Conan: I am definitely not a kid

Chapter 92 The target is 1 million yen

In the shopping mall that was held hostage by gangsters, in the central open space on the first floor, a female gangster was holding a gun and patrolling among the trembling people. The man who fired the gun before was carrying a stack of plastic ties and twisting the hands of the hostages one by one. Tie it up behind your back, then pick it up and form a circle.

The third robber was responsible for checking other people in the mall who had slipped through the net.

"hurry up!"

The third robber pushed Matsuda Jinpei's back with his gun and drove Matsuda Jinpei and Mori Yuro over.

"These two were hiding next to the emergency exit and I found them."

When the three opponents had guns and so many hostages, it was obviously unwise to fight against the gangsters. Matsuda Jinpei and Mori Yura obediently tied their hands and sat with the group of hostages on the ground.

The hat Mori Yura used to cover her face was pulled down by the gangster, but according to her observations along the way, most of the cameras in the mall had been shut down, which would not allow her to leave any clear images of this incident.

"The woman is watching the surveillance camera at the central console." Yuro Mori whispered to Matsuda Jinpei, "It seems that not all cameras have been destroyed."

Considering that the surveillance near the safety exit was also in black light, Mori Yuro suspected that the gangster only left the surveillance near the main entrance.

The facts were just as Yuro Mori guessed.

The gangsters held many hostages hostage, and it was obvious at first glance that their purpose was to negotiate with the police. The Metropolitan Police Department responded very quickly. In just ten minutes, a large number of people were mobilized, the scene was cordoned off, and a command post was set up. The technicians raced against time to debug the machine and quickly connected the lines on the outside of the wall. The computer displayed the contents of the monitor in the mall.

On the monitor, all the monitoring windows on the first floor had black screens, and only the images at the entrance and exit remained.

The surveillance was quickly synchronized to the command podium. Opposite the monitor, the leading police officer looked solemn and urged: "Where are the search team and snipers!"

The police department beside him quickly replied: "In addition to the two teams outside the main entrance, the search team has arranged a team each for the side door on the first floor, the safety exit on the first floor, and the second floor of the mall, but the other two entrances and exits have been installed. Bombs cannot penetrate."

There are no bombs above the elevator, but the entrance is so narrow that only one person can be put in at a time. It can only be used as an auxiliary, and cannot become the main force of the assault.

Jingjing frowned.

The police department added: "We have arranged snipers at three sniper positions around us. However, although the first floor of the shopping mall has a glass exterior wall, except for the two entrances and exits, the structure in the outer store blocks most of the sniper's sight. Currently, there is no Find the right angle.”

The police officer reluctantly raised his binoculars and found that even from a horizontal perspective, the police could only vaguely see the shadow of the hostage from the empty perspective of the main entrance. The sniper at a height was naturally more helpless.

"report!"

A search team member wearing a riot helmet ran over. Before he could salute, the police department recognized him as a member of the team assigned to the safety exit, and raced against time to say, "Speak!"

The search team member stepped forward and handed over a thin book the size of a palm: "I found this on the ground outside the emergency exit. Judging from its location, it should have been stuffed through the crack in the door."

The people around the podium took a closer look and saw that it turned out to be a police ID card with the words Metropolitan Police Department printed on the cover. Open the inner page - Metropolitan Police Department Security Department, Mobile Team Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team, Matsuda Jinpei.

A nearby police officer in charge of on-site coordination immediately called the phone to inquire, and gave a positive answer half a minute later: "I asked the mobile team and confirmed that this police officer is on leave today."

Everyone present looked at each other, and it seemed that the policeman from the mobile team was being held hostage in the hall.

The police department mused: "Since he is from the explosive disposal squad, he most likely has judged that there is a bomb outside the door, so he did not force the door to leave; throwing out the ID should be to hide his identity in front of the gangsters and pretend to be a civilian hostage."

"There is a police officer who knows the situation at the scene, which makes it easier for us to cooperate with us in controlling the situation." The police agreed with his judgment and emphasized: "This matter must be kept confidential and the identity of Officer Matsuda should not be exposed in front of the gangsters."

If the gangsters find out that his true identity is a policeman, Matsuda Jinpei may not end well.

The police officer turned to the search team and asked, "How about it? Can the bomb at the safety exit be defused?"

The bomb at the side door was installed on the inside, so the police could only choose to attack the bomb at the safe exit.

The search team members shook their heads: "The bomb detonates in two ways: door-opening triggering and remote control triggering. We have checked that if we want to remove the trigger switch, a signal will be sent to the other end of the remote control."

The gangster will know that the bomb is being defused and will most likely jump over the wall in a hurry.

After hearing the news, everyone looked unhappy and could only tell the search team: "Keep a distance and wait for orders."

"Yes!"

The search team members left Matsuda Jinpei's ID and went back to observe after being ordered.

The police department whispered to the officer in charge of on-site coordination: "Please adjust the information of Officer Matsuda. We must understand his character and abilities."

"In fact..." Officer Megure, who had a low presence on the side, suddenly said, "There is a police officer at the scene today, who happens to be the same student of Officer Matsuda in the police academy. As far as I know, they have a good relationship."

Many people in the Search Section had seen Jinpei Matsuda visiting the house, and Officer Megure naturally remembered this information.

The police department nodded immediately: "Call him over."
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  Inside the mall.

Low sobs could be heard from time to time among the crowd gathered together, and they were forced to hold back under the threat of gunpoint, making the empty hall even quieter.

"Jingle Bell--"

The phone at the information desk suddenly rang.

Not only the highly nervous hostages were suddenly startled, but several gangsters were also suddenly on guard, with their guns pointed firmly at everyone on the ground.

The gangster who fired the first shot walked over and answered the phone.

The police officer on the other end of the phone started with the usual test: "This is the Metropolitan Police Department, and the entire mall has been surrounded!"

"Don't hurt the hostages, there is still a chance for the matter to be resolved peacefully!"

The gangster didn't care what the other person said and just said: "Give us 100 million yen in cash and a car! Otherwise, we will kill a hostage every ten minutes!"

Suddenly there was a low scream and sob from the crowd.

"If you dare to hurt the hostages, the top of the Metropolitan Police Department will never agree to this deal." There was a calmer and more serious voice on the other end of the phone. It was the police who took over from the police officer who started, "Prepare 100 million yen in cash. Time, as long as the hostages are safe, you can get the money in half an hour."

The gangster said fiercely: "Twenty minutes! If you don't see the money in twenty minutes, I will kill two people first to show you!"

(End of this chapter)