Chapter 3624 3636 [Five Finger Mountain]

The idea flashed through his mind, but Curaçao quickly seized upon it and transformed it into a feasible plan.

If I remember correctly, there's a park nearby, and...

Curaçao's ears twitched slightly, and he could vaguely catch the sounds of laughter and merriment from there.

She immediately turned and headed towards Jinsong Park.

Not only are there many people, but there are also some entertainment facilities, making it a convenient opportunity to change clothes. With the right timing, location, and people, shaking off Bourbon shouldn't be a problem.

...

Emerging from the alley and crossing the road, Curaçao grabbed the railing, leaped, and landed gracefully in the park.

The park was filled with people of all ages. Children were swinging on swings under the supervision of their parents, while the elderly strolled slowly along the cobblestone path. Curacao glanced around, intending to find a place to hide, but just then, her gaze froze as she suddenly saw someone.

"Run!!"

Officer Takagi, carrying a satchel, rushed into the park. Holding the bag high, he shouted to the park's citizens, "There's a bomb inside! It's about to explode—run!!"

He put down his bag and unzipped it. Soon, an electronic screen displaying a countdown appeared before everyone's eyes.

The bewildered citizens, upon seeing this object, suddenly snapped to their senses and called out to each other, "It's a time bomb, let's go!"

In the blink of an eye, the once bustling park became deserted.

Curaçao, frozen by the fence: "..."

"I... I must have dodged and weaved my way here according to my own will," she murmured to herself. "But how could it be such a coincidence that I've run into a time bomb again?"

She suddenly felt like she had run eight hundred miles headlong, only to find several finger pillars in front of her when she looked up. She was still feeling dejected and lost in Uzo's palm.

For a moment, Curaçao almost wanted to give up and stop, to see what that guy was up to... But in the end, her will to survive made her grit her teeth and start another escape.

...

Sweating profusely, Officer Takagi noticed someone standing motionless and looked over in confusion. He then realized it was none other than "Attorney Shirai," whom he had met not long ago.

He paused, somewhat puzzled as to why this person was here.

However, before he could greet him, "Attorney Shirai" had already come to his senses and quickly ran away.

Officer Takagi didn't think much of it; there's no rule saying lawyers can't go to parks. Although Ms. Shirai's expression and actions seemed rather strange, that wasn't important; compared to that…

He glanced down at the ticking countdown and realized that there were less than three minutes left before the detonation.

And the countdown still hasn't stopped!

Officer Takagi's heart skipped a beat, and he said into the walkie-talkie, "Could the answer not be Kinsho Park either?"

"No, this is it." Officer Sato ran to the park entrance and looked at several pink sculptures in the park. "Look, there's a pink rabbit and a tortoise. It's definitely the theme of the tortoise and the hare race."

Officer Takagi quickly shouted to those around him, trying to communicate with the bomber who was hiding somewhere: "Hey! We've done what you asked, stop the countdown now!...Is your bomb broken?"

Just as they were howling, a figure braced themselves against the railing and jumped down from the park wall.

Officer Takagi was startled, and the other police officers also raised their guns. However, upon closer inspection, they realized that the person Officer Takagi had called out was not the bomber, but an acquaintance.

"Amuro, my brother?" Inspector Megure recognized him, first letting out a sigh of relief, then his face turned suspicious. "Wait, what are you doing here? Are you the bomber?!—Did you deliberately lure Jiang Xia away just now?"

“…This is inexplicable.” Amuro Tooru glanced at the countdown with just over a minute left, then looked around the park and realized what was going on.

He pointed to two statues at the park entrance: "This rabbit sculpture and the tortoise are both running in the same direction—go over there and see what's there. If you don't find anything, put the bomb in an open area and run back quickly."

Although he had some complaints about the detective boss who ran away as soon as the bomb was discovered, and even more so about him abducting Jiang Xia, Inspector Megure didn't have time to dwell on such trivial matters at this moment.

Officer Takagi was even more quick to follow suit. Without much thought, he immediately followed the others' line of reasoning, grabbed his bag, and ran forward.

I rushed to the end of the path, where a gaudy manhole cover appeared. A tortoise and a hare were painted on the cover, one on each side, with a colorful ribbon running between them that read "Finish Line".

"This is it!"

Remembering the riddle, Officer Takagi felt he understood. With only a dozen seconds left on the countdown timer, his adrenaline surged. He squatted down, banged open the manhole cover, and tossed the bomb into the well.

“Wait…” Amuro Tooru’s eye twitched. He wanted to stop him, but it was too late. He was silent for a moment, then sighed, “Never mind.”

This area is considered the outskirts of the city, and there has been a lot of rain recently, so the sewers are relatively clean and there shouldn't be much biogas.

However, these detectives are as troublesome as ever. He even suspected that if he had actually stopped them, Takagi would have been stunned and frozen in place, only to be blown up by the bomb in his arms.

Officer Takagi didn't stay completely still. After throwing the bomb in, he lunged in the opposite direction and collapsed to the ground, covering his head.

Other nearby police officers covered their ears and opened their mouths, bracing themselves for an explosion. However, they silently counted 3, 2, 1… then, realizing they were counting too fast, they counted again… and finally, one last time…

Everything was calm; nothing happened.

"this……"

Officer Takagi lay down and looked a few meters away before carefully standing up.

Officer Sato helped him up, looking at the manhole cover behind him with suspicion and wariness: "Why didn't it explode?"

Officer Takagi thought for a moment: "When I lifted the manhole cover just now, I saw a lot of water at the bottom. It must have malfunctioned after water got in."

Amuro Tooru also walked over, glanced at the police team, and asked with some confusion, "Where's Jiang Xia?"

Inspector Megure: "..." How dare you ask! It's because you suddenly ran away that Jiang Xia had to follow you.

Just as he was about to express this meaning tactfully, Amuro Tooru asked about something more important: "Before I came here, had anyone else been here?"

Inspector Megure scratched his head, wondering what he meant by that: "There are a lot of people in this park. We had to shout for them to run away when the bomb came."

Officer Takagi's heart skipped a beat, recalling Attorney Shirai, who had appeared in the same direction as Amuro Tooru earlier. That spot... could it be that she, like Mr. Amuro, had scaled the wall to get in?