area51novel Chapter 526 You Think Too Much
Chapter 526 You Think Too Much
"Minister Odagiri, I don't think the bomber planted the bomb at Minamihaeto Station."
"Oh?"
Odagiri Toshiro frowned slightly, not because he was uncomfortable with Bai Ma Song, but simply thinking about what he had done wrong.
"why?"
“Because it’s too complicated.”
Bai Masong uttered these phrases lightly.
Too complicated?
Odagiri Toshiro listened to this word and seemed to be thinking about something.
He always had a feeling that something was wrong, and now it seems that what Bai Masong said was too complicated?
However, the code set by this criminal has never been simple, and even if it is really too complicated, he still feels that something is wrong...
"This is the first bomb. It shouldn't require so many things. There's no need to think so much."
Bai Masong continued to speak and explained why he said that.
"The criminals need us to find the bomb."
Odagiri Toshiro nodded, thinking that what Hakubamatsu said made some sense.
That’s right, if we are simply talking about deciphering the code, what Odagiri Toshirō just said is also acceptable.
But, as Bai Masong said, this was only the first bomb.
If this explosion and the one three years ago were both committed by the same criminal, then his intention in setting up two bombs was not to let the police defuse them.
Instead, he used the first bomb as bait to lure the police into taking the bait, and at the same time hid the second bomb in a dark place so that the police could not find it.
Then, using clues about the second bomb, the police were forced to choose between sacrifice and dereliction of duty. Either option would bring discredit to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.
This is the ultimate goal of the bomber.
The first condition to achieve this goal is for the police to find the first bomb first.
If the police can't even find the first bomb, then although the Metropolitan Police Department will suffer disrepute, it will no longer have the pleasure of making the Metropolitan Police Department struggle with a choice.
This kind of pleasure is the ultimate addictive poison for the criminals who tasted the sweetness three years ago.
"But,"
Odagiri Toshiro said in a deep voice,
"This alone is not enough to overturn my inference."
"Officer White Horse, we only have one chance."
Yes, although Bai Masong's reasons sound reasonable, it seems that he really grasped the psychology of the criminals.
However, he could not fully adopt it.
It is indeed possible that the criminal did this, but his extension cord inference also seems to be correct.
Moreover, the wrong feeling he had before still hadn't gone away.
Not to mention that he was just doing things based on his feelings, for veteran detectives like them, sometimes their feelings were more reliable than the so-called evidence they saw with their own eyes.
Inspector Megure just doesn't have this feeling, so he always relies on others to solve cases.
Maori Kogoro had this feeling too much, so he chose the wrong answer every time...
Listening to what Odagiri Toshio said, Hakubamatsu looked at the stern head of the Criminal Department.
He knew that this was not Odagiri Toshiro's fault. After all, Haibara Ai and Conan in the original work also made the same inference as Odagiri Toshiro at the beginning.
As he said, they only have one chance.
The Metropolitan Police Department's Criminal Division only has so many police officers, and even the Criminal Division cannot fully commit to the task. In the end, it is very likely that there will only be police officers from the First Investigation Division, which will be even fewer.
Not to mention turning the entire Tokyo upside down, even if you turn Kaido-machi and Beika-machi upside down, it may not be enough.
What they are pursuing is not the same as what they did three years ago, which is to find the first bomb first and then wait for the criminals to give clues. It has been proven that this approach is not feasible!
What they have to do is to find the first bomb before early morning today, dismantle it, and then devote all their efforts to finding the second bomb.
Only in this way can we avoid falling into the predicament of three years ago to the greatest extent.
This is why he called this meeting.
Because instead of immediately deploying police force to conduct unnecessary searches, it would be better for them to first determine the direction that is most likely to be correct and then give it a try.
"Minister Odagiri,"
Bai Masong spoke calmly and continued to explain,
"I've already mentioned the second point. We use too many things."
Too...too much?
When these words were spoken, the police officers sitting below were completely confused.
Before, they could at least think about it, but now, they have no idea what Bai Ma is referring to.
When Odagiri Toshio heard what Hakuba Matsu emphasized, his brows furrowed again.
Well, actually, his brows have never been relaxed.
Seeing their expressions, Bai Masong continued to explain,
"It's just that you used too many clues."
There are so many clues...
A flash of inspiration came to Odagiri Toshiro, and he finally understood why he still felt something was not right even though he thought he had figured it out.
"The clues in the coded fax used by Minister Odagiri are a bit too many,"
Bai Masong continued,
The complete code is as follows:
I'm a major league hitter.
The overtime is about to begin
The competition will officially start at noon tomorrow and end at 3 pm
Even if you find someone to stop me, it's just a waste of effort
I will eventually win.
If you want to stop this game, just come to me.
Wait till you, the police, come here on the bloodstained base.
I'll be waiting for you at the steel plate in the end
"
"According to Minister Odagiri, he used these four sentences all at once: 'This extra inning is about to begin,' 'If you want to stop this game, just come to me,' 'I'll wait for you, the police, to come to the bases covered in blood,' and 'I'll wait for you at the steel home plate.'"
“Among them, the extra innings become the extension line, even though Come to Me is the junction, the blood-stained bases are the up-going train, and the steel home plate is the tram.”
"It seems good, but you see, if you remove these sentences and the sentence that symbolizes time, the only thing left is 'I am a major league hitter. Even if someone tries to stop me, it will be in vain. I will eventually turn defeat into victory'."
"But it's clear that we can't deduce a location from these few sentences. It sounds more like a declaration of victory."
After hearing Bai Masong's words, the police below all showed expressions of sudden enlightenment.
Odagiri Toshiro was silent for a moment, then nodded.
"I see!"