"The ingredients this time are good, quite fresh!"
"It's a pity we've already had dinner, otherwise I would definitely make you a meal."
"How about this, I'll bring you a bento tomorrow?"
"Really? That's great!! It's a promise! I want a love bento."
"..."
After leaving the department store, Baishi Hui was chatting and laughing with Sonoko while carrying shopping bags.
It was late by then. As they were leaving, they happened to run into Conan and his group heading back.
"Ah! Shirashi, Sonoko!" Conan greeted them.
The other members of the Detective Boys also greeted them, imitating Conan.
"What are you guys going to do?" Sonoko asked curiously.
"Genta accidentally left his signed photo of Masked Rider inside the department store," Conan said, rather speechless. "So we're planning to go back and get it now."
"Huh? But when we came out, they were already preparing to close over there," Sonoko kindly reminded. "How about you get it tomorrow? The staff will definitely keep it for you."
She said the last sentence to Genta.
"No, no! What if they lose it?" Genta shouted anxiously. "Since they're closing soon, we have to run faster!!"
Saying that, he Ran towards the department store noisily.
The other children quickly followed.
Baishi Hui knew what was going to happen next.
He thought about it. Anyway, taking Sonoko home now wouldn't accomplish much. It would be better to take her into the dungeon together and create some special memories!
Compared to amusement parks or anything like that, it was too cliché.
Participating in a robbery case was more interesting, and staging a hero saving the beauty scene, wouldn't Sonoko's favorability rating shoot up?
So, he said, "I'm a little worried about letting these kids go alone. How about we go together?"
"Okay, okay~~~" The kind Sonoko certainly wouldn't refuse.
Thus, the two followed and entered the department store with the Detective Boys.
Along the way, Baishi Hui was surprised to find that the path was completely unobstructed, and no one stopped them!
This made him look at Conan and click his tongue in wonder.
The robbers who planned to rob the department store spent several months mixing in as night shift security guards to get into the department store to carry out the robbery... and you brought a group of people in without any effort.
Having a protagonist halo means you can do whatever you want.
While he was reflecting, Genta had already arrived at the hot dog stand.
"Ah! I found it!" He got his signed photo and was as happy as a 300-pound child.
"Since you've found it, let's go back!" Sonoko naturally stepped into the role of an Akemi in front of these children.
"Okay!!" Genta, Ayumi, and Mitsuhiko replied in unison.
Meanwhile, Conan had already started to sense that something was wrong.
He tugged at Baishi Hui's pant leg and said, "Shirashi, don't you think it's strange? Since we just came in, we haven't seen a single security guard... Logically, that shouldn't be the case."
"Perhaps they've already returned to the surveillance room," Baishi Hui casually brushed him off.
"That's true," Conan thought he might be overthinking.
The group tried to leave the way they came but found the main door was already closed.
Everyone then went to the surveillance room, wanting to explain the situation to the security guard on duty.
However, just as Baishi Hui and the others arrived at the entrance of the surveillance room, they heard unsettling dialogue.
"Alright, the personnel have all been controlled."
"Have you all confirmed?"
"Confirmed, the numbers match!!"
"Very good, now start disabling the alarm system, and then loot as many valuable items as possible!!"
"..."
After hearing this conversation, an uneasy expression clearly appeared on Sonoko's face. She looked at Baishi Hui, about to say something, but he covered her mouth.
Baishi Hui glanced at the three children of the Detective Boys. He had expected them to be very panicked when encountering such a situation, but he didn't expect them to be much calmer than Sonoko.
Not only that, they even became excited, rolling up their sleeves, all wanting to do something big!!
No wonder you guys can hang out with Conan?
Birds of a feather flock together.
Baishi Hui gave them a hand signal, then slowly left the vicinity of the surveillance room and went to other floors via the fire escape.
After confirming safety, Sonoko nervously took out her phone and said, "Call the police! Quickly call the police to handle this... Huh? My phone is dead! Damn it! Of all times, it has to be now!"
She looked at Baishi Hui helplessly.
"I'll do it," Baishi Hui took out his phone. He was just about to find an excuse not to call the police when he was surprised to find his phone had crashed!!
"My phone is broken... I clearly sent photos to Ran when we were eating this afternoon," he said, showing his phone to the others while looking at Conan with a surprised gaze.
You little brat... there's something wrong with you!!
To encounter such a one-in-a-million situation, there's no one else like you.
"Then I'll do it!" Seeing this, Conan had no choice but to take out his phone.
Then, after pressing it twice, his face changed: "No way? My buttons are broken! I can't call the police?!"
"Huh?!" The three children were greatly alarmed. After realizing they couldn't call the police, they instantly became unsettled.
"Don't panic... we can find a landline to call the police," Conan signaled them not to be nervous, saying there was still a way.
"Give up that idea," Baishi Hui said as he walked over to an office desk. He picked up the cut telephone line and said, "They are fully prepared!"
"This... does that mean... we can't call the police?" Sonoko realized she was in danger and swallowed uneasily.
"Don't worry, I can handle this situation," Baishi Hui comforted her, then turned to Conan and the others and said, "You four, hide under the office desk. You absolutely must not come out, understand?"
"Okay!" Conan nodded, then quickly motioned for the other three to hide under the office desk.
Baishi Hui looked at Sonoko and said, "Sonoko, I need your help!"
"W-What do I need to do?" Sonoko was so nervous she was stuttering slightly.
"Don't be nervous," Baishi Hui reached out and pinched Sonoko's cheek, smiling. "I won't ask you to do anything dangerous!"
Sonoko thought of Baishi Hui's past achievements, and her unease gradually subsided.
Immediately after, Baishi Hui pulled Sonoko to a more distant spot and said, "Take this for self-defense."
Saying that, he bought a handgun from the Azu the Bandit Mall and handed it over.
Sonoko felt a chill in her hand. Looking closely, she found it was a gun and exclaimed, "Y-You... How do you... have a gun?"
"To scare away those who come to collect high-interest debts," Baishi Hui casually made up an excuse and said, "Do you know how to use a gun?"
"Yes, yes, I do," Sonoko said, pushing and pulling the slide of the handgun back a short distance to check if there was ammunition in the chamber.
This action is called a "press-check."
It's a technique known by people who know how to use guns.
But the surprising thing was that Sonoko did it with one hand.
This was like Keanu Reeves' one-handed check in "John Wick."
"Huh? You really do?" Baishi Hui was greatly surprised.
"Wasn't I kidnapped a while ago?" Sonoko said sheepishly. "So my family required me to learn some self-defense skills, which included how to use firearms."
"My family built me another shooting range to practice."
"Now I can hit targets within fifty meters!"
"..." Baishi Hui's expression was full of emotion after hearing this.
Having money is really good.