Chapter 137

The group discussed it and decided to go to the wine cellar together to avoid any accidents.

The winery wasn't far, and they found the place quickly.

Sawaki Kohei pushed open the door, reached out to feel around, and turned on the lights!

The entire winery was visible at a glance.

Rows of wine racks, bottles upon bottles of various wines! The quantity was immense!

There were at least a thousand bottles of wine in the entire winery, if not more!

"Wow, so much wine." Inspector Megure couldn't help but exclaim.

"It’s truly spectacular!" Mouri Kogoro also shouted.

Akaso Kaze didn't go in; he stood at the entrance.

He observed the trap Sawaki Kohei had prepared for himself using his Eye of Space.

The crossbow was placed in the cabinet behind wine rack M18, in a cocked and ready-to-fire state.

A fishing line was tied to the trigger of the crossbow, and the other end of the fishing line was cleverly tied to the very bottom between wine rack M18 and wine rack M17.

As long as someone walked past there and their foot touched the fishing line, it would naturally trigger the mechanism and fire the arrow.

Of course, Sawaki Kohei had set the trap very cleverly; after the foot touched the fishing line, one could easily dodge it just by turning around.

Akaso Kaze’s mouth curled slightly, and he deployed his Mind Hand.

To clear one's name, it’s best to use a bitter-meat scheme.

Sawaki Kohei, I’ll help you out.

Sawaki Kohei walked toward wine rack M18, looking like he was searching for a target.

There was a smug smile on his face.

Even the Great Detective, and the so-called strongest Onmyoji in Tokyo, couldn't discover my plan.

As long as I pretend to be ambushed by the trap, no one will suspect me.

He took a few steps forward, almost at the spot where the trap would trigger.

Suddenly, with a *whoosh*.

Sawaki Kohei’s body shook, and he paused for two or three seconds.

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An expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

Then he opened his mouth wide and let out a miserable scream.

With a *thud*, he collapsed to the ground.

Conan, Uncle Mao Li, and the others ran over together and asked nervously, "Mr. Sawaki? What’s wrong with you?"

After seeing Sawaki Kohei’s injury, Conan suddenly felt his sphincter tighten.

His mouth couldn't help but twitch twice, and he couldn't speak anymore.

On the ground, Sawaki Kohei was covering his butt with both hands, trembling non-stop as if he had been electrocuted.

And right in the middle of his butt, in a very subtle spot, an arrow shaft was wobbling tremulously.

Holy crap, looking at this situation, Sawaki Kohei is ruined!

This criminal is truly too vicious, specifically targeting people's weak points.

Inspector Megure stared with wide eyes at the wound and said, "Mr. Sawaki, your... your injury?"

"Uh, I... I’m fine, I’m fine."

Sawaki Kohei was still lying on the ground, twitching constantly, his eyes looking at the fishing line in front of him, his face full of confusion.

The trap he set was clearly supposed to trigger only after touching the fishing line; why did it fire early?

Could the trap be broken?

But I clearly tested it many times.

This is completely un-Conan-like!

And it didn't break early or late, why did it have to break exactly when he appeared, and shoot him directly in that place?

Most importantly, now that he’s injured, what happens to the rest of the plan?

Sawaki Kohei felt depressed; he gritted his teeth and tried to struggle to stand up.

No! He had finally prepared this plan, and he had prepared so many time bombs; it absolutely cannot be canceled halfway!

Uncle Mao Li watched Sawaki Kohei’s movements and quickly walked to his side.

"Mr. Sawaki, don't move around. You’ve been shot by an arrow; how could you be fine? You’d better stay lying here for now; we’ll go call an ambulance right away."

Ambulance?

If I go to the hospital, won't the whole plan go down the drain?

Sawaki Kohei shook his head and gritted his teeth to stand up.

He closed his eyes, steeled himself, reached out, pulled the arrow out, and threw it aside.

As the arrow was pulled out, a stream of bright red liquid gushed out.

Everyone’s bodies trembled at the sight.

You dare pull out an arrow stuck in your butt?

You’re too hardcore.

"Mr. Mouri, don't worry, it’s just a small injury; I’m really fine."

While saying he was fine, Sawaki Kohei’s face was twisted in pain.

Uncle Mao Li quickly supported Sawaki Kohei.

"Mr. Sawaki, at this rate, your wound will bleed severely; it seems to be dripping blood..."

Sawaki Kohei’s mouth twitched twice, "It’s fine, I can hold on."

Conan suddenly pointed at the cabinet nearby and said, "Inspector Megure, look, there’s a crossbow here!"

"What?" Inspector Megure quickly walked over and took a serious look.

"It really is a crossbow, and there’s an Eight of Spades next to it. In that case, this is the same person who attacked Lawyer Kisaki, me, and Professor Agasa, right?"

Mouri Kogoro observed for a while, nodded, and pinched his chin with one hand.

"Inspector Megure, look, this crossbow is actually a trap. A fishing line is tied to the trigger position. Mr. Sawaki must have triggered the trap, which is why he was injured."

"Fishing line?" Inspector Megure turned his head to look around, "Sure enough, there really is a fishing line here!"

"So, it means Mr. Sawaki accidentally triggered the trap set by the criminal, and that’s why he was injured."

Mouri Kogoro nodded slightly, with an expression of having seen through the truth, "Mr. Sawaki, am I right?"

Sawaki Kohei could only nod, weeping silently in his heart!

You bastard, I didn't even touch that trap!

Conan narrowed his eyes, looked at the Eight of Spades, and said softly, "Inspector Megure, since Mr. Sawaki has been attacked, that means Mr. Asahi is very likely already..."

"That’s right, Mr. Asahi may have already been attacked."

Inspector Megure narrowed his eyes and said, "Alright everyone, regardless, it’s dangerous here now. Let’s leave first and talk about the rest later!"

"Um, alright."

The people around nodded. Uncle Mao Li said, "But Mr. Sawaki’s wound seems very serious; he’s lost a lot of blood. Should we treat Mr. Sawaki’s wound first?"

"That’s true, Mr. Sawaki’s wound does need to be treated."

Inspector Megure nodded, "Shiratori, my brother, I remember you have experience in emergency wound treatment. I’ll leave Mr. Sawaki’s injury to you."

Officer Shiratori looked at the part of Sawaki Kohei that was injured, his mouth couldn't help but twitch, and he nodded in agreement.

He walked over, helped Sawaki Kohei up, and slowly moved toward the outside.

A few minutes later, at the entrance of the restaurant.

Inspector Megure looked at the tightly closed door in front of him, looking surprised.

"Strange, the entrance to the restaurant is here, right? Why is it closed?"

Just as he was about to try opening the door, a miserable scream rang out from behind him...

Turning back to look, he saw Oyamauchi Nana pointing at the glass on the wall in terror.

Everyone turned their heads and was immediately shocked.

In the beautiful aquarium, there was an extra corpse; it was none other than the host who had invited everyone, Asahi Katsuyoshi!