Over the phone, the voice of Officer Megure quickly transmitted a series of commands. Without hanging up the phone, Senichi listened to the commanding voice of Officer Megure on the other end.
The criminal responsible for taking over the ransom was directly apprehended by a burly man.
Then, another criminal's threatening words came through, demanding that the police release his accomplice, or else be prepared for a massacre.
When his words reached Senichi's ears, the voice sounded somewhat weak, but the arrogant and triumphant tone came through without any reduction in the phone.
However, before the other party could finish speaking, the cold and icy voice of Sato Miwako, came through on the criminal's side of the phone.
Following that, there was a sudden halt in the triumphant tone of the criminal, replaced by a chilling statement filled with a sense of imminent danger.
Then...
Screams of terror, accompanied by faint sounds of impact, spread through the entire phone, forcing Senichi to move the speakerphone away from his ear.
After a brief moment of silence, the voice of Sato Miwako came through the phone, relieved, saying, "This is Satou, the criminal has been apprehended, and we confirmed he is carrying a firearm!"
When Satou Miwako's words reached all her colleagues' radios, transmitted from Officer Megure to Senichi's ear.
"We caught the criminal!!" Officer Megure exclaimed excitedly, "Well done!! Senichi-kun, well done!!"
No wonder Officer Megure was so excited. It was truly like finding a needle in a haystack among the thousands of people. But after contacting Senichi they apprehend the criminal?
From beginning to end, it only took ten minutes!!
The criminals responsible for taking the ransom and the hidden armed criminal were apprehended almost simultaneously. Such precise judgment and reasoning skills were enough to give anyone goosebumps.
He didn't even reach the scene himself!!
Listening to the excited voice of Officer Megure on the other end of the phone, along with the faint cheers from the radios, Senichi chuckled and said, "It seems like it's been resolved. I don't need to make the trip. I'll leave the rest to you, Officer Megure."
On the system panel, a notification popped up as well.
[56,000 hostages]
[Completion: Good]
[Congratulations, host, on acquiring 1 year of investigation skill.]
[Evaluation: The outcome was inevitable, with or without you. Getting such a reward from making a phone call is already very good.]
The reward is not bad at all, just as stated in the note. Getting a year's worth of skill reward instead of fate points is already quite good. It's probably because there were many personnel involved.
After all, it all came down to making a phone call based on spoilers...
Sigh, the life of a support character is so dull and boring...
After hanging up the phone, Senichi turned and walked into the restaurant.
Ayako was surprised when she saw Senichi enter. "Isn't the situation over there..."
Senichi took Ayako's hand and smiled. "Of course it's resolved. Let's go, I'll accompany you for a shopping trip."
"Resolved!?" Ayako stood up, unable to hide her surprise. "So quickly."
"Of course, I said I would do my best, all for the sake of not delaying our date."
Senichi chuckled and held the shy Ayako's hand, bidding farewell to Yukihira and Erina, who wore narrow smiles. He accompanied Ayako for a shopping trip.
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Inside the stadium.
Countless fans roared, cheering vigorously for their favorite players, completely unaware of the terrifying crisis they had just experienced.
At this moment, Sato Miwako and Takagi escorted two audacious criminals into a police car.
Well, one of them is beaten up, and this is the doing of Sato Miwako.
But it's understandable, after all, it's hard not to dislike someone who threatens people with a gun. Plus, you were prepared to resist with a gun, so it's only natural to take the opportunity to teach him a lesson.
And at this moment, Conan was still confused.
What's going on? They've already caught the criminals? Since when did police detectives become so capable?
What happened to being my backdrop and tool for life? How did you secretly rise up like this?
And there happens to be a cold and sarcastic loli by his side...
"Ah, it seems like the great detective isn't that big of a deal, but the police detectives look more reliable than you," Haibara said, looking at the two criminals being pushed into the police car, with a smirk. "Looks like there's no room for you to meddle anymore."
"It's a good thing they caught the criminals. I'm not that shallow of a person," Conan rolled his eyes. "But I still need to find out some things."
Next, Conan ran over to ask questions in an adorable manner, and after learning the reason why Officer Megure and the others caught the criminals...
He shut himself off...
They made a phone call and he learned about the situation at the scene, and they caught the hidden criminal!?
Damn, what kind of divine deduction is this!! Are you predicting the future or something!!
At this moment, Conan once again deeply felt the terrifying ability of Senichi's deduction. That unfathomable deductive ability made Conan doubt himself.
"If it was Detective Senichi, it wouldn't surprise me," Haibara said, unsurprised. "The only one who can do something like this is Detective Senichi."
Well, despite the inexplicable snark for Conan, Haibara had a very favorable attitude towards Senichi as the main planner who saved her sister. She was like a blindly infatuated little fangirl.
Well, this refers to Haibara's blind idolization of Senichi's deduction abilities. There's no way around it. From hearing Senichi's analysis of the two sisters to the subsequent planning and layout, Haibara couldn't help but admire Senichi.
But from an outsider's perspective, it's basically no different from a genius detective.
Conan's heart was pricked once again because although Senichi was a very reliable teammate, he was also the target that Conan secretly wanted to surpass.
In the previous cases, they were evenly matched when solving crimes, but in certain cases, the other side would completely outplay him.
I'm really struggling!
Conan sighed and thought for a moment, then finally decided to call Senichi.
He wanted to know how Senichi's deduction abilities had become stronger. He wanted to become a detective on par with Sherlock Holmes!!
So, for this goal, it's not embarrassing to ask the Senior for advice!!
"Wanna know how to improve your deduction abilities?"
When Senichi received Conan's call while shopping, he was momentarily confused as to why Conan would ask him this question.
But after thinking for a moment, Senichi suggested, "Read more books related to the field, like criminal psychology, profiling, and investigative studies. These are things you can study for a lifetime."
"Is that so? I understand. Thanks a lot." Conan hung up the phone, wearing an expression of admiration.
So it turns out that I haven't worked hard enough. Detective Senichi is still constantly learning and enriching himself, while I've been complacent with my accomplishments in solving cases and haven't studied much.
It seems like my efforts are still not enough. I need to continue enriching myself!!
Study hard!!
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