Ke Xue World: The Confrontation between Black and Red

The night wind gently swept across Tokyo.

Not only did he see an uninvited guest coming to Kudo's house, he also saw countless busy policemen and lights that were on all night.

Then he waved his sleeves lightly, leaving the people of Tokyo with a cloud that was dark enough to fill the entire sky the next day.

And the sudden drop in temperature.

In the early morning, the hazy lead-gray sky illuminated the faces of the people in the Metropolitan Police Department who were tired from staying up late and whose faces were soaked in the rich smell of coffee.

The all-night search did not yield many valuable clues, and after summarizing piles of data, all that was left was "no clue".

Even without the public security warning, when learning the details of the two cases, any police officer clearly realized:

The murderer had a very strong desire for revenge against the Mingjing team.

This point is reflected in everything, whether it is the blatant shooting at Haneda Airport or the deliberate poisoning in the hotel.

Moreover, the other party's goal is obviously not limited to this.

The experienced criminal police not only saw from a series of investigative materials that the murderer had a thorough plan, but also had made a series of preparations for retreat in advance.

I also realized that the murderer's purpose was not just revenge.

A gun, a gun prepared to kill people, no matter what, it is impossible for there to be only one bullet in it.

The shots fired by the murderer while escaping from police pursuit undoubtedly verified this.

However, they had been together on the plane for such a long time, so there were opportunities everywhere if he wanted to take action.

Even though he was afraid that it would be difficult to escape if he was killed in the air, he never thought of preparing a parachute in advance.

That's better than doing it at the airport.

However, it happened neither too early nor too late, just when the flight was about to end, and just within the airport surrounded and protected by countless police officers.

But... just one shot was fired.

Then the same thing happened almost openly for the second time in the hotel poisoning case.

Is it pure revenge out of vindictiveness?

No, this is a hunt with ease.

A carefully planned hunt for the prize.

Many policemen noticed this, but unfortunately, after a whole night of hard work, they only gained some scattered fragments.

Limited time became the biggest obstacle for them to obtain more clues.

However, what is even more unfortunate is that the opponent they are facing this time is Rum, who believes that time is money and is doing everything he can to gain a glimmer of hope.

Bai Matan, a non-staff member of the special case investigation team who had been running around all night, had just picked up the freshly brewed coffee to refresh himself when he heard hurried footsteps running towards the door.

"We just received news that a fire broke out at the Fusong Hotel where the Mingjing team is located. The fire brigade is now rushing to the scene."

Bai Ma's eyebrows jumped, and he immediately put down his coffee and jumped up from his chair.

The other members of the special case investigation team who heard the news were also shocked and stood up.

Amidst the shock everyone around, Jinpei Matsuda grabbed the coat draped over the back of the chair and walked out quickly.

Hojo Shuya was stunned for a moment, then turned around and saw that Zhu Fu Gaoming and Bai Ma Tan had the same solemn expressions on their faces.

The next second, they both took out their cell phones at the same time.

Tokyo Minato-ku——Fushun Hotel,

Thick smoke billowed up from the top of the hotel continuously. When blown by the wind, the smoke became thicker instead of smaller.

The fire was hidden in the thick smoke and the alarm rang. Hotel guests in various outfits all ran out in panic.

In the weather that was so cold that water almost turned to ice and breath turned to frost, some people still remembered to wrap themselves in thick clothes or cover themselves with a blanket when they were escaping.

Some just wore only a single layer of clothing and stood outside in the biting cold wind, shivering with cold.

The fire brigade arrived very quickly. Thanks to the geographical advantage, a team of fully equipped people arrived at the entrance of Fusong Hotel within just a few minutes after receiving the alarm.

However, just as they were preparing to put out the fire, they suddenly discovered that the fire hydrant under the nearby fire manhole cover had been secretly damaged by someone without their knowledge.

The captain of the fire brigade in charge of the on-site command was stunned for a moment, and immediately signaled the team members to use the water in the fire truck first, and then quickly took out his mobile phone to call for support.

During this period, a cold westerly wind suddenly blew over the Fusong Hotel, and the flames in the thick smoke shot up a long way in just a few moments.

On the fourth floor of the hotel, a thin figure in thin clothes slowly blended into the crowd that was rushing downstairs in a hurry to escape.

But after blending into the crowd, this person's expression and body movements quickly blended in perfectly with the group of people.

The body was trembling slightly from the cold, the neck was unconsciously tightened, the face was full of cowardice, and even the lips were pale.

His thin body made him an unlucky guy who was pushed around, almost stumbled to the ground, and was trampled by countless feet.

The reason why he was not so unlucky was that when he was about to fall, someone reached out and pulled him up.

The bespectacled boy holding the computer bag weakly said thank you to the woman who helped him. The next second, the woman who had just lent a helping hand grabbed the boy's wrist.

"Hello, your computer bag is very special. Do you mind if I take a look?"

The boy with glasses felt uneasy, and the other hand that was not held by the woman secretly hugged the computer bag in his arms.

The woman with delicate makeup and hair and bright facial features did not forcibly snatch the bag from the boy with glasses, but she did not let go of the boy either.

Instead, he maintained this posture, taking the boy and the people behind him, and walked downstairs with the other tenants who were escaping.

Several people following the woman secretly looked at the boy with glasses. Two of them who were closer glanced at the computer bag in the boy's arms, but didn't pay much attention to it.

Suddenly, his eyelids twitched and his pupils shrank instantly.

The scream rose to his throat but was swallowed back down.

! ! ! ! ! ! !

This is not a computer bag at all, it is clearly a bomb disguised as a computer bag!!!

Who is so kind as to put a timer in a computer bag!!!

With this size and weight, if something unfortunate happened, it would be one of the most cutting-edge products made by Crow.

Then they will be blown up along with this hotel soon, okay?

Wait... does this guy know that he might be a disposable bomb base?

Or is he disguising himself like this just to get closer to their boss?

The core members of Mingjing were filled with fear when they thought of this and looked at the boy with glasses several times again.

He was so young, looked thin, weak, stupid and dull, and had almost been trampled into a meat pie before.

Hmm…/? Um…

This is definitely not the Crow's man.

The core members of Mingjing, who were feeling emotionally turbulent, immediately dispelled their doubts when they saw the boy with glasses almost falling down while walking on the flat ground.

No matter how bad Crow is, they wouldn't recruit someone who would fall flat on the ground. This person must have been deceived by Crow's people to be a human base for the bomb.

The boy with glasses pursed his lips tightly as he was dragged downstairs.

He could feel the gazes cast at him from behind, but what he could feel more clearly was the gaze from the woman next to him.

And the sound of his own heartbeat, which was much louder than the countdown of the bomb in his computer bag.

Before carrying out this mission, Daiquiri had never expected that he would meet an acquaintance here.

An old friend of my mother's whom I haven't seen for many years, but whose figure is always clear in my memory and I have never forgotten him.

The force the woman applied to Daiquiri's wrist was not actually very strong. At least if he really wanted to break free, he could do it easily.

But whether he was being dragged through the third floor where flames were raging, or the second floor filled with thick smoke, he had no intention of struggling to break free.

It was as if he was just a skinny and weak otaku, instead of Hondou Eisuke who had officially passed the code assessment and became a member of the organization a month ago.

same,

Even when he reached the first floor and could clearly see the hotel entrance in the distance, he did not raise his head to look at the woman even once.

Even though he could clearly feel the warm gaze the woman was casting on him.

At this time, outside the hotel,

As soon as Jinpei Matsuda, who had been brought all the way here by his childhood friend Kenji Hagiwara at lightning speed, got out of the car, he ran into another team of the Mobile Fire Brigade who had received a request for support and rushed over to provide assistance.

Matsuda Jinpei subconsciously glanced over there, and it would have been fine if he hadn't glanced over there, but when he did, he actually saw someone who looked strangely familiar.

But the other person was wearing a tightly wrapped fire suit and a helmet and mask, so his face could not be seen at all.

Therefore, for a moment, Jinpei Matsuda only felt that it looked familiar, but he couldn't remember what made it look familiar.

However, when the group walked in and passed by Jinpei Matsuda who was making way, a strand of red hair falling outside his helmet suddenly made him remember.

Jinpei Matsuda immediately recalled a piece of information that Toru Amuro had told him.

'Among the senior code members that Rum arranged to be stationed in Neon, Asaka and Kikumasamune were the only pair of partners.

One is good at intelligence analysis and is smart and cunning, while the other is proficient in firearms and is also a martial arts master.

The two of them work well together and have been partners since they came out of the training camp. Their mission completion rate has been 100% so far.'

'Among them, Kiku Masamune is not only mute, but also has a special feature: he looks a bit like Whiskey.'

'Kiku Masamune's hair and eye color are also red, but compared to Whiskey's, his are slightly brighter.

Also, his profile is 40% similar to Whiskey...'

Red hair...side profile...

Matsuda Jinpei quickly compared the target person's profile with the appearance of Whiskey in his memory, his eyes suddenly turned cold, and he immediately opened his mobile phone.

Amid the noise and confusion,

Most of his attention was attracted by the appearance of Kiku Masamune, and the rest was focused on the fire at the Fushun Hotel. Matsuda Jinpei, whose nostrils were filled with the pungent smell of the burnt fire, didn't notice it at all.

At the window on the second floor of the Diagonal Restaurant, which is across the street from the Fusong Hotel, someone saw him observing Kiku Masamune and then sending text messages.

And this person was none other than Kiku Masamune's partner.

——Chaoxiang.

Across the road, even though the hotel opposite was filled with smoke, this place was still open for business as usual.

In the private room decorated in ancient style, a woman in gorgeous geisha costume knelt quietly and silently, plucking and twisting the strings of the shamisen in her hand gently.

The tunes with the flavor of the Edogawa period are paired with the special dishes on the table and the light fragrance of sake slowly wafting from the white porcelain wine cups.

It should have been a very enjoyable scene.

But Chaoxiang, who was sitting behind the dining table, just stared out the window.

The beautifully presented dishes still look the same as they did when they were served.

The tightly closed window was half-open, and the burning smell that drifted in became a bit pungent as time went by.

Asaka, who could clearly smell the scent, frowned slightly, with thoughts churning in her eyes.

To be able to target Kiku Masamune so accurately, he must at least know about the existence of the organization, have seen Whiskey before, and... have a deep memory of it.

That's why I could recognize the similarity in Kiku Masamune's appearance even though he was wrapped so tightly.

Public security? Or a public security informant hidden in the police system?

If it is the latter, then this person’s direct superior would definitely not be just an ordinary police officer.

Will it be group zero?

The active thoughts continued to extend, but they calmed down after a few seconds.

Forget it, I'll check the police's information later. I'll give Kiku Masamune a reminder first.

After witnessing Jinpei Matsuda and Kenji Hagiwara reuniting and then approaching the police on the scene to talk, and seeing Kiku Masamune gradually approaching the fire scene, Asaka suppressed her inquiries and took out her cell phone from her pocket.

Open it, pin the phone number in the address book, and dial...

Then, in the third second when the phone rang, Asaka, who was counting the time, hung up the phone decisively.

He stood up and walked out of the box.

Outside Fuson Hotel,

As soon as he entered the cordon, Kiku Masamune noticed that the cell phone pressed against his chest suddenly vibrated slightly.

One second, two seconds, three seconds.

The vibration of the phone that ended after three seconds made Kiku Masamune tense instantly.

He was being watched...

Kiku Masamune, who had been planning to meet Daikiri outside, immediately walked towards the captain of the mobile team who was arranging an in-depth rescue mission.

Seeing Kiku Masamune raising his hand and volunteering to take part in the dangerous rescue mission, the mobile squad leader who came from the Fire Department headquarters looked at him with great appreciation.

If time wasn't tight, he would really like to ask which fire brigade Kiku Masamune was from.

So, under the watchful eyes of Jinpei Matsuda, Kiku Masamune and several other team members temporarily changed to the second set of mission execution plan.

I stepped into the Fusong Hotel, where thick smoke was billowing and fire snakes had already spread to the fourth floor.

The dim light, the thick smoke visible to the naked eye, the invisible heat waves coming from all directions, and the constant sounds of burning, breaking, and shouting for help all around.

Due to several factors,

The other search and rescue team members who came in with Kiku Masamune did not notice that after entering the Fushun Hotel, Kiku Masamune quickly found a secluded place to take off his fire suit and other camouflage equipment.

Then he covered the lower half of his face with a black mask, a portable filtering mask produced by the organization.

After doing all this, Kikumasamune, dressed in dark casual clothes, threw the disguise items he had taken off into a nearby room where a fire was burning.

After confirming that the flames had climbed up the pile of clothes, he left and took out a small positioning detector from his clothes pocket.

As the power button was pressed, a striking red light appeared on the screen.

After confirming the direction, Kiku Masamune decided to go over and take a look at the situation.