By just relying on experience and intuition, trying to judge and know thought from the demeanor works well against ordinary people, but when encountering someone with good psychological resilience, it becomes baffling.
This was the first thing Conan realized after being beaten by Senichi and studying hard.
Understanding leads to a more intuitive perception, not just superficially saying someone is great without knowing where the greatness lies.
The moment he saw the expression of the culprit, his brain processed everything in an instant, and the results of the analysis were reflected in his mind.
This situation indicated that he had already begun to shift from intuitive judgment to more professional skill judgment.
Although the psychological state of the criminal he saw through this time was only equivalent to the difficulty of a middle school question, it still greatly excited Conan.
Not because of this achievement, but because he was happy for his own progress.
After many days of hard work, he had results on this day. As long as he continued to learn and practice, he could read some information from the expressions of those criminals who were as tricky as "Oscar" winners in the future.
The help for solving cases goes without saying, and that's why Conan was so excited.
Hattori! This time, I'm one step ahead!!
On the other hand, Senichi naturally didn't know Conan's thoughts. At this moment, he was listening attentively with a group of detectives to everything the criminal in front of them confessed.
In short, it was a plan of diversion and misdirection.
The reason they sent a "crime fax" to the Metropolitan Police Department on this day, the day of the championship victory celebration parade, was to attract the attention of the police and make them mobilize a large number of personnel to search here due to the explosion.
After all, with so many people gathered, the explosion naturally had to be taken seriously by the police. This was part of the plan.
While the police were busy searching for the bomb, they could take this opportunity to rob the post office!
Yes, it's the post office, and there's nothing strange about it. In Japan, it actually serves as a bank, and many national postal services are among the Fortune Global 500 because they function as both mail and bank.
Today, besides being a holiday with very few employees, it's also the first Sunday of the month, and the post office has a large amount of cash, making it an excellent time for robbery.
As for their target today, it's a nearby post office.
Later, Inspector Megure asked the criminal about the number of accomplices and the amount of weaponry. After that, he immediately issued orders, saying, "Immediately inform the personnel, contact the post office to explain the situation, and have them prepare subdued clothing. Replace the employees with our people before the criminals act!
Considering that the criminals are armed, everyone should be prepared for protection. We can't rule out the possibility that the criminals may have bombs. Get the Special Assault Team (SAT) to send snipers over!"
Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions turned serious, knowing that if the group of criminals surrendered willingly, it would be fine. However, if there was any sign of stubborn resistance, bloodshed might be inevitable today.
Senichi, who should have been worried about rewards reduction due to injuries or deaths, wasn't too concerned at the moment. Except for major scenes in the Detective Conan movie, there had hardly been any need to solve cases with force. Criminals would usually surrender.
After all the arrangements were made, Senichi and his team took the criminal to the post office where they had planned to carry out the robbery. After a brief handover, everyone was dressed in bulletproof vests, with the outside adorned in dark green postal worker uniforms, and they patiently waited.
Simultaneously, there was also the operation of "deliver packages." Because, besides the guy they caught, there were two other guys responsible for making bombs, patiently waiting for their accomplices to return and share the loot.
However, sharing the loot was impossible. The delivery men at the door were not there for delicious food; instead, they were a group of fierce men eager to knock them down, forcing their faces to intimately meet the ground.
As for the group of robbers at the bank, they were even more unlucky. The leader, proudly brandishing a gun, prepared to rob the bank. However, after shouting for all the employees to come out, he was somewhat dumbfounded.
Because more employees walked out than he had anticipated.
And... They had more guns pulled out than his group.
In the end, under the 360-degree encirclement of pitch-black gun barrels, several criminals chose to surrender obediently.
In this way, the crisis during the parade came to a calm conclusion. The criminal gang was almost completely caught.
After finishing these tasks and settling everything, everyone left the police department to go home.
Sato Miwako and Takagi walked side by side on the street, but the atmosphere was slightly awkward and silent.
It was not surprising, considering that earlier, Sato Miwako had reacted a bit too intensely when she saw Takagi's disguise, directly slapping him.
After calming down, Sato Miwako couldn't help but feel a bit embarrassed. After all, Takagi knew nothing and received an unexpected slap due to her impulsiveness.
As for Takagi, he felt a bit confused because of the slap. After all, being slapped by someone meant he had done something excessive, and now Sato Miwako was upset with him. For a moment, he didn't know how to break the silence.
"Sorry..."
In the end, Sato Miwako gathered the courage, stopped in her tracks, and spoke, "I want to apologize to you. During the day, for some reason... I was a bit too impulsive..."
Sato Miwako reached out and touched Takagi's face with concern, saying, "Does it still hurt?"
"It's okay." Takagi instinctively raised his hand, but the soft touch of fingertips in the next moment made both of them freeze.
"Ah! Sorry... I did it unconsciously..." Takagi scratched his head, feeling a bit embarrassed.
"It's okay..." Sato Miwako whispered softly, her voice almost as low as a mosquito.
Both of them were innocent individuals, and it was just their right hands touching. They became excessively shy, and at this moment, both of them had blush-covered eyes.
"..."
"By the way, Sato-san..." Takagi was the first to speak, breaking the awkward silence. He looked at Sato Miwako and asked, "You said there's something you want to tell me. What is it?"
"Well... there is something to say..." Sato Miwako looked sadly at the sky. "I want to cancel our plans for the future dates. Anyway, I'm a cursed person..."
"Cursed?" Takagi was stunned to hear Sato Miwako describe herself like that.
"Yeah... everyone I liked is gone... my father, the elementary school gym teacher, the senior from the baseball team... and him... I really don't want to endure that kind of pain again..."
Upon hearing Sato Miwako's words, a sense of unwillingness surged in Takagi's heart. Almost instinctively, he grabbed Sato Miwako's hand.
"Sato-san... you...!"