Conan's corpse picker

Chapter 3686 Chapter 3699 [Miwako Sato who traveled through time]

Last night, Sato Miwako dreamed of the terrible explosion from three years ago again, but unlike before, this time, there was an extra Jiang Xia in the dream.

"It must be because we rely too much on Jiang Xia to solve cases, so we think about him during the day and dream about him at night... Speaking of which, if Jiang Xia had been born a few years earlier, it would have been great if all of this had become a reality."

As Sato Miwako pondered this, she suddenly gave a self-deprecating laugh: "Why say all this? I might as well pray that I become smarter—if three years ago I could have caught that bomber like Jiang Xia in my dream, the tragedy that followed wouldn't have happened."

However, speaking of this dream...

"Compared to before, wasn't last night's dream a little too real?"

When she woke up in the morning, she was even a little dazed, feeling that the fact that Matsuda Jinpei was blown up in the Ferris wheel was just a dream, and that what she had just dreamed about was the real reality.

However, when I fumbled for my phone and saw the text message inside, the real situation resurfaced in my mind.

Matsuda Jinpei did indeed die, and the circumstances of his death were similar to those in the dream—at the last moment, the police failed to catch the bomber, so Matsuda Jinpei exploded into a firework in the sky precisely when the countdown reached zero.

Fragments of the Ferris wheel and human remains, billowing black smoke, rained down before her eyes like a bizarre downpour.

Inspector Megure and Officer Shiratori desperately pulled her away. She stood there blankly, and when she heard her phone ring in her pocket, she dazedly took it out and saw a text message from Matsuda Jinpei.

[Mihana Central Hospital]
After telling her colleagues the location, a large number of police cars were rushing to the hospital with their sirens blaring. Sato Miwako casually flipped through the text message and suddenly discovered that there was another sentence at the end of the message.

[PS: I quite like you]
"..."

By the window of the Metropolitan Police Department.

Sato Miwako stared at the three-year-old text message for a long time, then sighed, "We're about to be blown up, what kind of nonsense is this guy sending..."

She muttered to herself as she returned to the previous screen and began deleting the spam emails she had just received.

She had used this phone for a long time, and her inbox was flooded with spam messages every day. The phone was also quite old. Once the number of messages in the inbox exceeded its capacity, the older messages would be pushed out of the inbox and automatically deleted.

So over the past three years, she has developed a habit: she deletes all the text messages she receives after reading them, and whenever she has free time, she takes out her phone to clear out any newly received spam messages, so that her inbox won't be filled with emails when she gets busy, causing this old text message to disappear completely from her phone.

"Miwako!" Just as she was deleting, Miyamoto Yumi bounced up from behind and slapped her shoulder. "What are you daydreaming about!"

"I wasn't daydreaming, I was just looking at the scenery." Sato Miwako snapped out of her reverie, walked to the table, picked up her bag, and said, "I'm going out for a bit."

Yumi Miyamoto called out to her in confusion, "What is it? I remember when you came this morning, you said you were going to spend the whole day organizing documents."

Miwako Sato sighed, "I suddenly have something I need to look into. I'll pack up the documents when I get back—I'm leaving now."

"Wait!" Yumi Miyamoto called out to her quickly, "There's a karaoke party tonight, don't forget!"

"KTV." Sato Miwako had genuinely forgotten; she paused, then asked, "What time was it again tonight?"

Yumi Miyamoto looked speechless: "9 o'clock! I was afraid you'd forget, so I sent you a text message. Didn't you read it?"

Sato Miwako looked embarrassed: "I deleted it after reading it, and then I accidentally forgot about it..."

Yumi Miyamoto was obviously aware of her habit and said helplessly, "With your memory like that, you still dare to delete text messages randomly. You really should change this habit."

Sato Miwako laughed and waved at her, "I'm leaving now!"

……

Cup House Commercial Building.

The explosion three years ago did not leave many traces here. The main body of the Ferris wheel was also not damaged, so after the incident, it was repaired and repainted, and construction on the Ferris wheel resumed.

Ayumi Yoshida was clearly unaware that someone had died inside the Ferris wheel. She and her friends bought tickets and rushed into the gondola. Watching the ground gradually shrink, she excitedly clung to the window, exclaiming, "It's so high!"

Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya was also delighted: he had long heard that Ferris wheels were a popular dating spot, and now, this cabin contained not only him, but also Ayumi and Ai—how could this not be considered a romantic date for three?

The elementary school student, in a good mood, began to educate his classmates: "This Ferris wheel is 125 meters high at its highest point, making it the tallest and largest Ferris wheel in the country! — It takes a full 18 minutes to complete a full rotation like this."

"18 minutes!" Genta Kojima exclaimed in shock. "That's enough time to eat six bowls of instant noodles!"

Behind the three children, Conan sat with his chin propped up on his hand, looking utterly dejected. If it weren't for the fear that these three brats might cause trouble in the Ferris wheel and accidentally fall off and turn into a bear pancake, he wouldn't want to ride such a childish thing.

Across from him, Ai Haibara, also bored, joined the children's conversation: "Based on a rotation diameter of 105 meters, if it takes 18 minutes to complete one rotation, the Ferris wheel's speed is 30 centimeters per second."

"..." Although the topic was no longer so childish, Conan was even more speechless. He looked at the scientist opposite him with incomprehension, "Would a normal person think about this kind of thing on a Ferris wheel?"

“Otherwise?” Ai Haibara said. “Do you want me to calculate how much electricity this Ferris wheel consumes to complete one revolution?”

Conan surrenders: "Never mind, never mind."

Conan thought he was just wasting the day, but after riding the Ferris wheel and getting off, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Not far away, Officer Sato stood there, looking up at the Ferris wheel, his brow furrowed with worry.

Conan: "..." If Inspector Sato is so worried... could there be some strange case nearby?!
Without hesitation, he ran over and greeted her politely, "Officer Sato!"

Sato Miwako was taken aback for a moment, then smiled at the children and said, "You're here too."

Conan feigned innocence for two seconds before revealing his true intentions: "Officer Sato, what case are you investigating around here? Take us with you!"

"There's no case, just investigating something that's been on my mind." Sato Miwako patted their heads. "Well, since we've run into each other, let me treat you to something to eat first."

……

Miwako Sato left the Metropolitan Police Department without permission, but no one scolded her for slacking off. On the contrary, everyone was very understanding: at this time of year, Officer Sato's mood would become very bad.