Oritis in the world of Detective Conan

Chapter 209: Thrilling Music Score (Part 9)

Conan, who was in the helicopter, couldn't help but feel worried when he saw another explosion in the direction of Domoto Concert Hall.

"By the way, Officer Takagi, don't you have any way to get in touch with the people inside? Sister Xiaolan and Uncle are all in there."

"We tried to call, but it was completely unavailable. The line might have been cut off by the inmates."

“But you can still use your cell phone.”

Miss Qiu Ting shook her head. "No, it's polite to turn off your phone during a performance. Except for a few areas in the concert hall, there's no signal anywhere else."

"Besides, the concert hall is completely soundproof and fireproof. Maybe no one even noticed the explosion outside."

Officers Takagi and Sato were surprised: "So, the concert is probably still going on?"

"Yeah, that should be it."

Conan's expression gradually became serious: "However, the range of the criminal's detonation may not always be on the periphery. Sooner or later, it will also be inside..."

Now Conan can only hope that the members of the Oritis group in the concert hall can discover the abnormality. After all, if such explosions continue, the entire concert hall will eventually be destroyed.

Conan prayed frantically in his heart that the Composer, a scheming member of the Oritis, would notice the explosion outside. After all, his disguise on the Ezembard had left a deep impression on him.

Inside the concert hall, Domoto finished a piece of music and was bowing in front of the stage to express his gratitude, preparing for the next performance. Everyone was applauding, completely unaware of the explosion outside.

[Composer: What's going on outside now?]

[Toymaker: The fire on the roof is too big. I have to retreat, otherwise it will be difficult to open my glider.]

[Cowboy: Annie, we're here. Don't worry, Florian has already taken his airbag to the designated location.]

[Fire Investigator: Be careful! That helicopter is coming! The wind will disrupt the hang glider's trajectory!]

[Cowboy: Here I come!]

At this time, outside the concert hall, the sound of fire trucks was endless. The cowboy mixed in the crowd was a little anxious. There were too many people here, and it would be difficult to bring the toy seller down without attracting attention.

In the sky, Officer Takagi and Officer Sato arrived at the scene in a helicopter. Looking at the flames rising into the sky below, the two couldn't help but sigh.

“It’s so serious!”

"However, there was no explosion in the central concert hall, so the people inside should be safe."

Conan frowned and said, "Don't be too happy too soon. All the ways to enter the concert hall from the outside are blocked. There is no way to get in and save everyone."

[Toy Merchant: The fire is too strong. My jumping angle is not good enough.]

[Cowboy: Quickly get to the other side where there are fewer people. I see a helicopter. Florian, come over here quickly and use your airbag to block the view.]

[Fire Investigator: Coming!]

[Cowboy: Annie, jump!]

[Toy Merchant: Good!]

The toy merchant found the right moment and jumped down from a place where there was no fire blocking the road. Considering that the airflow in the sky was too turbulent, she did not open the glider and fell straight from mid-air.

On the ground, the cowboy, who had already seen the opportunity, swung a small whip and accurately hooked the toy seller in mid-air from a long distance. Then the two of them fell onto the airbag prepared by the fire investigator due to the huge inertia.

[Fire Investigator: Whew, that was a close call.]

[Toy Merchant: Looks like next time I'll need to deploy the carts ahead of time and plan an escape route.]

[Hitter: I think the fire is what's limiting you.]

[Postman: That's not the right thing to say.]

[Embarkantist: ...]

[Cowboy: Okay, okay, let's get out of here quickly so we don't get caught in the media's sight.]

Although the cowboys' actions had avoided most news media and fire departments, the highly observant Conan still saw this scene from the helicopter.

Conan used the magnifying function of his glasses to see the toy seller jumping off the roof, the cowboy rescuing the toy seller, and the fire investigator who placed an airbag nearby.

Conan suddenly remembered that he hadn't seen the toymaker during the rehearsal today, so he assumed that the toymaker must have been on the roof of the concert hall the entire time. This meant that Oritis's men had known about the bomb on the roof all along. But judging by the current situation, the explosion probably started before the bomb was completely defused.

This is too dangerous! What if the bomb explodes when you find it? Conan couldn't help but sweat for the toy seller's behavior, but fortunately, she was rescued by her companions in the end.

Thinking of this, Conan asked Miss Qiuting: "Can we directly enter the concert hall from the roof?"

Miss Qiu Ting nodded, but the person flying the helicopter said that the roof of the concert hall was not a dedicated helipad and might not be able to support the weight of the helicopter.

Officers Takagi and Sato immediately decided to use a jump to make the pilot fly as low as possible.

At this time, Miss Qiu Ting offered to lead the way: "The passage from the roof to the fourth floor is very complicated, and we need someone to lead the way."

Conan also said that he had seen the criminal's face and wanted to go with them. Officer Takagi and Officer Sato could not persuade them and had to agree.

However, when several people followed Miss Qiu Ting from the roof to the fourth floor, they found that there was only one passage here and it was not complicated at all.

"If I hadn't said that, you wouldn't have let me down, just like this child." Miss Qiu Ting gave an explanation, and by the way, exposed Conan's lie. "Let me ask you, did you really see the criminal's face?"

Conan scratched his head with a smile, which made Officer Takagi and Officer Sato feel helpless.

Afterwards, they trotted all the way to the concert venue, and sure enough, the place was not affected by the explosion at all, and the audience was still enjoying the performance on the stage.

Several people realized that it was too difficult to evacuate so many people at the same time, and the murderer might be inside the concert hall, so the most important thing at the moment was to find the bomb inside the concert hall.

After giving some instructions to Conan and Miss Akiba, Officer Takagi and Officer Sato set out to look for the bomb, but it was obvious that these two people were practical men and would not stay where they were.

Conan looked at Xiaolan in the open-air box across from him and began to think quickly about the criminal's candidate: the criminal should be someone who is familiar with the structure of this concert hall and has the opportunity to plant explosives here. It is likely that he is one of the staff members...

Miss Akiba, who was standing by, found that there was still something wrong with the sound of the organ, so she told Conan about it.

Conan suddenly had an idea: Miss Akiba had perfect pitch, just like Miss Kawabe Souko, who was previously affected by the explosion. And another person with perfect pitch was Fuhe Takumi. But was it possible? Were Fuhe Takumi the culprits behind this series of bombings?

At the same time, Miss Akiba also noticed that when Domoto stood up to give a speech, the explosion stopped. Conan immediately understood that the explosion and the performance of the organ were closely related.

Conan immediately inquired how many times the organ had gone out of tune, and was told it had been twenty times. There were twenty-three supporting columns outside the concert hall, and by the twenty-fourth time, the perpetrator was likely to have blown up the entire hall.