutagawa Hiko slid the crystal ball, and the scene of the children awkwardly tying up the strong man instantly transformed into a scene of Conan quickly traversing the forest.
Conan was now completely at ease, nimbly moving through the woods. If he weren't worried about the person returning, he could have easily shaken them off and ambushed them from behind.
The tall, thin man who followed felt something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it, so he could only follow at a distance.