Conan's corpse picker

Chapter 2549-2553 [Lucky Hostage]

Without his detective brother to help him, Inspector Megure could only continue to ponder: "Oh, I remember that the two robbers also promised to release the three passengers after their leader was released by the police... This is a perfect opportunity to arrest them, we must not miss it!"

"Everyone, cheer up." Inspector Megure waved his hand, "Follow me to the Ferb Tunnel!"

……

As the police car whizzed along taking a shortcut towards the Little Buddha Tunnel.

In the tunnel, a truck and a commercial vehicle with the word "RESCUIT" printed on them drove in quietly and stopped in one of the lanes, one after the other.

"Mr. Fūya, the arrest is ready."

Outside the tunnel, Yuya Kazami watched this scene from the surveillance camera and reported to his boss who was somewhere unknown: "We successfully contacted Vodka and Ireland through the radio. They agreed to the rescue plan and are now almost at the Little Buddha Tunnel."

——Under the leadership of Mr. Fūya, their public security team has been diligently fighting the Black Organization for so long, and now it is finally time to reap the rewards.

When he thought that they were about to capture two important members of the Black Organization and be able to put the blame on "Uzo" who had been tormenting them for a long time, Feng Jianyu couldn't help but get secretly excited. He felt that the dark circles under his eyes and the hair loss he had experienced in recent days were all worth it.

"It would be great if Wuzo was banished to another place by the Black Organization after this trouble."

Thinking of those days when his boss suddenly had an idea and woke him up in the middle of the night to check information, Feng Jianyu couldn't help but feel a lingering fear.

However, speaking of "Uzo"...

"It's going so smoothly that it makes me a little uneasy. We've never won in the previous battles, and even Mr. Fūya has been forced to go through many life-threatening situations. But now we're suddenly going to win... I always feel like something is wrong."

"No, no, no, how could I think that."

Yuya Kazami came back to his senses from his pessimistic state, shook his head vigorously, and forced himself to rethink: "Isn't the previous forbearance and setbacks just for today's closing? - Yes, that's right, this victory did not come out of the blue, but was paved with past defeats. If Mr. Fūya didn't know so much about Uzo, could he have come up with this good idea?

"So it's not a big problem. We have the right time, the right place, and the right people - everything is in place. Victory will definitely be on our side!"

...Having said that, thinking of his colleagues' work abilities, Yuya Kazami couldn't help but pick up the intercom again.

He confirmed again and again with his colleagues in the Little Buddha Tunnel: "Have you checked the airtightness of the truck? What about the anesthetic? It's not expired... OK, OK, be careful when checking, and don't inhale it yourself - also, hurry up, they are almost here. Be sure to disguise yourself in advance and don't alert the enemy."

"Don't worry!" The colleagues disguised as the rescue team were also very excited. They set up the support and patted the truck beside them affectionately. "Everything is ready. We just need to wait for those two guys to come in and close the door. It will be over!"

Toru Amuro, who was listening to all this quietly, smiled with relief when he heard it.

However, at this moment, an extremely nervous voice came from the channel, and the member responsible for monitoring the surrounding situation suddenly said: "Their car is coming!"

"Got it." Feng Jianyuya suppressed his excitement, imitated Mr. Fūya, pushed up his glasses and said calmly, "I'm here, this is all part of the plan, why are you so nervous?"

"But the first one to arrive was a bus, and our target is behind the bus!" The man added, holding the telescope, "They are about one thousand meters apart, and are now heading towards the Little Buddha Tunnel."

"...Why is there another car?!" Feng Jianyu was stunned for a moment, then stood up suddenly, "Didn't the road have been closed in advance?"

"Because the bus broke through the checkpoint, it was hijacked." Another colleague's voice came, he said helplessly, "Didn't you ask us to split into two groups, one to capture the images on the bus? I am the one responsible for following the bus. Just now, the bus driver seemed to have received some instructions from the kidnappers, and it suddenly drove in this direction."

"..." Feng Jianyu was stunned: According to the plan, this arrest operation should be extremely secretive, so that they can create the illusion that two cadres were killed in an explosion.

But now, a whole bus of witnesses suddenly appeared out of nowhere. This, this...

This familiar feeling of ups and downs when facing Uzo actually makes people feel at ease!

Feng Jian Yuya: "..."

Feng Jianyuya scratched his hair in pain: "..." No, no, what on earth is he thinking about? Should he take a long vacation to see a psychiatrist?

But recently, it seems that it is getting harder and harder to find a good doctor in Tokyo...

A public security officer was briefly caught up in the chaos.

At this moment, a voice like a guiding light sounded from his headphones.

"Tell them the operation continues."

Amuro Toru had already arrived near the Little Buddha Tunnel. He hid in the bushes halfway up the mountain, looking down at the situation below:

"This section of the tunnel is not too long and the light is relatively dim. There are two forks just after exiting the tunnel, one of which leads to the river. The bus was hijacked and most of the people on the bus were busy with their own affairs and had no time to observe too much. Even if they found other vehicles entering the tunnel ahead, they would not pay too much attention to the whereabouts of that vehicle."

"Of course, Uzo will definitely notice this." Amuro Toru has been in the organization for a long time, and his conscience has shrunk significantly. Moreover, he is facing a guy who almost tricked him into a closed space and blew him up several times. "But so what? Once our plan succeeds, his excuses will only be regarded as a sophistry to escape punishment."

"I see!" Feng Jianyuya felt reassured when he heard his superior's words. He immediately acted as a qualified messenger and conveyed the general requirements to other public security subordinates, "According to the original plan!"

……

Outside the tunnel, two cars were driving towards this side, one in front and one behind, at a distance apart.

The bus robbers at the front of the bus did not notice the black car in the distance behind it - while the police were secretly carrying out their arrest plan, the robbers were also carrying out their plan step by step.

"Give."

After entering the tunnel and the light dimmed, the kidnappers quickly took off their heavy ski jackets, hats and goggles, and threw them to Shuichi Akai and "Doctor Shinide" who had just been called over.

Vermouth held the coat in her hand with disgust, and couldn't help but look behind her: "..." What does that kid Uzo want to do?
The kidnapper didn't know that an international film queen had quietly sneaked into the middle of the two tall men in front of him. He pointed a gun at the two hostages and ordered without mercy: "Change them."

After saying that, the kidnapper looked at the two guys in front of him who looked quite oppressive after they stood up, and he was silent and took a step back silently.

Then he smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, this is just to make the police mistake you for me so that we can buy more time to escape."

Like a good robber, he told the passengers his plan: "After we pass the tunnel, the two of us will get off the bus disguised as passengers, and you will stay in the bus and play the role of robbers.

"Don't worry. As long as you don't resist, those cowardly cops won't dare to shoot. And you won't be wrongly accused. There are so many eyewitnesses at the scene. As long as they describe the current situation to the police, they can easily clear you of suspicion."

The two hostages obediently changed into their ski clothes. The undisguised robber ordered them to sit down where they were, and he turned around and walked to the front of the car.

"As for whether we two brothers can escape safely... Master, that depends on you."

He took off his blue ski cap, poked the bus driver's head with the muzzle of his gun, and then ordered, as the driver looked horrified, "After we get off the bus pretending to be hostages, don't stop the bus, just keep driving."

The bus driver nodded quickly but snorted in his heart: "..." That's a nice thought - as soon as you leave, I will call the police as fast as I can step on the accelerator and have the police arrest you on the spot.

Just as this thought flashed through his mind, he heard the little blue hat say, "Of course, in order to make you obedient, we will randomly select a lucky hostage to go with us. Once we are sure that we are out of danger, we will release the hostage immediately. But if we are caught by the police... humph, you know the consequences."

Bus driver: “…”￥%#@…

Ignoring the driver's ugly expression, Little Blue Riding Hood and Little Red Riding Hood turned around and looked at the bus, and began to pick out the "lucky hostage" who was not lucky at all in the car.

Vermouth was sitting on the ground with her knees hugged, keeping a low profile as requested by the kidnappers.

Hearing this, her ears twitched and she couldn't help but wonder who these two guys would choose - if they were so discerning and picked Uzo, things would be interesting.

The subordinate who picked Judy and Uzo was not bad. In addition, it was a pity that Ireland had just jumped out of the car, otherwise if the robbers had chosen him, his expression and performance would definitely be very interesting...

The mysterious cadre was eating the melon happily, but at this moment, she suddenly realized something: No, experience told her that Uzo's script was not fabricated, but conformed to basic logic.

Vermouth: “…” So think about it rationally, what criteria would a normal kidnapper use when selecting hostages?
——Weak, light, easily subdued, and easily carried.

In addition, in order to conceal their whereabouts, the kidnappers would probably either kill the hostage or tie him up and throw him into the wilderness to leave him to his fate.

The only ones who meet all these conditions... are children, and they are the kind of children that they hate and want to take revenge on!
Thinking of Conan's two unusual movements just now and the robber's anger towards him because of them, Vermouth's heart skipped a beat and cold sweat soaked her back.

“…No way.” Vermouth’s heart tightened. “Could it be that Uzo guessed that I was planning to attack Shirley recently, so he kept warning me in this way?…How is this possible?! He just has a far superior insight than ordinary people, but he can’t really read minds!”

She was in a state of panic and almost had the urge to stand up and knock the two robbers down on the spot.

But looking at Shuichi Akai next to her, and then at Judy behind her... Vermouth took a deep breath, and could only convince herself to calm down and make a decision after observing.

Fortunately, the kidnapper did not stride to the back row and pull Conan out of the crowd.

The two looked around and found a suitable target. Little Red Riding Hood took the gun and stepped back a little: "Hey, the woman who chewed gum so loudly."

The female passenger in the last row: “?”

"It's you." The robber pointed his gun at her, "Come here quickly."

The female passenger was shocked for a moment, but finally stood up under the threat of gunpoint and walked over reluctantly.

Vermouth looked at this scene, and her heart fell heavily to the ground.

At the same time, she couldn't help but take a few more glances at this ordinary passerby: she remembered that when the robber was taking the phone, this woman had said a few words to him, and even shot the back of her chair in anger... From this point of view, she met the hostage standards of "weak" and "high hatred value" just summarized.

but……

Vermouth touched her chin: "..." I always feel that something is wrong. Did Uzo really just choose a righteous lady who slid down quickly as a hostage?

She couldn't help but take a serious look at the woman who was getting closer and closer, and began to wonder if this was some organizational cadre she didn't know very well.

"Huh?" The kidnapper pointed a gun at the woman chewing gum next to him and was about to speak when he suddenly discovered something.

Little Red Riding Hood raised her elbow to touch Little Blue Riding Hood and asked cautiously, "Is there anything ahead?"

The little blue-hat frowned and looked over, and saw a large truck with a strong presence - the truck was parked in a lane on one side, with the trunk door wide open and a ramp connected to the ground.

Next to the truck, several people were busy. When they noticed a bus approaching, they turned their heads and made a gesture to drive it away, "hurry up and get over there."

"How dangerous it is to park in the tunnel without putting up a warning sign." The little blue hat muttered, "We can't let our guard down against people like this - driver, step on the gas and speed up!"

The bus driver numbly stepped on the accelerator.

With a bang, the bus rushed past the truck at its rare speed and headed to the other side of the tunnel.

The brief encounter lasted only a moment. With both parties in a tense mood, the two cars passed each other, the distance between them getting closer and farther.

Seeing that nothing unexpected happened, both parties breathed a sigh of relief.

"Alright, cheer up, we're almost there!" Feng Jianyuya saw the situation from the surveillance video, and his heart dropped back into his chest. "The target vehicle has entered the tunnel. Immediately light up the guide lights and turn on the headlights to show the internal structure of the truck clearly, so that they can see the rollers and protective nets clearly."

——According to Mr. Fūya, bright light can make people feel safe and thus let down their guard.

The trap has been set, now we just have to wait for the guys from that organization to fall into it!
(End of this chapter)