Conan: I'm Not a Model Worker in the Winery

Chapter 259 The Call of the Bomb

On the street of Haido Town, two cars were parked next to a roadside restaurant.

Three men in suits stood at the door and talked about something.

One of them had smooth curly hair and wore a pair of sunglasses on his face.

At this time, a short-haired woman came over from the other end of the road, followed by a group of children. They saw that there were obvious differences between the three of them:
"Shiratori, Takagi... and Matsuda, why are you all here?"

The people who came were Miwako Sato from the Metropolitan Police Department and all the members of the Boy Detective League, including Hiroki.

When the Junior Detective Team was out playing, they happened to meet Sato Miwako, who was shopping outside after work... Because the Junior Detective Team had often appeared at crime scenes before, Sato Miwako had an impression of them, so she planned to treat these kids to a meal.

The three people who were communicating in front of the restaurant were Shiratori Jinsaburo, Takagi Wataru, and Matsuda Jinpei, who often appeared at crime scenes.

When Conan saw Jinpei Matsuda standing among a group of children, he felt a sudden pang in his heart for no reason: No, no matter how he looked at this police officer, he looked suspicious... although he looked like a good person.

"Sato-senpai!" Takagi's eyes lit up when he saw Sato Miwako, "Actually, we received some intelligence, so we came to take a look..."

"intelligence?"

Sato Miwako tilted her head and saw Matsuda Jinpei staring at the restaurant sign without saying a word. Her face suddenly became serious: "Did you receive news that there was a bomb here?"

When they heard about the bomb, the children trembled all over.

They've been through a lot of bombings lately, it seems... Is this happening again? ?

Only Hiroki's expression was normal. He met Matsuda Jinpei's eyes behind his sunglasses without leaving any trace, and then quickly looked away.

Hearing what Sato Miwako said, Takagi was obviously a little surprised:

"Sato-senpai, how did you know that?"

The Boy Detective Team (except Hiroki): "..."

Come on, another bomb?
They had just escaped from a building full of bombs a few days ago!

Conan and Haibara Ai were speechless for a moment, but they were also very curious about why Officer Sato guessed that the information Takagi and the others had obtained was that there was a bomb here.

"Well~Takagi, you came late, so you may not know."

Officer Shiratori said with a smile, and turned back to signal Matsuda Jinpei, "Because Matsuda basically only appears at the scene of the explosion, it's not surprising that Officer Sato would think there is a bomb here."

Takagi Wataru: “…Ohhh!!”

Mr. Matsuda is really amazing!
Conan Half Moon Eyes: There are explosions everywhere? It's really suspicious!

Haibara Aiya Half Moon Eyes: This police officer was even brought into Gin’s organization... This five-star team is pretty powerful.

Hiroki: “…”

Is he more concerned about whether he can have food here?
Emperor Dan Sanbao: "..."

dare not move.

Miwako Sato didn't notice the children's different emotions for a moment, and looked at Jinpei Matsuda seriously: "Then, Matsuda, did you find the bomb?"

Officer Shiratori: "This is not yet..."

Matsuda Jinpei: “Oh, I found it.”

Takagi: “???”

Shiratori: “???”

The two turned their heads in surprise: "No, Matsuda, we clearly didn't find a bomb in the restaurant just now?"

"…I say, what's going on with you guys?"

Miwako Sato looked at them speechlessly.

The confessions of the same operation are inconsistent? Who should be tortured?
Little Conan frowned, realizing that things were not simple.

Matsuda Jinpei, who was cast with several suspicious looks, was not in a hurry and rolled his eyes so that no one could see, "Did I say in the restaurant?"

"……what?"

"It's right here." Facing the bewildered Shiratori and his companions, Matsuda Jinpei knocked on the window of the car next to him and said, "In the car."

Shiratori Renzaburo was startled, then his face turned pale: "In the car?! Then haven't we been driving a car carrying a bomb before?" Takagi Wataru swallowed hard.

Matsuda Jinpei rubbed his head and said, "No, the criminal put it on after we entered the restaurant."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but soon their worries grew again.

Especially Sato Miwako, she almost wanted to take the three of them away, her eyebrows twitching:

"Matsuda, you knew there was a bomb and you still stood there, you..."

"It's okay, I took it down."

Matsuda Jinping remained calm, and even took out a... lollipop, tore open the wrapper and put it in his mouth.

He doesn't smoke cigarettes anymore, he smokes candy instead.

Shiratori and Takagi looked at each other, then looked at Miwako, and then smiled awkwardly.

What on earth are they here for? A one-round tour?
Matsuda defuses the bomb without even seeing its shadow. Really...

"Hey, Officer Matsuda."

Suddenly, Conan said in a cute voice, "How do you know the criminals put the bomb in the car? Has the criminal been caught?"

As he spoke, his eyes were fixed on the lollipop that Jinpei Matsuda was biting.

Gin also likes lollipops...so suspicious!

Other people's attention was also drawn back from the 'bomb' to the 'prisoner'.

Matsuda Jinpei looked down at the child who looked familiar to him, and said naturally, "When we entered the restaurant, I accidentally saw someone standing next to our car stealthily... But we hadn't ruled out the store yet, so we didn't tell them for fear of alerting them."

But to be honest, he didn't actually see it.

Mainly because he brought a cheat today...

Shiratori/Takagi: "..."

Does this count as disdain for them?
It's a little sad.

"As for the criminal, he disappeared after he came out. I checked when Shiratori and Takagi weren't paying attention, and sure enough, a bomb was planted there." Matsuda Jinpei bit the lollipop in his mouth a few times, "I estimate that this person is most likely the same bomber from seven years ago and three years ago."

Sato's face turned serious. "Yes, that guy..."

"Yes."

Matsuda Jinpei opened the car door, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, "Besides, this evil guy is probably still watching us nearby, waiting for one of us to get in the car."

After saying that, he got into the driver's seat of the car.

Several people's expressions changed.

"Is it a remote-controlled bomb?"

"Hey! Matsuda, are you sure you defuse it? Where's the bomb?"

Miwako Sato rushed up anxiously and pulled the car door, but Jinpei Matsuda smiled, whispered something, then closed the door and sped away.

"I'm going to personally meet the criminal who killed my friend. Don't interfere in this matter."

Jinpei Matsuda's voice was not loud, but Officer Sato and others who were surrounding him heard it clearly.

Conan stared at the car that quickly disappeared at the intersection, frowned slightly, and looked at Sato Miwako:
"Officer Sato, what happened seven years ago?"

He first heard about what happened seven years ago during the incident with Teiji Moriya, but had no idea what happened to the body.

Shiratori and Takagi also pricked up their ears and looked over.

Sato Miwako had no choice but to tell these curious people what she had heard from Inspector Megure.

……

On a building not far away, a thin man holding a telescope threw his phone to the ground in frustration:
"Damn it! Damn it! Why didn't it explode again!? Why!"

He just didn't believe that he couldn't blow up the remaining two!

(End of this chapter)