Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

A few days later

Ryūno and Rin were having breakfast in the living room.

A news report suddenly broke on television: "According to reliable sources, a large quantity of ammonium nitrate gunpowder was stolen from the Dongyang gunpowder depot a few days ago by unknown individuals. The depot's security room was also destroyed by the intruders, but fortunately, no one was injured. Currently, the police have deployed more than 100 officers to investigate the matter."

"In addition, Mr. Kurokawa's house was set on fire, and many neighboring households were also affected."

After hearing the news, Xiaolan exclaimed in surprise, "The Kurokawa family, isn't that the family we went to a while ago?!"

"Things have been really unsettled lately, with gunpowder being stolen and arson occurring."

Upon hearing this, Ryūno nodded, both affirming Ran's statement and admiring Moriya Teiji's decisiveness.

For the past few days, Teiji Moriya has been staying home all night making bombs.

Longye estimates that he sleeps no more than 3 hours a day.

Even so, he still managed to find time to set fire to the Kurokawa family's house; he is truly a role model for us all.

Perhaps because of the grenade, the police were unable to suppress the theft of the Japanese gunpowder depot for long.

Therefore, unlike the original story, Professor Moriya in the present story has not yet finished making the bomb, let alone planting it.

Aside from setting the fire, he never even left his house.

As for why Longye knows so much…

"Let me calculate. Professor Moriya should finish making the bomb by tomorrow morning. Looks like I'll be busy tonight~"

midnight

Ryūno quietly arrived at Moriya Teiji's house.

It seemed that Professor Moriya had gone to bed early, which was unusual for him, because the bomb was almost finished.

Looking at Professor Moriya, who was already fast asleep, he tiptoed and retrieved all the listening devices, and removed all the hidden cameras that had been set up.

Then, based on Xiao Jia's calculations, he took out various bombs from his system backpack and planted them in various hidden corners of the mansion.

After getting everything sorted out, Longye flew back home.

All the video files were imported into the computer, and Xiao Jia was instructed to perform basic editing.

Then, Longye copied the edited video onto several CDs.

After writing an exaggerated headline, he sent it to several newspapers and media outlets.

……

the next morning

After changing his appearance, Ryūno disguised himself as a deliveryman and arrived at the residence of Teiji Moriya.

He took out a disposable phone and dialed the landline of the Moriya Teiji family.

After the call connected, Longye changed his voice and said, "Hello, Mr. Moriya! I'm sorry to bother you so early, but you have an urgent document that requires your signature to collect. Could you come out and sign it?"

Professor Mori, still half-asleep, rubbed his eyes, put down the phone, and walked to the gate of the compound in his bathrobe.

Seeing that he looked like he hadn't woken up yet, Longye decided to help him wake up, thinking to himself, "Xiao Jia, the fireworks show can begin~"

【Received, preparing to ignite. 3, 2, 1…】

—"Bang!!! Bang!!! Boom boom boom!!!"

The moment Xiao Jia read out "1", all the bombs inside the Moriya Teiji mansion were detonated.

In an instant, accompanied by a tremendous noise, the mansion became a sea of ​​fire and light.

At the moment of the explosion, Moriya Teiji immediately turned his head to look behind him.

He witnessed his home being blown to smithereens in a violent explosion, leaving not a single piece behind.

At this moment, although his mouth was wide open, his face remained expressionless.

After the explosion, he stood there, staring blankly at the mansion that had been razed to the ground.

Seeing Professor Moriya's reaction, Tatsuno nodded in satisfaction and then quietly left.

The police arrived at the scene shortly afterward.

Looking at the ruins before him, Inspector Megure silently patted Teiji Moriya on the shoulder, seemingly trying to comfort him.

Teiji Moriya turned to look at Inspector Megure, his expression blank. He opened his mouth several times, but couldn't say anything.

Seeing his reaction, Inspector Megure realized he was terrified and immediately had his subordinates bring a blanket and drape it over him.

Just then, Inspector Megure's phone rang.

Upon seeing the name of Minister Odagiri on the phone, he immediately answered the call.

"Hello! This is Megure."

"He's right next to me, his house was blown up... W-what!?"

After hanging up the phone, Inspector Megure looked at Teiji Moriya again.

This time, however, his gaze no longer held pity, but rather deep suspicion and terror.

Over the phone, Chief Inspector Toshiro Odagiri told Inspector Megure a very important piece of news.

Just now, many newspapers and media outlets called the police station.

They claimed they suddenly received a strange disc titled "Teiji Moriya and the Untold Story of the Bomb".

They opened the disc out of curiosity.

To their shock, the video clearly captured the entire process of Teiji Moriya stealing gunpowder from the Japanese gunpowder depot.

There's even information about his bomb-making and the entire process of setting fire to Kurokawa's residence.

Upon seeing this, they immediately had their employees write a report while simultaneously calling the Metropolitan Police Department to report the incident.

Upon hearing this news, Inspector Megure immediately shouted, "Shiratori!! Quickly bring this Mr. Moriya back! He seems to be the criminal who stole explosives from the Japanese gunpowder depot!"

Upon hearing Inspector Megure's order, not only was Officer Shiratori quite surprised, but even the person involved, Teiji Moriya, showed a mixture of confusion and shock on his face.

……

Metropolitan Police Department First Investigation Division Interrogation Room

Officers Sato and Takagi played a video for Moriya Tei.

The video shows him disguising himself to steal gunpowder, setting fire to the Kurokawa residence, and making bombs.

After watching the entire video, Teiji Moriya fell silent.

A moment later, he wore an incredulous expression: "How is this possible?! Who filmed this video?!"

"Who is it!!!"

Seeing Moriya Teiji growing increasingly frantic, Officer Sato stepped forward and slammed his hand on the table, angrily shouting:

"Why did you make the bomb? And why did you set fire to the Kurokawa family's house?!"

"As a renowned architect with many years of experience, why would you do something like this?!"

"Wasn't the Kurokawa mansion, which you set on fire, also a fine building you personally designed!?"

Hearing this, Moriya Teiji glared at Officer Sato and angrily retorted, "That's not an excellent building at all!"

You people simply don't understand my aesthetics!!!

"Those buildings I designed that are utterly devoid of aesthetic appeal don't deserve to exist in this world!"

After hearing his speech, Officer Sato, Officer Takagi, and many high-ranking police officers outside the interrogation room fell silent.

This Professor Moriya was both a paranoid genius and a pathological madman.

Chapter 85 Don't Trust Bad People

The next morning

Teitan High School, 2nd Year, Class B

As soon as class ended, Sonoko grabbed Ryuno and Ran, excitedly gossiping, "Ryuno, Ran, have you heard?"

"The news this morning said that the guy who stole gunpowder from the gunpowder depot has been caught."

"The culprit is actually that famous architect, Teiji Moriya!"

"He secretly made bombs at home using stolen gunpowder, but those bombs exploded unexpectedly, destroying his entire house with the bombs he made himself!"

"Moreover, I heard that he was also the one who committed the arson attack..."

Upon hearing the news, Xiaolan nodded and exclaimed, "We saw this news this morning too. We never expected Professor Sengu to do these things."

"He seems so kind and approachable..."

Upon hearing this, Sonoko excitedly grabbed Ran's hand: "So, you've met this Teiji Moriya?!"

"Yes, a few days ago, Ryūno and I..."

"..."

Seeing the two people chatting enthusiastically beside him, Longye crossed his arms, put his hands to his mouth, and pondered to himself.

Since this incident has already been broadcast on the news, it means that the Metropolitan Police Department, under pressure from public opinion, had no choice but to release the details of the incident to the public first.

As for the evidence that identified Teiji Moriya as the culprit, namely the source of the video, the news report did not mention it.

Even the reason for the bombing of the Moriya mansion was only briefly mentioned – “The bomb made by Teiji Moriya exploded accidentally.”

Of course, Tatsuno is more inclined to believe that this is a "smokescreen" by the Metropolitan Police Department.

After all, that video that recorded Teiji Moriya's entire crime looks suspicious no matter how you look at it, right?

And those bombs that exploded in the Moriya mansion—since Professor Moriya can make bombs himself…

How could he not know about bombs?

How could someone possibly make such a basic mistake as "accidentally blowing up their own house with a bomb"?

These are things that anyone who is even slightly willing to think deeply can understand.

Not to mention the police officers in the Metropolitan Police Department who face all kinds of crimes every day.

The Metropolitan Police Department released the details of the incident to the public and stated that the case was closed.