A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 194 Street Chase

"Ah? Breaking into an ATM machine?" Lin Wuming was stunned when he heard what Huang Quanchuan Aihui said. For a moment he was unable to react to the meaning of these words.

"In other words," Tiger Bee Toumi remained calm and sober, "they stole a cash machine?"

"That's right. They used a multi-purpose excavator," Yomikawa Aiho emphasized. "They forcibly dug out an ATM from a self-service bank."

Lin Wuming finally faced reality and confirmed that the thieves in the car in front had literally stolen an ATM machine.

"What...are they thinking?" I couldn't help but feel speechless.

As a high-tech future city, the proportion of cash usage in Academy City is actually very low...compared to Tokyo City outside.

There are many payment methods here, including e-wallets, mobile payments, credit cards, etc. In the gray area, there are also convenient and easy-to-use things like bearer cash cards.

For criminals, cash is actually the worst option, because large-denomination currencies circulating within Academy City all have built-in chips, which can track their circulation routes and even easily track down the information of their users.

Therefore, Lin Wuming couldn't understand why someone would break into an ATM in broad daylight...

"Wait, I seem to have heard of such an idiot somewhere..." Lin Wuming suddenly thought of something.

At this moment, the van in front suddenly showed superb skills and courage, and made a sharp turn of almost 90 degrees and rushed onto the sidewalk.

Then, he dived into the narrow alley between the two buildings.

The rearview mirror on the left side of the car was directly scraped off by the wall, but other than that, the wide body of the van did not have any more collisions with the walls on both sides!
"Wow! Great driving skills!" Yomikawa Aiho couldn't help but exclaim in praise, patting the roof of the car, "Iron Suit, catch up!"

"Don't make things difficult for me, Mr. Huang Quanchuan!" Tetsujou Zhuili's voice came from the car, "I don't have as good a driving skill as you!"

"Tsk! Stop the car and let me drive!" Aiho Yomikawa said quickly.

This car originally belonged to Aiho Yomikawa, and she could only reach full speed if she drove it herself.

However, she had just gone to the bank to handle her business, while her partner, Tetsuzo Juri, stayed in the car on standby. Then they received an emergency alert saying someone was robbing the bank.

Because it was an emergency operation, in order to save time, Tiezhuang Zhuili, who stayed in the car, sat directly in the driver's seat; this led to the current situation where Tiezhuang Zhuili is driving.

To be fair, the guard, Tiezhuang Zhuili, was also an excellent driver - otherwise he wouldn't have been able to chase so closely all the way.

However, compared to the van driver and Yomikawa Aiho, he was still a little behind. Or perhaps, due to his personality, Tetsujo Juuri didn't have the courage to operate the vehicle recklessly.

In addition, this car was a private property purchased by Aiho Yomikawa herself, so Tetsujo Zuiri did not dare to operate it too roughly for fear of damaging her friend's car.

The two exchanged seats, and Yomikawa Aiho took over the steering wheel. Just as she was about to start at full speed, she heard a loud bang coming from the alley where the criminal was fleeing.

Looking up, I saw the sound of various objects falling from the outer walls of the two buildings.

——Air conditioner outdoor units, billboards and other miscellaneous objects were attacked by an unknown force and fell one after another.

Although there are not many, they still create a headache-inducing obstacle in this alley with limited space.

At least, if an ordinary car wants to get through, it will probably take some effort.

"Damn, they really are quite good at escaping!" Yomikawa Aiho's face was shrouded in uncertainty. But she clearly had no intention of letting the criminals go. Whether it was out of her duty as a security teacher and her sense of justice, or perhaps she was enraged by the criminals' provocation, she slammed the door and got out of the car.

"Even if I have to run today, I'm going to catch those bastards!"

At this time, Lin Wuming had already stuffed the shopping bags into the car, and he and Hufeng Toumi chased in the direction the criminal escaped.

——The speed of flying using telekinesis is no slower than that of a four-wheeled car.

"Hey..." Huang Quanchuan Aihui, who got off the car again, was a step slow and failed to catch Lin Wuming's "Telekinesis Express".

Lin Wuming and Hufeng Toumi cooperated well, but obviously ignored Huang Quanchuan Aihui.

"Tie Zhuang, drive around to the front!" After saying this, Huang Quanchuan Aihui turned around and ran in the other direction.

"Yoshikawa... Teacher," Tiezhuang Zhuili reached out, but only had time to see his partner's quickly receding back, "Please don't do anything rash..."

She was well aware that her partner and good friend was also prone to impulsive behavior and could easily do something shocking in order to arrest a criminal.

But Lin Wuming rushed into the alley with the tiger bee honey and rushed forward at a speed almost as if flying close to the ground.

Fortunately, there are equally narrow paths behind the alleys, and the van has few routes to choose from. By making a slight distinction based on the engine sound, it is not difficult to catch up with the van that has run away first.

After several turns, Lin Wuming finally saw the van in front.

In order to escape in such harsh road conditions, the van suffered a lot of bumps and scratches, but the main body of the car was not seriously damaged and its performance remained intact.

This proves once again that there is a good driver among the gang of thieves in the car in front.

"Although it's just a very common skill, it certainly shouldn't be underestimated," Lin Wuming sighed and shouted, "Don't you agree, Hamazura Shiage?"

That’s right, at this point, Lin Wuming was almost 100% sure of the identities of the three thieves.

The three leaders of the armed group of disabled people "SKILL OUT", Komaba Ritoku, Hattori Hanzo, and Hamazura Shiage, one of the three main characters in the original story.

Hamazura Shiage, though a level 0 and lacking any special abilities like Imagine Breaker, possesses considerable experience in stealing and operating vehicles, not just ordinary cars but also specialized engineering vehicles.

——Including professional multi-purpose excavators.

The one driving the van right now was undoubtedly Hamazura Shiage! Only he could control a van like that.

I remember that in a special plot of the original work, there was a plot where this trio stole a bank ATM.

Because the plot was too absurd, Lin Wuming simply didn't believe that someone would actually do this in real life, so when he first learned about the case, he didn't think of this plot at all.

But as expected, reality does not follow logic, and anything outrageous can happen.

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