Conan: I'm really not the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 126 Nowhere to Run

November 11, 7:10 am Tokyo time.

Winter is approaching, the sunlight is thin, and the entire port area is bathed in faint sunlight.As one of the core areas of Tokyo, there is an endless stream of passengers in front of the station.

In an area in front of the station that is conspicuous and does not disturb other people's entry and exit, a promoter pulled up the roll-up banner and placed it next to the stall. He also walked a few steps further to confirm whether the placement was appropriate.

Today is Saturday, and several high school-age girls are walking from a distance talking and laughing.They were about to enter the station, but when they saw the slogan on the roll-up banner, they stopped one after another.

Seeing them stop, the promoter's partner immediately shouted loudly: "Are any of the ladies interested in the novel?"

One of the girls with a bob hair looked away from the roll-up banner and fell on the books placed in the stall. Her eyes soon solidified again.

The book is a very conspicuous photo. The young girl in the photo is smiling sweetly and blowing a kiss, as if she is greeting the person holding the book enthusiastically.

Another tall girl noticed that there were several large boxes next to the stall. In addition to books, they also contained bread and mineral water: "Are you doing an event?"

"Yes, this event is only for today! It will be promoted in most areas of Tokyo!" the promoter said enthusiastically.

"...This is not a formal publication, right?"

The third girl who spoke looked frail and had inconspicuous scars on her wrists.She picked up a book and flipped to the back, only to find that there was no barcode on it.

"Yes." The promoter's partner also has a strong sense of service and an enthusiastic attitude: "This is a personal journal that the author contacted the manufacturer to print - for the sake of promotion, if you are willing to take the book, you can get free bread and mineral water."

The three girls were stunned for a moment.

"You will definitely lose money if you do this..." The weak girl said in confusion.

"I don't know about that. That's what the people who hire us ask for." The promoter told the truth, "She said popularity is more important."

The three of them looked at me, and I looked at you. The girl with the bob hair looked at the book and muttered, "Such a high-profile, it really is her style." In the end, each person took a copy, and the promoter thanked them repeatedly and gave each of them a bottle of mineral water. Water and bread.

The three girls turned around and left, put their things in their bags, and continued to talk about travel as they walked towards the station.

As the promoter stood there, a gust of cool wind blew past the roll-up banner next to the stall, causing the words on it to tremble continuously.

——The legendary new work of a once-in-a-millennium genius beautiful girl writer!A healing work that absolutely shocks the soul!

The weather in Tokyo in November was not too cold, and the promoters kept wandering around and sweating a lot.He shouted enthusiastically from time to time and pushed out a lot of them one after another.

Although the cover is a bit high-profile, many people are still willing to pick up a copy because it comes with free water and bread.

After about half an hour, the third box containing books gradually bottomed out, and the promoter walked back to his partner.

"Call and ask..."

He originally wanted his partner to contact other people to inquire about the situation, but he didn't expect that as soon as he went there, he caught the other party fishing.

The mobile phone was placed openly on the table, with a picture of the shrine on it. The female host was introducing today's event schedule. The media wanted to broadcast the entire memorial ceremony live.

Seeing that there were not many books left, the promoter simply stood next to his partner, and the two looked down at the phone screen together.

The event started on time at 11 o'clock. A man in a hunting suit and a woman in a red and white miko costume appeared on the screen. They were shrine staff. Most of the officials who followed behind and came to worship were in suits and ties.

The promoter saw this, and a strange idea suddenly came to his mind.

——Many people attach great importance to this worship event... What will happen if something happens midway?

At this time, the camera gradually zoomed out, and the entire shrine appeared in the two people's field of vision.

The promoter suddenly saw a snake.It was a striking turquoise color, perched on the eaves, lazily lowering its head, looking down at the people below.

There are snakes that have not been cleaned up. The security work is not done well, right?
The promoter complained in his mind.

And he didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt like the snake was...

……laugh?

"boom--!!!"

An explosion suddenly came, and the low volume made both of them tremble. They stared at the picture on their mobile phones in stunned silence.

The snake disappeared, and gray smoke spread from the center of the picture to both sides. The fire flickered in the middle and expanded rapidly. The entire picture quickly distorted, and soon turned completely upside down - the camera responsible for filming fell.

"bomb?!"

The promoter, who was born in Yoneka Town, instantly realized what was happening.

————Tokyo time, 11:03 am.

The police call from somewhere in the [-]th section of Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, made the entire Metropolitan Police Department busy.

Bai Jiu, who was searching the fourth class, left the bathroom and happened to see his colleagues from the explosive ordnance disposal class on the same floor pour out of the office and rush to the elevator collectively.Having been there before, he knew immediately that there was an emergency operation.

Baijiu didn't ask anyone else. He stood there and listened to other people's conversations and thoughts, and soon understood what happened.

——Today’s worship activities at the shrine were disrupted and the place was bombed.

"..."

Baijiu's heart was completely calm.

His first reaction was—could it have been done by some hard-core player who unfortunately fell into Black’s hands?

Many worshiping officials were injured. It is said that there was more than one bomb at the scene, and there were many suspicious objects in the nearby area... No wonder at least two teams of bomb disposal police were sent there.

Bai Jiu didn't care whether sending so many people out at once would lead to insufficient police force. It had nothing to do with him.

Even Hojo Tooka, who loves Benikata the most, is at most angry about why she would do something on such an important day (the anniversary of Matsuda's death in the original novel), and is worried about whether her favorite character will worry about it. As for the life and death of the shrine and officials, She won't care.

Thinking of Tojo Hojo, Shirojiu opened the group chat and sent her a few words before walking to the Office of Search Section [-].

As soon as he entered, Katsutoshi Teraoka stood up from behind his desk.

"Let's go, Shirogaba, to Aido University Hospital."

[With his appearance, there is really no need to worry...]

Baijiu's hand hanging by his side moved and he quickly regained his composure.

"Okay, principal."

They packed their things and left the office together.

This is Baijiu's mission today.

Originally, he agreed to go to the Rice Flower Central Hospital where the other bomb in the original work was located, but he found a reason to fool Touka Hojo and was about to go to Abedo's hospital.

The gang member who was searching Section [-]'s trail was involved in a car accident in Acupo late last night. Colleagues from the Traffic Section told them the news in the morning and they were going to the hospital to investigate.

But this is superficial. The fact is that the member is related to the black organization. Last night, the organization sent someone to hit him, but he was not killed accidentally. He also entered the intensive care unit that is difficult for ordinary people to sneak into, so they asked him to be responsible for this. The police officer in charge of the case, Katsutoshi Teraoka, went to silence him.

This kind of investigation usually involves two people. Teraoka Katsutoshi chose to take Baijiu, not because of his ability or to help him accumulate merit, but because of his plummeting internal credit due to the recent red-haired serial murder case - —Even if he discovers something strange along the way and tells it, others will not believe him.

This is an exploit.

However, this is also an opportunity for Baijiu.

The two of them walked past the door of the Search Section [-] office. Bai Jiu looked away coldly when he saw the curly-haired figure reading the newspaper and waiting for the fax.

The bomber is missing, and the person who is best suited to push the blame is gone. Matsuda can't do it for the time being - he even doubts that the Ferris wheel won't explode today - since this plan has to be shelved, let's deal with another matter first and reverse his own situation. Unfavorable public opinion of the Metropolitan Police Department.

Catching a rogue police officer who was bribed by a criminal organization is a good way.

Baijiu couldn't report it in advance. After all, he discovered it through mind reading. He couldn't possibly expose the system skills to the natives of this game... He could only catch the current situation.

Looking at the section chief who was walking in front and whom he respected very much, Bai Jiu secretly clenched his fists.

Even if it wasn't for the purpose of changing public opinion, he didn't want it to be easy for these guys who looked down on him and took advantage of him... he didn't want them to have an easy time!
……

Baijiu left.

Matsuda Jinpei, who was staying in the Search Section [-] and worried about the bomber's fax, put down the newspaper in his hand, feeling an uneasy premonition for no reason.

He looked outside and saw several more explosive ordnance disposal squad police officers running past the door.

"...The situation is so serious there?"

Matsuda Jinpei was puzzled.He had been in the explosive ordnance disposal squad and knew the number of people very well. With these and those who left before, the bomb disposal police in the Metropolitan Police Department were almost gone.

A colleague who just came back from outside heard what he said and gave an answer.

"No, they are going to other areas - just now, many local police stations received calls from people saying that other suspicious items suspected of being bombs were found!"

(End of this chapter)