The boy soldier next to the famous detective

The next day, Jonah returned to the office after finishing his morning report. He took a quick shower and then helped Ran Mouri prepare breakfast.

Although Jonah's cooking skills weren't great before, with Ran Mouri's patient guidance, he has become proficient in some simple dishes. At least he won't make the same mistake as before, where he made egg dishes that made Conan Edogawa and Kogoro Mouri stand guard over the toilet for three days straight.

After Conan Edogawa got up and ate breakfast, Jonah followed him to Professor Agasa's house. After waiting for a while, Jonah took the three little ones who had arrived and drove to Beika Department Store to experience the newly opened Ferris wheel.

Jonah was somewhat resistant to this metal box that confined its movement to the sky, but as the Ferris wheel gradually rose higher and the view became wider, Jonah's eyes lit up as he held onto the glass, looking at the scenery outside with a happy expression.

Seeing Jonah reveal such an innocent and childlike side, Conan Edogawa's previously frustrated feelings due to Jonah's "verbal abuse" eased considerably, and he began to think about what gift he should give Jonah.

Expecting Jonah to think for himself is one thing, but Conan Edogawa felt that doing so would only raise his blood pressure.

At this moment, he was somewhat envious of Ai Haibara. After learning that Jonah's actions had angered Gin, Ai Haibara happily expressed her intention to personally cook a feast full of Jonah's favorite dishes as a celebration, while he himself had to struggle to come up with a gift.

Snacks and treats? That's the safest gift option. Jonah isn't a picky eater, but it just doesn't feel very original, like it's just a perfunctory gesture.

Clothes and shoes? It seems like that's not his turn either. Jonah's clothes have always been taken care of by Eri Kisaki. Almost every time Eri Kisaki comes to see Jonah, she will help Jonah buy clothes. Moreover, after meeting Sonoko Suzuki, this young lady also spends a considerable portion of her allowance on buying Jonah some clothes that are of unknown brand but very comfortable to wear. Even Conan Edogawa has gotten a few pieces of clothing from her.

As for shoes, Jonah almost always wears athletic shoes made by Professor Agasa that can enhance leg strength when he goes out. The ability to temporarily improve leg strength and increase his movement speed and jumping ability is something Jonah simply cannot refuse.

To this end, Dr. Agasa even consulted Ai Haibara and researched the popular styles on the market, making three pairs of different styles for Jonah to wear in rotation.

What about toys? Thinking of the figurines and dolls in the shop windows that would make the three little ones cheer, Conan Edogawa shook his head in disappointment.

Jonah's favorite toy has been stored in the hidden gun cabinet in Professor Agasa's house.

This is so difficult! Conan Edogawa never imagined that giving a gift would be such a difficult thing.

"Hey, it's Officer Sato!"

After getting off the Ferris wheel, Ayumi Yoshida, with her keen eyesight, spotted Miwako Sato standing not far away, staring blankly at her phone, and quickly ran over to greet her warmly.

"Oh, you're all here. Was Jonah well-behaved today?"

Squatting down, she greeted the children with a smile. Sato Miwako skillfully reached out and touched Jonah's hair, then took out a handful of candy from her bag and distributed it to the children in front of her.

Everyone was familiar with Miwako Sato, and she had helped with the previous case. Since Miwako Sato was off work today and had nothing to do, she invited everyone to go out for cake.

The children naturally agreed and followed Miwako Sato, chatting and laughing, to the cake shop. Unexpectedly, they ran into Wataru Takagi and Ninzaburo Shiratori in front of the shop.

"You mean, someone issued a warning to the Metropolitan Police Department that a bomb had been planted here?"

"Yes, because there were two bombings on this day, one seven years ago and the other three years ago, so we came to check the situation, but we didn't find anything."

With a sigh, Wataru Takagi answered Conan Edogawa's question quite naturally, completely unaware that these were things that shouldn't be told to children.

Jonah, who was happily preparing to eat cake, immediately turned cold upon hearing this.

Jonah's Handbook of Dangers, rule number 11: If someone issues a warning of a crime, it is best to believe it, even if nothing unusual is found at first, because danger will always occur.

Moreover, this time the crime warning is a bomb, which is undoubtedly the most dangerous kind for Jonah.

Jonah tugged at the backpack strap on his shoulder and looked up at the restaurant in front of him. Takagi Wataru and Shiratori Ninzaburo had already checked it, which meant that the bomb should not be in there.

So, where is the bomb? Since the other side has already provoked us, Jonah doesn't believe they will do nothing.

Jonah's gaze shifted slightly, sweeping across the wide road before finally settling on Shiratori Ninzaburo's car parked in front of the restaurant.

Jonah remembered that just recently, when everyone was participating in a celebration parade after a football match victory, Takagi Wataru was almost killed by a bomb planted under his car. The perpetrator secretly placed the bomb under the car while the police were away investigating.

Realizing this, Jonah immediately took action, running to the car and lying down to inspect the underside of it.

No explosives were found under the car. Jonah narrowed his eyes, tossed his backpack in front of him, and carefully but quickly ran around the car, observing the situation inside through each window.

"Little Jonah, what's wrong?"

Seeing Jonah's sudden movement, Shiratori Ninzaburo paused for a moment, then curiously walked over to examine his car.

"Officer Shiratori, did you stick that note on your driver's side sun visor yourself?"

"Note? I didn't leave anything... Wait, Jonah, get out of the way!"

Startled for a moment, Shiratori Ninzaburo looked at the sun visor that he hadn't opened himself, and his expression instantly turned serious as he realized what was happening.

"Takagi, Sato, quickly evacuate the surrounding crowd! I'll contact the bomb squad; there might be a bomb planted in my car!"

Upon hearing this, everyone around tensed up instantly. Takagi Wataru and Sato Miwako had no doubts and immediately split up to disperse the crowd, temporarily closing the road. The children, led by Professor Agasa, went to the restaurant to hide.

"The note should be the criminal's declaration of crime. It was posted there probably so that you, Officer Shiratori, would find it. In other words, the way the explosives in the car were detonated was that the first time the car door was opened, the safety was released, and the second time the car door was opened, it exploded directly."

Looking seriously at the car, Conan Edogawa quickly deduced the pattern of how the criminals planted the bomb based on the available information.

"Furthermore, we cannot be certain whether the perpetrators are still hiding somewhere, preparing to detonate the explosives manually."

"Conan, are you saying the culprit might still be nearby?"

"Yes."

"...There are too many people, I can't tie them all up."

"...Thank you for your hard work. Leave the problem of figuring out a solution to me."