"Sora, did you manage to get that bad guy's crime evidence?"
The blonde loli quickly retreated from the pet hospital, expectantly asking about the results.
Sora shook his head: "The other party is very cautious. There are no videos on his phone that could serve as evidence."
"Then what do we do?" A look of disappointment instantly appeared on Yamada Elf's face. "Are we going to let that bad guy get away with it?"
"Don't worry." Sora crossed his left arm over his chest and pressed his right index finger against the bridge of his nose, striking the standard Detective Conan pose. "I have a final plan."
Anna tilted her head and looked over: "...The Western King of Ideas?"
Sora remained expressionless: "Come over here."
King of Ideas, huh?
I'll let you witness the power of the King of Ideas!
"No way~" Anna quickly took half a step back and stuck out her delicate pink tongue. "Sora, hurry up and tell us."
"Sora-kun, don't bully Yanami-san." Mahiru's voice was soft. "Tell us the contents of your plan first."
"Then I'll tell you..."
Sora's expression quickly turned serious:
"Mr. Lu Xun once said, 'The brave, when angry, draw their blades against the stronger; the cowardly, when angry...' I forgot the second half of the sentence."
Ruri's eyes lit up, and she blurted out: "'The cowardly, when angry, draw their blades against the weaker.'"
"Exactly, that's the quote." Sora cast an approving look at Kuroneko. "The cat-abusing fiend is like a rat in the sewer. He bullies the weak and fears the strong, satisfying his twisted psychological desires by tormenting the helpless. Naturally, he is not someone with a firm will."
"As the old saying goes, a thief will definitely have a guilty conscience."
"After abusing cats, that demon doctor is definitely worried about being discovered. The slightest disturbance will make him nervous and uneasy."
"We must seize this weakness of his guilty conscience and crush him completely on a psychological level."
"..."
The girls all perked up their ears, listening intently:
"And then? And then?"
Sora paused slightly and went over the specific details of the plan:
"First, Elf will turn invisible, sneak into the pet hospital, find the breaker box, and cut off all the power."
"At the same time, Mahiru-san will activate Time Stop, enter the pet hospital, and open all the cat cages."
"Finally, Ruri-san will hide behind the window and use Meowian to command the cats. She'll have all the cats in the pet shop come out together, surround the demon doctor, and hiss at him threateningly."
Sora summarized softly: "When a cat-abusing fiend suddenly encounters an inexplicable supernatural event, he will definitely panic and feel incredibly guilty. At that point, it's highly likely he'll call the police for help... and then our goal will be achieved."
"That sounds very feasible." Yamada Elf put her hands on her hips, her voice crisp. "Leave the task of turning invisible and cutting the power to me."
Ruri's eyes sparkled. "I'll sneak over right now and communicate with those cats in advance."
Mahiru gently pursed her beautiful lips. "I'll open the cages."
"Me, me, me." Anna hurriedly raised her right hand. "What about me?"
"Don't worry, there's a task for you." Sora looked at Anna. "Besides the demon doctor, there is also a part-time staff member in the pet shop. Anna needs to figure out a way to trick her out, leaving the demon doctor all alone to create an atmosphere of despair."
"Leave it to me." Anna raised her hand in a salute. "Guaranteed to complete the mission."
"But..." Anna leaned forward slightly, her azure eyes looking over curiously. "What is Sora going to do?"
Sora's expression remained unchanged: "Naturally, I'll be overseeing things from the rear, responsible for cheering you all on."
The girls: "..."
Cheering them on was naturally a joke. Sora actually had many things to do.
For example, going to a convenience store to buy a small Bluetooth speaker, which he would later connect to his phone to play scary music and create a spooky atmosphere.
He also needed to scout the pet shop in advance to find the location of the breaker box.
Finally, he had to teach Yamada Elf the correct switch to cut the power.
Time quietly slipped away amidst the busyness.
After finally finishing the preparations, Sora exhaled softly and looked at the girls beside him:
"By the way, are you guys hungry?"
"Umm..." Anna covered her stomach, looking over pitifully. "I'm so hungry."
The girls had received the message around dusk and hurried over, so naturally, they hadn't eaten dinner.
"Let's go eat." Sora waved his hand to lead the way. "The pet hospital doesn't close until 10:00 PM. We need to be full and hydrated to have the energy to act."
"..."
The girls naturally had no objections and followed Sora to forage for food. However, none of them had much appetite, so in the end, they each just had a bowl of ramen to fill their stomachs.
In the blink of an eye, it was 9:50 PM.
The night was deep.
The shopping street had quietly settled into silence.
Sora exhaled softly and decisively waved his hand:
"...Commence operation."
Anna clenched her pink fists, swiftly walked out of the dark alley, headed to the pet hospital, and found the nurse.
"Excuse me, I just saw someone faint on the ground, and I don't know what to do..."
The nurse naturally didn't hesitate. She hurriedly left the pet hospital with Anna.
"Done."
Anna flashed a peace sign and hurried away with the nurse.
"Elf, your turn." Sora looked at the blonde loli beside him.
"Look forward to my performance."
Yamada Elf put her hands on her hips, turned invisible, and swaggered toward the pet hospital.
A moment later, all the lights in the pet shop abruptly went out.
"A power outage?"
The demon doctor, now all alone, was full of confusion. Thinking there was a problem with the lights, he turned on his phone's flashlight function and prepared to press the light switch on the wall.
"Mahiru-san." Sora looked at Angel-sama beside him. "It's all yours."
"Okay."
Mahiru gently nodded and activated Time Stop.
The next second.
The entire world's pause button was abruptly pressed.
Angel-sama unhurriedly walked into the pet hospital, opened all the cat cages, quietly placed the Bluetooth speaker in a corner, locked the exit from the inside, and then gracefully walked out.
Time Stop ended.
Clack!
The pet cages holding the cats all sprang open simultaneously in an instant. The eerie noise startled the demon doctor.
Sora, overseeing the entire operation from the rear, decisively sent a message to Kuroneko:
"You can make your move."
Ruri had already hidden outside the window in advance. Upon receiving the message, she decisively took a deep breath and meowed her commands.
Upon receiving the command, all the cats jumped out of their cages in unison, walked toward the demon doctor together, and simultaneously opened their mouths to hiss.
"Hiss~"
At the same time.
Eerie, spooky, and faintly discernible music quietly began to play, making the atmosphere even more bizarre.
One could clearly see the demon doctor's face turn instantly pale, and cold sweat involuntarily poured out.
A clear conscience fears no midnight knock on the door.
Now, encountering such a bizarre and abnormal event, the demon doctor began to tremble all over. He frantically rushed to the front door, preparing to flee.
Unfortunately, the door had been locked from the outside and couldn't be opened at all, and the lights still hadn't turned back on.
"Hiss~"
In the dim light of the phone, dozens of cats of all sizes approached in a neat formation, hissing continuously. The oppressive and bizarre atmosphere was maxed out.
"Y-You... don't come any closer!"
Faced with such a bizarre supernatural event, the demon doctor's psychological defenses quickly collapsed. Trembling, he took out his phone and dialed the police:
"I-I want to turn myself in...!"