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Chapter 663 Mitsuhiko: This Accomplice Looks Very Familiar
In the Forest, Student Tsuburaya walked, panting, with his hands clasped in front of him, protecting the Firefly he held in his palms.
He had been lost for several Hours. Because he had shouted for a long time before, his Throat was hoarse and he couldn't make a Sound.
On his Backpack, the Detective Badge kept beeping non-stop. Conan and his Group of Little Friend should be looking for him.
And since the Detective Badge can transmit Signal to each other, it means Conan and the others have already come looking for him, right in this Forest, in this Vicinity...
But he couldn't reach for the Detective Badge. Once he loosened his clasped Hands, the Firefly he held in his Hand would fly away.
That day, Haibara and Ayumi talked about Summer Firefly, and they were both looking forward to it, especially Haibara. It was rare for her to be interested in something, and he must bring the Firefly he caught to show them!
"Swish, swish..."
The Sound of Branches and Leaves being brushed aside came from the Jungle Aside.
Is it Conan?
Student Tsuburaya stopped his Footstep, panting, and looked expectantly towards the Place where the Sound came from.
Soon, a strange Man who looked like a Skeleton came into his Line of Sight.
Not Conan!
"Huff..." Numabuchi Kiichiro ran around in the Jungle, also quite tired. Staring at Student Tsuburaya who was alone, a chilling smile appeared on his Face, and he said in a hoarse voice, "Found you..."
Student Tsuburaya saw the Handcuffs on Numabuchi Kiichiro's Hand, and retreated slowly backwards with a terrified Face.
"Mitsuhiko!" Conan's shout came from the Jungle, "Mitsuhiko, where are you? Answer me quickly! There's a Serial Killer on the run here, if you encounter him..."
Student Tsuburaya's limbs were heavy, and he couldn't run away. He could only watch helplessly as Numabuchi Kiichiro approached, wanting to respond to Conan, he opened his mouth, but his Throat was dry and painful, and he couldn't make any Sound.
Numabuchi Kiichiro also heard Conan's shout, Speed Up Pace and rushed towards Student Tsuburaya. When Student Tsuburaya belatedly Realized and wanted to Turn Around and Run Away, Numabuchi Kiichiro had already run behind Student Tsuburaya, and with his Handcuffed Hands, he looped them downwards, wrapped them around Student Tsuburaya, picked him up, and ran towards the River Upstream.
Student Tsuburaya wanted to Struggle, but only knocked the Hat on his Head onto the Ground.
Two or three minutes Afterwards, Conan and A Group of People found the Vicinity along the River.
"Mitsuhiko?"
"Mitsuhiko! Are you here or not?"
"Conan, will Mitsuhiko really be near the River?" Genta looked around, but didn't see a single Figure.
After the sky darkened, the Jungle was pitch black.
Haibara Ai searched the Vicinity with a Watch-Type Flashlight, and Saw a Hat that looked somewhat familiar. She Step Forward quickly, "It's Student Tsuburaya's Hat. He lent me this Hat when we watched a Football Match before. But he's not here, and the Hat has fallen here, which means..."
"Has Mitsuhiko encountered Danger?" Ayumi stepped forward worriedly.
"Could he have encountered that Serial Killer?" Genta imagined the tragic scene of seeing his Little Friend's Corpse, and Scared himself badly.
"There's still sweat on the Hat," Conan approached and Reached Out to touch the inside of the Hat, "It's still warm, he should have been here not long Before..."
Conan then did some Reasoning, inferring the Situation that Student Tsuburaya's Throat was now unable to make a Sound, and that he was Subdue by Numabuchi Kiichiro.
"Then what should we do?" Ayumi Said, "Are we still going to search along the River?"
"Since they haven't left for long, let's search in the Vicinity..." Conan frowned.
Now that Student Tsuburaya should be with Numabuchi Kiichiro, where would Numabuchi Kiichiro go? Would he still walk along the River?
"Then let's go find that Serial Killer and Mitsuhiko," Genta's Expression was Serious for a second, then his Face fell again, "But that Serial Killer ran Too Fast Just Now, I didn't see his specific appearance, and now it's already dark, what if we confuse him with the Police Officers searching in the Forest?"
"Well..." Doctor Agasa recalled, "The Characteristic of Numabuchi that I Saw in the Newspaper was..."
"Sparse eyebrows, sunken Eyes," Haibara Ai Said in a cold voice, "Thin cheeks, upturned nose, his Face is like only a layer of Skin sticking to his skull, hunchbacked, light as a feather, a Man with the Burst of a Wild Beast..."
Hearing Haibara Ai describe it in such detail, even knowing his skills and Burst, Conan was stunned for a moment, Realized a Possibility, and asked in a low voice, "Hey, could it be that Numabuchi he..."
"Correct, he was once a Member of the Organization," Haibara Ai Said softly, "That is, the Accomplice of the Black-Clad Men you mentioned."
Conan's Face turned ugly, and the Evil Figures of Gin and Vodka replayed in his Mind once again.
"However, although Numabuchi is a Member of the Organization, he is only a Member at the lowest level," Haibara Ai saw that the others had already begun searching for Student Tsuburaya and Numabuchi Kiichiro, and followed them while running, explaining to Conan, "The Organization valued his light and agile skills, so they taught him Murder techniques, wanting to train him into an excellent Killer, but he really wasn't cut out for it, so the Organization sent him to me to be my Experiment Subject for researching that Medicine, to see what the Effect was like..."
"What?!" Conan ran along the Road, turning his Head in shock to look at Haibara Ai.
Human Experiment, using living people for Experiments!
That Organization is too insane!
Haibara Ai's Expression remained unchanged, and she continued, "Because his Data and Stamina Test Results were sent to my Laboratory as reference Data Before the Experiment, that's why I have Knowledge of this person."
A Group of People were tired from running, and temporarily Stopped to Rest.
"But he ran away Before the human Experiment started," Haibara Ai slowed down her Footstep, stopped to Rest under a Tree while panting, "And I also left the Organization not long Afterwards he ran away, so I haven't personally met him."
Conan stopped Aside, frowning and Said, "Ran away?"
Doctor Agasa was also listening Beside them, and helped block the Line of Sight of other people for the two of them.
"He must have felt very Fear," Haibara Ai Reached Out and supported herself on the Tree Trunk, took a breath, and wanted to appear more relaxed, but her Tone inevitably carried a hint of heaviness, "The Organization's Strength cannot be resisted, so he was afraid of the Organization's Arrangement for him, desperately wanting to escape the Organization's Control. When he was fleeing, he mistakenly thought that those three people were Killers sent by the Organization to hunt him down, so he successively Killed three people..."
Conan and Doctor Agasa listened with heavy Expressions.
Haibara Ai supported herself on the Tree Trunk and stood up straight, "However, Before he joined the Organization, he had already committed Murder and had a criminal record, so there's no need to have Sympathy for him."
"No wonder On Television, after filming him being arrested, he shouted at the Lens 'It's all their fault' these Words..." Doctor Agasa recalled the News Report he Saw at the time, and felt some Sigh in his Heart.
Haibara Ai Nodded, "Correct, but everyone thinks this is his Statement to exonerate himself, and his involvement with the Organization is not deep, so the Organization let him go. Moreover, he has already been sentenced to Death Penalty, and the Organization probably doesn't care what his fate will be."
"But that's not right either," Conan looked at Haibara Ai, and Said with Doubt, "I remember you Said Before, you can smell the Aura of those who have been in the Organization, so, Just Now when Numabuchi was On the Tree..."
"Hmm..." Haibara Ai lowered her Eyes, "That's why I'm racking my brains, because I didn't have any Feeling Just Now."
"Huh?" Conan was surprised.
"The time my Older Sister had an accident, I could clearly smell an unusual Aura," Haibara Ai's Emotion was low, and her Expression was also a bit heavy, "Sensing Danger is the only Sense that allows me to survive, but I've become so accustomed to this peaceful Life that even my Feeling has become dull..."
"Isn't that a good thing?" Conan saw that Haibara Ai didn't understand, and laughed, "This shows that you are becoming more and more like an Ordinary Person. Okay, let's go find Mitsuhiko! He came here for you and Ayumi!"
"For us?" Haibara Ai suppressed the unease in her Heart.
Idiot, if she just wanted to live an Ordinary Person's Life, the disappearance of that Feeling might be a good thing, but she has already Decided, for the people around her, for the Doctor, Older Brother, and Godmother who accepted her, she wants to hide herself well, first Break Away from the Organization's clutches, and then find an Opportunity to Counterattack.
If she can no longer smell the Danger Aura of those Organization Fellows now, can she still hide well? Has her previous Plan been completely disrupted?
...
River Upstream.
Numabuchi Kiichiro carried Student Tsuburaya and ran all the way towards the Place with Firelight.
Student Tsuburaya was filled with despair.
Crap, he won't be Killed, right? Or will he be taken Hostage and Killed after this Serial Killer Runs Away?
There is Firelight ahead. Seeing this Serial Killer running over without any Fear, it shouldn't be the Police Officer, but the Serial Killer's Accomplice.
In the Front of the Bonfire, a tall Man was sitting on a Rock. His Outline, with distinct features on his side Face, was illuminated by the jumping Firelight, making it appear both bright and dark.
Student Tsuburaya: "..."
This Accomplice is quite familiar, could it be someone Wanted...? Huh? No, wait, wait, wait, this person is too familiar, familiar to an excessive degree!
"Ah... Ah..."
Chi Feichei sat in front of the Bonfire, heard the Sound of someone running over, and just Turn Head, he Saw Student Tsuburaya being carried by Numabuchi Kiichiro, rushing towards him while saying 'Ah ah ah'. He then calmly withdrew his Line of Sight and picked up two Paper Cup beside the Bonfire.
"Ah... Ah..." Student Tsuburaya's Throat hurt as soon as he shouted loudly, and he could only shout out low and muffled Sounds, feeling like crying but having no tears in his Heart.
Brother Chi, look here, look here!
This is a Serial Killer, very Danger, even if you don't Solve it violently, at least Dodge!
Student Tsuburaya: "Ah..."
(_)
Never Mind, Never Mind, he can't Say Words now.
So desperate, Feeling like he's already useless.
Hassashi was looking at Student Tsuburaya with full Doubt, what's wrong with this Child? Mute? Uh-huh? Why did he suddenly stop making a Sound again?
Numabuchi Kiichiro arrived Beside the Bonfire, put Student Tsuburaya down, and explained breathlessly, "He Seemingly shouted for a long time Before, and his Throat can no longer make a Sound."
After Student Tsuburaya was put down, he immediately ran to Chi Feichei's Beside, felt a Sense of security in his Heart, and laboriously made a vague low Sound, "He, Serial Killer..."
"I know," Chi Feichei handed a Paper Cup to Student Tsuburaya, and handed another one to Numabuchi Kiichiro, "Hard work, drink some Warm Water."
Student Tsuburaya watched the interaction between Numabuchi Kiichiro and Chi Feichei, and drank a mouthful of Water with a blank Face. He was indeed thirsty, but...
Who can tell him What's Wrong?
"This Kid is still afraid I'll Kill him!" Numabuchi Kiichiro smiled gloomily, tilted his head back and drank all the Water in the Paper Cup, "Didn't I Say it Before, the Water here is safe to drink directly?"
"There are parasites in Water that isn't boiled," Chi Feichei Said quietly, picked up a Branch beside him, and pulled open the Bamboo Tube that was placed on the Fire, and then extinguished the Fire with Earth and Ash, "It's cooked, do you eat salty or sweet?"
Again?
Numabuchi Kiichiro suppressed the urge to roll his eyes. (Annoyed)
Salty, sweet, salty, sweet... Is there nothing else in this person's Mind besides this?
(End of Chapter)
In the Forest, Student Tsuburaya walked, panting, with his hands clasped in front of him, protecting the Firefly he held in his palms.
He had been lost for several Hours. Because he had shouted for a long time before, his Throat was hoarse and he couldn't make a Sound.
On his Backpack, the Detective Badge kept beeping non-stop. Conan and his Group of Little Friend should be looking for him.
And since the Detective Badge can transmit Signal to each other, it means Conan and the others have already come looking for him, right in this Forest, in this Vicinity...
But he couldn't reach for the Detective Badge. Once he loosened his clasped Hands, the Firefly he held in his Hand would fly away.
That day, Haibara and Ayumi talked about Summer Firefly, and they were both looking forward to it, especially Haibara. It was rare for her to be interested in something, and he must bring the Firefly he caught to show them!
"Swish, swish..."
The Sound of Branches and Leaves being brushed aside came from the Jungle Aside.
Is it Conan?
Student Tsuburaya stopped his Footstep, panting, and looked expectantly towards the Place where the Sound came from.
Soon, a strange Man who looked like a Skeleton came into his Line of Sight.
Not Conan!
"Huff..." Numabuchi Kiichiro ran around in the Jungle, also quite tired. Staring at Student Tsuburaya who was alone, a chilling smile appeared on his Face, and he said in a hoarse voice, "Found you..."
Student Tsuburaya saw the Handcuffs on Numabuchi Kiichiro's Hand, and retreated slowly backwards with a terrified Face.
"Mitsuhiko!" Conan's shout came from the Jungle, "Mitsuhiko, where are you? Answer me quickly! There's a Serial Killer on the run here, if you encounter him..."
Student Tsuburaya's limbs were heavy, and he couldn't run away. He could only watch helplessly as Numabuchi Kiichiro approached, wanting to respond to Conan, he opened his mouth, but his Throat was dry and painful, and he couldn't make any Sound.
Numabuchi Kiichiro also heard Conan's shout, Speed Up Pace and rushed towards Student Tsuburaya. When Student Tsuburaya belatedly Realized and wanted to Turn Around and Run Away, Numabuchi Kiichiro had already run behind Student Tsuburaya, and with his Handcuffed Hands, he looped them downwards, wrapped them around Student Tsuburaya, picked him up, and ran towards the River Upstream.
Student Tsuburaya wanted to Struggle, but only knocked the Hat on his Head onto the Ground.
Two or three minutes Afterwards, Conan and A Group of People found the Vicinity along the River.
"Mitsuhiko?"
"Mitsuhiko! Are you here or not?"
"Conan, will Mitsuhiko really be near the River?" Genta looked around, but didn't see a single Figure.
After the sky darkened, the Jungle was pitch black.
Haibara Ai searched the Vicinity with a Watch-Type Flashlight, and Saw a Hat that looked somewhat familiar. She Step Forward quickly, "It's Student Tsuburaya's Hat. He lent me this Hat when we watched a Football Match before. But he's not here, and the Hat has fallen here, which means..."
"Has Mitsuhiko encountered Danger?" Ayumi stepped forward worriedly.
"Could he have encountered that Serial Killer?" Genta imagined the tragic scene of seeing his Little Friend's Corpse, and Scared himself badly.
"There's still sweat on the Hat," Conan approached and Reached Out to touch the inside of the Hat, "It's still warm, he should have been here not long Before..."
Conan then did some Reasoning, inferring the Situation that Student Tsuburaya's Throat was now unable to make a Sound, and that he was Subdue by Numabuchi Kiichiro.
"Then what should we do?" Ayumi Said, "Are we still going to search along the River?"
"Since they haven't left for long, let's search in the Vicinity..." Conan frowned.
Now that Student Tsuburaya should be with Numabuchi Kiichiro, where would Numabuchi Kiichiro go? Would he still walk along the River?
"Then let's go find that Serial Killer and Mitsuhiko," Genta's Expression was Serious for a second, then his Face fell again, "But that Serial Killer ran Too Fast Just Now, I didn't see his specific appearance, and now it's already dark, what if we confuse him with the Police Officers searching in the Forest?"
"Well..." Doctor Agasa recalled, "The Characteristic of Numabuchi that I Saw in the Newspaper was..."
"Sparse eyebrows, sunken Eyes," Haibara Ai Said in a cold voice, "Thin cheeks, upturned nose, his Face is like only a layer of Skin sticking to his skull, hunchbacked, light as a feather, a Man with the Burst of a Wild Beast..."
Hearing Haibara Ai describe it in such detail, even knowing his skills and Burst, Conan was stunned for a moment, Realized a Possibility, and asked in a low voice, "Hey, could it be that Numabuchi he..."
"Correct, he was once a Member of the Organization," Haibara Ai Said softly, "That is, the Accomplice of the Black-Clad Men you mentioned."
Conan's Face turned ugly, and the Evil Figures of Gin and Vodka replayed in his Mind once again.
"However, although Numabuchi is a Member of the Organization, he is only a Member at the lowest level," Haibara Ai saw that the others had already begun searching for Student Tsuburaya and Numabuchi Kiichiro, and followed them while running, explaining to Conan, "The Organization valued his light and agile skills, so they taught him Murder techniques, wanting to train him into an excellent Killer, but he really wasn't cut out for it, so the Organization sent him to me to be my Experiment Subject for researching that Medicine, to see what the Effect was like..."
"What?!" Conan ran along the Road, turning his Head in shock to look at Haibara Ai.
Human Experiment, using living people for Experiments!
That Organization is too insane!
Haibara Ai's Expression remained unchanged, and she continued, "Because his Data and Stamina Test Results were sent to my Laboratory as reference Data Before the Experiment, that's why I have Knowledge of this person."
A Group of People were tired from running, and temporarily Stopped to Rest.
"But he ran away Before the human Experiment started," Haibara Ai slowed down her Footstep, stopped to Rest under a Tree while panting, "And I also left the Organization not long Afterwards he ran away, so I haven't personally met him."
Conan stopped Aside, frowning and Said, "Ran away?"
Doctor Agasa was also listening Beside them, and helped block the Line of Sight of other people for the two of them.
"He must have felt very Fear," Haibara Ai Reached Out and supported herself on the Tree Trunk, took a breath, and wanted to appear more relaxed, but her Tone inevitably carried a hint of heaviness, "The Organization's Strength cannot be resisted, so he was afraid of the Organization's Arrangement for him, desperately wanting to escape the Organization's Control. When he was fleeing, he mistakenly thought that those three people were Killers sent by the Organization to hunt him down, so he successively Killed three people..."
Conan and Doctor Agasa listened with heavy Expressions.
Haibara Ai supported herself on the Tree Trunk and stood up straight, "However, Before he joined the Organization, he had already committed Murder and had a criminal record, so there's no need to have Sympathy for him."
"No wonder On Television, after filming him being arrested, he shouted at the Lens 'It's all their fault' these Words..." Doctor Agasa recalled the News Report he Saw at the time, and felt some Sigh in his Heart.
Haibara Ai Nodded, "Correct, but everyone thinks this is his Statement to exonerate himself, and his involvement with the Organization is not deep, so the Organization let him go. Moreover, he has already been sentenced to Death Penalty, and the Organization probably doesn't care what his fate will be."
"But that's not right either," Conan looked at Haibara Ai, and Said with Doubt, "I remember you Said Before, you can smell the Aura of those who have been in the Organization, so, Just Now when Numabuchi was On the Tree..."
"Hmm..." Haibara Ai lowered her Eyes, "That's why I'm racking my brains, because I didn't have any Feeling Just Now."
"Huh?" Conan was surprised.
"The time my Older Sister had an accident, I could clearly smell an unusual Aura," Haibara Ai's Emotion was low, and her Expression was also a bit heavy, "Sensing Danger is the only Sense that allows me to survive, but I've become so accustomed to this peaceful Life that even my Feeling has become dull..."
"Isn't that a good thing?" Conan saw that Haibara Ai didn't understand, and laughed, "This shows that you are becoming more and more like an Ordinary Person. Okay, let's go find Mitsuhiko! He came here for you and Ayumi!"
"For us?" Haibara Ai suppressed the unease in her Heart.
Idiot, if she just wanted to live an Ordinary Person's Life, the disappearance of that Feeling might be a good thing, but she has already Decided, for the people around her, for the Doctor, Older Brother, and Godmother who accepted her, she wants to hide herself well, first Break Away from the Organization's clutches, and then find an Opportunity to Counterattack.
If she can no longer smell the Danger Aura of those Organization Fellows now, can she still hide well? Has her previous Plan been completely disrupted?
...
River Upstream.
Numabuchi Kiichiro carried Student Tsuburaya and ran all the way towards the Place with Firelight.
Student Tsuburaya was filled with despair.
Crap, he won't be Killed, right? Or will he be taken Hostage and Killed after this Serial Killer Runs Away?
There is Firelight ahead. Seeing this Serial Killer running over without any Fear, it shouldn't be the Police Officer, but the Serial Killer's Accomplice.
In the Front of the Bonfire, a tall Man was sitting on a Rock. His Outline, with distinct features on his side Face, was illuminated by the jumping Firelight, making it appear both bright and dark.
Student Tsuburaya: "..."
This Accomplice is quite familiar, could it be someone Wanted...? Huh? No, wait, wait, wait, this person is too familiar, familiar to an excessive degree!
"Ah... Ah..."
Chi Feichei sat in front of the Bonfire, heard the Sound of someone running over, and just Turn Head, he Saw Student Tsuburaya being carried by Numabuchi Kiichiro, rushing towards him while saying 'Ah ah ah'. He then calmly withdrew his Line of Sight and picked up two Paper Cup beside the Bonfire.
"Ah... Ah..." Student Tsuburaya's Throat hurt as soon as he shouted loudly, and he could only shout out low and muffled Sounds, feeling like crying but having no tears in his Heart.
Brother Chi, look here, look here!
This is a Serial Killer, very Danger, even if you don't Solve it violently, at least Dodge!
Student Tsuburaya: "Ah..."
(_)
Never Mind, Never Mind, he can't Say Words now.
So desperate, Feeling like he's already useless.
Hassashi was looking at Student Tsuburaya with full Doubt, what's wrong with this Child? Mute? Uh-huh? Why did he suddenly stop making a Sound again?
Numabuchi Kiichiro arrived Beside the Bonfire, put Student Tsuburaya down, and explained breathlessly, "He Seemingly shouted for a long time Before, and his Throat can no longer make a Sound."
After Student Tsuburaya was put down, he immediately ran to Chi Feichei's Beside, felt a Sense of security in his Heart, and laboriously made a vague low Sound, "He, Serial Killer..."
"I know," Chi Feichei handed a Paper Cup to Student Tsuburaya, and handed another one to Numabuchi Kiichiro, "Hard work, drink some Warm Water."
Student Tsuburaya watched the interaction between Numabuchi Kiichiro and Chi Feichei, and drank a mouthful of Water with a blank Face. He was indeed thirsty, but...
Who can tell him What's Wrong?
"This Kid is still afraid I'll Kill him!" Numabuchi Kiichiro smiled gloomily, tilted his head back and drank all the Water in the Paper Cup, "Didn't I Say it Before, the Water here is safe to drink directly?"
"There are parasites in Water that isn't boiled," Chi Feichei Said quietly, picked up a Branch beside him, and pulled open the Bamboo Tube that was placed on the Fire, and then extinguished the Fire with Earth and Ash, "It's cooked, do you eat salty or sweet?"
Again?
Numabuchi Kiichiro suppressed the urge to roll his eyes. (Annoyed)
Salty, sweet, salty, sweet... Is there nothing else in this person's Mind besides this?
(End of Chapter)
