Chapter 208

"Yeah! She’s the English teacher at Ran’s school!"

Conan replied:

"Come to think of it, Hoshino-nii is in the same class as Ran-nee, so he should know her too."

Hoshino Ki looked at Jodie.

His pitch-black eyes were filled with unfamiliarity.

He indicated that he had no impression of this teacher. (Of course, he was faking it!)

"Oh my, is it really you?! You’re the famous Hoshino Ki?! You haven’t come to class for the past few days..."

Jodie’s eyes lit up the moment she saw Hoshino Ki.

She excitedly walked up to Hoshino Ki.

She babbled a bunch of things in broken Japanese.

After she finished, she began to introduce herself:

"My name is Jodie..."

"Ah, no, we just happened to meet at the station."

Tomoaki Araide smiled at everyone.

Then he sat down in front of Conan.

"Ugh, how could you let a girl lose face like that?"

Jodie asked Tomoaki Araide, hands on her hips.

"Besides, if rumors spread at school, wouldn't it be bad for both of us?"

Tomoaki Araide looked troubled.

"Ah, YES, that would indeed be bad!"

Jodie suddenly realized.

She covered her mouth and sat down next to Tomoaki Araide.

Haibara Ai’s heartbeat accelerated once again.

It was because Vermouth was nearby.

She huddled in Hoshino Ki’s arms, covering her head with her hat.

Being a small lump, she wouldn't arouse suspicion from others.

Hoshino Ki gazed deeply at the back of Tomoaki Araide’s head.

Tomoaki Araide seemed to sense his gaze.

He turned his head to look at Hoshino Ki.

The moment their eyes met.

Tomoaki Araide nodded at him.

At this moment, a man wearing a knit cap, a mask, and a blue coat walked in.

His face was pale, and he coughed a few times from time to time.

Hoshino Ki glanced at him.

He didn't pay much attention.

Isn't that Shuichi Akai?

Shuichi Akai.

A mysterious FBI agent.

He infiltrated the Black Organization under the alias "Dai Moroboshi" and achieved a high status.

He was given the codename "Rye."

He is called the "Silver Bullet" by the Black Organization.

Later, he left the organization and, after faking his death, operated under the identity of Subaru Okiya.

Speaking of which...

Doesn't this count as a bug?

He just wore a mask, and no one could recognize him.

So...

Has the organization discovered his true identity yet?

He didn't even bother to disguise himself... it's a miracle he hasn't been found out.

Hoshino Ki turned his head to look at Shuichi Akai.

Those pitch-black eyes were like a bottomless abyss.

Shuichi Akai clearly noticed Hoshino Ki as well.

He didn't avoid it at all and met Hoshino Ki’s gaze directly.

His eyes were mysterious and captivating.

"Cough, cough!"

He raised his fist to his mouth, pretending to cough.

What a handsome and cold-looking man!

"Look! Look at those two!"

"They’re wearing their ski clothes so early!"

At this moment, Genta’s voice rang out from the side.

He pointed at the two passengers who had just boarded.

The two passengers who had just boarded were both wearing heavy ski jackets.

They were wearing ski hats on their heads.

And they were both wearing goggles on their faces.

Their entire bodies were covered tightly.

Both of them were carrying a long, heavy yellow bag.

Anyone could see they weren't normal people!!

"Ah! They’re really in a hurry!"

Mitsuhiko leaned his head out and said from the side.

"But I can understand how they feel!"

Ayumi leaned over the back of the bus seat and said.

"That’s right, hahahaha!"

Genta and Mitsuhiko laughed out loud.

Hoshino Ki turned his head to look at the two suspicious men standing at the front of the bus.

His pitch-black pupils were full of helplessness.

Even children could see at a glance that they were abnormal.

How could the others not see it?

Not to mention... the three big shots sitting on the bus right now.

One is a top expert from the Black Organization.

The other two are top FBI agents.

Even if all three of them have ulterior motives, they can only watch the robbers take hostages and bully everyone to avoid exposing their identities.

But they clearly all possess extraordinary skills.

And in the end, they still have to wait for Conan to save the day...

Isn't that a bit too low-key!?

Even as an ordinary adult, one should have normal self-defense methods.

In the original anime.

There were a total of three robbers on the bus.

The two in front were the main attackers.

There was another robber in the back providing support.

Plus the boss, Kunio Yajima, they formed a robbery group.

During the jewelry store explosion last month...

Their boss, Kunio Yajima, was unfortunately arrested.

The other three robbers had no way to fence the jewelry even after stealing it.

And it was possible that only Kunio Yajima knew the location of the hidden treasure.

Therefore, the true purpose of these robbers was to take the entire bus hostage.

They wanted to make demands to the police to release their boss, Kunio Yajima.

So they could finish fencing the jewelry.

"Let's change our clothes too?"

Genta suggested from the side.

"We already sent our luggage out earlier!"

Mitsuhiko said speechlessly.

"Oh! That's right."

Genta said disappointedly.

"You really are a bit slow!"

Mitsuhiko retorted.

Just then.

The two in front each pulled out a handgun from their bags.

"Everyone, just give me..."

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

"Ahhh!"

Before they could even fully pull out their guns.

The guns in their hands had already been split in two.

"Clatter!"

The two robbers clutched their injured hands and looked around in terror.

A small knife was embedded in the palms of both their hands.

Fresh blood was gushing out from the wounds.

Their clothes were already stained red.

"What's going on? Who is it! Damn it!"

"Ahhh, my hand!"

This sudden attack left the two with no time to react.

Perhaps because they had only just felt the pain.

The two robbers instantly crouched on the ground, wailing.

Everyone hadn't even come to their senses yet.

They just stared blankly at the two robbers at the front of the bus.

From their injured hands.

And the guns that had fallen to the floor, shattered in two.

It was clear that someone had interrupted their actions.

"Ahhh!"

The passengers on the bus finally reacted and started screaming.

"Damn it! Who the hell is it!"

One of the robbers, looking fierce, staggered to his feet.

"Come out! Come out and die!"

"That's right, what kind of hero hides and sneaks around!?"

The other robber also stood up, leaning on a seat...

From his pale cheeks and the sweat on his forehead, one could tell...

He was really in pain!

It seemed both were desperate men who didn't fear death.

They could still be so fierce even after their hands were pierced through.

Hoshino Ki placed the two little girls in his arms into the seat.

He himself stood up slowly.

"!!!"

Everyone finally realized that it was Hoshino Ki who had saved them.

"Hoshino-nii!"

"Hoshino Ki?"

"He’s Hoshino Ki!"

"Did you see the news lately?"

"I did! The hero who defeated the murderer!"

"Great, we’re saved!"

Everyone on the bus showed expressions of relief.

Hoshino Ki’s fame was still quite high.

Even on a bus, there would still be fans.

"Ahhh, so cool!"

A girl sitting in the corner instantly turned into a little fan of Hoshino Ki.

She cast a heart-shaped look of admiration toward Hoshino Ki.

"W-what...?"

The two robbers instantly lost their nerve.

The moment they saw Hoshino Ki, their legs couldn't help but tremble.

Truly, the mission failed before it even began.

Did they not check the calendar before going out today?

Why did they have to run into Hoshino Ki!?

"You... don't get too cocky! So what if you took down a murderer?"

"That's right, we have a bomb in our hands, I'll detonate it if you take one more step!"

The two robbers picked up the yellow bags in their hands and held them in front of them.

Clearly, they were trying to use the bomb as cover.

"I advise you not to act rashly, the remote for the bomb isn't in your hands."

"..."

Why did they expose themselves?

"Oh, it must be in her hands."

Hoshino Ki directly raised his arm and swung it toward the back of the bus.

With a "whoosh."

A small knife flew toward the back of the bus like a bullet.

The woman sitting next to Shuichi Akai was hit instantly.

She clutched her arm and started screaming.

"Ahhhhh!"

Looking closely.

Her wrist, along with her watch, had been pierced by the knife and pinned to the back of the seat.

Shuichi Akai looked at the woman beside him.

His eyes were full of shock.

The woman’s screams echoed in his ears.

The attack speed was too fast.

Faster than a bullet!