Bombing Attack Targeting the Police

Sato Miwako and Juzo Megure helped Fujino to the edge of the court.

Megure looked at Fujino and asked anxiously, "Fujino, how are you feeling?"

"Fine."

Fujino covered his ears and calmed himself down. "My ears are ringing a bit, probably from the impact of the explosion."

"How awful..."

Juzo Megure turned around and looked at the giant crater. "That thug actually planted a bomb under the corpse. What is he trying to do? Is it a terrorist attack?"

"I think it's highly unlikely to be a terrorist attack."

Fujino took a deep breath. "If it were a terrorist attack, he would have chosen a more significant location, causing more casualties... but he chose a football field, and under bodies no less."

After a moment of silence, he continued in a deep voice, "And once the body is discovered, the police will definitely be mobilized, and the bomb buried under the body will be triggered immediately. It seems that the attackers are full of malice towards the police."

"I'm afraid that the criminal was targeting the police."

Sato Miwako clenched her fists unconsciously, and a vein bulged on the back of her fair hand from the force.

"Ah, I'm afraid that's how it is."

Fujino reasoned, "I'm afraid that guy's initial target was the police. Killing the homeless man and then moving him to the stadium was just to use him as bait."

"Hmm, it seems Fujino was right."

Juzo Megure agreed, "If the target is the police, then the scope can be narrowed down a bit."

"In that case, let's begin the investigation."

"Etc."

Megure first stopped Fujino, who was about to stand up, then looked at Sato Miwako and instructed, "Sato, take Fujino to the hospital for a check-up first."

"But..."

There are no buts.

Juzo Megure interrupted Fujino again, "This is an order!"

Then, he continued to say to Sato Miwako, "Sato, take Fujino to the hospital, otherwise neither of you will be involved in this case."

"Clear!"

Sato Miwako seemed to have realized something, nodded, and then suddenly picked Fujino up and carried him on her shoulders.

"Hey, I can walk by myself."

"I'm afraid you'll run away."

Am I that kind of person?

"You'd better stay put, or I'll drag you to the hospital!"

"..."

Because of the loud noise, the area around the football stadium was now crowded with onlookers.

Upon hearing the sound, Hiratsuka Shizuka also came here.

Then, Fujino was seen being carried on the shoulders of a woman in a suit with delicate features, as if she were carrying a pig.

Hiratsuka Shizuka: "..."

Are young people these days really this good at having fun?

Why does this feel a little awkward?

"Um?"

Sato Miwako stopped in her tracks, looking at the gentle-looking woman in the evening gown with a puzzled expression, and asked Fujino, "Someone you know?"

"Our school's Chinese language teacher."

Fujino explained, "I was planning to go eat ramen with her, and then this case happened..."

"Wearing a formal dress to eat ramen?" Sato Miwako was taken aback.

"We just attended a wedding..." Fujino, who was being carried on his shoulders, looked utterly dejected.

"Attending a wedding?!" Sato Miwako noticed the blind spot and was surprised.

"It's someone else's wedding," Fujino corrected, looking speechless.

"Oh oh oh!"

Sato Miwako understood for a moment, then rubbed her chin with her left hand and recalled, "So he's Fujino- kun's teacher. I think I've heard Takagi mention him... I think his name is Hiratsuka..."

"Hiratsuka Shizuka is this kid's mentor."

Hiratsuka Shizuka added, introducing herself.

"Oh, my name is Sato Miwako, I'm a detective."

Sato Miwako nodded slightly and greeted her, "Nice to meet you."

"But speaking of which, what are you doing here?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka glanced at Sato Miwako, then at Fujino on her shoulder, her expression turning strange.

"He was just hit by an explosion, and I need to take him to the hospital now," Sato Miwako said seriously.

"So it was bombed..."

Realizing what was happening, Hiratsuka Shizuka's eyes suddenly widened. "Wait, you said he was blown up?"

"It's nothing, he's not dead."

Fujino waved his hand, looking indifferent, but said with some regret, "But we probably can't go eat ramen together today, we'll have to do it another day."

"Forehead..."

Hiratsuka Shizuka was speechless for a moment. "You should go to the hospital first. It's not like it's the first time we've postponed it... Do you want me to come with you?"

"No need to trouble you, I'll cover all your medical expenses. Oh, and Akemi don't tell Ai or Ai about this. Um, I'll definitely treat you to ramen another day!"

"..."

Hiratsuka Shizuka silent as she watched Fujino being carried away.

To be honest, she was a little worried about Fujino's current situation.

However, after watching the two people walk away like pigs being carried, I realized they were quite different.

She inexplicably found it somewhat comical...

Green Moss Police Hospital.

"Fujino, your test results are in."

A man in a white coat stood in front of the hospital bed, holding a medical record. He looked at Fujino lying on the bed and said, "His physical condition is fine, but the shockwave from the explosion damaged his eardrums. His hearing may be affected for a while..."

"How long will it take to recover?"

"One to two weeks, but it depends on the individual. My advice is to drink more water and get plenty of rest."

"I see."

Fujino leaned back against the pillows and looked at Sato Miwako was sitting beside the hospital bed. "Is it okay now?"

"Doctor, are you telling the truth?"

Sato frowned upon hearing this and turned to look at the doctor beside him.

She blinked her beautiful eyes, clearly not believing the diagnosis.

After all, she witnessed Fujino being blown up with her own eyes...

How could there be no serious injuries at all?

That's right.

The doctor nodded blankly. "The results of the brain, lung, and internal organ examinations are all normal. The explosion only caused some superficial injuries, except for the eardrum, which is slightly more serious..."

"Doctor, I know..."

Sato Miwako crept up to her and said quietly, "If there's anything we can't talk about, we can go outside and say it."

"..."

The doctor was speechless for a moment, then complained, "Fujino's test results are like this. Ma'am, have you been watching too many TV dramas?"

"Huh? Are you really okay?"

"Seriously, I doubt you're even as healthy as him!"

"..."

Fujino looked at Sato Miwako was pestering the doctor, speechless. "Officer Sato, do you really want me to get hurt?"

"Cough, where is it!"

"I've already told you I'm fine, and the doctor said the same thing. If you still don't believe me, then there's nothing I can do."

"We were just worried that you were pushing yourself too hard."

Looking at the serious-looking female detective, Fujino felt a little helpless.

In fact, he conducted a self-examination after the explosion.

The result was the same as the doctor's examination... In fact, he was a doctor by Doctor Profession.

However, Megure was clearly not at ease with his little brother, so he ordered Sato to take him to the hospital for a check-up at public expense.

"Have the test results come out yet?"

At that moment, the door to the ward was pushed open, and a fat man in a coat hurriedly walked in.

"Inspector Megure, come out."

Sato turned around. "Fujino is fine."

"That's good!"

Juzo Megure breathed a sigh of relief, and his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.

If something happens to his younger brother, he really doesn't know how he'll live.