The Homeless Man Murder Bombing Case

"Change lanes now, that's right, hurry up!"

Before he had gone far, Fujino saw a female police officer in a dark blue traffic uniform sitting irritably in a police car directing traffic in the distance.

Fujino recognized the other person at a glance.

It was Yumi Miyamoto.

"Yumi, you're here too."

Fujino stepped forward and looked at the cordon not far away. "What happened up ahead?"

"Advisor, you're in this area too..."

Yumi Miyamoto was not surprised to see him and greeted him. She then explained, "There was a murder at the outdoor sports field near the middle school. Mi-wako has already gone there. I came here to direct traffic after receiving the notification."

"A murder case..."

Fujino nodded slightly, looking at the blockade line not far away, not surprised at all.

After all, it would be truly strange if murders didn't occur in the Conan World.

He glanced back at the congested traffic, then at the irritable Yumi Miyamoto.

There's always a feeling that the more I try to direct things, the more chaotic things become.

An open-air football field.

Police have cordoned off the spacious football field.

And a small shed was built in the middle of the open-air stadium.

All around, Forensic Science Division officers in blue uniforms were busy at work.

Fujino showed his work ID and entered the scene.

"Fujino- kun, what brings you here?"

Sato Miwako, dressed in a red suit with a turtleneck sweater underneath, was conducting an investigation at the entrance of the outdoor stadium when she turned around and noticed Fujino walking in.

"My acquaintance and I were planning to go eat ramen, but we got stuck in traffic. Then we met Ms. Yumi, who had heard about the murder and thought she would come and see."

Fujino looked at the tent in the middle of the field. "So, the person inside that tent is the deceased? What exactly happened?"

"That's right."

Sato Miwako gaze and said, "The deceased was a middle-aged man who had been stabbed in the heart. He had nothing on him to identify himself, and appeared to be a homeless person..."

"Tramp?"

Fujino pondered for a moment, "If that's the case, it will indeed be very troublesome to investigate."

"Yes, we haven't found anything useful yet."

Sato Miwako suddenly thought of something and murmured, "But there's one thing that's rather strange."

"What's strange about it?"

"There was a red sticker on the body that read 'Handle with Care'."

Sato pondered, "We initially thought it was a prank by the person who found the body... but the couple who found the body said that the sticker was already on it when they found it."

"That's really a twisted sense of humor."

Fujino frowned. "Moving a corpse to such an open space and sticking stickers like these on it, do you really think you're playing some kind of delivery game?"

[Take (xi) Note] The meaning of this sentence in Japanese is probably equivalent to handling with care and handling with care. It is usually affixed to the package.

For example, Jaguar Express boxes have this kind of slogan.

"Well?"

Upon hearing this, Sato looked at Fujino with surprise and asked, "How did you know this wasn't the primary crime scene?"

"The view here is open, and it's not a place where homeless people would stay, since it's too open. Besides, this is a middle school's outdoor sports field. I looked around and there was no blood, which means it's not the primary crime scene."

Fujino glanced around. "Criminals who put these kinds of weird stickers on corpses and go to great lengths to transport them here probably love attracting everyone's attention, and they usually plan things very meticulously."

"Yes, this case is indeed very tricky."

Sato Miwako nodded. "The Forensic Science Division team is currently investigating at the scene, but they haven't found any clues yet. So the body should be taken back for autopsy soon. Would you like to go take a look?"

"Hmm, I'll go see if I can find any more clues."

Fujino nodded and slowly walked towards the center of the field.

He learned some basic information about the case from Sato Miwako.

Based on the intelligence, the killer was not motivated by any grudge, but rather by something twisted.

The most troublesome cases are those where the deceased had no prior connection with the perpetrator and the killing was solely motivated by a desire to kill.

"But what exactly is the point of Handle with Care?"

Fujino frowned, looked at the corpse not far away, and murmured in confusion.

If it was meant to attract attention, then it certainly fits the characteristics of a murderer. But if it was a prank, then why would they put on stickers like "Handle with care" or "Handle with caution"?

Generally, this is only done when transporting household appliances, fragile items, or dangerous goods...

"Dangerous materials..."

Fujino suddenly realized something, and his expression froze.

He immediately activated Eagle Vision and looked around at the distance.

Then I saw a cylindrical block of light buried under the corpse.

"It's a bomb!"

Fujino's face darkened, and he ran towards the corpse not far away, shouting, "Don't touch the corpse!"

However, by the time he rushed forward, it was already too late.

The two Forensic Science Division officers did not hear the shouts.

Just as they were moving the body, they suddenly discovered a bomb underneath it.

Before the two could react, the bomb was detonated.

With a loud "bang!", a blinding light burst forth.

Fujino raised his hand to shield his eyes from the blinding light.

Immediately afterwards, a hurricane began to sweep around the stadium.

The powerful wind pressure from the explosion caused the lush green grass on the lawn to sway violently.

Fujino felt his feet slip and was thrown backward by the intense wind pressure.

"Buzz—Buzz—"

The piercing sound kept echoing in my ears.

The world around us turned dark.

Fujino covered his head, opened his eyes, and saw that the blue sky was faintly mixed with a blood-red color.

The smell of gunpowder mixed with the stench of blood wafted around, making one feel dizzy.

He rubbed his head, Fujino stood up from his half-kneeling position and looked at the makeshift shed where the body had been.

Then you can see that the body that was originally placed on the green lawn has disappeared.

Instead, there was a huge hole billowing thick smoke.

Only the surrounding still-burning blue, stained with dark rags, can attest to what just happened.

"..."

Watching Fujino being blown away by the explosion, Sato Miwako's eyes widened in shock, and for a moment, she stood there dumbfounded, not knowing what to do.

It wasn't until her colleagues around her started moving after the explosion that she came to her senses and rushed forward to help Fujino, who was kneeling on the ground, to his feet.

"..."

Looking at Sato Miwako, who was helping him up and had a worried expression on her face, Fujino could only see her mouth opening and closing, not knowing what she was saying.

Immediately, Fujino realized that the piercing sounds around him were caused by temporary hearing loss and tinnitus due to the shockwave from the explosion.

Ignoring this trivial matter, he looked up at the pit not far away.

Needless to say, he realized what had happened and clenched his fists.