I'm in Detective Conan, and the system has appointed Batman.

Chapter 708 The Long-Awaited Summoning of the Bat-Lantern
"What did you say?"

"Someone hijacked a bus with about twenty people on it? I understand. Take the phone and I'll speak directly with him."

Criminal Investigation Department, First Investigation Division.

Inspector Megure said, his expression somewhat grim.

Last night, he dumped all his work on Takagi, and then drove his younger brother Mori and Ran home first.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department received another emergency call, forcing him to respond to another call just as he got home…

Because the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's manpower is basically occupied, the only experienced inspector they can mobilize right now is him, who just got off work.

So he worked until late at night before finally getting off work and going home. He hadn't slept for long before rushing back to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department for work.

I feel like I'm living on the verge of death.

"I am Inspector Megure Juzo of the First Investigative Division of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Where are you now?"

"You say you hijacked more than twenty passengers. So, what was your purpose in hijacking these passengers? You might as well explain it more clearly."

Inspector Megure inquired.

He first needed to confirm the license plate number of the hijacked bus so that officers from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department could go to the scene to investigate.

I heard Inspector Megure's voice.

The other officers from the First Investigation Division also looked up in this direction, knowing that a new incident had occurred and they needed to respond.

"I mean... isn't the frequency of emergency response increasing?"

"Moreover, every time we respond to a call, it involves such a large number of people in serious incidents..."

Shiratori Ninzaburo twitched the corner of his mouth and said.

He turned his head to look at the other officers in the First Investigation Division and noticed that among the many officers, only Takagi and Sato seemed to be in good condition.

This is also inevitable.

Last night, Inspector Megure handed over his report to Takagi so that he could take Kogoro Mouri and Ran Mouri home first.

Sato, who has already confirmed her relationship with Takagi, comes over to help Takagi with the documents and reports.

Then the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department received a call to dispatch, and Inspector Megure and other officers who had just finished their paperwork were dispatched again.

On the contrary, Sato and Takagi, who were constantly dealing with reports and documents, did not need to attend work because they had not yet finished their tasks.

As a result, Takagi and Sato, who had to write the most documents, were the two officers who left the First Investigation Division the earliest. How could they not look well?

"Generally speaking, wouldn't it be necessary to set up a special task force for such a serious hostage situation?"

Takagi Wataru leaned close to Sato Miwako's ear and whispered a question.

He hadn't been with the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department as long as other police chiefs in the Criminal Investigation Department, although he had experienced quite a few serious hostage situations.

However, most other serious hostage situations are resolved on the spot, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department headquarters rarely receives related reports.

For such a rare experience.

He didn't hesitate to ask Officer Sato the question, instead of Officer Shiratori.

Miwako Sato replied softly.

"In principle, a special task force should be established."

"However, the members of the task force are only police inspectors from various departments of the Criminal Investigation Department, not us patrol chiefs."

"So, it's likely that Inspector Shiratori and Inspector Megure stayed in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's conference room for a meeting while we went out to track down the hijacked bus."

Takagi Wataru nodded slightly.

A voice could be heard on the other end of the phone.

"License plate number? Who would know something like that?"

“I can tell you definitively that the bus I hijacked was the one that ran from Echo Products Company Station to Mika Park Station.”

"If we follow the current schedule, we can quickly determine the bus's license plate number, right?"

"That's what the armed thug on the other end of the phone said."

"In short, we have only one request: the release of Kunio Yajima, the jewelry robber arrested by the police last month." "You'd better release him within half an hour, because..."

"If Kunio Yajima is not released and contacts us within half an hour..."

“We will randomly shoot two passengers on the bus and continue until you release Kunio Yajima.”

Kunio Yajima?

Hear the name.

Inspector Megure was taken aback.

He looked up at Inspector Shiratori, and the two exchanged glances, recalling cases related to Kunio Yajima.

This is the main perpetrator and mastermind behind a jewelry robbery.

The incident occurred last month.

Because this was a rare case where the police handled and solved the crime entirely, both Inspector Megure and Inspector Shiratori had a strong impression of it.

There were four jewel robbers in total.

However, at the crime scene, only Kunio Yajima, the main culprit, was apprehended.

The whereabouts of the other three remain unknown.

However, it now appears that the whereabouts of the other three individuals have been confirmed; they are likely the same people who hijacked the bus.

However, if you want to release them...

"Kunio Yajima has been sentenced to prison."

“It will take us some time to contact the prison to release him. Half an hour is too tight. How about we extend it to an hour?”

“You are well aware of how far the prison where Kunio Yajima is being held is from the city center. Our police cannot accept hostage injuries caused by the inability to release the criminal within the scheduled time due to objective facts.”

Inspector Megure said earnestly.

Upon hearing this, the armed thug on the other end of the phone hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"Then one hour."

"I will contact you again in thirty minutes. I hope you will keep your word."

call ended.

Inspector Megure immediately looked at Takagi and Sato.

He said seriously.

"Takagi, Sato, the tracking mission is entrusted to you. Right now, you are the ones in the best mental state and most capable of handling this task."

"I'll have other officers go to the bus company to investigate the bus's license plate number and route. Thank you."

Takagi Wataru and Sato Miwako nodded without hesitation, accepting the mission.

Just as Inspector Megure was about to head to the conference room to begin the task force meeting, a message suddenly popped up on his phone.

He took out his phone and looked at it.

The person who sent this message...

To be precise, the person who used the bat lamp to summon him was Chen En, his younger brother, who hadn't contacted him in this way for some time.

Why would you contact him at this time?

This is a bit of a problem, because he doesn't have the ability to be in two places at the same time.

Although Inspector Megure was inwardly grumbling, he still pressed the view button to check the information inside.

Then, he froze.

The information above clearly describes a serious incident involving the hijacking of a bus, which is consistent with the threatening calls received by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

Could it be that……

Brother Chen En was on that bus too? That's it, we're all set now!
(End of this chapter)