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Chapter 3761 & 3774 [Bourbon: Who Stole Jiang Xia?] Requesting monthly votes ヽ(〃〃)~
"This……"

The informant's forehead was covered in even more sweat; it had been hot sweat a moment ago, but now it was cold sweat.

He subconsciously took out his phone, opened the news page, glanced at it... and then let out a long sigh of relief.

Thankfully, there were no close-ups of colleagues being handcuffed and imprisoned on Toutiao, nor were there any news headlines like "Famous detective kidnapped by thugs!"

"Looks like the situation isn't too bad. At least the box containing Jiang Xia hasn't been discovered." The informant turned on his switched-off communication device, preparing to contact his colleagues, while muttering to himself, "Could it be that with so many people coming and going here, Shan Zhong was worried that the box would be noticed, so he dragged it to another location by himself?"

The informant was being closely watched by his supervisor and didn't dare to contact his superior using any communication devices.

Now that he has escaped and regained his freedom, the first thing he does is reconnect to the channel: "Mountain, I'm out. Where are you and the box now?"

No one responded.

A few seconds later, Kazami Yuya's puzzled voice came through the channel: "What? Where did you go?"

The informant looked bewildered: "I was mistaken for an employee by the manager of the Water World and pulled in to help out. Didn't the mountain tell you?"

"No," Kazami Yuya said, completely bewildered. "Didn't you already hide the box inside the haunted house as I instructed?...Wait, you split up? When did that happen?"

After having two informants stand by at the Water World, Kazami Yu immediately began gathering information about the surrounding area and confirmed the next route a few minutes later.

He relayed the information one by one, and the informants responded in turn. Everything proceeded exceptionally smoothly, with both sides cooperating seamlessly without any obstacles. There were no cries for help or sounds of successful capture from the informants' side.

Kazami Yuya felt refreshed: the route he designed was indeed reliable! The informant also performed exceptionally well today and did not hold him back—it was clear that his luck had turned around, and after the unfortunate mistake of mistaking Hashimoto Maya, he was finally starting to have good fortune!
Just as I was enjoying this wonderful feeling, a bucket of cold water was poured over me.

...Listening to the informant's seemingly genuine bewilderment, Kazami Yuya's elation turned as if he had encountered a hurricane, and he began to tremble violently.

He took a deep breath and pretended to be calm, saying, "Starting from when you left the coffee shop, tell me everything that happened to you!"

The informant was puzzled, but his heart couldn't help but sink.

He looked at the gloomy corridor, shivered, and hurriedly ran towards the exit while recounting his experiences of the day to Kazami Yuya.

……

A few minutes later.

Amuro Tooru received a phone call.

"Mr. Furuya," Yuya Kazami said, on the verge of tears, "I'm so sorry."

Toru Amuro: "..."

Upon hearing that familiar opening and that familiar tone, he realized that something familiar was about to happen again.

An experienced police officer took a deep breath, pressing his throbbing brow: "Stop dawdling, explain the situation clearly in one sentence! Then we can go back to the beginning and explain in detail."

"Yes." Kazami Yuya was silent for a few seconds, probably summarizing, then took a deep breath and said something shocking, "Yamachi ran away with Enatsu and they're out of contact! I suspect he's been taken over by Uzo!"

Toru Amuro: "..."

Toru Amuro: "???"

Kazami Yuya began by saying, "After you helped distract those people, Yamanaka and Inoue entered the Water World. While I was coordinating the route, they were seen by the Water World manager and pulled away to tidy up the backstage area."

"Inoue was worried that something might happen to the box containing Jiangxia, so he sent Yamanaka back ahead to guard it."

"But later, after Inoue got rid of the supervisor and went back, Yamanaka and the box were all gone."

“I checked the time with Inoue. While the two of them were acting separately, Inoue was being watched by his supervisor and was unable to use communication devices.”

"So the only people who can respond to me are those in the mountains who are with the box."

"During this time, I was unaware that they had encountered an emergency and continued to command normally. The people in the mountains also kept responding to me, so I thought everything was going smoothly."

"But now, after Inoue reconnected to communications and the situation was exposed, Yamanaka stopped responding."

Kazami Yuya took a deep breath: "In conclusion, I suspect that Yamanaka is actually a mole sent by Usa! He used trickery to steal Enatsu and also gave me evasive answers in the communications, delaying the time when we discovered the truth!"

Toru Amuro: "..."

Even though he had prepared himself mentally, he still couldn't help but fall into a long silence upon hearing this long string of words.

...In other words, the fake kidnapping turned into a real kidnapping. With his "help," Uzo stole the person without lifting a finger, and he and his men became the scapegoats for the kidnapping.
Furthermore, if the person in the mountain is indeed a mole, how much intelligence did he possess, and how much intelligence did he betray?
...Could it be that "Matsuda" appeared at the amusement park today because of a leaked intelligence, and that the real Uzo used this intelligence to devise a test plan?
Across from him, Kazami Yuya was under immense pressure, enduring his boss's silence.

He felt a little uneasy and couldn't help but whisper, "I'm reviewing the surveillance footage of WaterWorld—shortly after Inoue was taken away by the supervisor, a person in an employee uniform was seen pushing a box on a trolley leaving WaterWorld."

"Although the person was deliberately avoiding the surveillance cameras, and the camera only captured his legs and the lower half of the box, judging from the texture of the box and the timing, this must be the live video of the theft of Jiang Xia in the mountains!"

“I’ve already had everyone search along this lead. He’s alone with the suitcase, so he shouldn’t have gone very far.”

Amuro Tooru: "..." Idiot, even if Yamanaka was alone when he left the Water World, could he still be alone after he left? -- If you can use manpower, can't Yamanaka call his comrades over to help?
Just as he was about to reprimand her, suddenly, Kazami Yuya's joyful voice came through the receiver: "Mr. Furuya, we've found the box!"

Toru Amuro: "...?"

He was stunned, momentarily incredulous: How could this be?! Unless this is another new trap... or Uzo's men are actually no better than his own?
Kazami Yuya excitedly reported, "There was a commotion at the dessert museum just now. One of my informants went over to take a look and found that the luggage storage area had been robbed. They caught two thieves."

"But that's not the point. The point is that the informant saw the suitcase containing Jiang Xia at the baggage storage! — Mr. Jiang Xia hasn't been transported away yet! I'll send someone over right away to find a way to steal the suitcase back."

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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