Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

"Brother Sato, what does this mean?" Inspector Megure asked, puzzled.

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Chapter 121 The Skyscraper That Failed to Explode

“Uncle Mori was only half right. The prisoner’s challenge to Shinichi Kudo was indeed a cover-up, but he also hates Shinichi Kudo. Uncle didn’t go to the exhibition hall to see Professor Moriya’s works at the tea party that day. So it’s normal that he doesn’t know some things,” Zhiyong said with a smile.

"Is there something wrong with Professor Moriya's works in his showroom?" Inspector Megure asked suspiciously.

“Actually, I don’t think that anyone harbored any grudge against Professor Moriya. Therefore, I believe that the crimes committed, whether it was burning down those houses or trying to blow up that bridge, were all done by Professor Moriya himself,” Zhiyong said.

"What?! How could it be Professor Moriya himself? What architect would ruin his own work? He's not out of his mind," Kogoro Mouri exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes, how could it be him?" Inspector Megure was also very puzzled.

"When we first arrived at Professor Moriya's house that day, Uncle Mori mentioned that Professor Moriya had lived in England until high school, so he particularly liked British-style buildings, especially the classical style. His original name was 'Sadaharu,' but he even changed it to the symmetrical 'Teiji,'" Chiyu asked Kogoro Mori.

“Yes, that’s what I said back then,” Kogoro Mouri nodded and said.

“That day, Ran, Conan, and I were allowed into the exhibition hall. While we were looking at his works from before he turned thirty, he said something like this: ‘I don’t consider these things that lack aesthetics to be architecture. Many young architects today simply lack an understanding of beauty. They must be more responsible for their work.’ Right, Conan?” Zhiyong said.

“Yes, when we were looking at those works, he said, ‘Your designs when you were young were too immature, so let’s not look at these.’” Conan added.

"These burned-down buildings have another common feature: they were all designed by Professor Moriya before he turned thirty," Zhiyong said with a smile.

"What?" Inspector Megure asked again, "Just because he doesn't like it, does that mean he has to destroy everything? But why is he targeting Shinichi Kudo? What grudge does he have against Shinichi Kudo? Is it really just a smokescreen, as Mori said?"

“Actually, Professor Moriya and Shinichi Kudo do have a grudge, and there’s a reason why he’s targeting Shinichi Kudo. Conan, do you remember that area in the exhibition hall that was covered by a cloth?” Zhiyong asked again.

“There was indeed a covered area in the exhibition hall, but Professor Moriya didn’t let us see it, so I don’t know what was underneath.”

Conan looked at Zhiyong with a puzzled expression, wondering what he meant by asking that question.

“What’s underneath is the reason for his hatred for Shinichi Kudo. That day, Professor Moriya’s attention was focused on Ran, so I secretly took a look,” Zhiyong said with a smile.

"What's next?" Conan asked hurriedly.

"Underneath the cloth is a city model, or more precisely, a model of the new town construction plan for Nishitama City," Zhiyong said, enunciating each word clearly.

"The Nishitama City New Town Construction Plan? With Okamoto stepping down, the Nishitama City New Town Construction Plan was abandoned by the new Okamoto. So, that's why he hates Kudo Shinichi," Kogoro Mouri said.

“I remember Ayumi saying that prisoners have a sweet fragrance. Then I realized what it was. It must be the tobacco smell from Professor Moriya’s pipe,” Zhiyong said.

"The smell of tobacco from a pipe?" Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri suddenly realized and said, "That's right, at the tea party that day, he definitely had that smell on him."

"Also, the bomb in the pet cage stopped with sixteen seconds left. I went there to check. It wasn't because of the children's park or the apartment, but because of the gas lamp in the children's park. That kind of gas lamp is the symbol of the new town of Nishitama. It's his favorite London-style gas lamp."

"That's why the bombing stopped temporarily at that time," Inspector Megure nodded.

"That's why I'm so sure the culprit is Professor Moriya. And, although Professor Moriya designed those burned-down houses, none of them were symmetrical," Zhiyong replied.

Officer Shiratori also said, "Although the Sumida Canal Bridge is an English-style bridge, it was not a perfectly symmetrical building at the time, possibly due to various reasons such as cost or the requirements of the builder. This was unacceptable to Professor Moriya, who was a perfectionist, so he wanted to blow it up."

Zhiyong suddenly said urgently, "Oh no, Inspector Megure, I know that Professor Moriya has planted the remaining explosives there, and there's still time for them to detonate."

Conan exclaimed in surprise, "That's right, I knew that too."

"What?!" Inspector Megure looked at Tomoyuki and Conan in surprise.

"Professor Moriya has one more artwork he wants to destroy..."

"It's the Beika City Building," Conan said eagerly.

"What, the Beika City Tower?"

Inspector Megure was getting anxious. This was a place with a lot of people, and he didn't want to imagine what would happen if something unexpected happened.

“That’s right, the Beika City Building. And, at the tea party that day, Ran said she wanted to invite Shinichi Kudo to watch a movie at the Beika Cinema in the Beika City Building. Professor Moriya asked very detailed questions at the time. I think the Beika Cinema must be the place with the most explosives, and the explosion time should be set at 10 pm,” Zhiyong said eagerly.

"That day he did ask Ran a lot of questions about Shinichi, including the time and place of their date," Conan said in surprise.

"It's 7:20 now, there's still time. I'll contact headquarters immediately..." Inspector Megure said, taking out his phone.

“Inspector Megure, we can’t conduct a large-scale search; we must do it secretly. This whole series of events couldn’t have been done by Professor Moriya alone. If he has accomplices monitoring him, he might detonate it prematurely.”

"That's true. If there really are accomplices, then we're in trouble. Don't worry, we'll be careful," Inspector Megure said seriously.

“Right now we’re just making inferences. Even if we all know Professor Moriya is the culprit, we can’t do anything about him without evidence. However, I think someone like him must have a bomb planted in his house, and he’ll detonate it if things go wrong,” Zhiyong added.

“That’s right, he’s a perfectionist. If things really fail, he’ll definitely have a backup plan,” Kogoro Mouri said.

“We still need to go to his house, but we’ll just say that someone is trying to harm him and ask him if he has any suspects. This will keep him calm and buy us time to find and defuse the bomb,” Inspector Megure said.

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Chapter 122 The Same Excuse

Seeing that things were about to end, Zhiyong activated the illusion function.

This was the first time Zhiyong had used the illusion on so many people.

Zhiyong secretly took out the sleeping pills and flicked them in front of Conan.

Conan just saw that everyone was going to Teiji Moriya's house.

He had originally planned to go along as well.

But after smelling the sleeping pills, she quickly fainted on the bed.

Because Conan is a child, his sleeping didn't attract anyone's attention.

At this moment, Zhiyong put away the remaining sleeping pills.

The illusion was also stopped by wisdom and courage.

None of the people present realized that something had happened.

"Alright, I'll contact the headquarters first, and then we'll go to Professor Moriya's house." Inspector Megure said, about to make a phone call.

"Inspector Megure, there's one more thing you need to be aware of," Tomoyu said.

Inspector Megure stopped what he was doing and asked, "What?"

"That's Okamoto Kohei, the son of Okamoto Shizane."

"Okamoto Kohei? He already left today to go to Izu for fun?"

“Although he went to Izu today, don’t you think it’s a bit of a coincidence? Besides, stealing gunpowder from a Japanese gunpowder depot isn’t something one person can do alone. If he was just doing preliminary work, like manufacturing bombs, and his departure today was just a cover-up, that’s not impossible,” Zhiyong analyzed.

Inspector Megure nodded and said, "That's right, that's certainly a possibility. We still need to keep a close eye on Okamoto Kohei."

He reported the matter to the hall.

Whether it's true or not, such a big matter deserves to be investigated.

Upon receiving Inspector Megure's call, the police leadership immediately dispatched a large number of officers.

All the police officers changed into plainclothes and quietly entered the village, without firing a shot.

The personnel dispatched quickly discovered a large number of bombs inside the Mikado City building. Fortunately, they were discovered early, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable.

The headlines of the next day's newspapers would all be about the police's incompetence, the number of casualties, and the economic losses.

This birthday celebration for Shinichi Kudo will likely be unforgettable for him.

However, without Xiaolan's injury, perhaps there wouldn't be too much disappointment in him.

Zhiyong did not go to Teiji Moriya's house again, presumably because he had already received Zhiyong's reminder.

If they still can't handle it, then they're truly useless.

Thanks to Zhiyong's involvement, this incident did not result in any major incidents; it was all just a close call.

Actually, Zhiyong wanted the Mika City building to explode.

That way he would be able to obtain a large number of ghosts.

But in the end, Zhiyong held back.

Even if Zhiyong were to stop at nothing to achieve his goals, he still couldn't do it right.

Although the explosion has passed, it continues to be broadcast in newspapers and on television.

People have absolutely no goodwill towards Teiji Moriya now.

To do something like this just because of this tiny flaw is nothing short of perverted.

In this incident, Zhi Yong's actions greatly enhanced his reputation.

Although Teiji Moriya was captured, it was impossible for him to have accomplished such a feat alone.

His accomplices also need to be thoroughly investigated.

Kohei Okamoto was among them. In addition to stealing gunpowder from the Japanese gunpowder depot, he also helped make the bombs.

They should also know that if something goes wrong, Okamoto Kohei might be the first suspect, so they should avoid suspicion.

Kohei Okamoto then left for Izu.

However, when Teiji Moriya was captured, his identity was exposed.

Zhiyong had only heard some things from Kogoro Mouri; he hadn't asked any specific questions.

Although Teiji Moriya is a celebrity.

He usually has a very wide network of connections.

If it were something else, someone might come forward to put pressure on the police.

But this time, the matter is just too big.

No one dared to say a good word for him at this time.

Especially those whose houses were destroyed by fire.

They are all well-known figures in the island nation.

However, they were tricked by Moriya Teiji, so how could they let Moriya Teiji go?

For this reason, Teiji Moriya did not have an easy time in prison.

Moriya Teiji sings all day long about chrysanthemums withering and wounds scattered on the ground, and your smile has turned yellow.

In the world of Detective Conan, childhood sweethearts and first love are very distinctive, but also quite annoying.