Chapter 63
The mission wasn't even over yet, and suddenly the organization members went to call the police—vodka had never seen anything like it before. Today was truly an eye-opener, and his blood pressure, which had been much calmer, spiked again.
"Why are you calling the police? What's it to you?!"
"How can it be nothing? If we ordinary people saw this situation, we would call the police."
Can you please stop worrying about your pathetic public image at a time like this?!
Vodka knew that cursing wouldn't do any good, so he rolled his eyes and gritted his teeth, urging, "Don't give yourself away."
“What do I have to expose? I’m just an ordinary person who accidentally stumbled upon the bomb!” said Usakabe Saiki. “By the way, I saw the bomb before I found the CIA and called the police. Judging by the time, the police should have arrived by now…”
As they were talking, Vodka heard the sound of police sirens.
Vodka felt suffocated: "...???"
So you haven't made any progress on your mission, and you went to call the police first?!
The organization member who was in contact with Vodka overheard the conversation. Because it was so far beyond his common sense, he didn't quite understand it, but felt very nervous: "Mr. Vodka, has the organization sent an undercover agent?"
Why did the police suddenly arrive?! Or did one of their own call them...? Did the intelligence get leaked?!
Vodka replied wearily, "It's that lunatic, Potts. Never mind him for now... Now that we've caught him, stop loitering around and get out of here. The police will be here soon."
Fortunately, they've caught them now. Otherwise, if the organization's members were still lurking around the exits, the police would have had to arrest a few suspicious individuals as soon as they arrived to boost their performance.
Organization members: "…………"
—Who the hell is this Potnes wine?! Why does it make our mission more difficult by alerting us, and we can just ignore it?!
Filled with questions and doubts, the unnamed person in charge hurriedly went to notify his subordinates to evacuate immediately.
Once he was sure his message had been conveyed, Vodka, who had inexplicably increased his workload, cut off the communication and complained loudly.
"I thought they called the police after the mission was over, but it turns out they called the police first and then did the mission! What if the police actually arrested some of our people? Is Potness a mole planted by the police?!"
That's what he said, but Vodka didn't really doubt it. He just felt unlucky, otherwise he wouldn't have told the people below not to worry about Usoppai.
Having worked alongside him for half a day, Morofushi Kagemitsu remembered that he was Usaba Saiki's partner and had to speak up for his partner: "He probably thinks that finding someone is simple and won't waste time."
"You think too highly of him."
Vodka wanted to refute it, but found that it was indeed true. Usoya Saiki had only been at the mall for a short time when he said he had found the person... This guy really has a unique eye for people, and you can't learn it.
So he could only stubbornly insist, "He was just lucky this time, but who knows what might happen next time."
Morofushi Hiromitsu paused for a moment: "Uh... there probably won't be a next time. Boss said that Potts can stop working overtime and take on missions as he pleases. Boss even praised him, saying that his theory makes sense. It seems that Potts is indeed the most trustworthy person..."
Vodka only knew that Ubuya Saiki had complained to the Boss about this, but he never expected that the Boss would actually agree with this thing's theory against his conscience. He instantly broke down: "Why?! Boss!!!"
Gin patiently said, "Shut up. Do I need to explain to you what that person is thinking? We're preparing to retreat as well."
Morobuchi Kagemitsu asked, "That Potnes..."
"Ignore him." Gin said indifferently. "He won't die."
It was Bo Yezaki who called the police; how could he possibly send himself to the police station?
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After receiving the emergency call, the alarm center quickly notified the mobile search team near the location to see if there were any nearby personnel to oversee the evacuation.
Matsuda Jinpei's explosives disposal team was also notified, and Matsuda Jinpei, who was on duty at the time, went to the scene.
When Matsuda Jinpei arrived, the Mobile Investigation Unit had already evacuated the crowd in cooperation with the local police station. He got out of the car and introduced himself: "I am Matsuda Jinpei from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit. May I ask about the bomb—"
The police officer at the police station where the cordon was set up replied, "Oh, I just heard that it's been demolished."
Matsuda Jinpei was taken aback: "Demolished? Who demolished it?"
"I don't know, I heard they were police academy students, and the search team almost got into a fight with them..."
Matsuda Jinpei stumbled: "Police academy students? You actually let police academy students defuse bombs?!"
What a joke! Police academy curriculum doesn't cover this! He and Hagi were special cases, recruited as talent. Otherwise, if a regular police academy student were assigned to the explosives disposal class, it would take them half a year just to dismantle model bombs before they could handle the real thing.
And for some reason, whenever Matsuda Jinpei heard the very broad term "police academy student," a familiar figure would subconsciously appear in his mind.
The local police officer looked embarrassed: "I don't know what happened either. Why don't you go check if the correct parts were removed... although I think if the wrong parts were removed, it might have already exploded."
Even without his permission, Matsuda Jinpei couldn't just turn back and head straight into the mall.
As soon as he entered the mall lobby, he saw someone coming down from the escalator, followed by two other people.
Matsuda Jinpei's gaze instantly locked onto that familiar figure, and he gritted his teeth as he strode forward, shouting, "Kurikawa Shinryu—you bastard—!!!"
When Usoba Saiki saw Matsuda Jinpei, he was stunned. He didn't expect there to be so many people in the explosives disposal unit. All the bomb cases he had encountered involved acquaintances.
He originally thought it was getting harder and harder to raise suspicion levels among the organization, and after thinking about it, he figured that acquaintances had become immune to it. So he decided to take advantage of the large number of people in the organization this time to raise some suspicion levels among strangers in the organization.
Although unimportant lower-level characters don't receive any bonus points, it's better than nothing.
Just then, a bomb was discovered in the shopping mall, and Usakabe Saiki decided to use it to call the police and disrupt the organization's mission.
The plan went quite smoothly. Those organization members who had never seen him before and did not recognize him contributed a lot of suspicion points, which was a long-awaited big gain for the organization.
Gin also raised some suspicion, seemingly not having completely lost his mind, while Vodka was really just going through the motions and looked beyond saving. To raise suspicion about Vodka, you need to use some serious information.
What's rather strange is Morofushi Hiromitsu. No one knows what he talked about with Gin and Vodka after he left, but before he even called the police, he's already given us a little bit of skepticism...
After this wave of suspicion towards the organization was exhausted, Bo Yezaki thought that since he didn't want to waste this bomb, he might as well switch to Han Chuan Shenliu's identity and generate another wave of suspicion towards the Red Team.
There were no security cameras in many parts of the mall, which is why the CIA agent arranged to meet there. After switching identities, Usoppei bought a toolbox and went straight to the restroom to defuse the bomb. When the mobile search team arrived, he successfully raised the suspicion level...
But that's not the point anymore. The point is that Matsuda Jinpei looks very angry right now.
Matsuda Jinpei charged forward menacingly: "You bastard, did you defuse the bomb?!"
One of the people who was standing behind Usakata Saiki noticed something was wrong and quickly reached out to stop him: "Don't do this, officer, calm down. It will be troublesome if reporters take pictures."
"The area is cordoned off; there are no reporters here." Matsuda Jinpei frowned at the person who spoke. "Are you... from the intelligence agency?"
“Shima Kazumi.” He extended his hand and shook hands with Matsuda Jinpei. “Mobile Investigation Unit, codename 404. This is my partner, Ibuki Ai… You two know each other?”
Matsuda Jinpei took a deep breath: "I know him. Excuse me for asking, but what exactly is your relationship with him...?"
Officer Shimo looked somewhat helpless: "My partner and I arrived at the scene first. Due to some misunderstanding, my partner thought he was planting a bomb... Anyway, the misunderstanding was cleared up, and now we're thinking of having him write a statement or something."
Matsuda Jinpei's lips twitched: "Ah, that's about what I guessed. I'll leave this guy to me. I'll take him back to the Metropolitan Police Department after I'm done checking him out."
Compared to the seemingly professional and serious Officer Shima, his partner, Ibuki Ai, seemed a bit too lively. She had almost gotten into a fight with Usakuya Saiki just now, but now she was chatting with him as if they were old friends.
"Don't be so reckless next time. I was really startled to find you busy at work as soon as I opened the door. I thought criminals were so brazen these days that they'd assemble bombs on the spot," Ibuki Ran complained. "But when did police academy start teaching bomb disposal? Are the courses this difficult now?"
Matsuda Jinpei said coldly, "The police academy didn't teach it, so it's entirely his own fault—excuse me, the scene was on the second floor, wasn't it?"
After handing over Usuiba Saiki to Matsuda Jinpei, the two members of the Mobile Investigation Team said their goodbyes and left. Ibuki Ai probably wanted to make up for misunderstanding Usuiba Saiki, so she acted like an enthusiastic golden retriever, turning her head and waving at them incessantly. However, she was forcibly held down and dragged away by Officer Shima.
Even Matsuda Jinpei was a little surprised when he saw it.
The fact that Ibuki Ran could become so familiar with Kagawa Shinryu so quickly and without any reservations shows she's definitely a talent... Perhaps joining the Mobile Investigation Team after Kagawa Shinryu's graduation would be a good choice.
However, now is not the time to discuss the situation of the Mobile Investigation Team or whether it is suitable for working with Kagawa Fukami.
As he walked towards the scene, Matsuda Jinpei questioned, "Didn't you wait for me properly last time? What happened this time?"
Bo Yezaki said without hesitation: "I'm teaching bomb disposal in my second year of graduate school, so I'll give it a try since I just happened to come across it."
Matsuda Jinpei: "…………"
Hagi!!! You're just a teaching assistant, don't teach everything indiscriminately!!! Don't you know that if you teach this guy, Hanchuan Shenliu, will he actually put it into practice?!
“…Very good. Call Hagi and have him come to the Metropolitan Police Department as well.”
Matsuda Jinpei said expressionlessly, "Let him know what good things you've done! You've truly lived up to his hard work in teaching you!"
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Today's extra chapter for exceeding the time limit! (Bonus chapter for landmines - 61/100)
Ugh, I almost got heatstroke. I need to lie down and get some rest tonight...
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I'll add the machine search perspective later during my internship.
The two police officers are from "Mobile Investigation Team 404". Not having seen it won't affect your understanding.
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Honestly, it's outrageous that someone died from bomb disposal just a month after graduation. Police academies don't teach that; bomb disposal is a professional skill that requires training... What happened to Aoyama...? All I can say is that Hagiwara and Matsuda were geniuses.
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Thin Leaf: It's so hard to raise suspicion levels with people I know; let's raise them with people I don't know well.
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Gin: He called the police himself. How could he possibly end up in the police station?
Matsuda: Come with me to the Metropolitan Police Department to write a statement.
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