Ke Xue World: The Confrontation between Black and Red

"Xiaolan, don't be afraid, Dad is here!"

"Qingzi, Dad is here, don't be afraid, Dad will find you soon!"

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In one of the oak barrels placed inside the container, Mao Lilan listened to the vague but familiar voice coming from outside.

At first I thought I was dreaming or hallucinating.

Then she bit the tip of her tongue subconsciously, and the pain quickly cleared her mind, which had become a little dizzy from staying in the dark and narrow space for a long time.

After realizing that he could still hear the call from his father Kogoro Mouri and that it was not an auditory hallucination due to lack of oxygen.

Mao Lilan, who had always been very confident that her parents and loved ones would come to save her, now had tears in her eyes.

She closed her eyes, trying to calm the excitement in her heart, and then began to adjust her movements and posture, pressing her back as close to the oak barrel as possible, leaving enough space in front of her chest.

Then she put her left ear against the wooden barrel, her left wrist against her face, her right hand clenched into a fist at her side, and her elbow against the other side of the barrel.

Until the shouting in the distance becomes closer and clearer, and even the footsteps can be heard clearly.

Mao Lilan first bit her left wrist hard, and then, taking advantage of the pain, concentrated all the strength that had been accumulated for a long time on her right hand, clenched her fist, and smashed it hard on the barrel of the oak barrel.

"Boom~"

There was a sudden silence in the container, and all sounds stopped in an instant.

Kogoro Mouri was so excited that his whole body was shaking, and Ginzo Nakamori almost fainted.

Even Inspector Megure and others who had guessed earlier that the missing people were most likely here were extremely excited, with joy on their faces.

Because the drug had not yet fully taken effect, Mao Lilan's attack with all her strength did not actually cause much damage to the oak barrel.

But for Kogoro Mori and others, the appearance of this voice was more useful than any panacea. The despair that once overwhelmed their reason was swept away by this voice.

"Boom~"

Just when everyone was subconsciously holding their breath and secretly excited, another knocking sound was heard nearby.

This time, it was clearer than the previous time.

With his sharp eyes and ears, Jinpei Matsuda immediately locked onto the third oak barrel on the second shelf on his right hand.

He walked quickly to the oak barrel and tapped it gently.

From below, a soft knocking sound reached his ears.

"Miss Maori is here."

Jinpei Matsuda turned his head and said.

Before he could finish his words, Kogoro Mori rushed forward and pushed Jinpei Matsuda aside.

"Xiaolan, Dad will rescue you right away."

Kogoro Mori gathered his strength and lifted the oak barrel on the second floor from the shelf, then gently placed it on the ground.

Upon seeing this, Inspector Megure and others rushed forward and illuminated the area with flashlights.

Then, after putting the oak barrel away, Kogoro Mouri was seen staring at it without any movement.

At this time, the rational Kisaki Eri came online again and slapped her careless husband away.

"If you don't know how to open it, get out of the way and don't waste time."

Then he turned to look at Matsuda Jinpei who had already taken out the disassembly tools:

"Excuse me, Officer Matsuda."

Kogoro Mori moved aside with an unwilling look on his face.

Jinpei Matsuda did not act immediately, but asked Takagi Wataru for a flashlight and looked around the oak barrel carefully.

Then he put away the disassembly tools and felt the barrel ring at the top of the oak barrel that was used to fix the barrel body and the barrel cover.

Then he easily pulled out four copper nails that were slightly longer than the others. They were not tightened and had no threads on the outside. They were just copper nails used to hold the barrel lid in place.

Then lift up the small metal nameplate on the barrel lid that has only two nails on it, put two fingers into the holes under the small metal nameplate and pull it outwards.

With a "click" sound, the lid of the oak barrel was easily pulled open by Jinpei Matsuda.

Kogoro Mori quickly stretched his head to look, and pushed Jinpei Matsuda aside again.

"Xiaolan!——"

Kogoro Mouri had just moved his face closer, but before he could see his daughter's face clearly, the smell of blood made his eyes roll back and he turned away.

"father!"

Ran Mouri didn't expect to see this scene when she looked up, while Eri Kisaki simply ignored her useless husband and carefully carried her daughter out.

Seeing the deep and shallow teeth marks on her daughter's wrists and the blood dripping on her clothes, Kisaki Eri immediately understood the source of the bloody smell.

The tears in his eyes immediately flowed down.

In the customs office, everyone's face showed joy when they heard that the missing victim had finally been found.

"Notify Ida Kou who is in charge of the security and ask him to let in the medical staff waiting outside."

"Send another team aboard to assist Inspector Megure in rescuing the trapped people."

After being happy, Inspector Harumi arranged the next tasks in an orderly manner, and then reported the news of the successful search operation to Director Hakuba who had been waiting for the results.

Director Bai Ma, who received the call, looked up at the time on the wall and finally felt relieved.

As long as there is a result.

Perhaps he was afraid that the pressing Hakuba detective and Hattori Heiji would find out something by following the account books, or perhaps he felt that the Metropolitan Police Department's action against Tokyo Port was a waste of police resources.

During the waiting period, the pressure from all sides did not subside even though Director Bai Ma promised to end the search operation at 12:.

Instead, it becomes more aggressive.

In fact, there have always been some high-level people from all parties opposing the blockade of the two major international ports in the Kanto region.

However, compared with the overwhelming evidence at Yokohama Port and the influence behind the case, especially the attention from the new Prime Minister, Tokyo Port does not seem so impressive.

They always pick the weak ones, so it is naturally easier to operate at Tokyo Port than at Yokohama Port.

Therefore, two minutes before receiving the call from Inspector Harumi, a senior executive still gave Director Hakuba a "friendly" reminder.

Tell him to stop conducting any search operations, end the farce at Tokyo Port as soon as possible, lift the blockade of Tokyo Port, restore shipping routes, and ease the pressure of the closure of Yokohama Port.

At the same time, we should appease the media and maintain the image of the Metropolitan Police Department.

Director Bai Ma dealt with this tactfully, but he could not help feeling worried.

He agreed to blockade the docks at Tokyo Port. If the victims of the serial disappearances were found, it would mean that he was wise, brave and resourceful.

If he fails to find it, it means that he is acting arbitrarily, wasting police resources and bringing discredit to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

As for the negative impact this incident has caused internationally, that is his fault alone.

Director Bai Ma had no doubt that the higher-ups would put all the blame on him.

After all, before the search results came out, no less than five people had "reminded" him openly or secretly.

It would be easy to step down, but Director Bai Ma is afraid that he will be imprisoned and his beloved son will be implicated.

So, during the waiting period, Director Bai Ma had been staring at the wall clock anxiously.

He was afraid that once 12: passed, the police would take him away for investigation in the name of dereliction of duty.

Reassured, Director Hakuba did not talk much with Inspector Harumi. He simply gave him a few instructions and ended the call.

Outside Tokyo Port Terminal,

Seeing medical staff in white coats and nurse hats entering the blockade line in groups, Toru Amuro guessed that Inspector Megure and his team must have found the missing Ran Mouri and others.

However, whenever he thought of the extremely ominous time point 12:48, Toru Amuro couldn't be happy at all.

At this time, the driver next to him also had no smile on his face.

Looking at the families of the missing persons who were crying with joy and excitement in the crowd.

The media reporters rushed towards the cordon again, and pointed the microphone directly into the mouths of Ida Hang and other policemen.

And others who are happy about it.

What flashed across the driver's eyes was ridicule and resentment.

Toru Amuro took in the entire scene and swallowed the words he had prepared.

Even if he witnessed the scene of the missing people reuniting with their families, he probably wouldn't be moved at all.

In the container,

With the arrival of medical staff and the support of other police forces, the search and rescue operation of Officer Megure and others went very smoothly.

Under the guidance of Jinpei Matsuda, the small metal nameplates on all the barrel covers that were fixed with only two screws were peeled off one by one, and all the oak barrels with two air holes clearly visible underneath were found.

One missing person after another was accurately found by the police from hundreds of oak barrels.

The medical staff were busy carrying the rescued victims onto stretchers and sending them to the hospital, but they never expected to encounter two troublemakers at this time.

Ginzo Nakamori held his lost daughter in his arms and refused to let go of the doctor. Kogoro Mori next to him was crying with tears and snot.

Seeing this scene, Inspector Megure sighed and asked his subordinate Sato Miwako to persuade them. Then he turned around and saw Matsuda Jinpei standing nearby with a serious expression on his face.

The sunglasses he had been wearing were taken off by Matsuda Jinpei when he entered the container, so the seriousness in his eyes was directly seen by Inspector Megure.

Inspector Megure had no idea what Jinpei Matsuda was worried about.

In his opinion, the result of this search operation was perfect. The missing victim was found and a member of a human trafficking organization was arrested.

As long as the police follow this line of investigation, they will be able to destroy this human trafficking organization.

Therefore, Inspector Megure didn't think much about it and quickly turned his attention elsewhere.

The middle-aged man who woke up from a coma looked at the police around him and just realized that he had been accidentally knocked unconscious from behind just a few seconds after getting on the boat.

When I looked down, I saw that there was a pair of handcuffs on my hands.

"Why are you arresting me?"

The middle-aged man asked the policeman who was carrying him to the front deck timidly with his honest face.

"Why? Mr. Human Trafficker, it is only natural for the police to arrest human traffickers. There is nothing strange about that."

Shiratori Renzaburo explained coldly.

The middle-aged man was not stupid and soon realized that his identity was exposed, but he did not expect that it was Jinpei Matsuda who betrayed him. He only thought that it was the buyer's subordinates on the ship who betrayed him.

He was so angry that he exposed the fact that there was a subordinate sent by the buyer to inspect the goods on the ship, and revealed the information he knew about the buyer's subordinate.

Having obtained unexpected information, Shiratori Jinzaburo quickly told the news to Inspector Megure.

Inspector Megure was surprised and quickly asked Takagi Wataru to take people to investigate.

At this moment, a policeman who was carrying an oak barrel full of liquid did not pay attention to his feet and accidentally stepped on an iron rod that someone had thrown on the ground.

His foot slipped and the oak barrel in his hand fell directly onto the deck.

Coincidentally, when the sturdy oak barrel fell onto the deck, it accidentally hit a half-broken but sharp brick that was placed upright on the edge of the deck.

“Crack~”

"Wow~"

The cracked oak barrel could no longer hold the liquid inside, and a large barrel of amber liquid flowed along the deck along with a strong smell.

Then, the faces of everyone on the deck suddenly became terrified.

...

"It's half past twelve. We should go."

Near the pier,

After turning off the vibrating alarm on his cell phone in his pocket, the driver turned to look at Amuro Toru and spoke calmly.