The robbers were wearing masks, so their faces could not be seen. There were two people guarding each door, and other robbers were walking around the crowd with guns.

The police arrived quickly, and the sound of sirens could be heard outside.

Conan was observing secretly and it looked like the leader was holding a cell phone and talking to the police.

The distance was a bit far, but the robber leader didn't intend to lower his voice, so Conan could still hear what he said clearly.

"…Release Yoshida Seki and other members of the Tenno Cult who are in prison, and we will naturally release them as well."

Yoshida Pass? Tenneng Cult?! Conan quickly searched for relevant information in his mind. It seems to be an...illegal extremist organization?

This extremist organization committed many large-scale crimes back then. The police finally arrested its leader Yoshida Seki, but due to procedures and many complicated reasons, he is still in custody and has not been executed.

If he and other core members were released, there would be chaos again. Conan's palms were sweating. He still had a deep impression of the news about this extremist organization in those years.

Unexpectedly, its other members were still so persistent and came back many years later to bring out their leader.

Did they prepare these equipment themselves or was it provided by another party?

"...If you let them go, we will. There are bombs buried in the mall and other places. I will tell you where they are after we evacuate safely...If you dare to chase us, don't blame me for pressing the controller..."

There were soft sobs in the crowd, and hearing these words made people panic.

"...You seem hesitant? Oh well, it seems that we need to add some pressure..."

"Just pick someone at random."

Hearing the leader's order, the robber next to you dragged you up directly. You struggled instinctively until he put the gun to your head.

"Stand still and follow me." The other person's voice sounded like a machine, as if it had been changed through a voice changer. One could see his sharp shark teeth when he spoke.

Conan seemed to want to help you. He put his hand on his watch. You turned your back to him and gently shook your hanging hand to express your refusal. He soon calmed down. There were so many robbers at the scene. Anything that happened would only put them in a more passive situation.

You have a bug on you, and Kitagawa Makui is right in front of you, so you can't say anything, either just now or later. But you believe in Conan, and even if you can't recall it now, you can still analyze that something is wrong - choosing you as a hostage even when there are children and women.

"We will lock you in a room with a time bomb," the robber leader said hoarsely, "Please beg the righteous police officers, as long as they release you, you can survive."

"Of course, if they don't want to release you and you want to live," the robber leader said slowly, "I'll give you another controller. As long as you press it, the bombs in the other place will explode, and the bombs on your side will be paused."

Conan listened from a distance. Watching the bomb countdown tick by second by second was really devastating. Letting the hostages talk to the police in a state of despair while watching the bomb countdown would help the police relax.

And...Conan made a fist. This last one is too testing of human nature. The police must make a decision quickly. If the hostage breaks down and presses the controller, another place will explode - the police cannot control this.

Jiang Lai... should be able to hold on, Conan thought. This mysterious guy should have a strong mental state. As long as he holds on, the police should be able to handle it.

At this time, Conan had not yet thought of the possibility of death.

"Tsk, this is really troublesome." Matsuda Jinpei said seriously, "I think we may need to prepare snipers."

"Kill the leader directly?" Takagi asked.

"Maybe." Matsuda paused, "It depends on what the higher-ups think - but it really has to be done as soon as possible. What he just said really tests the psychological quality of the hostages."

"The hostages will talk to us, and we have to counsel them and keep them as stable as possible." Officer Megure said, looking at Sato who was responsible for answering the call.

Sato chatted for a few words, looking a little surprised. After hesitating for a moment, he looked at Matsuda and said, "Matsuda, you come and talk. It's... your friend."

My friend? Matsuda was slightly startled and took the phone from Sato: "Hello?"

"Hey? Matsuda?"

"Jiang Lai?!"

"You're the one answering the phone?"

"I should have said this," Matsuda said, holding the phone. "I didn't expect you to be the hostage. But this way, we will be under less pressure. After all... you can hold on, right?"

“Of course. I put the controller by the window, I won’t press it.” You said with a hint of laughter, “It seems that the robbers really don’t choose their targets.”

"Where are you now?"

"On the third floor, there's an unfinished room on the third floor. The door is locked from the outside, and the bomb is in the center. The robbers should be on the first floor, and I'm the only one here."

"Describe what the bomb looks like? Be careful not to touch it."

“Well, let me see—” You described the appearance to Matsuda, and then added, “There’s a countdown on it, and there’s still one hour left.”

Matsuda listened to your description, his professional knowledge constantly connecting: "Hmm... It's a very common bomb. Don't worry, I can handle it in three minutes."

Enough time, Matsuda thought.

“Haha, it’s rare to witness your skills in person,” you said with a smile.

"Hmph, it's better to witness this kind of thing less." Matsuda snorted. "I'm a member of Division 1 now. Although I also work part-time in the Bomb Squadron, you won't be allowed to be on the scene when you're a bomb disposal worker. It's too dangerous."

"Eh? What a pity. I wanted to see how fast you can dismantle it."

"Hey, hey...Okay," Matsuda curled his lips, "Wait for you to come down, and I'll take apart a model for you to play with."

“Don’t use that tone of voice you use when you’re trying to coax a child. I really want to learn how to defuse bombs.” You complained, and then changed the subject. “By the way, I want to ask you one more thing.”

Matsuda said, "You tell me."

"Last time I asked you to bring me the Golden Big Mac Octopus Balls, did you eat the two missing ones?"

Matsuda didn't expect the other party to suddenly jump to the topic of daily life. He paused for a few seconds and said, "Hey, I told you I was feeding stray dogs!"

You are still in the mood to chat in this situation. Matsuda smiled in his heart. You are worthy of being called Jiang Lai.

He and Inspector Megure gestured to each other that they didn't need to worry about Jiang Lai, as he had a good mentality and would not collapse and press the controller.

"You hesitated! You must have eaten it!"

"You change the subject so quickly, a normal person would hesitate, right? Also, I would never steal something like this." Matsuda glared.

"But those are Big Golden Taco Balls..." There was a little clicking noise in the phone, but it was quickly covered by your voice, "I can understand if you cheated on me!"

"I told you to feed the dog, feed the dog!" Matsuda felt pain in his temple.

"You are that dog! Damn it!"

Matsuda sighed: "Jiang Lai, can you please stop quarreling like elementary school students?"

"...Okay, okay." There was another silence. "Actually, I'm a little scared too."

"..." Matsuda softened his voice, "Don't be afraid, the police will not give up on you. I will definitely save you, I swear."

"Well," your voice became light again, "I believe you."

"Although I feel like you did it on purpose, but..." Matsuda said with a smile, "I'll treat you to this takoyaki restaurant next time, as compensation for feeding it to the dog without your consent that time."

"Is there such a good thing? Then I don't want the gold Big Mac, I want the most expensive VIP version."

"...Jiang Lai, I really want to hit you."

Matsuda continued to chat casually with Jiang Lai, and Officer Megure signaled to him that the police sniper was in place.

There is still half an hour left in the countdown.

"Well, I think I should tell you something," you exhaled slowly, "If I'm gone, Jiang Jing, please take care of me."

"Huh?" Matsuda pouted. "No, I don't want to take care of a child. It's too much trouble. You can raise the child yourself when you come back."

"Also, stop saying such sad things."

"Haha, I still have to explain it, just in case." You answered with a smile.

"Don't worry." Matsuda saw that all the people here were in place - it would be over soon.

The police were ready. A sniper shot and killed the leader of the robbers from a distance. While the other robbers were still in a daze, the commandos took the opportunity to break the window and quickly fired several shots and used physical skills to suppress the other robbers. Some stray bullets grazed the screaming crowd, but did not cause any casualties.

Everything went well. Twenty minutes left. Matsuda checked his watch. No problem.

"...I seemed to hear gunshots?" you asked hesitantly on the phone.

"Well, it's successful downstairs." Matsuda smiled, "The explosion team will go up immediately. I will also go over. It will be done in a few minutes. See you later..."

Matsuda didn't finish his words before you suddenly interrupted him with your high-pitched voice: "Wait, don't come over! The countdown... suddenly jumped to 10 seconds--"

What? Matsuda was stunned for a moment.

"But don't worry, I don't know how to press the controller, um..."

"But you...!" Matsuda Jinpei's second half of the sentence was stuck in his throat, and he couldn't spit it out. Could he really ask him to press the controller?!

The sudden change made him a little dazed. He opened his mouth slightly but couldn't say anything.

"Goodbye, Matsuda." There was a soft sigh on the other end of the line, "And... I'm sorry."

"!" Matsuda's pupils suddenly shrank.

A loud "boom!" sounded from above his head and through the phone at the same time. All the blood in Matsuda Jinpei's body seemed to stop flowing. He looked up blankly. The sky-high flames, floating ashes, billowing thick smoke, and the screams and shouts around him seemed to come from far away.

"...The countdown display seems to be wrong! The other robbers said that it was set by the leader, who wanted to put pressure on the hostages at the last moment - damn, the leader's controller was password-protected, and the commandos couldn't..." An anxious voice came from the intercom, "...I didn't expect that it would cause the sacrifice of the hostages... Hello? Hey, Jinpei Matsuda, are you listening? ... Talk! Matsuda? Matsuda?"

Matsuda Jinpei's hands were shaking uncontrollably, and he could barely hold the phone. The intercom hanging around his waist was still making sounds, but he could no longer hear anything.

The scene before my eyes gradually overlapped and separated from the scene from a few years ago, just like a dream.

He felt a little short of breath and his chest ached terribly, but he still kept his head up, and the strong wind that swept up the debris from the explosion blinded him.

This familiar... familiar scene...

A few years ago, he had a nightmare that had troubled him for a long time and made him feel painful and regretful.

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The author has something to say:

Kenji and Jiang Lai were both killed by the sudden change of the countdown... Oh, Matsuda is going to have PTSD...

Jiang Lai finally said sorry, because he felt that this kind of death would definitely bring psychological trauma to the other party...

I rub Matsuda from a distance, I hope your psychological shadow will be smaller...

There will be some explosive sequel and three forums in the next chapter. The forum is going to explode hahahaha.

However, the next chapter will be updated on Friday or the weekend, because A-Lu needs to perfect the outline and prepare to officially start a new chapter on fake wine~

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