Chapter 298
Although he subconsciously criticized Usaku Saiki's attempt to shift the blame in his mind, Conan Edogawa, having been proven wrong before, felt an ominous premonition as soon as the thought crossed his mind.
Fortunately, he followed Takagi Wataru to see the criminal and Officer Sato, listened to Officer Sato explain the criminal's situation, and then said goodbye and returned. Nothing actually happened.
Conan Edogawa breathed a sigh of relief.
Sure enough, he said there aren't that many coincidences in the world. While he did have more cases around him, it was mainly the cases that attracted the detectives! And there were limits! Let's stick to the basics!
When Bo Yezaki saw that they had returned unharmed, he didn't scream and wasn't surprised—he was just too lazy to move around and made up an excuse.
A group of people ran to watch the police escorting the prisoner. It was too high-profile; a low-key person like him couldn't do that!
System: 【...Whatever makes you happy.】
Upon returning, Usoppei casually asked, "What kind of prisoner was he?"
Ran Mouri, who spends all her time with Kogoro Mouri, is quite used to being asked this kind of question. She instinctively explained, "He was selling illegal drugs and was supposed to be arrested in Tokyo, but he escaped to Kansai..."
"Oh dear, Xiaolan's vigilance isn't strong enough." Bo Yezaki smiled. "She told me so easily. What if I was her accomplice?"
Ran Mouri laughed and said, "Brother Bo Ye, don't joke around."
Well, not a single doubt was raised.
Conan Edogawa, on the other hand, couldn't help but squint at him from the side.
Bo Ye asked him a similar question yesterday... Does Bo Ye like to scare people?
Well, it's not that he necessarily suspects Brother Bo Ye, it's just that with Brother Bo Ye's personality, it always feels like he might do something bad out of fun or curiosity, and it doesn't seem impossible...
They can even take advantage of their abilities to satisfy their curiosity or impulses, then erase the traces of their wrongdoings and return to their daily lives without leaving a trace.
...Probably not? Bo Ye is such a grown man, he should know how to control his impulses, and he should know what he should and shouldn't do, right?!
Conan Edogawa is inexplicably worried.
To be honest, Conan Edogawa hasn't met Usuiba Saiki that many times, but on two of those occasions, Usuiba Saiki was carrying a gun—regardless of what kind of gun it was, the scene was so memorable that Conan Edogawa always felt that the image of Usuiba Saiki holding a gun wasn't at all out of place...
Perhaps because Professor Agasa's scene was too frightening, Conan Edogawa was able to easily replace the image of Saiki Usaba into the murder scene.
...Hmm, let's put our imaginations to rest. We can't let Brother Bo Ye's strange question yesterday make him start overthinking.
It's obvious that yesterday, Brother Bo Ye was just joking around like a heartless adult asking a child, "Am I more important or is the toy in your hand more important?"
As the Shinkansen approached Mount Fuji, Conan Edogawa, who was in the same carriage as the police and could see what was happening on the other side, suddenly noticed a train attendant looking troubled as she approached Wataru Takagi and Miwako Sato and whispering something to them.
Sato Miwako was taken aback. After exchanging a few words with Takagi Wataru, she followed the flight attendants with a serious expression.
"What happened?" Ran Mouri asked, puzzled.
Usakabe Saiki glanced at Edogawa Conan: "Maybe there's another bomb."
Conan Edogawa: "..."
He remembered that the last time he rode the same Shinkansen with Bo Ye, they encountered a bomb... But could he be blamed for that?! It was clearly Gin and Vodka's fault!
Conan Edogawa couldn't sit still at a time like this, so he immediately jumped off his chair and went to check on the situation.
Ran Mouri reacted quickly and grabbed him: "Where are you going?"
"Go, go see what happened..."
"No, you stay here and aren't allowed to wander around." Ran Mouri refused.
Usakabe Saiki smiled and said, "It's alright, let him go and take a look. There are police officers here, so it shouldn't be a problem if he just takes a look... You see, Uncle Mori is also very curious about what happened."
"Eh...?" Ran Mouri hesitated, and she was actually a little curious too, so after some internal struggle, she said, "Then, then I'll take Conan to see it, and I'll be right back... Conan-kun, you absolutely can't let go of my hand this time, and you can't run around, okay?"
Conan Edogawa didn't ask for much; he was happy just to go and take a look. So he readily agreed and eagerly followed Ran Mouri to watch.
He observed from a distance and learned that someone had found a strange package in the restroom, which was making a suspicious, timer-like sound. There was even a note on the outside saying that there was a bomb inside and not to be touched.
Conan Edogawa: "…………"
Bo Ye Ge…! Bo Ye Ge is such a jinx!
Conan Edogawa stared at the suspicious package, and began to feel anxious.
Sato Miwako carefully inspected the package and listened to the sounds inside. Because this kind of thing was really not something to be handled casually, it was best to call an expert. So she didn't dare to open the package herself and could only turn to the flight attendant and say something.
"Prepare to evacuate the crowd, we may need to stop..."
Before he could finish speaking, the steady ticking of the second hand inside the package was suddenly replaced by a piercing alarm, startling everyone around him into scattering in all directions.
Miwako Sato was also startled, but she quickly realized that this was all bark and no bite; several seconds passed and nothing further happened.
So she hesitated for a moment, then risked her life to open the package, only to find that it contained just an alarm clock.
...Although it was a bit of a farce, it's good that nothing happened. As a police officer, this wasn't the first time Sato Miwako had encountered such a silly prank package.
She turned off the alarm clock, intending to investigate who was so inconsiderate as to make such a joke.
Finding the situation not too dangerous, Ran Mouri hesitated for a moment, then stopped stopping Conan Edogawa from eavesdropping on Miwako Sato's investigation.
Conan Edogawa was already planning to solve this case and was listening when suddenly Wataru Takagi ran over, panicking, and said to Miwako Sato, "Something terrible has happened! The culprit committed suicide in the bathroom!"
Sato Miwako was utterly shocked: "Huh? Where did he get the knife? How were you keeping an eye on him?!"
Upon hearing this, Conan Edogawa immediately realized that the alarm clock might be a diversionary tactic used by someone for some purpose, and quickly followed the police to the restroom in another carriage.
Sure enough, the prisoners they had been escorting earlier were already dead inside.
Conan Edogawa quickly surveyed the scene and drew some conclusions: "It wasn't suicide; it must have been staged. The direction the dagger fell was wrong, and the bloodstains on his body are strange. This part has congealed, but the rest is still flowing..."
Miwako Sato stroked her chin: "That's really strange. Did they add some kind of drug...?"
After discussing for a while, they came to a general conclusion: it was indeed not suicide, but rather someone had placed a dagger and a blood pack in the bathroom beforehand, so that the captured man would pretend to commit suicide. At that time, they were passing through a tunnel, and Takagi Wataru couldn't make a phone call. In desperation, he could only handcuff the man in the bathroom and go to Sato Miwako to discuss what to do.
The perpetrator must have taken advantage of this time to go into the restroom and kill the person.
To accomplish all this, it was necessary to communicate with the deceased beforehand. So, Sato Miwako and Takagi Wataru began to try to recall who had passed by them and could give the deceased a signal.
Conan Edogawa was also pondering when he suddenly heard Saiki Usaba ask, "What's going on?"
“Someone’s dead…” As he spoke, Conan Edogawa turned his head and suddenly remembered that when he ran over, he seemed to have seen Usaku Saiki go somewhere and they were walking towards the restroom. He had just returned to his seat.
Remembering that Usaku Saiki had just asked Ran Mouri if he was an accomplice... Conan Edogawa was suspicious for a moment, but then calmly ruled out the suspicion and asked directly, "Usaku-nii, where did you go just now?"
Bo Yezaki said matter-of-factly, "I went to the restroom. Both the one behind and the one I'm using are occupied, so I had to keep going forward. So the prisoner being escorted died? How did he die?"
“A murder disguised as a suicide,” Conan Edogawa said absentmindedly.
Usoya Saiki: "Oh, then I know who the murderer is."
Conan Edogawa: "You know... huh?!"
He whirled around like a sunflower, looking at Bo Yezaki with a bewildered and shocked expression: "You knew again?! How did you know?!"
He has absolutely no clue what to do! He hasn't even narrowed down the suspects yet!
Bo Yezhai smiled shyly: "I saw it."
Conan Edogawa: "…………???"
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Bonus chapter!
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Conan: Bo Ye is such a jinx!
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