Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

"Inspector Megure, I already know where the bomb is."

"Really? Brother Sato. Tell me where the bomb is!" Inspector Megure asked urgently and loudly.

Zhiyong's ears were also a little uncomfortable from Inspector Megure's loud voice on the phone. He said, "The criminal actually told us the answer directly, but we just didn't understand it."

"Did the prisoner say anything?" Inspector Megure asked, puzzled.

"The prisoner said that if the train's speed dropped below 60 kilometers per hour, the train would explode, which is easy to do. However, the prisoner also said that if the bomb was not defused after sunset, it would definitely explode. This shows that the cause of the bomb's explosion is related to speed and light."

"What does this mean?" Inspector Megure asked, somewhat embarrassed.

“The prisoner previously said that he planted the bomb at the ‘XX of X’ on the East Capital Loop Line. His statement correctly indicates the bomb’s location, which is between the tracks on the East Capital Loop Line,” Zhi Yong said.

"Between the tracks of the East Metropolitan Loop Line?" Inspector Megure asked.

"Those bombs were designed to explode if they were not exposed to sunlight for a specific period of time. When a train on the loop line passes over the bomb, the light from the bomb will be blocked by the train body for a few seconds after the train has completely passed over it. If each carriage is 20 meters long, then 10 carriages would be 200 meters long. If the speed is 60 kilometers per hour, it can travel 16.7 meters per second."

"What does this mean?" Inspector Megure asked.

"In other words, it takes twelve seconds for the train to travel two hundred meters, and the time it takes for the bomb to go from blocking out the light to exploding is exactly the time required at a speed of sixty kilometers per hour. Therefore, as long as the train on the loop line leaves the loop line and stops on another line, there will be no danger." Zhiyong slowly explained the situation.

“Okay, Sato, I’m at the Tokyo Railway dispatch center right now. I’ll send someone to investigate immediately, and I’m sure we’ll have news soon,” Inspector Megure said.

It's still a long way from the time the bomb explodes.

Therefore, the conclusion drawn by Zhiyong is correct.

Inspector Megure also dared not believe it so easily.

After all, this concerns the lives of countless people, so he dared not be careless.

At this time, the trains on the loop line have been running at high speed for almost half an hour, but not a single train has dared to stop.

The matter has already started being reported on television. However, for the average person, it's impossible to know the answer to this kind of question in the near future.

However, Zhiyong believes that the police will be able to find the bomb soon.

Once the matter was resolved, Zhiyong was no longer in a hurry.

Zhiyong returned to the restaurant and ate with the three children.

We've already eaten, so there's no way to take the loop line now.

With nothing else to do, Zhiyong found a taxi and took the three children home one by one.

As the advisor to the Junior Detective League, how could I allow the members to get hurt?

When Zhiyong finished eating.

Inspector Megure also received the report.

Sure enough, they found the first bomb between the tracks of the East Capital Circular Line, and soon found the second one.

This put Inspector Megure's mind at ease.

The dispatch center of Dongdu Railway immediately began to manage the trains on the loop line.

For the people on this train.

It's uncertain whether they will dare to take the trains on the loop line again anytime soon.

"Brother Sato, all the bombs have been found, and the trains on the Jō Line are all safe. Thank you so much."

After finding the five bombs, Inspector Megure called Tomoyu to thank him.

"Inspector Megure, don't be so polite, it's what I should do," Tomoyu said in a pretentious manner.

Without exchanging pleasantries, the two hung up the phone.

Around 6 PM, Inspector Megure came to Conan's hospital room again.

Now that all five bombs have been found, everyone clapped and celebrated with joy.

They had just arrived when Zhiyong followed.

Conan was quite surprised by Zhi Yong's performance this time.

In the afternoon, Conan deduced the location of the bomb and then used Shinichi Kudo's voice to call Inspector Megure.

He then realized that Inspector Megure already knew the location of the bombs and had even found two of them.

This greatly surprised Conan.

After asking Inspector Megure, Conan learned that it was Zhiyong who had deduced the location of the bomb.

"Although these five bombs have been found, it's too early to be happy. The amount of explosives in the bombs that have been found is only a quarter of the total amount stolen a few days ago," Inspector Megure said with some worry.

"So, that means there are still three-quarters of the explosives in the hands of the criminals," Kogoro Mori pondered.

At that moment, Officer Shiratori hurriedly walked in and said, "I'm so sorry I'm late."

Inspector Megure asked urgently, "Quickly, what are the results of the investigation?"

Officer Shiratori opened his notebook and said, "I investigated Okamoto Kohei, the son of Okamoto Shigeaki. He left Tokyo for Izu early this morning."

"So that means he has nothing to do with this?" Inspector Megure asked.

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Chapter 120 A Very Interesting Thing

"Yes, I wonder how things are going with the bombing incident," Officer Shiratori asked.

"It's solved, thanks to Brother Sato who cracked that clue," Inspector Megure said happily.

Everyone present was very impressed with Zhi Yong's ability to find the bomb's location so quickly.

"The problem now is where the remaining explosives are, and what the perpetrator's true identity is," Inspector Megure continued.

“What we know so far is that the culprit could not possibly live near any of the five locations where bombs were planted along the loop line. I think that’s pretty much the case,” Kogoro Mouri said.

Looking at Inspector Megure's puzzled expression.

Kogoro Mouri further explained, "If the bomb explodes, the entire vehicle could be blown away, and the affected area would definitely be quite large. How could he possibly install it near his own home? Just like the timer on that pet cage today, it would stop after sixteen seconds, I think it's for the same reason."

“There were children’s parks and apartments nearby,” Conan recalled.

“That’s right, the culprit must live in that apartment building,” Kogoro Mouri said.

“Okay, then we’ll go investigate that apartment building right away,” Inspector Megure said excitedly.

“Inspector Megure, investigating there won’t yield any results,” Tomoyu said.

Inspector Megure and the others were taken aback by what Tomoyu said.

"Brother Sato, what do you mean by this? Do you know something?" Inspector Megure asked suspiciously.

“You’ve all fallen into a misconception. Just because you have a grudge against Shinichi Kudo doesn’t mean you have to be a relative of a criminal Shinichi Kudo once arrested. There’s a Chinese saying: ‘Cutting off someone’s livelihood is like killing their parents.’” Zhi Yong said with a smile.

"What does this mean? Does it mean that Shinichi Kudo interfered with something this prisoner did?" Inspector Megure asked, puzzled.

"Inspector Megure also said that among the cases that Shinichi Kudo has handled, the case of Chief Okamoto had the greatest impact." Zhiyong paused for a moment as he spoke.

“But we also investigated. Okamoto's son went to Izu today and wasn't in Tokyo, so he didn't have time to commit the crime,” Officer Shiratori replied.

Zhiyong smiled and said, "It's not necessarily his son. Behind every politician are many interest groups. After Okamoto stepped down, how much will those who benefited from him suffer? We've seen this kind of thing with big corporations many times, but not everyone can withstand such a blow. Just like the Nishitama City new town construction plan, if the new town starts construction, what a huge circle of interests it will be."

“This… you mean those who benefited from the new town construction project?” Inspector Megure asked.

Inspector Megure was still a little uncomfortable with Tomoyuki's bluntness.

Although Inspector Megure knew there must be a lot of vested interests behind it, he couldn't say it.

Zhiyong smiled and said, "Inspector Megure, one of the five bombs we found today should be on the Sumida Canal Bridge, right?"

Inspector Megure thought for a moment and said, "That's right, there is a bomb planted on the Sumida Canal Bridge. How did you know, Sato?"

"Do you know anything about the Sumida Canal Bridge, such as who designed it?" Zhiyong asked.

"This bridge was designed by Teiji Moriya and completed in 1983. It's not an iron bridge, but a British-style bridge built of stone, so it attracted a lot of attention at the time. Teiji Moriya also won the Best Newcomer Award from the Island Nation Architectural Association for designing this bridge," Officer Shiratori said without hesitation.

"I didn't expect Officer Shiratori to know so much about architecture," Inspector Megure said in surprise.

“I am very interested in architecture,” Officer Shiratori said with a slight smile.

"Inspector Megure isn't saying that Inspector Shiratori is neglecting his duties, is he?" Tomoyuki joked.

"No, no," Inspector Megure hurriedly explained.

"Kid, just say what you have to say quickly," Kogoro Mori said impatiently.

"Alright, let's get back to the main topic. In the series of arson incidents these past few days, have you investigated who designed those burned-down houses?" Tomoyuki asked Inspector Megure.

"Well... we didn't handle the arson case, so we don't know the details. Could the arson and bombing be related?" Inspector Megure asked, puzzled.

"Around noon today, I saw the news about the Japanese gunpowder depot on TV, and then there was a report about the Kurokawa family's house being burned down. I was curious about all the arson incidents happening around this time, so I investigated and discovered something interesting," Zhiyong said with a smile.

"Something interesting?" Inspector Megure looked at Tomoyuki with a puzzled expression.

"The houses that have been burned down recently include the Kurokawa family home, which burned down a couple of days ago, as well as the Mizushima family home, the Yasuda family home, and the Akutsu family home. All of these houses were designed by Professor Moriya. And then there's this Sumida Canal Bridge today," Zhiyong said.

"What? Professor Moriya designed all of them?" Inspector Megure exclaimed in surprise.

“Yes, at the tea party a few days ago, Professor Moriya showed us his exhibition room, which contained photos of these buildings. Ran and Conan saw them at the time,” Zhiyong nodded.

Conan nodded and said, "Yes, I recognize the Kurokawa family."

Inspector Megure gave Inspector Shiratori a wink, and Inspector Shiratori nodded and left the ward.

“So, these things aren’t just coincidences,” Kogoro Mouri interjected.

"If that's the case, then the real purpose of the culprit planting the bomb on the loop line was to blow up the bridge?" Conan said, feigning innocence.

"Destroy that bridge?" Kogoro Mouri asked, puzzled.

“It’s certainly possible. The perpetrator in this case might be the same person as the serial arsonist, and their targets are both Professor Moriya’s designs…” Inspector Megure said thoughtfully.

“I understand, Inspector Megure. The culprit is probably someone who harbors resentment towards Professor Moriya, or is jealous of his success. His challenge to Shinichi Kudo was just a smokescreen,” Kogoro Mouri said happily.

“I see, that’s certainly very possible.” Inspector Megure nodded.

“Just now, I called Inspector Yumio to get some information. He also looked into the houses destroyed in this series of arson cases, and it turns out that they were all designed by Professor Moriya. Moreover, the homemade ignition devices used in the arson cases are very similar to those used by the perpetrators who planted bombs,” Inspector Shiratori said as he entered the ward.

“Alright, now that we have a lead, let’s go talk to Professor Moriya and see if he has any clues. Brother Mori, please lead the way.” Inspector Megure said, and walked out of the ward.

“Inspector Megure, it’s very dangerous for you to go like this,” Tomoyu said.