Why is that?
It's clearly a fair game in the same environment. We're both sitting in our seats without any action, and the situation is clearly the same.
But why, when we're in the same environment, is one of us holding all the cards, while the other is clueless?
Conan fell into introspective silence over this.
Senichi also noticed Conan's expression and naturally understood what was on his mind. So, he reached out with his hands and rubbed his head, chuckling, "Hehe, haven't solved the puzzle yet? Well then, I'll give you a hint."
"'Newspaper', that's your hint. Give it some thought~"
After saying that, without waiting for Conan's reaction, Senichi continued to walk forward, leaving behind an infuriated Conan.
"Conan-kun, Officer Senichi just said 'newspaper' as a hint to you. What does that mean?" After hearing their conversation, Ran asked curiously. "I'm having a bit of trouble understanding it."
"It's a puzzle Officer Senichi gave me," Conan quickly replied. "I just haven't solved it yet, so Detective Senichi came over to give me a hint."
"Oh, I see. Conan-kun, you have a really good relationship with Officer Senichi," Ran said with a smile.
"Yeah, but I'd rather not have the hint," Conan said with a deadpan expression. "Even if I solve the puzzle with the hint, it means I've lost."
"You're already very clever. Officer Senichi is really talented, so the puzzles he gives must be quite challenging."
Ran comforted Conan with a smile. "When you grow up, these puzzles will probably be a piece of cake for you, and you might even surpass Officer Senichi. Don't lose hope."
"The problem is, I'm already an adult now!"
Conan was once again hit by Ran's unintentional words, and he screamed inwardly like a crazed groundhog, "But I'm still the one getting schooled!"
But no matter how painful it was and how much he wanted to shut himself off, the mysteries that needed solving had to be solved. So, even though Conan was reluctant, his curiosity for the truth eventually overcame everything else, leading him to deep contemplation.
On the other side, Takagi and Senzo Ogura arrived at the restroom with one of the handcuffs still attached to Takagi's wrist to prevent Senzo Ogura from escaping easily.
However, when Senichi was hidden nearby, Takagi grew a bit impatient. "Hey, are you done yet?"
"Please don't rush me, Officer," Senzo Ogura's voice came from the restroom. "After all, I can't use one hand, so being a bit slower is unavoidable!"
"Really..." Takagi shook his head helplessly at the response.
"By the way, Officer, you want me to reveal the identity of the boss who supplied me with drugs behind your back, right?"
Senzo Ogura, peeking through the crack in the door, showed a sinister smile but pretended to sound weak. "But I'm sorry, I'm afraid I'll disappoint you... After all, a dead bird doesn't make any noise..."
Senzo Ogura's words made Takagi feel that something was off. He quickly opened the restroom door to check inside, only to be shocked by what he saw.
Inside the restroom, Senzo Ogura had somehow got a knife and stabbed himself in the stomach! His white shirt was now stained red with blood due to the wound, creating a horrifying sight.
"Where did you get that knife?!!"
Takagi was in a panic as he couldn't believe that Senzo Ogura, who had been searched earlier, had suddenly got a knife.
"I need to call Officer Senichi immediately..."
With this in mind, Takagi quickly looked outside but couldn't see Senichi's presence. In desperation, Takagi took out his phone to contact Senichi for backup.
However, a tragic turn of events occurred because the train had entered a tunnel, rendering the phone completely devoid of any signal.
Everything seemed to be heading in a disastrous direction...
"Damn it!!"
Officer Takagi looked extremely anxious as he quickly unfastened the handcuffs and secured them to the crossbar inside the restroom. He hurriedly warned, "Don't move, I'll be right back!"
But just as Takagi pushed open the door between the tunnel and the train, he was surprised to see Senichi standing there.
"Officer Senichi! It's bad! The suspect, he..."
"Shh! No talking!"
Before Officer Takagi could finish his sentence, Senichi covered his mouth and pulled him against the wall on the right side of the door.
"I saw that scene just now. Don't worry; it was fake," Senichi said with a slightly uncomfortable expression as he rubbed his nose. "There's no smell of blood inside the restroom."
One downside of having enhanced olfactory senses was that it could magnify odors, even those imperceptible in regular cleaning. Thankfully, Senichi could turn off this ability in his everyday life, or it would be quite challenging.
Upon hearing Senichi's words, Takagi's eyes widened. "You say it was fake?"
"That's right. If I'm not mistaken, his accomplices are about to arrive," Senichi smiled and signaled for Takagi to watch and wait. "After all, the best opportunity is about to come."
As Senichi's words fell, the train entered the tunnel, and the bright surroundings suddenly dimmed.
On the other side of the dimly lit restroom corridor, a dark figure with a sinister smile slowly approached Senzo Ogura, holding a knife.
It's him! It's him!
The adversary that appeared in nearly every episode, the one Conan could never defeat, the Little dark silhouette!
"Ah, you've come! Hurry and get me out of here!" Senzo Ogura quickly greeted the Little dark silhouette, who was standing in front of the restroom door. "Hurry, before that Officer comes back!"
"It's not that troublesome; you can just 'commit suicide' here," the Little dark silhouette sneered ominously. Without waiting for Senzo Ogura's reaction, he thrust his knife toward the disguised wound on Senzo Ogura's chest.
But just as Senzo Ogura appeared hopeless, a rapid whistling sound of a stick-like object striking through the air echoed. It struck directly on the right hand of the Little dark silhouette, who was wielding the knife.
The pain caused the Little dark silhouette to involuntarily lose his grip on the knife. At the moment when the knife clattered to the ground, the Little dark silhouette felt a sharp pain in his shoulder.
In the next moment, several strikes rained down like a torrential storm, and the Little dark silhouette instinctively raised his arms to block.
Having already observed his opponent's movements, Senichi twisted his waist and kicked the Little dark silhouette's arms that were blocking in front of him.
"Bang!!"
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