Chapter 120

Nishihara Tadahiko's breathing stagnated, and a sharp pain suddenly arose in his heart.

The accident seventeen years ago has long become the biggest regret in his life. He took his younger brother Junye out to play, but in the blink of an eye, his younger brother was kidnapped. In the seventeen years since then, he can only recall his younger brother's innocent smile from the photos.

As he grew up, he had speculated countless times about what would happen to his kidnapped brother. Would he be given to a childless family or forced to work as a child laborer by some illegal organization? But he never thought that the 6-year-old child would be sold to a laboratory that would conduct human experiments!

In order to find his brother, he gave up his favorite major and chose to go to the police academy to become a policeman. He refused the recruitment of other better departments and chose to enter the Special Crime Investigation Division because this division specializes in kidnapping and abduction cases.

In the three years since joining the company, Tadahiko Nishihara has shown great enthusiasm and a strong sense of responsibility in combating and detecting abduction cases, and has rescued countless abducted and kidnapped children.

Even during his vacation, he has been secretly visiting and investigating the mountain of kidnapping cases in the archives many years ago, and arrested criminals who had committed multiple kidnapping cases. Even the kidnapper this time was discovered in this way.

He has been interviewed by the media many times and has been hailed as another rising star in the Metropolitan Police Department fighting on the front line of the fight against crime.

However, only Nishihara Tadahiko himself knew that the real reason why he was so active in fighting against kidnapping crimes was that he just wanted to find his brother who was kidnapped.

As an older brother, I failed to protect Junye back then, but at least now that I have the ability, I will find my brother back at all costs.

He tried hard to find any clues that might be related to the kidnappers. After three years, he finally found the only remaining member of the gang. However, he did not expect that the kidnapper was killed by his brother, but he got the news that his brother had been sold to a laboratory that conducted human experiments.

What had he experienced?

Was he scared? Was it painful?

Would he resent himself as the brother who lost his younger brother?

At this moment, Nishihara Tadahiko sincerely hoped that he was the one experiencing all of this.

However, the fact is that Shunya has not been heard from for 17 years, but now he kills the kidnapper with a gun as if nothing happened. He even wipes away the traces very skillfully and leaves calmly.

Why did he kill someone? And why did he want to erase his own traces?

Did he know that I was there? If so, why didn't he come to see me?

How can I see him again? How can I bring him back?

Tadahiko Nishihara sat blankly on the hospital bed, his eyes filled with unprecedented confusion.

In his consciousness, Kagino Satoshi finally couldn't stand it anymore and shouted:

"No way, no way? These are just the memories and emotions of this ID card. They are not yours at all. Don't let yourself be affected so deeply!"

Nishihara Tadahiko closed his eyes upon hearing this, exhaled heavily, and then explained:

"No, Xiaozhi, at this moment, I am Nishihara Tadahiko, and those memories are indeed my past experiences. Each of your identities is ultimately me. If I really have your identities and have experienced your past, then I will become what you are now. There is no doubt about this."

Kagino Satoshi couldn't understand why the opponent was Xiaoxing, whom he was familiar with, before entering the dungeon, but now he has become Nishihara Tadahiko. Moreover, his identity, personality, and even emotions have undergone tremendous changes.

However, he also knew that his strengths were not in this area of ​​analysis, but in computer technology, which was always invincible. So in order for Xiaoxing or someone related to Nishihara Tadahiko to successfully complete the dungeon mission, he just had to cooperate with the other party.

Kagino Satoshi thought of the information he had found before, and his expression became stern.

Satoshi Kagino: I have checked, and the police did not find the necklace you lost at the scene.

Nishihara Tadahiko: It was expected. If Shunya really cleaned up all traces of me at the scene, he would not have left the necklace there. So now, the necklace and the last photo of us embedded in it were most likely taken away by him.

Kagano Satoshi: ...Okay, that's a possibility. Also, as you said, I started tracking the bomber's whereabouts after he left the warehouse. But, well, you know, surveillance cameras are not widely used in Japan, and the files in the Metropolitan Police Department didn't allow me to find out where the guy was.

Nishihara Tadahiko: So, the enemy still has a certain anti-detection capability. It seems that I have to be more unexpected in order to rescue Matsuda Jinpei.

At this moment, the door of the ward was opened, and Date Kou, looking tired, walked in, followed by a police officer whom Nishihara Tadahiko was not familiar with. However, he recognized the drawing tools and laptop in the other's hands.

Nishihara Tadahiko raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile:

"Officer Ida, thank you for coming all the way here. Do you want me to do a simulated portrait right away?"

In fact, one of the reasons why Nishihara Tadahiko insisted on staying at the scene was that the kidnapper who was originally responsible for the explosives transaction had been killed, and he was the only one who had seen the appearance of the bomber who threatened to take revenge on the police.

Therefore, in order to quickly find the suspect who obtained an unknown amount of explosives, the police will definitely ask the witness to provide the other party's appearance characteristics.

Nishihara Tadahiko also wanted to guide the police to find the bomber as soon as possible, so he stayed behind. Unfortunately, his physical condition was affected by the hallucinogenic gas and was very weak, and he was unable to support him to complete this mission.

Seeing that Nishihara Tadahiko was still in good spirits, Date Kou was obviously relieved and said with a smile:

"It seems that you have recovered well, which makes me feel relieved. But you also know that this case is really difficult.

Not only is there something very complicated behind the murder, but we don't even have any clues about the person who bought the illegal explosives. We can only wait for you to wake up and provide more detailed clues so that we can re-identify the suspects."

Nishihara Tadahiko nodded upon hearing this, and then asked:

"So, what about the kidnapper? He was the only person I found alive when I was tracking down a large kidnapping gang more than ten years ago. Of course, he has been killed now. But the clues about him are not interrupted. So who took over later? Your Criminal Investigation Division or the Special Crime Division?"

Date Kou's movements froze for a moment, and he answered with a somewhat unhappy expression:

"The matter of the deceased was forcibly taken over by the police. Now none of us has the right to interfere."

Nishihara Tadahiko's heart sank when he heard this. If the police forcefully took over, that meant that he would no longer be able to follow this line to investigate the whereabouts of his brother Toshiya.

Fortunately, I now have some of the names on Kagino Satoshi's list and clues about the laboratory, so this time it's not a complete failure. And even though we didn't actually meet, I did reunite with Toshiya from a distance.

Nishihara Tadahiko suppressed the sudden sadness and disappointment in his heart and tried his best to focus on the more important things at hand. He looked at Date Kou calmly:

"Officer Date is here to take my statement and do a mock portrait, right? Then let's get started before my memory fades."

Because Nishihara Tadahiko was also a police officer and was familiar with the process, he was able to record the confession very quickly. Then, he described the characteristics of the mission according to the image of the bomber he saw behind the shelf at the time, and worked together to simulate the portrait.

The police will then use this portrait as an important reference to more quickly identify the dangerous individual who purchased the explosives and prepared to commit a crime.

If there were more witnesses, the police could combine the portraits recalled by different witnesses to more accurately identify the suspect. However, this time, there was only one witness, Tadahiko Nishihara.

Fortunately, he had received professional training, and was able to reassure the detectives in the investigation section about his ability to remember the suspect's facial features.

However, as Date Kou watched the portrait gradually take shape, his uneasiness grew more and more serious. When the portrait was finished, Date Kou looked at the extremely familiar face on the drawing paper and took a deep breath.

"It's him? The bomber from four years ago?"

Nishihara Tadahiko knew why he had such a big reaction. Four years ago, the bomber's extortion case that shocked the entire Metropolitan Police Department had all the members of the Investigation Division mobilized, even Date Kou, who had just graduated from the police academy.

After the case was finally solved, if Satoshi Kagino had not intervened in time and caught the bomber in advance, his good friend Kenji Hagiwara would have almost died in the explosion of Asai Apartment.

Therefore, Date Ko's impression of this bomber must have been much deeper than that of others.

But knowing it doesn't mean that the original Nishihara Tadahiko should also know it, so Nishihara Tadahiko just looked at Date Ko in confusion, waiting for him to give him an explanation.

As expected, Date Kou did not disappoint him, and explained with a sigh:

"You must have heard about the case four years ago where the bomber blackmailed the police department. There were two bombers at the time, and you met one of them. But after they were arrested, the other bomber took all the charges, and this guy was only an accomplice. He was imprisoned for two years and then released after serving his sentence.

Because of some personal reasons, I paid more attention to these two bombers, so I heard a piece of news. The relationship between these two bombers was very good, and the bomber who took all the charges fell seriously ill a year ago and eventually died in prison. By that time, this guy had already been released from prison. "

Nishihara Tadahiko frowned. He had never thought that the bomber was not a prison escapist, but was planning to commit crimes again after being released from prison. And the reason that prompted him to commit crimes again was also very obvious. His former accomplice died of illness in prison, which made him have a huge hatred for the police. Just like in the original book, he planned this crime plan.

"So, it was revenge against the police? Unfortunately, he didn't tell us the details of the crime he was planning when he was talking to himself, so we couldn't find the exact location where he planned to place the bomb. Oh! That's right!"

Nishihara Tadahiko seemed to suddenly remember something and looked up at Date Kou anxiously:

"Which police officer brought him back to the Metropolitan Police Department? Quickly inform them, beware of the bomber's retaliation!"

Date Kou also nodded in agreement:

"We have already considered what you said, so we have notified Matsuda, the police officer who arrested him that year. But Matsuda refused to protect him, and has already started to secretly investigate in some crowded areas and places with his team members."

Nishihara Tadahiko had anticipated this and just sighed and said:

"Now that we know the other party's identity, we should be able to find him sooner."

However, I didn't expect that a rare hint of embarrassment would appear on Ida Hang's usually mature and steady face.

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