[ Discontinued ] Crossroad 『Detective Conan』

Chapter 36 - Guilty of past『3/5』

-Please! Let's follow him!
Takagi looked at Yoko, not knowing what to say but the moment. The other children came out of the café where they were.
-Sato-san asked me to bring you back...
-What ?! Are you going to take us home? Mitsuhiko exclaimed.
-While we are about to decipher the secret code!? Added Ayumi.
-Please ! Insisted the girl with the glasses.

The policeman was caught off guard. All the children insisted on not going in, and he didn't know what to do. He could bring the children back, but they didn't know if with their determination it was going to be possible.
-Takagi-keiji! Called the former high school girl, fixing the concerned in the eyes with a pleading look.
Takagi sighed, having finally relented.
-OK...
Genta, Ayumi, and Mitsuhiko gave a victory cry. Yoko, when to her, kept a serious air.

Everyone had managed to get into the car, although in the back seat they had to squeeze together, and in the passenger seat they had to sit in pairs.
The vehicle started and began to roll in a certain silence that did not last long.
-Why did you want to find Matsuda-keiji so much? Genta asked to her classmate's attention.
-... I don't know... Yoko sighed. I promised to help him so I want to do it... But on the one hand I have a kind of bad feeling... I don't know why...
- Do you have any idea where he went? Conan asked, sitting in the front seat.
The person concerned shook her head. She just knew that Jinpei had had an idea of ​​where to go for a while, he wouldn't have left anyway, but she didn't know where exactly.

The boy took out the sheet containing the code and read it again.
-... What concerns me in this code is this sentence: "on the mound covered in blood"... So we must find a red thing... It must also be easy to find... Announced he.
The children began to think about what could be red, although they hardly said the most improbable things - notably Genta with her red foods. Yoko was also thinking, although she was struggling, her mind being a little cloudy from other thoughts.

She was afraid. She hated the feeling she had. It worried her but didn't know why or where he came from. She suspected that it had something to do with Jinpei, and she wanted to join him as soon as possible. She was scared that he would die.

-In red, there is also that... Pointed out Mitsuhiko.
The freckled boy looked outside. Ayumi too. The two were staring at Tokyo Tower.
-... Mitsuhiko-kun, thank you! Said Conan. Takagi-keiji, go to Tokyo Tower!
-Eh ?
-The bomb is there, and maybe Matsuda-keiji too! The bomb may be in the elevator...
The girl with the glasses took a very deep breath. She hoped Jinpei was at the tower so she could join him.

The car arrived near the Tokyo Tower. Yoko was staring outside, hoping to find her tutor's car. Part of her hoped he, or the bomb, wasn't there. But the people who fled in fear indicated otherwise.
-Ah! Takagi-keiji, stop! She ordered seeing the car she now knew quite well.
No sooner had the policeman stopped the vehicle than the young girl climbed over Genta's knees to get out. Then, she ran towards the building, avoiding people.
-Yoko-chan! Called Takagi.
-I'll bring her back! You, stay here and make sure no suspicious person comes near the car! Announced the boy with glasses starting in pursuit of his comrade.
If the latter found herself having to defuse the bomb for any reason, she wouldn't be able to. This bomb could be in a hard to reach place after all, although it was only a decoy. It was important to consider all possibilities.

The former high school girl arrived at Jinpei, completely out of breath. She was not immediately spotted, which gave her time to catch her breath.
The policeman was near an elevator, accompanied by another person, including a woman standing on a chair.
- Akemi! What are you finally doing?! Hurry up come! she called.
-Wh... What's going on? Asked the girl with the glasses.
The man turned around, surprised that the girl he was babysitting was there. He suspected that Conan had managed to find the location, especially when the latter arrived.

-Go back where you came from. he ordered. It could get dangerous.
- We could help. There's a kid inside the elevator, right?
-Yeah. Her mother tells her to get out but the kid is scared and the space is too narrow for an adult to get her out of there... Explained Jinpei, sketching a smile.

Yoko looked at the policeman, then the mother and the elevator. There was a child stuck in it. She couldn't leave it here. She wouldn't bear it.
-Matsuda-keiji, take me up... in the elevator!
-Eh ?
Conan was going to say something, but he didn't have time, his friend before speaking again.
-I would be able to get her out of there! You can trust me ! For the little one, it will certainly be more reassuring to see another girl, and I know how to proceed with the younger one than me...
The last words had been said in a lower voice, making Jinpei understand what she was referring to.

After a few seconds of hesitation, the man accepted. The bespectacled boy made no protest either. The faster she got the stuck person out, the faster she could get herself out of it. He climbed on the chair in place of the lady, grabbed the kid with the glasses and led her through the gap. Immediately, she wore a warm smile, although forced, to hide the fact that she was absolutely not serene.
-Akemi-chan, is that right? My name is Tomura Yoko. This teddy bear is cute, tell me. She reassured in a soft voice.
She walked over to the girl, who looked slightly relaxed.
- Say, do you like hugs? The girl asked, holding out her arms.
The child hesitated, not daring, but ended up going into the arms of the person in front of her, reassured by her smile. The former high school girl patted her head, sporting a sad look as soon as she was no longer in anyone's field of vision.
-Your mom also wants a hug, are you going to give her one?
-Yes !
It could be heard, she was more reassured. She headed for the exit on her own. Jinpei took her down.

-Your turn now. Said the policeman getting ready to take the young girl.
At the same time, an explosion was heard and the elevator began to descend. Yoko let out a cry of surprise and fear.
-Yoko-chan! Called Conan.
-Yoko! Shouted to her while Jinpei.
The latter tried to catch her, but it was a failure.