On the train, Sato Miwako stood quietly, her beautiful eyes looking left and right, bearing a trace of curiosity.
"Miwako, don't tell me you haven't ridden a train before?"
"Ah? No, I often ride trains, but it is always when I am executing missions. At that time, my attention is on the mission. Riding comfortably like now, this is the first time."
Heiji looked at Sato Miwako, slightly shaking his head:
"You trying so hard, is it related to your dad?"
Sato Miwako's body trembled, looking at Heiji with eyes rippling with a trace of sadness:
"Not only my dad, actually there is another person."
As if having made a great determination, Sato Miwako raised her head to look at Heiji:
"That person was a former colleague of mine. I once had a trace of good feelings for him, but before I had time to confess, he died in the line of duty because of a bombing incident."
Heiji nodded:
"They both died in the line of duty while executing official business. Do you plan to inherit their souls, that is why you execute missions so desperately?"
Sato Miwako nodded. Suddenly, a flash of panic crossed her beautiful eyes:
"Is this very unwomanly?"
Heiji looked outside the car window, a trace of contemplation flashing across his expression.
"Are you still missing that person now?"
Sato Miwako froze, nodding slightly with dejection:
"Although I won't miss him, I think I might not be able to forget him in this lifetime."
"Still like him?"
Heiji asked indifferently.
"No, it's not like that. Although it is a bit heartless, my feelings for him have already slowly faded with the passage of time. It's just that his spirit has always been spurring me on..."
Immediately, Sato Miwako told the story of Matsuda Jinpei.
"...In order to know the final bomb location, in the last second of the bomb, he transmitted the location to me. And then..."
She couldn't continue, her expression bearing dejection.
"Actually, he is amazing, using his final life to light up a last brilliant firework in front of you and other police officers. Such a person, for the police, for the people saved because of him, he is an amazing hero. For you, he indeed should live forever in your heart."
As a mechanic, Heiji had no good feelings for the police, but for others, Matsuda Jinpei was a hero. However...
[It has nothing to do with me.]
The atmosphere between the two became somewhat stiff.
Sato Miwako's face slowly turned pale, her jade hand holding the bar turning slightly white:
"Heiji, do you think I am a bad luck magnet?"
The voice carried a thick sense of powerlessness, as well as a fear hidden deep within.
"Bad luck magnet?"
Heiji came back to his senses.
"Because the people I once liked all passed away due to misfortunes. My most beloved dad, Officer Matsuda whom I once had good feelings for, all died one after another. It must be because I attract bad luck."
Drip!
A crystal-clear tear slid down, dripping inside the train carriage.
[She cried?]
Heiji froze slightly, then smiled faintly:
"The always capable Officer Sato shouldn't be so sentimental. Who said you attract bad luck? You are the guardian angel of others. Without your protection, many people would fall into danger because of it."
Sato Miwako shook her head, slightly raising her head, her beautiful eyes containing tears, the corner of her mouth hooking up into a bitter smile:
"I am just a bad luck magnet. As long as it is someone I care about, in the end, they will all be taken away by the Death God."
"If you don't walk out of the cage you set for yourself, you have no way to start a new life."
Sato Miwako lowered her head slightly.
At this time, Heiji's phone rang.
"Hattori, bad news. That criminal installed bombs on the Touto Loop Line. If they are not dismantled quickly, they will be detonated."
"Bombs installed on the Touto Loop Line?"
Heiji couldn't help but twitch his mouth.
"Bomb?"
Sato Miwako abruptly raised her head, a flash of solemnity crossing her beautiful eyes.
"That's right, Hattori, where are you now? I was affected by the bomb blast and am currently in the hospital; I have no way to go investigate. This time I have to rely on you."
Conan's voice was very serious.
"I'm afraid I can't help."
Heiji said helplessly.
"Hattori, this concerns the life and death of several thousand people right now. Are you just this heartless?"
Conan's roar sounded from the phone.
Heiji frowned, his voice carrying a trace of coldness:
"Kudo, don't force your ideology on me. You can put the people around you in danger for the sake of handling a case, even not caring about your life for the sake of solving a case; perhaps this is your motivation for being a detective. However, I want to remind you of one sentence: Don't treat others as fools. Don't forget, your current identity no longer allows you to show off like this. Only a few days have passed; did you forget the drill from a few days ago?"
There was silence on the phone.
"Perhaps you are right, but this is the absolute justice I persist in. In the future, I will be more careful and won't let Ran and the others fall into danger. But, this time, Hattori, you must help me. Did you not become a detective just to help others?"
[I act as a detective only because I was tricked by the system.]
Of course, this sentence definitely would not be said out loud.
"Whatever, as long as you like it."
If Conan were so easy to persuade, he wouldn't be Conan. Heiji also just said it casually; anyway, it had nothing to do with him.
"Then, Hattori, will you help?"
It could be seen that Conan very much hoped Heiji could help.
"Even if I wanted to help now I can't, because I am right on the train heading to Higashizawa."
Heiji was somewhat helpless:
Unexpectedly, Conan's Death God attribute implicated me. The elementary school student Death God is well-deserved.
"What? You are right on the Touto Loop Line?"
Conan's shocked shout sounded on the phone.
Heiji's answer caused Conan to fall into deep contemplation.
"Hattori, I will tell you the criminal's hint. Whether it works or not depends on whether we can solve these hints."
"Mn, say it."
"The criminal hinted like this: The bomb is placed at the X of XX. The train must maintain a speed above 60 km/h. If it drops below 60 km/h, the bomb will be detonated; however, even if it doesn't stop, it will explode before the sun goes down. And the time the bomb timer activates is four o'clock in the afternoon."
"Four o'clock?"
Heiji looked at the time on the phone: Five o'clock exactly!
"Hattori, once you have a train of thought, notify me."
Heiji hung up the phone.
"Heiji, is there a bomb?"
A burst of fragrance attacked; Sato Miwako suddenly hugged Heiji, asking softly in his ear.
Heiji froze slightly, then said indifferently:
"Mn, we have also become targets."
Sato Miwako's body in his arms trembled, suddenly struggling free from his embrace, a flash of deep dejection crossing her eyes:
"Look, I said it, I really am a bad luck magnet."
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