Solving cases with Detective Conan's science? No, I'm a cultivator!

The man added, "He said the sender is definitely on this floor."

Ai Haibara's gaze swept over the terrified crowd; the bomber must be among them.

If the goal is to find the sender, then it's pointless if the bomber can't be found.

Moreover, if a bomber wanted to know the movements of the people on this floor, he would have to monitor them at close range.

Therefore, the bomber was very likely hiding in the crowd, observing all of this.

In other words, the bomber is unlikely to detonate the bomb.

Kogoro Mouri asked, "Is the sender on this floor?"

The man said, "Yes, he also said that he wouldn't detonate the bomb as long as the person gave his name."

"Hey, did you guys hear me?" Kogoro Mouri yelled at the crowd around him, "Hey you, the guy who sent the T-shirt, step forward!"

In the crowd, everyone looked at each other, but no one stepped forward.

The man added, "In short, stop the escalator first, and don't let the elevator stop on this floor either."

Kogoro Mouri muttered to himself, "Is he trying to trap us all on this floor?"

These words immediately caused panic among the crowd.

"I don't want to stay here!"

An old man was the first to run towards the elevator.

With one person taking the lead, others followed suit and ran towards the stairs and escalators.

However, at that moment, the pink bags placed in three different locations simultaneously emitted white smoke, scaring all the people who wanted to escape back.

Looking at the panicked crowd, Kogoro Mouri shouted, "Calm down! Everyone, calm down!"

"You all heard it too. Before we find the sender, he will detonate the bomb if anyone tries to escape from here, whether it's calling the police or not!"

Therefore, please do not act rashly. I, Kogoro Mouri, will stake my reputation on ensuring everyone's safety!

"Is it that famous detective, Sleeping Kogoro?"

"It seems to be him, I remember now."

"Great! We're saved!"

After Kogoro Mouri revealed his identity, the crowd finally quieted down.

Ai Haibara looked at Ran: "Hey, what kind of request did you receive?"

Xiaolan said, "Dad received a phone call asking him to help solve the mystery of the red T-shirts that are sent every week. He asked me to meet him at the sports goods counter in the mall."

Ai Haibara nodded thoughtfully.

Over there, Kogoro Mouri walked up to the sales clerk at the counter and asked, "Can you contact the person in charge of the mall?"

After receiving confirmation from the store clerk, he said, "Please call the manager to explain the situation here and ask them to stop the escalator immediately and not let it stop on this floor, okay?"

Without involving reasoning, Kogoro Mouri, as a former detective, is quite reliable.

The shop assistant responded and ran back into the shop.

Kogoro Mouri rested his chin on his hand, looking troubled, because there was simply too little information available.

How did the bomber know the sender was on this floor?

Seeing this, Akemi Miyano reminded him, "Mr. Mori, take a look at those red T-shirts first!"

The man picked up the bag.

"Uh." Kogoro Mouri took the bag, glanced at the bomb on the man's body, and said, "Sir, you'd better stay away from us."

The man silently retreated to stand by the elevator.

Then, the group took all the red T-shirts out of their bags.

Based on the incomplete express delivery receipt on the bag containing the T-shirts, the thirteen T-shirts were arranged according to their dates.

The T-shirts that were sent seven weeks ago, six weeks ago, and five weeks ago were all in pairs.

Only one item was sent four weeks ago.

However, two items were sent three weeks ago, two weeks ago, and last week as well.

Is there some hidden meaning here?

"I don't know, except that the total number is thirteen..." Kogoro Mouri turned around and saw that the man who asked the question was the same one.

"Hey, didn't I tell you not to come any closer? You're strapped with a bomb!"

"No, I'm sorry." The man retreated back to the elevator.

Ai Haibara glanced at the man; his behavior seemed somewhat suspicious.

Normally, if an ordinary person knew that a bomb was strapped to their body, they would be terrified and wouldn't be able to remember or relay all the bomber's demands in their entirety.

Moreover, the timing of this man's appearance was also very coincidental; it happened exactly when they were about to leave the mall, or more precisely, when Kogoro Mouri was about to leave.

Just then, Akemi Miyano's phone rang. She picked it up and saw that it was Taki Kitagawa calling.

She exchanged a glance with Ai Haibara, then answered the phone: "Hello, Taki-kun... Ai and I are out, we'll be back later... Okay, sure!"

After hanging up the phone, she did not tell Kitagawa Taki about their current situation.

Because they didn't want Kitagawa Taki to be involved in the danger of the bomb.

Chapter 435 Little Lan, Full of Luck

"That's strange." Xiaolan picked up a bag of T-shirts. "There seems to be something else in here."

She pulled out a scrap of paper from inside, looked at it, and handed it to Akemi Miyano.

Xiaolan said, "This looks like a receipt for buying a T-shirt, right?"

Akemi Miyano nodded: "That's right, the number of items also matches."

"A receipt?" Kogoro Mouri leaned closer.

Ai Haibara then examined the other bags on the ground, noting, "These bags also contain receipts that have been torn to shreds."

"Ok?"

Kogoro Mouri took the receipts and laid them out on the ground one by one.

“These T-shirts must have been bought at this department store,” Akemi Miyano said, pointing to last week’s receipt. “This one has a department store logo that hasn’t been completely torn off.”

Ai Haibara murmured, "All the receipts show the purchase time as 12:28..."

The timing was too coincidental; generally speaking, it would be difficult to control it with such precision.

There is only one possibility.

The time on the receipt can be controlled by the cashier, which means that the cashier of that store is very likely the sender!

Kogoro Mouri pondered, "The bomber said the sender was on this floor. Could this shop be on this floor?"

Akemi Miyano said, "These kinds of clothes are usually worn as undershirts when jogging or exercising. They should be available at sports equipment stores."

"That's it!" Kogoro Mori exclaimed excitedly.

Then, he looked at the sales clerk at the sporting goods counter and asked, "Is there a sporting goods counter on this floor? Can you take us there?"

Led by the store clerk, the group arrived at the sporting goods counter.

Sure enough, the same red T-shirt was found on the shelf.

"You're the only salesperson at this time on Sunday, right?"

Kogoro Mouri held the receipt in his hand, staring at the sales clerk at the sporting goods counter.

The shop assistant hesitated before replying, "Yes, yes."

Kogoro Mouri asked expectantly, "Then you must remember the customers who come to buy red T-shirts at this time every week, right?"

The shop assistant frowned, racking his brains, but finally shook his head and said, "I have absolutely no recollection of it."

"Um..." the man leaned closer to Kogoro Mouri from behind, "Do you have any leads?"

Kogoro Mouri was startled and shouted, "You bomb man, can you stay away from us?!"

"Please don't call me that, okay? I'm not that bomber." The man said, pulling open his jacket to reveal the bomb inside. "I'm just an innocent, unlucky ordinary citizen!"

Most of the people who had come to watch were instantly scared away.

Kogoro Mouri waved his hand dismissively: "What I mean is, you should stay away from crowds until the case is solved."

"Okay." The bomb-wielding man left the counter dejectedly.

Ai Haibara withdrew her suspicious gaze and looked at the shop assistant: "Sister, where is your cashier?"

The shop assistant said, "Our cashiers are in the room inside! Customers take their purchases inside to pay."

Ai Haibara looked towards the room and her eyes met those of the cashier who was peeking out from inside.

The cashier immediately slammed the door shut in a panic.

Ai Haibara became even more certain of her suspicions.

……

After going around in circles, everyone returned to the elevator.

"Hey, stop dragging this out! How long are you going to keep putting this off?" An older woman walked up to Kogoro Mouri.

The others chimed in with their criticism: "Yeah! Aren't you the famous detective Kogoro Mouri? How come you still can't find the sender?"

Kogoro Mouri said awkwardly, "Uh, I'm still investigating..."

Ai Haibara crossed her arms and said coldly, "Then why don't you go find it yourselves?"

She really couldn't stand these people who were using moral blackmail.

These people couldn't even talk back when they were looked down upon by a little girl.

One of the old men said weakly, "Wasn't it him who patted his chest and said he would guarantee our safety..."

"Dad, don't pay attention to them." Ran tugged at Kogoro Mouri.