Rebirth from Conan

Chapter 48: The bomber is arrested

Nanbeihu Station.

Kurihara Gen was carrying his briefcase on his way home from get off work as usual.

He is an ordinary employee of an IT company, 30 years old, has no wife or children, and has never had any love experience.

His only good friend was hit and killed by a truck while he was escaping from the police.

Yes, that's right.

He was the culprit who placed a bomb in an apartment building in the Asai Villa District three years and seven months ago, killing Kenji Hagiwara.

When he thought that he would be able to commit a crime again soon, Kurihara Gen'i felt excited.

"Those policemen, all deserve to die!"

Taking advantage of my companion's conscience, and causing his death...

A bunch of cold-blooded beasts.

I will make you all be buried with him one by one!
He cursed in his mind.

However, when he was almost reaching his home, a figure suddenly appeared and dragged him into the alley next to him.

"Hey, Kurihara Gen'i, do you still recognize me?"

A low and hoarse voice came from my ear.

Kurihara Gen looked up subconsciously, and after a brief moment of daze, he suddenly became extremely panicked.

"You...you are the dead policeman?!" He pointed at the young man standing in front of him incoherently.

Hagiwara Kenji!

He had seen reports about this guy on TV countless times.

As the first policeman he killed, Kurihara Genji recognized him at first sight.

But, wasn’t this guy already killed by himself? Why is he alive again?

Then, I heard Hagiwara Kenji say quietly: "Today is my birthday. I'm alone over there and feel really lonely... How about you come down and keep me company?"

After hearing this, Kurihara Gen was so frightened that his legs went weak and he collapsed to the ground.

Especially after Hagiwara Kenji said this, he grinned, revealing his sharp fangs, and a pool of fishy yellow liquid immediately flowed out from his crotch.

"Yes...I'm sorry!"

Kurihara Gen said with a trembling voice: "Sometimes, a child's voice always appears in my mind, whispering to me to kill the police... No, it doesn't matter who I kill... I was also confused by this voice at the time, so it really can't be blamed on me!"

"Pretending to have a split personality, huh?"

Hagiwara Kenji... no, Xia He, couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard that.

He thought to himself, how could such an outstanding policeman be killed by a scumbag?

He sighed, then unzipped his clothes and pulled out the stuffing inside them.

"You?!" Kurihara Gen'i couldn't help but widen his eyes upon seeing this.

"What do you mean by 'I'? I'm your father... No, I can't give birth to a son as disgusting as you."

Xia He swung his arm while cursing and punched him in the jaw.

boom!
Kurihara Gen'i fainted instantly.

"Pooh!"

Xia He spat in his face.

Then he took out a tattered flip phone from his trouser pocket and started sending text messages.

……

Metropolitan Police Department.

Security Section 1, Mobile Team Explosive Ordnance Disposal Squad.

Matsuda Masahei was holding the smartphone he had just bought last month, typing a text message to Hagiwara Kenji's number as usual:
[Hey, Hagi, how are you doing over there?

Today is your birthday. I'm sorry I'm sending you a message so late to wish you a happy birthday.

There's nothing I can do. I've been too busy lately. I was late this morning because I overslept and was scolded by the team leader.

Oh, by the way, I won’t buy you a cake this time. I used all the money I saved for a long time to buy the latest smartphone.

Let me tell you, the times have been developing very fast recently. You can even play Street Fighter and Contra on your mobile phone.

It's not like when you were in the police academy, where you had to lie on your bed and play Snake with that crappy flip phone every night.

I wanted you to lend it to me to play with, but you were not willing.

Also, there is one more thing... I will soon be transferred to the Criminal Investigation Division 1, working with Inspector Megure on cases.

I will definitely catch the criminal who killed you for you.

Just wait for my good news.

……

Hagi, I miss you.]
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Jinpei Matsuda stared at the words on the screen for a long time.

But just when he was about to click send, the incoming message on his cell phone rang first.

He subconsciously glanced up and immediately discovered that it was Kenji Hagiwara who sent the message!

Jinpei Matsuda was completely shocked.

He quickly retracted the small keyboard below the screen.

Just look at the text message:

[The criminal is at 8-chome-, Shinden-ku, Minamibei.

It is best to wear explosion-proof clothing when you go.

He has a lot of bombs in his house.]
"Prisoner?"

Jinpei Matsuda frowned.

Then, as if he realized something, he rushed out of the toilet.

……

About an hour later.

Jinpei Matsuda and several colleagues appeared at the door of the address.

The two leading police officers held their guns and groped their way over carefully.

However, as soon as he entered the door, he saw Kurihara Gen'i tied to a stool with his mouth sealed with tape.

besides……

Various plastic bombs and liquid bombs were neatly arranged in the living room.

Among them, the mercury column bomb model closest to the stool is exactly the same as the one that took Hagiwara Kenji's life more than three years ago!
Jinpei Matsuda walked forward and tore off the tape on Gen'ei Kurihara's mouth.

"Ghost, there is a ghost, please save me! That damn policeman is coming to take my life!" Kurihara Gen'i immediately started screaming.

Seeing this, Matsuda Jinpei punched him directly, "Behave yourself."

Kurihara Gen'i, whose face was almost distorted with pain, finally calmed down a little.

"Handcuff this guy and take him back for interrogation."

As he spoke, Jinpei Matsuda put on gloves and prepared to dispose of the dangerous items at the scene.

However, as he got closer, he caught a glimpse of Kenji Hagiwara's cell phone on the table out of the corner of his eye.

……

[You completed the mission: arrest the bomber]

[Talent acquired: Bomb Disposal Expert]

[Bomb Disposal Expert: You are extremely talented in disassembly, especially in bomb disposal. You can always tell the internal structure of a bomb at a glance.]

As the successor of Hei Yu Dao Yi, stealing the relics of the dead is of course a piece of cake.

It's hard for Dr. Agasa who has to repair this thing.

After all, after experiencing an explosion of that magnitude, only half of Hagiwara Kenji's phone was left.

Fortunately, with the launch of smartphones, SIM cards have also been available.

I believe that if something similar happens again in the future, there will be no need to go through the trouble of repairing the phone...

Ahem, let’s get down to business.

The real murderer of Kenji Hagiwara was arrested, which meant that Jinpei Matsuda escaped the fate of dying in an explosion a few months later.

So, for Xia He, who had skipped a grade and entered senior year of high school at the end of last year, it was time for him to prepare to study in the United States.

As for the one among the five, Date Kou who would eventually die in a traffic accident...

It's impossible for me to stay by this guy's side all the time and protect his life and safety, right?

All we can do is remind the other person to pay more attention to passing vehicles when crossing the road.

(End of this chapter)