Chapter 32: No One Knows Bomb Disposal Better Than I Do

### Chapter 32: No One Knows Bomb Disposal Better Than I Do

"Hand over the suitcase!"

Ignoring the gazes from those around him, Fujino continued to sternly address the woman.

"No!"

The woman continued her act, "I've told you, I won't accept your advances. What more do you want from me?"

Since soft methods weren't working, Fujino decided to take a more forceful approach.

Frowning, Fujino activated his system enhancement, grabbed the woman's arms, and executed a shoulder throw.

The suitcase flew out of her hands and soared through the air.

"Conan! Quickly catch the suitcase!"

"Got it!"

Conan leaped through the air like a little dog and caught the suitcase mid-flight, then landed on his back, protecting the suitcase containing the bomb.

"Young man, how can you treat a woman like this?"

At that moment, a man who disapproved of Fujino's actions stood up from his seat and threw a punch at him.

Fujino glanced back, his sharp gaze locking onto the man's movements.

In the next moment, Fujino executed a whip kick, striking the man in the waist.

"Ah!"

The man was knocked onto the adjacent seat, clutching his waist and howling in pain.

However, once a conflict started, more people would inevitably get involved.

Seeing the righteous citizens of the train car becoming increasingly agitated, Fujino sensed that things were going badly.

If this continued, he would probably become the target of everyone.

Thinking quickly, he shouted, "That woman's suitcase contains a bomb! Do you all want to die?!"

"A bomb?!"

Hearing this, the passengers in the car began to panic.

The crowd surged toward the train doors, and the man who had just been trying to help was knocked to the ground, with two footprints left on his back.

Despite struggling, he managed to escape the car.

In no time, Fujino and Conan were the only ones left in the first-class car.

"How's it going? Can you open the suitcase?"

Fujino walked slowly toward Conan, inquiring.

"I can't open it."

Conan shook his head after trying, "It looks like the suitcase is locked…"

Before Conan could finish speaking, Fujino had already taken action.

With one punch, he broke open the suitcase's combination lock.

"Hey! What is Fujino doing?"

Conan was clearly startled by Fujino's actions and panicked, "Aren't you afraid it will explode?!"

"This kind of bomb isn't so easily triggered."

Fujino casually opened the suitcase and saw the detonator inside, taking a deep breath.

He then explained, "C4 explosives are very stable… even exposure to an open flame won't make them explode."

"And based on what you said, the person who planted the bomb wouldn't use a device that explodes immediately when tampered with, because that would jeopardize their own life in case of an accident."

"So what should we do now?"

Conan stared at the bomb in front of Fujino, swallowing hard.

It was imperative to prevent the bomb from exploding in the car!

If such an explosive detonated while the train was moving at high speed, everyone on board would be in grave danger!

Ran would...

"Seems like there's only one solution."

Muttering to himself, Fujino took out a pair of wire cutters from his pocket.

"Are you going to defuse the bomb?!"

Conan quickly grabbed Fujino's hand, urging, "Don't do anything rash!"

"If you make a mistake, everyone on the train could be doomed!"

"I don't know how to defuse bombs. Do you?"

Fujino looked at Conan with a cold stare, "Is there any other way besides defusing it?"

Conan asked skeptically, "Are you sure you can defuse this bomb?"

"No one knows bomb disposal better than I do."

Fujino glanced at Conan and pushed him aside, "Children should stay out of the way. Get out…"

"Fujino…"

Conan looked at Fujino with a dazed expression.

It turned out he had misjudged this guy…

"Since we're all going to die anyway."

Conan's gaze became resolute, "If the bomb explodes on the train, no one will escape. I'm staying here to help you defuse it."

Fujino glanced at Conan but said nothing more...

The reason he wanted to get rid of the kid was simply because he found him a hindrance, not knowing what the kid was thinking.

Fujino held tightly onto the wire cutters, carefully opening the suitcase. Inside, he saw the C4 explosives capable of blowing up the entire car, with a tangle of wires extending from the explosive.

Gazing at the remote-controlled bomb, Fujino's lips curled into a slight smile.

On the first night after he acquired the bomb knowledge encyclopedia, he had already learned its contents thoroughly.

At that moment, the structure of the bomb was clear to him.

In just an instant, the method to defuse the bomb flashed through his mind.

Combined with a 20% success rate from his bomb disposal expert skill, Fujino felt quite confident about defusing the bomb in front of him.

As for failure, that wasn't a problem.

Worst case, he could throw it out the window.

Or put it into the system space...

Though that might raise unnecessary suspicions, so he hoped the defusal would succeed...

[Bomb disposal successful…]

[System reward: 50 points of bomb disposal expert experience]

The system's notification rang in his ears.

Fujino cut the last red wire and sighed in relief.

He plopped down onto the floor of the car, wiped the sweat from his temples, and then took out a piece of gum to chew.

Seeing Fujino relax, Conan asked curiously, "Did you succeed?!"

"Bomb disposal successful."

"Whew…"

Conan also sighed with relief.

His back was already drenched in cold sweat.

But why could he defuse the bomb?

He remembered Fujino was just a high school student...

With this in mind, Conan asked, "Fujino, where did you learn how to defuse bombs?"

"Ahem."

Fujino cleared his throat, "As a full-time detective, it's reasonable to know how to defuse bombs, right?"

He then changed the topic, "By the way, little Conan, you should use honorifics when addressing your elders!"

"Oh no!"

Conan's face stiffened upon hearing this.

In the heat of the bomb incident, he almost forgot he was still a kid!

Realizing this, he quickly gave a silly grin like a child, "Got it, Brother Fujino!"

"Conan... and Fujino-senpai?"

At this moment, a familiar voice called out.

Fujino turned to see Ran, wearing a white turtleneck sweater and velvet over-the-knee socks, standing at the car door.

Hmm, a nice girl. It's a shame she's with that little brat, Kudo Shinichi.

Fujino thought to himself.

"Are you two alright?"

Seeing the two sitting on the floor as if recovering from a disaster, Ran asked in surprise, "Was there really a bomb in this car?!"

"There was…"

Fujino scratched the back of his head, "But I've already defused it."

(End of Chapter)