The woman Mouri Kogoro called "Megumi" stood at the garage entrance in a casual dress, directing someone as they backed up.
Hearing the vaguely familiar voice, she turned around in confusion.
"It's been over ten years, and you've grown so much!" Mouri Kogoro looked at his former student, delightedly striding toward her as though he wanted to embrace this old acquaintance he had not seen in so long.
Tanaka Megumi took a startled step back, though she recognized him as well. "Teacher, wait a moment."
Seeing that the charging Mouri Kogoro had stopped, she turned back and continued, "That's good! Back it out!"
Inside the car, a fashionably dressed woman leaned against the window and glanced back. Then she smiled faintly and began reversing.
Boom—!!
The entire car exploded without warning, and the garage was filled with fire in the blink of an eye.
"..." Tanaka Megumi froze. "...Hiromi?"
The people who had come to visit her were all stunned as well. But compared to ordinary people, well-traveled detectives always reacted faster. Realizing something, Mouri Kogoro lunged forward and threw himself over Tanaka Megumi, knocking her aside.
At the same time, the flames seemed to have reached the fuel tank. Another boom, far more violent than the first explosion, rang out. Scorching tongues of fire surged from the garage, barely grazing Mouri Kogoro and his student before burning for a moment and finally dissipating into the air.
"...Dad!" Mouri Ran snapped back to her senses and ran toward them in lingering fear.
"H-Hiromi?!" Tanaka Megumi also came back to herself. Struggling to her feet, she wiped the blood from her forehead and blankly tried to rush toward the garage.
Mouri Kogoro hurriedly grabbed her. At the same time, he apparently remembered who "Hiromi" was and asked in shock, "Your sister