A sensible suspicion cannot be confirmed at this time.
As night deepened, apart from the professionals still working busily at the bomb site, the rest of the people could only sit in a small hut, waiting silently.
Quite surprisingly, about 20 minutes later, at 11:40 p.m., news came from the scene.
The detonation device has been completely removed, and the poison gas bomb has been clearly identified.
It is a relic of the old Japanese army during World War II.
Whether it's fortunate or unfortunate, this contraption that has wreaked havoc on many Asian countries is intact, and as long as it's not detonated, there's no risk of leakage.
Bomb disposal personnel should be able to remove these threatening items from the hotel and transfer them to a safe location within half an hour.
In addition, according to on-site personnel, the reason why it was able to proceed so quickly was that the detonation device on the poison gas bomb was not fully connected.
This detail made Mingzhi's eyebrows twitch slightly, but he didn't say anything immediately.
As the on-site commander, he still had many things to arrange.
After confirming that the Deep Blue Hotel was safe, at the suggestion of Chairman Lan Ze, the personnel from both groups, along with the police officers at the scene, all returned to the hotel to settle down.
After a night of worry and anxiety, Chairman Lan Ze, accompanied by his young second wife, two sons, a daughter, and three potential sons-in-law, went back to rest in a grand procession.
As Yoruichi Toyama followed Akechi into the hotel management office, she glanced up and saw that the wall clock pointed to 12:25.
The deepest part of the night.
But none of the people in the management office—Akechi, Inspector Shiratori, Hakuba Saguru, and Hattori Heiji—showed any signs of sleepiness.
The defusing of the bomb did not mean the end of the incident, but rather just the beginning.
...
“Mr. Toyama,” Inspector Shiratori’s attitude softened considerably after finding the bomb, and he looked earnestly at Yoruichi Toyama, “You should have seen those two figures, right? Can you identify them?”
"No," Yoruichi Toyama replied immediately.
Even if he did see someone, where would he point them out to?
It's important to know that the mastermind behind this horrific incident is located on Kumbk Island.
Since everyone was gathered together earlier and there was no chance, now that everyone has gone back to their rooms, shouldn't he tell his men to run away as soon as possible?
Well, but...
"Alright, there's no need to make things difficult for Toyama," Akechi interrupted Inspector Shiratori's question.
"Didn't they say this hotel has comprehensive surveillance? Just go check the surveillance footage."
The distant mountains were filled with joy, and I almost burst into applause.
That's exactly right. If you have the technology, who's going to play these vague and unfounded deductions with you?
It's one thing if it was the era of Sherlock Holmes and Poirot, but now it's the 20th century... I don't know if Japan is at the end of the 20th century or the beginning of the 21st century, but you've already released virtual reality games, and you're still expecting pure deduction to solve cases? Isn't that a bit too narrow-minded?
The group arrived at the monitoring room.
"Wow! This kind of equipment..." Hattori Heiji couldn't help but exclaim as he looked at the entire 24-screen video wall, "Won't it invade privacy?"
He probably didn't mean any harm, but the staff present immediately blushed and were stopped by Hakuba Saguru when they tried to explain.
“This is a public place. There are no cameras in the hotel rooms, are there?” Hakuba Saguru said calmly, also looking at the TV wall. “What can be said and done in public is not considered private.”
"Yes, yes!" The staff member, relieved of the predicament, nodded quickly. "Moreover, these surveillance cameras are only for the safety of the hotel and its guests, and they won't be used for inappropriate purposes!"
Yoruichi Toyama thought silently, unaware of the many conveniences brought by surveillance and the certain tradition of voyeurism in Japan.
Peeping at young women taking a bath is fine, but installing surveillance cameras in public places is considered an invasion of privacy.
There are quite a few people in society who hold this view.
It is indeed very difficult for police officers to work under such pressure.
But this is not an excuse for the incompetence of some pay thieves.
Ignoring Yoruichi's inner grumbling, Akira simply asked the staff a few questions and then opened the storage file of the surveillance video.
"W-Are we going to look at them one by one?" Even Inspector Shiratori couldn't stay calm this time, and exclaimed in amazement as he looked at the densely packed video files in the folder.
Without turning his head, Mingzhi tapped the keyboard and mouse twice, then said, "No need."
"The video recordings from this camera position in the hotel banquet hall have all been deleted within the last three days."
According to hotel staff, the surveillance footage will be kept for a period of time before being deleted.
Yoruichi Toyama certainly thought this was a short-sighted act, but the hotel probably didn't install surveillance cameras for the police to solve cases, so it was already quite good that they could keep them for two weeks.
The Deep Blue Hotel has not actually opened yet, and the surveillance cameras have been installed for less than a month, so there is probably no possibility of accidental file deletion.
That means it was a terrorist who planted the bomb, or their accomplices who did it intentionally.
Upon realizing this possibility, Inspector Shiratori and the others, who had initially found checking surveillance footage too tedious, all became serious.
Wisely turned to a staff member and asked, "Is the hotel's management system connected to the internet?"
"Of course!" the staff member replied proudly.
Yoruichi Toyama suddenly thought of something and felt speechless.
Mingzhi's expression darkened further.
“I’m asking,” he explained, “whether it’s just an internal local area network, or connected to a public network?”
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
