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Chapter 607 The Hostage Coercion Incident with 1200 Million People

At the same time, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

The entire Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is alarmed by the heinous murder that is currently taking place.

Police officers at all levels are urgently preparing to participate in the investigation and eliminate the threat as quickly as possible.

—A hostage crisis involving 1200 million people.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has received the fax.

This situation is exactly the same as what happened seven years ago and four years ago.

Seven years ago, Kenji Ogihara, who was transferred from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, died because of a bomb planted by the sender of this fax.

Four years ago, Kenji Ogihara's friend, Jinpei Matsuda, also died because of the bomb sent by the owner of this fax.

Now, four years have passed again.

The same type of fax appeared again inside the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, and this time it was of a much higher caliber than the two faxes from seven and four years ago.

No one can say for sure who will die this time.

"Damn it."

"That damned bomb thief still hasn't provided a formal and complete fax with the riddle's contents. How are we supposed to find where the bomb was planted at this rate?"

Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, conference room.

A senior police officer from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department slammed his fist on the conference room table, his voice tinged with resentment.

He certainly has every reason to be indignant.

Tokyo has been hit by bombings several times, yet there are still a large number of bombs circulating in the underworld.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department should have taken action on this much earlier.

But even now.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department was also unable to locate the location of the bombs, where they obtained such a large number of bombs, or even the name of the person who planted them.

The bomber only sent a fax.

The fax contained a simple and easy-to-understand message: it informed the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department that he had planted bombs in various key locations throughout Tokyo.

He only needs to press the detonator of the bomb, and countless bombs will explode.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department initially did not believe the bomber's story.

Just recently, someone impersonated this criminal and deliberately staged an attack on an anime/manga fan gathering.

This fax may also be a copycat.

However, while most officers in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department dismissed the matter, Miwako Sato of the Criminal Investigation Department noticed the fax.

She still can't forget what happened back then—

Matsuda Jinpei, her senior who was in the same group as her back then, died from a bomb.

She later investigated the case extensively, and although there was no significant progress, she gained valuable experience.

Therefore, while others thought this incident was merely a copycat act, she immediately recognized that it was not the work of a copycat, but rather the work of the real criminal from back then.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has therefore begun investigating whether such a situation exists.

They then found the bomb in the area indicated by the fax's owner, and it was quite large.

If the fax sender was not lying, then it means there are at least dozens or even hundreds more bombs of the same quantity in Tokyo, and the consequences of detonation would be unimaginable.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department therefore convened an emergency meeting and established a special task force to investigate the matter, bringing together top experts from all sides.

Normally, given the positions held by Sato Miwako, Takagi Wataru, and the others, they wouldn't be allowed to enter a conference room of this caliber.

However, Miwako Sato's previous performance has already proven her research in this area.

Therefore, the head of the Criminal Investigation Department, Toshiro Odagiri, granted special permission for officers from the Third Division of the First Investigation Section of the Criminal Investigation Department to participate in this meeting. "What exactly is that guy trying to do?"

"In the first operation seven years ago, that guy made it clear that he only wanted money, but starting with the operation four years ago, he no longer wanted money or any other benefit."

"Does this guy really just want to go against the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department?"

In the conference room, a senior police officer frowned and looked at Inspector Megure next to Miwako Sato, asking him a question.

"Inspector Megure, what are your thoughts?"

Mu Mu Police Department:?
Huh? What's my opinion?
If I answer that I'll sit and watch, will I be kicked out immediately?
Inspector Megure blinked.

Sato Miwako has been investigating this matter, but he hasn't. He's only sitting here because of Sato Miwako.

Now you're asking me this, how could I possibly know the situation, let alone offer my opinion!
"Officer, I think..."

"This time, the fax owner's arrangements were on a much larger scale than the previous ones, which suggests that the fax owner probably has other forces backing him."

"I said seriously."

This operation, which allowed the fax owner to silently plant bombs elsewhere, was certainly dangerous.

However, judging from the number and quantity of bombs, it can be seen that the fax owner was actually just a small, one-person operation and did not have that many bombs.

Even though the fax owner mentioned several places in the previous fax, most of those places were fake bombs, not real bombs.

The situation was completely different from this one, as if they had received help from some kind of devilish investor.

"So, if we want to get rid of the fax owner, we probably have to get rid of the person who keeps providing him with help as well."

"I said seriously."

Upon hearing this, the senior police officers in the conference room exchanged glances, realizing that Sato Miwako's idea was not without merit.

Despite the numerous bombings occurring in Tokyo, it appears as if the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has done nothing about bomb control.

In reality, however, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has already begun to heavily monitor the circulation of bombs.

The bombs these criminals had must have been pulled out of who-knows-where.

This is something that shouldn't be found in Tokyo's underground market. In other words, if criminals are using a large number of bombs to commit crimes now, it must be supported by a criminal organization.

A lone criminal could not possibly obtain so many bombs.

"Deputy Inspector General Moroboshi."

Toshiro Odagiri turned to look at the second-in-command of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, but the second-in-command only shook his head slightly with a gloomy expression and replied.

"Don't ask me."

“I have been retired from the front line for many years, and I don’t know about these things. Let’s wait for Superintendent General Hakuba to come and talk about it.”

Toshiro Odagiri: ?

Even if you say that.

Superintendent White Horse has been retired from frontline duty for even longer than you have, hasn't he? You don't understand, but do you think Superintendent White Horse does?
Just as the conference room was in complete disarray, the figure finally appeared outside the door of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's main conference room.

Superintendent General Hakuba pushed open the door and entered.

His expression was very serious, and then he spoke.

"A new fax has arrived."

"Next, the investigator will join us in solving this case."

探？
Everyone turned to look behind Superintendent Hakuba, and sure enough, they saw Hakuba Saguru and his animal friends.

"This is what the famous detective, who has returned from studying in England, said seriously."

"Now, please listen to my analysis."

(End of this chapter)