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Is the way to seek redress to ruin someone's reputation?
With a click, the fuse was cut, and the bomb, which was slightly complicated for Hagiwara and his team, was dismantled by Yomi Yorikawa in just a few seconds.
It wasn't that Yomi Laichuan was particularly skilled; quite the opposite, she was completely inept at defusing bombs and didn't understand the underlying principles. Yomi Laichuan simply took a shortcut by relying on the Time and Space Administration's more advanced technology.
For Yomi Laichuan, the bomb before him was like asking a modern person to carry a computer and compete with an ancient person in square root calculations—a clear technological advantage. However, in terms of solid theoretical knowledge and practical skills, Yomi Laichuan was no match for Hagiwara and his group.
The phone rang crisply. Ever since Lai Chuan Huang Quan knocked out Hagiwara Kenji, this phone had been ringing incessantly. The loud decibels echoed in the empty corridor. The music was pleasant, but it was always the same melody on repeat, playing endlessly, which inevitably became annoying.
Lai Chuan Huang Quan glanced at Hagiwara Kenji, who was lying unconscious on the ground. A row of small white characters with black borders was flashing on his right shoulder: "Awakening countdown: 27 minutes and 51 seconds".
Although he desperately wanted to escape, the damned Time and Space Administration was stingy even when it came to assisting its employees with time jumps. As a Class C employee, Lai Chuan Huang Quan's right to apply for space jumps also had a cooldown period; at least for the next few days, it would be impossible to submit such an energy-consuming application to the central system. If it were a time jump combined with a space jump, he would have to wait a full six months.
The area below was packed with police cars, and spatial teleportation was unusable. Lai Chuan Huang Quan clicked his tongue in exasperation, sat cross-legged beside the unconscious man, and opened the virtual panel to browse the information of the second rescue target. Lai Chuan Huang Quan now only hoped that the next rescue target wouldn't die at the same time as Hagiwara Kenji, also right on the red countdown line.
—Name: Matsuda Jinpei
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—Cause of death: (Old) To avenge his best friend Kenji Somegihara, he entered a Ferris wheel containing a bomb alone and was killed while trying to save the citizens of Tokyo.
—Tags: Terrible personality, extremely difficult to get along with, superhuman strength, mechanical genius, boxing genius, reasoning genius.
After reading about the cause of death and seeing that excessively handsome face, Lai Chuan Huang Quan couldn't help but sigh that this was a good policeman worth saving.
Based solely on fragmented labels, Yomi Laichuan arbitrarily judged the recipient of aid, concluding that Matsuda Jinpei must be a serious and responsible good policeman, completely different from the long-haired policeman lying next to her whose labels looked like those of a playboy.
Matsuda Jinpei died four years later, and his initial motive for death was to avenge Hagiwara.
Now that Hagiwara has survived, Matsuda Jinpei shouldn't die four years later. Since the cause of death is not established, the conditions for death cannot be met. If the central system doesn't provide a new cause of death within seven days, it means Matsuda Jinpei has been completely removed from the list of those needing relief.
Although the start was a disaster, the first relief target turned out to be a buy-one-get-one-free deal. Silently wishing herself "lucky," Lai Chuan Huang Quan was so happy that little flowers were practically blooming on her head.
Just as Raikawa Yomi was pondering her next move, the annoying phone rang again, its noisy sound jarring in the empty corridor. She frowned, clicked her tongue, took a few steps forward, and began to grope Hagiwara Kenji's body.
The police uniforms of the SWAT team had a complex structure, quite different from the way she was dressed in the 21st century as she was familiar with them. The phone rang again after it had stopped ringing, but Raikawa Yomi still couldn't find his cell phone.
I could roughly tell where it was, but I just couldn't find my phone.
Lai Chuan Huang Quan was somewhat annoyed.
It's like being exhausted and planning to take a nice afternoon nap, only to have your upstairs neighbor's alarm clock keep ringing, repeating the same monotonous melody for over ten minutes. And you just can't turn off that damn alarm.
So, without further ado, Yomi Laichuan straddled the unconscious Hagiwara and began to strip him of his clothes.
After searching inside and out for quite some time, Lai Chuan Huang Quan finally found Hagiwara Kenji's cell phone, which was hidden in the blue shirt lining under his bomb suit, just as the call was about to end again.
The flip phone's outer screen displayed the words "[Xiao Zhenping]". Lai Chuan Huang Quan flipped open the flip phone and, in a fit of anger, pressed the hang-up button heavily. However, the other party only paused for a second before calling back.
Lai Chuan Huang Quan gritted her teeth, wondering if this clingy person was a lover. Silently apologizing, she forcefully pressed the red hang-up button, turning her phone off.
The white-glowing phone screen went out and plunged into darkness, no longer ringing with its annoying ringtone. The pitch-black screen, like a blurry mirror, reflected Lai Chuan Huang Quan's delicate face and a handsome yet familiar face standing behind her—the face of the handsome, curly-haired man she had seen on her task list just a minute ago.
"..."
Stiffly turning his head, Lai Chuan Huang Quan couldn't describe his feelings at that moment; he felt utterly miserable.
So the reason why the first three mission takers failed one after another in the peaceful 21st-century relief mission is because this world automatically stacks "bad luck" attributes on them.
Matsuda Jinpei's handsome face was inches away, and he didn't show much expression, but Yomi Yorikawa felt the oppressive atmosphere coming at him, and the strong sense of oppression was almost tangible.
Matsuda Jinpei, who had climbed twenty floors with the speed of a 100-meter sprint, was also experiencing a complex mix of emotions at that moment.
After completing a bomb disposal mission at another location, Matsuda Jinpei originally just wanted to call Hagiwara Kenji to inquire about the progress, but he couldn't get through to him. Ignoring the advice of his colleagues downstairs, he insisted on going upstairs. Even though he usually maintained a strong physical training regimen, running up to the twentieth floor with each step covering four or five flights of stairs left Matsuda's thigh muscles feeling a little sore.
Clutching her phone, she kept replaying the video, anxiously climbing to the designated floor. Her heart was in her throat; she expected to see a horrific scene, but instead, she saw her childhood friend being stripped of his riot gear, his dark blue outer shirt roughly ripped open.
Kenji Hagiwara lay on the ground with his eyes closed, his half-exposed chest rising and falling slightly. He appeared to have no external injuries and seemed to be fast asleep. The rest of Hagiwara's team from the Explosives Disposal Unit were dressed neatly, but they were all lying on the ground in a haphazard manner, snoring loudly, and some even had their mouths open with drool dripping from their mouths.
The only conscious person present was Yomi Raikawa, who was straddling Hagiwara and holding Hagiwara's phone, which was already switched off.
Despite possessing insight and reasoning abilities that rival anyone else's, Matsuda Jinpei inevitably fell silent at this moment.
How should he organize the existing clues?
A woman who appeared to be defenseless not only escaped the police's evacuation and control of the building's residents, but also single-handedly took down the entire team of explosives disposal personnel, all for the sake of molesting his childhood friend.
With a twitch at the corner of his eye, Matsuda Jinpei didn't quite understand what was going on in the scene before him, but the important thing was to capture the person first.
"!"
Lai Chuan Huang Quan looked at the man in front of her whose expression suddenly turned fierce, and instantly got goosebumps all over her body—her intuition told her to run away.
As Yomi Yorikawa scrambled to her feet off Hagiwara, she opened her mouth to utter her skill line, but Matsuda Jinpei swiftly moved ahead of her, grabbing her wrist and slamming her to the ground.
Her chin slammed against the cold ground with a sharp thud, and her twisted arm ached. Yomi Laichuan truly experienced the meaning of Matsuda Jinpei's "super-strong gorilla" persona. Fortunately, Kenji Hagiwara was there to cushion her fall.
With Matsuda's grip on her arm completely restricting her movement, Yomi Laichuan cried out in pain as Matsuda reached out to grab her other hand: "Don't move at all!!"
Time slowed down again, and Matsuda Jinpei's terrified blue pupils reflected his suddenly slowed capture movements.
With a long sigh of relief, Lai Chuan Huang Quan felt extremely fortunate. Although she had relaxed her guard after dealing with the bomb, she had never put down the newspaper bucket she was holding.
With her wrists twisted behind her back and her face down, Yomi Raikawa was pressed against Hagiwara. Unable to see what was happening behind her, she could only take advantage of the moment when Matsuda Jinpei's movements were slowed down to raise her hand and start banging wildly.
I thought my bad luck would continue indefinitely, but it seems that God hasn't completely abandoned Yomi Yokawa.
After a flurry of arm swings, a "ding" sounded, and the skill activated.
"Ding. Skill - 100% Hit Damage Successfully Detected. Stun duration: 30 minutes."
The man behind him lost all strength the moment Lai Chuan Huang Quan hit him on the head with a newspaper. Like a rotten shrimp with its tendons and bones pulled out, he collapsed and fell onto Lai Chuan Huang Quan.
Dizzy and disoriented from three consecutive unexpected events, Lai Chuan Huang Quan's only thought now was to run, complete the mission as soon as possible, and escape this terrifying place.
Downstairs, the Metropolitan Police Department was gathered. The space jump was cooling down again, but even if she was suspected of being a suspect in the bombing, it didn't matter. Lai Chuan Huang Quan just wanted to stay far away from Hagiwara Kenji, the unlucky guy who kept bringing her bad luck.
But when Lai Chuan Huang Quan tried to get up, she was embarrassed and desperate to find that she was completely pinned down by the man on her back.
Despite possessing high-tech equipment from the Time and Space Administration, Lai Chuan Huang Quan was ultimately just an ordinary adult woman. When she was completely pressed down on by a tall, over six-foot-tall adult man like a blanket, she truly couldn't straighten up.
Although she had considered crawling forward or sideways to escape, Matsuda Jinpei had been holding onto Yomi's arm tightly before losing consciousness. Now that he was down, Yomi's hand, which was pinned behind her back, was trapped between her and Matsuda Jinpei's bodies. The muscles in her shoulder joint were throbbing slightly at a restricted angle, and she couldn't move.
The only free hand that was holding the newspaper was not enough to support Lai Chuan Huang Quan to crawl out or push away the man behind him.
After struggling for a while, Yomi Laichuan was panting heavily and had to accept the cruel reality—she would not be able to get up until Jinpei Matsuda woke up on his own or someone moved him away.
Lai Chuan Huang Quan, who had carried out dozens of missions, was reeling from the very beginning for the first time: "Sigh..."
Yomi Laichuan and the unconscious Hagiwara were like two straight lines intersecting at a small angle. Yomi Laichuan was pressing down on most of his body, and the metal buckle on the man's belt was digging into her soft belly.
Matsuda Jinpei and Raikawa Yomi were two overlapping lines. Raikawa Yomi was pinned down by him, her entire body almost completely enveloped in his shadow.
With utter despair, Yomi Lai looked down at the numbers pulsating on Kenji Hagiwara's shoulder.
Excellent! Before Matsuda Jinpei regains consciousness, Hagiwara Kenji will wake up first.
Resigned to her fate, Yomi Laichuan pressed her forehead against the floor and tilted her head to look at Hagiwara's face, which was only half a finger's distance from the tip of her nose.
Wow, this man has such great skin, long eyelashes, and his thick, black hair looks incredibly smooth.
The empty 20th floor of the building was eerily quiet, save for the sounds of breathing, snoring, and occasional voices coming from the walkie-talkie. A middle-aged man's voice, tinged with a faint electronic tone, kept calling out the names of the squad members, but unfortunately, no one answered.
Having maintained the position with his arms clasped behind his back for so long, Lai Chuan Huang Quan's left shoulder was so sore and numb that it felt like he had been forced to stand for half an hour holding a ten-pound dumbbell, almost losing control of his fingers.
She could only occasionally move each finger at a tiny angle to comfort herself that "at least my arm hasn't died yet."
"Mmm...uh..."
Kenji Hagiwara, whose unconsciousness lasted ten minutes shorter than the others on the ground, let out a muffled groan. After a brief pause, he slowly opened his eyes.
With his vision filled with a pristine white ceiling and a golden chandelier, Kenji Hagiwara took two seconds to recall what had happened before he lost consciousness, then looked down at Yomi Raikawa, who was lying on top of him.
Upon seeing the chaotic scene before him, Kenji Hagiwara's eyes widened in surprise. After a mental breakdown, analyzing what might have happened while he was unconscious, he raised an eyebrow at Yomi Yorikawa and gave her a sly smile.
With his handsome features comparable to a star, coupled with his roguish smile, he would be the kind of guy who would make countless girls scream in an idol drama. However, Lai Chuan Huang Quan couldn't help but see a hint of mockery in the curve of his lips, as if he was silently telling her the line, "You've finally met your match."
Yomi Laichuan was like a small dog that had been provoked, but apart from baring her teeth and making a provocative expression at the large golden retriever Kenji beneath her, she couldn't do anything else that posed a real threat to the mission.
Kenji Hagiwara didn't care about Yomi Rikawa's childish and boring provocation. He twisted his body to try to get up, but found that he couldn't move either.
With a resigned sigh, Kenji Hagiwara felt as if he had aged ten years in that instant.
When he asked Lai Chuan Huang Quan for help, his eyes were full of helplessness: "Miss, although it is very impolite to ask such a question, could you please move your body a little? You are making me uncomfortable."
Lai Chuan Huang Quan sneered: "If I could move, would I still be pinned down by Matsuda Jinpei until you woke up? I would have disappeared long ago."
"Mainly, I'm feeling a bit suffocated by the pressure... Although I'm not entirely convinced, your answer was within my expectations."
“But the fact that you’re trapped by the weight of an adult male is a bit unexpected, considering you seem to possess some rather strange…” Perhaps unsure how to describe Yomi’s attack methods, which seemed completely illogical to him, Kenji Hagiwara hesitated for a while before finally squeezing out the last two words through gritted teeth: “Skills.”
"Instead of this, could you push Matsuda Jinpei off me? That way I can get up and you can breathe freely, right?"
"I really want to help, but unfortunately, you've pinned down both of my hands, so I can't move at all."
Yomi Lai and Kenji Hagiwara exchanged a glance, then fell into a chilling silence. After a moment, they both let out a sigh.
In three minutes, the explosives disposal team colleague who had fainted earlier would wake up. Neither Yomi Raikawa nor Kenji Hagiwara wanted to face the infamous scene that was about to unfold.
Damn it, how am I supposed to explain to them why Kenji Hagiwara's shirt was ripped open, revealing a large expanse of his pectoral muscles, and then he was pinned down by a woman? And why is Jinpei Matsuda, who shouldn't even be here, piled on top, with the woman pinning Hagiwara down beneath him?
Lai Chuan Huang Quan's mind is now filled with the three words "Run away quickly".
Damn it, I never want to have anything to do with the police in this world again in my life.
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