Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

After placing dinner on the table, Sera Mary also came over.

"I've received intelligence that those guys have already left the country by plane today. Although I don't know what's been happening recently, the matter of the antidote must be addressed as soon as possible!"

"Yes, I understand, Mom." Sera Masumi nodded earnestly.

"If the opportunity arises, try to get close to them. If they prove to be reliable..."

At this point, Mary Akai changed the subject, "By the way, how's your investigation going lately?"

Upon hearing this, Sera Masumi recalled the intelligence and information she had gathered during this period:

"It's now certain that Conan is indeed Shinichi Kudo. He's also the one who helps 'Detective Kogoro Mouri' solve cases behind the scenes."

"However, we still can't be sure where the antidote in his possession came from. Although the inventor called 'Professor Agasa' is very close to them, I don't think he made the antidote."

Mary Akai nodded slightly, confirming her daughter's judgment.

She had also investigated that 'Professor Agasa', and he was just an ordinary 'inventor'.

While he may be intelligent, scientific invention and drug research are not the same thing at all.

Even if we assume the worst, if one doesn't know anything about 'that drug,' it would be very difficult for Dr. Agasa, no matter how brilliant he is, to create an antidote.

Come to think of it, that medicine was a red and white capsule…

Just as Akai Mary was lost in memories of the 'medicine', Sera Masumi suddenly chuckled softly beside her.

"Oh, right, Mom, there's something else interesting that has nothing to do with intelligence~"

"Ok?"

"Tatsuno Takeda seems to have challenged many schools and dojos in the past, which has even become an 'urban legend.' He's known as the 'Martial Arts Demon King' by those people~"

Akai Marie: "???"

Seeing the long-absent expression of 'doubt and confusion' on her mother's face, Sera Masumi's smile widened even further.

A moment later, Mary Akai looked out the window and said softly, "Hopefully they'll be the ones we're hoping for. That organization has been making too many moves lately. We don't have much time left..."

……

Two days later

Metropolitan Police Department First Investigation Division.

Officer Takagi and several others stood around Inspector Megure's desk, their expressions serious.

"Really? Inspector? This is really a threatening letter sent to the mayor?!" Officer Takagi exclaimed in surprise, looking at the photo on the table.

“That’s right, this photo shows the threatening letter that was sent to Mayor Asakura’s house yesterday afternoon. Not only is there no sender’s name on the letter, but take a closer look.”

Inspector Megure handed the photos to the group.

The text on the letter appeared to be printed, with uniform spacing between words and paragraphs, giving it an odd feel.

Officer Sato slowly read the contents of the letter: "Your arrogant and presumptuous governance over the past four years will surely be punished by heaven..."

After hearing the contents of the threatening letter, Officer Chiba frowned. "Arrogant and presumptuous? I remember that the public has always had a very good opinion of Mayor Asakura's governance, hasn't that been the case?"

"Well, everyone feels differently about the same thing. Even with the same policy, there will always be people who are dissatisfied and angry," Officer Shiratori said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Inspector Megure nodded from his chair: "Brother Shiratori is right. Mayor Asakura will be attending the opening ceremony of the Toto Line tomorrow. We will be responsible for the mayor's security, so you all must not be lax in the slightest!"

--"yes!"

……

The next morning

At Fusae's suggestion, Professor Agasa takes the Junior Detective Club, who have come to visit, out for sushi.

A yellow Volkswagen Beetle merges into traffic on the highway.

As Professor Agasa drove, he reminded Conan and the other three in the back seat, "We're about to enter the 'New Yamanote Tunnel'!"

"I remember now! This tunnel seems to overlap with the Toto Line halfway through!" Mitsuhiko said excitedly, looking at the map in his hand.

“That’s right, this tunnel will pass directly under the East Line, and it will run parallel to it for about a kilometer in total,” Conan added.

At this point, Conan pointed ahead, "This is it. After entering this bend, we will rejoin the East Line."

Upon hearing this, Mitsuhiko and the other two also showed excited expressions.

In that case, the tram might be traveling right above their heads right now!

Thinking of this miraculous scene, joy appeared in the eyes of Mitsuhiko and the other two.

Chapter 373 The Universal Conan Law

Just then, Conan suddenly saw a suspicious black figure through the car window next to him.

It appears that someone is standing at the emergency stop in the tunnel.

Strangely, there was no car or motorcycle next to this person.

In other words, he wasn't standing there because there was a problem with the car.

Even stranger, the strange figure seemed to be holding something in its hand.

Thinking of this, Conan quickly activated the 'night vision' and 'magnifying glass' functions of his glasses and nervously glanced at the top of the tunnel.

Upon seeing the bomb planted in the tunnel ceiling, Conan's expression instantly changed. "Doctor, stop the car! It's a bomb! I've discovered someone has planted a bomb in the tunnel!!"

"What? You mean a bomb?!" Upon hearing Conan's words, a look of horror immediately flashed across Professor Agasa's face.

Mitsuhiko and the other two standing nearby were also shocked.

After glancing at the traffic ahead, Professor Agasa said nervously, "No, we can't stop now! We have to drive to the next emergency stopping bend!"

Upon hearing this, Conan gritted his teeth, his gaze becoming serious.

After a while, their car finally drove out of the tunnel, and Professor Agasa immediately pulled over and stopped the car.

Before the car had even come to a complete stop, Conan immediately opened the door, mounted his skateboard, and turned back into the tunnel.

Facing the oncoming traffic, Conan remained calm, constantly turning and changing direction in the flow of traffic, successfully weaving through the traffic.

Not long after, he finally saw the figure from before before Newton was brought to tears.

At that moment, the dark figure was looking up at the top of the tunnel.

Because of the speed, he still couldn't see the person's face clearly this time.

"Damn it! Has he already detonated the bomb?!"

Thinking of this, Conan immediately took out his cell phone and voice changer from his pocket and called Inspector Megure.

As soon as the call connected, Conan immediately shouted in Shinichi Kudo's voice, "This is Kudo! Please stop the train immediately! The bomb is about to explode!!!"

"bomb?!!"

Although somewhat puzzled, Inspector Megure didn't think Shinichi Kudo would make such a joke.

He immediately called Takagi and Sato, who were standing nearby, to the driver's cab and asked the driver to stop the tram.

Although the train conductor hadn't yet realized what was happening, upon seeing Takagi and Sato's police IDs, he immediately reached out and pressed the train's emergency brake button.

The moment the button was pressed, the tram decelerated instantly, and the passengers inside were thrown forward by inertia.

Inside the tunnel at this moment.

After informing Inspector Megure, Conan didn't rest either.

He rode his skateboard away from the bomb, then, seizing the opportune moment, stopped and raised the skateboard high in the middle of the tunnel to block it.

Vehicles that had just entered the tunnel immediately slammed on their brakes when they saw Conan holding up his skateboard in the center of the tunnel.

Thanks to Conan's 'human barrier,' all the following vehicles were forced to stop.

Before the drivers closest to Conan could even ask any questions, a violent explosion was heard inside the tunnel.

With a deafening roar, the heat and smoke from the explosion followed, plunging the tunnel into complete darkness.

The tram that happened to be passing above the tunnel was thrown onto the road by the combined effects of the explosion and the tunnel collapse, and eventually emerged from the tunnel.

Fortunately, the tram came to a stop and did not slide off the overpass.

……

That afternoon

The Metropolitan Police Department held a public press conference.

Due to the extremely high impact of the case, apart from Inspector Megure, Officer Shiratori, and Kogoro Mouri, no one else was involved.

Even the rarely seen Chief Detective Toshiro Odagiri was sitting at the front desk.

"According to the investigation, the perpetrator used a plastic bomb and activated the timer remotely."

"Regarding this timer, according to eyewitness Conan Edogawa, the perpetrator appeared to press the remote control switch only after confirming that the subway was about to pass over the tunnel."

"The subway travels at 60 km/h, and the emergency stop where the prisoner was located was about 250 meters away from the bomb. Therefore, we speculate that the bomb's timer was set to 15 seconds."

"If there hadn't been an emergency stop, the subway would have been directly hit by the explosion, resulting in an irreparable tragedy!"

"..."

After Inspector Megure and Officer Shiratori finished explaining the case and the information they had gathered so far, the reporters in the audience began to ask questions.

"Who was the person who called Inspector Megure to remind him and ask him to stop the train?"

Upon hearing this question, Inspector Megure paused, a complex expression on his face.

Just then, Toshiro Odagiri, who was standing next to him, reached out and held the microphone in front of him, replying, "We can only reveal that it is a partner who cooperates with the police."

"As a result, including Mayor Asakura, the passengers on the bus were mostly unharmed. Furthermore, thanks to the assistance of Conan and Detective Mouri, the vehicles inside the tunnel were also unaffected by the bomb..."

"..."

At the same time, at the doctor's home.

Because of the explosion, the group did not go to eat sushi as planned.

Hungry, the group was taken back to Professor Agasa's home, where he ordered sushi delivery for Mitsuhiko and the others.

Mitsuhiko and his two companions watched the Metropolitan Police Department press conference on TV with little interest.

"What's going on? Is that all the content?"