Detective Conan: Death Note

After seeing that there really was an infected person, everyone gathered anxiously in the lounge. While Jirokichi Suzuki and Nakamori Ginzo

After seeing that there really was an infected person, everyone gathered anxiously in the lounge.

While Jirokichi Suzuki and Nakamori Ginzo were discussing the next steps — whether to call the police for backup or attempt an emergency landing — the lounge door suddenly burst open.

"Don't move!"

An armed mercenary appeared in everyone's line of sight.

He held a submachine gun aimed at all of them, and without waiting for any reaction from the crowd, a scarred man stepped forward with a cold sneer, holding his gun firmly.

Detonate.

"Did you find the glass vial under the smoking room?"

He looked down mockingly with a smirk.

Nakamori Ginzo glared at him in fury: "Red Siamese Cat..."

But the man pointed the gun straight at him.

"We've planted bombs on this airship. As long as you behave, we won't—"

The cameraman, Junpei Ishimoto, subtly moved his hand toward his camera nearby, but the small move was immediately noticed. The man fired, smashing the camera.

At the sound of the gunshot, everyone fell silent, staring at the smoking barrel in horror.

"I said, behave!"

The man barked as he took out a walkie-talkie to check in.

Soon, replies came through the radio:

"Cat F, cockpit secured."

"Cat D, kitchen secured."

"Cat C, sky observation deck secured."

"No one in the guest rooms!"

Confirming that the entire airship was now under their control, the man showed a satisfied expression.

He threatened Jirokichi Suzuki with the gun, ordering him to announce via broadcast that everyone must gather in the restaurant.

With a gun pointed at them, no one dared disobey.

Once all passengers and crew were gathered in the restaurant, the Red Siamese Cat's men began collecting everyone's phones.

Hayashi Yoshiki placed his usual phone into the bag — but he did not include the phone used to communicate with the Organization, and apparently, the men did not think to check thoroughly and moved on to the next person.

"What exactly do you want? Money? Or the release of your imprisoned comrades?"

Jirokichi Suzuki gritted his teeth as he stared at them.

"Hmph. We have a grudge against the Suzuki Foundation — especially you, old man."

The Red Siamese Cat leader sneered, pointing his gun at him.

Jirokichi immediately understood. He tried to negotiate:

"I did help the police dismantle your Organization ten years ago. Just take me hostage and release the others!"

"No, this airship must continue to Osaka."

The man said while pulling out a phone and tossing it to Nakamori Ginzo:

"You contact the police, but tell them if they make a single move, we'll blow up this airship. Understand? Also, this is the lethal bacteria, so don't try to resist us."

At the end, he took out a glass vial filled with a strange, unsettling green liquid.

Hayashi Yoshiki, who knew from early on it was a fake, paid no mind — but the passengers present showed looks of terror.

The man was clearly pleased with the situation.

After Nakamori Ginzo finished the call, the man took back his phone and had his men secure the scene.

He then threatened Jirokichi Suzuki to lead him to the uppermost deck to get the gems —

Taking it all, both eating and stealing.

Yoshiki,

Ran suddenly became uneasy.

But not because of the situation on the scene —

She suddenly felt something was wrong with her hands.

The backs of her hands were reddened, covered with rashes...

Noticing this, her vision blurred for a moment, and her face turned pale.

Hayashi Yoshiki also looked at his own hands —

Red rashes appeared there too, though fewer than on Ran.

Seeing this, Ran's pupils shrank.

"Yoshiki, you..."

"What are you talking about?"

The noise quickly attracted the attention of one of the armed thugs, who grabbed Hayashi Yoshiki by the wrist.

The red rashes on his hand immediately drew everyone's eyes.

"It—!"

The moment everyone realized these two were infected, panic erupted.

Ai Haibara, secretly communicating with Conan using her detective badge, went completely blank.

She stared intensely at the rashes on Hayashi Yoshiki's hand.

Eighty percent mortality rate...

Why?

Why did she have to go through this?!

That sense of hopeless despair — losing everything — she never wanted to experience it again.

Seeing her trembling, biting her lip until she drew blood, Dr. Agasa quickly called out to her.

Hayashi Yoshiki looked at the armed men calmly and said,

"Please take us to quarantine. We don't want to infect anyone else."

"Hmph, don't worry, we'd do that anyway."

The thug sneered coldly.

He held his gun, took Hayashi Yoshiki and Ran hostage, and headed toward the isolation room —

a lounge that could be locked from the outside.

The thug shoved Hayashi Yoshiki and Ran inside and shut the door.

Listening to the footsteps fading away, Hayashi Yoshiki only smiled in his heart.

Next, once Conan is thrown off the airship, Kid will jump down to rescue him, and then I can move freely on this airship without worrying about unexpected incidents.

No, actually, the unexpected had already begun.

Looking at the anxious girl before him, Hayashi Yoshiki hadn't expected she'd be locked in here with him.

After all, according to his original plan, once "infected," he would be isolated alone, giving him the chance to act out of sight.

"Yoshiki..."

Ran looked down at the rashes on her hands, her mood deeply downcast.

Meanwhile, the Red Siamese Cat's men discovered several kids missing among the passengers.

They immediately sent people to search and capture them.

Upon learning that the bomb he planted had been disarmed by a bespectacled kid, the furious leader grabbed Conan and threw him off the airship.

Inside the crew, Kaito Kid's expression changed abruptly; he quickly jumped after Conan, caught him, and then left using a glider.

"So they snuck in after all, Kid."

"Hmph, now all the troublesome people are gone."

The Red Siamese Cat leader sneered coldly.

Then, as if remembering something, he put away his smile and looked at his subordinate:

"Go keep watch at the sky observation deck. See if any police helicopters are secretly following us, and report to me immediately if you spot any."

"Yes, sir!"

The subordinate quickly obeyed.

Then the man looked at the grim-faced Nakamori Ginzo and taunted:

"Officer, make another call. Tell the police that if they dare send helicopters to secretly follow us, we'll start killing hostages."

Since Kid and Conan were expected to leave soon, Hayashi Yoshiki planned to cut off their way back —

In the original story, these two approached the airship via police helicopter, then used a glider to get closer.