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

Chapter 47 Campus Bomb Case
8:50 a.m., Metropolitan Police Department.

In the office of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Squad of the Mobile Group of the Security Department, a policeman who was responsible for staying overnight yawned and walked towards the water dispenser with a mug containing coffee grounds.

Special professions such as police and doctors require someone to be on duty 24 hours a day. If a serious situation arises, even if they are on vacation at home, they will be called back by a phone call.

He added some cold water to the cup, drank it in several sips, and let out a long sigh of relief.

As police officers in the explosive ordnance disposal class, their probability of being on duty at night or in broad daylight is lower than that of the criminal police officers in the search class. In another 10 minutes, a colleague will come to change the shift.

As long as there are no accidents.

About to get off work, the young policeman felt extremely happy and looked at his colleagues behind him.

"Senior Matsuda, after get off work, will you go home directly or go shopping first?"

The person whose name he called turned his head. His short black hair was soft and fluffy.He was sitting by the window where the sun was shining, wearing a pair of sunglasses on the bridge of his nose.

"Go straight back."

Matsuda Jinpei also yawned and leaned back lazily on his chair.

"Then can you give me a gift by the way? It's my girlfriend's birthday soon, and I want to go to Mihua Shopping Street to buy her a necklace." The young policeman clasped his hands together, "I have been working overtime and have no time to go. Please, Matsuda-senpai!"

"Let's talk about it after get off work." Matsuda Jinpei was speechless.

"I'll get off work in 10 minutes, there won't be much in this little time..."

"Bang!"

Before he finished speaking, the door of the office was suddenly pushed open.

"Matsuda!"

A senior stood at the door and looked at Matsuda Jinpei: "Lead the team to the port area immediately. Someone has installed a bomb in a middle school!"

The sudden words were like thunder that exploded in the originally quiet office. Matsuda Jinpei, who originally wanted to say a few more words to his juniors, stood up immediately after hearing these words with an expression on his face: "Understood."

"This time I'm going with the police from the First Search Division." The senior added.

Matsuda Jinpei was puzzled: "Search the First Class? There are also criminal cases happening there?"

"No."

The senior frowned, his expression not relaxing at all.

"The teacher who reported the incident said that two students were missing from the school today."

……

9:15 a.m., Minato Middle School.

Involving a school and a large number of underage students, the Metropolitan Police Department took this case very seriously and rushed to the scene as soon as possible after receiving the alarm. Even the media got wind of it.

When Matsuda Jinpei arrived at Minato Middle School, a cordon had been set up at the door, and reporters and cameramen with cameras were blocked outside.

Some students came out under the escort of their parents. The reporter immediately pointed the microphone at them. Most of them waved impatiently and just wanted to leave quickly. Only one student stopped and said a few words.

He pushed up his glasses and sighed, his tone tempered by the vicissitudes of life: "I didn't expect that my family would encounter this kind of thing when they moved from Mihua to the port area..."

Matsuda Jinpei got out of the car, looked at the heavy explosion-proof clothing in the car, and confirmed the situation with his colleagues who arrived first.

"What type of bomb is it?"

"The mercury bomb, with its capacity, is enough to blow up this teaching building."

Hearing this, Matsuda Jinpei's expression became more serious. The conductor took out the heavy explosion-proof suit and continued to ask: "Where is the bomb installed? Is the mercury rod activated?" "The bomb is installed on the peg of a piano in the music classroom on the fifth floor. On the board, the teacher happened to be called out during class. Before he could play, the mercury rod was not activated. There are still 45 minutes before the explosion. No eavesdropping and surveillance equipment has been found, and it can be dismantled immediately."

Matsuda Jinpei looked at the time: "Is it set to explode at 10 o'clock...I understand."

After hanging up the phone, he looked to the side and saw that the policemen from the First Division had also arrived. The leader was the Memu [-]th Police Department. Behind him was a policewoman with neat short hair.

The people in their explosive ordnance disposal class are responsible for bomb disposal, and these criminal police officers are here to investigate the disappearance of two students and whether their disappearance is related to the bomb case.

Matsuda Jinpei walked into the campus, heard the commotion outside, and glanced there impatiently.

"Why are there so many reporters?"

He had also dealt with people planting bombs at Mihua School before, but it wasn't as "busy" as it is now.

"I heard that a student's parent is a reporter, and there are several TV stations nearby, so..." another policeman said helplessly.

The port area has a special geographical location. Not only are most of the embassies here, but the Toto Tower, the wireless signal transmission tower in the Kanto region, and the core bureau headquarters of Japan's private television stations are all concentrated in the port area.

Matsuda Jinpei was speechless for this reason. He turned back and looked forward, and suddenly saw a familiar blond man walking out of the teaching building.

The group of them made a lot of noise, and the other party soon saw him.

An older teacher walked over from the other door. He was sweating from running and asked quickly: "Teacher Amuro, are you sure there is no problem on the second floor? Have all the students been evacuated safely?"

"It's been checked and there are no people left behind." The blond teacher replied immediately.

"That's good." The old teacher breathed a sigh of relief, "Now follow me to the police. They are going to start an investigation. We have to try our best to provide clues, as well as the two missing children..."

Halfway through his words, he noticed Matsuda Jinpei and others, and hurriedly said: "Mr. Police, please go up quickly. We have evacuated all students. Thank you for your hard work!"

Matsuda Jinpei nodded slightly in greeting.

He knew that before the police arrived, the teacher was responsible for evacuating all the students, and after the students had left, he temporarily stayed in the bomb-containing teaching building for inspection in case someone failed to evacuate in time.

The old teacher walked past the team of bomb disposal police, followed by the blond mixed-race teacher.

From the beginning to the end, Matsuda Jinpei did not say hello to the other party.Just as we passed each other, a word almost whispered came along with the breeze.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Matsuda Jinpei looked calm and turned to greet his colleagues: "I'll go to the fifth floor, and you guys will go to other floors to search for other bombs!"

"Yes!"

……

Toru Amuro said goodbye to Matsuda Jinpei, avoided the flashing lights of reporters outside, and arrived at the temporary settlement site for faculty and staff on campus.

This place will not be affected by bombs, and he will not have to face reporters who will expose him.

In addition to teachers, there are also cleaning staff, chefs, handymen and others in the resettlement site.Toru Amuro looked around secretly and didn't see the second person whose name was in his mind. He just asked someone else and learned that the other person asked for leave today.

As for number one...

"Please describe in detail the process of sending that student back yesterday. Where did he go after that? What time was it specifically? Are there any relevant witnesses?"

Officer Megure, who led the search team, stood in front of Aoyagi Binguang.

Toru Amuro watched this scene and quietly stepped aside.

——Aoyagi Himitsu, who was the last to see Kudo Shinichi yesterday, became a suspect.

(End of this chapter)