After receiving the text message, Furuya Rei decided to take advantage of the situation and arrest Curacao. Isn't it normal to be arrested by the police after a mission fails? Curacao, as Rum's confidant, also knows Brandy very well, and he must be able to find out a lot of information.
At 18:00 that afternoon, the assistant, Akira Sera, thoughtfully ordered dinner for everyone. After several hours of intense mental activity, everyone was hungry. Meanwhile, Rei Furuya was waiting in the data room.
At 7 p.m. sharp, Takuma Tenjo returned and tried to persuade them, but to no avail.
The Metropolitan Police Department received a warning of condemnation from an official of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The lowest official involved in this case is a middle-level official of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. If a confession is made, in such a tense public opinion, the hostile faction will not miss this opportunity to pull out the radish and bring mud, and will definitely implicate the senior officials.
Therefore, officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs gritted their teeth and refused to accept the confession. They also sent private security personnel to protect the office to prevent the police from forcibly taking away the people involved.
At 19:30, after waiting for an hour and a half, Furiya Rei still failed to reach Curacao.
"Lord Rum, I have been waiting for Curacao at the Metropolitan Police Department."
There were bang bang bang sounds coming from the other end of the phone, like something falling to the ground. Apparently, Rum was being a desktop cleaning master again.
His voice was very angry. "No need to wait, Bourbon, pay attention to the police's movements and contact me at any time. If necessary, I will give you the relevant information about Campari's plan. You must stop Campari's plan, otherwise he will be riding on my head after this!"
After hanging up the phone, Furutani Rei thought about Rum's actions. It seemed that he had issued the mission order privately, but Curacao obviously did not obey Rum's order. It was worth pondering which side Curacao was on.
Was it sent by that gentleman to monitor Rum? Or?
Fūya Rei shook his head, trying to get rid of this thought from his mind. He bought a box of cold drinks at the convenience store and returned to the meeting room.
After Takuma Amai came back, he held a press conference to announce the progress of the case. He has always had a good reputation among the people. Under his sincere statement, the people were temporarily appeased, and the demonstrators showed signs of relaxing.
Citizens also began to spontaneously search for the suspect and suspicious items around him. Police officers from various regional security departments began busy investigating and removing them. Countless intelligence began to be gathered at the Metropolitan Police Department. After preliminary processing by the police, it was handed over to Mizuo Sosuke for final reasoning.
In front of Mizuo Sosuke there was a basket of lollipops, all of which smelled of milk, and some hot apple pies that had just been baked. There was a cup filled with hot milk. He didn't look like he was here to solve a case, but rather like he was here for a picnic.
But no one blamed him. His brain was working at high speed, and he had to identify a large number of intelligence clues.
"Let the explosion disposal team focus on checking these places in Beika City." Reading too much information made Mizuo Sosuke's eyes red. He handed the map to Shinji Moroboshi next to him.
Shinji Moroboshi immediately mobilized the corresponding mechanical equipment and began a new round of bomb disposal.
"So, the police are more powerful than you thought!" said Fūya Rei proudly.
"Yeah!" Conan nodded, his eyes shining.
Known as the "savior of Japanese police", he is only 17 years old this year, at the age of youthful vigor and vitality. Most of the police he has come into contact with are honest people like Inspector Megure, so he always has a sense of superiority when facing the police. This is the confidence brought to him by his strong reasoning ability.
But today, his sense of superiority was shattered by the police. Through the dispatch of the Metropolitan Police Department, police officers from all over the country came together and accomplished many incredible things.
In his opinion, Inspector Megure, who was diligent but mediocre, showed astonishing execution ability in this operation and led the Investigation Section to complete a large amount of intelligence collection.
Kenji Hagiwara and Jinpei Matsuda, who had known each other for a long time, were outside the conference room, defusing bombs one by one in three minutes without stopping.
Looking at Miyazaki Ren and others who were handling intelligence in the conference room without even raising their heads, Conan suddenly felt that Xiao Chou was actually myself.
As of 11 p.m., a total of 231 bombs had been dismantled, scattered across the country.
Mizuo Sosuke stretched his back lazily. "From the feedback of the bombs that have been dismantled so far, this is a long-planned multi-person crime. I suspect they have undercover agents inside, in the police or the government or both. The purpose of this organization's actions is still unclear, but based on the current intelligence, they have no intention of harming civilians. Most of the bombs are processed and dumb bombs, which will not explode."
Takuma Amagi nodded and agreed with his reasoning, "Mr. Mizuo, can you deduce the current hiding place of the hostages?"
"I have some ideas, but I'm not sure. The robbers gave us too little intelligence. My suggestion is still the same. Let an official confess and induce the robbers to release some hostages. Only then can we find them better."
At this time, Megure Jusan walked in with a frown on his face. "Officer Tianjing, the parents of six children just came to the Metropolitan Police Department and unanimously asked us to stop investigating this case. They claimed that we made a mistake before and that the children were just out on an outing and had not returned yet. They showed them the relevant videos and photos and asked us to drop the case."
Takuma Amagi and Sosuke Mizuo quickly looked through the information of the six children and found that they were all female and had a younger brother than them.
Megure Juzo also played the videos and photos provided by the parents on the big screen.
"Although the technology is advanced, this is a synthesis, using the latest AI face-changing technology. These are not those six children at all!" Miyazaki Ren said after carefully watching the video.
The atmosphere in the conference room became thick and sticky.
"Why are they doing this? They don't care about their own children!" Kogoro Mori shouted loudly, with an expression of disbelief on his face.
"The Ministry of Internal Affairs is a bunch of idiots!" Takuma Amagi cursed, "They don't repent and just do some crooked things!"
Maori Kogoro looked at Conan with small eyes and whispered, "What on earth is going on?"
Even though Conan is actually 17 years old, he is still a minor. He faced the dirty tricks of politicians and replied with disgust, "It should be the officials involved who kidnapped the younger brother of these children and asked the parents to drop the case in order to cover up this incident."
Hearing this answer, Kogoro Mori's usually smiling face turned gloomy.
"Reject the appeal. The composite video does not meet the criteria for withdrawing the case." After saying this, Takuma Amai instructed the secretary beside him, "Pay attention to the online public opinion. I suspect they will use public opinion to cause trouble tomorrow. If there is any problem, notify me immediately."
Sure enough, the next morning, the parents’ bruised faces appeared on all major media outlets. They claimed that this was a police hype, that the child had been found, and that they wanted to drop the case, but the police did not allow it and instead enforced the law violently and intimidated people.
With the guidance of a large number of navy soldiers, quite a few people actually believed this brainless performance.
Fortunately, Takuma Tenkai was well prepared and promptly released videos of bomb dismantling in many places across the country, which reversed public opinion.
At nine o'clock the next morning, with the unremitting efforts of the police, they finally found a place where the hostages might be hiding.
Takuma Amagi personally led the search.
However.
Looking at the villa in front of him that was blown to pieces, Takuma Amai clenched his fists tightly.
At the same time, the Metropolitan Police Department received another missing persons report. Three politicians' children were missing, and it was their mothers who came to the police.
The robber sent the email for the third time, demanding, as always, that all officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs confess their crimes and he would release all the hostages.
When Takuma Amai led the team back to the Metropolitan Police Department, they met the fathers of the three politicians' children who came to withdraw the case. They also claimed that their children were just playing around and that they had already found them, so there was no need to make it public.
"It turns out that he is not the only son. No wonder he can be abandoned for his own future." Mizuo Sosuke said sarcastically.
Takuma Tenjo called a meeting. "Our enemies now are not only the robbers, but also the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The target location was destroyed, and it is suspected that officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs took action in advance. From now on, all information about this case must be kept confidential from the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
There were more senior executives in the meeting room today, and the White Horse Police Chief was also sitting nearby.
He was a amiable and handsome old man, with a slightly plump figure and a gentle smile on his face. "Go ahead, Tenjin. No one can stop the police from rescuing citizens! Leave the Ministry of Internal Affairs to me. Odagiri, you and I will do it."
Thanks to the intervention of Chief Inspector of Police Hakuba, the subsequent search of the robbers' hideout did not encounter premature explosions like the first time.
At twelve o'clock noon, the three big men who supported the Japanese economy came to the Metropolitan Police Department. Their heirs were missing!
The Suzuki family, the Akashi family, and the Atobe family are known as the three great families of Japan.
The current head of the Akashi family is Akashi Seiomi. His son, Akashi Seijuro, went missing today during a training camp while preparing for a basketball game.
Atobe Keigo, the only son of the Atobe family, also went missing during the tennis team's training camp.
The second daughter of the Suzuki family, Suzuki Sonoko, disappeared from school.
Suzuki Sonoko and Xiaolan are close friends, and Conan has also met her father Suzuki Shiro many times. He is always kind and amiable, but this time in the Metropolitan Police Department, the oppressive feeling he exudes is so strong that it makes people almost unable to breathe.
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This is a villa, in a closed suite, Suzuki Sonoko, Atobe Keigo and Akashi Seijuro slowly woke up, with silver rings around their necks.
Suzuki Sonoko pulled the collar around her neck uncomfortably, "What is this? It's so uncomfortable to wear."
A sudden electronic sound rang out.
"Good afternoon, dear ladies and gentlemen. I am an unknown kind person. I hope you can listen to what I am going to say next. The collars on your necks are my gifts to you, the latest bomb collars. I need your parents to do a small thing for me, and I will let you go home safely. Please look at the communicator on the table. You have ten seconds to talk to your parents and let them know that you are safe."
Bomb, bomb!
The three young men's faces turned pale instantly. They were of similar age, the youngest being Atobe Keigo, 15 years old, and the oldest, Suzuki Sonoko, only 17 years old, but they were all minors.
As the second generation of the group, they have received similar training since childhood, such as how to survive the kidnappers after a kidnapping, but this is the first time they have seen someone with a bomb tied around their neck right away.
Compared to Akashi Seijuro and Atobe Keigo, who were trained as successors, Suzuki Sonoko, who was prepared to be recruited because of her pampered lifestyle, was undoubtedly the weakest of the three. After the electronic sound ended, she burst into a piercing scream.
"Ah——" This lasted for nearly a minute, with a high-pitched voice and long breath. He is a good singer.
As heirs of the Yusan family, the three had known each other since childhood and had attended many banquets together, so they were quite familiar with each other.
Atobe Keigo interrupted, covering his ears, "Silly woman, shut up, it's not so glamorous! Calm down first."
Akashi Seijuro was much more graceful than Atobe Keigo and consoled her, "Don't worry, Ms. Suzuki. Since the robbers want something, we just do it. We have to trust the elders and the police."
Suzuki Sonoko trembled after being interrupted. She sobbed while walking around the room and began to observe.
She first opened the refrigerator and checked the food, then went to the bathroom and looked around, crying and saying, "Don't worry about survival, there is food and water, the bathroom is also usable, and there is water and electricity. Let's write down the details of the room together and organize our words. We only have ten seconds to convey as much information as possible."
These calm and thoughtful words didn't match her tearful appearance, but they also eased the heavy atmosphere in the room.
"Ms. Suzuki is amazing. She has thought of so many things in such a short time." Akashi Seijuro praised.
Suzuki Sonoko immediately started shaking. As a well-known female supporting character in the world of science, although she is not smart and not very courageous, she has encountered a lot. As long as Ran and Conan are around, she will definitely encounter a murder case. Her uncle also holds an exhibition from time to time and provokes the monster thief Kid. She has experienced many more big scenes than Atobe Keigo and Akashi Seijuro.
"I am the Queen of Reasoning, Sonoko-sama. This is a piece of cake!"
The three of them divided the work and quickly explored the room. Akashi Seijuro took out a pen and paper and began to take notes.
Atobe Keigo said, "The room, including the toilet, is about 50 square meters. It faces south and should be a converted basement in a villa. I touched the wall and it was slightly damp, maybe it was raining outside. Do you have anything to add?"
Akashi Seijuro stopped writing, thought for a moment, and said, "The room shows few signs of use. There is dust in the corners, but the furniture is all new. It must have been cleaned recently. I remember checking the weather forecast yesterday. It should rain in Tokyo today. We may still be in Tokyo."
Suzuki Sonoko was still crying, but her words gave everyone a big surprise. "I recognize all the furniture here. They are from Maru, a sub-brand of the Suzuki family. They are only sold in flagship stores in Japan. They were the main models in the first quarter of last year. They are very popular, but the price is more expensive than ordinary furniture."
On rainy days, in the basement of the villa, plus the purchase of Maru brand designated furniture, the scope can be narrowed down a lot.
Atobe Keigo also praised her, "I didn't expect that a woman like you would be useful."
"What? You little brat. I'm older than you. I should use honorifics, honorifics!" Suzuki Sonoko immediately forgot about crying and retorted.
Akashi Seijuro did not intervene in the argument between the two. He held the pen and began to write. After a while, he said, "Atobe, Ms. Suzuki, please take a look at this speech. If there is no problem, you can use this for communication later. Is that ok?"
Looking at the concise words, Atobe nodded, "It's quite elegant, let's use this."
Suzuki Sonoko pouted, but nodded in agreement, "Very impressive~"
The three of them pressed the communicator, and after a "beep" sound, they reported their names one by one. Then the eloquent Akashi Seijuro quickly told them all the information, and after another "beep", the call ended.
Suzuki Sonoko took out bread from the refrigerator and gave it to the other two people, "Eat something quickly, you must be hungry, you need to conserve your energy." Her mood had calmed down a little by now, and she took care of the other two people like an older sister.
At 1:23 pm, the Police Department received a ten-second call from the three tycoon heirs. They gave as much detailed information as possible, and at the same time, the Police Department also received the robber's request.
1. The responsible official of the Ministry of Internal Affairs pleaded guilty.
2. Open up media ownership to him, including TV stations, online media, and LED screens in various places.
If this can be accomplished, he will release the hostages involved.
It is worth mentioning that this time the kidnappers provided an email address as a contact address.
Shiro Suzuki, who started out as an architect and owns landmark buildings in various places, said first, "LED large screens are easy to talk about, I will open it to him!"
Atobe Masakazu followed closely and said, "The Atobe family owns shares in the online media, so I will be in charge here."
Akashi Masami also stated, "The Akashi family will be in charge of the TV station."
After the media ownership has been confirmed, the hardest part remains: how can we get the officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to plead guilty?
"Let's agree to his second request first and negotiate whether we can release some hostages first." Takuma Amagi thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Mizuo, I'll have to help you select the relevant locations next."
Soon after I sent an email to the robber, I received a reply from him.
As expected, the robber agreed to the Metropolitan Police Department's request and completed all the media authorizations. He could release two heirs, and he would give the police the release conditions of the remaining heir within an hour.
Now the question is, which two heirs were released?
Inside the villa, Suzuki Sonoko and others were lying down to gather their strength when the electronic sound rang again.
"Hello, three heirs. I'm glad your parents are not incompetent, but their abilities are not that strong either. They have only fulfilled part of the requirements, so I can only release two of them. It's up to you to decide who to release. Please give me a specific reply via the communicator within an hour."
The cruel choice silenced the three young people.
The first to speak was Atobe Keigo, "I will not do such an unglamorous thing as a coward, so I will stay here, and you two go out first!"
When he spoke, he was as proud as a peacock with its tail spread out, but if you looked closely, you could see that there was a hint of sweat on his forehead and his lips were trembling slightly.
Akashi Seijuro was silent. As the only son and heir, he could not imagine the pain his mother felt for losing him. He even began to miss his strict father. He trembled a few times but still did not say that he would leave the other two behind.
The pupil of one of his eyes gradually turned orange, like a flame, and his expression changed from humble to arrogant. "The honor of the Akashi family does not allow me to do such a thing. I am responsible for staying here!"
After saying this, he stood on the sofa and looked down at the two of them, "I will win in the end, you just need to listen to me!"
Atobe Keigo was not happy, "I am the most gorgeous, the winner is me!"
Akashi Seijuro, who was in a state of Chuunibyou, stared at the other person with his red and orange eyes, "Victory will only belong to me."
Suzuki Sonoko, who was standing next to her, scratched her hair in annoyance. How did the topic get to this point? Are all boys so immature? I feel like I don't fit in with them. I don't share the same style.
But, what's wrong with being a bit handsome~ She looked at the two of them with starry eyes.
After a while, she stood up and said in a decisive tone, "Hehe, let Miss Sonoko, the queen of reasoning, solve this problem. You are all the only sons in your families, so you go first!"
The two men who were arguing against each other retorted in unison, "No! You must go first!"
Suzuki Sonoko put her hands on her hips and yelled angrily, "Listen to me, you go first! This is the only way to protect the three of us! You are so smart, you can definitely take out more intelligence. I will wait here for you to come back and save me, don't let me down."
After saying that, she quickly pressed the communicator, "Confirmed, please release Akashi Seijuro and Atobe Keigo, and Suzuki Sonoko stay!"