"Bang!"
The door of the bathroom was forcefully pushed open, creating a loud noise.
But at this moment, they couldn't care less about being polite. Compared to the initial intentions of politeness or exploration, the sudden turn of events made those considerations insignificant.
Upon hearing Senichi's words transmitted from the detective badge, both of them were extremely shocked. However, both were extraordinary high school students who had encountered countless serious emergencies.
After a brief shock, almost in an instant, the two of them tacitly began to act.
Conan hurriedly walked to the balcony, took a glance at its structure, and immediately removed the expandable belt.
When he arrived at the balcony, Conan wanted to assess the situation, considering whether he could kick the person back into the bedroom with a soccer kick. Unfortunately, after just a glance at the structure, he understood it was not possible.
The apartment's door was not the usual type with two doors facing each other; instead, both doors were on the same wall.
The two rooms could be described as a horizontally placed rectangle, separated only by a wall in the middle.
In terms of design, they were symmetrical, and the balcony was a small square added on the "long" side of the rectangle.
As for the part close to the "short" side, that was the bedroom.
Jodie's bedroom and the other person's bedroom were on the left and right sides of this large rectangle's "width." Therefore, Conan couldn't see the window from which the deceased was about to fall.
If he wanted to kick the person back into the room, he would need to perform a ninety-degree kick, coming from Jodie's balcony, then a ninety-degree angle change, precisely hitting the target.
And it had to be a blind shot.
The risk was too great. Even if Conan was confident in his soccer skills, he couldn't guarantee a precise hit in one attempt.
After all, there might be some room for error in challenging games, but this involved matters of life and death, leaving no room for the slightest mistake.
Moreover, there was only one soccer ball in the soccer belt. If it was kicked away, there was no second soccer ball to serve as a cushion.
So, just by looking at the structure, Conan already understood that it was impossible to use any other method.
He continuously dismantled the belt, simultaneously wrapping it with clothes and blankets from the balcony exposed to the outside. After all, on the 21st floor, directly throwing it would definitely damage the belt. Therefore, he used thick clothes and other items as a soft cushion for buffering.
And all his actions were conveyed to Senichi through the detective badge.
"I understand. No one below. You can start throwing," Senichi responded. Upon hearing this, Conan forcefully threw the wrapped spherical object out of the balcony.
On the other side, just as Conan threw the extendable belt, Hattori Heiji, who had run out with Conan, also rushed out of the room and began banging on the door of the other person's apartment.
"Hey!! Mister inside!! Can you hear me?! Don't do anything rash!!"
The loud noises echoed in the corridor. Hattori Heiji wasn't sure if it had any effect, but all he could do now was create as much commotion as possible to attract the person's attention and, in doing so, delay as much time as possible.
He had considered breaking in forcefully, but this was a high-end apartment, and the door was well-protected. Hattori Heiji's attempts to hit the door yielded no movement, but his shoulder started to ached from the impact.
So, breaking down the door violently was not an option. Still, Hattori Heiji's actions weren't entirely in vain. He clearly heard some indistinct murmurs from inside the room.
"Sir inside!! If you can hear me, please stay still and don't move!!" Hattori Heiji shouted into the room, "Please, don't do anything rash!!"
However, Hattori Heiji's shout didn't have much effect. Just a few breaths after he finished yelling, the next moment, there was a faint cry for help from inside the room, making Hattori Heiji's face change drastically.
Undoubtedly, the other person was likely in a critical situation.
It was even possible that the situation was worse, and the person might have already fallen.
With this thought, Hattori Heiji ran straight to the balcony of Room 2104, where Jodie-sensei was. He bent down and looked down, but unfortunately, it was too high, and he couldn't see the specific situation.
"No problem, just in time."
On the side, Conan had already crouched on the balcony railing. Through the magnification function on Dr. Agasa's specially made glasses, he clearly saw the situation below.
Below, the massive soccer cushion had already inflated, and there was a figure falling onto it. On the side, Senichi could be seen running towards the person.
"Although he passed out and got injured, he should be fine." Until Conan heard Senichi's words, the two nervous individuals finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Below, after confirming that the unfortunate person who fell was not in mortal danger, Senichi also breathed a sigh of relief. After placing the person on the ground using his medical knowledge, he stood up and began to restore order.
After all, creating such a disturbance at the entrance of the apartment naturally attracted a large crowd of onlookers.
Fortunately, Senichi had his detective credentials, and he quickly dispersed the crowd. Just at that moment, among the onlookers, a woman suddenly rushed anxiously towards the man on the ground, "Takai, what happened? What's going on? Why would you attempt suicide!"
"Calm down! He's fine; he just passed out temporarily. I've called an ambulance."
Senichi stopped the woman, who seemed to be the unfortunate man's friend, to prevent her from getting too emotional and potentially worsening the victim's condition. While comforting her, he briefly explained the situation and also learned the identity of the man.
Chika Shimoda, the girlfriend of the man named Takai lying on the ground.
Today, they had invited colleagues over for drinks at their home. Unexpectedly, as she was escorting two colleagues out, Takai chose to attempt suicide.
"Why would he think like this?"
As Hattori Heiji and Conan hurriedly arrived by the elevator and approached Senichi, they happened to hear her words and couldn't help but ask, "Why are you so sure? What if someone pushed him down..."
"Of course, I know... because he was the only one in the room!"
Chika Shimoda turned her tearful face and said, "When I left earlier, I made sure to lock the door, and the only key was in my hands. Plus, he was sleeping in the bedroom at that time. Even if the doorbell rang, he might not have heard it...
In this situation, there's only one possibility, right—suicide?"
Upon hearing her words, Hattori Heiji wanted to say something more, but the ambulance arrived blaring its siren. Chika Shimoda didn't say anything more, following Takai, who was being lifted onto the ambulance, and both of them headed towards the hospital.
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