Ghost Detectives in the Detective World

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As he spoke, he grabbed Matsuda's arm and dragged him outside.

"Wait a minute, Inspector, I..."

Matsuda quickly turned around to look for Yumi, only to see her gesturing with her lips.

"Go ahead without worry, I'll take good care of your things!"

Damn it, now I have no choice but to trust her...

Matsuda sighed, quickly raised his hand, and tossed the keys to Yumi.

"Give this back to Miwako!"

……

In the police car, after learning everything, Matsuda finally understood why Megure had been so happy to see him earlier.

It turns out there was an explosion at a golf course in downtown Tokyo!

Although the extent of casualties and damage is still unknown,

But the keyword "explosion" alone distinguishes this case from other murder cases!

Who is currently the person in the Metropolitan Police Department's First Division who knows the most about explosives?

That would naturally be Matsuda!

……

When Megure arrived at the scene in a great hurry with Matsuda and a large group of Metropolitan Police Department detectives,

The stadium manager was immediately terrified by Megure's gloomy expression, his face turning deathly pale.

"Don't worry, Inspector, judging from the scene, the explosion wasn't very large!"

Based on the blasting marks at the scene, the experienced Matsuda quickly made a judgment.

"Even if someone gets into trouble, it should only be one or two people!"

Hearing him say that, Inspector Megure finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, upon seeing his former partner, Inspector Megure couldn't help but straighten his face again!

"Haha, Inspector Megure, Officer Matsuda, you're here too!"

Kogoro Mouri scratched the back of his head and greeted him casually.

"Since you're here, aren't you going to give us an explanation of what's going on!"

Megure gritted his teeth and said, enunciating each word clearly.

"Yes!"

Mouri was startled by Megure's gloomy expression and quickly explained the situation at the scene.

The deceased was Eisuke Tachibana, head of the development department at Goi Electric.

Today, I came here to play golf, accompanied by Minoru Yasui, the section chief of the development department, Tatsuya Okubo, the director, and Satoshi Minami, a member of the company.

The only casualty from the explosion so far is Minister Eisuke Tachibana.

The remaining two, Okubo and Minami Tomofumi, also suffered injuries of varying degrees, but none of them were fatal!

According to Okubo and Minami, the three of them frequently played golf at this course because it was close to their company.

The victim, Eisuke Tachibana, is going to become the president of the New York branch next week, and this is the last time he will play at this stadium.

The half of a red, double-stripe golf ball left at the explosion site, according to preliminary forensic analysis, was likely the part of the bomb that was placed inside.

Then, at the moment the Minister of Orange swung his club, the explosive inside the ball was impacted and exploded.

After getting a preliminary understanding of the situation at the scene, Matsuda squatted down in front of the explosion marks, looking at the mess on the ground.

"Inspector, the top priority right now should be determining whether this bombing was a murder targeting an individual or a terrorist attack indiscriminately."

"Matsuda, what are the chances of the latter?"

"Imperial Megure asked nervously. It's only been less than two days since the Beika skyscraper bombing," he continued.

They're still clearing the rubble over there. If another terrorist attack or bombing happens here, he really won't be able to explain it to his superiors.

Chapter 218 I'm an Explosion Expert

"Inspector, how would I know the answer to that?" Matsuda said with amusement.

"Ha ha……"

Megure then remembered that the two of them had come together.

No matter how capable Matsuda is, he couldn't possibly solve the case in just a few seconds.

He quickly covered up his embarrassment with laughter.

At this moment, Minami Satoshi, who had come with Minister Tachibana, suddenly spoke up.

"Actually... I believe the murderer's motive was to assassinate the minister!"

"The three people here—whether it's me, Chief Okubo, or Section Chief Yasui—are all potential candidates to murder the department head!"

"What did you say?"

Megure and Mori's gazes instantly sharpened.

Matsuda, standing to the side, was relieved.

Given the nature of the Conan world, if someone says something like that, generally speaking, the culprit is definitely one of these people.

At this moment, Section Chief Yasui, upon hearing Minami Satoshi's words, immediately retorted in a flustered manner.

"What nonsense are you spouting, Minami Tomofumi! How could I possibly kill the minister!"

"He's right."

The last of the three, and also the most seriously injured, was Okubo.

I don't know if it was because he was affected by the explosion and harbored resentment, but he went on a self-destructive rampage.

“We all had a motive to kill the minister. For example, I had three ideas for new products that he submitted in his own name. As for Nan Zhishi, his motive was that his suggestions were never accepted by the minister!”

"You two, don't talk nonsense. This really has nothing to do with me."

Section Chief Kim was so frightened that he kept wiping away sweat.

"There is absolutely no problem between me and the minister."

"Section Chief, it's not a good idea to lie at a time like this."

Okubo immediately exposed his superior's shortcomings.

"We all know perfectly well that your beloved girlfriend was stolen away by the minister, wasn't she?"

"no!"

Section Chief Yasui, however, continued to deny it.

"It was clearly after I dumped her that the minister started dating her."

"I understand!"

Mori's expression suddenly dawned on him.

"I already know who killed Minister Tachibana!"

"Really? Brother Mori?"

Although Inspector Megure had never held high hopes for the Mori's intelligence,

But the situation is special now. In order to close the case as soon as possible, even if the person speaking now is an idiot, Inspector Megure will probably still ask this question.

"That's right, Inspector!"

Mori patted his chest, straightened his tie, and said confidently,

"Judging from the modus operandi, the murderer must have mixed the bomb-laden ball with other balls beforehand. That way, when the victim hit the ball, the bomb-laden ball would explode. Following this line of thought, the murderer must have been someone who had been close to the golf ball used by Minister Tachibana!"

"So, the murderer must be Uncle Okubo, right?"

Conan immediately adopted a cute tone and said something that Okubo found absolutely malicious.

"I remember it was Uncle Okubo who helped Captain Tachibana pass the ball!"

After Conan finished being cute, he was eager to hear Kogoro's reasoning.

But after noticing Matsuda pacing back and forth to the side...

He suddenly felt a surge of curiosity. Had this guy discovered something suspicious?

Conan's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately wanted to go over and ask him what was going on.

But Kogoro was still deducing, and he was afraid of missing something.

For a moment, I felt caught in a dilemma.

However, Mori's subsequent reasoning still greatly disappointed Conan.

According to Mori, Minami Satoshi, who went to the toilet at the time, had no opportunity to place the golf ball with the bomb inside.

Minoru Yasui, who gave his ball to Minister Tachibana and happened to be absent from the scene when the explosion occurred, is undoubtedly the most likely culprit.

According to Mori's speculation, after Section Chief Yasui distributed the ball to the victim...

To avoid being caught in the blast wave, he quickly hit his ball away.

Then, noticing that the victim was about to hit the golf ball containing the bomb, he immediately hid near the exit.

Mori's guess immediately prompted Section Chief Yasui to nervously refute it.

However, in his panic, his words were naturally incoherent and could not convince Megure and the other officers.

Megure immediately requested a search, and then, while inspecting Section Chief Yasui's luggage,

In his bag, they found a golf ball marked with a red cross, just like the one found at the explosion site.

Now, Section Chief Yasui was undoubtedly even more speechless.

No, no, no!