Chapter 45: If it is, knock once~
30th Floor, Outside Ayumi's House.
Chi Feichi saw the pry marks on the Door Lock. He reached out and gently pushed the door, finding it was locked again. He examined the Door Lock style and took out two paperclips from his Pants Pocket…
Pry it open again!
In this type of high-end Apartment Building, except for the entrance and Exit on the First Floor and the Elevator, there are no Surveillance Camera in other places.
The Door Lock already had traces of being pried open just now. Prying it open again can cover up the traces. When the time comes, he can say the door was originally unlocked. It's estimated that the culprit won't be able to confirm whether it was broken or not.
Outside Ayumi's Room Window, the Red-Eyed Crow was still watching the show.
From the Wardrobe, the voices of a group of children could be faintly heard.
"But, why doesn't Ayumi answer us herself?"
"Did you forget? She can't make a sound, can she?"
"Ayumi? Are you listening?"
"Are you unable to make a sound? If yes, knock once, if no, knock twice, use something to knock on the Armband."
The Room door was silently opened. A man wearing a Safety Helmet entered with a gloomy expression, quietly walking towards the Wardrobe.
The children's voices in the Wardrobe were loud, completely covering up the man's footsteps.
"It's Ayumi, once, it's definitely her!"
"She really still can't speak…"
"I think, she must be too bored and wants to hear us talking…"
"Okay, then let's encourage her!"
"Wait a minute, I feel something is wrong. She can't speak, so she uses an Alarm Clock to speak for her, which is understandable, but the Alarm Clock just now was telling the time, a full five minutes slow. Besides, today isn't the 5th…"
The Red-Eyed Crow widened its Eyes, focusing intently on this tense scene.
However, immediately after, the corner of its eye seemed to catch sight of a snake silently slithering in through the Entrance.
This snake looked a bit familiar…
Afterwards, the person he had been following also walked into the Room, his footsteps unhurried. It seemed that the helmeted man in the Room hadn't even heard the footsteps.
Feichi noticed the strange gaze, turned his Head, and saw two Crows watching the show, pressed against the Window Glass, "..."
This Crow is really persistent!
The snake and the Crow exchanged a glance, then turned their Heads together again, staring at the helmeted man.
Chi Feichi followed behind the man with a nonchalant expression, sizing him up.
His Clothes were very thick and tightly wrapped, his neck was also protected by a thick high collar, and he was wearing a Safety Helmet on his Head. Except for his Face, his whole body was protected, making it difficult to make him lose Consciousness quickly.
In addition, he was carrying a Steel Pipe in his hand, with a weapon in hand, carelessness could easily lead to being counter-killed.
It's best to control him first, then deliver a finishing blow…
Inside the Wardrobe, the children's voices continued to be heard.
"Could it be that Ayumi is planning to tell us something?"
The man reached out and pulled on the Wardrobe door.
Chi Feichi reached out and placed his Hand on the man's shoulder.
Conan's voice continued, "Ayumi, have you encountered something that is troubling you?"
Inside the Wardrobe, seeing the gap being pulled open, Ayumi was so frightened that her hands and feet became stiff. She wanted to call for help but couldn't make a sound.
Outside the Wardrobe, the man felt his shoulder suddenly being touched, and a cold shiver ran down his spine. Before he could react and turn his Head to look, his lower back was heavily struck. As he felt the pain, his right wrist was also grabbed, and the world before his Eyes rapidly spun upside down.
On the Detective Badge side, Mitsuhiko said, "Ayumi, if yes, knock once…"
"Thump!"
The man was thrown to the ground, his Head making intimate contact with the ground. Even with the Safety Helmet on, he was still stunned to the point of seeing stars.
Mitsuhiko, who was far away at Teitan Elementary School: "..."
Did she need to knock with so much Strength?
This kind of sound that could shake off the dust from the roof, you would need to use a hammer to knock on the wall to make it, right?
"Squawk—"
The Crow watching the show on the Window was startled and quickly flew away from the Window.
The Red-Eyed Crow watched Chi Feichi turn his Head to look over. Its feathers bristled for a moment. In those Eyes that looked over, the cold gaze at the moment of Action was gradually receding and returning to calm, but it was still a bit scary to a bird…
Chi Feichi glanced at it and then withdrew his gaze. He used one Hand to restrain the man's right arm behind his back, and the other Hand to remove the man's Safety Helmet, directly pressing the other person's Head down, smashing him unconscious.
"Thump!"
The man immediately went from a state of seeing stars to a black screen state.
"Uh… does this count as one knock or two knocks from Ayumi?"
"Ayumi, what are you using to knock? It's so heavy, are you angry…"
"No, stop talking first!" Conan sensed something was wrong and interrupted the others, then anxiously shouted, "Ayumi! Can you hear me? What happened over there?!"
Chi Feichi opened the Wardrobe, hugged the bewildered Ayumi out, and took the Detective Badge from Ayumi's Hand with one Hand, "It's okay, it's resolved. I'll Report to Police, you guys study hard in class."
After speaking, he cut off the Communication.
"Wait…" Conan was unable to stop him and was momentarily speechless.
Since Chi Feichi is there, there's no need to worry, but he should at least say what happened over there, right?
Cutting off Communication unilaterally without saying a word is not friendly to people with strong curiosity at all!
…
More than twenty minutes later, the Police arrived at the Apartment.
Ayumi stayed in Chi Feichi's arms, ate the steamed dumplings Chi Feichi brought, and her Emotion had stabilized. However, because her Throat was hoarse and she couldn't speak, Chi Feichi still had to tell the Police about what happened.
"Ayumi had a Cold and didn't go to school. I came to see her and found that the door wasn't locked, and there were traces of prying. Feeling something was wrong, I came in and resolved the culprit."
Wataru Takagi held a Notebook and recorded. After waiting for a while, he realized there was no follow-up and looked up in confusion, "And then?"
"I Report to Police, you came," Chi Feichi thought for a moment, "That's all."
Th-That's all?
Wataru Takagi looked at the short few lines of Characters in the Notebook, which was very different from previous records, and sweated a little. "That…"
"What's wrong?"
Inspector Megure brought the culprit over, looked at the content of Wataru Takagi's Notebook in confusion. He originally thought that he could accept Chi Feichi no matter how lazy he was, but facing the short few lines of records, he still felt a bellyful of complaints and didn't know how to voice them. After a moment of Silence, he reached out and patted Wataru Takagi's shoulder, "Takagi, when you were handling the magician enthusiast case last time, you were on vacation, so you haven't met Mr. Chi. Just confirm the details that must be confirmed."
Wataru Takagi immediately remembered the police station's anecdote 'Crime Method Manual', and understood. He looked at the Notebook, "Okay, then…"
Although the two sentences on the Notebook were simple, the cause and effect seemed to have been explained clearly.
Originally, he still needed to ask about the Details at the time, but Details and the like could also be asked from the culprit, and he could know them in more Detail.
In other words… there's nothing else?
"Uh, then let's do this for now. Please come to the Metropolitan Police Department to make a Testimony when you have time. We will contact you then." Wataru Takagi looked at the investigation Record and still felt a little strange.
Is it really okay for him to report an investigation Record like 'I Report to Police, you came, that's all'?
And when Chi Feichi goes to make a Testimony, he still doesn't know what kind of bizarre 'concise version of Testimony' the Police on duty will receive…
He can only silently Prayer that it won't be his turn.
"Ayumi!"
Ayumi's Mother rushed back and ran into the Entrance anxiously, "How are you? Are you okay?"
Chi Feichi put Ayumi down.
Ayumi ran over, her Face showing no trace of lingering fear at all. Because she couldn't speak, she also smiled to indicate that she was okay.
Her heart is really big, it's hard to even leave a psychological Shadow…
Ayumi's Mother was frightened badly, and still had lingering fears. She sincerely thanked Chi Feichi, "Mr. Chi, thank you so much! If it weren't for you coming to check, I really don't know what things would have become…"
"It's nothing, I still have to go to the Hospital, so I'll leave first," Chi Feichi said goodbye, squatted down and stretched out his Hand, "Feichi, let's go."
Originally, Ayumi wouldn't have been in any real danger, just a bit frightened.
"Is that Mr. Chi's Pet?" Wataru Takagi turned his Head curiously. He hadn't seen any Pet before, but now he saw one.
He originally thought it would be a small and delicate puppy, kitten, or Hamster, but as a result…
A gray-black snake crawled out from under the Sofa, leisurely crawling past his Foot…
After Hissashi crawled into his Sleeve smoothly, Chi Feichi stood up and explained to Wataru Takagi, who was frozen in place, "I brought it here to see Ayumi."
Wataru Takagi: "..."
Ayumi's Mother didn't dare to approach, watched Chi Feichi leave, then breathed a sigh of relief, and felt a little guilty, "So Mr. Chi was in a hurry to go to the Hospital, it seems like he was delayed…"
"Hospital?" Wataru Takagi was puzzled, "Is Mr. Chi feeling unwell?"
"Mr. Chi is receiving treatment at Aoyama Fourth Hospital." Ayumi's Mother's heart was full of gratitude, and there was no awkwardness in talking about this matter.
Wataru Takagi nodded, then froze.
Wait, Aoyama Fourth Hospital is a Mental Illness Hospital, right?
…
On the Balcony, the Red-Eyed Crow stared at Chi Feichi leaving, its gaze burning hot. It didn't stop until Chi Feichi's Figure was no longer visible, then tilted its Head and thought.
The best Goal has a good Relationship with this Little Girl named Ayumi. 'Borrowing' that small Communication device to play with again seems a bit inappropriate.
However, since Ayumi is in Connection with other children, it means that the other children also have them in their hands…
It can completely take the small Communication devices from the other children's hands!
Downstairs in the Apartment Building, Mamiya Mitsuru had already been waiting in the Car for a while.
After Chi Feichi got into the Car, he said sorry.
The Car quickly drove away, just brushing past the Junior Detective League who were rushing over from school.
The Red-Eyed Crow waved its wings, letting the two Crows follow the Car first, while it led the large group to land on the Tree next to the Apartment, its gaze fixed on the four children walking over.
Conan had just finished contacting Ayumi and put the Detective Badge into his Pants Pocket.
The Red-Eyed Crow paid attention and also captured the same Badge that Genta was hanging on his Clothes, "Attention! It seems that these four children are likely to have a small Communication device each, but they might know the Goal. We should still not go too far, just take the two we can see, Three, Eleven, Action! We'll take a step ahead, and catch up with us after completing the Task!"
In the sky, a flock of Crows flew over Conan and his group's Heads with a whooshing sound.
One of them landed on the ground, blocking Conan's path, lowered its Head and pecked at Conan's shoelaces, quickly pecking Conan's Shoelace loose and pulling it open. It then jumped to the side with light and quick steps.
Another one flew to Genta's side, circling and flapping, looking for an Opportunity to quickly peck at the Detective Badge on Genta's Clothes.
"It's a Crow…" Conan helplessly waved his Hand to make the Crow back away a little, squatted down to tie his Shoelace.
Because he squatted down, his Pants Pocket also opened a little.
The Crow had been staring at Conan's Pants Pocket. After seeing the Badge, it quickly stretched its Head in, snatched it, and ran.
(End of Chapter)