While Sato and Shuji Kano were battling wits in the restaurant, Conan, who was driving towards Shinagawa Warehouse Street in a Shiratori police car on the other side, was not as sure as she was.

Conan, who was afraid that his connection would give way to the beauty and their exposure, didn't bother the trio anymore after telling them to leave quickly, but how could the three who thought Conan wanted to steal the limelight be willing to give up the credit for it? Knowing that Conan had brought the police over, the last trace of worry in their hearts had been completely put aside.

So, instead of listening to Conan's advice to leave, the three squatted aside and observed the whole process of arson by the arsonist.

Seeing that the entire warehouse was burning more and more, some timid Ayumi still subconsciously disobeyed Conan's warning and asked.

"Motota! Mitsuhiko! The fire is getting bigger and bigger! We look at it like this, is there really no problem? ”

"Of course! No problem! Didn't Conan say he had already called a fire engine? But is it really okay for us to stay here and not follow the arsonist? ”

"Of course! Conan, let's stay here and don't run around! ”

"But it's been ten minutes, and the guy hasn't come! Are we just waiting stupidly? ”

"You can leave first! Didn't Conan say, let's get out of this dangerous place as soon as possible? And I think it's only five minutes away! How could there be ten minutes? ”

"Only five minutes? How can it be? If it weren't for the fact that the light wasn't too dark right now, I'd have blocked my watch in front of you so you could take a good look! ”

"Boom!"

Just as Mitsuhiko and Motota were arguing louder and louder, completely oblivious to their current situation, suddenly a bright light from a match ignited in front of them. Then a strange uncle with a fierce face came to them with his strange face.

"So you can see it, right? Kids! ”

"Ahh You...... You...... You! ”

"Hahaha! Don't worry! I'll let you all set foot on Huangquan Road together! Feel relieved! It just hurts! And then it's all over! ”

The arsonist who took out a dagger from behind him with brown blood stains and licked it on his mouth, looked at the three of Ayumi and laughed excitedly.

And seeing him like this, the three of them were even more scared, and they sat on the ground and couldn't do any other superfluous movements except trembling. Before, they were afraid that Conan would come to steal the credit, and now their biggest expectation is that Conan can come over with Officer Shiratori in a hurry.

Seeing their trembling arsonists, after sneering, he gently put his hand on Ayumi's head and rubbed it dotingly.

"Don't worry! Next, the real carnival begins! It is also an honor for you to be a tribute to this festival! Let's witness the great moment of the arrival of the god of fire! ”

Just as the arsonist was holding a dagger and whispering to comfort the three of them, in the Shinagawa warehouse that he set on fire, a man whose face was half covered with blood crusts finally opened his eyes in this scorching heat.

"What's going on? That's right! I was calling Sato-senpai and telling her who the real murderer was, but just as I was about to say the name of the murderer, someone suddenly attacked me from behind! Hiss! Damn! This bastard! I still have a head ache when I hit it! And, what is the situation now? Is he going to burn me here? If you look at it this way, could it be that the arsonist who attacked me? ”

"Forget it! Anyway! It's better to get out of here first! Otherwise, I would have died here! ”

Seeing the flames already burning around him, Takagi, who was handcuffed and hung from the bars of the warehouse, finally woke up from his stupor, and figured out his current condition.

After subconsciously touching his hand into his arms, Takagi who touched the thing he wanted immediately became excited.

"Great! The pistol hasn't been taken yet! In this case, you can break the chain of the handcuffs with one shot! ”

Takagi, who thought of it, immediately opened the safety of the pistol and aimed the muzzle of the gun at the chain of the handcuffs, but just as he was about to shoot, suddenly the scene of Sato handing the handcuffs to him suddenly came to his mind.

"This is a relic left to me by my father, and I have always used him as a talisman! Since Takagi didn't have handcuffs, take these handcuffs of mine! ”

"This is a relic left to her by Sato-senpai, her father! If I shoot this shot, then the handcuffs that Sato-senpai left her father left her will be completely ruined! Sato-senpai will blame me, right? ”

Just as Takagi hesitated as he raised his pistol and felt the hot flames around him lick and lick, suddenly a familiar scream from outside the window reached his ears along the iron window.

"This voice, this voice...... It's the kids! Bastard! Could it be that the arsonist also kidnapped those children, and if so, wouldn't Sato-senpai be in danger too? Damn it! This bastard! I will never forgive him! ”

Takagi, who heard Ayumi's screams, suddenly stopped hesitating in his heart, and firmly pulled the trigger pressed down by his finger.

"Bang!"

With the sound of a gunshot, the handcuffs and chains that had shackled Takagi to the bars shattered to pieces.

And at this moment, outside the warehouse, Ayumi and the others, who already knew how dangerous the arsonist was, had no other way to vent their fears except to run away screaming, but in front of the arsonist, their escape was doomed to be in vain.

Before he could run a few steps, Ayumi, who was lagging behind, was caught up by the arsonist a few steps and carried it in his hand.

"Run! Scream! Use your fears to please the oncoming Vulcan! ”

"Don't! I don't want to die! Help me! Please! Don't kill me! ”

Ayumi, who was held in the hands of the arsonist, struggled desperately, but in front of a strong man, what waves could a first-grade girl like her make?

After glancing at Motota and Mitsuhiko, who were standing not far away, staring nervously at him and Ayumi, and licking their somewhat chapped lips, the arsonist slowly compared the dagger in his hand to Ayumi's neck.

"Little girl! Rest assured! You two friends, I'll send them to you in a while! For the great festival. You just go first! Hahaha......"

"Bang!"

Just as Ayumi, Motota, and Mitsuhiko closed their eyes and screamed in despair, the arsonist, who was originally full of madness, also looked down at his chest with a face full of disbelief.

Feeling the pain of the heart and the strength that quickly drained from his body, he turned around and looked behind him with difficulty after letting go of Ayumi, he didn't understand why a policeman suddenly appeared in the warehouse that he set on fire.

It's a pity that Takagi, who was also hit by Shuji Shikano, who was not lightly injured, no longer had the strength to answer his question, and after seeing the arsonist unwillingly fall to the same place, Takagi, who crawled out of the warehouse window, also fainted in a dizziness.