Conan: I am really a good person

Chapter 378 Is it 'Satan'?

Very strange.

When the murderous aura became as fluffy as a ball of wool, Matsuda Jinpei was startled and was a little slow to shut up.

He heard a lively and nonchalant voice from the other end of the line, "There's a fire at the Rice Flower Department Store. There's a bomb. Come quickly."

Very short and very energetic.

It also simply and effectively hit Matsuda Jinpei's anger value, and his murderous aura soared again. Then he was stunned: What, what's going on?

Was I so angry just now?
But aren't you used to acting alone?

I had clearly agreed with others to pretend to be angry and give a hearing to Ichijo Mirai, but why am I really that angry... I'm so angry for no reason...

A thought came to his mind hesitantly: Could it be that I have been infected by this guy, and that those who are close to vermilion will become red, and those who are close to ink will become black, and I have also started to learn to do things inexplicably?

The person on the other end of the phone, Yitiao Future, obviously had no intention of discussing things with him, and was about to hang up after he finished speaking.

Before the call was disconnected, Matsuda Jinpei heard the typical low voice of Morobushi Keimitsu who swallowed his anger after being bullied: "What's wrong? Is it Satan...?"

The call was disconnected.

Matsuda Jinpei was left standing there, looking at his phone in confusion and anger. He raised his hand and rubbed the back of his neck, "Hiss, so weird, not only am I angry, but also..."

There is also happiness and peace of mind.

I don't know what happened, but when I heard the voices of Ichijo Future, which was full of vitality and Zhufu Jingguang being bullied as usual, my heart, which had been panicking at the same time as the murderous aura surged, was quietly calmed down.

But there was still a sense of melancholy, as if in a corner that he had forgotten, somewhere in the world, these two lively classmates had encountered something that made him care and worry, such as serious injuries.

...For example, death in the line of duty.

It was just swallowed up by the fragments of time and disappeared from everyone's memory. No one remembered it anymore.

For the police, it is extremely difficult to accept that a colleague died in the line of duty but was forgotten by everyone and no one remembered him, just as it is to fail to successfully resolve a dangerous incident. Jinpei Matsuda is also very concerned about this.

His brows were still furrowed until the last remnant of emotion disappeared completely like sand blown by the wind.

The phone rang again. It was Kenji Hagiwara calling. As soon as Jinpei Matsuda answered the phone, he heard him ask, "Bomb disposal tools?"

We've received news that there's a fire at the mall and a bomb at the scene. Are you rushing over and looking for bomb disposal tools?
"Well," Matsuda Jinpei gathered his thoughts, "two sets."

One set was for his own use, and the other set was for Kenji Hagiwara's use.

There were five bombs at the scene. Without knowing the countdown and without knowing how to defuse bombs, it was definitely not him who defused them.

Just after he answered, he felt his phone vibrate, indicating that there was a new message.

The new information comes from Zhu Fu Jingguang, but the tone is from the future: [By the way, there is no need to look for bomb disposal tools, there is a knife at the scene. ]

……ah?

Knife?

As question marks popped up in his head, Jinpei Matsuda actually felt safe again: Okay, I deserve a beating, it’s a familiar future for sure, thank you, his blood pressure started to soar.

"This guy," he gritted his teeth and gave up the idea of ​​taking a detour to get the bomb disposal tools. He replanned his route and took the shortest way to the department store. "He really deserves a beating!"

"No, I have to find a way to beat him up!"

Hagiwara Kenji, who was on the phone with Matsuda Jinpei, had obviously also received the text message. His tone showed surprise at the text message, but also that he was not surprised by the angry words. "Really? But you said the same thing last time, and the time before that, and the time before that."

He tried to count, but after a few incomplete counts, he keenly noticed that Jinpei Matsuda's anger seemed to be shifting.

There is no other way. When the anger value for a future is full and cannot be increased any further, you can always transfer the excess anger value.

So Hagiwara Kenji tactfully stopped counting and just said in general terms, "You always said the same thing in the three blood pressure exchange conferences we organized when we couldn't sleep at night."

After saying it and venting my anger, I was no longer angry.

Everyone is like this.

——No way, no way, you can lie to your buddies instead of yourself, it’s just talk, no one really wants to take revenge on Ichiyo Future, right?

If revenge is really carried out, I feel like I will become the most memorable man in the first half of the great savior's life. Maybe even after retirement, I will still be bullied by him from time to time.

"You're talking as if you didn't say it," Matsuda Jinpei replied faintly, frowning to identify the new text message, "This text message is,"

It's a few photos.

Small black squares are outlined by simple lines, with green, orange and red circles scattered between the squares. A long grid formed at the edge of the squares is partially blocked by messy black lines.

Yes……

"Map?"

Matsuda Jinpei recognized it with some disbelief, "It's a map of a department store!"

He immediately paid attention to the circles of different colors and quickly determined some information: the red circles were the locations of endangered people who would die if they were not rescued; the orange circles were trapped people who were in a bad condition but would not die in the short term; and the green circles were trapped people who were in good condition.

Some red circles also indicate leg injuries or asthma. In addition, the blank space outside the grid also indicates in black letters that unconscious people will be randomly refreshed on the map. Players are requested to pay attention when exploring and stay calm.

Ignoring this very future-proof hint, Matsuda Jinpei quickly memorized the maps that represented the locations of the trapped people on each floor. The more he memorized, the more incredible he became.

Hagiwara Kenji asked his doubts: "...From the time we were called to now, only ten minutes have passed, right?"

How did Yitiao Future confirm the locations of so many trapped people?

First of all, excluding the fire found by the police and firefighters, there was no emergency news broadcast, and people on the street were strolling leisurely as if nothing had happened. It was obvious that they had not received any news. The fire probably happened not long ago, and it was impossible for the authorities to arrive in such a timely manner.

A piece of information received in the future that is so detailed can only mean two things: either he was already at the fire scene when the notification was made and it took him ten minutes to search all seven floors.

But seven floors in ten minutes, even if it's just a future, is a bit too much, right?

Or, someone he knew was in the fire.

The insider was most likely at the scene before the fire started and was notified of the future.

That kind of people……

Matsuda Jinpei's heart moved slightly, "I may know."

"You know, Zhu Fu and that guy have a lot of secrets," he said hesitantly, "probably related to one thing."

"That guy is very interested in our past, looking at files and stuff. Sometimes he's even more overbearing than the Prime Minister."

“…I guessed one thing.”

"From the archives."

A blood relative of the same age in the future.

Zhu Fu Jingguang obviously knew the secret that Yi Tiao Weilai had never told him, and Yi Tiao Weilai also obviously knew Zhu Fu Jingguang's secret, so they often had a tacit understanding.

Matsuda Jinpei didn't know exactly what was going on. He only had some general information. He said, "It was probably the information sent by the guy's relatives."

"That's why he confidently sent us the rescue map even though it was calculated based on time and obviously not verified."

Why is Yitiao Future so trusting?
It is obvious that he is a person who does not even trust his companions with whom he has shared life and death, and who rushes forward alone when something happens.

When he was memorizing the map, Matsuda Jinpei didn't quite understand, but when he arrived at the scene, he coaxed Morobushi Kagemitsu, whose anger value soared to the highest, helped adjust the placement of the defused bombs, and participated in the emergency rescue. When he and Furiya Rei carried a stretcher to carry a trapped person whose leg was crushed by a heavy object out of the fire scene, and heard the sharp wind and exclamations around him, he understood a little.

The wind was not strong, but it made a sharp sound because it swept up a red banner that was hung from top to bottom above the mall building. Above the flames, the red banner was like a high-flying flag, and there was a rustling sound from the friction.

There are a few words flying on it:
【This is just the first gift, Prime Minister Uemoto, 'Satan'. 】

Just a few words successfully caused an uproar and exclamation at the scene, followed by silence.

It's nothing to plant. Anyway, no matter who the official is, either in the past or in the future, he has to come out and bow to let the citizens see how sparse his hair is.

But Satan...

Time seemed to have passed quietly for several years, but it also seemed as if no time had passed at all, and it was still stuck in the darkest moment when bloody murders dominated the entire Tokyo through word of mouth and news.

This code name has been linked to the emotion of fear. People will be afraid when they see it, when they hear it, and when they think of it in a crowded public place, they will be even more afraid.

But now, it appeared again in broad daylight.

If a major fire occurs, it is obvious that there will be a disaster scene with casualties that is so beautiful that it is unbearable to watch.

What is quite amazing is that it did not ascend to the throne of the culprit as usual, but was in the position of the one being avenged.

But within a short period of time, no one reacted. The crowd only instinctively exclaimed when they saw "Satan" and then fell silent. The news helicopter that slowly turned to the nearby area and started live broadcast also fell silent. On TV, the host who was trying to look at the pictures captured by the camera and write the lines also fell silent.

The whole of Tokyo fell silent.

In silence, Matsuda Jinpei stared at the bright blood-red banner and took a deep breath.

He first turned urgently to the police officers who were maintaining order at the scene and told them to pay attention to their surroundings and that there might be dangerous people nearby, then hurriedly re-entered the building.

The red banner comes from the top floor.

When he was halfway up the stairs, Matsuda Jinpei saw that the red color outside the building had disappeared. He didn't know whether it had been taken down or swallowed by the flames.

His cell phone rang, and the caller ID showed a newly added contact, one of the police officers responsible for maintaining order downstairs. As soon as he answered the phone, a panicked voice that should not belong to the police rang out, "Excuse me, is this Matsuda-san?"

When calling Jinpei Matsuda's name, the police officer sounded unfamiliar and was obviously trying hard to recall Jinpei Matsuda's self-introduction during the rescue and handover of the injured.

"Um, dangerous person," he asked anxiously, "Does the man in black who looks ferocious and obviously not a good person count?"

"I, I just saw a handsome man with long hair and wearing black clothes enter the second door on the side of the building."

"…But wasn't Gate No. 2 blocked due to the fire…"

The police officer mustered up his courage and asked, "Excuse me, that very elegant adult,"

"Is it 'Satan'?"

(End of this chapter)