Chapter 133

Not many people knew about the involvement of Satoshi Kagino, the "assistant", and since they were all police officers, they naturally knew what should be kept confidential, so the part about the hacker's involvement in this case was quickly concealed.

It was not until this time that Jinpei Matsuda and Juzo Megure finally came to a conclusion.

Jinpei Matsuda successfully persuaded Juzo Megure to agree to his risky plan of staying on the Ferris wheel, saying, "We don't know when the next bomb will explode, and the bomber may not be interrogated in time."

In fact, the problem that Matsuda Jinpei was worried about was also the problem that all the police officers at the scene were worried about. However, no one wanted to take the risk of their colleagues' lives because of the possibility of unknown results. Therefore, no one would agree with Matsuda Jinpei's decision on this issue.

However, Matsuda Jinpei finally made this choice. Even though it would be much safer with the method of pausing the bomb countdown, everyone still admired his choice.

Of course, Matsuda Jinpei also owes more reflections for this.

As time was running out, everyone was counting down silently, staring anxiously at the Ferris wheel above their heads.

More and more police officers completed their evacuation work and gathered under the Ferris wheel to look up silently. The mobile team members rushed over immediately after handling the explosion scene at the exit, and looked at the seat hanging high at the top of the Ferris wheel with concern.

It was as if the entire amusement park had suddenly become quiet, and only the No. 72 seat carrying everyone's hopes became the focus of the world. Everyone was praying that Matsuda Jinpei would return safely.

The countdown is getting closer, one minute, half a minute, ten seconds, five seconds, within three seconds!

Inspector Megure's cell phone made a "ding" sound, an email alert sounded. It was the email that Jinpei Matsuda sent in the last three seconds with his hand speed that could leave an afterimage. It was the address of the next explosion indicated by the bomb display.

However, at this moment, no one cared about the content of the email. They were still staring at the No. 72 seat of the Ferris wheel with nervousness or worry.

Finally, the countdown reached zero, but the bomb that was supposed to explode at this time still did not move at all. People watched for a while longer, but the compartment still did not explode. Everything was calm and peaceful, as if nothing had happened.

Finally someone whispered:

"This is... the bomb countdown has been successfully stopped?"

On the phone, Matsuda Jinpei's voice was as calm and confident as usual:

"The timer stopped when it hit 0 seconds. I have already started trying to defuse the bomb. It will be done in three minutes."

After a second of silence, the crowd suddenly cheered with great excitement. Whistles, cheers, and excited shouts merged into one. People vented their tension and fear towards the still intact Ferris wheel seats, and then madly praised Matsuda Jinpei's bravery and persistence.

Megure Juzo reached out and adjusted his hat, let out a long breath, and finally showed his first smile since the case happened.

Kenji Hagiwara maintained the posture of looking up at the Ferris wheel, with his palms covering his eyes, but a relaxed smile of "finally relieved" appeared on the corners of his mouth.

Captain Ida sighed and crossed his arms, his serious face finally softening.

More police officers waiting below either high-fived each other or praised loudly. Even Tadahiko Nishihara couldn't help but join the crowd of celebraters.

Until Matsuda Jinpei's voice came from the phone:

"The bomb has been successfully dismantled. You can now restart the Ferris wheel and let me off."

Megure Jusan frowned upon hearing this and said in a serious tone:

"Because of the previous explosion, the Ferris wheel cannot be started temporarily. We have contacted the amusement park for repairs. After the repairs, the Ferris wheel can resume rotation and the people trapped in the seats can be lowered. Before that, Matsuda, you will stay on it for the time being."

Megure Juzo had already anticipated that Matsuda Jinpei would not be happy about being left alone, so he hung up the phone before Matsuda Jinpei refused.

Then, he looked around at the police officers around him and finally began to give orders seriously:

"Now! Let's go to the explosion site of the second bomb and put an end to this farce once and for all!"

The police officers from the Investigation Division and the Mobile Unit quickly got into action and soon followed Megure Juzo to the next explosion site. Matsuda Jinpei wanted to catch up but couldn't get out, so he could only wait in the compartment in frustration.

Nishihara Tadahiko fulfilled his promise and took Hoshikawa and Akira to the amusement park for a day. However, that night, he learned that the bomber had committed suicide by taking poison while going to the toilet.

"Poison? Where did he get the poison?"

Tadahiko Nishihara was sitting in a private room of a barbecue restaurant, looking at Date Kou with surprise as he provided the information.

"Tsk! That kind of person! He wants to take revenge on society when he does something wrong, but he can't take responsibility when he gets caught."

Matsuda Jinpei on the side had a look of disdain on his face. He wanted to continue complaining, but Hagiwara Kenji secretly elbowed him. He finally remembered that Nishihara Tadahiko was still here, so he shut up reluctantly.

This meal was specially prepared by a few people to thank Nishihara Tadahiko for his help in the bombing case. It just so happened that Nishihara Tadahiko also wanted to find out some follow-up progress of the bombing case, so the four of them hit it off and found a barbecue restaurant near the Metropolitan Police Department to have a small gathering.

Date Ko was one of the detectives in charge of this case in the Investigation Division, and the people present were all insiders who had participated in the investigation, so in addition to expressing their gratitude, the four of them also started a discussion.

But after all, the three members of the police academy team were not very familiar with Nishihara Tadahiko. Hagiwara Kenji was worried that Matsuda Jinpei's outspokenness would disgust his savior, so he used barbecue to block Matsuda Jinpei's mouth and changed the subject:

"Fortunately, the matter was resolved in a timely manner. In addition, Xiao Xingchuan, who assisted the police in arresting the bomber, is still a minor, and the Metropolitan Police Department also has to take into account the privacy and safety of minors. In addition, this matter is not suitable for publicity, so the relevant media reports were suppressed."

However, Nishihara Tadahiko thought that before he entered the copy, he had not been able to find many clues about the case from the reports three years later. Now it seems that there was official interference.

What's even more outrageous is that during this period, Satoshi Kagino also got involved and used hacking methods to completely delete all electronic data about the case in the hands of various media, with the reason being to help Kenji Hagihara.

Tadahiko Nishihara could not help but suspect that this was a task specifically assigned by the Metropolitan Police Department to this "assistant" after Kenji Hagiwara reported his identity as such.

But these are not the main points. What really concerns Nishihara Tadahiko is that the bomber died of poisoning at such a coincidence, and it was suicide. This is a bit too suspicious no matter how you look at it.

He looked at Date Kou:

"Did the Metropolitan Police Department really accept the 'suicide by poisoning' theory? Did they conduct an investigation?"

Ida Hang also said helplessly:

"I know what you are suspicious of. But the autopsy results showed that he was poisoned by an instant-killing poison, and the bomber did intend to get rid of the guards and was alone for a long time when he took the poison. In addition, the bomber was diagnosed with certain mental illnesses, so the Metropolitan Police Department accepted this result."

Nishihara Tadahiko still found it hard to accept this result. According to his previous speculation, although the bomber was responsible for the series of cases at the amusement park, there must be someone behind him who planned it. Otherwise, with the bomber's mental state, it would be impossible for him to formulate such a rigorous plan and even carefully prepare more than one disguise method.

However, now, with the death of the bomber, all clues have been cut off. Regardless of whether the person who poisoned the bomber was the bomber himself, the police have no way to find the gang hiding behind him.

Nishihara Tadahiko blinked, and suddenly felt that this feeling was familiar. He thought of the poisoning case in the tower apartment three years later, where the perpetrator died of poisoning, and the person behind it disappeared without a trace, and the police could not even find the slightest clue.

The bomber had also disappeared before this crime, and the police also did not find any clues about him.

So similar!

Both of them committed poisoning, were good at hiding, and had an ingenious plan. Could it be that the accomplice hiding behind him, helping him avoid the police's sight and perfecting his action plan, was actually Ryo Nagata?

Nishihara Tadahiko suddenly remembered that before entering the dungeon, he was holding a bomb that Ryo Nagata had given him as a gift. He had never thought about why Ryo Nagata could make bombs before, but now he had to suspect that Ryo Nagata had learned how to make bombs from the bomber during his time in contact with him.

Thinking of the bomb threat he would face after returning, Nishihara Tadahiko suddenly felt a tingling sensation on his scalp. He felt that he was courting death when he had originally thought of activating the copy by facing the bomb head-on.

Does the young age of the vest reduce his ability to judge danger?

He was about to deny this possibility, but suddenly the image of Satoshi Kagino's everyday middle school behavior emerged in his mind, and he suddenly became unsure about the answer.

Seeing that he remained silent, with his facial expressions constantly changing, Hagiwara Kenji thought he was worried about the bombing, so he jokingly consoled him:

"Officer Nishihara, please don't worry too much. Although the cause of the bomber's death is indeed suspicious, at least he won't get up again and commit crimes everywhere."

Nishihara Tadahiko smiled bitterly. This was probably the only good news. At least when he returned to three years later, he wouldn't have to be on guard against sneak attacks by escaped bombers.

After the meal, Nishihara Tadahiko's mission in this instance was completed. From now on, whether Nishihara Tadahiko needs to continue looking for clues about his brother or to complete the connection and cooperation with the public security, it will all be done by the vest. Fortunately, according to my own observations three years later, Nishihara Tadahiko's vest did not encounter any trouble.

After returning to his residence, Nishihara Tadahiko immediately contacted Kagamino Satoshi. The two kept their minds connected, opened the comic book at the same time, and clicked "Complete" on the copy page.

After the familiar feeling of dizziness, when his vision became clear again, he had turned back into the 18-year-old Hoshikawa Kazuaki.

In front of him was Matsuda Jinpei, who was striding towards him in an explosion-proof suit. Next to him stood Kagano Satoshi, who had just regained consciousness, and Nishihara Tadahiko, who had just woken up.

Hoshikawa Kazuaki felt the heaviness in his hands and looked down. He saw a bomb decorated like an electronic calendar, which was held steadily in his hands. The bright red countdown on the display continued to tick.

There were 29 minutes left until the bomb exploded.