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The search of the entire loop line was arranged by Megure, and it seemed he couldn't offer much help from the dispatch station.
After bidding farewell to the two Metropolitan Police Department officers, Odagiri and Matsumoto, Matsuda found a bicycle and began searching along the railway tracks alone.
Although Matsuda could understand the concerns of the two Metropolitan Police Department chiefs, he was naturally somewhat unconvinced by their doubts about his reasoning.
Riding his bicycle, Matsuda endured the bumps in his backside as he sped along the loop line, observing the middle of the tracks as he went.
Whether it was luck or not, Matsuda spotted his target not far from the dispatch station.
A bomb lay silently on a sleeper between two railway tracks.
The electronic screen above the bomb is currently displaying the number 9. Is nine seconds the critical time for the sunlight to be blocked?
Matsuda tossed his bicycle aside, glanced at the sun, and then carefully moved his body to block out the sunlight.
Sure enough, as soon as he blocked the sunlight, the time displayed on the bomb started to drop.
9, 8, 7...
When Matsuda moves away, allowing sunlight to shine on the bomb, the time on the display screen will jump back to 9.
All of this has proven that Matsuda's reasoning was correct.
He immediately took out his phone and reported the discovery to Inspector Megure.
……
Chapter 181 Yumi: You dare to flirt with my person!
By the time the members of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team of the Security Department arrived at the location Matsuda had reported, Matsuda had already disarmed the bomb.
"Matsuda, you're still acting like this!"
Most of the bomb disposal team members who arrived were Matsuda's former colleagues. They saw him disarm the bomb without authorization.
The older folks, familiar with Matsuda's style, simply grumbled a few times.
The new recruits then started asking their seniors why a famous detective from the Metropolitan Police Department could defuse bombs.
Matsuda also learned from these former colleagues that the dispatching station had begun to allow each train to enter and stop in turn, according to his previous plan.
……
At the East Metropolitan Dispatch Center, Igure watched as the person in charge brought all the trains on the loop line to a stop at each station in turn, and not a single train exploded.
awesome!
Megure couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Although he trusted Matsuda, he couldn't help but feel nervous because this incident involved the lives of countless people.
An excited Megure pumped his fist, then, after a moment's thought, took out his phone and dialed Matsuda's number.
"Brother Matsuda, where are you now?"
Because of this incident, Megure, who had been feeling depressed all day, was unusually cheerful. Even his voice sounded relaxed.
"Inspector, I'm here..."
Matsuda looked around, but now that he was standing on the loop line tracks, he had no idea where he was.
"I'm still on the loop line. The bomb has been defused. Inspector, please arrange for more people to continue searching the other loop lines as soon as possible."
"What? One was dismantled so quickly?" Inspector Megure was taken aback. "You must have taken action before the explosive ordnance disposal team even arrived."
After hanging up the phone, Megure felt even more relaxed. It was only a little past 4:30 in the afternoon, with two or three hours until sunset.
This time was enough for them to turn the loop over and check it several times.
……
As Metropolitan Police Department investigators launched a search operation from all sides, they quickly discovered four more bombs on the loop line.
After dismantling the structures one by one, Inspector Megure, still not satisfied, arranged for someone to inspect them again.
He was only completely relieved after confirming that there were no more bombs.
Matsuda returned to the dispatch room at this time, and all the bombs that had been defused had been handed over to the explosive ordnance disposal team of the mobile unit he had previously served in.
Chief Odagiri and Superintendent Matsumoto were very satisfied with Matsuda's performance. After praising Matsuda several times, they returned to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Before leaving, Inspector Matsumoto urged Matsuda to resolve the theft of the Octogen as soon as possible.
“Your promotion has already been approved,” Inspector Matsumoto said in a low voice, “but because of this incident, it’s not appropriate to announce it to the public right now.”
"Good luck, kid!" Inspector Matsumoto patted Matsuda on the shoulder. "Once this case is resolved, you'll be an inspector."
After seeing his two superiors off, Matsuda was preparing to go back to Inspector Megure to see if Shiratori had any leads.
Just then, his phone rang. He took it out and saw it was Yumi calling.
"Matsuda, come back quickly. We've found a lead on that matter."
"Yumi? What's up?"
Matsuda paused for a moment, then realized what was happening.
"You really found it?"
"Okay, hurry up and get to Beikaichicho. There's a coffee shop there, and that truck was stolen in that area. Officer Sato and I have already gone there."
Yumi seemed to be driving; after briefly explaining the situation over there, she hung up the phone.
Cupido Town?
Matsuda didn't even bother looking for Megure; he hurriedly left the dispatch station and got into his police car.
……
When Matsuda entered the coffee shop that Yumi had mentioned, he immediately saw Shimizu, one of Yumi's subordinates, sitting in a seat near the entrance.
Upon seeing Matsuda, Shimizu immediately grabbed him and ran inside.
Matsuda, a grown man, naturally couldn't let the young girl hold him back.
So he naturally took the initiative and grabbed Shimizu's little hand, and even after they got inside, he didn't let go of it under Sato and Yumi's noses.
The little girl was too shy, and Matsuda held her tightly. She struggled a few times but couldn't shake him off, and her face immediately turned bright red.
Upon seeing this, Yumi was naturally furious.
"Matsuda, how dare you harm my people! I will definitely tell Miwako about this!"
“Look closely,” Matsuda said with a grin, raising his hand. “She’s the one grabbing me. I’m innocent.”
"Are you innocent?" Yumi was about to say something when she was interrupted by Uncle Sato next to her.
"You two, stop fooling around!"
After Uncle Sato finished speaking, he called Matsuda over and pointed to the computer screen, saying...
"Look, this is the man who stole the truck. Judging from his build and appearance, he's obviously disguised."
“Let’s check the surveillance footage along the way and see if we can pinpoint this person’s whereabouts,” Matsuda thought for a moment. “At least the bomb has been defused now, so we should have time to find him.”
"It's not that simple," Uncle Sato sighed. "Megure just called to say that the bombs we've found so far are only a quarter of the total stolen, and he wants us to intensify our investigation!"
"What?" Matsuda's eyes widened.
He thought that the bombs in the previous loop were all the missing Octokins!
Dry!
Is this case never going to end?
Matsuda leaned back in his chair, looking pained. Yumi, who had been glaring at him angrily, immediately softened when she saw how tired he looked.
"Hey, have some coffee to calm down,"
Yumi ordered a coffee and placed it on Matsuda's table.
"Thanks," Matsuda replied weakly.
At that moment, his gaze swept over the screen in front of Uncle Sato, and he suddenly paused.
"Wait a minute, pour it back a little!"
"Matsuda said hurriedly. Uncle Sato did as he was told and turned back the time by 30 seconds."
"Look this way!"
Matsuda pointed at the screen and said. Although the image on it was blurry, you could still clearly see a bearded man in a trench coat getting into a truck parked on the side of the road.
"This person came out of the coffee shop."
Matsuda drew a line on the screen with his finger.
"But it's impossible for someone dressed so obviously to stay indoors for so long without attracting attention."
"Also, he got directly onto the truck after leaving the house. What does that mean?"
Before anyone else could answer, Matsuda gave the answer himself.
"This means he had been eyeing this car for a long time before he stole it!"
"However, why didn't the person who had their car stolen report it?"
Uncle Sato turned to Yumi and asked,
"The Ministry of Transport has not received any reports of this vehicle being stolen?"
"Actually, there is,"
Yumi tapped her chin with her slender fingers.
"It's all under investigation. We weren't even sure it was this car to begin with, since the perpetrator had changed the license plate and painted the car a different color. It took us a lot of effort to find out."
Chapter 182 Is Inspector Megure jealous?
"Then let's ask the staff who frequented the store during those days." Matsuda tapped the table lightly. "We won't be able to figure anything out by just looking at it like this."
Uncle Sato nodded and got up to find a waiter.
Matsuda then moved the recording forward a bit.