The Split-Actress in Conan's World

"I repeat, the elevator in Tokyo Tower has suddenly stopped working, and a four-year-old girl is trapped in the stationary elevator."

"At this moment, reporters from the TV station are at the Tokyo Tower, broadcasting the live broadcast of this accident for everyone. As for the reason for the elevator outage, the staff of the Tokyo Tower said they were unaware of it and were very confused about it..."

"According to the latest news we just received, a police officer has entered the elevator to rescue the little girl... Hmm? And a child went in at the same time?"

"hiss--"

As Morobushi Kagemitsu touched the wound with a cotton swab soaked in alcohol, Matsuda Jinpei grinned.

After disinfection, Zhu Fu Jingguang poured some powder to promote the growth of skin and flesh, then skillfully wrapped a few rounds of bandages and tightened them.

Jinpei Matsuda grinned again.

In order to divert his attention, he had to focus his eyes on the TV next to him, which was broadcasting news footage of the Tokyo Tower emergency.

"The elevators at Tokyo Tower also unexpectedly stop working for no apparent reason."

Zhu Fu Jingguang put away the medicine box and rolled his eyes when he heard his sigh.

"The Public Security Building had a power outage before."

"Too......"

Matsuda Jinpei nodded and saw on TV that the picture recorded by the camera shook. Suddenly, there was a not-so-small explosion in the elevator. The whole elevator car made a terrifying friction sound and suddenly slid down a few inches.

In the picture, the policeman quickly escorted the little girl out, and the next second, the elevator slid between two floors.

He recognized him at a glance. This was the young policeman named Gao Mu whom he had rescued not long ago.

At the moment of the explosion, an eerie sense of déjà vu echoed in his mind. Matsuda Jinpei was stunned at first, and then quickly thought of the case three years ago in which he faked his own death.

His expression changed instantly.

When Zhu Fu Jingguang put away the medicine box and walked out, he only saw his back as he left in a hurry.

"Matsuda?!"

"Let Hagi take over the electronic surveillance of Tokyo Tower. You and the squad leader help check the anonymous letter that the Metropolitan Police Department recently received. This is the criminal who blew up the Ferris wheel!"

While putting on his clothes, Matsuda Jinpei pushed the door open. Ignoring the pain from his freshly bandaged wound, he only left these vague words.

With a sigh, Morobushi Keimitsu turned around and walked to another room to find Hagiwara Kenji.

Although what Jinpei Matsuda said was incoherent, he could understand what he meant.

Let Hagi take over the surveillance of Tokyo Tower, indicating that he will go to the scene, which means that the bomb must be defused. The criminal used a mercury column bomb. If it is not defused, the slightest shaking will directly detonate the bomb. If the policeman and the child in the news want to be rescued safely, the bomb must be defused.

This is the criminal who blew up the Ferris wheel, which means he is probably using the same trick he used three years ago. If Matsuda wants to defuse the bomb, he can't wait for the criminal to reveal the location of the other bomb, so he can only rely on them to find it.

Starting with the anonymous letter, we can first identify the criminal, and then determine the location of the other bomb through his movement trajectory.

This is probably the complete meaning that Matsuda wants to express.

In spite of his helplessness, he also became serious and focused on dealing with the organization.

Although the Metropolitan Police Department tried but was unable to find the source of the anonymous letter, the resources that Team Zero can mobilize are different from those of the police.

Just because they can’t find it doesn’t mean Group Zero can’t find it.

......

Conan was riding on Officer Takagi's neck, propping open the trapdoor above the elevator and checking the situation outside.

Takagi was on the phone with Sato, reporting the situation on their side.

"There's nothing in this elevator, and we didn't see any bombs." Takagi was talking on the phone with one hand and leaning against the wall with the other to stabilize his body so that Conan could focus on checking outside the elevator.

Sato's voice did not relax because of his answer, and he asked on the phone: "Do you know where we are now?"

Gao Mu hesitated, feeling a little unsure.

Conan's calm voice came from above him: "The elevator's cables were all blown off, and the emergency stop device was triggered. The distance it slid down wasn't very far, so it's probably between the observatory and the service hall now."

Gao Mu quickly relayed it.

Then he added: "In this case, we should contact rescue as soon as possible."

"no!"

Conan suddenly gritted his teeth. The light from his watch shone on the messy cables at the top of the elevator, where a little red light was quietly flashing.

"Don't move... There are still unexploded bombs here, and the mercury column has been activated!"

"what?!"

Both Takagi and Sato on the other end of the phone were shocked when they heard the news.

Conan swallowed his saliva and said in a serious tone: "From the specifications, if this bomb explodes, not only the elevator, but the entire Tokyo Tower will collapse from the middle!"

"It seems that whether Officer Takagi climbs to the top of the elevator or the rescue team comes down from the top of the elevator shaft, as long as there is a vibration strong enough to trigger the mercury column, the bomb will explode!"

"How could this happen?" Takagi was a little panicked, but he didn't dare to act rashly, for fear that if he moved a step, the bomb would explode.

Sato on the other end of the phone breathed quickly, as if she had thought of something through the word mercury column, but she quickly restrained herself and said, "What if we let the rescue team lower the rope ladder from above?"

"Probably not realistic," Conan said solemnly, "There is a bug next to the bomb."

"If the criminals can't hear us for a long time, they will definitely choose to detonate the bomb directly."

"Then, then isn't that completely helpless?" Officer Takagi was in tears.

"No, there is another way..."

Conan murmured, his voice hesitant for the first time in a long time, as if he was trying to convince Takagi and Sato, or as if he was trying to convince himself.

He paused, then finally spoke out.

"Then the rescue team will drop the bomb disposal tools down from above, and I will defuse the bomb."

Whether it was the understanding of bombs that he had shown before or his calmness in the crisis, it could all be explained as a manifestation of the child's precocity and early intelligence, but there was no doubt that it was shocking that a seven-year-old child could defuse a bomb.

But now there was nothing he could do, he could only take this risk and propose what might be the only way to survive.

At this moment, what he was thinking about was not how to defuse the bomb, but how to confront the police after this incident so as to fight for more benefits while preserving his own rights.

In addition to this, how to separate Chiyo and Haibara from oneself is also a question worth pondering.

"Conan, come and defuse the bomb..." Takagi said dryly.

On the other end of the phone, Sato was silent for a while and did not immediately deny this option. She also knew that given the current situation, this was probably the best solution. If she could maintain contact and receive remote guidance from professional mobile team members, there would still be a chance.

"The 3rd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team of the Mobile Team has boarded the plane and will be here in about five minutes."

"I hope everything goes well for you."

In the elevator, Conan and Takagi were both very quiet.

Takagi's mind was empty, while Conan's was thinking.

If the criminals really wanted to kill the police, why did they leave a column of mercury in the bomb instead of letting it explode directly after the bug heard their voices?

Conan came to the conclusion that the existence of the mercury column was simply to prevent them from getting rescue from the outside world and escaping from this narrow elevator car, which was a guarantee for them to participate in the "game".

He thought of the dilemma that Officer Matsuda encountered three years ago.

The reason why the prisoners trapped them in this inescapable space was probably to prevent them from escaping from the next choice.

That's right, he guessed it, the criminal must have another bomb, and the location of that bomb would only be revealed three seconds before this bomb exploded.

It’s still the same choice question of “sacrifice yourself or sacrifice the masses”.

He was thinking about how to avoid this trap and find a way to survive outside the "rules of the game".

At this moment, he heard a very subtle rustling sound above his head. He thought it was the arrival of his equipment, but realized that less than a minute had passed and it couldn't be that fast.

Then he saw a white figure hanging in the air.

Officer Takagi soon noticed the figure. He immediately recognized that this was the mysterious man who had saved him not long ago. He was surprised and wanted to speak, but Conan patted him on the shoulder.

He quickly realized about the bug and shut up.

The figure in the white sweatshirt made an "OK" gesture to them, and then began to move silently.

Only then did Conan see that he was wearing a safety rope and was slowly lowered from the top of the elevator shaft. This mysterious man was wearing a sweatshirt and a hood, as well as sunglasses and a mask, so his face could not be seen clearly, but he could tell that he was a man from his fluffy short hair.

Instead of landing on the elevator, he just hung there, took out some plastic pieces from his pocket, and began to fiddle with the bomb.

"Officer Takagi, do you believe me? The rescue team will send down the bomb disposal tools in a while. You know, it's very difficult to defuse a bomb even on flat ground, and it's even more difficult at high altitudes." Conan suddenly spoke in a pretentious manner. On the one hand, he was creating an atmosphere of chatting with Takagi to paralyze the criminal on the other side of the bug, and on the other hand, he was hinting at the guy up there who was using unprofessional tools to defuse the bomb.

It's not that he hadn't thought about having the bomb disposal personnel lower themselves down with a rope, but bomb disposal is a very delicate job that requires steady hands. When the human body is suspended in mid-air, there is nowhere to gain leverage and stability can only be maintained by relying on the core strength of the body. The control over strength will drop to an unimaginable level.

Even the most professional bomb disposal personnel are rarely sure that they can defuse a mercury column bomb while hanging in the air. You know, any slight shaking will directly detonate the bomb. If you lose balance for a moment in the air, everything will be over.

The mysterious man apparently understood his hint. He stretched out his hand again and made an "OK" gesture vigorously. This time his movements were much harder, which made Conan read a hint of dissatisfaction from his body language.

There was no other way, he had to believe this extremely confident uninvited guest.

This uninvited guest was naturally Jinpei Matsuda who arrived in a hurry.

Cut off the photoelectric tube, cut the electric drive line, and use the plastic sheet as a brake...

In less than half a minute, the bomb became a model that was not much better than a decoration.

He stretched out his hand again and gave a thumbs up to show that he had done it. Conan and Takagi in the elevator widened their eyes.

The corners of Jinpei Matsuda's mouth curled up, and he found the startled attitudes of these mortals interesting. For him, a bomb disposal genius, this was just a basic question, and the only difficulty was the moral choice given by the criminal.

But it was not that difficult for him. He just applied the formula and solved it in seconds, then moved on to the next question.

He didn't understand why the police were always trapped by the rules of the game given by the criminals. You know, when you lower yourself to the same level as the criminals and sit down to play against them, you have actually lost half the battle.

After all, prisoners have no morals.

Who says that if the prisoner is given the rules, he has to play by them?

Why should I choose between two bombs to explode? Can't I just defuse them both?

If I have clues, I will directly look for the criminal himself. If I don’t have any clues, I will dismantle the bomb quietly, then power on the display screen and directly see the location of the other bomb.

Your prisoner only has one trump card, which is undoubtedly a bomb, but I have not only a large number of people, but also technology.

Monitoring, searching, purchasing records, movement trajectories, control over public opinion...

As a prisoner, you have to rely on TV news to watch the situation on the scene. How can you defeat me?

Do you really think this is Gotham?

Jinpei Matsuda is no traditional policeman.

After easily dismantling the bomb, he once again laughed at the criminal inhumanely in his heart, and then picked up the electronic screen on the bomb that had not been turned on yet.

Just as he was about to go back up, Conan suddenly waved to him, apparently wanting him to take him up with him.

Takagi's expression was a little distressed, but he was also relieved that Conan was rescued earlier. After all, he was a traditional policeman.

So Jinpei Matsuda hesitated for a while, but decided to take Conan with him.

But he didn't expect that Conan would look at him suspiciously as he came up, and then shouted like he was trying to scammers.

"Officer Matsuda...?"

It's no wonder Conan made such a bold guess. After all, in his opinion, someone with such superb bomb disposal skills cannot be an ordinary citizen, and the person in front of him is wearing casual clothes and is obviously not a member of the mobile team.

He was amazed by this amazing "escape plan" bomb disposal technique, but then he thought that if Officer Matsuda had this level of skill three years ago, then there was a high possibility that he did not die in the explosion.

After all, he couldn't think of any reason for other people to be involved in this incident, so he decided to be bolder and commit fraud directly.

Jinpei Matsuda looked at the boy strangely. What a guy, he just came up and stripped him of his identity?

I didn't even reveal your true identity, but you turned against me?

So he got into a bad mood and leaned close to Conan's ear, whispering like a devil.

"Don't be too curious..."

"Kudo Shinichi."