Chapter 173 People: What the hell?!
Under the Ferris wheel.
The police have seen the message sent by Jinpei Matsuda and know the current situation.
But they could only wait anxiously and helplessly.
The drive of the Ferris wheel has broken down, and Jinpei Matsuda is alone in the sky. All they can do now is to ensure the safety of the people below and pray for him.
Miwako Sato's eyes were red and she clutched her phone tightly.
Just now, Matsuda Jinpei has already mentioned the above situation and given a possible location, "Beika Central Hospital".
But... the police couldn't confirm the authenticity of the news within a few seconds.
Sato Miwako couldn't bring herself to say either to persuade Matsuda Jinpei to defuse the bomb or to stay there and wait for the answer.
So do others.
"Don't let me catch that criminal..." The colleague from the bomb team held the toolbox tightly.
"Matsuda will be fine," said the police officer who once joked about Matsuda.
Only the police officer who had met Jinpei Matsuda a few times nodded: "Sure."
More people looked up nervously and fearfully, waiting. Emotionally, they hoped very much that Matsuda Jinpei would be safe, but rationally, they knew how low the chances of survival were for Matsuda Jinpei, who had made the decision.
Unless the bomb was just a prank and would not explode, no matter how small the explosion was... at such a short distance and at the height of the Ferris wheel, there was no way that Matsuda Jinpei could survive...
No no…
There is another possibility...
"If that address is real..." Miwako Sato thought silently.
If it is true, then there is still a glimmer of hope.
When the letters start popping up on the display, if you have the answer, you can guess the full name in advance and complete the last step of dismantling the bomb.
"I heard that there was a police officer defusing a bomb on it alone..."
"No way! I heard the explosion of the Ferris wheel from a long distance away! This is too dangerous!"
"Oh my god...it has to succeed!"
The crowd, unaware of the truth, stood far outside the cordon, whispering to each other, worried and angry at the criminal in the dark.
Conan Edogawa kept walking through the crowd, and the wound on his arm was accidentally cut open by an adult's key, but he didn't care at all, and only wanted to find the person he just saw!
Damn it! Why didn't he catch that guy first?
Where did you go?! Where did you go?!
If we tell the police, it will alert the man and he must have a detonator in his pocket!
Conan Edogawa noticed the expressions of the policemen out of the corner of his eye. The fear in his heart continued to rise and was about to reach its peak!
There is no time...
If you don't hurry up, the bomb will explode!
The man's expression before replayed in Conan Edogawa's mind. As he was searching in a sweat, he suddenly recalled a detail.
As the man followed the crowd and walked under the Ferris wheel, he glanced to the side.
Edogawa Conan raised his head subconsciously and looked in the direction the man had looked.
There is a wishing fountain there, and there are many food stalls gathered next to the fountain. There is a large open space, which can be said to be the most crowded place in the entire amusement park.
At this moment, because of the Ferris wheel accident, a large crowd gathered.
Every face looked towards the Ferris wheel with worry.
However, there were only policemen right below the Ferris wheel. In other words, except for the policemen within the cordon and those standing at the front of the cordon, everyone was very close to the fountain.
In a flash, all the clues were connected together...
The man was obviously suspicious, but he squeezed to the front; the first explosion of the Ferris wheel was not powerful, more like a warning than hurting anyone, and successfully made everyone retreat a distance; the man was wary of others touching his arm, but there should be a detonator in his pocket. Since he had already planted the bomb, it would not be a big deal to kill the police immediately...
Unless, his purpose was never to kill the police, the premature explosion of the bomb would disrupt his plan.
Edogawa Conan understands everything.
His face suddenly turned extremely pale, the sounds around him seemed to have faded away, and the countdown to death was ticking.
How many seconds left?
Five seconds? Ten seconds?
He felt hopeless, but Conan Edogawa didn't want to give up. Just as he was about to tell the people around him to run away, he heard a voice that seemed to have been recorded long ago on the amusement park's radio:
"Stupid policemen! I want to show you that you claim to be righteous and self-sacrificing, high and mighty, and boastful, but you can't save anyone!"
"I have placed a powerful bomb in the fountain! It will explode in three seconds!"
Three seconds left.
"Ah!" the crowd roared!
They continued to flee in all directions frantically, but because the crowd was too dense, they could not run at all. Even if they could run, it would be impossible to escape in three seconds!
Screams and panic instantly spread throughout the amusement park.
Inside the cordon, the police were also stunned.
Fountain?
Three seconds?
Is that the location of the other bomb?
"No!" Veins on Miwako Sato's arms were already bulging.
Based on her guess about the prisoner's character, there is a 90% chance that the bomb in the fountain is not the "other one" as the prisoner said.
——That criminal not only wants to kill people, but also wants Jinpei Matsuda to kill people!
If Matsuda Jinpei, because of the broadcast, mistakenly thought that the location of the other bomb was at the fountain, and dismantled the bomb on the Ferris wheel, causing the bomb in another place to explode... then it would be equivalent to Matsuda Jinpei killing everyone there!
Even if he didn't fall into the trap, the fountain's bomb had already achieved the criminal's goal!
——Killing a large number of people in front of so many police officers!
——The bastard behind the scenes wants to bring disgrace to the police!
What a nasty plot!
The policemen were extremely nervous, but in three seconds, there was nothing they could do!
“Run!”
"Everyone, run away!"
The pressure of seeing a large number of people dying right before their eyes made everyone extremely nervous.
Amidst the hysterical screams, all I could see were my colleagues’ faces, which were just as helpless and hopeless as my own.
At the same time, on the Ferris wheel, Jinpei Matsuda saw the first letter begin to appear on the bomb display.
Two seconds left.
Adults were holding children, men were holding women, and everyone was fleeing in all directions.
Many people were knocked to the ground, screaming in despair.
The police rushed through the cordon, dragged people away, and ran back with ferocious faces.
The television broadcast this chaotic and desperate scene in front of millions of viewers.
One second left.
There was already some movement in the fountain, with tiny drops of water trembling.
Conan Edogawa turned his head to look for Haibara Ai. He didn't see anyone, but his face was captured by the equipment that the TV station had set up earlier.
Outside the TV, Furiya Rei's already bad expression became even darker the moment he saw him.
Does all this have anything to do with Ling?
More importantly, where is Ling now? Is he also within the range of the explosion?
The countdown is reset to zero.
The water in the fountain splashes in all directions!
“Ahh——” the cries reached a louder volume and people couldn’t help but look back. Outside the camera, everyone who saw this incident also held their breath and watched in fear.
"Blah..."
After a burst of water sound, a wet head emerged from the fountain.
The screaming person's voice was cut off.
?
What's happening?
"Blah..." More parts of the body were exposed. The wet clothes stuck to the man's handsome body. Water droplets fell from the ends of his hair, stirring up tiny splashes in the fountain.
In the sunlight, the man raised his head and faced the camera. On his delicate and slightly pale face, his golden eyes were open, but half-closed because of the water flow, making people feel that the bright gold was an illusion caused by the sunlight.
The scene suddenly fell silent.
People maintained their fleeing posture, with stunned and bewildered expressions on their faces, watching this bizarre scene in confusion.
The bomb did not explode...a person emerged from the water.
Still a very good looking person.
In the eerie silence, only Conan Edogawa understood what happened after seeing the face, and his eyes lit up amazingly in an instant!
"Brother Yu Ren!" He trotted over, his clear eyes sparkling with stars: "Are you okay? I'll pull you up!"
Miyagawa Ling stretched out his hand, and Edogawa Conan exerted force and pulled him up.
The scene was still in a state of confusion, and neither the public nor the police were able to react.
Miyakawa Ling, who was soaking wet, faced everyone's gaze, blinked his eyelashes, and said innocently and weakly: "I accidentally fell down, and found a bomb below, so I dismantled it."
People: "..."
What does it mean?
People: "?"
Meaning, this guy fell into the fountain and defused a bomb in the process?
People: “!!!”
Holy crap!!!
He defused the bomb? ! ! They are safe!
Where did this god come from? ! Boss! Just tear it down as soon as I say so? !
...But, isn’t this process a bit too outrageous?
The TV staff at the scene immediately crowded to the front excitedly and asked: "Sir, what is your occupation? Why did you fall? What tools did you use to dismantle the bomb? Were you not nervous after hearing the broadcast just now? You..."
The police there also responded:
"Go and see if the bomb has really been removed!"
Several policemen ran towards Miyakawa Ryo, and at the same time, a frenzy broke out among the police!
"Matsuda is fine!"
"Very good!"
Time has passed and the bomb on the Ferris wheel has not exploded! They have also received notification of where the last bomb is!
Great! No one was hurt!
When Matsuda Jinping came down, a group of police immediately surrounded him and asked him how he resolved the crisis.
"I knew the location in advance, and the letters on the screen were very indicative. At the last second, I determined the location and defused the bomb."
"Matsuda! You are amazing!" The police excitedly asked, "But how did you know in advance that it was the Beihua Central Hospital?"
Matsuda Jinpei raised his lips and said, "We'll talk about this later. I also heard the broadcast just now. How did you solve it?"
Miwako Sato was still terrified, and she smiled with red eyes: "The bomb in the fountain was dismantled by a man... He will go to the Metropolitan Police Department to give a statement later, and you will meet him."
"He's just like you...amazing."
She turned her head to look at the fountain, and the young man who had appeared like a miracle was gone.
"Matsuda, you two have saved many lives together."