Yoruichi Toyama nodded knowingly.
"Since Gao Yuan has already revealed that he orchestrated this whole thing, the key is now the process of handing over the ransom."
"The prepared murderer and the victim should both come to light in this process."
“If that’s the case…” Akemi interrupted hesitantly, her eyes fixed on the handbag full of money, “Mr. Akechi, is it alright to bring this much money?”
"Won't the other party find out?"
"This kind of money?" Not only Kindaichi, but even Inspector Kenmochi looked puzzled.
After seeing Mingzhi's smiling gaze, Mingmei dispelled her doubts and explained directly, "Because these are not real banknotes, but practice notes for bank employees."
"W-what..." Jintian deflated instantly. The pile of banknotes that had originally shone with golden light lost its luster in his eyes and became like a stubborn rock.
“Brother Mingzhi, how could you do this! You say the safety of the hostages is the top priority, but you use counterfeit money to deceive the kidnappers.”
"Even if his goal wasn't to kill elementary school students, he's still a premeditated murderer! Wouldn't he have killed the hostage out of anger and embarrassment after receiving counterfeit money?"
Mingzhi glanced confidently at the distant mountains at Yoruichi.
Yoruichi Toyama nodded knowingly again.
"If someone acts quickly enough, it shouldn't be the case."
"Someone?"
Of the few people present, only Inspector Kenmochi and Kindaichi were unaware of the inside story and did not know that the audacious yet foolish kidnapper had already offended the hearts of the public security police, especially "Zero".
Oh, and Miyuki too. But in this kind of situation, she can only be Kindaichi's assistant at most.
"Furthermore," Yoruichi Toyama continued, "the kidnappers took Ai away and immediately returned to the venue to call the police, so Ai is currently safe."
"Since he has a clear target for killing, he probably won't cause any unexpected problems before he takes action."
"These few hours are enough."
Kindaichi scratched his messy hair in confusion, not understanding why Akechi and Yoruichi Toyama trusted the people who went to rescue Ai so much.
So I had to shift my focus back to the details that I was good at.
"No matter what, what if the kidnappers discover this money during the ransom handover..."
"Kindaichi-kun," Akechi casually adjusted his glasses and asked, "did you realize that this money was counterfeit?"
"Well... of course not, but..."
“These banknotes are used by bank employees to practice counting techniques,” Mingmei explained this time. “So the size, paper thickness, friction, and even the printing are highly similar to real banknotes, with only differences in special anti-counterfeiting details.”
"At first glance, the average person probably wouldn't be able to tell the difference."
"Wow!" Miyuki, who had been forgotten, finally got her lines. "Miss Lin really knows a lot!"
“I used to work at a bank,” Mingmei smiled at her and explained simply.
But she couldn't help but cast a wistful glance at Yoruichi Toyama.
Yes, the bank...
The place where we first met was a bank, wasn't it...?
At that time, I never imagined that the two of us would develop such a deep bond.
And I also felt that way about him...
Feeling Akemi's gaze, Yoruichi Toyama suddenly became too nervous to turn her head.
At the same time, they also happened to hear Akechi's sarcastic voice.
“I think a kidnapper who calls the First Investigative Division to openly demand a ransom and then says something like ‘You guys issue a lot of tickets every year’ is obviously an outsider who doesn’t even know the difference between the Criminal Investigation Department and the Traffic Department.”
"And all they asked for was a paltry 30 million yuan."
"I doubt he's ever seen 30 million yuan in cash in his entire life."
"How can you possibly distinguish between real and fake?"
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