"Xiaohui!"

The instant he saw the car explode, Kogoro Mouri rushed forward and tackled Megumi, who was still standing there, to the side.

"My sister..."

"what happened?"

"My sister, Kuanmei, is still in the car!"

"What did you say?!"

Upon hearing this, everyone present changed their expressions drastically, with Mori's expression becoming particularly serious.

Asakawa Yu narrowed his eyes as he watched this sudden scene unfold.

"Right, put out the fire first!"

Upon hearing this, Conan quickly scanned his surroundings.

"Got it! There's a fire extinguisher over there!"

Upon seeing this, Conan quickly ran over, opened the fire hydrant, and revealed two fire extinguishers inside.

Just as Conan was about to take it out, Kogoro Mouri arrived beside him and took the fire extinguisher away.

"Asakawa, come help!"

"Understood." Under Mori's command, Asakawa Yuya picked up a fire extinguisher placed to the side and began the firefighting operation with Mori Kogoro.

Finally, after a period of effort by the two, the fire gradually subsided until it was completely extinguished.

Then, Kogoro Mouri and Yu Asakawa leaned their heads slightly into the car, but then slowly pulled them out and shook their heads at everyone.

Seeing the two's behavior, Xiao Hui knew perfectly well that her younger sister, Kuanmei, had no chance of survival.

After letting out a cry, Xiaohui seemed unable to withstand the blow and fainted right under the gaze of Xiaolan and Mingmei.

"Sister Xiaohui!"

"Are you alright? Oh, and call an ambulance first!"

Xiaolan helped Xiaohui into her arms, while Mingmei turned on her phone and called an ambulance.

Faced with this sudden turn of events, everyone present remained silent, waiting for the police and ambulance to arrive.

………………

Inside a ward at Beika Central Hospital.

After receiving the report, Inspector Megure immediately led his men to Mori's location. After assigning several subordinates to investigate the scene, he took Takagi to the hospital alone.

At this moment, the group was sitting by Xiaohui's hospital bed, and Inspector Megure began to inquire about the details of the case.

"You must be very upset about what happened just now, but I'd like to ask you a couple of questions. I hope you don't mind?"

"Your name is Sakihara Megumi, right?" Inspector Megure began to inquire.

"Yes, that's right."

As soon as Xiaohui finished speaking, Inspector Megure pulled a driver's license out of his pocket and asked:

"As for the deceased who was sitting in the car today, her name was Tanaka Hiromi. She was your sister, right?"

Xiao Hui looked pained and answered in a hoarse voice, "Yes, that's right."

"Our investigation revealed that explosives had been planted on that vehicle today."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the people present changed.

"Explosive items?!" Mori's reaction was the most striking.

As for Asakawa Yu, his expression remained virtually unchanged.

After all, this is Mikasa, where cases happen every day, and things like bombs are extremely common.

People are dying almost every day, it just so happens that this time the person who died was someone who knew Kogoro Mouri.

However, aside from all that, Asakawa Yu still had some expectations.

Because whenever a case involves his family or friends, Kogoro Mouri becomes unexpectedly reliable, a fact that even Asakawa Yu has to admit, and something Asakawa Yu needs to learn from Kogoro Mouri.

Through the following description, Asakawa Yu and the others learned the general outline of the matter.

After getting married, Megumi Sakihara moved to Nishitama City with her husband. Today, she just happened to come back to her hometown.

When she was about to leave, she said that she was not good at reversing, so she asked her younger sister, Kuanmei, to help her back the car out.

The bomb was likely designed to explode whenever the wheels turned.

In other words, the murderer originally intended to kill Sakihara Megumi, who should have been sitting in the car, not her sister.

In short, her sister became her scapegoat.

Upon hearing the news, Megumi Sakihara seemed unable to accept the outcome and once again covered her face and wept bitterly.

Even Xiaolan and Mingmei couldn't help but look at this poor woman with concern.

In the subsequent investigation, Xiaohui also mentioned that a week earlier, she had been stared at for a long time by a stranger in a supermarket near her home, which made her very uncomfortable.

I understand!

【You understand, then I understand too!】

So what do you guys upstairs even know?!

I think there will definitely be a twist in the end, I'll bet a bag of spicy strips!

After learning about this, Inspector Megure said he would go and ask an investigator who could draw sketches to come over, and then left with Takagi.

After Inspector Megure left, Kogoro Mouri sat down next to Megumi.

"Megumi, I never imagined we'd meet again under these circumstances," Mori sighed, lamenting the cruel twist of fate.

"I've heard that Mr. Mori has become a famous detective. I often tell my friends that you used to tutor me and I brag about it."

Hearing Xiaohui's somewhat forced smile, Maoli couldn't help but be moved.

"Oh, I see. By the way, let me introduce you."

At that moment, Mori suddenly thought of a good way to distract himself.

"This is my daughter, Ran. This is Conan, who is currently staying at my house. And this is Asakawa Yu. The one next to him is his girlfriend, Karasawa Ayami. By the way, Asakawa's reasoning ability is actually no less than mine."

"And Asakawa is a very famous barista. I'll take you to try it next time we have the chance."

Upon hearing Kogoro Mouri introduce himself in this way, Asakawa Yu naturally wouldn't stay hidden any longer. He smiled and greeted Megumi.

"You are very welcome. I will treat you to my best 'masterpiece' when the time comes."

At this moment, to cheer Xiaohui up, Mingmei spoke up as well:

"Me too! Next time Miss Xiaohui comes, I'll make some of my best desserts for you to try."

It seemed that the two people's words of comfort had an effect, and Xiao Hui's gloomy expression had lessened considerably. "Then I'll thank you both in advance. I'll definitely go if I have the chance."

As he finished speaking, Mori became serious. "The murderer made Hiromi die such a terrible death. Don't worry, Asakawa and I will definitely find him!"

"Then I'll leave it to you, teacher..."

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