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

Chapter 322: Murderous Intentions Three Hundred Meters Away - First Target
Conan's little look was noticed by Jinpei Matsuda.

The latter said speechlessly: "You, don't suspect me of poisoning you, do you?"

Then, he saw Conan's expression change, although it only changed for a moment.

Matsuda Jinpei: "..."

This kid is so deceitful.

But in a sense, it should also mean that he is not too wary of himself, right?
"Well, it's because my mom told me not to eat anything given by strangers~"

Conan tried to smile awkwardly.

Damn it, how could this person guess so accurately?

Matsuda Jinpei squinted and said, "Really?"

"Yeah, yeah..." Conan was trying hard to be cute.

but……

Matsuda Jinpei doesn't intend to let him go:

"I see you seem to have a lot of questions."

He looked at Conan's stunned expression and felt a little amused, but said seriously, "There was something wrong with the way you looked at me before dinner, and you turned your head to look at me no less than five times... I thought you had something to ask me."

Conan was stunned by what Matsuda Jinpei said.

Wow, this has to be the peak of the Metropolitan Police Department’s observation skills, right?

Even if Inspector Megure was here, he probably wouldn't have noticed that he had secretly observed Jinpei Matsuda so many times... It seems there's a reason why Inspector Megure thinks so highly of Jinpei Matsuda.

Since Conan had basically never seen Jinpei Matsuda appear at any place other than the explosion site before, he didn't know that Jinpei Matsuda's ability was actually much higher than most people in the Metropolitan Police Department.

Conan calmed himself down, lowered his head and remained silent for a few seconds, then suddenly raised his head and said, "Actually, there is something I am very curious about, and I have always wanted to ask Officer Matsuda."

"...Oh?" Matsuda Jinpei was surprised for a moment. He didn't expect Conan to be so straightforward with him. "Just ask."

"Officer Matsuda, do you remember the Nishitama bombing?"

Conan brought up a case from a few weeks ago.

Jinpei Matsuda still remembers this incident vividly.

——That was an accident where he knew in advance that there would be an explosion, but was powerless to prevent it.

It can be considered as indirectly killing some people...

Thinking of the innocent victims who died in the fire, Matsuda Jinpei stopped and looked down at Conan, "Ah, unforgettable."

The sadness on his face made Conan a little stunned.

For a moment, Conan wondered if he had suspected the wrong person...

"What do you want to ask? About the explosion."

The voice of Jinpei Matsuda woke up Mr. Ke who was in a trance.

"...I've always wanted to ask, Officer Matsuda, how did you determine that man was the criminal." After resolute in his heart, Conan looked at Matsuda Jinpei steadily, "He was the one who was shot and killed, and finally the case was left unresolved. He was the criminal who also wanted to kill Sonoko-sister."

He once suspected that Jinpei Matsuda was an accomplice in certain cases, but he didn't think so.

——Even the most brilliant detective can sometimes be deceived by his own feelings.

"I remember Officer Matsuda saying that you saw that person plant the bomb with your own eyes, right?"

Conan raised his head and looked at Jinpei Matsuda bravely:

"But at that time, everyone was evacuating the building... And, according to the subsequent investigation, didn't Officer Matsuda say that the explosives were at the corners and entrances of the passages..."

"But in a place like this, given the panicked evacuation of the crowd at the time, the criminal would have to find a way to get away from the crowd and continue to evacuate with the main group as if nothing had happened after installing the bomb. This would definitely attract attention."

"However, apart from Officer Matsuda, who entered the building later and evacuated, no one else saw the crime... Besides, the man before was also one of the people in the meeting room of Building B. It's impossible for him to carry something as heavy as a bomb."

"If you, Officer Matsuda, had seen them installing the bomb, you should have stepped forward to stop them, right?" When Conan spoke his reasoning, he was already in front of Jinpei Matsuda.

At the last sentence, Conan raised his head again and stared into Matsuda Jinpei's eyes, his eyes full of doubt, "So, Officer Matsuda, how did you know the identity of that person?"

He suspected that Jinpei Matsuda had been in contact with the mastermind behind the incident.

Matsuda looked at Conan and was silent for a while. Then he raised the corner of his mouth and said, "If you guessed something, just assume it's right."

He probably knows Conan's thinking...

Based on this reasoning, the most likely way for him to know the murderer is that a third party contacted him.

Basically all correct.

Matsuda Jinpei's reaction was probably beyond Conan's expectations again, causing the latter to open his eyes wide and blink twice quickly, "Officer Matsuda, you..."

"But I still suggest that you don't show such obvious suspicion and hostility to other people in the future, and it's best not to ask questions so rashly." Matsuda Jinpei put his hands in his pockets and continued to walk towards the parking lot. "Fortunately, I'm not a bad person, otherwise you would be in trouble, Kudo-kun."

"...?!"

Kudo, kun?

The last few syllables exploded in Conan's mind like thunder, and a look of horror and astonishment appeared on his face:
"Matsuda, Officer Matsuda, you—"

Matsuda Jinpei: "..."

Oh no... I was too immersed in the role and I tore off the person's vest. What should I do?
Looking back at Mr. Ke's terrified face, Matsuda Jinpei scratched his head, feeling a little distressed, but he felt an inexplicable pleasure in his heart, and he didn't know what was going on.

"Well... don't worry too much. I won't do anything to you."

Jinpei Matsuda grabbed Conan, whose vest had been removed, and the burden in his heart suddenly lightened a lot.

"No, no, no, that's not it, Officer Matsuda, what are you talking about?" Conan realized belatedly and wanted to play dumb.

"Don't pretend, I know everything." Matsuda Jinpei carried Conan forward, "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."

Conan was completely desperate now and stopped struggling. He just stared at Matsuda Jinpei, "Officer Matsuda, who are you?"

"Me? I'm just an ordinary policeman."

Jinpei Matsuda spoke in a relaxed tone.

Maybe it was because he had been suppressed by Lie for too long, and now that he suppressed Conan he felt refreshed.

However, at this moment——

A sudden cry came from the parking lot not far ahead:
"Officer Sato!!"

Hearing this voice, Conan reacted immediately, his heart skipping a beat: "Is it Dr. Shinichi?"

This shout...

Matsuda Jinpei's pupils suddenly contracted:

"Something happened to Sato?"

The two of them immediately lost interest in continuing the conversation.

Matsuda Jinpei put Conan down directly, and the two of them, one big and one small, sprinted at the fastest speed to cover the remaining hundred meters to the parking lot.

However, when they arrived at the parking lot, the scene in front of them almost made them burst into tears -

At this time, the afterglow of the setting sun spread on the ground, but the golden light made people feel particularly depressed.

The woman in kimono collapsed, and the splattered blood formed brown blood flowers on the ground...

Next to her, a man wearing glasses hugged her and hurriedly called out "Officer Sato" while taking out his cell phone.

"Officer Sato!!!"

(End of this chapter)