The time was 7:25 in the evening, the time when the police station was preparing to close for the day. Therefore, the police officers were all thinking about their plans after work. Some people gathered together to discuss where to go for a few drinks, while others were ready to go straight home. It was originally a peaceful scene.
But...
"Ding--"
The phone on the table rang.
"Hmm? It's so late, there's still a phone call. Could something have happened?"
A police officer closest to the phone muttered as he picked it up. Nowadays, phones can display the other person's face, which means they can have video calls.
So, at the moment the call was answered, this police officer couldn't help but be surprised by what he saw.
The person on the screen was wearing a black trench coat and a mask on his face.
In the moment of the police officer's astonishment, the person on the other end greeted them.
"Good evening, detectives."
"What? Who are you?"
"It doesn't matter who I am. I'm just here to make a declaration."
"A declaration?"
"Yes, a declaration of destruction. I will invade your police station in about an hour and a half."
"What? Invade?"
"Yes, after all, I think your security is quite lax, so I'll just play around in the police station today."
The taunting words from the other person made the police officer angry.
"Play around? Stop joking, and what is your purpose? Making prank calls like this, we will arrest you, even if you later claim it was just a joke..."
Before he could finish, the other person burst into laughter.
"A joke? Detective, you still haven't figured out the situation, have you?"
"The situation?"
"Since that's the case, I'll have to show some sincerity."
After saying that, there was a loud bang from outside.
"What? What was that?"
The explosion caused chaos among the people nearby. The man wearing the mask, however, remained calm.
"Well, how about that? Is this sincerity to your liking?"
"What the hell are you doing?"
Now knowing that the other person was serious, the police officer didn't dare to be careless.
"Well, don't worry, no one will be hurt. After all, the bomb is in the lake. But next time, things won't be so pleasant."
The person threatened softly.
"What is your purpose?"
"Oh, so you finally want to listen to me? Well, I don't really have a purpose. Just like I said earlier, around nine o'clock, I will play around in your police station. If it gets too boring, I might just set off the other bombs."
"What?"
The police officer couldn't help but be astonished by the man's insane idea. But the other person didn't pay any attention and hung up after leaving one last sentence.
"You don't want anyone to get hurt, right? So, do your best to catch me before I get bored. Well, if you can."
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"So, the criminal will invade here around nine o'clock. If we can't arrest him, he will detonate a bomb that we don't know the location of."
After listening, the girl summed it up.
"Indeed, Miss Katsuragi is truly impressive. Your analysis is so insightful."
Our chief once again displayed his extraordinary skills.
But the girl completely ignored him and simply asked questions to further confirm the details from the narrator.
"The criminal is a person wearing a mask and a black trench coat, right?"
"Yes."
"I assume that the mask is also a very common one."
As if to confirm the girl's speculation, the other person took out the investigation data.
"Yes, through our investigation, that mask is a very common one sold in the market, whether it's at roadside shops or street vendors."
"In other words, it cannot be used as evidence for investigation. By the way, I'm impressed that you were able to gather this information in such a short amount of time. It hasn't been long since the explosion, right?"
"After all, the other person is a terrorist with a bomb, so everyone in our department is mobilized now.""But we still don't know the other party's purpose."
"Yes, but since it has been confirmed that they have a bomb, regardless of the purpose, we should capture them. There is no need to doubt this."
"Well, that's true."
With that, the girl pondered for a moment.
"You should have already begun deploying, right?"
"Yes, all available personnel have been mobilized. We must capture them this time, and we suspect that this incident is organized."
"Meaning the perpetrator is being instructed by someone?"
"Yes."
"..."
Well, I personally think that possibility is unlikely, but what is the perpetrator's objective? If they wanted to infiltrate the police station, wouldn't it be better to do so covertly? But in fact, not only did they not do that, they even issued a declaration before the infiltration, giving us time to prepare. This would only be disadvantageous to themselves. If this falls under the category of a prank, it's too extreme. After all, getting caught won't be so simple to resolve. Or maybe they just wanted to challenge the police, well, that possibility isn't small either, but it's not that likely. I guess at this stage, we can only observe and wait?
The girl made this judgment based on the information at hand.
"We should be wrapping up soon. Going further won't yield any results, and time is running out."
Upon hearing the girl's suggestion, our chief immediately responded.
"Alright, the meeting ends here. From now on, everyone should give their all and capture this vile criminal."
After the chief's statement, everyone else immediately began taking action.
As for the girl, she had a different plan. She simply walked to the side and said to the male police officer,
"Take me to a place first."
