Chapters 3627 and 3639 [Surprise Attack on Uzo] Requesting monthly votes (づど)
Once out of the sewers, Kidd's skills and confidence returned.
Underground sewers, narrow and filled with water, were inconvenient for everything. But on land, with his feet firmly on the ground, he felt that few people could possibly plot against him.
“Although I’m not really interested in being a champion of justice, since I’ve been dragged into this, I can’t just stand by and watch,” Kidd snorted.
It was too dark in the sewer, and he was worried about the bomb exploding, so he only glanced at it briefly before swimming away.
Even without seeing it clearly, Kidd vaguely felt that, judging from the structure revealed under the electronic screen when the zipper was opened, the bomb that was constantly ticking a countdown didn't look like a time bomb at all, but rather more like... the kind that could be remotely detonated.
"The range of radio waves is limited, and the bomb was in the sewer. To detonate it, the person holding the remote control certainly couldn't go too far away."
"So either the bombs malfunctioned, causing one to accidentally fall into the sewer and happen to bump into me."
"Or the bomber deliberately put it in that location to achieve some purpose."
But what can a bomb do if it's in the sewer?
A fence?
"Speaking of which, if I just pried open that fence, I could go straight to the backyard of the Suzuki Museum. I was prying it open when the bomb came... Could it be that I ran into a fellow thief? Are there other phantom thieves also eyeing the Suzuki Museum?"
The thought briefly crossed his mind, but Kidd quickly shook his head and dismissed it.
Which competitor would be so arrogant as to use bombs during the exploration phase? The weight of that large bag of bombs would not only collapse the railings, but the aftershocks would likely also rush out onto the road through the manhole cover overhead, causing quite a commotion.
In other words, this explosion will not only fail to open up a passage, but will completely block it.
So Kidd naturally changed his line of thinking: "Did the Suzuki family blow it up themselves? Just to prevent me from going through the sewers? ...That can't be right."
After muttering to himself for a while, Kidd slapped his forehead: "Why think so much? Just catch them, take them to the Metropolitan Police Department, and we'll know tomorrow when we see the news."
With that thought in mind, Kidd suddenly became very motivated and continued searching in the vicinity.
...
A phantom thief was searching for suspicious individuals.
Two streets away.
Jiang Xia, who was watching two menacing figures chasing each other, received a call from Inspector Megure.
"Jiang Xia!" Inspector Megure breathed a huge sigh of relief when the call connected.
He didn't even bother with pleasantries, briefly described what had just happened, and continued, "The next puzzle is very abstract. There are many '7's drawn on that page of the picture book, and I really can't figure out what they mean."
“'7'?” Jiang Xia needed to focus on making the call, so he hid in a corner to avoid disturbing the two groups of people who were moving at high speed and might pass by at any time.
He seemed to have pieced together the whole story, then asked Inspector Megure, "I remember you said that you found Hirukawa Takuji's fingerprints at the first explosion site?"
“That’s right.” Inspector Megure didn’t know why he suddenly asked this, but the answer machine needed materials, so of course he would answer any question.
"After committing the crime five years ago, Hirukawa fled overseas. I never expected him to suddenly come back this year to avenge his younger brother, a writer..."
Jiang Xia: "What exactly did he do five years ago?"
Inspector Megure paused, then realized he'd forgotten to mention something. He quickly added, "Five years ago, he was a bomber! Back then, he used bombs to blow up vaults at financial institutions and cash transport vehicles, robbing large sums of cash. He..."
Just as he was about to go into detail about each case, Inspector Megure's phone suddenly vibrated; a new call had come in.
He glanced at Officer Chiba on the caller ID, then hung up and let Sato Miwako call back—other calls could be delayed by two seconds, but Jiang Xia's call couldn't be delayed... Speaking of which, what exactly did my brother Jiang Xia go out to do just now?
"I thought he was chasing after Amuro, but when Amuro appeared in the park just now, Jiang Xia wasn't next to him... Could it be that he lost him along the way?"
Just as I was pondering this, I heard Officer Sato's excited voice from beside me.
"Inspector, Chiba says he found the bomb!" Sato Miwako was completely taken aback; before Jiang Xia even had a chance to exert himself, the police had already solved the mystery themselves. She said, somewhat incredulously, "..."
"Chiba said that he followed the clue of 'Thursday' to the Third Mokuyo Building in Toriya Town, and then found a bundle of timed explosives in the garbage dump there."
Just then, another call came in. Officer Sato listened quickly and reported incredulously to the person next to him, "Inspector, Takagi said he followed the middle color of the rainbow, 'green,' to the Green Garden Market in Cambridge and found a time bomb in a trash can."
Before the words were even finished, another group reported: "Following the fourth note 'fa', we found the 'FA Alloy Factory'. There's a time bomb in the trash can, and the countdown only has 8 minutes left!"
"..."
Hearing these reports one after another, Inspector Megure's face turned ashen.
I thought only the "middle of the 7" was bombed, but now... does that mean everything related to the number seven has been bombed?
This bomb-wielding monster is so evil!! He has absolutely no sense of martial ethics!
Hmm? Wait a minute, speaking of martial virtue...
Inspector Megure felt a glimmer of hope: "Could it be a 3-out-of-1 situation? Only one box contains the real bomb, while the other two are just suspected bombs?"
As Officer Sato listened to the detailed report, he ruthlessly extinguished any remaining hope: "Inspector, the bombs they found weren't in boxes; they were simply bundled together, with timers added, and displayed openly."
"Although they are easy to find when there is a specific purpose in the search, those trash cans are not used very often. Few people pass by them, and even if someone does pass by, no one will stare at the trash cans. So they were only exposed just now."
Inspector Megure's pale face turned green. Now that things had come to this, all he could say was, "Clear the people around those trash cans! Also, request permission from higher-ups to immediately issue warnings to all citizens through all means, telling them to stay away from the trash cans!"
—So far, three have been found because that's all the police have found. But there are so many numbers related to seven; who can guarantee there aren't any others that have escaped detection?
Although this may cause panic, there is no other way now that things have come to this.
Officer Sato nodded solemnly and was about to get to work when Jiang Xia's voice came through the receiver, interrupting the busy police officers: "Wait."
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