Conan: The Romantic Daily Life of a Ghost Detective

Wenshui changed the subject: "By the way, where are Uncle and Daisuke?"

Ran: "They said they've finished handling the case and are on their way here. Mr. Daisuke is with Dad too."

Wen Shui nodded.

We had all planned to watch the parade and celebration together today.

Then we went to a very unique yakiniku (grilled meat) restaurant in Beika Town for a big meal.

However, if the story follows the original Conan plot, and considering the variables in the case that Miwako mentioned yesterday, whether we can actually enjoy this barbecue will depend on the Metropolitan Police Department's ability to act.

At that moment, Sonoko Suzuki suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Huh, this kid is wearing a 'Osaka Team' themed badge. It seems like he's not one of us."

Wen Shui looked down at the brown overalls on Ai Haibara's chest, and there was indeed a badge pinned to the strap near her shoulder.

Ai Haibara's expression remained unchanged as she crossed her arms: "I just don't want everything to be the same as everyone else's."

Xiaolan frowned slightly, then turned to Yuanzi and said, "By the way, Yuanzi, when you bought the team uniform at the store, did the shopkeeper give you a whole bunch of badges as a gift before you left?"

Sonoko Suzuki nodded and patted her handbag: "Yes, it's all here."

Ran immediately opened Sonoko's handbag, took out a "BIG Osaka Team" badge that was exactly the same as Ai Haibara's, and a happy expression appeared on her face: "Great, I knew it looked familiar."

"What? Isn't this the same as the badge that kid has?" Sonoko Suzuki asked curiously.

Xiaolan turned to Wenshui: "Yuanzi, Wenshui, help me block this!"

Before Wen Shui could understand what was happening, she was pulled to Ran's side by Ran's incredible strength, forming a human wall with Suzuki Sonoko to shield Ran behind them.

Xiaolan quickly took off her "Tokyo Spirit team uniform" and put on another plain white T-shirt from her backpack.

Because she was wearing a sports bra underneath, she wouldn't worry about being exposed even if she wasn't surrounded by people. But girls changing clothes always attracts strange attention from men, so she asked Wen Shui and the others to help cover her up.

After changing her clothes, Ran carefully pinned the Osaka team badge to her chest and took Ai Haibara's hand: "Okay, now we're both unique women. This is the first time I've done something like this, and I'm a little excited."

Ai Haibara looked at Ran with a complicated expression.

Although she didn't respond, this time she didn't shake off Xiaolan's hand.

Seeing this, Wen Shui chimed in at just the right moment: "Ran and Ai have such a good relationship. It feels like they wouldn't argue even if they were dating the same boyfriend."

Sonoko Suzuki looked at Nukumi with a puzzled expression: "Huh, in situations like this, people usually say things like 'If they were mother and daughter, they would definitely get along well.' What's with dating the same boyfriend?"

Wen Shui: "Don't worry about the details, let's watch the celebration first."

The group turned their attention to the double-decker open-top buses that kept passing by.

Originally, the tense atmosphere had gradually turned into a heartwarming romantic comedy thanks to Xiaolan's initiative in showing affection.

And just then

"boom!!!"

A loud explosion came from the roadside not far away. A car was blown into the air, turned into a huge fireball, and then slowly fell back down.

The shattered glass and burning debris from the explosion spread outwards in a circular pattern.

The pungent smell of burning plastic products, carried by the gentle breeze, entered the warm water's nasal cavity.

Chapter 193 Xiaolan: I was here first!

The huge explosion instantly drowned out the cheers of the fans.

The nearby streets seemed to freeze for a moment, and everyone instinctively turned to look in the direction of the car explosion.

The rhythmic "Tokyo Spirits anthem" blared from the speakers of the double-decker bus, its shrill sound disrupted by the blast wave.

This situation lasted for several seconds until all the car debris settled.

Conan charged ahead of the burning car.

Miwako Sato: "No, Conan, this is too dangerous!"

This exclamation jolted everyone awake.

Ran rushed to Conan and stopped him, then launched into a lecture. Sato Miwako, finding Conan unharmed, ran to the car, grabbed the bent, deformed bumper that had fallen to the ground, and began smashing it against the car door.

It seems they wanted to check if anyone was in the car.

Even if there were people inside the car, there's no need for rescue in the current situation.

It's impossible for anyone to survive such an explosion and fire; she did it simply out of police habit and duty.

Wen Shui quickly ran over to help, even though he knew that the car was probably an empty vehicle that the murderer had deliberately blown up to attract the police's attention.

After the explosion, the surrounding fans cried out and took emergency shelter. After all, they were all citizens of Miwa, and they were used to such things.

With the help of patrolling police officers who were originally marching with the buses to maintain order, a large-scale stampede did not occur.

With the exception of a few timid fans, most people stayed where they were, watching the burning car in the distance with curiosity.

After smashing open the car door, which was burning with black charcoal, you could see through the gap that the inside was almost completely burned.

The good news is that no one was in the car when the explosion occurred, and the nearby cars were all empty, so there were no casualties.

Miwako Sato quickly worked with the two patrol officers on motorcycles to cordon off the scene.

Wen Shui squatted inside the police cordon and picked up a piece of scalding hot metal: "It's a plastic bomb, and it looks like it's a model without a timer, which means the killer deliberately detonated it."

Sato Miwako looked at the bomb fragments in Wen Shui's hand: "This is troublesome. It seems that this opponent will be difficult to deal with."

She seemed completely unsurprised that Wen Shui knew so much, just as she subconsciously ignored Conan sneaking into the now-cooled car to look for clues.

Wen Shui: "Indeed, the perpetrators deliberately detonated the bomb without harming anyone, probably to send some kind of signal."

“But so far, apart from the first letter, we haven’t received any calls or letters from the perpetrators,” sighed Miwako Sato. “Without knowing their purpose, we can’t predict their next move.”

Wen Shui: "Yes, there are too few clues, making it impossible to predict the future."

Just when the two were at their wits' end, Wen Shui, in order to keep up with the research progress, had no choice but to pretend to be worried as well, even though she knew that the group's real purpose was to attack the post office.

A patrol car with flashing red and blue lights drove up from a distance.

The fans gathered on the roadside parted to make way for each other, like Moses parting the sea.

The patrol police responsible for maintaining order opened a path through the cordon, and the patrol car led the fire trucks behind it through the cordon and stopped on the roadside near the explosion site.

The firefighter in the car could tell at a glance through the glass that the situation was under control.

However, in accordance with regulations, they still got out of the car in a proper manner to check whether the explosives would cause a secondary fire.

The people who got out of the patrol car were familiar faces from the water, Yumi Miyamoto and her partner Naeko Miike.

At first, Yumi Miyamoto didn't recognize Miwako Sato, who was wearing makeup, and immediately teased her about how things were going between her and Miwako, and whether they had a baby.

As a result, she was pulled aside by Miwako Sato and given a severe scolding.

However, when Miyamoto Yumi noticed that Sato Miwako was dressed like this and wearing a long, curly wig that was completely opposite to her usual image, her gaze became even more suspicious:

"You two, are you on a date?"

Wen Shui: "How could that be? We just happened to run into each other."

"But it looks very suspicious." Miyamoto Yumi couldn't help but analyze, "When you bought this outfit last time, didn't you say you were saving it for Keiko's wedding? Wearing such an expensive outfit for a disguise and reconnaissance mission seems a bit inappropriate, doesn't it?"

"Yumi, what nonsense are you talking about?" Sato Miwako said, blushing. "I dressed like this to avoid attracting the attention of thugs, not to show off to anyone."

This is a lie. In fact, Miwako deliberately dressed like this because she knew that Numizu was coming to see the pilgrimage.

At this moment, Xiaolan, who had been listening for a while, finally couldn't help but interject: "It's not a date. We already made an appointment with Wenshui-kun to come and watch the Tokyo Spirits' celebration tour."

Sonoko Suzuki: "That's right, that's right, we made a promise at the beach. At the time, I was so happy that I even... um?"

Before Sonoko could reveal the truth, Ran shut her up: "We didn't do anything. We just accidentally stumbled upon a murder case and helped the local police find the killer."

Miike Naeko, holding a recorder in her hand, said, "Huh, another case? I feel so lucky."

Wen Shui: "It should be terrible, right? We went on vacation."

Miike Naeko stuck out her tongue and lightly pressed the brim of her round police cap with her hand: "Sorry, sorry, I accidentally put myself in our shoes. Solving cases would be a great achievement for us."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shiratori Renzaburo, who was also disguised as a worker who had just finished get off work, walked over: "Miwako is right, she is not on a date with Mr. Nukumizu today. We have a mission today."

Miwako anxiously gave Shiratori a meaningful look.

There are many people around, and saying such things in public could easily lead to leaks, which would defeat the purpose of their undercover reconnaissance.

Shiratori Renzaburo smiled and lowered his voice, saying, "Don't worry, our people have already blended into the crowd. Besides, we don't know the criminals' purpose yet. If we can use this trick to make them reveal a weakness, that would be a good thing."

"So, what kind of special mission is it?" Miyamoto Yumi asked curiously.

Shiratori Renzaburo looked around, then focused his gaze on Wen Shui beside him, and slowly said, "Actually, not long ago, we received a very strange fax."

The text states that he is a fan of the BIG Osaka team and will do something to surprise everyone during the championship celebration parade in a few days.

Yuan Tai: "This tone sounds like the Joker from Batman."

When Ai Haibara heard that the thugs were also fans of BIG Osaka, her expression turned even colder than before.

"So, their surprise was to blow up the cars and cause a riot, trying to stop the celebration parade?" Wen Shui noticed that Shiratori had been staring at him after he finished speaking, so he had to offer some opinions befitting his detective identity.

Shiratori Ninzaburo: "It's very possible, but we didn't expect him to make a move so quickly."

"The good news is that the perpetrator wasn't a ruthless person; he just detonated an empty car that no one was in," Wen Shui said. "All we need to do is find the criminal hiding in the crowd before the next explosion."

“That’s right, that’s what I think too,” Shiratori Ninzaburo said. “I’ve already told you all the information the police have so far, Nukumizu-kun. I’m counting on you this time.”

Although Shiratori Ninzaburo spoke politely.

But his expression was full of fighting spirit, as if he wanted to have a showdown with Wen Shui.

Clearly, Shiratori Ninzaburo treated this case of finding the culprit as a competition to see who was more suitable to be Miwako's boyfriend.

Wen Shui smiled faintly, not taking it to heart.

Miwako Sato: "I have already informed Inspector Megure of the situation and hope that he can contact the organizers to end this festival parade."

“Impossible.” Shiratori shook his head and looked at the huge crowd of fans not far away. “If we had canceled this parade and celebration in the beginning, it might have been useful. Now it’s too late. Those people won’t leave.”

Shiratori is right, even if an explosion occurred here.

The crowd showed no signs of dispersing, and the tour bus continued to drive forward as planned.

Some fans crowded around the bus and walked forward, while others simply stayed where they were, celebrating with beer in hand, creating a lively scene.

It seems that humans are prone to blindly following others, especially when they are in a circle with common topics. As long as one or two people take the lead, even if there is a cliff in front of them, the others will follow without hesitation and rush down.