Oritis in the world of Detective Conan

Chapter 441: The Bride of Halloween (Part 3)

"It's such a high temperature. I guess I need to prepare more cooling props next time." The fire investigator took back his equipment.

When the ambulance arrived, the medical staff immediately lifted Kogoro Mouri onto a stretcher and put him in the car, and Xiaolan got in as an attendant.

Conan comforted Xiaolan: "After the evidence collection at the scene is finished, I will go to Dr. Agasa's house, don't worry."

Haibara was already being questioned by Officer Sato, with a fire investigator standing next to her.

"So, after you returned the note to that person, you saw him engulfed in flames, right?" Officer Sato asked while making notes in his notebook.

"Correct."

"So, the gentleman next to you came over to help put out the fire after it started, right?" Officer Sato looked at the fire investigator.

The fire investigator nodded: "Yes, the equipment I have is all legal."

"Okay, I understand. Thank you for your help, but don't do such dangerous things next time."

Fire Investigator: In one ear and out the other.jpg (No one can stop me from exploring "miracles"!)

Conan also came over at this time: "Habara, did you talk to that person at that time?"

"Well, he was just thanking me for retrieving a note that had some important information about someone or something. Plus, he was speaking Russian."

Officer Sato was a little surprised: "Do you speak Russian?"

"I know a little."

Conan stood aside and thought: "It seems that the man is not sent by the Black Organization to snipe Huibara."

"Of course not, this matter has nothing to do with them." The fire investigator leaned over.

"Come to think of it, why are you here? Could it be that you caused the explosion?" Conan narrowed his eyes and looked at the fire investigator.

"What nonsense! I've never killed anyone." The fire investigator pouted in dissatisfaction. "I'm here to track down the explosives that caused the explosion. I have to find a way to stop the guy who made the bomb."

"Come to think of it, you've always believed in the 'miracle of fire,' sometimes even going so far as to start fires in order to be portrayed as a fire-fighting hero. So why would you want to stop an explosion like this?"

"Because my parents threw themselves into the flames at that moment, and I was sent to an orphanage, the nuns said my birth was a 'miracle of fire.' People always like stories like this, where parents sacrifice their lives to protect their children, but I can definitely feel the warmth of that 'miracle' on my mother's hands when she pushed me out of the fire."

"Mom and Dad were born to study fire, so why didn't the fire bring them a 'miracle'? Indeed, compared to the shrill screams and cries of fear, the joy and smiles of those who survived the fire were more like a true 'miracle'."

"Those nuns also smiled that way when they collected the money."

Conan was stunned. From the fire investigator's words, it was not difficult to see that his parents specialized in the research of combustibles or explosives. Perhaps something unexpected happened during the experiment, causing a fire, which resulted in the fire investigator becoming an orphan. At that time, the Baisha Street Orphanage was no longer managed by philanthropists, so the nuns promoted the "miracle theory" in order to make money from those who wanted to donate love.

However, this action, by mistake, led the fire investigator to have a wrong understanding of flames and fire. The final result was... In order to see the nuns' smiles, the fire investigator relied on his talents and created multiple fires in an attempt to embrace a "miracle."

Because in the understanding of fire investigators, escaping from a fire is equivalent to a "miracle", which means that people will regain hope in life in order to survive.

Alas, he was also a poor child. If there had been no mistakes in his cognition, he would probably have become an expert in chemistry with the knowledge and talent from his parents.

Conan now feels a little sympathetic to the fire investigator.

Conan’s current opinion of the fire investigator is that if you say he is a bad guy, he just likes to save people from fire and water; if you say he is a good guy, the fire is about to burn your butt, and although you know that the other side will definitely come to rescue you, it depends on whether you can panic when the fire is urgent.

So Conan decided to learn from Ms. Farrow. As long as he could keep an eye on this spiritual fire and miracle fire man and prevent him from running away to pursue "miracles", the fire investigator in normal state would still be very reliable.

Meanwhile, officers from the Metropolitan Police Department also analyzed the explosion: "The explosive was undoubtedly the tablet computer in the victim's hand, not some natural phenomenon. This is likely a deliberate murder of the victim."

Conan, who was walking over, happened to notice that there was a compartment in the deceased's bag. The police took out the contents of the compartment and found that it was a business card with the words "Jinpei Matsuda, Serious Crime Section 3, Investigation Division 1, Criminal Investigation Division of the Metropolitan Police Department" written on it.

Officer Sato was shocked: "This is..."

"Strange, why does this business card say Investigation Division 1? I remember he was only a figurehead there for a week." Conan had some knowledge of the bombing case in which Matsuda Jinpei died three years ago.

"Is he the police officer who specializes in bombing cases?" the fire investigator whispered to Conan beside him.

"Well, he died in the line of duty while defusing the bomber's bomb."

"I see. I hope he can find his own 'miracle' in the flames." The fire investigator prayed quietly.

Conan showed his crescent eyes. Although he knew that this was a unique way of blessing for fire investigators, wishing a person who died in the explosion to sleep forever in flames was too hellish.

[Ms. Farrow: Next time, don't wish me well. It will look horrible to others.]

[Knight: As expected, Florian is much more well-behaved when he's not setting fires everywhere.]

[Puppeteer: Have you forgotten the time he pushed open an airbag and tried to save you with Honor Resonance?]

[Knight: Well, he's still the same skin.]

After everyone dispersed, Conan quietly followed the police officers to the Metropolitan Police Department, but he was discovered by Officer Sato. Officer Sato did not refuse Conan's investigation. After a thorough analysis, the two concluded that Matsuda Jinpei had the opportunity to hand over the business card only on November 6th.

This happened to be the day that Jinpei Matsuda visited a temple in Shibuya to visit a grave. Although the group learned from the temple's abbot that the last visitor was named Furuya, Furuya Rei's profile had long been deleted due to the need for undercover work, and thus no information about him could be found in the Metropolitan Police Department's graduation records.

Because Toru Amuro himself is now wearing an explosive collar and hiding in a safe house and cannot come out, Yuya Kazami came to the Metropolitan Police Department and informed Officer Sato and others that the public security department will be responsible for the explosion case.

Inside the hospital, Maori Kogoro was lying on the bed, with Ran and Conan sitting by the bed looking after him. On the other side, a little girl took the fruit basket from the grocer and placed it in front of the bedside table.

"I really hope Uncle Maori gets better soon." The little girl pinched the hem of her skirt.

Conan was not surprised by the little girl's visit, but in addition to the little girl and the grocer, a knight and a fire investigator also came.