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

Chapter 697 Fireworks and firecrackers are prohibited in urban areas

Matsuda Jinpei's proposal was naturally passed unanimously, not to mention that this was what they had originally planned.

Inspector Megure immediately told the mobile team to investigate the Tokyo Tower and try their best to check it without causing panic among tourists.

Of course, if no trace of the bomb is found in the end, for safety reasons, the tourists may have to be evacuated...

However, the opening hours of Tokyo Tower are not very long, and it was closed by midnight.

So, except for Takagi Shigeru, everyone else was very skeptical whether this location was correct - blowing up the Tokyo Tower at midnight, that would really be just a fireworks display, right?

It has absolutely no deterrent effect on the citizens!
Hardly an explosive choice.

After the initial communication, Search Section 1 was dispatched with almost all its personnel, just like Search Section 2, except for those who stayed behind for duty.

Sato Miwako and Shiratori Jinsaburo are in one group, Matsuda Jinpei and Takagi Wataru are in one group, and Inspector Megure is working with another police officer at the level of inspector in the department.

They will not stay in the Metropolitan Police Department and wait until the clues are completely solved before taking action. If the location is too far away from the Metropolitan Police Department and they cannot get there in time, then they will be doomed.

The three groups were responsible for three major areas respectively. Except for a few areas near the Tokyo Tower, the others conducted searches around the central area - of course, they didn't necessarily have to go to every place, after all, the local police were not just for show.

It was almost nine o'clock when the group set out.

It was less than three hours before the criminals announced the time, but there was still no sign of the four bombs, which made the already dark night even darker...

Just as Inspector Megure drove to the port area, the phone suddenly rang.

It was Takagi Wataru calling:
"Inspector Megure! Headquarters said the criminal gave another clue!"

"What?!"

"The prisoner said that it is forbidden to set off fireworks in the city... and said it was a reminder?"

Judging from Takagi Wataru's voice, he was obviously confused as well.

Inspector Megure followed closely behind: "???"

Fireworks are banned in urban areas? What does this mean?
The voice of Jinpei Matsuda could be heard faintly on the other end of the line: "There are two possibilities. One is that the bomb the criminal installed is not in the city. The second possibility is that the criminal may have hidden the bomb in a place in the city where open flames are prohibited."

Takagi Wataru's attention also left his phone at this time, "But Matsuda-senpai, there doesn't seem to be any place in the city where open flames are prohibited, right?"

"...Silly, do you think enemies like those in the park can be fireproof?"

"Eh? Oh! That's right, Matsuda-senpai! Isn't one of the locations 'under the cherry blossom trees'? Does that mean we just need to check all the places with cherry blossom trees in Tokyo?"

"No, the range can be smaller... In fact, the criminal's latest tip should be read in reverse, that is, 'places in the city that are prone to fire and have cherry blossoms...'"

"Oh! Senior Matsuda is right..."

The conversation between the two people was transmitted to the ears of Inspector Megure through the phone.

When he heard about cherry trees and enemies that were prone to catching fire, a place name inexplicably popped up in Inspector Megure's mind.

But just when he was about to say it, Takagi on the other end of the phone just... hung up!
beep--

"..."

The long reminder tone seemed to mock him.

Inspector Megure: Let Takagi write an inspection report when we get back!
……

"Hey, Officer Megure, it's me."

Cupido Town.

Miwako Sato, who happened to be on patrol here, received a call from Officer Megure.

Almost immediately after Inspector Megure was hung up, he called Sato Miwako to tell her about the 'fireworks'.

but……

"… Um, Matsuda just called me and told me about the criminal, and we were planning to rush to Teitan High School…"

Miwako Sato answered very neatly.

As he was speaking, Shiratori Jinzaburo had already driven past the last street of Haido Town and entered the territory of Beika Town.

Like Inspector Megure, she has been handling cases in Beika Town for many years. When she is reminded of cherry blossoms and flammable and explosive places, she immediately thinks of... Teitan High School.

It’s not because Teitan High School’s fire prevention measures are poor.

It was because there was a cherry blossom tree planted in the corner of the school's back door, and the bomber caught by Matsuda Jinpei last time was planning to blow up Teitan School, but they discovered it in time and prevented him from succeeding...

Isn't this flammable and explosive? Moreover, they are more familiar with places in the city with cherry blossom trees, and only Teitan High School is the most suitable target location.

Other places with cherry blossom trees are basically in the countryside or parks. Anyway, the locations are very remote, and there is no one here at night...

...But then again.

There is no one at Teitan High School at night!
Miwako Sato was a little skeptical about the accuracy of this location, but there was really no better choice now.

After sneaking into Teitan High School with the help of the police manual, Sato Miwako and Shiratori Jinsaburo immediately commanded their team to search the school.

The light from the flashlight illuminated the dark campus, but it looked a little eerie at night.

The cherry blossom trees that are gorgeous during the day appear somewhat eerie at night. The breeze blows past, causing the branches to tremble and rub gently. The rustling sound always attracts Sato Miwako's mind, causing her to look up at the pink and white petals from time to time.

For some reason, she felt an uncontrollable palpitation in her heart...

It was as if something bad was about to happen.

Miwako Sato couldn't help but touch her chest where she had been shot. She looked for any suspicious places around her. After finding nothing unusual, she walked over to Shiratori Renzaburo and asked, "How is it? Did you find anything else?"

Shiratori Renzaburo looked at the police officers who had returned empty-handed and shook their heads, "There's nothing here."

With the help of the flashlight, we could see that the soil under the cherry trees in the corner had been turned up, and some police officers even climbed up the wall, but they found nothing.

Miwako Sato raised her head and shone the flashlight upwards.

Suddenly, she noticed that something seemed to be reflecting light on the branches of the cherry tree.

"what is this?"

She stood on tiptoe and reached out to the shiny thing on the branch.

——A pocket watch.

There was a note stuck on it.

Out of caution, Sato Miwako did not tear off the pocket watch, but tried to make out the words on the note:

"Please, look at the time on the watch?"

"...What?" Shiratori Rensaburo next to him came over in confusion.

"'Please look at the time on the watch.'" Sato Miwako pointed at the note, her face looking a little unhappy, "Shiratori, can you see the time on that pocket watch?"

Shiratori Renzaburo raised his head: "Let me see... 9:27."

Sato Miwako turned around suddenly, "What time is it now?!"

"Ah? It's nine twenty-six now..."

After Shiratori Renzaburo finished speaking, he suddenly realized something.

Wait... this pocket watch is paused. Could it be the time for the bomb to explode?

He suddenly felt that the temperature around him seemed to drop by several degrees.

The second hand on the watch has less than ten steps left and will pass 12 words!

"Everyone! Get off that wall!!"

Miwako Sato didn't even bother to verify whether her guess was correct. She shouted, took two steps at a time, pulled the two police officers over, and immediately ran towards the door.

——Click!

The pocket watch hanging on the cherry blossom branch made a slight muffled sound. At this time, the second hand on Shiratori Jinsaburo's hand also passed '12' and was stuck at exactly :.

The next moment, the people who were facing the cherry tree felt a heat wave coming from behind them. The sense of crisis in their hearts made them choose to lie down on the ground immediately.

"boom--!!!!"

The wall next to the cherry tree was blown up in an instant, and the cherry trees next to the wall were inevitably engulfed by the flames, and not a single cherry tree survived.

Fortunately, they are all fine.

After the explosion subsided, Miwako Sato immediately got up from the ground, took out her cell phone, and prepared to report the incident to Officer Megure.

can.

But through the bomb-torn wall and the smoke, she saw a figure that shouldn't be here.

(End of this chapter)