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Just like the explosion, very few people actually saw it.
But once people see the explosion and start to panic, the fear will quickly spread and permeate the crowd.
Now, with Matsuda's roar, the crowd around him quickly calmed down.
Their tranquility gradually affected those in the distance who were unaware of what was happening.
……
When Megure and the others arrived, the crowd had already begun to evacuate in a barely orderly manner.
Fire trucks and ambulances have arrived at the scene and are beginning rescue operations.
The crowd felt a little more at ease, and they looked in the direction of the loudspeaker, where they saw a police car in the crowd.
There was a person standing there, and you could vaguely hear him roaring and directing people to take cover in batches.
"Fortunately, Officer Matsuda arrived in time, otherwise a stampede might have occurred because of the explosion..."
Mori looked relieved, though he was still shaken.
Although he usually seems a bit confused during cases, he was, after all, a former criminal police officer who had witnessed large crowds completely out of control.
"Let's hurry over and help."
After giving instructions to everyone, Inspector Megure stepped into the crowd and began directing their orderly evacuation and refuge.
Matsuda noticed Megure and the others, waved to call Shiratori over, and then tossed the megaphone in his hand to him.
"You will direct the people to evacuate."
"Yes!" the white bird replied instinctively.
By the time he realized he was following orders, Matsuda had already disappeared into the crowd.
Never mind, I don't know anything about bombs anyway.
Let's just consider it a replacement for Matsuda and let him deal with the bomb!
Shiratori comforted himself with a thought.
Then he climbed onto the roof of the police car and began to imitate Matsuda's actions, using shouts to maintain order among the crowd.
……
The crowds at the base of the Mihana City Tower have mostly dispersed.
Megure breathed a sigh of relief, and then saw Matsuda helping an injured man into an ambulance not far away.
His suit, which he never changed, was torn in several places, and some parts were even burned black.
At that moment, Yumi suddenly called Matsuda over.
Beside her, a man in a suit and tie was looking down at a blueprint with a firefighter.
As Megure walked over, he saw Matsuda pointing and gesturing at the blueprints.
"The blast radius just now also included this area. This staircase should have collapsed, so there must be people trapped upstairs. We need to increase the number of people here..."
"Although the shops over there were affected, we should be able to hold out for a while. Let's send a small team over to rescue the injured first..."
"By the way, is the passage to the main entrance still not open?" Matsuda asked.
"Not even close!"
The firefighter, dressed in a fire uniform, explained,
"Most of the area has collapsed, and it will take time to clean it up."
Matsuda, who had been looking down at the blueprints, didn't notice Megure approaching.
He frowned and thought it over, confirming that there was nothing more to add.
At this moment, firefighters carried the injured person out of the rubble.
Matsuda quickly went over and helped lift the person into the ambulance.
"Inspector Megure, Matsuda sees no one else anymore."
Yumi looked at the serious Matsuda,
"This is the first time I've seen Matsuda so focused."
"...He was like this three years ago,"
A sense of unease settled over Megure.
"Alright, we can't just stand by and watch; we can't leave everything to Matsuda!"
"Inspector Megure, this is Mr. Kawakami, the manager of the Beika City Building."
Yumi introduced the man in the suit next to her.
Megure wanted to get information about the situation at the scene from Kawakami.
Unexpectedly, at that moment, a gasp was heard from the crowd.
He turned his head and saw Matsuda's face was ashen.
At his feet, Moriya Teiji lay on the ground, blood still trickling from his mouth, his entire face flushed red.
"What happened?" Megure asked blankly.
“Matsuda knocked Moriya to the ground with one punch,” Yumi replied, stunned.
Seeing Matsuda clenching his fists, still wanting to step forward and make a move,
Megure and Yumi rushed over; the former grabbed Matsuda, while the latter stood in front of Moriya Teiji.
This kid is incredibly strong...
Megure's face flushed red, but he realized he couldn't hold Matsuda back at all.
Fortunately, Yumi stood in front of him, which stopped Matsuda from attacking.
"What exactly happened, Matsuda-kun?" Megure hurriedly asked for the reason.
“...There’s still a bomb inside!” Matsuda said through gritted teeth.
what?
Not only Inspector Megure and Yumi, but even Conan and Mori, who rushed over from the side, were stunned.
"Hehe, right, I forgot to tell you something,"
Moriya Teiji looked at everyone and smiled smugly.
"That bomb is far more powerful than the previous one. The explosion just now was merely a warning; this next one will truly destroy this building!"
"Once it explodes, all the stains I left on this world will be completely wiped away!"
When will that bomb explode?
Matsuda looked at Moriya Teiji expressionlessly and asked coldly.
"You want to demolish it?"
Moriya Teiji seemed to have heard something funny.
"Give up. According to my design, the explosion just now completely sealed off the passage to that bomb. Even if you know the time, you can't get in at all."
"I'm asking you, when will it explode!"
Matsuda repeated the question again, word by word.
Looking at Matsuda's ferocious face, which resembled a vengeful ghost, Moriya Teiji suddenly felt a little guilty.
"Twelve o'clock."
"Where's the bomb?" Matsuda pressed.
"It's in the movie theater inside the building."
After answering, Teiji Moriya realized that he had been intimidated by Matsuda, and immediately became furious: "So what if you know all this? We can't get in there anymore! There's simply no time left!"
"That's not necessarily true," Matsuda replied curtly.
He raised his arm and looked at his watch. It was already 11:50, less than ten minutes before the explosion.
"Matsuda, what should we do?"
Yumi's face turned pale with fright.
"There are still many people trapped inside the building. If there's an explosion, wouldn't all of them be..."
“…Matsuda-kun,”
Megure was also completely bewildered and unable to make up his mind.
Chapter 186 Spider-Man
Then, more bad news arrived.
Conan learned through his phone that Ran was also trapped inside the building.
And it just so happens to be in the movie theater where the bomb was located.
This news made both him and Kogoro Mouri anxious.
"Officer Matsuda, could you clear a gap so I can find a way in..." Conan suddenly suggested. "No, the passage to that side has completely collapsed. There isn't a single gap left. Even if you were a child, you couldn't get through."
After replying, Matsuda glanced at the exterior of the building, his expression shifting.
Then, he turned to Megure and gave him instructions.
"Inspector, please evacuate the crowd around the building again!"
Having said that, without waiting for Megure's reply, Matsuda had already run towards the exterior wall of the building.
Then, to everyone's astonishment, he nimbly climbed up the outer wall.
"This is too chaotic..." Yumi muttered to herself.
"Without any safety measures, what if I slip halfway through..."
As Mori said this, he couldn't help but shudder.