Conan, I'm an actor

Matsuda stared at the five bombs in front of him, his scalp tingling. In his mind, he had already cursed the entire First Investigation Division.

Elsewhere, the bombs are already detonated, so why are they all unexploded here? And why were they specifically asking me to come alone? Aren't they afraid I'll mess things up?

“You’re here pretty early,” Shinjo said, standing at the other end of the railway. “There are five bombs here, all of them light-sensitive. I’ve already removed the parts connecting the sensors and detonators.”

"Huh?" Matsuda leaned closer and realized that the connection between the sensor and the detonator had been cut off.

Just then, the sound of a train came from afar. After glancing at the direction of the train, Matsuda hurriedly ran to the new town.

"Senior, you must have been the one who called me here," Matsuda said obsequiously. "So, what do you want?"

"I want you to hide three of the bombs, and then a week later, plant them in this hospital. You will then personally lead a team to the hospital to defuse the bombs." Shinjo handed a map to Matsuda Jinpei.

"You...you're going to bomb the hospital?" Matsuda's expression was rather grim.

“This is my hospital.” Shinjo rolled his eyes. “I need to clear the area, so I need you and your colleagues to cooperate and create a riot. If possible, we need to detonate one of the bombs, the bigger the commotion, the better.”

"You're preparing explosives so I can bomb your hospital?" Matsuda placed his hand on Shinjo's forehead. "Senpai, you don't have a fever."

“For details, ask Furuya. He’s been working as a waiter at the café downstairs from the Mouri Detective Agency lately; you can catch him there.” Shinjo shoved the map into Matsuda’s arms. “I don’t have time to explain today; I have a lot of things to do.”

"Huh? What else is it?" Matsuda looked puzzled. What could be more important than dealing with the railway bridge bombing?

“The amount of gunpowder that went missing from the Japanese gunpowder depot was huge. Besides the two explosions this morning, there’s still a lot of explosives on the tracks that haven’t been found.” After saying that, Shinjo ran from the other exit to the other end of the railway bridge. “I’ll go find the rest.”

"This is really troublesome." Matsuda Jinpei sighed as he looked at the explosives in front of him, put on gloves, and began to dismantle the bomb.

Taking three of the bombs directly is very risky. What if the bomber arrogantly announced the number of bombs, and it turns out that the actual number of bombs doesn't match what he said? That would be troublesome. What he needs to do now is halve the number of bombs he uses.

A dozen minutes later, just as he was about to call Inspector Megure, the timer on the ground suddenly started, clearly indicating that the person behind the scenes had begun to act.

With that in mind, he sent a text message to Inspector Megure.

In the ward

"Matsuda Jinpei just said that five bombs were found on the tracks, all of which used photosensitive sensors," Inspector Megure said, looking at Mori and Shiratori beside him. "That guy was planning to blow up the railway bridge."

Just then, the door to the ward was kicked open, and Takagi burst in from outside the ward once again.

"Inspector Megure, we've found out. All the previous buildings were designed by Teiji Moriya, and they were all his works before he turned thirty," Takagi said nervously.

"I see, that's how it is, that's right." Kogoro Mouri slapped his thigh. "I once visited Teiji Moriya's exhibition room. At that time, he looked down on his works before the age of thirty. His attitude was like..."

“We need to destroy those buildings,” Conan said seriously. “I’ve seen photos of those buildings, and none of them are perfectly symmetrical. I think Professor Moriko wants to destroy them for that reason.”

"Damn it!" Kogoro Mouri clenched his fist. "How could there be such a person!"

“But this evidence isn’t enough to convict him, is it?” Officer Shiratori said, frowning. “This is all based on our reasoning. Without evidence, we can’t make an arrest.”

"As for evidence, the scars on his face are evidence," Conan said. "Didn't Inspector Takagi say before that the suspect had scars on his face? As long as we can prove that both of them have scars on their faces..."

“This cannot be used as conclusive evidence,” Takagi suddenly said. “The surveillance video did not capture his face clearly, and the eyewitnesses said he had injuries on his face. Moreover, the eyewitnesses said he had a very long beard, so I think he must have disguised himself. There is no way to prove that they are the same person.”

"Huh?" Conan's expression instantly fell, and everything was back to square one.

"Regardless of whether it's him or not, take him under control first!" Inspector Megure gave the order directly.

"Inspector Megure, this is against the rules," Kogoro Mori said, frowning. "If..."

“If I really lose my job, I’ll go to Shinjo. Doesn’t he run some kind of detective agency?” Megure said casually. “He has to be able to put food on the table.”

Just then, the cell phone placed beside the hospital bed rang.

"Hello, who is this?" Conan asked nervously.

"I didn't expect you to find that bomb. You deserve a reward, but now you can step down and call Kudo out," the man opposite said, somewhat exasperated.

“That’s right, it’s time for adults from now on.” Kogoro Mouri pressed the speakerphone button on his cell phone.

"Who are you? Where's Shinichi Kudo?!"

"Shinichi Kudo isn't here. I'm enough to deal with you. Listen to me, I am the famous detective Kogoro Mouri." At this moment, Kogoro Mouri exuded a sharp aura.

Chapter 168 The Skyscraper Detonated Prematurely

The man opposite him was silent for a moment, then said, "That's fine. I'll only say this once, and you listen carefully: I've planted five bombs on the East Capital Circular Railway. The bombs will start their countdown at 4 o'clock, and any train traveling on it at less than 60 kilometers per hour will explode. Also, before sunset..."

"You're using a light-sensitive bomb, right? It will detonate once the light is blocked for a certain period of time," Kogoro Mouri said calmly. "When the speed is below 60 km/h, the light blocking time will reach the critical point, and the bomb will explode."

"you……"

"You must be the mastermind behind the recent arson attacks, right? The buildings you destroyed were all designed by Teiji Moriya, so you would have chosen the railway bridge designed by Teiji Moriya as the location to plant the bomb, wouldn't you?"

"how do you know?"

“How could such a trick possibly fool us detectives? You’re too naive!” Kogoro Mouri said confidently. “Bring it on, I’ll take it all.”

"Kogoro Mouri, is it? Then try to save your daughter." The man opposite said somewhat exasperatedly, "This was originally a big gift prepared for Shinichi Kudo, but now I'm giving it to you."

Kogoro Mouri's face turned green as he watched the phone being hung up. He had originally intended to provoke the guy on the other end into revealing the address of the remaining explosives. Even a little information would have been helpful, but he hadn't expected the other party to use Ran as leverage against him.

"Mouri, leave the rest to me. You go protect Ran first." Inspector Megure said to Officer Takagi beside him, "Takagi, did you bring a gun? If you did, come with Mouri."

But before Inspector Megure could finish speaking, his phone rang, and it rang again shortly after he hung up.

Left with no other choice, he answered the phone. A moment later, his face darkened, he said, "Just now, there was an explosion at the Beika City Hall..."

"What did you say?" Kogoro Mouri grabbed Inspector Megure's clothes. "How's the situation over there now?"

Conan's expression changed as well. If he remembered correctly, Ran and he were supposed to have a date at the movie theater in Beika City Hall.

"The explosion wasn't very powerful; it only sealed off the exits. There haven't been any reports of casualties yet." Inspector Megure patted Kogoro Mouri on the shoulder. "Don't worry, I'll get Ran no matter what... Conan, where are you going?"

At this moment, on the fifth floor of the Mihana City Hall

A group of people stared blankly at the location of the elevator and stairs, which had collapsed. The emergency exit doors were also deformed and could not be opened.

"What happened? Was it an earthquake?"

"No, it looks like an explosion."

"This is a shopping mall, how could an explosion happen here?"

"You forgot, there are restaurants here too. Isn't it normal for gas pipelines to explode?"

Shinjo closed the book in his hand, took off the sunglasses he was using to disguise himself, touched his forehead, and looked at the bloodstains on his fingers. His face darkened. Years of hunting geese had led to him being pecked blind. Not only had Conan misjudged the situation, but he had also misjudged the power of the explosives. Fortunately, it was just a scratch, and the wound wasn't deep.

The plot did not report casualty figures, so he thought that Teiji Moriya had only placed explosives on key structures. He did not expect that the old guy's main goal was to use a large quantity of explosives.

You're supposed to be a famous architect, can't you be a little more elegant? This excessive use of explosives has absolutely no aesthetic appeal.

"How pathetic." Just then, a white figure appeared in front of him.

"Shirley?" Shinjo was taken aback. He looked around and, not seeing anyone from the organization, asked, "What are you doing here?"

"What did you do to my sister? Where is she now?" Shirley grabbed Xincheng's collar and asked. "I made the antidote just as you asked."

"Let go, let go, don't get agitated." Shinjo patted Shiho's hand. "The others are still watching."

Looking around and noticing that everyone's eyes were on them, Shiho Miyano finally let go of Shinjo's hand, glaring at him somewhat reluctantly.

Shinjo straightened his clothes, which Shiho had messed up, before calmly asking, "Why did you think of contacting me? Wasn't Bourbon involved in that operation? Why didn't you contact him?"

“I can’t find him. I asked Gin about Bourbon’s whereabouts, but Gin refused to tell me.”

Shinjo's lips twitched. Now he understood why Gin suspected Bourbon. Anyone would be suspicious if a researcher suddenly questioned a field worker they had never met. Touko was truly wronged in this situation.

"These photos were taken last week." Shinjo took a photo directly from his wallet.

Although Akemi Miyano in the photo has become smaller, Shiho Miyano can still recognize her as her older sister at a glance, and the person standing next to her should be Dai Moroboshi.

Seeing that her sister was alright, she finally felt relieved. However, she immediately realized something and glared angrily at Xincheng, "How could you give her that kind of medicine? The side effects of that medicine are unpredictable. What if it didn't trigger?"

“I didn’t feed her a failed product,” Shinjo said with a smile. “As long as we find the effective ingredients, we can turn the uncertain into the certain by controlling the variables.”

Shiho Miyano's gaze towards Shinjo changed; it was as if she were looking at a demon that had crawled out of hell.

Shinjo makes it sound simple, but it's extremely difficult to do. Controlled variables in medicine are all based on a large amount of data.

The organization fed drugs to so many people, but only Shinichi Kudo succeeded. How many people did Shinjo feed drugs to, and how many people did he kill?

"Don't look at me like that, it's not what you think." Xincheng coughed. "I'm not that heartless, it's all computer simulation. Forget it, you wouldn't understand even if I told you. You just need to know that your sister is okay. As long as you develop the antidote, she can turn back at any time once the organization is taken down."

Shiho Miyano was furious. She, a top student in biology and chemistry, was being looked down upon for her lack of intelligence!

"So, this is also your doing? Bombing the entire Beika Municipal Center?" Shiho Miyano looked at the wound on the man's forehead and took out iodine and a bandage from her backpack.

"This wasn't my doing. I was just adding fuel to the fire." Shinjo felt the cool touch on his forehead and said somewhat awkwardly, "It's just a small wound, it won't heal for long. There's no need for this."

"It will heal, but if it's not treated properly, it might leave a scar, since it's the face, not other places."

"alright."

What are you going to do next?

"What else can we do? Remain stable and wait for aid," Shinjo said casually. "With such a commotion, Tokyo… wait, let me take this call. Moshi moshi, this is Shinjo Tetsuo, is this Mori? What's up?"

Upon hearing Shinjo's voice on the other end of the phone, Kogoro Mouri immediately became furious. "Where are you right now? Are you at the Beika Municipal Center?"

He had previously heard from Megure that Shinjo had asked Matsuda to disarm the bomb while he went to find the remaining explosives. This meant that Shinjo was very likely at the Beika Municipal Center. He made this call to try his luck and ask if Shinjo was with Ran.

Chapter 169 The Skyscraper Bomb Show

“Yes, I’m at the Mihana Municipal Center.” Shinjo looked at Ran, who was wearing a red dress in the distance, and said in a low voice, “But I don’t see Ran. I’m on the 4th floor now, so we shouldn’t be on the same floor.”

"Then please help me out, quickly..."

“I would have gone to save her even without you telling me, but I’m not Superman. The situation is terrible. The elevators and escalators are all damaged, the condition of the stairs to the emergency exit is unknown, but the exit door is deformed and cannot be opened. Moreover, there are still many unexploded bombs inside the building. If they are all detonated, this building will be reduced to ruins in an instant.”

"Damn it... Hey, don't steal it!"

"Brother Shinjo, how's the situation over there?" Inspector Megure asked anxiously. "Are there any seriously injured people in the building? Also, how many bombs are still inside the building?"

Xincheng had already moved to a corner away from the crowd. "As for bombs, there should still be many, but I don't know the exact number. I've defused 11 bombs so far, all of them were timed and remotely detonated. The ones that have been detonated now should be the first batch, sealing off all the exits of the building. The rest of the bombs should be detonated one after another. As for seriously injured people, there aren't any yet, but there are a dozen or so with minor injuries. They're in relatively stable condition right now, but it's hard to say what will happen in a few hours."

"Then can you defuse the bomb?" After saying that, Inspector Megure realized that he had asked a difficult question, so he immediately added, "It's okay if you can't."

"I've already demolished part of it, but now I'm trapped on the fourth floor." Shinjo said as they arrived at the door of an office. "How's Moriya Teiji doing?"

"It really was him!" Kogoro Mouri's roar came through the phone receiver.

"We've already sent people to arrest him, and the procedures are underway, but I'll have someone else..."

"Control him and prevent him from getting any information from the outside world. If necessary, we'll need to search him." Xincheng said after a moment's thought. "The evidence should be in his house, and the rest of the bombs are all there. I reckon he's already prepared to die with us. When you go to arrest him, don't do anything too extreme. It's best to say you're protecting his safety and let him lower his guard before making the arrest."