For Numabuchi Keichiro, perhaps the death penalty was his best way to get out of it.

Every day in the organization, he feels that life is worse than death. Because it is simply a purgatory on earth, there are intrigues and intrigues staged every day, and people are often killed for no reason, even if they are old people who have been loyal to the organization for many years, they can't escape the fate of being shot if they fail in the mission or accidentally have some accidents.

One shot to solve it is considered mercy.

What he really couldn't accept was that from time to time, the organization would send a few members to the laboratory who had no use value to conduct human experiments on drugs. At the worst, it will die, and at worst, the skin of the whole body will rot, the body functions will decline, and the organs will be abnormal.

Although he had escaped from there, he was tired of being scared, and he felt that the prison cage would give him a sense of security that he had never felt before. Even knowing that they will be executed soon.

Glenlevy seemed to understand it, but he didn't show it in his expression or words. Just sighed meaningfully: "That's it......"

"Hey!" Seeing that he was about to leave, Numabuchi stopped him. "Why don't you take me back?"

With his back to him, Glenlevy slowly raised his head and looked at the cold and translucent white moonlight through the gaps in the leaves.

"I just don't want to hear them...... That's all. ”

Dr. Asa and Conan had already walked around the forest for the most part. After some time, they heard the sound of an electronic clock in the darkness in the distance.

Ash Yuan mourned and listened intently. "The voice that seems to be the badge of the detective group......"

Ayumi picked up and said, "The voice is getting louder and louder...... He's going this way, right. ”

"Hey! Mitsuhiko! Yuan Tai couldn't wait to run a few steps forward.

Mitsuhiko, who heard the call, rubbed his sleepy eyes and slowly opened them, only to realize that he had returned to Conan and the others, and had slept on Glenley's back for a long time.

"Brother Hanazuka! Mitsuhiko! Seeing this, Ayumi ran over excitedly.

Seeing that his hands were empty, Yuan Tai couldn't help but complain: "Mitsuhiko, you are really, we thought you came here to catch fireflies, so we didn't answer the call communication on the badge of the detective group." Since you haven't caught anything, why don't you take it? ”

Hearing his words, coupled with the puzzled and worried eyes of the others, Mitsuhiko probably guessed that they already knew the purpose of their coming to this mountain.

He bowed his head guiltily, took the large plastic bag from his backpack, and handed it to everyone.

"I found this firefly after a long search. I just want to start Mei and Ashbara-san once said that they want to see summer fireflies again, so that's why they came here. This is the clearest mountain stream in Japan, and fireflies are easier to see than anywhere else. ”

"Thank you, Mitsuhiko."

Ai and Ayumi put their hands on the bulging plastic bag and felt the glow of the firefly. And Mitsuhiko also blushed shyly.

Yamamura on the side had been observing Glen Lewi behind Mitsuhiko for a long time, and he asked Dr. Asa softly, "This person is the second missing person you just mentioned." ”

"Yes." The doctor nodded.

"Now, Brother Hanazuka, why did you come back with Mitsuhiko? We've been looking for you for a long time since you're gone. Conan asked.

Glenlevy had been with the Detective Corps imps for some time, and sensed that Conan was testing him. But he didn't move:

"Oh, when you ran to the woods, I suddenly heard footsteps in the grass nearby, so I didn't say goodbye and went up to find out what was going on."

Motota asked rhetorically, "So that means Mitsuhiko was around us at that time?" No wonder Brother Hanazuka can find him. ”

"I don't think that's what I ......did," Mitsuhiko's voice was glutinous.

When Conan met with the police in Gunma Prefecture, it caused a lot of commotion. If you are really near them, you will definitely hear their conversation.

Mitsuhiko guessed, "I think it's the handcuffed prisoner I met in the forest just now......"

"What!?" Everyone looked panicked.

Yamamura anxiously pressed his hands on Mitsuhiko's shoulders, looking panicked. "What about that person? Where is he now? ”

He shook his head and said, "I don't know, I heard someone's footsteps in the forest at the time, and I thought you guys were looking for me, so I ran somewhere." Unexpectedly, it was a middle-aged man in handcuffs. Later, for some reason, I suddenly fainted, and when I woke up, I found that I had returned here. ”

Fainted? Conan's heart tightened.

At this time, the voices of other police officers were heard somewhere in the open forest: "Hey! We've found Kiichiro Numabuchi! ”

"W-What?"

Hearing this news, Yamamura and Conan's nerves suddenly tensed, and they ran to the location of the sound source without thinking about it.

As soon as they arrived, they saw police officers coming from all directions, pointing flashlights at a thin, long-haired man.

Nuabuchi was not afraid of danger, but said with a smile: "You are the same as in the daytime, how can they come out." ”

"Them?" The mountain village police officer walked over slowly and asked, "Do you mean that 'they' you are talking about still have accomplices on this mountain?" ”

"yes...... There are quite a few of them. ”

After being deceived by him last time, the Mediterranean police officer didn't believe his nonsense, and said with a wide range of eyes: "I won't fall for you, since you sent it to the door yourself, we will escort you back to the police station now." ”

Glenleeway, who was standing behind everyone, swallowed his saliva and didn't say a word. He was worried that Jiichiro Numabuchi would tell the police about him at this time, so his eyes were locked on him and he never moved.

But Numabuchi didn't say a word until he left, but when he passed by Glen Lewi, he glanced at him with his peripheral vision, leaving a faint smile.

Looking at his departing back, Dr. Asa was a little puzzled: "Why would he be willing to be arrested by the police?" They've already escaped......"

"I don't know......" Conan's voice became muffled as he looked in the direction of the swamp abyss, "I guess he and Mitsuhiko came here for the same purpose." Saying that there is a fourth body buried here, it's just that I want to go back to my hometown and see those old friends I played with as a child. ”

"In that case, let's go back quickly." The night breeze blew a chill on Mitsuhiko's body, and Mitsuhiko seemed to feel that the hairs on his limbs stood up.

"That's right, Mitsuhiko." Conan stopped him while everyone was walking in front and no one was paying attention, and said in his ear, "When you fainted just now, was there anything wrong around you?" ”

When Glenlevy sent Mitsuhiko back, he must have seen the swamp abyss. And it was such a coincidence that Mitsuhiko fainted at this time, and he didn't know what happened between Glenlevy and Numebuchi, so Conan felt that this matter was very suspicious.

"No,......" Mitsuhiko thought for a while and said, "However, the man said a word in English before I fainted...... It seems to be a Gran ...... Glen Lewy. ”

Glenlivet ？！

Conan was shocked.

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