Chapter 164: First act
Conan checked his phone. He had contacted Yuya several times since last night, but apart from the reply of "busy", there was no news.
What is he busy with?
Conan knew without a doubt that he was definitely investigating the explosion.
Conan also relied on his excellent reasoning ability and the unintentional hints from the three little kids to successfully crack the code about the Tokyo Tower bomb in the notice.
On the way to the Tokyo Tower, he happened to meet Takagi Wataru's car, so he hitchhiked there and told him the results of his reasoning on the way.
Takagi Shigeru didn't have time to think about how a little kid like Conan cracked the code. He stepped on the accelerator and arrived at the Tokyo Tower at the fastest speed.
As usual, Tokyo Tower was crowded with tourists.
After leaving Conan in the car, Takagi Wataru contacted Inspector Megure. Just as he was about to tell him that the bomb was most likely installed in the elevator of Tokyo Tower, he was told to go to the elevator control room immediately.
Conan's eyes flickered. He heard all this through the bug that he "accidentally" placed in Takagi Wataru's pocket. Has Inspector Megure arrived?
Could it be that the police have cracked the code and ambushed here in advance?
In that case, Yuya must be here too? Conan looked up at the tower and without much hesitation, he blended into the crowd and entered the tower.
Elevator control room
Takagi Wataru walked in and saluted: "Inspector!"
Inspector Megure was watching the surveillance screen. He looked up when he heard the voice: "Are they here?"
Gao Mu walked up to Inspector Megure and asked in a low voice: "Inspector, what happened here? Why are there so many plainclothes officers?"
When he came up, he found many policemen disguised as tourists mixed in the crowd. As for how he recognized them, it was of course because he saw a few familiar faces.
Inspector Megure replied in a low voice: "We have found the bomb installed in Tokyo Tower and dismantled it. However, in order to lure out the criminal, Yuya-kun has designed a plan and is ready to follow the criminal's script to lure out the bomber."
"What?" Takagi Shigeru's eyes widened. According to the criminal's script, wouldn't that mean blowing up the Tokyo Tower? No, the bomb had been dismantled, so it wouldn't really explode. "But isn't that too risky?"
Although Yuya often helps the police solve cases, it is still impossible to involve children in such a large-scale operation, right?
Inspector Megure explained: "It was Manager Matsumoto who gave the order himself. Yuya only proposed the general plan, and the specific details were worked out by the manager."
"But he insisted on joining in and playing... the protagonist." Inspector Megure's mouth twitched slightly, and he was obviously speechless about this word.
However, he also understood Yuya's feelings. Three years ago, Matsumoto Jinpei was killed in a bombing in front of him. How much of a shock and trauma must this be for a 3-year-old child?
Besides, it's not just Sato Miwako who is upset about that case...
Takagi Wataru suddenly realized that since the plan was made by Manager Matsumoto, there would be no problem.
"Officer Sato has been brooding over what happened back then. Remember, don't let her put herself in danger." Before leaving, Shiratori Rensaburo's words were still echoing in his ears.
That’s great, this way Officer Sato won’t have to take risks. Inspector Megure didn’t arrange for Officer Sato to participate in this operation, probably because of this reason, right?
In the corner outside the control room, Conan, who overheard all this, widened his eyes.
What was going on? While he was still racking his brains to figure out how to crack the code, Yuya had actually joined the police's large-scale operation?
Just as Conan was shocked, an announcement began inside the Tokyo Tower, saying that the facilities in the tower needed emergency maintenance due to a malfunction and all passengers needed to leave immediately.
The tourists were puzzled, confused and angry.
But after several police officers came forward to maintain order, they immediately began to obediently leave the tower.
Conan looked towards the elevator with serious eyes, and said slowly in his heart: Yuya, although you didn't put me in the script, I won't just stand there and do nothing.
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It was 9:45 a.m., more than two hours and 15 minutes until noon.
Suddenly, accompanied by a loud bang, the observation deck at the top of the Tokyo Tower suddenly exploded, and a large amount of smoke gushed out.
Perhaps because the sound was too loud, the people who were still evacuating the tower even felt a slight vibration.
"what happened?"
"what happened?"
The tourists couldn't help but panic.
"Don't be afraid, please evacuate in an orderly manner under the guidance of the police, there will be no danger." The police officer maintaining order held up a loudspeaker and loudly reassured the crowd.
Although we know that the explosion was fake, it was just a louder sound and more smoke, and there was no danger other than that.
But people don’t know that stampedes in chaos can easily lead to tragedies.
Perhaps because they did not feel a direct threat, the people were a little nervous but there was no chaos, and the evacuation was quicker.
Of course, it is impossible to conceal something like the Tokyo Tower explosion.
Soon a large number of reporters gathered under the tower, and various TV stations began to interrupt the live broadcast.
"We are currently broadcasting live from below the Tokyo Tower," a female reporter said to the camera, holding a manuscript in her hand. "At 9:45 this morning, a small explosion of unknown cause occurred inside the Tokyo Tower. Fortunately, no casualties have occurred, but an elevator stopped in mid-air due to the impact of the explosion."
"What is certain is that a 17-year-old high school student was trapped in the elevator."
As the picture turned, people who were watching the news saw the Tokyo Tower emitting thick smoke.
Among the crowd, a man wearing glasses and with a gloomy expression was also following the news.
A look of doubt appeared in his eyes. It was strange. The amount of explosives he set should not cause such a large amount of smoke.
Forget it, never mind. I guess there were some mistakes in the proportions when he was mixing it because he was too excited. It doesn’t matter, as long as the result is the same as his plan.
The reporter's broadcast continues.
"At present, the police have arrived at the scene to rule out the cause of the explosion and rescue the teenager."
"At present, a police officer has entered the elevator."
After hearing this, the man smiled cruelly and pressed the button on the phone.
Inside the Tokyo Tower, a telephone suddenly rang in the elevator room. Then, with a loud bang, the bomb installed by the man exploded.
The eight steel cables connecting the elevator broke instantly, and the car fell rapidly toward the ground.
The car was falling at an excessive speed and the anti-fall device was quickly activated. Amid a burst of sparks, the car stopped in a very short distance.
Yuya and Takagi Wataru, who had been waiting here in advance, were tied with ropes and silently lowered into the car with the help of several police officers.
On top of the car, a third bomb was installed.
The first two explosions were just a means for the blaster to control the elevator, but the third bomb had the power to blow up the entire Tokyo Tower.
Of course, the bomb had been dismantled in advance and was now nothing more than a toy with no substance.