Tokyo: The evil god doesn't want to be the top star

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the three men bent their legs and leaned forward like rugby players breaking through the encirclement, and began to sprint towards the exit...

"The target violently resisted arrest, captured immediately!"

Higurashi, who was still lying on the ground, whispered.

"receive."

The next second, all the "staff" scattered around the backstage pulled out pistols from their pockets and pointed the black muzzles at the three people.

"????"

Their bodies were covered with infrared aiming spots, and the three people who had just started running were frozen in an instant.

"Wait, let's talk it over, why are you holding a gun..."

"It's normal for us to be physically strong as people who move goods. We didn't intend to do anything suspicious!"

The three of them, who were at the bottom of the underworld, had never seen such a scene before. They froze in place with dull eyes and slowly raised their hands.

They thought that there were only a few plainclothes policemen like Rimu protecting Xia Fan.

But I never expected that the dozen or so "staff" in the backcourt were all plainclothes policemen armed with live ammunition? !

"The target's physical strength is beyond the normal human range, subdue him first!"

"Puff puff……"

But the police officers were not moved and pulled the trigger without hesitation.

The strong bodies that the "Akagami Team" was proud of were instantly pierced with several riot control anesthetic bullets.

"No...we..."

A feeling of powerlessness overwhelmed them, and the three of them instantly fell to the ground, even their thoughts became dull.

"Don't struggle. With this dosage, even an elephant would have to sleep for an hour."

Higurashi did not rush forward, but just observed from two meters away, carefully observing the situation of the three people.

"Except for the host, cameraman, choreography and judges on stage, all the staff on the scene are from the Metropolitan Police Department."

"We have been waiting for your arrival since a few days ago."

"Even if you run out now, you can't escape the snipers outside."

Noticing the three people's complex expressions of anger, reluctance and confusion, Higurashi smiled coldly and explained softly.

"What... except for the backcourt..."

"There are...all...cops outside?!"

"Isn't the sniper too exaggerated?"

Even though their bodies were out of control, the three members of the "Akagami Team" were shocked beyond words.

After all, their life experiences over the past twenty years are only those of "bad boy", "younger brother", and "muscular brother", and their work experience is limited to street fights and illegal transactions.

Based on their superficial attempts to move things in and out, they naturally could not detect the professional deployment of state agencies, and they had never seen such a large-scale deployment with live ammunition.

But at this moment, what is even more puzzling to them is that even if it is a "tainted witness" who has been issued a "hunt order" by Quan Jidao, according to normal circumstances, there are only two or three plainclothes policemen and a safe house taking turns to protect him.

According to intelligence, Xia Fan is just an ordinary college student. What kind of identity and background does he have that could cause the Metropolitan Police Department to mobilize such a large amount of manpower and material resources to replace the entire competition team...

The "extreme assassination" planned by their own "Red God Team" is like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth when facing others' "national-level anti-terrorism and riot prevention defense."

"It's okay. We have a lot of questions just like you three. We can talk about it slowly when we get back to the Metropolitan Police Department."

"The anesthetic should be almost effective now. Take them away through the back door."

Just as Higurashi was directing his colleagues to tentatively put handcuffs and leg irons on the three men...

"This is the command center. We just replayed the video of the three people's activities. After analyzing and comparing their postures and steps, we found that although there were only three people moving things in at the same time, a different person came in every time!"

"So, the people who were disguised as a convenience store were actually four people!"

"Moreover, the video footage shows that another person had already entered the backstage alone carrying a bottle of mineral water before the three of them!"

On the communication channel, the command center responsible for monitoring and dispatching reported in a hurried tone.

To be on the safe side, these people actually came up with a little trick. Every time they moved goods, they would send three people in turn to test the water, while one person would "wait" outside.

Because of the crowds of spectators and contestants coming in and out, and because several of them were wearing the same uniforms and masks and had similar heights and builds, the police were unable to notice this immediately.

"What... Tell me, where is the other person hiding?!"

Upon hearing this, Higurashi's eyes widened and he grabbed one of the men by the collar.

"Hey hey hey..."

But the other party looked "dead drunk" and was grinning foolishly, unable to answer his questions at all.

"That person must be in the backstage area. We have guarded the entrances and exits. He can't get away..."

"No, there is another way out!"

Higurashi looked around and when he looked towards the exit passage, there was panic in his eyes.

The exit passage is connected to the front stage and can naturally break through to the outside field.

Xia Fan, the "protected object" of Lesson 9, is now waiting inside according to instructions.

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Chapter 100: The Man Who Can't Wait

2024-07-13

In the quiet exit passage, there were only Xia Fan and Horie Tsubasa.

[Faith +1...Faith +1...Cumulative Faith Value: 6245]

"The performance just now seemed to have a good effect. My faith value increased by more than 100 in just a few minutes..."

Xia Fan silently sensed the change in his faith value.

"But, I was clearly performing on stage with this 'Tsukumogami', so why didn't the oracle complete?"

Then he stared at the electronic keyboard with a strange look.

Although he had already brought this electronic keyboard to the stage to complete the performance, the oracle of "using the 'Fusoujin' as a tool to play the elegy of death" was not completed.

"Wait, play the elegy of death..."

"Oh, right, in the memory I saw earlier, that 'senior sister' seemed to be composing some songs before she died... Could it be that she is going to go on stage and play the song she left behind?"

"But she's dead, and I don't know her identity, so how can I find the music score? I can only turn back and ask the almighty Lesson 9 to help investigate..."

Because of this new problem, Xia Fan smiled bitterly.

"Xia Jun's keyboard playing is amazing. I've never heard you mention it before..."

“Although the judges said that there is still room for improvement in the last part of the performance, I think it is already very good!”

Thinking that Xia Fan was upset about the poor results of his final "improvisational performance", Horie Tsubasa pretended to be amazed and comforted him.

But what she said was also true.

Due to limited time, the two only practiced the song "Summer Meeting in Tokyo" a few times.

At that time, although Xia Fan also showed off his amazing electronic keyboard playing skills, because he was mainly practicing the lyrics, he mostly played the BGM.

Unexpectedly, when he was on stage, his performance was in no way inferior to professional level and produced quite amazing results.

As for the solo in the final climax, it was a "normal performance" and its merits outweighed its flaws.

"I didn't know it could be played so smoothly... If I told you that this keyboard played by itself, you probably wouldn't believe it."

Xia Fan smiled slightly and gently stroked the electronic keyboard beside him.

As if it was somewhat disgusted with him, the electronic keyboard slid gently along the wall of the passage under the inertia of the roller...

"You're just kidding."

Horie Tsubasa was amused by his "joke" and burst out laughing.

"By the way, this yukata is quite comfortable to wear..."

She spread her hands, her long sleeves dancing like colorful butterflies, and under the wide bathrobe, her tall and slender curves became more and more obvious...

"Why don't we wear yukata together and watch the fireworks display in the summer?"

Taking a quick glance at Xia Fan, Horie Tsubasa lowered his head and spoke softly.

"boom!"

"What's going on outside? Why is there such a big noise?"

Suddenly, there was a loud crash from the backstage, causing the walls of the entire corridor to vibrate.

"Duo..."

Even the electronic keyboard leaning against the wall was vibrated and produced crisp sounds.

"Advisor Xia Fan, we have subdued three suspects, but the whereabouts of one suspect is still unknown."

"We are coming in your direction, please be careful!"

Just as the two of them were nervously looking at the other end of the passage, Xia Fan heard the hurried words of Inspector Higurashi in his earphones...

The sound of dense footsteps came from far away.

"The backstage is only half the size of a gymnasium, and the ninth class will be able to get there in a few tens of seconds..."

"That person's whereabouts are unknown... If he came for me, where would he be..."

Xia Fan glanced at the empty exit passage where there was nowhere to hide, his brain thinking rapidly...

A drop of water fell from above and landed on the ground in front of Xia Fan.

"Could it be that……"

Xia Fan raised his head suddenly...

Above the exit passage, on the dark ceiling made of steel pipes and brackets, there was a man with his back pressed against the brackets and his strong limbs hanging on the steel pipes...

The other person's face was covered in sweat and he was looking at him nervously.

"It seems that I can't wait for those guys to come and do it to me..."

The moment their eyes met, the man decisively let go, and his burly body flew towards Xia Fan at a rapid speed!

After Xia Fan and Horie Tsubasa appeared on stage, the man mixed into the exit passage and waited by sticking to the ceiling.

According to the original plan, when Xia Fan finished his performance and left through the exit passage, he and his companions would block Xia Fan's retreat from the front and back, and then carry out the assassination with all their might.

But from the noise outside, it seemed that his companions had already started fighting with someone, so it was obviously impossible to carry out the "original plan".

"For the sake of Lord Chi Shen, please die!"

Looking at Xia Fan who was very close below, the man showed a ferocious smile.

He was very confident that his violent arms could break the opponent's neck in just one second...

He would then be able to escape down the aisle onto the stage, create a commotion in the crowd, and make his escape.

"Hurry, run to the stage!"

But Xia Fan was not frightened by this scene. He pushed Horie Tsubasa to the side of the passage with his backhand, and then he quickly jumped back a step...

The man's heavy body slammed hard onto the ground between the two of them, stirring up small pieces of stone.

"Good hiding, but pointless struggle."

Then, he bent his knees and squatted on the ground, exerting force with his muscular and thick thighs, and rushed towards Xia Fan who was a few meters away like a cannonball!

"Xia Fan!!!!"

Seeing this scene, Horie Tsubasa at the other end of the passage let out a loud scream that pierced his eardrums!

"?"

Seeing that Xia Fan had no way to escape, the man who was approaching like a wild beast suddenly stumbled...

"Ugh!!!"

He kowtowed to apologize, then fell flat on his face, his head hitting the ground one meter away from Xia Fan, leaving a circle of spider webs...