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

Chapter 698 Police and Criminals

"Sato-senpai? You said there was an explosion over there?!"

"Yes, the criminal left a pocket watch on the cherry tree. The time on it was stopped at 9:27. There was also a note asking us to pay attention to the time on the pocket watch... Well, Takagi, don't be too nervous. I have already reported it to Officer Megure. I mainly want to ask you something."

"Huh? W-what's going on?"

Nerima District.

Takagi Wataru sat in the driver's seat, his hands holding the steering wheel slightly forceful, obviously a little nervous.

He heard Miwako Sato ask on the phone: "Where are you now?"

"In Nerima, isn't the bomb that says 'The Traveler's Resting Place' what Matsuda-senpai and I are mainly looking for?"

"Matsuda is next to you?"

"Yes, yes." Takagi Wataru glanced at the side cautiously, "Matsuda-senpai is looking at the map. We have roughly guessed a few places and are preparing to rush over... Do you want me to give the phone to Matsuda-senpai?"

“…No, that’s not necessary.”

Takagi Wataru could tell that Sato Miwako's voice suddenly sounded relieved. "I just saw the suspect here and am tracking him. I won't disturb him. You must be careful."

Takagi Wataru nodded repeatedly, "Okay! I will definitely pay attention! Um, I will also remind Senior Matsuda to pay attention..."

……

Beika-cho, near Teitan High School.

Miwako Sato hung up the phone, let out a breath, and shook her head in self-mockery.

"Really? What am I so suspicious about?"

When Takagi called him not long ago, Matsuda's voice was also there...

just.

The person who flashed by just now looked so much like Jinpei Matsuda.

When Sato Miwako saw the other person, she chased after him - the streets near the school were very quiet at this time, and the suspicious person who suddenly appeared near the explosion site was most likely the murderer.

However, the other party was very fast and Sato Miwako didn't catch up with him at all. But she felt more and more that the other party was similar to Matsuda Jinpei, so she called to ask about it.

Now that I think about it, it might have been because of the smoke and dust from the explosion that she made the mistake.

……

Takagi Shigeru's hand on the steering wheel slowly relaxed, but the hand holding the phone was still holding some force.

And on the passenger seat...

No one at all.

There was no one in the back seat either.

Even the team of police officers they led were ordered to disperse and search for the bomb. Takagi Wataru was the only one left on the entire street... and his car was parked on the side of the road.

However, Takagi Shigeru had a tape recorder next to him.

"Matsuda-senpai, could he have been exposed?" Takagi Wataru swallowed, not knowing who he was talking to, "Officer Sato seems to suspect him..."

Suddenly, the radio flickered, and an electronic voice sounded:

[Mr. Takagi, as the third-generation elder of the organization, you should have absolute confidence in Mr. Matsuda's ability. ]

Takagi Shigeru's eyes twitched slightly, and his tone was weak but full of resentment, "Um, Noah... counting my parents, I should be the second generation... and I'm not a veteran!"

[Please don’t worry, the second-generation veterans are also veterans. 】

"So I'm not a veteran..." Takagi Wataru continued to protest weakly.

But his protests were actually ineffective - his parents had actually been key members of the Five Star Group for a long time, and so was he.

However, his parents told him about this only after he was admitted to the police academy... To be honest, it almost made him lose all perspective, but in the end, it was his own decision to join the organization like his parents.

As for why...it’s a long story, so I won’t go into it here.

Takagi Wataru looked at the moon that was half covered by dark clouds and sighed inwardly.

"I hope Matsuda-senpai is okay."

……

"Ah!"

Matsuda Jinpei, who was supposed to be with Takagi Wataru, couldn't help but sneeze.

He is currently located in a building opposite Teitan High School...

After leaving the Metropolitan Police Department, Jinpei Matsuda had actually started acting alone, and with Takagi Wataru's help in covering him, he would not be exposed for a while. He also turned off his original mobile phone, and the one he is using now is specifically for doing bad things.

——Yes, that’s right.

It is already clear that the mastermind behind tonight's bombing is Jinpei Matsuda himself.

When he made this decision, he almost beat up Lie... In the end, he couldn't beat him, so he didn't realize it. He also prepared himself mentally before taking on this mess...

But it must be said that Jinpei Matsuda is very talented in certain things, such as: crime.

This midnight theater, which he directed and half-performed, has now opened successfully... and now, he needs to continue to extend this chaos until midnight.

Moreover, this mission was not only issued by the Five Star Group, but also by the 'Night' team, who asked him to find a way to delay the police.

However, Matsuda Jinpei personally thinks that it is the public security that should be delayed...

"I think Sato didn't see my face just now... I have to be careful next time." Jinpei Matsuda warned himself carefully.

In order to ensure the effectiveness of the bomb, he deliberately did not stay too far away and watched nearby.

He even controlled the bomb controller.

There was a bug installed in the pocket watch hanging on the cherry tree. If he didn't hear the order to retreat, then the bomb would not explode even if the time came - criminals don't have to follow the rules, isn't it normal for them to be a little willful?
However, Jinpei Matsuda did not expect that he would be noticed by Miwako Sato when he was leaving. Fortunately, he dodged quickly enough.

Shaking off the messy thoughts in his mind, Jinpei Matsuda went down to the garage, avoided the residents, drove out the official car prepared for him by the Five Star Team, and headed for the next detonation site.

Jinpei Matsuda is not as kind as the criminals he encountered, and would not give out key clues that could obviously lead to the location of the explosion; on the contrary, he did not go easy on his colleagues at all, and the clues he gave were not only vague and confusing... but also wrong.

——There are far more than four bombs hidden in Tokyo.

But ten places.

Even the Metropolitan Police Department building is one of them...

……

North District.

While most areas are busy hunting down criminals, this place is completely silent and seems like a paradise.

Only the occasional flash of red light hidden in the shadows hinted at the hidden danger here...

In a dangerous building that was originally located above the organization's base, slightly offset and not affected by the previous explosion, Akai Shuichi leaned quietly against the wall pillar with a calm expression. He took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, shook out one, took out a lighter with his left hand, and pretended to light it.

However, he seemed to have thought of something. He looked at the night sky outside through the unobstructed door, then looked at the darkness beside him. After thinking for two seconds, he silently put away the cigarette.

(End of this chapter)