Soon, the team where Dojou Kazuaki is located followed the original plan, starting from the forefront of Doumoto, then passing through the moat in the order of Kurokawa, Dojou Kazuaki, Hasegawa, and Shiraishi, coming to the inner side of the castle wall.
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During the rope climbing process, despite occasional strong side winds causing the ropes to swing violently, these well-trained police officers still managed to pass through smoothly.
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After entering the castle wall, everyone carried out their respective duties, investigating the surroundings, recovering equipment, and staying alert.
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"Rope retrieval complete." (Doumoto)
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"No figures detected in the vicinity." (Shiraishi)
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Next is the most crucial part of this operation.
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Secretly infiltrating the main palace.
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From the castle wall to the main palace tower below, they still needed to cross the main palace courtyard.
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This was an entire open courtyard with no cover, making it impossible to bypass.
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If discovered here, it would be game over.
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But at this point, there was no turning back.
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The five maintained their previous formation, slowly moving through the forest until they finally saw the main palace courtyard within their sights.
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"A man around thirty years old spotted at the main palace gate, no other figures seen elsewhere." (Doumoto)
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With binoculars in hand, Doumoto scanned the surroundings and reported the situation.
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"Is he armed?" (Dojou Kazuaki)
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"Wearing a suit, well-built, not armed, presumed to be a civilian." (Doumoto)
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--- Is this the extent of their defense?
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This answer made Dojou Kazuaki even more cautious.
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--- What kind of game is Bai Yaxin playing?
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This was just like the Empty Fort Strategy used by Zhuge Liang in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
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Even if feeling reassured, Bai Yaxin would never have such light defense.
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Thinking up to this point, Dojou Kazuaki had a rather unsettling thought.
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--- Could it be that the person meeting Manranyama Souren and the others today is not Bai Yaxin himself, but a decoy?
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If that were the case, it would make sense.
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Even for the final test, Bai Yaxin had no intention of personally showing up.
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If that were the case, failing to capture Bai Yaxin in person, failing to get concrete evidence, this operation would be considered a success, and the threat from Bai Yaxin would diminish significantly.
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Those lawyers who take money can turn black into white and even bring the dead back to life.
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In other words, it was highly likely that the ultimate result of this operation would be a failure.
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--- Is it better to stop here?
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--- Is it better not to startle the snake in the grass?
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Dojou Kazuaki was caught in hesitation.
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"Castletown officer, only one guard has been confirmed." (Doumoto)
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However, the teammates around him were all waiting.
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Not only the four teammates by Castletown but also the other fourteen police officers stationed at various points in Nijo Castle along the way.
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Dojou Kazuaki took a deep breath.
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He had come this far because he chose to believe Manranyama Souren's proposal from the beginning.
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Now, he made his choice...
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"Prepare non-lethal weapons, stand by for my command, prepare for assault." (Dojou Kazuaki)
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"Received, all set! X4" (Kurokawa, Doumoto, Hasegawa, Shiraishi)
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No need to say more, just from their tone and demeanor, everyone clearly expressed their eagerness and readiness to engage.
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Any Kyoto police officer with a sense of justice harbored deep resentment towards Bai Yaxin, gritted their teeth, which was why Dojou Kazuaki was able to gather eighteen brothers to assist him in this operation, even though he didn't strictly follow regulations.
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Now, finally having the opportunity to arrest and bring this villain to justice, everyone was full of enthusiasm.
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"Kurokawa, Shiraishi, you two go together, advance fifty meters in the ten o'clock direction." (Dojou Kazuaki)
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"Doumoto, Hasegawa, you two go together, advance fifty meters in the four o'clock direction." (Dojou Kazuaki)
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"Commence operation!" (Dojou Kazuaki)
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Under Dojou Kazuaki's command, everyone began to act accordingly.
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"Report the visual range upon reaching the target location." (Dojou Kazuaki)
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"Kurokawa team, in position, no new personnel detected." (Kurokawa)
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"Doumoto team, in position, no new personnel detected." (Doumoto)
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--- Looks like they have to see this through to the end.
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At this moment, Dojou Kazuaki finally made up his mind.
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"Kurokawa team, assault! Doumoto team, cover... On the count of three, start the operation..." (Dojou Kazuaki)
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"Three..." (Dojou Kazuaki)
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"Two..." (Dojou Kazuaki)
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"One!" (Dojou Kazuaki)
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As soon as he finished speaking, Kurokawa, like a cheetah crouching in the bushes ready to pounce, shot out in an instant, getting into the effective range of the stun gun before the man in the suit even noticed. With both feet slightly crouched, center of gravity lowered, Kurokawa accurately fired at the man in the suit.
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Electricity crackled through the man's body, causing him to faint without even a scream.
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Before the suited man could hit the ground, Shiraishi stepped in and caught him, ensuring there was no noise when he fell.
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"Target silenced, CLEAR." (Kurokawa)
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"No enemy sightings in the vicinity, CLEAR." (Doumoto)
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Following that, Shiraishi and Kurokawa together moved the suited man into the forest, handled him properly, and returned to their positions.
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Dojou Kazuaki, closely following the Kurokawa team, also arrived at the main palace gate.
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"Doumoto, Hasegawa, stay on the first floor. Kurokawa, Shiraishi, come with me upstairs." (Dojou Kazuaki)
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Once his decision was made, Dojou Kazuaki's actions became decisive and swift, without any hesitation.
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The three of them, with Kurokawa in front, Dojou Kazuaki in the middle, and Shiraishi at the rear, swiftly infiltrated the castle tower of the main palace.
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Surprisingly, they didn't encounter any guards along the way.
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Giving off a feeling as if they were intruding into an empty city.
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Only when they neared the top floor did they begin to hear voices.
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Kurokawa, who was sneaking ahead, immediately signaled that there was an enemy presence, prompting Dojou Kazuaki and Shiraishi to stop in their tracks.
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"(Sign language) There are people upstairs." (Kurokawa)
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Kurokawa used sign language to relay the information to Dojou Kazuaki and Shiraishi.
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Waiting in place for a while, Dojou Kazuaki and Shiraishi, not hearing any footsteps but only indistinct conversations from upstairs, slowly moved towards Kurokawa to regroup.
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At an extremely slow pace, the three of them arrived at the staircase leading to the top floor.
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After quietly eavesdropping for a few minutes, they gained some understanding of the situation upstairs.
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"(Sign language) One man, about five women." (Kurokawa)
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"(Sign language) Acknowledged." (Dojou Kazuaki)
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"(Sign language) Acknowledged." (Shiraishi)
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Although everything seemed calm on the surface, Dojou Kazuaki felt even more nervous.
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On one hand, because they had encountered no obstacles along the way, it all seemed too smooth.
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On the other hand, during eavesdropping on the conversation upstairs, he hadn't heard any sounds from Manranyama Souren or Van.
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Dojou Kazuaki was completely uncertain about the situation upstairs and whether this was the right time to infiltrate.
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Fortunately, he had come prepared.
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"Prepare the listening device." (Dojou Kazuaki)
