Ke Xue: Xiaolan delivers goods to your door at the beginning

"Waaaaah! Don't do anything reckless, or I'll fight you to the death!"

"See, it really doesn't hurt... Although the bleeding is a little heavy, it shouldn't be a big problem. This amount of bleeding won't kill anyone; it just looks scary..."

"Waaaaah! Help me!"

"Oh my? I didn't expect the team leader to have an unopened bottle of killer bacteria on him. Well, personally, I'd love to just open it and pour it into your mouth, but that would probably create a new source of infection on the airship. Besides, this is a valuable sample, and if you just drink it, it might not be good for vaccine development..."

"Oh right, how about we just put the whole bottle in there? It's a bit of a stretch, but if we need to take it out later, we can just cut open the throat to get it out, so it shouldn't be a big problem."

"Ugh——!"

Lin Xiaofeng's casual maneuvering sent chills down the spines of Cat D and Cat F, who were in the driver's seat and kitchen, respectively, on the other end of the walkie-talkie.

They listened to the whole thing over the walkie-talkie, including how their team leader went from struggling at the beginning to screaming in pain, and finally to being unable to make a sound.

Especially the boy's explanations, the faint sound of viscous blood dripping onto the floor, and the clanging of props being picked up and put down were enough to conjure up a bloody torture scene in their minds.

As the saying goes, the unknown is the most terrifying.

Human imagination is boundless, especially when it comes to scaring oneself.

The activity on the other end of the walkie-talkie had stopped for ten seconds; the boy's voice was no longer heard, and the team leader had stopped wailing.

Cat D, sitting in the driver's seat, mustered his courage and picked up the walkie-talkie, his voice a little weak.

"I'm warning you not to make any rash moves. We have hostages in our hands, and if you don't want anything to happen to them..."

"Huh? It seems you still don't understand after all this time."

The boy seemed to let out a helpless sigh through the walkie-talkie.

“What I mean is, even if you're acting as robbers, you should at least figure out who you're supposed to be kidnapping. I'm not with the Japanese National Police Agency, what does your kidnapping have to do with me? I don't even know them. Now I'm giving you two choices—”

"Either you hand over your arms and surrender to the visitor center within a minute, and at least the police won't mistreat you, no matter what else you do."

"Either you refuse to surrender and choose to resist, but in that case I will come to you personally and let you experience the same treatment as your leader. Whether you use hostages as a threat or just open fire on the hostages, I don't care."

Lin Xiaofeng paused for a moment.

"Oh, and one more thing. Although the airship has a lot of space, its structure is very simple. Also, there are still three hours before the airship lands. In other words, during these three hours, the airship will be an absolute island in the air. We have plenty of time to play a fun game of tag."

"How about we give it a try, or do you just have to believe it?"

"It's okay if you don't answer. I'll give you one minute. If you don't disarm and appear at the entrance of the observation deck after one minute, I will come to find you. This is your last chance. It's up to you whether you want to seize it."

After saying his last words, Lin Xiaofeng ended the call.

Half a minute later, the sound of hurried footsteps, as if fleeing for their lives, came from the corridor outside the observation deck.

The boy, who was leaning against the door frame, breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the sound.

Alright, now all that's left is the final step of catching the mole...?

The perspective shifts, and the location is now on the upper level of the airship.

Strictly speaking, this place no longer belongs to the airship, as we have arrived at the outside of the airship.

Under the blue sky and white clouds of the afternoon, a huge beluga whale bearing the Suzuki logo was bathed in the slightly dazzling golden sunlight. The cold air currents at high altitude brushed against the man's red and rash-covered arms, causing the hem of his short-sleeved shirt to flutter wildly.

Takamichi Fujioka, who should have been isolated in the smoking room, was now standing at the bow of the airship, gazing at the distant blue sea. His wheat-colored face, which usually carried a faint smile, now appeared somewhat gloomy.

He took out his phone again and checked it, but there were still no new messages.

Did something unexpected happen...?

Fujioka Takamichi thought to himself with frustration.

At the same time, the sound of the wind blowing past his ears carried the boy's voice.

"Are you still waiting for your accomplices to report back to you? Don't worry, they're already here and it's impossible for them to send you any messages."

Um! ?

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Takamichi Fujioka tensed up instantly and turned around alertly.

Lin Xiaofeng appeared about ten meters behind him, seemingly having just climbed up from the top of the nearest airship. The top of the airship was sticking up at the opening at his feet, and his hands were hidden behind his back, making it impossible to see his movements.

"Oh, it's you, buddy." Fujioka Takamichi's face once again showed a fake smile. "Thank you for your help at the observation deck earlier. But I really don't understand what you mean by accomplices. I just wanted to get some fresh air because it was too stuffy inside the airship."

An unconvincing defense.

Not to mention that the airship has a sky observation deck for ventilation, it's already quite amazing that someone who was almost driven insane by the shock of learning that he was infected with a deadly bacterium still had the leisure to run around.

Lin Xiaofeng was too lazy to argue with him: "If you think it is, then it is. The reason I came up here was just to confirm one thing with you. That is, when you led people to break into the biological research institute in Nishitama City, you didn't even take away a single piece of the killer bacteria in the end, right?"

"Hmm? You mean that news that's been on TV for the past two days? I've heard about it too, but unfortunately, it has absolutely nothing to do with me..."

Think things through before you speak.

Before Fujioka Takamichi could finish speaking, the boy's hands, which had been behind his back, naturally fell to his sides.

With the torso no longer obscuring them, two dark, matte weapons with a faint, cold gleam came into view.

Those were the submachine guns that Lin Xiaofeng had taken from Cat B and Cat C, who had been shot in the head by two pistol bullets right from the start.

"Do they look familiar? These were all picked up from your accomplices."

Lin Xiaofeng raised two MP5s, pointing the dark muzzles at the freelance journalist who was still trying to defend himself.

"To be honest, my marksmanship isn't particularly good, but at this distance, turning you into a sieve shouldn't be a problem."

"..."

Takamichi Fujioka's outstretched hands froze in mid-air.

He was utterly defeated. Although he had a small pistol hidden on him, compared to the opponent's dual submachine guns, his firepower was like trying to fight a fire brigade's high-pressure water cannon with urine.

More importantly, the young man in front of him was clearly different from those police officers who followed the rules and had solid evidence. He only believed what he believed, which meant that no matter how eloquent and invincible his sophistry was, he could not avoid the fate of exhausting the other party's patience and having a burst of bullets pulled.

call……

As he slowly exhaled, Takamichi Fujioka's expression instantly shifted from a fake smile to a seasoned composure.

"Alright, alright, I admit you're really impressive to have deduced this far, but how do you prove the killer bacteria is fake?"

"Well... it's hardly a deduction."

Lin Xiaofeng rubbed the muzzle of his gun against his forehead.

"I should say I noticed it when the killer bacteria were found on your mercenary leader. Normally, if it is a biological weapon with such a high degree of danger, even if it is in a special container, it must be refrigerated to reduce the activity of the bacteria. But they carried it on their bodies without any concern, let alone close to their bodies."

"I don't doubt that there are mercenaries who would rather die than live for money, but judging from the performance of your men at least... they can't do that."

As Lin Xiaofeng spoke, he took steps forward, pointing his submachine gun at Fujioka Takamichi, who was approaching step by step.

"I think that ampoule probably contained something like raw lacquer, including what you did in the smoking room. You made up an excuse to go to the smoking room beforehand, and then sprayed raw lacquer on the doorknobs or sofa. This way, everyone who entered the smoking room would touch the raw lacquer on the doorknobs and have an allergic reaction, resulting in symptoms like rashes and itching. At first glance, it would look like you were really infected with a deadly bacterium."

"Although it is normal for a newly built airship to have the smell of raw lacquer after it has been renovated, the problem is that while other areas around the smoking room smelled of disinfectant because it had been sprayed, the smell of disinfectant at the entrance of the smoking room was mixed with the pungent smell of raw lacquer, which was very strange."

Pop, pop, pop.

After hearing the boy's deduction, Fujioka Takamichi actually clapped his hands, and the smile on his lips seemed to be full of admiration. Then he raised his hands high without any hesitation.

"I'm done playing~ I admit I lost. Although I vaguely sensed that you were different from the others in the observation deck, I still underestimated you. I thought that with just a few of them and guns, taking you down shouldn't be a problem at all. It seems I should have sent a message to warn them earlier."

He walked towards Lin Xiaofeng step by step, as if nothing had happened, maintaining his throwing posture, his tone suggesting that he genuinely admitted defeat.

"Alright, so what are you planning to do next? Hand me over to the police officer?"

"No, I won't hand you over to the police..."

Ok?

The unexpected words abruptly interrupted Takamichi Fujioka's thoughts. His years of experience working outside made him instinctively sense that something was amiss.

He suddenly looked up, and the next moment, brilliant flashes of light burst from the muzzles of two submachine guns directly in front of him shot out continuously at an extremely high frequency, and a torrent of metal formed by nine-millimeter caliber brass bullets rushed towards him.

The first bullet hit him precisely between the eyebrows, the second and third bullets blew out the eyeballs on both sides respectively...

Fujioka Takamichi's head only held out for a moment before being smashed open by the subsequent fierce firepower, like hitting a watermelon.

Lin Xiaofeng gripped the trigger tightly until both submachine gun magazines were emptied, leaving only wisps of smoke, before slowly lowering his hands.

"I'm not that stupid to leave myself an enemy in this world who might take revenge at any time."

Lin Xiaofeng glanced one last time at the headless corpse that had collapsed and was slowly rolling down the outer wall of the airship toward the sea below. He then dropped his submachine gun, turned around, and jumped into the open roof panel at the back.

The top panel closed, the latches engaged, and the top of the airship returned to tranquility, as if nothing had happened.

Coca-Cola in 525.86

The perspective shifts back to the interior of the airship. When Lin Xiaofeng returned to the lower level, the commotion inside the airship had been mostly resolved.

Cat B and Cat C, who were killed on the spot by one person with a peanut each, were put into body bags prepared in advance on the airship for storage. The only surviving cats, Cat D and Cat F, were handcuffed by the accompanying police officers who boarded the airship with Inspector Nakamori.

The mercenary leader suffered the most. After being made an example of by Lin Xiaofeng, he was still alive on a biological level, but his mind had completely collapsed.

However, considering that he was once a mercenary who had lived a life of danger, and that there was a possibility that he might resist after recovering, he was still handcuffed.

On the other side, Conan, seeing Lin Xiaofeng return, immediately ran over and pulled him to a corner, staring intently as he questioned him word by word.

"Where did you go again, you rascal?"

ha?

Lin Xiaofeng tilted his head, puzzled by the way he asked the question.

"Where to go...is that any of your business?"

Conan was momentarily speechless, but quickly changed to a resolute tone: "Under normal circumstances... no! But if you kill people indiscriminately, then—yes!"

"How could I kill people indiscriminately?" Lin Xiaofeng shrugged. "They were terrorists, and they had guns almost pressed against my head. Should I not fight back? Besides, if I remember correctly, we should have already discussed this issue before, right?"

"I know! But what I mean is that you need to change your almost indifferent attitude towards human life!"

"disregard?"

“That’s right! Don’t tell me you’ve forgotten what you said here not long ago. What if C and D had overreacted and actually opened fire on the airship crew?”

Lin Xiaofeng's previous actions had a significant impact on Conan's values, which had been cultivated since childhood, making him very angry. His small chest heaved with heavy breathing.

Faced with the latter's question, Lin Xiaofeng gave a nearly resigned but utterly sincere answer after a moment's thought.

"Then I will keep my promise and wipe them all out."

Conan was furious: "What I mean is, what about the staff who were harmed or even killed for no reason?"

"Conan, you need to understand that life is unpredictable. No one knows whether they will die in the next moment. You must always remember that death is unpredictable. That way, even if you die unexpectedly, it won't be a big deal."

"What are you talking about? Don't try to distance yourself from this."

"Shut up, you're just a primary school student, you have no right to lecture me."

Lin Xiaofeng scolded Conan, telling him to be quiet.

Back at the Guanlingguang Dream Hall, the tense and gloomy atmosphere instantly dissipated after the terrorists had been dealt with and Si learned that the so-called murderers on the flying boat were actually faked with raw lacquer.

Moreover, if we had to say, the area most affected by the whole incident was actually the Observatory area.

From the perspective of the airship crew in the kitchen and cockpit, although they were indeed taken hostage for a time, somehow the other side's leader was captured, and then somehow the other side's henchman was also called away and captured.

The whole process was utterly baffling; those who were a little slow to react didn't even have time to process what was going on before it was over.

The incident ended perfectly with a happy ending, which naturally brought joy to everyone.

To ease the panic caused by the terrorists, Jirokichi Suzuki specially asked the kitchen to prepare a dessert for each person as a form of comfort, which was served on beautifully designed plates and pushed from the kitchen by a food cart.

"Here, Brother Xiaofeng, this is yours."

Sera Masumi, whose lips were already smeared with cream, was biting a silver spoon. With her left hand, she held her half-eaten portion, while with her right hand, she took a brand new portion from the food cart and handed it to Lin Xiaofeng, saying something indistinctly.

"Oh, thank you."

Lin Xiaofeng thanked him and reached out to take it.

Sera Masumi scooped a spoonful of cake into her mouth and glanced curiously at Conan, who was standing alone in a corner not far away.

"Xiaofeng, what were you talking about with him just now? He looks really pale."

"Well, consider it a minor lesson from an adult to a primary school student."

Lin Xiaofeng turned his gaze to Suzuki Jirokichi, who was standing by the window not far away, excitedly shouting something.

"That old man seems quite excited?"

"Oh...it seems they're preparing to book a celebration banquet."

"Celebration party?"