Chapter 31
Hoshikawa and Akira followed the hooded man out of the room.
He didn't expect that this guy, who was obviously someone he knew, was actually the black-clothed hooded man that Conan was following. But according to Conan and Akai Shuichi's analysis, this man is likely to be related to the winery!
The last time he showed up was downstairs of my house. Could he really be looking for me?
So, why did I get to know such a dangerous guy?
I can only remember meeting him a handful of times, and I have never told anyone that I know him.
Xingchuan and Ming are also unsure about what impact their past acquaintance with each other will have on their present selves.
But the most important thing right now is to perform the script that I just wrote on the spur of the moment.
Afterwards, whether the hooded man was beaten back by Shuichi Akai or Shuichi Akai was lured into a trap by the hooded man, it had nothing to do with him after both of them successfully left the scene.
According to the script he had just come up with in a fit of anger, this drama specifically targeting Akai Shuichi would require the participation of two other actors, one of whom was the burglar and murderer who was said to be roaming around the area.
Hoshikawa and Ming only learned about the existence of such a criminal when they heard Date Kou casually mention it on their way home.
I just mentioned that Okiya Subaru, who was transformed by Shuichi Akai, was staying at Kudo's house. In a moment of desperation, I thought of pinning the charges of burglary and theft on Okiya Subaru.
Who allowed that guy to accuse him without any basis last time with Conan? Let him have a taste of his own medicine this time.
However, when Xingchuan and Ming made this plan, they were actually just proposing the most attractive option, and they were not actually sure that the hooded man would agree to it.
After all, whether in my memory or in the brief encounter just now, this person always gave people a cold and difficult-to-talk-to feeling.
I always feel that when dealing with such a person, except for those who are very special to him, if others accidentally anger him, nothing good will happen.
That's why I have been so cautious.
However, unexpectedly, except for the time when he looked directly into the other person's eyes, the hooded man's temper was much better than he had expected.
Even though the "script" I gave was so complicated and ridiculous, he actually agreed without even thinking about it, without considering the possibility of failure.
It was as if he was already accustomed to taking scripts from himself and was convinced that his own scripts were indeed feasible.
But, there is no such experience in my memory? Of course, I cannot rule out the possibility that I have forgotten it again.
Xingchuan and Ming discovered early in the morning that their memories were just like a target that had been shot at. It was full of holes and pits and was totally unreliable.
On the contrary, the hooded man's calm and composed attitude seems more reliable.
But the key point is that this time the script not only requires them to appear on stage at the same time, but also requires him to catch the notorious thief and murderer as a prop in the shortest possible time!
He actually agreed to such a difficult operation?
Wait, I promised...
Xingchuan and Ming suddenly had an idea and immediately remembered what the other party said before they set out just now: "Who do you think pried open your door lock?"
If we add to that the mess in the room when we opened the door, as if it had been robbed, is there actually another possibility...
His eyes widened in shock.
It can't be such a coincidence, right?
Could it be that the person who broke my door lock and messed up my house was not the hooded man who suddenly appeared, but the legendary thief and murderer who had already roamed around the neighborhood?
My family is so unlucky that a thief has come here just a few days later?
Hoshikawa and Ming looked back at the door that was deliberately left open when they left, as well as the traces of theft that had not yet been cleaned up, and felt that their understanding of Beika Town had been completely refreshed.
So, when the hooded man came to look for him, he happened to run into a thief in his house, so he took advantage of the situation and killed the thief?
But it's a good thing that the hooded man came over, otherwise I would be the one who had to face the thief and murderer, right?
I was already exhausted when I was fighting a robber on the road. If I really had to fight a murderer, I might not be able to hold on.
Fortunately, fortunately the hooded man came.
I almost ran into danger head-on just now, and I get scared just thinking about it.
So, where is the unlucky criminal that the hooded man bumped into now?
Xingchuan and Ming took a few quick steps and caught up with the hooded man in front of them. They carefully considered their tone and asked tentatively:
"You've caught the thief and murderer, haven't you? Have you locked him up?"
The hooded man's voice was as calm as if he had just drunk a glass of water. He answered nonchalantly:
"I had no place to keep him. I just knocked him out and threw him a little further away."
As he spoke, he stopped at a bend.
By now they had reached the bottom of the building and were back in the spider-web-like maze of alleys.
According to the script designed by Xingchuan and Ming before, he either stayed indoors or left early and returned late these days, which easily gave people the impression that no one was at home, and thus became the target of the thief and murderer.
After I returned home for some time tonight, the tool thief and murderer suddenly broke into the house to steal, but found that there was someone halfway in the house.
After discovering the other party, he naturally resisted, and the two of them chased each other into the alley in front of them.
According to the script, Xingchuan and Ming will meet a kind passerby who happens to pass by here - a hooded man, and then he will help them catch the thief and murderer.
However, because the alleys were too complicated, the two had to act separately, one in charge of one direction, just like that day when Xingchuan Heming and Mao Lilan searched for the lost Conan separately.
Afterwards, Xingchuan and Ming would first call Date Ko for help, and then after chasing the arrogant thief and murderer out of the community and for two blocks, they finally caught him.
However, the hooded man who was a kind passerby who was trying to help chased in the wrong direction and went straight to Kudo's house, mistaking the pink-haired Okiya Subaru for a thief and murderer who had escaped.
Then, after Date Kou arrived, the two of them beat up Okiya Subaru together and also charged him with attempted theft.
Perfect!
Anyway, the hooded man looks like he has considerable fighting ability. Plus, Date Kou was once even better than Furuya Rei in swordsmanship. So the two of them together should be more than enough to deal with Okiya Subaru.
Afterwards, Hoshikawa and Ming came forward to explain that they had caught the person and the misunderstanding was resolved. Okiya Subaru, who was unwilling to cause trouble due to his identity, must have been willing to swallow this stupid loss.
In the whole thing, not to mention the thief and murderer who was used as a prop for the performance, the hooded man was completely working in vain, Hoshikawa and Akira successfully took revenge, Date Kou happily brought the fugitive back to claim the credit, and a world was achieved in which Okiya Subaru was the only one injured.
The reason why Kou Ida was also brought into the script was because Hoshikawa Kazuaki remembered that Kou Ida had been resentful of the thief and murderer who was on the run.
And according to my plan, I can help him get rid of his worries and do myself a favor at the same time, and I won't encounter any danger. It can be said to be a win-win situation.
However, when designing the script, Hoshikawa and Akira did not expect that the hooded man was actually the man in black that Subaru Okiya had been suspicious of. If these two people met again...
Therefore, even he himself was not sure in which direction things would develop.
Meanwhile, the hooded man, who still looked difficult to get along with, was working tirelessly to create fake traces of a chase at the entrance of the alley.
He looked very skilled and experienced, but the more Xingchuan and Ming watched, the more they felt that this man must have done many similar things before.
He began to feel worried for a moment.
What should I do? The possibility that this thing is a bottle of wine seems to be getting bigger and bigger!
"Okay, according to your script, the two of us just happened to meet at this corner. Then you'll ask me to help chase the little thief, and we'll chase him in two different directions at the next fork in the road."
The hooded man pointed to the separation point he had already chosen, which happened to be the alley leading to the fork in the road when Conan followed him last time.
At that time, Hoshikawa and Akira were knocked unconscious by Okiya Subaru's punch here.
Is it a coincidence?
Is this the way of revenge: "retaliate from where you were defeated"?
This coincidence is too ironic.
For a moment, Xingchuan and Ming began to wonder if the hooded man really knew exactly what they were thinking. Otherwise, how could the location he chose be so coincidental?
Xingchuan and Ming tried to hold back, but in the end they couldn't hold back any longer and simply asked directly:
"There are so many roads here, why did you choose this alley?" Was it intentional?
The hooded man glanced at him, seeming to find the question boring, but answered anyway:
"According to the script, the place you choose should have many forks in the road and be close to the road outside. Only this alley meets your script requirements. What? You wrote your own script but you don't know it yourself?"
Xingchuan and Ming were speechless for a moment. It turned out to be a coincidence. He quickly changed the subject and asked another question:
"Ahem, where did you put that thief and murderer? If he's far away from the target, he'll have to be moved nearby in advance. Otherwise, it will seem too outrageous and the police will get suspicious."
The hooded man said calmly:
"Don't worry, I left it nearby, just on my way. I was planning to take it away when I left your place, but now it's just a good opportunity to make use of it. It would be nice if the Metropolitan Police Department could take the initiative to deal with it later."
Xingchuan Heming felt embarrassed when he heard this. He always felt that what he said was like discussing how to deal with classified garbage.
After getting the address of the thief and murderer from the hooded man, Hoshikawa and Ming briefly confirmed that there would be no mistakes in the subsequent plot, and then acted separately from him.
When walking through the alley that once recorded the feud between him and Akai Shuichi, Hoshikawa Heming suddenly felt that his mood began to cheer up.
He actually began to look forward to the wonderful expression on Okiya Subaru's face when he met him later.
Walking through the complex and winding alleys, Xingchuan Heming deliberately "accidentally" bumped into the pile of debris in the corner of the wall at a turn, leaving a few pieces of debris that fell in a panic on the ground.
After all, it was completely dark, and we were chasing in such a complex terrain. For someone like me who had not received professional training, stability with a touch of chaos made it more realistic.
Now, there is chaos, and only stability remains.
According to Hoshikawa Kazuaki's script, after he chases the man out of the alley and calms down, he suddenly realizes that the man is a wanted murderer and that he should not have chased him alone.
So to be safe, he would call Ida Hang from here, but he would report the direction that the hooded man was chasing.
The hooded man's destination has been determined, which is 2-chome-21, Beika-cho, where Subaru Okiya is located.
In this way, Date Kou will be able to smoothly join forces with the hooded man to deal with the troublesome Okiya Subaru together.
It's so late now, it's normal to mistake the wrong person in the dark, right?
As for me, after finding the thief and murderer who was knocked unconscious by the hooded man, I will contact them immediately and tell them that the real criminal is with me so that they can clarify the misunderstanding.
The hooded man who "meant well but ended up making things worse" can take the opportunity to "leave in shame".
This would not only make the matter seem more realistic and believable, but also prevent the three of them from really getting angry and causing a situation that would be too troublesome or even impossible to resolve.
Having designed such a complex and interesting "plot" by himself, Xingchuan and Ming actually felt a hint of excitement in their hearts.
The reason why the hooded man cooperated so well was that perhaps in some unknown memory, he had often designed “plots” for him before?
He had begun to feel curious about the "self" that the hooded man was talking about.
With a secret sense of accomplishment, Hoshikawa Kazuaki took out his phone and prepared to ask Date Kou for support as planned, so that he and the hooded man could team up to beat Akai Shuichi one by one.
But when he looked at his old cell phone screen...
Oh no!
It doesn't work at all...
My cell phone just broke this afternoon!
It hasn't been repaired yet. How can I contact Date Airlines now?
On the other side, the hooded man quickly found the target's location according to the address given by Xingchuan and Ming, and began to carefully explore the environment.
He has always been very confident in the feasibility of the script that Xingchuan and Ming came up with.
Although he would always scare the child due to his complicated emotions when facing him because of what happened in the past, he would never allow anyone else to do anything to hurt the child, no one!
So when he learned that Xingchuan and Ming were beaten into the hospital, he remained calm on the surface, but in his heart he had already decided that he would make them pay the price.
But looking at Xingchuan and Ming's looks, although he was also eager to seek revenge, he just wanted to beat the other party up and be done with it. He was so kind that he was easy to bully.
But he was willing to tolerate Xingchuan and Ming's kindness, and looked forward to a sly smile on that face, as if the person in his memory was smiling at him.
That would make him feel that no matter how much pain he had to endure, all his efforts were worth it.
He reached up and pulled at the hood on his head.
He had deliberately taken this hoodie out of the closet in Xingchuan and Ming's bedroom. He had originally planned to hide in Xingchuan and Ming's house until he came back, but he didn't expect that a thief would try to steal it.
He didn't care whether the other party wanted to steal something, but he couldn't let anyone know that he had been here.
At the same time, he was unwilling to kill people in this situation, so he could only temporarily find a piece of Xingchuan Heming's clothes, and barely disguise himself as Xingchuan Heming, and knocked the little thief unconscious and threw him away before he could react.
I didn't expect that even such a small thief could be used by Xingchuan and Ming.
He pretended to be a genuine kind passerby, but his eyes were looking sharply at a pink-haired man who was leaning against a tree not far away.
It looks exactly like the target described by Hoshikawa Kazuaki.
However, the opponent's strength was far beyond his imagination, and he almost discovered his hiding place just now.
And for some reason, this person always gives me a sense of déjà vu, as if I have seen him somewhere before.
But it doesn't matter. I've encountered unexpected events more than once or twice since I got the script. I just need to solve the problems.
Now he had to lead this man to the agreed location first, so that the police that Xingchuan and Ming had found could arrive in time, and he could accuse this man of burglary in front of the police.
Thinking of the silly lines that Xingchuan and Ming had asked him to shout, the hooded man curled his lips in a look of disgust.
On the other side, Xingchuan Heming was crying while holding his cell phone which had long been broken.
There is always a loophole in a perfect plan. I was only thinking about how to make the entire script more thorough, but I forgot that the key to connecting the two action plans is that the mobile phone must be able to make calls!
I was so nervous when writing the script just now that I completely forgot that my phone was broken.
Now he must quickly contact Ida Kou and lead him to the place agreed with the hooded man in time so that the script can proceed smoothly.
Xingchuan and Ming looked around and saw that there were no other pedestrians on the road, so they couldn't borrow a mobile phone. It was too late to go to the repair shop, and they couldn't get in to the Polo Cafe to borrow a landline because they didn't have the key.
There was a telephone booth nearby, but when he passed by it just now, he saw a sign saying "Under Maintenance" on it, so it must be completely unusable now.
Xingchuan and Ming gritted their teeth and simply ran towards the direction where the thief and murderer was.
Since that unfortunate little thief broke my new lock, it wouldn't be too much to let me use the phone as compensation, right?
Shuichi Akai was leaning against a big tree very close to his home, secretly watching the pedestrians nearby to see if anyone was paying special attention to the direction of Professor Agasa's house.
He feels that things have been very unlucky for him recently.
First, he received news from Gil that Baifu was coming to help find Shirley, and then while supporting Conan Edogawa, he accidentally injured an ordinary person due to a misjudgment.
Although later on, from the information provided by Conan, it was found that the high school student named Hoshikawa Kazuaki was not an ordinary person, Akai Shuichi still felt very sorry.
However, Shuichi Akai knew in his heart that the fundamental reason for his wrong judgment this time was that he was too nervous about the news about Baifu.
In fact, when Shuichi Akai was undercover in the organization, he had never met Baifu, so he didn't know this person. But he heard from other channels that Baifu was barely a researcher and was very familiar with Shirley at the time.
The impact of Shirley's defection on the organization this time was very huge, so they sent people to investigate one after another, determined to get accurate information.
The person in charge of this mission before was Bourbon, and the undercover police officer had already reached an agreement with him and would not really expose Shirley to the organization.
However, if a real member of the organization who is more familiar with Shirley and even knows what she looked like when she was a child comes, Shuichi Akai is really not sure what the other party will do after discovering Haibara Ai.
So from that day on, Shuichi Akai would often carry Okiya Subaru's shell and secretly guard the roadside near Dr. Agasa's house, observing whether there were any suspicious people wandering around.
Suddenly, Shuichi Akai sensed that someone was secretly spying on him.
He instantly became alert, using the trees behind him as cover, moving to a suitable angle and observing carefully, trying to find the person who had just spied on him.
However, he was somewhat surprised that several possible hiding places nearby showed no signs of having been used.
Could it be that the other party has discovered what he did in those places?
Or was it that I was just overthinking?
Just when Shuichi Akai was about to look away, a pedestrian who was walking on the road suddenly turned around and made a purposeful gesture in his direction, indicating that he should follow him.
Akai Shuichi's expression froze.
It turned out to be a guy with a hood on and his face couldn't be seen clearly.
It turns out that the other party was not hiding at all, but was walking on the street openly?
Who is this guy who is so arrogant?
With this kind of behavior, could he really be the person sent by the organization to investigate Shirley's situation?
Shuichi Akai pretended to follow the other party's intention and was led to an empty place, wanting to see what the other party wanted to do by deliberately leading him here.
However, as soon as he arrived, the masked man in a casual hoodie suddenly jumped out, pointed at him and shouted:
"You damned thief and murderer, I finally caught you!"
Although this person is dressed in a cool manner, his words, actions and temperament are all extremely impulsive. He speaks righteously as if the Akai Shuichi in front of him is really an unforgivable villain.
Shuichi Akai was stunned at the time.
What is this guy talking about? Who is the thief and murderer?
Wait, why did he just start punching me when we had a disagreement?
"Please wait a moment. To avoid unnecessary misunderstanding, it is better for this gentleman to explain clearly. What thief and murderer?"
"Don't try to make excuses! I've chased you for three blocks, I'm definitely not wrong! Since I promised the victim today that I would catch you, beat you up and hand you over to the police, I'm going to beat you up!"
Although the hooded man's face was covered with a mask and his expression could not be seen, the righteous indignation in his words and the passion in his actions made Shuichi Akai immediately realize that this was a kind-hearted citizen who was brave enough to do something righteous, but unfortunately he had found the wrong person in a hurry.
However, Shuichi Akai could never have imagined that the person in front of him seemed to be furious, but in fact he was very calm in his heart.
He memorized the lines strictly according to the script given by Hoshikawa Kazuaki, and the intonation of each word in his speech was just right. His acting skills were honed through years of experience, so that he could perfectly match the script of Hoshikawa Kazuaki, and no one could see any flaws.
Akai Shuichi calmly caught the opponent's punch, still explaining:
"...Wait, I'm not a thief and murderer. You must have lost your direction while chasing someone."
He thought the other party was the big fish he had been waiting for, but he didn't expect that it was just a passerby who was brave enough to do something righteous. Akai Shuichi was speechless. This was really a big black pot that fell from the sky!
However, no matter how Shuichi Akai argued after holding up Okiya Subaru's shell, the hooded man who appeared as a passerby just refused to believe him, and always looked like a passionate young man who wanted to rid the people of harm.
"I advise you not to be stubborn anymore. I have already called the police. You can't get away today!"
The hooded man calmly spoke out his pre-planned speech, and on the surface he looked righteous, as if he was certain that the pink-haired man in front of him would not escape the law.
In fact, he was extremely disgusted with this kind of performance. If it wasn't for the sake of cooperating with Xingchuan and Ming's script, how could he have said such a stupid thing.
But I have to say that this stupid and impulsive way of speaking is indeed the best disguise at this moment.
He even pretended to be excited and went straight up to fight with Akai Shuichi.
The hooded man was quite skilled, and his moves were ruthless, but Shuichi Akai obviously did not want to kill an "innocent passerby", so he held back, and for a while he was forced into a dilemma.
The two men exchanged punches and it turned out that they were evenly matched.
Akai Shuichi was already getting a little anxious. In his opinion, this kind of fight that started with a mistake or even a disagreement was completely meaningless.
But the person on the other side kept pestering me, and if I wanted to get away, I had to defeat him first.
He was going to use all his strength.
In fact, the hooded man was much more anxious than Akai Shuichi.
According to Xingchuan and Ming's script, a familiar policeman should have come over to arrest the man by now.
But it turned out that the targets had already been alarmed and were unexpectedly strong, but the police who were supposed to be on the scene were absent.
What happened to Xingchuan and Ming this time? Did they lose touch?
This guy is so powerful. If the police don’t come, I won’t be able to hold on any longer!
On the other side, Xingchuan and Ming finally found the thief and murderer who was knocked unconscious and thrown there in the corner of an abandoned warehouse.
Without even taking a breath, he hurriedly searched everywhere on the prisoner's body and indeed found the prisoner's cell phone.
Hoshikawa Kazuaki finally put his worries to rest and quickly opened the screen to call Date Kou's cell phone.
But then his mind went blank.
Finished!
I don’t even remember Date Hang’s cell phone number!
Ida Hang had just finished a date with his girlfriend Natalie and was standing at the door of her house, waving goodbye to her reluctantly.
When he left, a rare smile full of happiness and anticipation, which only belongs to young people, appeared on Ida Ko's slightly mature face.
Suddenly, his cell phone rang.
Ida Hang took a look at the caller ID and found that it was the internal transfer number of the National Police Agency?
Is this because someone wanted to find me but didn't know my mobile phone number, so they called the Metropolitan Police Department and the call was transferred to me through the Metropolitan Police Department?
How anxious must this person be?
Yi Dahang suppressed his doubts and pressed the answer button.
"Moshi Moshi? Who is that?"
"Brother Ida? Great! Come on, come and help me!"
Hoshikawa Kazuaki's voice was filled with rapid breathing, and his anxious emotions came directly through the receiver of the cell phone, making Date Kou instantly serious.
"Hiroshigawa? Calm down and tell me what happened. How about this, tell me the address first, and we'll talk about the details on the way."
Yi Dahang made arrangements calmly and quickly, got in the car, closed the door, fastened his seat belt, and rushed out with his foot on the accelerator.
"You mean, you ran into that thief and murderer, and you chased him all the way, and now you're about to be discovered by him?"
Ida Hang's anger rose rapidly.
I was afraid that Xingchuan and Ming would be in danger, so I sent them all the way home. But this dishonest guy actually ran into danger himself, and only remembered to call me for help after being discovered by the criminal?
Even if Xingchuan Heming had practiced a bit before, he was still in a weak state. And that thief and murderer had really killed people and seen blood, and his ferocity was far beyond the reach of amateur players like Xingchuan Heming.
Even with this, he actually dared to rush forward?
But no matter how angry you are, now is not the time to lecture anyone.
Ida Hang suppressed his anger and worry towards Hoshikawa Kazuaki, increased his speed, and rushed towards the address given by Hoshikawa Kazuaki.
At the same time, he also tried to calm Xingchuan and Ming, but he had to lower his voice to prevent the thief and murderer on the opposite side from hearing the sound and being attracted, thus exposing the location of Xingchuan and Ming.
"I'll be there soon. You must stay calm now, and be careful not to be discovered by the other party, understand? If you are discovered in the end, don't let him get close to you. He has blood on his hands, and you will not get any good results in his hands in your current physical condition. Protect yourself first."
On the other side of the phone, Xingchuan and Ming held the phone awkwardly, their expressions extremely complicated.
He didn't dare to tell Ida Hang directly that he was not in danger; nor was he too embarrassed to lie and say that his current situation was indeed dangerous.
However, listening to Date Kou's anxious and concerned words that were almost overflowing from the receiver of the mobile phone, Hoshikawa Kazuaki was almost overwhelmed by guilt.
Fortunately, Date Kou was thinking about how to help Xingchuan and Ming overcome the current crisis, so he just gave them a detailed instruction and hung up the phone temporarily. He then immediately called the police, quickly explained the situation, and then notified Takagi Wataru who was on duty tonight.
"Takagi, hurry to this address. The thief and murderer who fled to Beihua City is here. He has just been discovered by the citizens. He may hurt people at any time. We must find and stop the criminal before anything happens. You go there first, and I will drive by another road."
"Okay, Ida-sama, I'll be right there."
Xingchuan Heming looked at the phone that had been hung up, reached out to scratch his hair with a headache, making his already fluffy curly hair even more messy.
This is so bad. I don’t know if Brother Ida can get there in time. It always feels like it’s too late.
In this case, the hooded man is the only one left there. I don't know how strong he is. Can he beat Okiya Subaru smoothly? Or will he be beaten by Okiya Subaru instead?
The most important thing is, after the police arrive, can the hooded man escape smoothly according to the plan?
Hoshikawa and Akira haven't forgotten that Subaru Okiya has been eyeing the hooded man for several days.
Although the hooded man has never shown up before and is not wearing black today, who knows if Okiya Subaru will be able to associate the hooded man's identity with other features?
According to Hoshikawa Kazuaki's original plan, when the hooded man and Okiya Subaru just clashed face to face, Date Kou should have arrived. Then the two of them successfully joined forces to deal with the "negative and stubborn" Okiya Subaru.
But now, so much time has passed, the hooded man must have faced off against Okiya Subaru, but Date Kou just received the news.
Doesn't this mean that the hooded man helped with good intentions but was accidentally tricked by himself?
Hoshikawa Kazuaki checked the thief and murderer again and found that he was still unconscious, so he felt relieved and began to calculate the time it would take for Date Kou to drive to the agreed location.
After estimating that Date Kou should have arrived, Hoshikawa and Ming counted to ten numbers silently before calling Date Kou's cell phone again.
At the end of the last call, he had already asked for Idahang's cell phone number and memorized it.
Only then did he realize that he was so nervous that his palms were full of sweat, and his fingers were slipping even when he pressed the dial button.
The number had already been dialed. Xingchuan and Ming forced themselves to calm down and quickly prepared what they would say later.
However, the call was not connected.
Xingchuan and Ming glanced at the phone screen suspiciously.
Hmm? The call failed? How could it fail?
Xingchuan and Ming anxiously dialed the cell phone number again.
But this time, he was just halfway through typing when he stared at the phone screen in disbelief, even his fingers froze.
There is no signal on my cell phone!
This is impossible. Didn't I just successfully talk to Date Kou? His voice was very clear...
Xingchuan Heming tried several more times, even using the trick of turning off the power and restarting the machine. However, this time, he couldn't even turn it on.
Xingchuan and Ming's eyes were dull for a moment.
However, the next second, he threw the broken cell phone at the still unconscious thief and murderer, turned around and ran out of the warehouse.
This place is not close to the place agreed upon by the hooded man, so I have to run as fast as possible.
I don't know if I can find a working telephone booth or a taxi along the way!
Damn it! Why did this unlucky constitution that is the nemesis of electronic products have to break out at this time? !
When Date Ko finally arrived at the place that Hoshikawa and Akira had mentioned, before he could get off the car, he heard the sound of fighting coming from an empty field nearby.
His first reaction was, were Xingchuan and Ming discovered by the criminal? And they had already started fighting?
Xingchuan Heming's body is still so weak, will he suffer any loss?
Ida Hang quickly got out of the car and rushed towards the direction where the fighting sound came from without thinking.
However, when he arrived at the place, he found that Xingchuan and Ming were not among the two people fighting.
Did we find the wrong place?
The hooded man had just dodged a punch from Akai Shuichi that was aimed at his face, and took the opportunity to turn around and kick the opponent in the side, but Akai Shuichi, who had anticipated it, raised his arm to block it.
The two men fought quickly several times and then separated again.
The hooded man looked quite shabby at this moment. His clothes were covered with dust, and his right arm hung stiffly, obviously injured.
In contrast, Shuichi Akai was calm and composed, his eyes slightly open, his dark green eyes fixed on the hooded man's face covered by the mask, his expression full of confidence and determination to win.
He discovered during the previous fight that the hooded man opposite him had been deliberately avoiding movements that would allow him to pass by him, and was always on guard against him punching him in the face.
This obviously defensive behavior made Shuichi Akai immediately realize that this person was deliberately hiding his appearance and he didn't want him to see his face!
Who would be so secretive about their appearance and identity that they would even try to protect their mask from being knocked off by their opponent even if they missed the initiative in a fierce fight?
There are so many reasons.
At least Akai Shuichi himself has to hide his appearance from anyone for very complicated reasons.
So when faced with someone who was clearly actively provoking him but whose identity was hidden secrets, Shuichi Akai's vigilance was immediately triggered.
This caused him to become more aggressive and cunning in subsequent fights, with his only intention being to take off the opponent's mask to have a look.
The hooded man was already annoyed by Akai Shuichi's rogue fighting style. His true appearance has always been a big secret, and only a very few people in the world have seen it.
But this pink-haired guy kept attacking him in the face, but his fighting power was higher than his.
I can only barely hold on for the time being, but I won't be able to hold on any longer.
He became more and more anxious.
At this moment, they heard the sound of a car coming not far away, and then someone got out of the car and ran towards this side quickly.
The two immediately raised their guard.
At the same time, the hooded man guessed that the person who suddenly broke into the battle was most likely the policeman that Xingchuan and Ming had found to be in charge of pushing the script forward.
The hooded man once again dodged Akai Shuichi's sudden attack and immediately seized the opportunity to shout at the newcomer:
"This pink-haired guy is a thief and murderer! Come help me catch him!"
Ida Ko was cheered up when he heard this. At this time, he did not have time to think about why the person who was fighting with the thief and murderer was not Hoshikawa Kazuaki, but this man wearing a mask.
As a criminal policeman, arresting criminals and protecting citizens is the top priority at this time.
Date Kou suddenly appeared and joined the battle. His powerful fighting power forced Okiya Subaru to retreat step by step for a while, and he had to give up the attack on the hooded man.
Seeing that the person who had just called out had escaped, Date Kou turned his attention back and asked him, "Are you okay?"
However, after meeting the hooded man's dark red eyes, combined with his already impressive skills and his familiar, covert attire, Date Kou suddenly froze and blurted out:
"Why you?"
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