In the darkness, Shuichi Akai was waiting quietly opposite the hotel building.
According to the plan he and Scotland had agreed upon, he would lure the target of the mission, Yamamoto Taro, to the French window facing him, and then he would carry out the sniper attack.
Although during the process, 'Scotland' said that he could also snipe, after they found a sniper spot and had a PK in the training ground, he gave up competing with him for the position of sniper in this mission.
But vaguely, Shuichi Akai felt that he didn't seem to be using his full strength.
I don’t know if it’s his nature to keep things to himself or if he has other motives.
He concealed the deep thought in his eyes and did not show the doubt in his heart.
The plan is proceeding step by step.
until--
'boom--'
The huge explosion sounded thousands of miles away, yet it still reached his ears. At the same time, smoke and flames also came into his eyes.
Shuichi Akai was startled and involuntarily put away the sniper rifle he was holding.
When he finally reacted and looked through the scope, he found that the banquet hall opposite was in chaos. Everyone was scrambling to get out, their expressions full of panic. There was no sign of the successful people they had just been maintaining. Even their smiles were filled with the reserve unique to the upper class.
Who is it?
Middles' words suddenly echoed in his mind, and his brows furrowed.
Although she had said it casually when she said she wanted to use a bomb to complete the mission, when he and the FBI reported and made a plan, in order to be on the safe side, he asked them to check the safety of the venue under the pretext of checking fire measures.
But until just now, the results he got were all fine, but it turned out that an explosion occurred here.
Akai Shuichi's eyebrows moved, and he felt the FBI's contact headset being tapped lightly a few times. After confirming that it was one of his own people, he asked:
"What happened? How's the situation on the other side? Have Bourbon and Middles been caught?"
"I'm sorry, Mr. Akai, but we didn't find the two people you mentioned."
The noise faintly coming through the headset made Shuichi Akai's expression even more solemn, but on the surface, his tone was still very indifferent, as if the people opposite him were just a group of small ants and were not worth his attention at all.
"Impossible, one of them must have stayed at the scene."
Otherwise, there's no way to determine whether the target's location can be reached by the bomb...
Therefore, no matter whether Bourbon was asked to do it or Middles herself did it, it was impossible for both of them to be absent from the scene.
Of course, if this matter was finally carried out by Bourbon, then he would need to re-evaluate Middles's favorability towards Bourbon, as he could have easily given the credit to Bourbon.
so……
"Are you sure everyone present has observed it carefully?"
The person on the other side obviously hesitated.
"We didn't see the blond, dark-skinned, purple-eyed man, about 1.8 meters tall. As for the woman with silver hair and black eyes... several of the people present had dyed their hair silver-white. It's said to be the latest trend, so..."
They also had no way of determining who the real 'Middles' was.
The person on the other side couldn't help but lower his voice a few notches as he spoke.
I originally thought that these two people's characteristics were so obvious that they should be easy to catch, but I didn't expect...
This time, let alone catching the person, they didn't even see the person's shadow, and the other party succeeded.
The other party's words also made Akai Shuichi purse his lips.
"What about the staff at the venue?"
"...Because the person in charge of the venue said they didn't hire any temporary personnel. The people they used were already in the team a few days ago and participated in the venue layout, so..."
So after they inspected the scene and found that there was no bomb installed, they naturally assumed that she was not hiding among the waiters at the venue.
However, it turns out that it wasn't that she didn't plant the bomb, but that they didn't find it...
In this case, as someone who could freely enter and exit the venue, Middles was likely disguised as a staff member in advance, but they had overlooked this point...
The person on the other side was a little annoyed. When Shuichi Akai raised the question, he had also thought of this possibility.
Unfortunately, it is obviously too late to investigate the staff in the venue now.
Even if 'Middles' had really mixed in with the waiters before, she would definitely leave after completing her task.
And even if they find out who is the problem, what can they do?
"What a pity...it's such a good opportunity..."
Hearing the words of the person opposite him, Shuichi Akai also sighed secretly in his heart.
yes……
It's obviously such a good opportunity.
but……
"It doesn't matter. There will always be a next time. There will always be a chance to bring them to justice."
He whispered, and then told them to try not to reveal their identities when dispersing the crowd. Then he crushed the headset used to communicate with the FBI and contacted "Scotland" instead.
"How's it going over there? Did you find Yamamoto Taro?"
"...I'm sorry, but Middles's actions were too sudden, so..."
Having just escorted Sawada Hiroki downstairs, who had accidentally become separated from Thomas Schindler in the chaos, Morobushi Kagemitsu received a question from Rye. He pursed his lips, arched his eyebrows at Sawada Hiroki, who was looking at him with concern, and then whispered:
"When I was ready to look for him, he was nowhere to be found. I wonder if Middlesbury's men have taken him."
"Where are you now?"
"In front of the hotel."
Zhu Fujingguang briefly recounted his experience of being swept up by the crowd and rushed all the way to the hotel entrance, without mentioning at all that there was a child with him.
"You should leave here as soon as possible. I think I can already hear the sound of police cars."
After saying this, Morifushi Kagemitsu cut off the connection between the two. Seeing Sawada Hiroki looking at him curiously, even though he had already noticed his suspiciousness, he did not scream out loud when he thought of the help he had just given him. Morifushi Kagemitsu smiled at him and made a "hush" gesture.
"If someone asks later, can Hiroki say that he escaped through the crowd on his own?"
There was a hint of thought in Hiroki Sawada's eyes.
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