"How did the inspection go?" Hoshikawa Teru asked, looking up at the bustling command center ahead as Juzo Megure approached with a grave expression after ending his call.
"You were half right, Akechi. They checked the train as quickly as possible, and just as you suspected, they found no objects on board that resembled bombs." Juzo Megure checked the time and emphasized, "Time's almost up. If we can't come up with a solution soon, you two, I'll have to prepare a press release for the media..."
Just then, his phone rang again.
"Hello? Oh, Kudo! Have you come up with something?!" Hearing that long-unheard voice, Juzo Megure involuntarily raised his voice, sounding a little invigorated.
Given Kudo's personality, he would never have made this call voluntarily unless he had found a definite answer that could solve the problem!
Hiding inside a public phone booth, Conan kept an eye on his classmates out of the corner of his eye as he spoke into the receiver.
The elementary schoolers whom he had persuaded to temporarily abandon their strange hero mentality were standing outside the convenience store, gathered around the cat sleeping inside Yusuke Kitagawa's coat, quietly discussing something.
The Siamese cat lay in Yusuke Kitagawa's arms and lazily rolled over, ignoring the children waving their hands around and fussing over it. Its temperament was surprisingly good.
Should he say it was fortunate Yusuke Kitagawa was here today? Conan suddenly felt relieved, as if he had managed to keep all the unruly little cats pinned down with canned cat food.
"If the train's speed drops below sixty kilometers per hour, the bomb will detonate. At the same time, if the sun sets, the bomb will also detonate... The common factor between those two conditions is light." Conan withdrew his distracted gaze and