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Sano raised his hand to cover the visor of his helmet. To prevent himself from getting distracted again and causing an accident, he even activated the Beast Eye.
Hopefully, that tiny bit of willpower boost will work its magic and keep me from getting distracted.
Sano let out a deep breath.
As the saying goes, "An army is raised for a thousand days, but used for only one."
Even the worst electric scooter has its shining moments.
The massive walking spree on the East Metropolis Circular Line has begun!!
Behind the helmet's dim lens, two blurry red lights appeared, and as Sano pulled the accelerator, they quickly turned into two red streaks of light, just like the taillights of a small electric scooter.
Sano rode his electric scooter in rampage mode and instantly sped onto the tracks of the Tokyo Loop Line.
Then the problem arose.
The tram tracks and train tracks have the same structure, but for some reason, there are always small depressions in the middle, to put it simply—
It's very steep.
Logically speaking, at the speed of berserk mode, such a tiny gap should be practically non-existent.
However, it seems that because the electric scooter has a strong grip in the speed mode, the front and rear wheels always "shake" when it drives over it.
In particular, the speed of the berserk mode, exceeding 160 meters per second, caused Sano's buttocks to bounce up and down at least three times per second on average.
This guy's ass is practically rotting!
Sano gripped the handlebars tightly, his teeth colliding with the electric scooter's seat, making strange "uh uh uh uh" sounds.
Thank goodness he had a helmet, otherwise Sano had no doubt that his expression would have been completely ruined... Although without the helmet, even on flat ground, his expression would probably still have been ruined.
But like I said, once you get used to it, it's just like that.
So Sano endured the pain in his buttocks as he sped along the tracks.
...For Sano, who was riding his electric scooter in high-speed mode, crossing a station took less than a minute.
Currently, there are more than twenty trams running on the East Metropolitan Loop Line, which greatly increases the risk of head-on collisions or rear-end collisions.
Sano looked at the train that seemed to be hundreds or even thousands of meters away, yet appeared to be just a few blinks away. He narrowed his eyes and took a deep breath.
Confidence is the key to success.
Now it's time to show off your skills!
Sano's pupils constricted as he maximized his dynamic vision, trying to control every muscle in his body until the train was only a few dozen meters away. Then, he suddenly pressed down and lifted the train forcefully.
Give me flight!
"Shh!"
The little electric scooter shot up several meters high in an instant, launched like a missile, and drew an arc in the air before landing on top of the tram car and continuing its journey.
...In fact, it was equivalent to staying on the tram for less than half a second before arriving at the end of the carriage, and then launching off again like a dragonfly skimming the water.
This time it flew even higher, and with the help of inertia, Sano didn't start to fall until it was more than ten meters in the air. The entire flight distance was estimated to be about a hundred meters.
They happened to fly over a train station, and a lot of little heads peeked out from the platform, but Sano didn't have time to pay attention to anything else.
In addition to focusing on driving on the track, Sano also needs to pay attention to the system map—after all, this is not a simple racing game.
Sano Hikaru can't just run the whole course; he needs to use the explosive sensing effect of his explosive gloves to find the bombs on the loop line, which is the ultimate goal.
Chapter 178, Section 177: The Unnamed Rice Hammer Hero
"boom!"
The electric scooter crashed onto the track, wobbled slightly, and then, without even bouncing, continued forward under its powerful propulsion.
……
At a station on the Toto Loop Line, Inspector Megure and Conan, along with their group, were gathered together.
Although Inspector Megure and his team don't have any specific breakthroughs yet, they at least know the bomb is there. If it is discovered later, they should try their best to deal with it as quickly as possible.
Besides this group of people, there were also many passersby on the platform, and even a reporter was reporting live from the camera.
—Inspector Megure and the others said they had done their best to evacuate the crowd, but the impact of this incident was too serious. Revealing the truth casually would easily cause panic, so the fact that a bomb had been planted on the Tokyo Loop Line was not actually disclosed.
However, the police's secretive behavior only aroused stronger curiosity among the public. After all, no matter how much they wanted to hide it, a high-speed train that doesn't even stop at the platform can't cover it up. And without revealing the truth, they can't forcibly remove the people.
...It is possible, but it would still cause unrest, so there's no difference.
"Brother Mori, don't you have any ideas yet?"
Inspector Megure glanced at Kogoro Mouri beside him, his heart filled with anxiety.
Previously, Kogoro Mouri had made several guesses based on clues from the bomb planter, such as "under the seat" and "on the train".
Although Inspector Megure later countered by saying it might be "under the train," he still contacted all the train crew members and asked them to mobilize the passengers to search for it.
Unfortunately, no findings have been made so far.
"Don't you feel even the slightest urge to sleep?"
Seeing Inspector Megure's impatient expression, Kogoro Mouri broke out in a cold sweat and stammered, "Well, I don't think so."
"...How about we call Sano and ask him?"
Another train passed by, and Inspector Megure remembered another capable assistant of his besides Kogoro Mouri, and immediately took out his cell phone to make a call.
But just then, a policeman suddenly stuck his head out and looked around: "Officer, over there... it looks like something's coming from over there?"
"what?"
Upon hearing this, everyone on the platform instinctively looked over.
"Om-!"
"Whoosh!"
The enormous roar and the whooshing sound created airflow that nearly blew several unlucky people standing on the side off the tracks.
"Oh my god!"
"Fuck me!"
With a gasp, a dark shadow flew low overhead and landed on the track a few dozen meters later.
Before anyone could react, the dark figure had already turned into a tiny black dot and quickly disappeared from sight.
Kogoro Mouri blinked and then instinctively rubbed his eyes: "What was that thing that just flew by like that? Was it a train???"
"Can your electric car fly?"
Inspector Megure glanced at Kogoro Mouri speechlessly: "That's clearly a small electric scooter!"
...So your little electric scooter can fly?
Kogoro Mouri smacked his lips, but didn't dare to retort.
"Okay, as we can see, all the trams on the East Capital Circular Line are already running, and they're going very fast, just like..."
An emergency news report came through the platform's television screen.
As the situation escalates, more and more media reporters have arrived, including some powerful media outlets that have provided their reporters with helicopters.
Just like the one flying above the East Metropolis Circular Line right now.
Before the reporter could finish speaking, his voice suddenly caught in his throat, and the eyes on the television screen widened as if they had seen a ghost: "...Just like this... little electric scooter down there!???"
As the reporter watched the electric scooter on the track below travel from one end of his field of vision to the other in just over ten seconds, his expression grew increasingly dumbfounded.
You have to understand, I'm on a helicopter right now!
"What the heck, am I dreaming?"
The reporter muttered to herself, pinching her cheek. Wait a minute, this hurts quite a bit.
Of course, the reporter wasn't the only one who witnessed this scene; countless people were also watching the live broadcast through the cameras nearby, including Inspector Megure and others who were on the platform.
The view from this aerial perspective is much more obvious than the close-up observation we just saw.
The electric scooter, which had almost become a blur, could only be vaguely discerned as a silhouette. However, the red streaks at the rear and the helmet of the person on the scooter were relatively clear—and could even be considered its only distinguishing features.
"...Wow, it really is a little electric scooter."
Kogoro Mouri stroked his chin and clicked his tongue in amazement.
"That's fine too, at least it has attracted everyone's attention and reduced the pressure from public opinion."
Inspector Megure sighed, "But that's only a problem for those who aren't involved. The passengers on the train are the real trouble..."
"...Seriously, isn't this the ghost electric motorcycle from Tokyo Ghost Stories?!"
A passerby suddenly glared and shouted.
The sound was like a switch being flipped, triggering a chain reaction.
"Yeah, didn't it cause quite a stir before, saying it could reach half Mach?"
"But aren't the experts denying it? They're saying it's impossible."
"Experts? More like 'brick experts,' right? The facts are right in front of you. Don't you believe your own eyes? Why do you believe those useless people?"
"...That's true. I don't know if it's half Mach, but it's definitely over 100 per second."
"..."
Listening to the murmurs and conversations around them, Inspector Megure, Kogoro Mouri, and the others gradually recalled the existence of this news report.
...For most people, this kind of thing is just something to watch for fun.
Even if experts came out to refute the rumor, based on their common sense, they would never believe that a small electric scooter could exceed Mach 50.
Just like no one would believe that Conan was shrunk from Shinichi Kudo.
But the facts are right in front of you now, so you have no choice but to believe them.
For a moment, everyone's attention was drawn to this sudden discovery.
Conan, who had remained silent the entire time and hadn't offered any opinion, was the same.
But Conan quickly shook his head and focused all his attention on the clues given by the bomb planter.