The target threatened that no matter which entrance the police entered the cylindrical building from, they would kill the hostages immediately. Although the police speculated that the target would not shoot the hostages directly, they could not take the hostages' lives at risk.
However, sitting back and waiting is not an option for the police.
So they chose a side road and, like some kind of word game, chose to ambush near these two exits.
Ambush on the rooftop of the cylindrical building is also a possible route for the opponent to exit. At the same time, this does not count as entering the building and is outside the target person's threatening words.
However, the emergency ladder leading to the roof is very old and has been in disrepair for many years. It is covered with traces of rust and poses a particularly high risk.
However, Kenji Hagiwara still took the initiative to apply to ambush on the cylindrical rooftop and carry out a surprise rescue operation that was ready at any time.
"Senior Hagiwara, this is too dangerous!" Komiyayama Yuu said with a worried look, "Although I am also very worried about the hostages, it is useless to go up and wait continuously. Otherwise, why don't we wait a little longer? Aren't the public security involved in this operation? How about leaving it to them?"
"They are hunting down the other force this guy wants to contact, and it will take time to allocate manpower." Hagiwara Kenji replied with a smile, "Besides, no matter what, someone has to go up in the end - I can do it."
"But senior, this matter is originally led by the public security, so they should be responsible. And this ladder is really too old. What if you accidentally fall down..."
Komiyayama Yuu looked concerned. He said, "Senior, why don't we wait for the Metropolitan Police Department to send us more safety equipment? We don't need to wait. More safety will ensure better rescue efforts later."
"The safety equipment on site is sufficient. I have experience and training for this kind of situation, so it's not a dangerous situation." Hagiwara Kenji put on the simple safety equipment and raised his eyes to answer, "Besides, we don't have that much time. Every extra second we wait increases the possibility of an accident."
His handsome droopy eyes were now firm: "I would rather be in more danger than let the hostages be in more danger."
"But Senior..."
Kenji Hagiwara was already preparing to climb the emergency ladder. When he heard Yuu Komiyama's call, he turned around and looked at him one last time. His purple eyes shone brightly in the light.
Kenji Hagiwara's magnetic, usually leisurely and seductive voice was particularly calm at this moment. He said, "I am a policeman."
It was just such a simple sentence, but it made a loud sound.
——He is a policeman, and it is his responsibility to protect the lives and safety of the people. He will not be afraid of any incident and will use everything he has to uphold and safeguard justice and conscience.
Komiyama Yuu looked slightly stunned, while Hagiwara Kenji had already turned his back, waved and greeted the other colleagues standing on both sides, and then quickly began to climb the rusty emergency ladder.
The other police colleagues were not idle either. Some were responsible for the security protection of Hagiwara, some were cooperating to prepare for the deployment of air cushions in the area, and some were contacting the headquarters to explain the situation and apply for the next action...
New hope unfolds.
Before Jiang Lai returned the gun to the target, he reminded him, "You'd better not think about getting the gun back and then attacking me." Jiang Lai smiled, "People in the organization are not so easy to deal with, you know that, right? If you have any second thoughts, the organization will not give you a second chance."
The voice was calm, yet it carried a hint of oppression and threat, like the slightest hint of ice before an avalanche, foreshadowing the subsequent surge.
The target person nodded repeatedly, indicating that he would definitely not make any unusual moves.
In fact, he originally had some dark thoughts, such as trying to shoot Jiang Lai to death, but after considering the consequences, he suppressed them one by one.
It was indeed as the black-haired young man said, members of the organization were not so easy to be dealt with. Shooting yourself would not necessarily kill the other party, but would make your position more dangerous. In fact, the target person also had some naive thoughts of reconciliation with the organization. After all, no one wanted to confront that powerful organization and live in fear for the rest of their lives.
Moreover, even if you really shot and killed the other person, the police would consider you as shooting a hostage, which would be very disadvantageous to you in the subsequent process.
Moreover, I no longer have any living hostages to threaten me, and the police will definitely come to arrest me. Then the people who ambushed the police will know that I have committed a betrayal by shooting a member of the organization, and they will definitely not let me off easily afterwards...
After briefly thinking about the possible consequences mentioned above, the target person silently chose to obey in his heart, hoping that he could reach a certain reconciliation with the organization through this cooperation and the valuable intelligence evidence that would be handed over later.
Jiang Lai ruffled his hair and wrinkled and dirty his clothes, and asked the target person to kick him a few times symbolically (the target person was extremely scared and did not dare to use any strength, and just kicked him a few times symbolically, but after Jiang Lai's repeated instructions, he still gritted his teeth and kicked him hard). Combined with the horrible pinch marks on his neck that had turned purple and blue, he looked even more vicious and pitiful.
Jiang Lai: Perfect. Now I can see that I am just a poor hostage who has been abused. I am innocent and miserable. No one should doubt me anymore!
What follows is the continuation of the robbers and hostages' acting, Jiang Lai and other Lei's actions, and the subsequent response actions of the target persons.
Before this final scene began, Jiang Lai considered some possibilities again in his mind, so he took out the anesthetic needle from his watch and stuck it on the inside cuff of his coat.
The target dragged Jiang Lai, who pretended to be unconscious, to the open rooftop on the top of the cylindrical building. In the sky, the distant buildings seemed tiny, giving people the illusion that they were stepping on everything.
The target person looked at the vast scenery around him, which was deserted, and suddenly he felt malicious.
If you were standing on the edge of the roof, it would be reasonable to pretend to let the hostage fall accidentally... The bricks on the edge of this roof are very low, only up to the height of the calf.
After all, I have been dragging the "unconscious" hostage, so it is normal for my muscles to feel numb and my posture to adjust. If I am not careful and my posture loosens, the other person will fall down!
This is different from an active shooting! It can be explained as an unintentional act! An accident! The target thought to himself, his malice and audacity swelled.
Jiang Lai closed his eyes and felt the cold wind from the high building brushing past his ears, blowing up the strands of his hair.
The target's arm around his neck was squeezing his throat, making Jiang Lai's already injured neck even more uncomfortable, but Jiang Lai endured the severe pain and kept his head down and relaxed, like a person who was truly unconscious.
The rooftop was very open, and no one had been there for a long time. The corners were covered with moss and green plants. The police seemed to have sent people to monitor the escape location above. At this time, the police officers who were already waiting at the bottom of the emergency stairs were carefully using the sight block created by the building to secretly pry open the bottom door.
Although Jiang Lai closed his eyes, based on the structural diagram and the trajectory of the target person dragging him, he was able to roughly judge that the other party was walking towards the edge of the roof.
The cool breeze blew up his collar, and the arm that was holding his neck seemed to relax. His body leaned forward slightly, and Jiang Lai vaguely sensed that something was wrong -
It was as if the other party wanted to push him down accidentally!
When this thought came to his mind, Jiang Lai immediately narrowed his eyes slightly. In front of him was indeed the low bricks of the roof and the half exposed high sky overlooking the view!
"!!"
Jiang Lai's heart instantly surged with vigilance and the desire to counterattack, but before he could act, the target person was suddenly shot in the head by a sniper bullet from a distance!
Blood splattered, and the hand holding Jiang Lai suddenly lost its strength, and the movement to drag him forward also stopped. The target person who was sniped from the front naturally fell backwards with the impact -
Almost at the same time, a hand came from the side and grabbed Jiang Lai's arm in time, like a divine weapon descending from the sky!
"Jiang Lai——!"
Feeling someone holding him tightly, Jiang Lai tried to adjust his body position but pushed back again, continuing his fake coma and falling down limply.
The man grasped the black-haired young man's arm with his powerful hand and pulled him back a few steps, away from the dangerous edge of the rooftop. He bent his arms tightly around Jiang Lai and half-hugged him in his arms, as a gesture of protection.
Jiang Lai relaxed his body, lowered his head naturally, and saw the man's clothes with slightly narrowed eyes. Combined with the voice just shouting, he had roughly determined who this person was.
——Kenji Hagiwara.
Oh, good, completely safe.
The few drops of blood that had just splashed on Jiang Lai's cheek slid down, bringing a slight itchy touch, and the air was filled with a faint smell of blood. In fact, his emotions were still surging with some complexity.
In this situation, feeling the warm embrace of a human body behind him, Jiang Lai suddenly felt a tiredness rising from the bottom of his heart.
He let out a breath in his heart, and his fingers hidden under his sleeves moved slightly, inserting the anesthetic needle stuck in the inner cuff into his flesh.
——The anesthetic needle developed by Dr. Agasa for Conan will automatically disappear once it enters the human body. At the same time, the metabolism is very fast, and even if a special blood test is performed afterwards, it is almost impossible to detect it.
It is an absolutely covert operation.
Pretending to be unconscious won't fool the police and doctors who are checking closely. Jiang Lai's consciousness receded quickly like the tide, and he finally thought, "Then I'll just have a real sleep."
Thank you for your hard work, Officer.
I need to take a good rest too.
Author's comments: Jiang Lai (read comics.jpg): Is this an illusion? Why do I feel like this Officer Komiyayama is a little bit like... jasmine tea (?)