"Hahahahahaha!"
Robber No. 1 laughed maniacally, his brows dancing, his heart filled with the pleasure of revenge.
"You Bi***! Do you think the same trick can fool me a second time?! Treating me like an idiot? This time, I absolutely won't believe your nonsense! Go to hell!"
He roared, his finger unhesitatingly pulling the trigger of the second gun.
At this moment, everyone's expressions in the car varied.
Dr. Agasa looked terrified, and Ran nervously covered her eyes.
Robber No. 1's two accomplices grinned triumphantly.
Rin wasn't worried because she saw Jane Doe use her tail to change the magazine for Robber No. 1.
In her mind, she provided a voiceover for Jane Doe. "I bet your gun has no bullets!"
Vermouth, on the other hand, trusted Jane Doe's skill and calmly awaited the outcome.
Click.
A crisp sound of a firing pin striking air echoed.
The expected gunshot did not occur.
The smile on Robber No. 1's face instantly froze, replaced by an expression of extreme astonishment.
He pulled the trigger several more times, refusing to believe it.
Click! Click! Click! Click!
In response, there was no gunshot, only the repeated mechanical sound of a dry fire.
"Why?! This is impossible! Why are there no bullets in my gun?!"
Robber No. 1 was completely dumbfounded, staring blankly at the handgun in his hand, his mind a complete blank.
Could it be that his handgun was a 'kindness gun'? Unwilling to kill? No, that can't be!
The other two accomplices of the robber were also stunned, their faces covered in black lines.
Jane Doe slowly withdrew the finger she had inserted into the muzzle and blew on it.
Her face still held that calm and unruffled expression.
"See, I told you, you were an idiot, and you didn't believe me."
She shrugged, her tone tinged with mockery,
"I already told you. When you just fell, I took this gun out of your pocket, emptied the bullets, and then put it back. Why wouldn't you believe me?"
"No, this is impossible!"
Robber No. 1 muttered to himself, distraught, then suddenly remembered her previous words,
"You clearly said just now! You couldn't be that fast, to change the magazine in such a short time and put it back in my pocket!"
"Oh, that?"
Jane Doe tilted her head, revealing a sly smile,
"I was just tricking you. All's fair in love and war, who knew you were so easy to fool, believing everything I said."
"You...you!!!"
Robber No. 1 trembled with rage, his face beet red, and unable to catch his breath, he fainted directly.
Only then did the passengers in the carriage completely relax, looking at the other two robber accomplices.
"Grab them!"
"Beat them!"
"I'm late for work! It's all their fault!"
Someone shouted, and the long-suppressed anger turned into courage.
The passengers on the bus, including some who had been trembling with fear earlier, now roared and swarmed forward.
Fists and feet rained down on the three robbers.
The robbers, who had been incredibly arrogant moments before, could only curl up on the ground, clutching their heads and letting out painful wails, completely subdued by the angry crowd.
Conan also immediately sprang into action, retrieving a simple detonator with an antenna and a red button from the bag that had fallen to the ground from the female accomplice Robber controlled by Akai Shuichi.
"Ran-neechan! Quickly call the police! The bomb detonator has been found!" Conan held the detonator high.
"Okay! Okay! I'll call the police right away." Ran retrieved her phone from the bag where the robbers had collected the phones earlier and dialed the police.
Soon after, police sirens grew louder from a distance, and numerous police cars surrounded the bus.
Officer Sato led a team onto the bus, quickly apprehending the three robbers who were bruised and battered, and the bomb squad began carefully handling the two ski bags filled with explosives.
The crisis was finally completely resolved.
Only then did Conan breathe a sigh of relief, instinctively wanting to find the mysterious red-haired woman with sunglasses, wanting to ask her who she was and how her hand speed could be so fast.
However, he scanned the carriage, only to find that the seat was already empty.
Gone?! When did she leave?
Conan began to brainstorm.
Did she quietly leave before the police arrived?
If she didn't want to deal with the police, given her skills, could she be a member of the Black Organization?!
Conan felt a premonition and immediately turned to look at Haibara Ai, who was still huddled in her seat in the back, tightly wrapped in her hood and scarf, and still trembling slightly.
"Haibara, are you feeling better?" Conan asked with concern.
Haibara Ai's body was still tense, still in a state of fear.
Conan frowned.
If that mysterious red-haired woman with sunglasses was from the Organization, and she had already left, why was Haibara still so scared?
Could the real Organization member still be on the bus?!
His gaze swept the carriage again, finally once again placing his suspicion on the man wearing a knit cap and a mask.
"That's right! It's him! It must be him! This man in black is still more suspicious!"
Conan, thinking he had found the correct answer, slowly approached the man.
But by then, the police had mostly understood the situation, and after leaving a few people who volunteered to give statements, they indicated that others could leave.
Seeing Dr. Araide and Jodie get off the bus at the same time, Akai Shuichi also followed them off the bus.
Conan quietly shifted his feet, deciding to follow this man to uncover his background and purpose.
However, just as Conan was about to follow, a warm hand rested on his shoulder.
"Conan, where are you going?"
Ran bent down, looking at him with concern,
"The incident is resolved, it's alright. The police said we can leave. We still have plenty of time, we can totally make it to the ski resort now! Dr. Agasa and Haibara-chan are waiting."
Ran's smile was warm, and she pointed to the bus, where Dr. Agasa was comforting Haibara Ai, who looked much better.
Conan looked at Ran, then at Dr. Agasa and Haibara waiting on the bus, and then glanced at the receding figure of the man in the knit cap.
He hesitated for a moment, but ultimately suppressed the urge to follow for now.
Now was indeed not the right time.
Anyway, he already knew his general characteristics, and there would definitely be another chance later..."Mm! Got it, Ran-neechan, let's go skiing together!"
Conan looked up, showing an innocent smile, and took Ran's hand.