Detective Conan: Developing a younger version of Ran Eri, and the stunning Yukiko.

"Shiraishihara, hurry up!" Ran called out as well.

"Okay." Seeing that Ran and Sonoko had already gone up, Shiraishihara had no choice but to follow them into the cabin.

"What's wrong, Shiraishihara? Why are you suddenly spacing out?" Sonoko asked curiously.

"It's nothing, maybe I'm overthinking it." Shiraishi Hara shook his head, forcing a smile.

Xiaolan excitedly looked out the window as the Ferris wheel slowly rose, and she gradually ascended as well.

"Wow... the view of Tokyo from the Ferris wheel is absolutely stunning!"

"Yes! It's really amazing." Sonoko was also immersed in the wonderful experience brought by the Ferris wheel.

Shiraishi's expression turned serious; he sensed something was about to happen. Sure enough, just as the Ferris wheel reached the top, a sudden explosion rang out, followed by a violent shaking of the cabins. He looked out the window and saw the Ferris wheel swaying precariously, as if it might collapse at any moment.

Xiaolan was terrified. She grabbed Shiraishihara's hand and asked anxiously, "Huh? What happened? What's going on?"

Shiraishi said gravely, "Something terrible has happened! The Ferris wheel has been attacked by a bomb!"

Sonoko panicked immediately and burst into tears: "What do we do? It's so high, are we going to die?"

"Calm down!" Shiraishihara reached out and pressed Sonoko's shoulder, reminding her to stay calm.

"Ran, quickly summon your Persona and leave with Sonoko. I'm going to save Conan!"

As a phantom thief idol, Ran has no problem protecting herself, and escaping with Sonoko would be a piece of cake.

"understand!"

Ran immediately summoned her Persona, raised her delicate foot clad in beige sandals, and kicked open the cockpit door with force. She wrapped her arm around Sonoko and nimbly escaped the danger zone.

Seeing that Ran and Sonoko had escaped safely, Shiraishi rushed to rescue Conan.

The Ferris wheel wouldn't last much longer, so Shiraishihara didn't dare to delay. He leaped down to the cabin below, punched open the cabin door, and rescued Conan, who was trapped inside.

"Ah! It's Brother Shiraishihara!" Conan was deeply moved that Shiraishihara had come all the way to save him. Although Shiraishihara had made him "green with envy," he had to admit that he was still his good brother.

However, Conan was more worried about Ran than his own safety: "Brother Shiraishihara, how is Ran-neechan now?"

"Ran rescued Sonoko, and they're both alright."

After saying that, Shiraishi grabbed Conan by the back of his collar like a kitten and quickly weaved through the Ferris wheel cabins to meet up with Ran and Sonoko, who had already escaped.

The four of them were safe and sound, but the others on the Ferris wheel weren't so lucky...

The Ferris wheel ultimately couldn't hold out until the rescue team arrived, and with a loud crash, it collapsed.

Inside the Ferris wheel, the number of tourist injuries and fatalities can only be described as "horrifying".

Conan was truly shocked.

Although he had seen countless crime scenes, such a large-scale casualty situation was truly unprecedented for him.

"Who is the murderer? Who committed such a heinous crime! I will never forgive this guy." Conan gritted his teeth in anger, his sense of justice erupting like a volcano. He secretly vowed to personally bring the murderer to justice.

"This is no ordinary explosion; it is clearly a terrorist attack, and a heinous terrorist attack that kills indiscriminately!"

Shiraishi Hara succinctly revealed the egregious nature of this incident.

If it were only targeting a specific individual, it wouldn't usually involve such a large-scale operation, causing so many innocent people to suffer such a tragic fate.

"No matter who the murderer is, I will absolutely not let him escape the punishment of the law!" Conan vowed, his words filled with determination.

"Um……"

Shiraishi nodded in deep agreement.

"We are also victims of this disaster, and we must not let the culprit get away with it." If Shiraishihara hadn't been the leader of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts, they might have become victims as well.

No. .

113. The dashing and spirited Sato Miwako, her face beaming with satisfaction after her passionate encounter.

Chapter 113

Following such a horrific bombing, Dorobiga Park was forced to temporarily suspend operations.

Before long, ambulances and police cars arrived at the scene at breakneck speed, their sirens blaring.

Inspector Megure's expression was extremely grave; Tokyo hadn't seen such a horrific incident in a very long time!

Almost the entire First Investigation Division mobilized, with familiar faces like Megure, Takagi, Shiratori, Sato, and Chiba appearing at the scene.

When Inspector Megure saw that Shiraishi was also there, he quickly stepped forward and asked him about the details of the incident.

Shiraishi told Inspector Megure everything he knew without reservation.

After that, the four of them left the Paradise of Dorobiga.

This case is completely different from previous ones; the police need to conduct a comprehensive and meticulous investigation and collect sufficient evidence to possibly bring the mastermind to justice.

Their presence on site doesn't actually play a significant role.

"Did I bring this misfortune upon myself?"

Xiaolan sighed softly, her face full of helplessness and frustration.

The last time she came to Dorobiga Park with Shinichi Kudo, something happened. This time, she came with Shiraishihara and something similar happened again, which made her feel terrible.

Shiraishi and Conan exchanged a glance, both feeling a pang of guilt.

Conan, needless to say, has always carried the "resounding" title of "Beihana Death God".

Shiraishi Hara felt that he encountered such incidents quite frequently. Could it be that he had become "Beihana's second Grim Reaper"?

"Xiao Lan, don't be discouraged, this is definitely not your problem."

"Sister Xiaolan, don't belittle yourself. The one who made the mistake is the murderer, not you, the victim!"

Sonoko was still shaken and felt a chill run down her spine. She couldn't help but say, "Speaking of which, Ran is really amazing. She managed to hold me and escape from that tall Ferris wheel."

Conan Edogawa immediately became interested and asked curiously, "Sonoko-neechan, tell me quickly, how did Ran-neechan save you?"

Sonoko enthusiastically described the detailed process of Ran saving her, her vivid narration making it seem as if Ran was a real-life Superwoman, leaving Conan dumbfounded.

06

It's understandable that Shiraishihara, as a high school detective, has outstanding abilities, but when did Ran become so amazing? I'll have to find a suitable opportunity to ask Ran about it when I get back!

Conan stroked his chin, pondering to himself.

……

The next day, Shiraishi was planning to go to school, but he suddenly received a call from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department asking him to come and assist in an investigation.

To Shiraishihara's surprise, the person he was assigned to was not the familiar Inspector Megure, but rather a very reliable detective from the Metropolitan Police Department's First Investigative Division—Miwako Sato.

Shiraishihara entered the reception room and saw Sato Miwako holding a small notebook, seemingly deep in thought.

"Detective, did you call for me?" Shiraishi asked politely.

"I'm Sato Miwako. We've met several times already, you should still remember me, right?" Sato Miwako put down her notebook and said directly when she saw Shiraishihara come in.

“Of course I remember. You are Officer Sato Miwako. How could I forget such a dashing and heroic figure?” Shiraishihara replied with a smile.

"Since that's the case, I won't beat around the bush."

Without any hesitation, Miwako Sato stated the reason for inviting him: "Detective Shiraishi, this terrorist attack has resulted in a large number of victims, and the Metropolitan Police Department is under immense pressure. We hope you can lend us a hand."

"Okay, as long as it's within my power, I'll definitely do it without hesitation."

Shiraishihara was equally determined to catch the culprit and agreed without hesitation.

"That's great!"

Sato Miwako smiled with relief. With the help of this high school detective, even the most difficult cases might have a turning point!

Then, she recounted to Shiraishihara, in detail, the clues that the police had obtained from their investigation the previous day.

"An apple with a timer? What does that mean?"

Shiraishi asked with a puzzled look.

"That's right, the criminal who carried out yesterday's bombing made a warning call to the amusement park ten minutes before the explosion. At the time, he claimed to be 'Apple with a timer device'."

Miwako Sato explained patiently.

"Then what……"

"The staff at the amusement park who answered the phone thought it was just a common prank and didn't take it seriously. Although they called the police, they didn't even issue any warnings to the visitors over the loudspeaker just to prevent unnecessary chaos."

"But why would these people do this?"

"It's still unclear... So far, the criminals haven't made any further demands."

Just then, Sato Miwako's phone suddenly rang.

Miwako Sato gave Shiraishihara an apologetic look before answering the phone.

"Hello, this is Miwako Sato."

"..."

"Another explosion? Someone was killed?"

"..."

After hanging up the phone, Sato Miwako said to Shiraishihara with a serious expression, "Shiraishihara, turn on the TV right away."

Shiraishi responded with a "Okay" and immediately turned on the television in the reception room.

On television, a male reporter is giving a live report.

"Well, here's the latest news. This morning at nine o'clock, an explosion occurred at the University of Tokyo Library for unknown reasons."

Shiraishi frowned and said, "The University of Tokyo Library is so close to the Metropolitan Police Department. How dare the murderer commit a crime in a place like this? Officer Sato, they clearly don't take you seriously."

“Ah, that’s true…” Sato Miwako did not deny it, her expression growing increasingly serious.

The television screen showed images of the devastation left by the library explosion, and the reporter continued broadcasting.

"Preliminary assessments suggest that the perpetrators of this bombing are likely the same group involved in yesterday's Dorobiga Park bombing..."

Moreover, at least ten people tragically lost their lives in today's explosion! Among them was Professor Emeritus Juzo Wakabayashi of the University of Tokyo.

After reading the news, Miwako Sato's expression became extremely serious.

"Damn it, if the murderer is not brought to justice as soon as possible, bombings will probably continue to occur one after another."

This case is unlike any other; the killer's methods are extremely brutal. Shiraishi could see that Sato Miwako was under immense pressure.

"Detective Shiraishi, I need to get to the scene immediately. I'll contact you again if I find any new clues."

"Ah."

Shiraishi watched as Sato Miwako hurriedly left.

After lunch, Shiraishi went to school, feeling there was no need to skip his afternoon classes. Teitan High School had frequent holidays, so there was no need to deliberately skip classes.

Upon arriving at school, Ran and Sonoko quickly guessed why Shiraishihara hadn't come to class that morning. It must be because of yesterday's bombing incident; he had been called in by the Metropolitan Police Department to help out, something Kudo Shinichi often did in the past.

The two girls asked Shiraishihara about the progress of the case out of curiosity, and Shiraishihara did not hide anything from them, after all, it was not a secret that could not be told.

"The police are still investigating with all their might, but they have no leads yet. Furthermore, this morning, another bombing occurred at the University of Tokyo library… at least ten people have died…"

Upon hearing this, the two were so shocked that their mouths dropped open. Adding the victims of yesterday's bombing, the death toll was just too high!

Unlike Inspector Megure, who simply coasts through his duties, Miwako Sato is quite dedicated.

She wouldn't dump all the questions on the detective; in her eyes, the detective was merely a supporting role.

After a thorough investigation, Sato Miwako discovered that Wakabayashi Juzo was of paramount importance.

As an emeritus professor at the University of Tokyo, he has an extremely wide social circle, not only serving as a visiting professor at Teito University, but also as an independent director of a publicly traded pharmaceutical company.

If the others were all victims of indiscriminate killings, then Wakabayashi Juzo was probably a unique case.

In the days following the incident, Wakabayashi Juzo's memorial service was held at his luxurious mansion. Sato Miwako drove to Teitan High School to pick up Shiraishihara, hoping he would assist the police in their investigation.

"Today is the memorial service for Professor Emeritus Jūzō Wakabayashi of the University of Tokyo. Why don't you come with me?"

At the entrance of Teitan High School, Miwako Sato warmly invited Shiraishihara to get into the police car.

"Okay."

Shiraishi Hara smoothly sat in the passenger seat, quickly fastened his seatbelt, and then the police car sped towards Wakabayashi Juzo's house.