“That Gin already knows Toyama’s identity, doesn’t he?” Akechi retorted. “He knows that Toyama will definitely come looking for us when Miss Akemi goes missing.”
"It would be strange if the criminal police didn't have to step in now."
Reiichi Furuya was speechless for a moment.
Yoruichi Toyama stood up from the sofa.
"Then I'll go too."
This time, Akechi and Furuya Rei exchanged glances, but neither of them stopped them.
"Me too!" Ai, who had been ignored by these guys, stood blocking the doorway with her arms crossed, her face gloomy.
"I need to know my sister's safety as soon as possible."
Yoruichi Toyama walked over with the cat in her hand and stared into her eyes.
Despite her firm stance, Ai Haibara couldn't help but take a half-step back when stared at like that.
Then, seeing that Yuanshan Ye had placed the cat on his shoulder and squatted down, he freed his hand to press down on the top of his head.
“You stay here and behave yourself,” his voice was a little stiff but gentle, “wait and see, I will definitely bring your sister back safely.”
...
When Yoruichi Toyama arrived at Tsukishima Pier, she learned from Taro that Akemi's location had returned to the edge of Beika City, which seemed to be a rather remote suburb.
However, the locator that Kenmochi and the others obtained from Furuya Rei showed that Akemi's phone was still in a warehouse at the dock.
It's unclear what Gin's scheme was, or if he simply threw away the phone to prevent Akemi from contacting the outside world.
Several well-trained criminal police officers cautiously advanced towards the warehouse.
Inspector Kenmochi positioned Yoruichi Toyama at the very back of the group.
“I know you’re capable,” he explained, “but you’re definitely their primary target.”
"Even in shogi, you have to save your last move for checkmate!"
As if afraid that Yoruichi Toyama would feel uncomfortable, Inspector Kenmochi, who was skilled in shogi, even used this as an analogy.
Yoruichi Toyama simply smiled and accepted the kindness.
Compared to these veteran criminal police officers, he was indeed just an inexperienced newbie.
The group cautiously approached the warehouse where the phone's location was displayed.
Then……
The discarded phone was successfully found in the empty warehouse.
There was no ambush, no eight bullets, and no traps that suddenly fell from mid-air.
All those ominous premonitions I had imagined were completely unfounded.
Yoruichi Toyama held the lonely phone, momentarily stunned.
It took a lot of persuasion and coaxing to drag him out of the warehouse.
"I guess Miss Akemi was taken somewhere else."
Inspector Kenmochi, who only had a superficial understanding of the matter, thought for a moment and offered this words of comfort.
"No matter who the other party is, if they wanted to kill Miss Akemi, they wouldn't be hiding like this."
"He should contact us again."
After saying that, he called Detective Zhengye and others to search the area around the warehouse.
Although everyone knows that this approach won't yield any clues, it's still a way of doing one's best and leaving the rest to fate.
Yoruichi Toyama stood motionless in front of the warehouse door.
This must be the place where I, disguised as Akemi, met Gin.
Does choosing to throw away Akemi's phone here mean that Gin already knows about that matter?
So what is he going to do next?
Moreover, just as Inspector Kenmochi said, why didn't he kill Akemi?
What else does he want? ...
Lost in thought, a gust of wind suddenly brushed past my face.
Toyama Yoichi instinctively stepped aside, then looked at the corner of the wall next to the warehouse, where an abandoned wooden crate had silently fallen apart.
A sudden jolt went through his mind, and he quickly crouched down to examine the scattered pieces of wood. Sure enough, he found obvious bullet marks on the wood.
The marks suggest a sniper rifle with a silencer.
Someone was lurking around him from who-knows-where!
At this moment, the gun is probably still aimed at him!
Just as Yoruichi Toyama realized this, the phone she was holding rang.
Mingmei's phone.
The caller was from an unknown number, suggesting that some form of anti-tracking measure was being used.
Yoruichi Toyama answered the phone without hesitation.
"Hey, who are you? Where are you?"
He didn't care how the other person was going to speak and shouted first.
However, all that came from the other end of the microphone was a cold laugh.
"Hehehe... Yoruichi Toyama, a detective from the Black Cat Detective Agency, and a special advisor to the First Investigation Division of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, right?"
That was definitely Gin's voice.
Moreover, his tone was even more sinister and cold than when we met at this dock last time.
"You actually managed to spare Miyano Akemi's life right under my nose, you've got some skill."
"Stop talking nonsense!" Yoruichi Toyama ignored the other party's sarcastic tone. "Just say what you want!"
Not only did they kidnap Akemi but not kill her, the sniper who was hiding in the shadows clearly showed mercy to Yoruichi Toyama as well.
This is very unusual for Qin Ye, who is known for shooting at the slightest provocation.
This only shows that he didn't want either Akemi or Yoruichi Toyama's life.
So what he wants is...
"I know you called the police, but they can't help you."
"Bring your little girl, Ai Haibara, right? Bring her to your rented apartment in Nerima Ward, Beika City."
"I will let Miyano Akemi leave."
"If you have other plans, hehehe..."
Before Yoruichi could react, the other end had already hung up.
...
The search team that went to Tsukishima Pier returned to the Metropolitan Police Department.
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