I'm in Conan, I'm not a gangster

Chapter 609 White Bird: Can you take me to the hospital first? (1st update)
Sato Miwako breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Shiraishi E was not injured.

She then turned to Officer Shiratori, who was leaning against a telephone pole, his face pale and his forehead covered in fine beads of sweat.

"Officer Shiratori! How are you?" Sato Miwako asked with concern.

Shiratori forced a smile and waved his hand, saying, "It's nothing serious, just a few broken bones... cough cough..."

Before he could finish speaking, he coughed a few times, and a trace of blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

Miwako Sato's brows furrowed instantly: "This is what you call 'nothing serious'?!"

Shiratori gave a wry smile, then took a folded piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to her: "Before I opened the car door, I found someone had put this paper on my steering wheel..."

He took a deep breath, his eyes sharpening. "Officer Sato, he's here again."

Miwako Sato took the paper, her fingers trembling slightly.

She slowly unfolded the paper, her gaze falling on its contents.
Shiraishi E stood to the side, her gaze sweeping over as well.

It was written on the paper:

[I am the ace of the Major Leagues, and this extra inning is about to begin. The game will officially start at noon tomorrow and end at 3 p.m. Even if you prepare high-quality brakes, it will be a waste of effort; I will still turn the tide and win. If you want to stop this game, come find me. When you cops arrive stepping over blood-stained bases, I will be waiting for you in the steel batter's box.]

Shiraishi E raised an eyebrow; this was Matsuda Jinpei's case.

If he had just arrived in Tokyo, he might have been somewhat interested in the case, but now... he just felt utterly bored.

Miwako Sato gripped the paper tightly, her knuckles turning white. Her breathing became rapid, and a flame of anger ignited in her eyes.

"It's that bastard...he's here again!" she said through gritted teeth, her voice filled with suppressed hatred. "This time, I will absolutely not let him get away with this!"

However, after her anger subsided, she stared at the coded message on the paper.

"What... does this code mean?" She felt a deep sense of helplessness.

She tried to interpret it, but she couldn't make sense of it.

Finally, she looked up abruptly at Shiraishi E, her eyes filled with a pleading expression.

"Shiraishi-kun, can you decipher this code?"

“Yes, that’s fine.” Shiraishi said calmly, “The location is Tokyo Tower… oh, it’s called Suzuki Tower now.”

Since he blew up the Tokyo Tower last time, the government has not had enough money to rebuild it, so it started to put the project out to tender.

Unsurprisingly, it was acquired by the deep-pocketed Suzuki Group.

And as always, the Suzuki Group was flamboyant, directly changing the name of the Tokyo Tower to Suzuki Tower.

The government has no choice but to accept the change since the big spenders are behind it.
It's better than leaving a pile of ruins there.

So the Suzuki Group got to work quickly and efficiently, and within a few months, they had rebuilt the Suzuki Tower.

The Suzuki Tower and the Tokyo Tower are not exactly 100% similar in appearance, but they are exactly the same.

However, the Suzuki Tower is several times taller and has a much more spacious interior than the Tokyo Tower!
They've installed more than ten sightseeing elevators alone.

"Tokyo Tower? Why that place?" Miwako Sato still habitually uttered the name.

Shiraishi E began, "It's simple, it's because—"

"Wait...wait a minute. Cough cough..." Shiratori interrupted their conversation, suddenly coughing violently and spitting out blood. He said weakly, "While I'm very grateful for Shiraishi-kun's help, could you please take me to the hospital first? I feel like a rib might be piercing my lung."

Sato Miwako suddenly realized what was happening, and the anger on her face was instantly replaced by guilt. She said, "No... I'm sorry, Officer Shiratori. I'll take you to the hospital right now."

"Let me carry you to the car." Shiraishi E stepped forward and, in a standard first aid posture, lifted Shiratori horizontally and placed him on the back seat.

He watched as Miwako Sato got into the driver's seat, and then sat down in the passenger seat.

Miwako Sato stepped on the gas and headed to the nearest hospital.

As she drove, she asked, "Mr. Shiraishi, could you please tell me what this code means?"

Emi Shiraishi explained succinctly: "Simple... a base stained with blood is a red elevator."

Sato Miwako paused, then asked, "What about the rest of the code?"

Shiraishi E remained unfazed and continued to deceive, saying, "It's all a smokescreen, just ignore it. However, based on the criminal's methods three years ago, I reckon he'll use the same trick again."

"Once the police find the location of the bomb, they will tell you on the screen that there is actually another bomb, but the location of the bomb will only be displayed on the screen 3 seconds before the explosion."

“…You’re right! That guy must be like that!” Sato Miwako gripped the steering wheel tightly and said through gritted teeth.

She said angrily, "This time, I will absolutely not let him succeed!"

Upon hearing this, Shiraishi E asked curiously, "So what do you plan to do?"

"..." These words were like a punch to Sato Miwako's throat, leaving her speechless for a moment.

Yes, even if she found out, what could she do?
For a moment, she felt deflated, and then looked at Shiraishi E with displeasure, gritting her teeth in anger—does this girl really like to put people down?
If it weren't for the white bird in the back seat, she would definitely have freed her hand to pinch the other person right now!
They won't even give me any face!
"We'll talk about it later..." Sato Miwako said irritably, then tossed the phone to Shiraishi E and said, "Call Inspector Megure for me, and put it on speakerphone!"

Shiraishi E took the phone and did as instructed.

As soon as the call connected, Miwako Sato quickly said, "Inspector, Officer Shiratori has just been attacked!"

After briefly recounting the attack on Shiratori, she continued, "Shiratori left a crime notice from his police car! It read: 'I am the ace of the Major League—'"

She had barely finished speaking when Inspector Megure interrupted on the other end of the phone: "This overtime match is about to begin. The match will officially start at noon tomorrow and will end at 3 p.m.

This surprised Sato Miwako: "Inspector, how did you know?"

"The criminal has faxed the message to the Metropolitan Police Department," Inspector Megure said gravely. "Now all the police know, and they've begun working on deciphering the code."

"The code has been deciphered," Sato Miwako was about to say, but Shiraishi E raised her hand to stop her.

Although she didn't understand the other person's intentions, she chose to believe them and didn't say anything.

"Alright, I'll take Officer Shiratori to the hospital first! I'll contact you again if anything comes up." After saying this, Sato Miwako signaled for the other party to hang up the phone.

"Shiraishi-kun, why won't you let Officer Sato speak?" Shiratori asked, enduring the pain.

“Of course, it’s to mislead.” Shiraishi E handed the phone back to Sato Miwako and said, “The culprit is definitely monitoring the police’s every move. Once the police find the explosion site in advance, he will definitely take action in advance!”

Officer Shiratori understood and nodded, saying, "You're right... I'll leave the bomb matter to you."

"Okay, I'll take care of it as soon as possible." Shiraishi glanced at her watch and said, "I have other things to take care of before this afternoon."

"..." Shiratori thought the other party was pretentious, but he found that the other party had the ability to be pretentious.

This made him extremely envious and jealous!
If only I could do that too!
(End of this chapter)