Although there were some minor setbacks along the way, it ended successfully in the end. Riko was of course very happy, and Frenda was also very excited. As a person with special abilities, especially one with such a strange ability, it was not as easy for Frenda to show off outside as it was with the Railgun. Now she seemed to have discovered a new and interesting game, so she naturally had fun playing it.
But Riko made a new discovery.
"That bomb was no ordinary bomb, it was a poison gas bomb."
“… Holy shit?!”
Upon hearing this, Fang Zheng and Flanda were both stunned. They had always thought that it was just an ordinary bomb, but they didn't expect the other party to be so cruel as to use poison gas?
What is this? Is Aum Shinrikyo reviving?
"You're lucky you didn't blow up that bomb."
Fang Zheng glanced at Flanda, and Flanda also laughed dryly.
"Of course I have considered this issue..."
"Never mind. It's not important."
Fang Zheng shook his head.
"Any other information about the Butei killer?"
"At present, there are not many clues, but the poison gas bomb is very special. I think starting from this aspect, I will definitely be able to make some discoveries. Since the other party installed this poison gas bomb here, it means that he must have come into contact with this poison gas bomb before. I just need to analyze the properties of the poison gas, and then search along the residue of the properties, and I should be able to make some discoveries."
"Come on, if you have any questions just talk to us."
Fang Zheng didn't particularly care about the butei killer, but the fact that he even used poison gas bombs proved that he must be a cruel guy... Let Riko work hard on this aspect.
In contrast, Fang Zheng was more concerned about the other two people.
"By the way, do you know the two people who showed up at the end today? They were both wearing Butei High School uniforms, right?"
The students of Butei High School all wear school uniforms when they go out, which is different from the situation in Academy City. Although there are many schools in Academy City that require students to wear school uniforms, such as Tokiwadai, which requires students to wear school uniforms whenever they go out, Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko have complained about this, but that is because of the school's regulations. Butei High School does not have such regulations, but the students of Butei High School also wear school uniforms when they go out.
The reason is simple, because their school uniforms are bulletproof.
But to be honest, Fang Zheng thought it was totally useless, especially for the girls' school uniforms. The miniskirts were so short that they reached the thighs. They were bulletproof. It was true that bullets hitting the body and arms could be blocked, but if you got shot in the thigh, wouldn't you still be dead?
It's just that he didn't die on the spot.
"certainly."
Hearing this, Riko nodded with a bitter face, revealing an unhappy expression.
"That flat-chested freak with a red ponytail is Kanzaki H. Aria, an S-rank Butei, and the one who came to support by helicopter is Reiki. They are both S-rank Butei, and I didn't expect them to act together..."
"You seem to have a big problem with that Aria?"
Fang Zheng observed Riko's expression and soon found that Riko was normal when she talked about Reki, but she immediately looked unhappy when she mentioned Aria.
"Of course, we are old enemies! Mr. Fang Zheng, do you know what the H in her name means?!"
"Hentai?"
"It's Holmes!"
"Holmes...Holmes?"
After reading the name again, Fang Zheng finally reacted, and Li Zi nodded vigorously.
"Yes, she is the fourth generation Sherlock Holmes!"
"I see……"
Hearing this, Fang Zheng finally understood why Riko was upset with Aria.
Fang Zheng knew a little about this. Britain and France had always been at odds with each other. In the 19th century, Conan Doyle first created the image of "Sherlock Holmes", which became a benchmark in the world of reasoning.
So the French became unhappy and said, "You British people think you are so awesome, right? Let me show you what a more awesome detective novel is!"
So French writer Maurice Leblanc created the thief Arsene Lupin after that. Perhaps to go against the British, Robin's image is completely different from Sherlock Holmes, full of the unique romance of the French. You Sherlock Holmes never look for women in your life, I will find one every time I solve a case. You Sherlock Holmes likes to take the right path, I will tell you what a thief is. Of course, in these stories, Arsene Lupin and Sherlock Holmes will also fight.
But that is a fictional interpretation after all, and since the thief Lupin really exists in this world, then Sherlock Holmes naturally exists too. I think in this world, Sherlock Holmes and Arsene Lupin must have fought back and forth, and this feud has continued to this day...
After thinking about it, Fang Zheng realized that the code names that Lizi gave to himself and others were basically enemies of Holmes.
Professor Moriarty is, needless to say, Holmes' lifelong enemy. And Frenda's code name "Irene Adler" is also very famous. She is the only woman Holmes has ever defeated. In addition, Riko's own Lupin IV... Well, looking at it this way, the code names of the three of us are exactly the only three enemies of Holmes who have ever defeated him...
This is really interesting.
For Fang Zheng and others, this operation ended successfully, but for Aria, it was a terrible outcome.
"I was tricked..."
Aria gritted her teeth and looked at the card in her hand. It was a white card that looked about the same size as a business card, with a line of words written in French on it: "This item is from the fourth generation of Lupin. Thank you for not sending it away." There was also an iris printed next to it.
"Damn you thieves, how dare you come here to bother me!"
Seeing that line of words, Aria clenched her fists in anger. She came to Japan not for travel. In fact, Aria came here to catch the Butei Killer. Because her mother was arrested and sentenced to 864 years in prison because she was falsely accused of being the murderer of the Butei Killer case. For Aria, only by catching the real Butei Killer can she prove her mother's innocence.
That's why she left England and came to Japan, where Butei killer incidents have occurred frequently recently. Aria originally hoped to find some clues from these cases, but what she didn't expect was that Lupin IV would suddenly appear halfway!
hateful!
Thinking of this, Aria stamped her feet in anger, and at this moment, she saw another figure walking in from the gate.
"Leki!"
Seeing the other person appear, Aria hurriedly trotted to the short-haired girl and looked at her worriedly.
"You are not hurt."
"It's just a minor injury."
Lei Ji shook her head, indicating that she was fine.
"I really didn't expect you to fail, Lei Ji. Is the enemy that powerful?"
"Yes."
This time, Lei Ji nodded.
"Two people, very strong."
Perhaps recalling the situation at that time, Reki frowned. The reason why she failed to sniper the missile the second time was simple, that is, the masked man deviated from the trajectory of her bullet, which in itself was not surprising. What was surprising was... the man was using a pistol at that time!
That's right, with the range and speed of a pistol, it was impossible to hit a sniper bullet that had just been fired, not to mention that the distance between the two sides was more than 800 meters, which was not the range of a pistol at all. Not to mention that Lei Ji was still on the helicopter at the time. Apart from anything else, the airflow created by the helicopter propeller alone was enough to deviate the bullet from its trajectory.
But the man hit the bullet he fired exactly?
You know, even if it was Lei Ji herself, it would be impossible for her to do this while holding a pistol!
Not only that… who is that man?
Although she couldn't put it into words, Lei Ji was sure that when she saw the man behind her, she felt as if something inside her body was attracted, and even her heart beat suddenly at that moment. This seemed to be the first time for Lei Ji, who had never felt sad or happy.
But Lei Ji thought about it for a moment and finally said nothing.
"Ah... what bad luck!"
Aria didn't seem to notice anything strange about Reki, and instead held her head and began to scream helplessly.
"I must catch that damn thief. She actually dared to challenge me in front of me. Our Holmes family will not let this go! You just wait, Lupin IV!!"
At this moment, Aria has changed her goal. Since she can't catch the Butei Killer, she will catch this damn thief first. Although she doesn't know what that bastard Lupin is going to do with the Butei Killer's bomb, she can't let him succeed no matter what. With the honor of the Holmes family at stake, this time, this time, she must catch Lupin IV!
Thinking of this, Aria immediately turned around and quickly returned to the identification department of Butei High School - there, the physical evidence from the previous school bus robbery had been sent there and was being investigated.
"How is it? Any clues?"
Pushing the door and walking into the identification department, Aria quickly asked, and upon hearing her question, the identification officer who was identifying the wreckage shook his head.
“There have been no particularly significant discoveries so far.”
"Really..."
Aria heaved a sigh of relief at the answer, and then her eyes were drawn to a gutted rabbit doll next to her.
"What's up with this doll?"
"Oh, that's the doll that was used to place the bomb. We found it at the scene. It's just an ordinary doll, nothing special about it."
"Really..."
As she spoke, Aria reached out and picked up the doll and played with it for a while, then she was slightly stunned.
“This doll feels really good.”
"Yeah?"
"Hmm... it feels... different from the dolls on the market."
"Ah, because it uses a special kind of fabric."
Another girl from the identification department spoke with a smile.
"This is a kind of fabric called multi-fiber mixed linen, which is mainly used for dolls and some bedding products. I heard that it is very comfortable to sleep on."
"oh?"
Hearing this, Aria frowned.
"Where can I find this kind of fabric?"
"this……"
In response to Aria's question, the students in the Identification Department looked at each other.
"This is a product of Academy City. There should be more of them in Academy City."