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Megure and Mori both looked stunned, while Professor Agasa kept looking at Conan expectantly; it was clearly impossible to rely on these three.
Conan, lying in his hospital bed, was deep in thought, perhaps having found some clues.
"Matsuda, I'm going to go to the scene first and direct the others to conduct a search."
Megure raised his hand and patted Matsuda's shoulder heavily.
"The bomb issue is all up to you!"
After saying that, Inspector Megure left the ward.
"Inspector Megure, I'll go with you too." Kogoro Mouri chased after him.
Only Matsuda, Conan, and Professor Agasa remained in the ward.
Matsuda was still pondering the bomb issue when Conan suddenly whispered, "Sorry."
"What?" Matsuda asked, puzzled.
Conan seemed a little hesitant to speak, but after a moment's hesitation, he began to speak.
"I made a mistake about my mother's matter a couple of days ago."
"You found your mother?" Matsuda asked, amused.
“Hmm,” Conan sighed, “She’s been staying with Aunt Eri for the past couple of days, and she probably doesn’t plan to go back to America anytime soon.”
"Where is your father? Didn't he go to see her?" Matsuda asked.
"Dad seems a little angry too," Conan said helplessly. "They're both sulking."
Conan seemed unwilling to discuss his family matters further, so he shifted the topic back to the case.
"By the way, do you remember the prisoner saying that the train would explode if it traveled below 60 kilometers per hour? Could there be some kind of speed measuring device on the bomb?"
"Speed measurement?"
Matsuda's heart skipped a beat, as if he suddenly understood something, but for a moment he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
"By the way, if Ayumi and the others go back to Beika Town, they'll probably take the Loop Line train, right?"
Compared to Matsuda and Conan, who were concerned about the case, Professor Agasa was more concerned about the three children who had just left.
"Will they be alright?" he asked worriedly.
Dry……
I've completely forgotten about those three little devils!
Matsuda gently tapped his temple. Knowing the nature of the Conan world, those three kids who always followed Conan would definitely get involved in this bomb incident as well.
In other words, the train they were on might have been bombed by criminals.
But where exactly would the bomb be planted? Matsuda frowned in thought.
Conan, whose thoughts had been interrupted by Professor Agasa, didn't continue thinking about it.
Instead, he took out his detective badge and tried to contact the other three kids in the Junior Detective Team.
Wow, more cutting-edge technology...
Matsuda couldn't help but marvel at how such a small miniature walkie-talkie could communicate over such a long distance without any delay!
"Oh, right!" Matsuda clapped his hands in sudden realization!
He looked at Professor Agasa and hurriedly asked.
"Doctor, the length of trains is usually fixed, right?"
"Not necessarily. If it's the Shinkansen, the number of cars might be increased depending on the number of passengers," Dr. Agasa replied.
"What about the loop line?" Matsuda pressed.
“The passenger flow on the loop line has always been about the same, so I think the number of carriages should also be fixed!” Dr. Agasa said after thinking for a moment.
"Since the number of train carriages on the loop line is fixed, then it must be like that!"
After saying that, Matsuda rushed out of the ward.
Professor Agasa looked at Conan with a puzzled expression: "Does he already know where the bomb is planted?"
Conan didn't answer his question, but just muttered to himself.
"The length of the train?"
A moment later, he understood.
Chapter 180 The Reason Megure Can't Get Promoted
After leaving Conan's hospital room, Matsuda made a phone call to Megure while heading to the hospital parking lot.
"Matsuda, the joint command center has been established at headquarters. Mori and I are currently at the Tokyo Railway Dispatch Center. Do you have time..."
Before Inspector Megure could finish speaking, Matsuda interrupted,
"Inspector, immediately deploy personnel to search along all the railway tracks. The bomb must have been planted between the tracks!"
"What? Between the tracks?" Inspector Megure exclaimed in surprise on the other end of the phone. "Matsuda, are you sure?"
“Of course!” Matsuda quickly explained, “Those bombs have photosensitive elements, and they should have been set with a critical time. If they don’t come into contact with sunlight for more than that time, they will explode. That’s why they explode at night.”
"When a train on the loop line passes over a bomb that is installed between the rails, the sunlight will be blocked, and a speed of 60 kilometers per hour is the critical time when the bomb will detonate when the train passes over it."
"Once the train's speed drops below 60 kilometers per hour, the time it can shield the bomb will increase, meaning this time will exceed the critical time set on the bomb, thus detonating it!"
"Is that so?" Megure finally understood on the other end of the phone.
"In short, Inspector, first check the tracks at the station to make sure there are no bombs between the tracks before letting all trains pull into the station and stop. Then send people to search for bombs along the entire line!" Matsuda instructed. "Make sure to check all the tracks before sunset!"
"Don't worry, Matsuda, I'll make the arrangements right now!"
Megure gave a reassurance and then hung up the phone.
……
When Matsuda arrived at the dispatch station, besides Megure and Mori, many of the Metropolitan Police Department's top officials and the dispatch station's leaders were already there.
This appears to be the so-called joint command center.
Matsuda walked over, intending to ask how the arrangements were going, but found that Megure was arguing with someone.
"Chief Odagiri, I believe in Matsuda's reasoning. He is an expert on bombs, and he has never let us down in previous cases!"
When Inspector spoke, his face was flushed, clearly he was extremely excited.
"But what if his reasoning this time is wrong?"
Toshiro Odagiri, the head of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Criminal Investigation Division, questioned...
“There are at least tens of thousands of passengers on all the trains on the loop line. We can’t gamble their lives on whether Matsuda’s reasoning is correct.”
"Can……"
Before Megure could say anything more, Inspector Matsumoto, standing nearby, shook his head.
"It's not that we don't trust Matsuda, but this matter is far too far-reaching!"
Matsuda, who was listening from the side, was a little confused and asked Mori, who was standing next to him.
Only then did they learn that all the railway tracks at the station had been searched and confirmed to be free of bombs.
However, when they were about to proceed to the next step, they were stopped by Chief Odagiri and Superintendent Matsumoto of the Metropolitan Police Department. They both disagreed with Matsuda's decision to allow all trains to enter the station.
The two were worried that if Matsuda's reasoning was wrong, and all the trains were stopped at the station,
If the bomb-laden train were to explode, the consequences would be far beyond what the Metropolitan Police Department could afford.
Although Matsuda was somewhat displeased that the two of them couldn't completely trust him,
But deep down, he also understood that the two people's concerns were not unfounded.
After all, the stakes this time are the lives of the passengers on the Circular Line train!
Even Matsuda himself could not guarantee 100% that his reasoning was absolutely correct.
Thinking of this, Matsuda quickly walked up to the three people arguing.
"Chief Odagiri, Inspector Matsumoto, Inspector Megure,"
He greeted us first, and then offered his suggestions.
"We can prevent the trains from entering the station and keep them traveling at a speed of no less than 60 kilometers per hour while searching for bombs between the tracks."
"If we can find a bomb, it will prove my reasoning is correct. Then we can bring all the trains into the station and search the remaining tracks with all our might."
“That would be a good idea!” Inspector Matsumoto immediately agreed with Matsuda’s suggestion.
Department head Odagiri pondered for a moment and then nodded in agreement.
Megure's face lit up with joy. He nodded to Matsuda and, without saying much, hurriedly went to make the arrangements.
“Matsuda, it’s not that we don’t trust you,” Inspector Matsumoto tried to explain why he and Chief Odagiri disagreed, “it’s just…”
“Inspector, I understand.” Matsuda waved his hand and said, “This incident involves the lives of countless people. If I were to make the decision, I would probably do the same as you two.”
“You understand this, which makes you much better than Megure,” Chief Odagiri shook his head. “That guy sometimes trusts others too much, and he even forgets how heavy the responsibility on his shoulders is.”
Inspector Matsumoto, who was standing nearby, nodded in agreement.
I go……
Could this be the reason why Inspector Megure hasn't been promoted?
Matsuda couldn't help but think to himself.
Ever since he made his mark at the Metropolitan Police Department, Megure has always trusted Matsuda as his subordinate.
Even when Matsuda was giving orders, he rarely showed any annoyance.
Previously, whether it was Yusaku Kudo or Shinichi Kudo later on, Megure fully trusted them and allowed them to act freely at the crime scene.
Inspector Megure's ability to fully trust his subordinates and friends is indeed one of his strengths.
But sometimes, it can also become a disadvantage.
……