There was a thin layer of dust on the floor, spider webs in the corners, and some dishes and chopsticks that hadn't been touched for a long time were placed on the table. Inside the plastic bag, on the empty lunch box, the label had been torn off...
Some of the chopsticks were even broken into two pieces.
The production date of the bento cannot be determined, but judging by the degree of corruption of the remaining food in the box...
The time should not exceed three days (sour taste).
After learning this key information, Sakaki Makoto looked more carefully for the traces left by the other party.
at last...
He found footprints on the windowsill.
Normally...
Will someone step on the windowsill?
The answer is no.
The other party must have used the windowsill to take or climb something...
The flashlight shone towards the beam. Makoto Sakaki paused, put the pistol behind his waist, bit the flashlight, and held the window with both hands.
"Mr. Sakaki, what are you doing?"
Looking at his actions, Kidd was a little confused.
"Shh..."
After making a gesture to keep quiet, Sakaki Makoto found the right angle, jumped up, and accurately grasped the beam. He exerted force with both arms and used his core strength to help him climb up smoothly.
Boom boom!
I tapped the ceiling and a hollow sound came out.
It's empty on top!
The cabin has a loft!
Biting the flashlight, Sakaki began to grope on the ceiling, and soon...
Gala.
A well-hidden wooden board came loose.
Kidd's eyes widened, and he immediately pulled out his hook gun, shot it onto the crossbar, and flew up.
Eyes met.
Sakaki Makoto....
His face became very strange.
Flop!
Why didn't you bring out the good stuff earlier?!
Is it fun to watch me struggling to climb the wall?!
“Ahem…”
As if noticing the gradually uneasy look in Sakaki Makoto's eyes, Kid scratched his head awkwardly and said:
"I didn't know you were going to climb up..."
"next time!"
"Next time, tell me earlier and I will definitely not hide anything!"
[More than a decade later, Sakaki Makoto talked about his experience with his daughter and said:
Oh, your Uncle Kidd’s favorite thing is to challenge the gates of hell again and again.
Fortunately, your father is kind and honest, so I can tolerate him. Most people would have killed him long ago! 】
Let’s get back to the topic.
Sakaki Makoto glared at Kidd, handed him the flashlight, squatted on the beam, held the wooden board with one hand, reached to his chest with the other hand, took out his sunglasses and put them on.
Then...
He suddenly pushed open the wooden board and threw a flash bomb in.
Bang!
The instantaneous intensity of over 40w lumens of light illuminates the entire attic.
The people inside would definitely not be able to open their eyes until the flash bomb went out.
Take this opportunity to...
Like a mole, Sakaki Makoto poked his head in.
The flash bomb was burning behind him, but he was wearing sunglasses and was not dazzled by it.
In the attic...
Still empty.
"How about it?"
Kidd looked over expectantly:
"Is Kiichiro Numabuchi up there?"
"No."
The flash bomb burned out, the light dimmed, and looking at the handcuffs that had been removed from the pillar, Sakaki Makoto's heart sank.
His guess was correct.
Kiichiro Numabuchi was imprisoned in a wooden house. He was given water and food every few days, but the other party would never have thought...
Kiichiro Numabuchi can pick locks.
After climbing up to the attic, Kidd soon followed.
He looked at the handcuffs, one end of which was locked to a wooden post and the other end was empty...
His face looked serious.
"Kiichiro Numabuchi ran away?"
"Um."
Sakaki Makoto weighed the iron handcuffs and suddenly sighed:
"These old-style police handcuffs are simple in design and only have one layer of safety."
"Even some locksmiths can pry it open..."
In the 1980s and 1990s, the design of handcuffs had not been improved.
It is common for powerful criminals to have lock-picking skills. Generally, after the police catch a criminal, they will have multiple people escort him to ensure that he does not escape.
It was not until later that handcuffs were improved and adopted double safety. Even if the first safety was successfully opened, the second safety could not be opened.
Ps: I won’t go into the specific unlocking method, firstly because I’m not allowed to write it, and secondly because I don’t know how to do it (hands on hips)
Kiichirō Numabuchi escaped.
The tool he used was just a piece of wire that fell on the ground.
As expected, he is the one who escaped from the Black Organization...
Sakaki Makoto felt a little emotional.
"What do we do now?"
Kidd asked:
"Kiichiro Numabuchi has escaped. It will be difficult to catch him..."
"He can't get far."
After stretching his shoulders, Sakaki Makoto jumped down from the attic and said:
"The lunch boxes were left here three days ago, and Yusuke Sakata only delivers meals once every three days."
"This is a deep forest. Even if Kiichiro Numabuchi breaks free from his handcuffs, he won't be able to successfully cross Mt. Minoh due to hunger."
"It takes money to run away. If he robs people wherever he goes, won't his tracks be exposed?"
"so...."
Sakaki narrowed his eyes and looked towards Osaka Prefecture:
"He must still be in Osaka, and he's gone there to ask for help!"
"Could it be his mother?"
Kidd considered:
"If we need help, his mother is the best person..."
"impossible."
Sakaki Makoto shook his head:
"If Kiichiro Numabuchi asks for his mother's help, do you think his mother will give us the stolen money?"
"Why bother with all that when you can just say you don't know?"
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