"Pour all these drugs away!"
"Pour them all away, don't leave a single bag!"
"If we leave them for the police, they'll just disappear inexplicably again!"
"..."
Inside the Factory, Baishi Hui, wearing the azu mask, urged Conan, Heiji, and Yukiko, who was disguised as Shinichi, to work!
Yukiko, while tearing open the sealed books, complained, "Sigh, what kind of situation is this... The number one wanted criminal is having Detectives destroy drugs, what kind of dark humor is this?"
"Yeah." Conan also felt very uncomfortable, because in terms of cracking down on drugs, that person's efforts were stronger than the police.
But then again, if it weren't for that, he wouldn't have listened to that guy and helped destroy the drugs!
"But... is this really okay?" Heiji said while pouring drugs into the drain, "This sewer should be connected to Tokyo Bay, right? Pouring the drugs in like this... won't it pollute Tokyo Bay?"
Baishi Hui chuckled when he heard that, "This stinking ditch, do I even need to pollute it?"
"It's already a cesspool with excessive E. coli!"
"Throwing these drugs down might even serve as disinfection and sterilization!"
He recalled the water quality test results for the Tokyo Olympics — Tokyo Bay's E. coli exceeded the standard by 20 times, and fecal enterococci exceeded the standard by 7 times!
A group of swimmers competed in this cesspool that was Tokyo Bay.
Some athletes vomited on the spot while swimming, some vomited non-stop after getting out, and some were even carried away directly.
He thought this was already abstract enough, but he didn't expect the subsequent Paris Olympics to have even more skilled individuals!
"Uh... Is Tokyo Bay really that dirty? I saw on TV that it was promoted as quite good, wasn't it?" Heiji was a bit skeptical, and he turned to look at "Shinichi," who was a local.
"This..." Yukiko also said somewhat awkwardly, "That place is indeed not very clean."
"Not only is there all sorts of domestic sewage here, but there are also various unidentified bodies sunk by the yakuza... How could it not stink?" Conan couldn't help but complain.
"Compared to Tokyo Bay, I find our Dotonbori River in Osaka to be quite clean!" Heiji said cheerfully.
"That Dotonbori River of yours is also a stinking ditch... What's there to show off about?" Conan was speechless.
"..."
Baishi Hui ignored the regional dispute between the Tokyo native and the Osaka native and turned to leave.
Seeing this, Conan couldn't bother arguing with Heiji anymore. He quickly followed, resuming his tailing!
Learning from his previous tracking lesson, he no longer followed openly, but instead looked for cover to hide behind every time he walked a certain distance.
After following for a while, Conan saw the other person turn left, and he quickly followed.
However, as soon as he turned the corner, he saw a water pipe being swung down towards his head.
Conan was startled, but luckily he had been hit enough times to gain experience, and he instinctively raised his hands!
With a smack.
He blocked the blow, but his hands stung fiercely.
"Huh? Conan? Why is it you?"
Hearing this voice, Conan endured the pain and looked up, surprised to find that the one who attacked him was actually Baishi Hui!
While astonished, he replied, "Shirashi-kun, we came to rescue you... Why are you ambushing me here? Where is Azu the Bandit?"
Baishi Hui threw the water pipe away and said helplessly, "He was the one who told me to ambush the person following him."
Conan said speechlessly, "He told you to ambush, and you ambushed?"
"Otherwise? He has a gun... What could I do?" Baishi Hui spread his hands, indicating that he was forced.
"..." Conan found that he couldn't refute him.
But at this moment, he began to doubt Baishi Hui's identity!
Coincidence!
Too much of a coincidence!
The timing of the other person's appearance was too coincidental.
Azu the Bandit just disappeared, and he appeared!
Although the face shape is different, this can be adjusted through Transfiguration!
Thinking of this, Conan carefully examined Baishi Hui from head to toe.
But he found that the style of the other person's clothes and pants was different from Azu the Bandit's, and the shoes were also different styles.
The surface of the clothes and pants was also very clean, not stained with any white powder.
This means that the other person had never entered the flour processing Factory.
Azu the Bandit was out of his sight for no more than five seconds, there was no time at all to change clothes, pants, or shoes...
Thinking of this, Conan felt that he was overthinking!
He gave up the idea of pursuing Azu the Bandit and instead asked, "Where is Ran? Is she not with you?"
"No, she's still locked in the warehouse... I was called to get the gold, and I ambushed the other person halfway." Baishi Hui had long thought of a reason to cope.
He asked curiously, "How did you find your way here?"
"Let's talk on the way to find Ran!" Conan replied.
"Okay." Baishi Hui nodded and took Conan with him to the warehouse where Ran was held.
Along the way, he learned that "Shinichi" had disguised Mouri Kogoro's voice to arrange the transaction location with the kidnappers.
After the kidnappers gave the transaction location, they rushed there.
Originally, they wanted to ambush the kidnappers and then follow the clues to find the detention location.
But the kidnappers were late in arriving, which disrupted their plan.
Fortunately, the dilapidated Factory was not far from the transaction location, and they rushed over when they heard gunshots.
While talking, the two arrived at the warehouse where Ran was held.
Fortunately, Ran hadn't escaped, but after Baishi Hui opened the door, she rushed directly towards him.
"Shirashi-kun!" The surging emotions in Ran's heart made her unable to resist such an action.
Seeing him return safely, she said with a sigh of relief, "It's really great that you're okay."
"Yeah, it's over. We can go back." Baishi Hui didn't expect Ran to be so enthusiastic. He happily rubbed her cheek.
Just as Ran was about to say something, she noticed Conan beside them.
While surprised, she also quickly got out of Baishi Hui's embrace, saying somewhat shyly, "Conan, you... Why did you come too?"
Seeing this scene, Conan's heart shattered.
But he still forced a smile and said, "I... I came with 'Shinichi', and Heiji... to rescue you."
At this moment, he regretted it immensely!
He regretted why he didn't listen to his Mother that afternoon.
He had to compete with Heiji!
If they hadn't competed, none of this later would have happened!
Conan quickly comforted himself:
Yes! That's right!
It must be that damned suspension bridge effect that made Ran act like this!
Thinking this way, his mood improved significantly.
"Did they come too?" Ran looked left and right, and seeing that they weren't there, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Baishi Hui took Ran's reaction into his eyes, but he didn't say anything.
After all... he was the 'neighbor next door'.
It would take time for Ran to adjust.
Baishi Hui said, "Conan, take us to meet up with them!"
"Okay... this way!" Conan led the way while adjusting his mindset!