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Kyogoku Makoto wasn't about to kill anyone—and if he did, they couldn't air it anyway. So the unlucky thief he'd sent flying merely crashed into a hedge in an absurdly comical pose. Judging by the way he rolled around howling, he was definitely still alive.
Ran Mouri patted her chest in relief as she hurried over to take him into custody.
Only then did Mori Kogoro notice that the people following his daughter weren't just the children from the Junior Detective Agency. Officers from the First Investigation Division had arrived too, perhaps after receiving word.
"Mori, don't worry." Juzo Megure clapped him on the shoulder as soon as he saw him. "We're here. We won't let anything happen to your daughter. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit has taken those watches away."
It was true that another rare quiet day had been interrupted by trouble involving Mori Kogoro, but at least things had turned out well this time.
The suspect's arrangements hadn't caused much trouble. The children had stayed alert and hadn't used any of the ID cards Suehiko Ito had supplied; their caution had paid off. Apart from the detectives spending the day running around, whether out of interest or under threat, nothing serious had happened. Megure was relieved about that.
"No, that's not the point..." Mori Kogoro had no time to thank his former superior. He spoke faster. "Where are the officers from Kanagawa Prefecture? I think the culprit plans to set off an explosion in the park to get revenge on the police!"
"From Kanagawa Prefecture? You mean they're here right now...? This is bad! Shiratori, get people evacuated!"
At Mori Kogoro's sudden warning, the officers who had been following Ran Mouri to arrest the thief faltered.
The thief, whom they had already hauled out of the