At this moment, outside the Tokyo Tower, the atmosphere was extremely serious and solemn.
The police completely cordoned off the scene and kept all onlookers out of a safe area. Only the bomb disposal team remained inside.
As for those media outlets that were interested in doing good, they were ruthlessly blocked out by the police. Although they protested by shouting things like "the right to know", the Metropolitan Police Department showed no mercy at all.
"This is a case investigation, not a play! If the criminal knows the content of your live broadcast, it is equivalent to exposing the progress of our police search. If the criminal gets into trouble because of your live broadcast, you are accomplices!"
After Fang Zheng's reminder, the Metropolitan Police Department stiffened their necks and rebuked all the reporters. In fact, they were also very angry. After all, the incident was caused by the media in the first place. Otherwise, things would not have turned out like this. Fang Zheng also said in the text message that they should stop all media interviews and control all insiders. Of course... if this approach is not appropriate, it will easily cause resentment, but for the Metropolitan Police Department...
I've been criticized by you media so many times, am I afraid of one more time?
Haven't you been clamoring about the incompetence of the police and praising a high school student as the savior of the Japanese police?
Get away from me!
Anyway, as long as they can catch the criminal and find another bomb in the end, they can give an explanation to the public. But on the other hand, if the criminal does something because of the media reports, causing them to fail, then those stupid reporters will never think they have any responsibility at all, and will only publicize the incompetence of the police again.
The Metropolitan Police Department's top brass will feel balanced if they think in this way. As long as the result is good, everything will be fine. If the result is not good, it will be pointless to cooperate with the media. It would be better to block the information and increase the chances of catching the criminal.
At the scene right now...
"What? There's no way to disarm the bomb? Why?"
Hearing Okino Yoko's voice coming from the intercom, the bomb disposal team members immediately became anxious. And another person also looked pale, that was Officer Sato.
She had been brooding over what happened three years ago, so she drove to Tokyo Tower immediately after receiving the news. In fact, before this, Officer Sato had always had a bad premonition, but now, this premonition seemed to have come true.
"Mr. Fang Zheng, what are you doing?"
At this moment, Officer Sato also snatched the walkie-talkie and started shouting.
"Disarm the bomb quickly!"
"Hey, Officer Sato, long time no see."
Fang Zheng's voice could be faintly heard over the intercom, and he seemed quite relaxed.
"How are you feeling lately?"
"Now is not the time to talk about this, why don't you defuse the bomb?!"
"Officer Sato, you've guessed it, right? This is all a routine."
Upon hearing Fang Zheng's words, Officer Sato's heart sank to the bottom.
"Could it be that..."
"Brave police officer, I really have to praise your courage. There will be a large-scale fireworks display after the game. You will see my hint three seconds before the explosion. I wish you success. Well, you see, Officer Sato, this is indeed a routine."
“…”
At this moment, Officer Sato was holding the walkie-talkie, but he couldn't say a word.
Same, it's exactly the same as three years ago. The other party is not worried that the police will defuse the bomb, because he will make the police give up defusing the bomb... that bastard...!
"Don't worry, Officer Sato, we will stay here until the last minute and tell you the above tips. By the way, don't forget to go to karaoke together next time. Don't worry, there is still time."
"But……"
Hearing Fang Zheng's relaxed tone, Officer Sato's heart sank.
Will it really be so smooth?
"Mr. Fang Zheng."
After turning off the intercom, Yoko Okino looked at Fang Zheng.
"Is this really okay?"
"I'm sorry, Miss Yoko, for making you suffer as well."
"No, it's nothing. I am a policeman after all, and this is my duty."
Yoko Okino shook her head vigorously and answered with a slight tremor in her voice.
Humph, is that my duty?
Hearing the voice coming from the headphones, Nakata Saburo sneered. So the police are so stupid, but it is precisely because of this that this game is interesting.
So, let me enjoy the beautiful fireworks that are about to come.
While thinking, Saburo Nakata raised his head, but at this moment... suddenly, he felt a violent collision, and then he saw four or five plainclothes policemen rushing out from the crowd around him and pinning him to the ground.
"Nakata Saburo! You're under arrest!"
"???"
Before Saburo Nakata could react, he saw the policemen handcuffed his wrists and lifted him up.
"We are arresting you on suspicion of planting a bomb and attacking police officers!"
"You, where did you come from?"
Looking at the police surrounding him from all directions, Saburo Nakata's expression changed drastically, and then he trembled suddenly.
"Don't touch me! I'm the only one who knows how to disarm the bomb. Do you want to watch your companions get blown to death?"
"Huh? What the hell are you talking about?"
However, just as Saburo Nakata finished his words, he heard a mocking voice. He turned around and saw Fang Zheng and Okino Yoko standing not far away. The former was holding a bug in his hand and looking at him with a smile.
"How come...you...the bomb?"
"That bomb? We must have defused it."
Fang Zheng chuckled.
"To be honest, I didn't expect that you, a criminal, are even more stupid than we thought. You didn't even change your clothes or disguise yourself to come here to watch the fun. It seems that you are really confident in your arrangement... Well, it seems that there is no need to crack any code now. Come on, tell us where you put the other bomb."
That's right, just as Fang Zheng said, they actually dismantled the bomb after they confirmed that the plainclothes police had surrounded Nakata Saburo. The subsequent dialogue was completely acting.
That’s right, it’s acting!
After all, if Nakata Saburo knew that the bomb had been dismantled, he might do something dangerous out of desperation, so Fang Zheng and Okino Yoko improvised a play to delay him. After all, with the perverted mentality of the criminal, he would definitely be satisfied to watch the Tokyo Tower blow up before going to another place.
It might be difficult for an ordinary police officer to do this, but Yoko Okino is a professional. In just a few words, she vividly portrayed the image of a police officer who was in danger and willing to sacrifice herself for the people. Not to mention that Nakata Saburo could only eavesdrop through a bug, even if he monitored directly through a camera, he would never be able to see any flaws in Yoko Okino.
So what is professionalism? (Tactical retreat)
"Dream on."
At this moment, the captured Nakata Saburo also gave up his fantasy and looked at Fang Zheng with a ferocious smile.
"The bomb is going to explode in two hours. If I don't tell you, what can you do to me?"
However, what Nakata Saburo didn't expect was that as soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding policemen all laughed and looked at him with eyes that looked like they were watching a good show. Fang Zheng shrugged his shoulders and waved.
"Here, bring me the map."
Soon, after hearing Fang Zheng's words, two policemen took a map of Tokyo and placed it in front of Fang Zheng, and then Fang Zheng's fingers began to draw circles on it.
"Come on, tell the police where you put the bomb."
"……snort!"
Looking at Fang Zheng, Nakata Saburo snorted coldly and did not reply.
With this way of asking questions, does he think of himself as a three-year-old child?
"Is it here? Or here? Or here?"
As he spoke, Fang Zheng pointed at the map and drew a smaller and smaller circle. Although Nakata Saburo still clenched his teeth and said nothing, he couldn't help but get nervous deep down inside. Because Nakata Saburo found that the other party was getting closer and closer to the location where his second bomb was placed...
Wait, there's no way he could know that, this must be just a coincidence! He just wants to trick me, don't panic, don't panic!
Although he said this to himself in his heart, Saburo Nakata couldn't help but follow Fang Zheng's finger as it moved slowly. The moment he saw the other party's finger pointing to that position, the uneasiness and tension in his heart reached the limit. However, the next moment, Saburo Nakata found that Fang Zheng's finger passed that position and continued to move downwards, which immediately made him feel relieved.
Sure enough, he was trying to trick me! I won't be fooled!
But just when Nakata Saburo was feeling smug, Fang Zheng put down his finger and looked at the policeman beside him.
"As expected, Teitan High School, let the bomb disposal team go and defuse the bomb."
"No, it's impossible, how did you know?!"
Hearing this, Saburo Nakata was stunned. He couldn't understand how the other party knew that he had placed the bomb at Teitan High School when he didn't say a word.
"You told me that, of course?"
Fang Zheng glanced at Nakata Saburo, chuckled, and then put away the map.
"Okay, let's go back to the Metropolitan Police Department. The pork chop rice there is delicious, and I believe everyone will entertain you warmly."
After hearing this, and looking at the "passionate" policemen around him, Saburo Nakata's face turned pale.
Saburo Nakata would definitely be dead if he went back. Although the police could not really torture him, Fang Zheng knew that they also had their own ways to deal with such people. For example, throwing him to the "big guys" in the prison and letting Saburo Nakata pick up soap for them would definitely make Saburo Nakata unable to live or die. Although it was not easy to sentence to death according to Japanese criminal law, it was too easy to kill a criminal like Saburo Nakata who attacked the police.
So Saburo Nakata was "sent" to the Metropolitan Police Department by the police, while Fang Zheng drove Yoko Okino home. News had already come from Teitan High School that the bomb had been defused and there was no problem. It could be said that the ending was a happy one for everyone.
"Thank you for your hard work this time, Miss Yoko."
Fang Zheng spoke while driving, and Okino Yoko shook her head.
"No, nothing. I am very impressed by today's experience."
Having said that, Yoko Okino hesitated.
"To be honest, Mr. Fang Zheng, I always thought that the people in the Metropolitan Police Department would solve the case through that strange warning letter..."
Yoko Okino did think so. After all, she had only seen detective work before, and in the few times that Yoko Okino had seen the police, most of the time they were mainly responsible for maintaining order or filming the scene... Originally, Yoko Okino thought that if the police wanted to solve the case, they must read the mysterious notice letter and then look for clues to solve the case.
I didn't expect that Fang Zheng's side was not that complicated at all. It was just a straightforward approach of hard pushing, searching, investigating, and asking...
"This is the daily life of a police officer. It is different from being a detective."
"Although the criminals' notices in novels and movies have hidden meanings, reality is reality after all, and we will not pin our hopes of solving a case on such a messy notice. What if the criminal wrote it when he was crazy? Or did he deliberately divert our police investigation? These don't matter to detectives. Anyway, if their reasoning is wrong, it's wrong. At most, it will damage their reputation. In the final analysis, detective work is just a hobby, but handling cases is the duty of the police, and there is no room for such mistakes. After all, the duty of the police is to maintain social order and catch criminals."
"Yeah...I understand."
Yoko Okino also nodded. Although she did not sleep the whole night yesterday, she could already vaguely feel the feelings between the police officers. It was a kind of friendship that was different from that of other professions, similar to that of comrades-in-arms. Even though Yoko Okino had only experienced it for one day, she was quite impressed by it.
But Fang Zheng's next sentence surprised Yoko Okino.
"But now I have decided not to shoot the TV series for the time being."
"Hey? Why? Mr. Fang Zheng."
Hearing this, Okino Yoko looked at Fang Zheng in surprise.
"Is there something I did wrong?"
"Of course not. You did a perfect job in today's 'audition'. I think... it's a waste to put this story on a TV show. We should just make it into a movie."
Fang Zheng chuckled.
"Make a movie based on this story and try to release it within a year! You're the leading actress, so it might be very hard."
"That's not a problem. Please leave it to me, Mr. Fang Zheng!"
Yoko Okino was also excited at this moment. After all, for an actor, there is nothing more glorious than playing the leading role in a movie.
Fang Zheng also has his own opinion. This case will definitely not be completed in one year according to the Japanese judicial procedures. He made the movie within one year and released it. In addition to taking advantage of this case to increase the ratings, he also wanted to influence public opinion. After all, as long as Fang Zheng portrayed the real Nakata Saburo in this movie, it would definitely arouse public excitement, and it would be difficult for the jury not to sentence him to death...
The only question left now is...
How long is a year in this world?