Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 404 In a fit of extreme anger, Director Mika gave the truck a large bag of pens.
squeak--

In front of the white van stolen by the bomber, a convertible classic car with a modified engine suddenly drifted sideways and blocked the way...

The van braked suddenly, narrowly avoiding the old car's interception, and then, as the other vehicle moved aside, it slammed on the gas!

"Ouch... what kind of car is this?" The young woman was jolted by the sudden braking and was even more bewildered when she saw the old car that had intercepted her—how could this thing go so fast?
However, the next moment, the energetic young man stepped on the gas and rushed over. At this moment, Kobe also used the drift to straighten the direction and stepped on the gas to chase after him!
At this point, all the other police cars had been left far behind, but this one was stubbornly sticking to the lead.

"Shuscu, keep me updated on the road conditions!" Kobe said.

"Who are you talking to?" Zhimo hadn't figured out the situation yet—this was a convertible, not even a metal-clad car, driving it like this was very dangerous.

“My butler,” Kobe said calmly.

"Fifteen minutes left..." Zhimo reminded him after glancing at his watch.

Kobe then listened intently to something, and immediately said, "That's enough!"

His butler then summarized the surrounding road conditions and the distribution of police cars and informed Kobe of the situation.

What Kobe needs to do next is to put pressure on the two mentally unstable Kamurocho residents—police cars will continuously converge on the road, forcing the criminal's vehicle onto the road Kobe has planned...

Sometimes, when no police cars arrive to block the road, Kobe will deliberately accelerate or decelerate to control whether the other party goes straight or fishtails and turns!
Just as Kobe had predicted, the van was forced all the way to the bridge connecting Chuo Ward to the Tsukishima Police Station.

While he might not be good at robbery, this energetic young man is certainly skilled at speeding...

"A bridge? Wouldn't the damage be even greater if it exploded here?" Shima panicked even more after realizing Kobe's intentions.

On this side of the bridge, roadblocks had already been set up, but the criminals simply rammed into them—although it was unclear what had happened, the two chocolate thieves were clearly taken aback by the scale of the chase…

However, vehicles were still passing through on the Tsukishima side. Although Kunikida immediately stopped them after receiving the information, some of the vehicles that had gone onto the bridge before the stop was still on the bridge!

"No, we won't let him explode on the bridge." Kobe then floored the accelerator and sped off.

"There are only three minutes left!" Zhimo reminded him.

“One and a half minutes is enough,” Kobe said matter-of-factly.

"You wouldn't be thinking of..." Shima's pupils contracted at this moment, vaguely realizing Kobe's thoughts.

Judging from the angle at which he chased after him, Kobe probably wanted to...

Cut off my car!

The reason they forced him onto the bridge was simply to prevent the vehicle carrying the bomb from falling off the bridge!
Otherwise, whether it explodes in a busy city, on a bridge, or even just on the road, the damage would be enormous.

Realizing this, Shima stared at Kobe in disbelief...

It's not just because this guy decided to sacrifice the suspect so easily, but more importantly, this guy is truly fearless!
"Hurry up!" Kobe reminded him.

"Wait... that looks like... the director's car! It's the director!" Zhimo suddenly shouted.

Near the middle of the bridge, a silver QX was parked, and the driver had already gotten out. It looked quite large.

Kobe frowned upon hearing this—Chief? Chief Shiraishi? What trouble are you causing?

Then, the burly bureau chief got out of the car and stood in the middle of the bridge, facing the oncoming vehicles. He calmly untied his "injured" left hand and even stretched it out, as if warming up...

There was no time to hesitate, because Shiraishi was also on the road. Kobe, who was originally going to cut off the car, had no choice but to slow down.

However, the two "chocolate thieves" certainly didn't dare slow down at this point; instead, they accelerated to rush past...

"Aaaaaah! Which Titan is it?!"

"I know... but it's too late to turn back!"

"What should I do?"

"Charge! He can't possibly stop the car!"

……

Both of them screamed in the car to bolster their courage...

Shiraishi wasn't actually trying to directly stop the Mercedes van. Although it was just a van, not some hundred-ton behemoth, the power of the "Left Hand of God" wasn't limitless. It wasn't some conceptual weapon. If the impact was too great, it wouldn't be able to be neutralized; there was a limit.

It's impossible to stop the car directly. Shiraishi isn't standing directly in front of it, but on the right. If he doesn't move, the car will probably just pass by, just like when he almost chopped up Gin's Porsche last time.

This time, however, Shiraishi didn't have a greatsword in his hand; instead, he waited until the vehicle passed by...

Suddenly, Shiraishi waved his left hand, looking as if...

It gave the oncoming van a huge bulge.

"Uh..." Kobe was also taken aback—what was this big guy going to do? Did he not want his hand anymore?

However, the next moment, the van was suddenly spun 720 degrees by Bai Shi's big shove. Although it did not stop and was still moving forward, it was spinning around on the bridge, and sparks were flying as the tires scraped against the ground!
That's right, it's impossible to simply stop the vehicle, but...

Using the "Left Hand of God," Shiraishi "absorbed" some of the speed from the right side of the vehicle, causing it to spin uncontrollably and slide at high speed, as if it had been turned around.

As screams came from the driver's and passenger's seats of the van, the energetic young man gripped the steering wheel tightly and gradually pressed down on the brakes, barely managing to bring the vehicle to a stop.

But before he could even breathe a sigh of relief, a huge face was already pressed against the car window...

"White...white..." The energetic young man's face immediately turned purple.

The next moment, the car door was violently pulled open, and just as the young man closed his eyes in fright, he only felt his collar tighten and his body lighten as he was thrown out of the car.

The pink-haired, spirited girl in the passenger seat was even more terrified, shrinking into a ball, but she received the same treatment and was thrown out along with the other girl.

Just then, two more men, who appeared to be criminal police officers, ran up from behind, but...

However, they showed no intention of arresting them. Instead, they urgently shouted things like "Fifteen seconds left!" and "Jump out of the car!" to Chief Mikasa.

Before the two could even wonder what the "End Titan of Kamurocho" was up to, he suddenly got into the driver's seat, floored the accelerator, and drove for several hundred meters before abruptly turning the wheel...

bang——

click-

wow-

Suddenly, Shiraishi drove a truck loaded with explosives, crashed through the bridge railing, and plunged off the bridge along with the vehicle. "This..."

"Are they trying to scam us?"

Just as the energetic young man and woman were confused about the situation...

Boom——

An explosion rang out, and although the bridge was not low, water still splashed up, lapping against the bridge surface like small waves.

Shima and Kobe, not having time to worry about the two petty thieves, quickly leaned over the bridge railing and looked down...

A few seconds later, a splash appeared on the gradually calming water, and a huge figure swam out.

Zhimo finally breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but sit down on the ground—speeding at over 100 kilometers per hour in a convertible was exciting enough, but he didn't expect the director to do something even more exciting.

Kobe was also greatly shocked—was this the legendary Mikasa Chief?
……

Twenty minutes later, ambulances, rescue vehicles, and police cars had all arrived on the blocked bridge, and the scene was now orderly. Bai Shi was sitting at the door of the ambulance...

"Didn't I say it's okay and there's no need for further checks?" After a quick check of his heart rate, Shiraishi asked the emergency medical staff to stop.

In particular, he refused the suggestion to have his arm checked...

Shiraishi's "God's Left Hand" was indeed injured. The impact force had exceeded the limit of mitigation, and part of it directly caused physical impact.

The injury wasn't serious, but because his left arm was still "recovering," the muscles were twisting and writhing even more violently. Shiraishi really didn't want to untie the bandages and scare them.

Shima and Kobe were also nearby; they had been quite frightened just now...

Kobe, in particular, was meeting Chief Shiraishi for the first time—today was his first day reporting to the Beika Police Station. Because he had previously been seconded to Interpol, he had first reported to the Metropolitan Police Department in the morning. On his way to the Beika Police Station, he learned about what was happening here and came straight over.

Shiraishi remained noncommittal regarding Kobe's previous actions.

In my opinion, there's nothing wrong with it...

After all, if Shiraishi weren't around, ordinary people would have to choose between "sacrificing two robbers" and "sacrificing civilians on the road," and choosing the former would be a responsible act.

However, Shiraishi couldn't say that outright, so he simply didn't mention it. He only praised Kobe and Shima for their valiant pursuit earlier—of course, it was just praise, and there was no way he would reimburse them for the expenses...

As for the two suspects, they were so frightened after the explosion that they cried loudly and couldn't even stand up, let alone escape.

……

"Chief Shiraishi, thanks to you, there were no casualties this time," Onoda said encouragingly as he walked over to Shiraishi.

Previously, during the "Aomori Chief's Murder Case" and the "Antiques Transporter Murder Case," Chief Cabinet Secretary Kimiaki Onoda of the National Police Agency had called Shiraishi, but this was the first time he had met him in person recently.

After all, although Shiraishi's methods were much more sophisticated, he was not someone who liked to curry favor, and he had no private contact with Onoda.

"Well, considering we were completely unaware beforehand, it's fortunate that things turned out this way," Shiraishi said, seemingly trying to sow discord.

“Indeed, this time, due to excessive information blocking, there were major problems with the cooperation between local police stations and headquarters. Headquarters bears a great deal of responsibility for this matter,” Onoda nodded in agreement.

Clearly, blocking information is not something Onoda's side is trying to do.

It has indeed caused some obstacles!
Because of Shiraishi, the Mihana Police Station discovered the situation in advance and reacted relatively quickly. However, other police stations were completely unaware of the situation and were a step too late in dispatching police cars to block the area after receiving the notification.

If everyone had been on guard in advance, they wouldn't have been allowed to drive so far, and the Tsukishima Police Station would have been able to block the bridge immediately.

Upon hearing Onoda's agreement, Shiraishi showed no intention of continuing...

However, Onoda continued, "Chief Shiraishi is really something else. He drove a car with a bomb into the bridge and it's like he's fine now... If so many people hadn't seen it, and there were even surveillance cameras on the bridge, those reporters might have thought our police force was faking it."

"It was just a coincidence. I only did it in a state of extreme anger," Shiraishi said confidently.

"Haha, then Director Shiraishi, calm down first, and then deal with those reporters at the press conference later." Onoda revealed his true purpose for coming here in person.

Such a big incident happened, especially since the bomb actually exploded. Fortunately, there were no casualties. Of course, the Metropolitan Police Department and even the National Police Agency should respond to the public.

It's easy to guess that, compared to those bald spokespeople, reporters would much rather see Director Mika, the "legendary hero."

Even the National Police Agency hoped that by portraying him as a "legendary hero," they could attract reporters' attention, divert public opinion, and prevent the public from focusing too much on "why the explosion could not be prevented earlier."

Hearing Onoda's words, Shiraishi understood the implication and nodded, saying, "A press conference... Of course, no problem. I even have the energy to dress up."

After all, this is beneficial and harmless to Shiraishi.

Just because the head office didn't notify me in advance doesn't mean I have to fight to the death and make things awkward for everyone—Shiraishi isn't that emotional.

"No need for that, it's just right as it is," Onoda said approvingly.

Shiraishi is in a bit of a mess now...

The clothes were not only wet, but also quite tattered due to the impact of the explosion.

Because Shiraishi didn't want to remove the bandages from her arm, she didn't change her clothes.

Onoda, however, felt that this better reflected Shiraishi's bravery...

"Then... shall I go now?" Shiraishi asked directly.

"Just ride in my car," Onoda offered.

"How about I drive... never mind." Shiraishi saw that Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda had taken the initiative to go to the driver's seat, and wanted to be polite.

However, thinking about his hands, he decided against it—Shiraishi had driven himself in the previous emergency, and he still needed to be mindful of traffic rules.

Having the Chief Cabinet Secretary as a driver is a privilege not everyone enjoys...

When Shiraishi arrived at the Metropolitan Police Department, the press conference was already underway. The advisor of the Security Department and the head of the Public Relations Division were thrown out for "execution." The two middle-aged men were surrounded by a barrage of cameras and microphones, sweating profusely...

Just then, the auditorium doors slammed open with a creaking sound.

Looking somewhat disheveled, but with an exceptionally imposing figure, Shiraishi Kuro strode in, immediately attracting the attention of the reporters.

This is probably one of the few times when the higher-ups found Shiraishi Kuro pleasing to the eye...

(End of this chapter)