On the second floor of the warehouse, Kuroki looked at Takagi who was handcuffed to the iron railing window and fell into deep thought.
He slowly said:
"Officer Takagi...Compared with handcuffs and life, Officer Sato wants you to go back safely."
Takagi Wataru was still working hard to dismantle the window. He had a gun in his arms. It might not be possible to break the railings made of steel bars, but the brittle handcuffs were still rusty handcuffs eighteen years ago. questionable.
The key to the problem is that this pair of handcuffs is a relic left by Sato Miwako's father. Thinking about Sato keeping it until now, you know that this thing is very important to her.
"Hey!" Kuroki Ren sighed again, pulled him over and asked him to stop violently dismantling the window. The two of them faced each other and panted... hot breath.
This place is really getting ripe.
"Don't take it off, I'll help you open the handcuffs." Seeing that Takagi was still looking at the window, Kuroki Hitoshi said angrily.
"No, this is Officer Sato..."
"I know, I know, I promise not to break it." Kuroki Ren was speechless. Seeing that Takagi finally stopped covering the rusty handcuffs, he pulled out a slender needle from the cuff.
"you……?"
"The handcuffs are too old and there is some rust inside. It will probably take some time... to open them."
Spend some time? That's enough in one sentence?
Takagi stared blankly at the opened handcuffs, and was pulled back to attention by Kuroki Jin. He quickly put the handcuffs away and said in surprise: "Let's run away."
"It's time to think about it now." Kuroki Ren complained to him in a low voice.
But whether he should say it or not, he should indeed hurry up. The fire was getting bigger and bigger, and Kuroki Ren was already feeling faintly dizzy.
"Let's go." He offered his hand, fearing that Takagi, who had been inhaling smoke for a long time, would lose his balance.
The two of them quickly left this dangerous place.
Not far below the warehouse, Shiratori has handcuffed the arsonist. In order to prevent him from waking up and escaping, he also handcuffed the other end of the handcuffs to a telephone pole.
"I have contacted the firefighters." Shiratiao put down the phone and said to the children who looked obviously worried.
"But... will Brother Ren be inside?" Ayumi looked like she was about to cry, "Officer Shiratori, can we find a way to put out the fire first?"
How to save? There was no water source or fire hydrant around, and the fire was already very strong. It was impossible to do it with just a few people.
Shiratiao instantly analyzed the pros and cons in his heart. Rather than rescuing the people he didn't know were inside, protecting these five children so that they would not be in danger was the most important thing for him to do.
If something unexpected happened to Kuroki Jin while rescuing people, it would have been caused by his own sense of social responsibility as an adult. But if something happened to these seven or eight-year-old children because they rescued people with him, Shiratori Rensaburo, it would not be justified for him to take the blame and resign.
Compared with the passionate Takagi or Sato, the son of a big family has more to think about. He is always able to make the best choice at critical moments.
"It's okay, I believe in you, Brother Ren." Shiratori comforted Ayumi, and also comforted the other children, "He must have been fully prepared to go in."
And... Bai Niao looked at the fire scene. If he could have broken in when the fire was not so strong, now the door is full of beasts that devour people. Anyone who comes near will be burned to pieces.
They can't even get in, let alone save people.
Inside, Kuroki Jin and Takagi Wataru also faced this problem. Seeing the blazing flames burning at the door, the two retreated.
"Just, ahem, there is no other, ahem, other door??"
"No more." Kuroki Jin's answer was simple and clear, "Unless we, well, we smash down the wall."
"Ahem, no tools again."
"Get out."
"ha?"
"It's a joke." Kuroki Ren's face was expressionless, not like he was joking at all. "Collapse this staircase." He turned around and started kicking up the already weak stairs.
Takagi kicked him while asking the reason.
"The second floor may also collapse." Kuroki Jin covered his mouth and nose with one hand, "We can pave a path through the collapsed floor."
"What if it can't be paved out, or it doesn't collapse?"
"Then I'll kick you down... I don't have a gun for you!"
Kuroki Jin stopped his silly behavior, pulled out the pistol from Takagi's arms without any explanation, and fired two shots at the base of the stairs that was almost loose.
"Gunshot!" Haiyuan Ai, who had been paying attention to the movement in the warehouse, shouted, "There is someone inside!"
"Brother Ren is really in there!" Mitsuhiko looked anxious, "No, I have to save him!"
Before he could take a step forward, he was stopped by Conan in front of him.
"Conan..."
"Stay back." Conan waved his hand, signaling Haibara to take them back. Then he looked around and instructed Shiratori to move the nearby trash can directly in front of him.
"what are you up to?"
Shiratiao carefully took two steps back after putting down the trash can. He didn't get along with these children much, so naturally he didn't know their magic.
"Of course..." A mysterious smile appeared on Conan's lips.
"Help!"
The foot-strength-enhancing shoes started to kick on the trash can, and the trash can suddenly rushed toward the fire in the light.
To be precise, it was a place far away from the main entrance where the fire was relatively small, where the wall had been burned to the point of collapse.
The wall... collapsed.
Through the barrier of the weak fire, Kuroki Jin and Takagi Wataru inside could clearly make eye contact with the people outside.
"Come out quickly, Brother Ren! There is also Officer Takagi."
Kuroki Jin threw the gun back to Takagi, and without any explanation, he grabbed Takagi's wrist and rushed towards the destroyed fire wall.
They are lucky. The fire here is not so big that people can't pass through it, as long as they are not afraid of rushing forward.
"Ahhhhhhhhh!" Takagi howled as he was being dragged away behind him.
"We're out now, don't scream." Heimuren wiped the sweat from his face, which was covered in smoke and dust, making him look a little gray.
Takagi stopped and howled, and then was punched in the back by Shiratori.
"Here."
Kuroki Jin was originally watching the quarrel between two police officers, but the next moment something was handed to him. Taking it subconsciously, he saw that it was a handkerchief.
Looking up along the handed hand, Hui Yuan Ai looked at him calmly.
"Ah..." Kuroki Ren held the handkerchief, and it was neither good nor bad to use it.
"Wipe your face and wait until Officer Megure brings the police over. You don't want She to die on the spot."
Kuroki Jin... quickly wiped a circle on his face, and then put the handkerchief into his arms.
"It's dirty. I'll return it to you after I go back and wash it."
Hui Yuan Ai looked at him for a second and then retracted her hand.
"It's fine if you don't return it. Anyway, it was just made for us by the doctor to avoid fingerprints at crime scenes. Everyone has it with them."
Kuroki Ren: "..."
