Out-of-control players in the world of Detective Conan

Chapter 252 He fired first.

Who are you talking to?

Ai Haibara asked casually as she gently scratched the bear's fluffy chin.

"I'm dissing you. What if this little bear suddenly bites you? Let's see if you'll still be laughing then."

Ai Haibara's expression froze slightly, but she quickly regained her composure, and the corners of her mouth even involuntarily turned up.

"Oh? Are you worried I'll get hurt?"

Ai Haibara reached up and gently tucked a few stray strands of hair behind her ear, her eyes fixed on Qi Ming, and said with a soft laugh:

"But you're here with me, so what's there to be afraid of?"

Qi Ming rolled his eyes at Ai Haibara, effectively ruining the atmosphere.

"Don't you know that when children are bitten or scratched by stray cats or dogs, their parents are always watching?"

"Then you cry, and I'll turn into a shrew and demand compensation from the owner. In the end, we'll both be on the front page of the news. That's so right, sis."

"..."

Ai Haibara's hand, which was stroking the teddy bear, suddenly froze. She glared at Qi Ming and her mood for petting the bear vanished instantly.

"Then I really have to thank you for telling me this great truth."

"It should."

boom!

Just as the two were talking, a loud bang was heard.

"Hey~"

The little bear, who had been obediently staying in place, was startled by the sudden loud noise and ran away on all fours, disappearing from Ai Haibara and Qi Ming's sight in an instant.

Ai Haibara frowned deeply after hearing the gunshot.

She turned to look at Qi Ming, and cautiously asked, "Could that gunshot have been...?"

Qi Ming looked in the direction the sound came from, and then nodded.

"It's just what you think."

"But what does it matter to us if he kills himself?"

Seeing Qi Ming continue forward with an unchanging expression, Ai Haibara felt that she was making a fuss over nothing.

No, I should say I can't get used to it either.

Go ahead to dangers?

Ai Haibara thought to herself as she continued to follow Qi Ming.

The two walked forward for several dozen steps when a commotion suddenly came from the bushes not far away.

Apart from the gunshot, the surroundings were completely silent, making the rustling sounds coming from the bushes all the more prominent.

Immediately afterwards, a black hand slowly emerged from the bushes and parted the lush foliage in front of it.

The last figure emerged from within.

Qi Ming and Ai Haibara turned their gaze toward the direction where the figure had appeared. Although they were some distance away, they could still clearly see that the person was holding a hunting rifle tightly in his hand.

"Ok?"

Perhaps the person carrying the gun was in a state of constant alertness and was unusually sensitive to the gazes directed at them from the outside.

He keenly sensed that Qi Ming and Ai Haibara were watching him, and he also raised his eyes to look in their direction.

"Is this person the murderer?"

Ai Haibara subconsciously reached out and gently tugged at Qi Ming's sleeve, lowering her voice to ask cautiously.

Qi Ming looked at the man's face and nodded.

"It's him."

"But it doesn't matter. He killed people because he loved bears, but we don't. He probably won't care about us."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qi Ming gave the murderer a big thumbs up, his face beaming with a bright smile.

The murderer, who was in the distance, was slightly taken aback when he saw Qi Ming's actions.

Is there something wrong with this person?

His eyes quickly shifted to the side, as if to confirm some location, before turning back.

He turned his gaze back to Qi Ming, and without warning raised the hunting rifle in his hand, aiming the dark muzzle directly in Qi Ming's direction.

boom!

The next second, the killer pulled the trigger without hesitation.

A thick plume of smoke billowed from the muzzle as bullets whistled through the air.

"Holy crap, is this guy crazy?"

The moment the killer pulled the trigger, Qi Ming reacted immediately.

A flash of light appeared in his hand, and a samurai sword was already firmly gripped in his palm.

Taking a few steps forward, Qi Ming placed the blade horizontally in front of him.

Ding--

The rapidly approaching bullet struck the blade, producing a crisp, clear sound as sparks flew everywhere.

However, logically speaking, a shotgun bullet should have cut the samurai sword in two.

However, the bullet fired by the murderer seemed to lose its force upon contact with the blade, causing no damage to the blade whatsoever.

Then, Qi Ming flicked his wrist and swung his katana. The bullet was deflected and shot towards the murderer at an even faster speed!

All of this happened far too fast.

By the time the killer realized what was happening, the bullet he had fired had already pierced through the top of his head.

The murderer died.

He can never love bears again in his life.

A jet of blood gushed out from the sky, and Ai Haibara's eyes widened in surprise as she turned to look at Qi Ming beside her with a bewildered expression.

Qi Ming frowned slightly, remained silent for a while, and then slowly spoke:

"You saw it yourself, he fired first."

"He tried to scam me by hitting me with his knife, and then Newton killed him."

Ai Haibara sighed deeply and gently closed her eyes.

"...No need to explain to me, the underworld will make its own decision."

"Huh? What are you talking about?"

With a question lingering in his mind, Qi Ming tossed a single sentence to Ai Haibara and walked straight toward the murderer's body.

Qi Ming frowned and stroked his chin, a thought flashing through his mind.

Speaking of which, would you like to hear Conan's deduction once?

After all, most of the cases that follow Conan are ruined by him.

This time, apart from the fact that the murderer was already dead, it seemed that he did not cause much interference to the case as usual.

This is a rare opportunity; I want to see the abilities of this protagonist who's ranked high on the intelligence list!

Then, Qi Ming took out his phone from his pocket and called Conan.

After a few beeps, a voice came from the other end of the phone:

"Hey?"

"Detective, someone died in the woods. Do you want to come over and increase your skill level?"

"...Nani?"

Qi Ming stopped looking at the corpse and walked quickly while replying into his phone:

"That's right. You'll have to come to the scene and see for yourself the details. I've already sent the location to your glasses. We'll meet at the designated spot in a bit."

Conan wanted to ask more questions, but Qi Ming had already hung up the phone.

I'm feeling a bit emotionally exhausted.

Conan stared at the screen, remained silent for a moment, and then dialed the police.

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