Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

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What's important right now isn't some electric scooter!

"I'm really curious about how this thing is structured, how it can have such strong power, and how it can drive in such conditions without tipping over."

Just then, Professor Agasa muttered to himself, "Speaking of which, the way this bomb detonates is quite peculiar. The train's speed is understandable, but how can it explode when the sun goes down? It's the complete opposite of the solar-powered skateboard I made..."

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, Conan froze, as if a bolt of lightning had struck his head.

An essential detective skill – a flash of inspiration!

"I know what happened!"

……

One hundred kilometers is neither a long nor a short distance for a small electric scooter in its "walking mode".

Sano quickly explored the entire Tokyo Loop Line. No, strictly speaking, he didn't run the whole route, because he had already found the locations of all five bombs when there was still a third of the route left.

Sano quickly drove off the track, found a deserted spot, and then suddenly pressed down, causing the rear of the car to lift up. The dragon-like tail swung around in place, relying on the front wheels to keep spinning.

Only after most of the powerful inertia had been dissipated did Sano jump off the vehicle, lay the electric scooter upside down on the ground, and let the rear wheel continue to spin.

This was a method Sano came up with when he was bored to forcibly stop the berserk mode. It was also his first time trying it, and he considered it a success.

...To be honest, even Sano himself didn't expect to actually succeed. After all, such a high speed was an advantage when taking off, but when it came to doing handstands...who knows, he might have flipped over hundreds of times.

Is it simply because the science of detectives in this world is powerful enough?

After shaking his head, which was still dizzy from spinning hundreds of times, Sano took out his phone and made a call.

After hanging up, Sano realized that Inspector Megure had called him several times, and then, apparently because no one answered, sent him a text message.

The gist of it is that a bomb has been planted on the Tokyo Loop Line. There are some clues, and Sano is asked to help think of them. He can call back if he comes up with something.

Sano now knows the location of the bomb, but why is he telling the other party?

After all, there's no benefit to it.

But after Sano put his phone back in his pocket, he suddenly realized that his true identity seemed to have been "unsolved" for quite some time.

Sano considered the potential consequences of his excessive laziness.

Firstly, the police's trust level has decreased, and the protagonist's group's presence has diminished, which may prevent Sano from using his true identity to gather information and carry out his missions in the future.

Secondly, his long absence from the public eye is also highly suspicious, especially considering Amuro Tooru's situation... Could that guy have simply fired him and stopped paying his salary?

Sano stroked his chin, lost in thought, and finally decided to show his face a little to make himself more noticeable.

So Sano took out his phone again and made a call. After confirming the situation, he immediately called Inspector Megure back.

After another ten minutes or so, Sano looked at the bombs in front of him with a thoughtful expression in his eyes.

These bombs are far more powerful than the dozen or so bombs from the previous round, and even more powerful than the second bomb today.

It took Sano quite a bit of time to dismantle them.

In addition, there is another point worth mentioning - Sano almost managed to detonate all of these bombs, even though they were right in his face.

Because Sano didn't know how these bombs were detonated, he instinctively walked towards a shady place after picking them up. Fortunately, one of the peripheral members sent by Gin knew a little about bombs and reminded Sano.

—That's why these peripheral members weren't killed in the process of delivering the bomb to Sano.

However, this also surprised Sano greatly. He didn't know that bombs could actually be powered by solar energy.

This truly lives up to its reputation as a world of science fiction.

Sano thought it only had remote control and timer functions.

Oh, and we also need to add a trigger-activated one, similar to a hand grenade or landmine, like the kind used on remote-controlled airplanes today. But Sano never used it, since there wasn't such a bomb among the explosive gloves he created.

"Sir, I have estimated that the amount of explosives we have collected so far is only about a quarter of the amount of explosives stolen from the Japanese gunpowder depot this time."

The peripheral member who knew a little about bombs reported to Sano, his words full of respect and admiration.

This is not only due to the difference in their social status, but also because of the difference in their abilities.

...Although this cadre seemed unable to distinguish the types of bombs, he was able to easily dismantle such a large number and powerful bombs, which shows just how talented he was in this area.

It's fine for an ordinary person, but for someone who happens to know a little about bombs, that's a big shot to be admired.

"Only a quarter?"

Upon hearing this, Sano frowned deeply. They had been busy for most of the day and had only dealt with a quarter of the explosives. Would they have to work for the next three days straight?

So, should I go home to sleep tonight?

……

The bombing case on the East Metropolitan Ring Road has finally been solved.

It is said that a self-proclaimed "Mihua Hammer Hero" who wished to remain anonymous made a phone call to the police and told them the location of the bombs—they were not on the train, but on the tracks.

The police immediately arranged for trains on the loop line to stop at a safe section of the line. After confirming that there was no danger, they began the investigation.

...Logically speaking, since the location of the bomb is already known, the investigation should be completed quickly.

But even as the sun was about to set, the police still hadn't found the bomb.

...but they did find several devices that appeared to be fixed bombs.

A bomb was planted on the East Metropolitan Circular Line.

A ghostly electric motorcycle traveling at half Mach was spotted on the East Metropolitan Ring Road.

The bomb found on the East Metropolitan Ring Road has not been found to have been taken.

Today is undoubtedly the day that the East Metropolitan Circular Line receives the most attention.

So... where did the bomb go?

There was also the bomb that was supposed to be in the cat carrier, and the very first bomb that was on the remote-controlled airplane.

Could it be that all three waves of explosions were resolved by the same person?

And that ghost electric motorcycle, it appeared on the East Metropolitan Circular Line, is it really just a coincidence?

With the crisis averted, Conan finally had the time and energy to focus on other things.

But then again.

Is Sano some kind of monster? How could he spot the location of the bomb at a glance?

Thinking back to how he finally figured out the answer and secretly left the crowd to call Inspector Megure, only to find out that the Inspector had already gotten the answer from Sano, Conan couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

Conan wasn't unaware of the gap between the two, but was the gap really this large?

Even though they were dozens of kilometers apart—and Sano was reportedly traveling out of town—Inspector Megure immediately deduced the truth based on just one text message from him.

It's absolutely outrageous and terrifying!

What Conan couldn't understand most was the fact that the other party's answer was far too detailed.

Conan's deduction was limited to the bomb's detonation method—which meant that the safety of the train could be ensured first, and the bomb's location could be narrowed down, making it highly likely that the bomb could be found and defused within the time limit.

But Sano directly revealed the exact location of the bomb.

How the hell did they do that?!

Ahhhhh!

It's so intriguing, it makes me incredibly curious!

Of course, Conan also knew that even if he went to ask Sano how he deduced the location of the bomb, Sano would most likely not tell him, or would try to fool him with something like "intuition".

Damn it, does having talent really mean you can do whatever you want?!

It's so enviable it makes me want to cry!

Despite his frustration and irritability, Conan managed to shake off these unnecessary thoughts, because the most important thing right now was to find the bomb planter as soon as possible.

Although the problem with the East Metropolitan Circular Line has been resolved, the root cause remains.

Conan already had the answer in his mind: it was Teiji Moriya.

This is an architectural designer.

He even sent himself a letter some time ago... strictly speaking, it was Shinichi Kudo who invited him to a tea party. Of course, due to his "health" condition, Shinichi Kudo was unable to attend, so Conan and Ran Mouri went in his place.

Conan didn't suspect that Teiji Moriya was a bomb maker. It was just that by chance, he discovered that there was a bridge designed by the other party in the recent ring-shaped bomb incident. Then he unexpectedly discovered that there were also buildings designed by the other party in the arson incidents a few days ago.

This suggests that the other party may have some connection with the bomber.

So Conan, Inspector Megure, and the others set off for Teiji Moriya's house.

……

At the same moment, inside a luxurious villa, a middle-aged man with unusually thick eyebrows and a mustache, and a very high hairline, was smoking a pipe and coldly watching the news report on television.

"Mihana Hammer Man... Isn't this another high school detective? He got caught up in this mess by an outsider. He even said he didn't want to reveal his name, but who doesn't know that Mihana Hammer Man is you? You're just trying to gain fame, a hypocrite. Hmph, Shinichi Kudo is really useless too, he couldn't even beat him."

Moriya Teiji snorted and exhaled a puff of smoke: "But speaking of which, apart from these three attacks on Kudo Shinichi, the ignition devices I installed elsewhere should have already taken effect, right? Why haven't I seen any reports about them? That's strange... Could they all have been suppressed by the Tokyo Loop Line incident?"

Completely oblivious to his villainous nature, Moriya Teiji muttered his innermost thoughts to himself, utterly unaware that a figure was watching him from the second-floor corridor above him.

Chapter 179, 178, Moriya Teiji: It's all fake, it's all fake!

That's right, it's the same Beika Hammer Man that Moriya Teiji mentioned, who doesn't want to reveal his name.

As for why Sano is here... well, the only explanation is a new mission.

Since it was uncertain whether there would be any follow-up missions today, Sano did not go home earlier. Instead, he chose to temporarily dismiss the peripheral members, leaving only the guy who knew a little about bombs, just in case.

Afterwards, Sano took the peripheral member out for dinner and waited quietly until sunset. By 8 p.m., when he was getting impatient and ready to go home, the system finally responded again.

[Please go to the mission objective location, find the bomb and defuse it. Completion will earn you 100 enhancement points. Mission time remaining: 0:59:59.]

The mission objective is naturally located here.

However, since there seemed to be only one bomb here, Sano simply had the outer member wait outside while he went in alone to defuse the bomb.

Then Sano unexpectedly discovers that the owner of this house is not an innocent victim who should have been killed by the bomb, but rather... a perpetrator who keeps planting bombs in an attempt to kill others.

...In other words, that gunpowder depot was stolen by this old man, and all the bombs that Sano dismantled today were created and installed by this old man, Bitden.

In the end, it was this old man, Biden, who made Sano take the blame.