Before long, Tanaka Megumi was taken to the hospital.
At the same time, Inspector Megure arrived by car, looking exhausted.
An explosion case in a residential area was no trivial matter. With no time to greet his two detective friends or ask, "Why were you two taking a leisurely stroll in a place like that?" the busy inspector immediately threw himself into work.
Inspector Megure approached Tanaka Megumi's hospital bed with his notebook in hand and confirmed, "Are you Ms. Sakihara Megumi?"
"Sakihara?" Mouri Kogoro first suspected that Inspector Megure had gotten the name wrong, but then he understood and looked at his student, whom he had not seen in years. "You got married."
After marriage, women usually took their husbands' surnames—it seemed Tanaka Megumi had married a man surnamed Sakihara, which was why her name had become Sakihara Megumi.
Sure enough, Sakihara Megumi nodded at Inspector Megure's question. "That's me."
After confirming her identity according to procedure, Inspector Megure took out an ID sealed inside an Evidence Bag.
Jiang Xia looked down and saw that the ID photo showed a woman who resembled Sakihara Megumi somewhat, though she had fashionable dyed curls and heavier makeup. The name above the photo read "Tanaka Hiromi."
With some reluctance, Inspector Megure asked the exhausted older Tanaka sister lying in bed, "Was this victim, who unfortunately died in the explosion, your younger sister?"
Sakihara Megumi closed her eyes in pain and nodded.
Inspector Megure put away the ID and sighed. "We found explosives that had been deliberately installed on the undercarriage of the exploded vehicle. Although the blast destroyed many traces, the remaining evidence makes it easy to infer that it had been set to detonate as soon as the wheels started turning."
Mouri Kogoro remembered something. "I remember it clearly—the car exploded