Conan wants to lie down but won't let him

Chapter 62 The dust has settled

Inspector Megure led the team from downstairs to upstairs at lightning speed. The police officer nearby was stunned. Is the Japanese Metropolitan Police Department so efficient these days? Within 30 seconds of the call being hung up, the police arrived at the scene. It was the fastest response ever by the Japanese Metropolitan Police Department, a lightning-fast response!

What's even more amazing is that because of the explosion, more than one or two people called the police. Those who called early have already finished calling the police, and those who called late didn't get through because the line was busy, and are now describing the situation to the operator at the Metropolitan Police Department.

"Hello, sir! Is the report also about the explosion at the cocktail bar on the rooftop of the Dahei Building? Someone just called and registered the report!" The young lady answered patiently, comforting the frightened heart of the person who was alarmed by the explosion.

"Yes, the scene is very chaotic now. Please arrange for police officers to come to the scene as soon as possible..." What this enthusiastic citizen originally wanted to say was to arrange for police to come to the scene as soon as possible to maintain order and check for other bombs.

However, he suddenly got stuck mid-sentence when he saw Inspector Megure, who had led the team to the scene, taking over to maintain order. "Wow! When did the Japanese Metropolitan Police Department become so efficient!" The citizen thought to himself!

"Okay, it's okay. The police have arrived at the scene. Isn't your Metropolitan Police Department very efficient now?" The citizen sighed to the operator, said a few more words and hung up the phone!

The female operator was also confused. We had just been answering the call and had just reported the result of the report to their team leader, but in such a short while, police had already arrived at the scene. Even they themselves found it unbelievable.

How could they have imagined that this was a clue obtained by Inspector Megure when he solved another bombing case, and that he had already arrived downstairs when the explosion happened. Otherwise, how could he have done it so quickly?

Inspector Megure looked at the billowing smoke in front of him, his face terribly gloomy! Xiaolan also followed along with the large group and saw Conan standing at the door.

"Conan, when did you come here? This place is very dangerous! Let's go down together!"

"Sister Xiaolan!" Conan turned around and saw Xiaolan, and his heart tightened again. He originally thought that he had a chance to turn back into Kudo Shinichi, but now everything is shattered. He can only call her Sister Xiaolan!

Conan responded without saying anything else, letting Xiaolan pull him back downstairs. At this time, everyone else had gone upstairs, leaving only Maori Kogoro and Fujiwara Hiroshi still downstairs.

"Let's go back too! It seems that the Metropolitan Police Department will be very busy today! Explosions occurred in two places in a row. I wonder if there are any other places where bombs are installed?" Fujiwara Hiroshi suggested to Xiaolan and Conan who came over.

There was nothing they could do here, so there was no point wasting time. The police were wary of any downfalls; what lay ahead was bound to be a massive, tedious investigation. There was no point staying here. Conan had already met his target for the day. Some had died, some were incarcerated, neatly arranged, and everyone benefited! A bumper harvest for both the crematorium and the prison!

"Well! Let's go back, I still feel very uncomfortable!" Maori Kogoro said uncomfortably while holding the car door. It seems that Conan's anesthetic needle is of no use. Maori Kogoro is still feeling uncomfortable after waking up!

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A week later, at the Maori Detective Agency.

"Huh!? We can't find out who planted the explosives that blew up the entire bar?" Ran Mouri asked in surprise.

"Well! They couldn't find out anything, and the next day, Japanese public security personnel came to the Metropolitan Police Department and announced that the public security had taken over the explosion incident. I asked Officer Megure all this, and Officer Megure told me secretly." Kogoro Mouri explained.

"Uncle, will the police no longer be involved in this matter?" Conan also asked.

"Never mind, and there's nothing we can do about it. It's beyond the Metropolitan Police Department's authority. It seems that group of people are really very dangerous. The Metropolitan Police Department has no authority to intervene and the public security department has taken over directly. This means that the group of people has already been noticed by the public security department." Kogoro Mouri replied.

"The police knew about the existence of this group of people before, but they didn't arrest them all. This has explained a lot of problems! It means that even if the police knew about the existence of this group of people, they couldn't do anything about them for the time being. This shows that this group of people, or this organization, is very large, so large that it is not useful to catch a few small soldiers and crab generals. Moreover, the police certainly don't have control over the core figures in it. They only know some useless people, but they don't know who is the person in charge of this organization. The police can't take action at all. Otherwise, if they catch one or two small people, they can recruit more minions at any time!" Fujiwara Hiroshi also expressed his opinion.

"That's right!" Conan fell into deep thought. "Fujiwara Hiroshi's analysis was absolutely correct. I thought too simply before. This group of people is not a small organization of a few or dozens of people. It could be a large criminal group of thousands or even tens of thousands of people. It seems that I was too naive before. Even if we find some clues in that cocktail bar, it is impossible to deal with this group of people with the power of Inspector Megure and the Metropolitan Police Department alone. Are the Japanese Public Security Bureau also dealing with this organization? It seems that I have to ask my father if he knows anyone in the Japanese Public Security Bureau. I need to seek cooperation from the Japanese Public Security Bureau!"

"It seems that it will be difficult to catch this group of people." Mao Lilan said, "Oh, right! Sonoko invited me to her family's seaside holiday villa in Izu! Then we can go swimming and surfing at the beach."

"Hehehe~ The conditions of the evil capitalists are so many. Their homes are full of villas. Last time it was in the mountains, and this time it's a villa by the sea!" Conan rolled his eyes and complained about the wealthy woman Sonoko in his heart. He looked up at Fujiwara Hiroshi again. "But it seems that this guy over here is also a wealthy man!"

"Sister Xiaolan, I want to go with you too." Conan pleaded cutely. Ever since the last time they went to Sonoko's villa, that shameless Ota showed up, and now he dares not let Xiaolan go to the Sonoko villa party alone. The jealous king of Asia is indeed worthy of his reputation!

"Dad, and Brother Fujiwara, do you want to go?" After nodding to Conan, Maori Ran asked Maori Kogoro.

"Tsk! I won't go. I won't join in the fun of you young people's interactions." Kogoro Mouri picked up the newspaper and started reading, indicating that he would not go.

"I'm not going either! I'd rather stay in the detective agency with Brother Mori. Maybe there will be a commission coming to me then!" Fujiwara Hiroshi said with his hands spread out.

In fact, Suzuki Ayako had already told Fujiwara Hiroshi about this matter last night. Facing the series of actions that Suzuki Tomoko was preparing recently, Tomizawa Yuzo himself was still unaware of it, but Tomizawa Tetsuji, who had been in the business world for many years, had smelled a different smell. Although it was not clear what Suzuki Tomoko was planning, it was vaguely felt that she was going after Tomizawa Yuzo and Suzuki Ayako's engagement. After all, it was a verbal engagement and it had not been confirmed yet. Could it be that the Suzuki family wanted to go back on their word?

Tetsuji Tozawa pondered, remembering that he had leveraged his childhood friendship with Suzuki Shiro. He knew that the Suzuki family only had two daughters, Ayako and Sonoko. Ayako had been groomed as the heir, while Sonoko, like her uncle, had been raised free-range, as long as she had fun. So, Tetsuji Tozawa had set his sights on Suzuki Ayako early on. As long as he could appeal to her feelings, Suzuki Shiro wouldn't be able to resist him. However, his own three sons also presented numerous problems.

The eldest son, Taichi, yearns to be a novelist. He's stubborn and recalcitrant, refusing to inherit the family business and decisively rejecting any arranged marriages, believing women would only slow him down. The second son, Tatsuji, is willing to join the group, but marriage is a real worry, having been involved with an unknown woman from an ordinary family and even secretly married. There's no way he'll ever marry Suzuki Ayako. Only the third son, Yuzo, remains. This philandering fellow has taken a shine to Suzuki Ayako, whom Shiro had introduced him to. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to successfully play the emotional card and win Suzuki Shiro's approval. Things were going smoothly, just as he'd envisioned. The verbal engagement with the Suzukis was already known within the circle, leaving the Tozawa family in first place. However, the Suzukis' youngest daughter, Sonoko, had clearly lacked upbringing and had no exposure to the family business, so she couldn't be relied upon. Once Yuzo and Ayako were married, he could find a way to thwart Suzuki Sonoko's plan to recruit a son-in-law. Then, when the Suzukis were helpless, they would have no choice but to rely on Suzuki Ayako. This would allow the Tozawa Group to take off completely, perhaps even surpassing the Suzukis and becoming Japan's leading conglomerate. However, Yuzo's refusal to work at the Tozawa Group made his plan less than perfect, and he knew of some of his secret dealings. This was how Tozawa Yuzo behaved before his engagement with the Suzukis. But as long as he didn't act as dramatically and publicly as Fujiwara Hiroshi of the Fujiwara family, he could probably pull it off. What worried Tozawa Tetsuji was that Suzuki Tomoko seemed to be investigating this matter. This guy had a dirty trick up his sleeve, and he needed to give it a good beating. Otherwise, the marriage with the Suzukis would fall through, and all his efforts would be wasted.

So, this so-called trip to the Izu beach villa was actually planned by Tetsuji Tozawa, hoping that Yuzo Tozawa and Ayako Suzuki would deepen their relationship. If Suzuki Tomoko found something unfavorable to Yuzo, at least he could continue to use the emotional card and have room for maneuver. So, Tetsuji Tozawa set his sights on the easygoing Suzuki Ayako, who was not good at saying no, and the equally simple-minded Suzuki Sonoko. He was also very scheming and contacted Suzuki Sonoko first. As soon as she heard about the fun, Sonoko took the bait. Seeing that her sister had agreed, Ayako was worried about her sister going to the Izu beach villa alone, so she agreed to go with her.

At this critical juncture of Suzuki Tomoko's plan, Fujiwara Hiroshi definitely could not be present to disrupt Suzuki Tomoko's plan, even though Fujiwara Hiroshi already knew that the old boss Tozawa Tetsuji would be killed by his son in this incident. Although Fujiwara Hiroshi himself did not go, for the safety of Ayako and others, he still sent a small team of special forces to protect them. Fujiwara Hiroshi also specifically explained that this time they were there to protect Suzuki Ayako, Suzuki Sonoko, and Mori Ran and Conan. No matter what happened, other people should not intervene, even if they were killed in front of you. Fujiwara Hiroshi did not want to make things worse and save the old boss Tozawa Tetsuji, which would be more trouble than it was gained. He also explained to Ayako that these people would only protect them in secret and would not appear next to them.

As for Ran and Conan, it was simply Sonoko's idea to invite her good friend to go play together. With Sonoko as her good friend, Ran has been to many villas, beaches, and other places over the years. Kudo Shinichi also took Ran to many places when she was still a child. The tickets to the tropical park were not cheap at the time, and the prices were even higher when it first opened.

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The next night, time jumped to the day she had agreed to meet Sonoko. Sonoko was even more excited than Ran, and she arrived downstairs at the Mori Detective Agency early in the morning.

As one of the few Ran who knew that Sonoko was the second daughter of the Suzuki Group, Sonoko didn't need to hide it. She rarely arranged a special car to pick her up at school, or lived an ordinary life. She often went home with Ran after school. This time, Sonoko asked the housekeeper to arrange a car to drive to Ran's downstairs. Ran opened the window from upstairs with sleepy eyes and saw Sonoko was already downstairs. She quickly woke Conan up, washed up a little, and hurried downstairs. She also packed her luggage and other things that had been prepared last night.

"Yuanzi, you're here too early! I haven't even woken up yet." Xiaolan complained with dark circles under her eyes.

"You can also take a rest in the car. It takes about 4 hours to get from Tokyo to the villa in Izu. We have to set off early. If you feel sleepy, you can catch up on some sleep in the car. I specially arranged the RV this time for this purpose. You can take a nap if you are tired." Sonoko explained.

"Huh! Does it take so long?" Xiaolan asked curiously.

"It's in Izu, but it's on a small island nearby. Our family bought that island and built a villa on it. Every year at this time, it's especially suitable for swimming and surfing. On the entire island, besides our Suzuki family, there's only the Tozawa family next door. Uncle Tozawa Tetsuji is my father's childhood friend, and his son Tozawa Yuzo is currently verbally engaged to my sister, so he's her fiancé." Sonoko explained.

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