Chapter 26: You Can Find Me If You Can
Chi Feichi lowered his head to look at Conan, who he was holding in his hand, "Would you believe me if I said I heard it?"
Conan nodded, agreeing that this was the only explanation that made sense. "Your hearing is really amazing, but we could see the light from the door crack on the opposite side just now, so she might have seen it too. She'll probably find us soon, we should leave here quickly!"
"Turn off the light on your Watch," Chi Feichi said, carrying Conan forward, "We'll be discovered."
"Can you see?" Conan hesitated.
He was a little worried that Chi Feichi would carry him into a wall...
"Don't worry." Chi Feichi turned a Corner, activated the Mechanism, and as soon as the Mechanism Door opened, he flashed inside.
Seeing Chi Feichi's confidence, Conan turned off the light.
As they walked, Hissashi propped himself up and pointed the way in Chi Feichi's ear.
Chi Feichi took the opportunity to assess Hissashi's various abilities.
His scent tracking was no weaker than animals with a keen sense of smell, and coupled with heat vision, he had a great advantage in complete darkness.
His eyes were about the same as human vision, and he couldn't see in the dark without light either, but for a Creature like a Snake whose 'real eyes' weren't very useful, it was already excellent vision.
And he didn't know if it was Snake Talent, but Hissashi's Judgment of distance was very accurate. Plus, he had secretly learned a lot of Things from humans. Hissashi could accurately report numbers like how long a step he took was, how far away the Corner was, and how many steps it would take to reach it.
He was also quite sensitive to length data, otherwise, instructions like 'cut down 6 millimeters with the knife' would have already opened a hole in Conan's body. However, his Judgment accuracy was definitely not as good as Hissashi's, and the error value and probability were also greater than Hissashi's.
In general, they were a good match as partners. The same accurate numerical Judgment could bring out each other's advantages. Hissashi could infiltrate, search, detect, and be his eyes behind him, while he was responsible for fighting, making plans, and doing work that only humans could do...
In the darkness, Hissashi had the same idea as Chi Feichi. Although the last Action earned money, it was not difficult. This Action was an opportunity to understand each other and develop tacit understanding, so he focused on recording Chi Feichi's various habits.
Chi Feichi also adjusted some of his own actions, walking sometimes fast and sometimes slow, simulating his walking speed in various Situations to let Hissashi understand. At the same Time, half of his mind was also thinking...
There were no Bamboo Rats for sale in Japan, he had to find a way to order two Bamboo Rats.
Only Conan was being carried and swayed in the darkness, drifting around like a ghost, completely unable to tell where he was or which direction was which, only able to judge whether Chi Feichi was going up stairs, down stairs, or walking on a flat road.
Occasionally, he could see a little light, which was a trace of light from Mamiya Masuyo looking for them with a Flashlight. It flashed by quickly, as if the two sides could never meet...
No, they had met once.
He had wanted to ask Chi Feichi where they were going, and was hesitating and about to speak when he was suddenly carried forward by Chi Feichi and his mouth and nose were covered. He almost thought Chi Feichi wanted to kill him when he heard a slight breathing sound on his left.
And while his mouth and nose were covered, Chi Feichi seemed to have also held his breath.
When he reacted, he felt goosebumps all over his body and was speechless.
It was probably that Mamiya Masuyo had turned off her Flashlight and was hiding in some crack as a 'prone to ambush' player, wanting to see if she could ambush them. As a result, Chi Feichi carried him like a ghost and passed by openly... passed by...
And Mamiya Masuyo didn't notice them at all.
It was like a 'survival game' expert player secretly sparring with a 'prone to ambush' BOSS, and he was the accessory that the expert player was going to take out to complete the Task...
After being carried and drifting for another minute, Conan couldn't help but reach out and poke Chi Feichi, who was carrying him.
"It's okay, she's not nearby now, you can say anything," Chi Feichi said.
"Where are we going?" Conan didn't suspect that Chi Feichi was lost. This guy was like he had a full map vision.
Chi Feichi didn't say that he was taking the opportunity to develop tacit understanding with Hissashi. He pondered for a moment, "I don't know, I'm considering it."
Conan: "..."
&V>#&*...!
After carrying him around for more than ten minutes, Chi Feichi actually said he didn't know where they were going and was still considering it?
"I think we can block that guy and then just solve her..." Conan weakly reminded.
In the previous encounter, he was startled, and Chi Feichi's speed of passing by Mamiya Masuyo was too fast, so he didn't react. Otherwise, a Tranquilizer Needle would have solved everything, right?
Moreover, judging from Chi Feichi's walking speed and agility, he was also trained, and could completely confront her head-on...
"What you said makes sense, but we haven't found her for a long Time, she's probably already gone out," Chi Feichi said.
The other party was guilty of murder, malicious assault, and attempted murder, but so far had not been discovered by the Police, let alone arrested and escaped after being arrested, or the Police issuing an arrest warrant.
In other words, that guy was worthless. Instead of being busy arresting her, it was better to set her up as a 'GG if discovered' monster to train...
Conan was speechless, "Then let's go out too, and notify the Police to arrest her..."
"No hurry," Chi Feichi calmly analyzed, "You said, the other party had previously confirmed that you were not rescued, why did she still go to that Secret Room? Doesn't she know that the more times she goes, the greater the possibility of accidents?"
Conan suddenly woke up, "You mean, someone else has been caught by her? She went there to lock that person and me together!"
"So..." Chi Feichi stopped, adjusted the Mechanism on the opposite wall, "While she's gone, we have to save another person... right, Doctor Agasa?"
The Mechanism Door slowly opened.
Conan also turned on the light of his Watch to illuminate, and saw Doctor Agasa, who was tied up and lying on the ground just like he had been before. However, unlike when he was there, Doctor Agasa's mouth was also sealed.
It was estimated that the other party thought he was rescued because there were shouts or something that allowed Chi Feichi to discover the specific location?
Doctor Agasa was almost awake, and breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the two of them clearly.
Chi Feichi put down Conan, who he had been carrying, and stepped forward to help Doctor Agasa cut the Rope.
Conan also stepped forward to help, and tore off the Adhesive Tape sealing Doctor Agasa's mouth, "Doctor, what happened?"
Doctor Agasa felt that several of his beard hairs had been stuck off by the Adhesive Tape, and touched it, "I was planning to secretly call the Police when I found your Hat with blood on it on the ground. I went over and was knocked unconscious. When I woke up, I was already here, and I didn't even see who the other party was..."
"You entered the suddenly opened Door?" Chi Feichi asked.
"At that Time, I saw Shin... uh, Conan's Hat, and there was a Secret Door open next to it, so I thought about checking the Situation at the Entrance before making a decision..." Doctor Agasa explained embarrassedly, and said to Conan, "Before, Mr. Chi came to find you and told Ai to be careful of that Family, not to alarm anyone to call the Police, and not to enter any suddenly opened Doors..."
"But you still entered, right?" Conan was a little speechless, people had already reminded him and he still fell for it...
"We've been turning around for too long, let's hurry up and get out," Chi Feichi turned around and left the Secret Room.
Since there was a reminder, Doctor Agasa was still caught by a small trap, then he didn't expect the other children to listen to his advice of 'don't send yourselves one by one'...
No, Haibara Ai and the three children might not be 'sending themselves one by one', they might also be 'sending themselves as a package'.
Before they reached the Exit, Chi Feichi suddenly stopped, turned and opened the Mechanism beside the road, opened another parallel Secret Passage, and carried out Kojima Genta, who had fainted.
Conan also became anxious, "They wouldn't have all been dealt with, right?"
"Probably not," Chi Feichi returned to the original Secret Passage, closed the Mechanism smoothly, and looked ahead, "One has successfully sneaked in."
As soon as he finished speaking, Mitsuhiko's figure appeared at the Corner at the end, still wearing the Glasses that Conan had dropped earlier. The Watch-type Flashlight also spotted Chi Feichi and his group, and he hurried up, "Co-Conan! Elder Brother Chi, and Doctor Agasa, it's really great that you're okay! By the way, Genta..."
Chi Feichi picked up Genta and shook him, "Fainted, except for a big bump on the back of his head, nothing else."
"Phew... that's good," Mitsuhiko ran to the group, panting, and explained, "I picked up Conan's Glasses and used the Glasses tracking function and Conan's Detective Badge positioning to find this place. The Door in front of me opened at that Time, but I heard Haibara Ai say that Elder Brother Chi told us to be careful of suddenly opened Doors, so I didn't go in. I took the Glasses and left there first... Here, Conan, these are your Glasses!"
Chi Feichi couldn't help but look at Doctor Agasa, even a child listened to advice better than Doctor Agasa...
Doctor Agasa smiled awkwardly, "By the way, what about Ai and Ayumi..."
Mitsuhiko hurriedly said, "We found the vicinity of the Tower that caught fire four years ago before!"
Conan had already put on his Glasses, glanced at the positions of the remaining two Detective Badges, and looked at Chi Feichi, "The two of them are together now, not far above us, let's go find them first."
"I'll take you through a shortcut," Chi Feichi continued to go up, and touched another Mechanism at the Corner. The wall opened, revealing a ladder leading upwards. He carried Genta in one hand and held the handrail with the other, climbing up, "Climbing up is the First Floor of the Tower."
Conan followed closely, "I heard Mr. Tayama mention before that this Grand Lord is a cousin of your grandfather. Are you so familiar with the Secret Passages here? Have you been here before?"
Chi Feichi: "No."
Conan thought for a while, "If you can find your way in the dark... could it be that this Castle used to be your Family's? Or did you originally have a Diagram of the Secret Passages?"
"No, no, I don't. I've been living here for this period of Time, I can't have discovered nothing, right?" Chi Feichi denied Conan's wild guess, and reached out to open the Exit above his head, "Turn off the Watch light, she probably already knows Ai and Ayumi's location, and may be waiting above."
"Wait! Their positions have moved," Conan looked at the tracking on his Glasses, "It seems they have also entered the Secret Passage... going in the direction of the Main Building!"
Chi Feichi was silent for a moment, and calmly and seriously complained, "Is everyone playing a collective hide-and-seek game tonight?"
Conan could only laugh dryly, "Let's go find them first!"
"Okay, let's go up first," Chi Feichi said, "I'll take you through a shortcut."
Conan: "..."
How many shortcuts does this guy know?
(End of chapter)