After Nishikawa Suimi left, Conan sat up from the ground with difficulty and tried to break free from the rope, but he couldn't break free at all.
He waited for a while and shouted "Help!" several times, but Nishikawa Suimei didn't come back.
So he tentatively shouted: "Black cat? Are you there?"
Even if they are heard, they usually think that the child is calling a cat. It is difficult to think that he is actually calling a person... Conan thought while shouting that the black cat had such a cute code name that did not match his image.
It can come in handy at times like this.
From being forcibly slapped on the hat, to being suddenly beaten by the old lady, to being dragged here and locked up, Conan was always thinking, but he was never able to understand the black cat's intentions.
If he wanted to save himself, then as long as he showed up just now, no matter how many "old ladies" he had, he wouldn't be able to defeat him.
And if you want to help the "old lady", then just give yourself an anesthetic needle in the dark, and you will definitely be more honest than you are now.
Moreover, besides today's matter, Conan has more questions, especially about the "Bourbon" of the black organization.
After calling twice but no one answered, Conan originally thought that the black cat was not here.
Unexpectedly, after a second or two, in the darkness, Conan suddenly felt his head light up - someone pulled the hat off his head.
Although Shiraishi disliked this hat, it was still a useful prop and could not be thrown away casually and wasted.
He pulled the hat off Conan's head with two fingers, then immediately took back his backpack and shook off the blood on his hands.
During this process, he glanced at Conan. He found that Conan really didn't seem to care too much about the blood on his head. Thinking about it, this kid didn't show any discomfort when he hugged the older skeleton passionately just now, and his acceptance ability was better than ordinary people.
Humans are much stronger.
The skeleton's own soul happened to not mind, and thought the child was quite cute. When Shiraishi tilted his head, he saw the old lady's soul smiling kindly at Conan.
In the secret passage at the bottom, there is no light source at all.
Although Conan's magical glasses can come in handy, at the moment he is tied up like a rice dumpling by Nishikawa Suimi and has no hands to press the switch.
So Conan can't see anything now, not even an outline.
However, he could also guess who was in front of him using the elimination method - if it was Nishikawa Suimi, when taking off the hat, she might knock another brick down, or warn him not to shout.
And if it's a companion who comes, he should be rescued immediately and also bring some lighting equipment.
If it were someone else in the castle... it might be possible.
But remembering that Black Cat had just handed him the sturdy hat not long ago, Conan still felt that the person coming was Black Cat.
Since this is the case, then there is one more question.
——The black cat is not a real cat. Let alone him, even if a cat is really brought in, in this environment, it may become blind.
So, in such a dark place, how did the black cat find his position and accurately recover this hat with outstanding anti-hit ability?
Did he use night vision goggles?
Is there any taboo against turning on the light in this secret passage?
Conan secretly remembered this, and then simply made a list of the questions in his mind.
After thinking for a moment, he felt that he should not treat the black cat like other tool people, but should pay attention to communication skills - such as providing some information himself first, and then trying to ask questions from the black cat.
In this way, even if Black Cat has already known the information he provided, he can at least express his attitude, so that the other party will not immediately turn away impatiently after hearing the question.
So Conan tentatively said: "Shiraishi's cell phone was robbed yesterday. It must have been done by someone from the organization. Your important information will not be leaked."
"We have no contact." Black Cat's voice sounded not far ahead. He seemed not very interested in this topic, so he asked Conan, "Have you solved the mystery of the castle?"
"Ah?" This matter is important? Is that treasure some amazing secret?
Conan had another question in his mind.
He never forgot to give a matter-of-fact answer: "Not yet."
"Then keep thinking." When Black Cat said this, Conan heard his voice gradually getting distant, as if he was already planning to leave... No, this can't be called planning, it was clearly that he was already leaving.
...Wait a minute, you didn’t come here to save people, you just came to get a hat??
Conan didn't dare to get angry or say anything, so he could only comfort himself. The black cat must have made proper arrangements and would not really let him wait here and become a lonely skeleton.
However, the time for questioning was suddenly shortened - Conan originally planned to walk with the black cat to the exit of the secret passage.
He had no choice but to seize the time and choose the question that concerned him most at this stage: "Is 'Bourbon' you?"
I listened with bated breath for a while after asking, for fear of missing the answer.
But Conan heard nothing.
The darkness was so silent that the only sound was his own heartbeat. The black cat was really gone.
Conan sighed and leaned back against the wall.
Although I took the risk of being beaten and asked Black Cat if he was an undercover agent, Black Cat's reaction...
He couldn't get any information at all.
——If Black Cat is not Bourbon, and has not even heard of this code name, then Black Cat will probably not understand what he is talking about.
According to the character of the black cat, if he doesn't understand, he will never humbly ask for advice, "What do you mean?". He will most likely leave directly, or at most walk slowly, waiting for Conan to explain himself.
And if the black cat is indeed bourbon, if he wants to say it, of course he will, but if he wants to keep it a secret, he will naturally ignore the question and not answer it.
If there was light around him now, Conan could try to analyze the black cat's reaction and analyze what caused the "ignorance" and get some useful information.
But here, he couldn't see anything at all, not even the footsteps... It was too difficult to communicate.
Being idle in the dark was idle. Conan sighed for a while and then remembered the previous question - Black Cat said he had no contact with Shiraishi.
If you think about it, this may be a crucial piece of information.
After many people go undercover, they cut off their original social interactions in order to prevent being discovered by the enemy.
In this case, Black Cat will no longer contact Shiraishi, which can also become evidence that he is undercover...
Wait, that's not right.
Not long ago, when the sommelier attacked others in numerical order, wasn't the black cat in Shiraishi's shop, and he broke the door with chopsticks.
Conan was very impressed by this, because he remembered that the petite clerk in the store was very frightened at the time. After Shiraishi left, she looked at the hole in the door bitterly for a while, probably thinking about why humans are like this.
Great strength.
In addition, at magic shows and many other times, there are signs of black cats appearing near Shiraishi.
... Could it be that because he used the word "Shiraishi's mobile phone was snatched away", Kuroneko omitted some of his answers, and what he actually wanted to say was "I didn't contact him by mobile phone"?
Not right either.
Conan immediately remembered that he had seen Shiraishi in the hospital immediately after his encounter with Bourbon at the Clock Villa in the suburbs.
At that time, he wanted to inquire about relevant information from Shiraishi. As he was talking to Shiraishi, Black Cat suddenly sent a text message, asking Shiraishi not to continue checking Bourbon. Shiraishi even showed the text message to himself.
Speaking of which, Black Cat happened to be near the hospital that day. Maybe he saw him, so he deliberately sent such a sentence in the text message.
In other words, the phrase "don't investigate" was not only meant for Shiraishi, but also for himself?
Black Cat also thinks there’s something wrong with Bourbon’s identity?
Or is Bourbon really equal to Black Cat, and Black Cat doesn’t want his peaceful undercover life to be disturbed?