As the first missing person was carried off the ocean freighter on a stretcher by medical staff and walked out of the police cordon, he was exposed to the flash lights of media reporters.

The crowd outside the dock blockade could never calm down again.

All those whose children or relatives were missing were eager to squeeze to the side of the stretcher to identify whether the person lying on the stretcher was the one they were longing to find.

The media reporters were also unwilling to be left behind and crowded towards the stretcher, all wanting to take first-hand and clear photos.

The medical staff's path was completely blocked.

Yi Dahang frowned upon seeing this, and hurriedly stepped forward with some police officers to share the pressure on the medical staff, and stopped the excited families of the serial missing persons and the media reporters with extremely excited eyes.

Seeing the police stepping forward to stop them, these people were naturally unhappy. Some of them begged, some threatened with words, and some even knelt down and cried to them.

The atmosphere was very lively and chaotic for a while, attracting countless people's attention.

Therefore, no one noticed that two men in inconspicuous clothes quietly left the Tokyo Port Pier in the crowd at this time.

Mary Akai, who was worried about her daughter and niece, also turned her attention to the medical staff who were carrying stretchers out of the police cordon.

Only after I saw two people on the stretcher did I feel relieved.

However, the atmosphere at the scene did not improve as more and more missing persons were carried out. Instead, it gradually developed in a very bad direction.

This is true even if there are police to maintain order.

As the stretcher appeared, the family members and media became more and more agitated, and some even started pushing the police who tried to stop them.

In the panic, many policemen were beaten several times, both openly and covertly.

Ida Ko hurriedly called Officer Megure. As soon as the call was connected, he heard the noise and panic on the other end that was no less than his own.

"Hurry, hurry, go find some mop board."

"Hey, what's the point of bringing a rag over here?"

"Be careful, be gentle, don't slip again"

"What? Not enough stretchers? Then send a few officers over there to help the medical staff carry the remaining unconscious victims off the boat."

"... "

"... "

Holding the phone, Ida Kou was silent for two seconds, and then in response to Inspector Megure's questioning, he briefly explained the situation here.

After hearing this, Inspector Megure frowned and showed a hint of difficulty on his face, but he still replied to Date Kou that he would send more police officers to provide support.

After hanging up the phone, looking at the tense and chaotic scene, Officer Megure sighed and called Chiba Kazunobu, who was holding a rag and looking panicked, and said:

"Qianye, lead your team to support Ida. The families of the missing and the media reporters have blocked the medical staff carrying the stretcher.

Now they are emotionally attacking the cordon they are maintaining for the medical staff."

"So what are you going to do here?"

Chiba Kazunobu asked worriedly.

Inspector Megure replied:

"Don't worry, I have already reported the matter to my superiors, and the supporting police force will arrive soon."

"The most important thing now is to open up a rescue channel for medical staff to send those trapped and unconscious people to hospital for treatment.

Then assist Ida to evacuate the crowd near the dock as soon as possible."

"Yes."

Chiba Kazunobu took the order and turned to leave, but the worry in Officer Megure's eyes did not diminish in the slightest.

His expression became even more solemn.

He looked at the gasoline spilled all over the deck and recalled the terrifying scene before. He still couldn't forget the fear he felt at that time.

If the policeman who was moving the barrel had not accidentally slipped, the sturdy oak barrel would have accidentally hit a sharp floor tile.

Who would have thought that the liquid in the oak barrels was not wine, but gasoline.

Previously, when the oak barrels in the container were identified and searched one by one, everyone focused on the oak barrel with a metal nameplate with two nails nailed on the lid, and two air holes visible when the lid was lifted.

For the oak barrels that had four nails on the metal nameplate and could not be lifted at all, they were just swept casually.

Even if someone does not believe the basis for the search given by Jinpei Matsuda, they will be completely convinced when they forcibly pry open the metal nameplate and find that there are no air holes underneath and they can hear the sound of liquid shaking when they lift it up.

Everyone took it for granted that the oak barrels were filled with whiskey to confuse their vision.

Even middle-aged men who load goods are no exception.

Therefore, when facing the interrogation of Shiratori Renzaburo, the middle-aged man was also confused.

Shiratori Renzaburo naturally thought that the middle-aged man was pretending to be stupid, but they couldn't do anything to him at this time.

At first, after taking the middle-aged man off the ship, Shiratori Jinzaburo did not take him away from Tokyo Port, but found a corner to temporarily place the man.

We were prepared to wait for the medical staff to send the unconscious trapped person to the hospital for treatment, and then take the suspect back to the Metropolitan Police Department.

However, in front, the outskirts of Tokyo Port were blocked by excited crowds, and in the back, a large amount of gasoline was found in oak barrels.

After receiving a call from Inspector Megure, Shiratori Jinsaburo could only start interrogating the suspect on the spot with his colleagues. In the end, his blood pressure was so high that he didn't get any useful clues from the middle-aged man.

In addition, Takagi Shigeru and his men searched among the crew of the freighter, but did not find the buyer's subordinates as the middle-aged man mentioned.

And this is exactly what Inspector Megure is most worried about at the moment.

Once the buyer's men, who were hiding somewhere, secretly used a little fire, everyone on the ocean-going freighter would be blown to the sky.

It will even affect surrounding ships and people near the Tokyo Port terminal.

However, unfortunately, in this world, good things don’t always work, and bad things always work.

Just as Inspector Megure was looking forward to the arrival of backup police, a roar interrupted his worries.

"What are you doing, stop!"

Inspector Megure looked in the direction of the sound and saw that the person in charge of the freighter, who had been knocked unconscious and thrown aside by Nakamori Ginzo and Mori Kogoro, had woken up somehow.

In his hand was a lighter with a flickering flame.

Everyone was shocked.

"Are you going to die?"

Matsuda Jinpei, who noticed this scene keenly and roared, spoke again. He really couldn't understand why the person in charge of the freighter did this.

He woke up quietly, took out his lighter and lit it without saying a word. Was he planning to quietly ignite the gasoline on the deck and send everyone on the ship into the Sanzu River?

The person in charge of the discovered freighter looked at the policemen around him with guns pointed at him without any panic.

"Officer, please stay where you are and don't try to get any closer, or I won't be able to hold this lighter."

So what if he has a gun? Do you dare to shoot? He has a lighter in his hand. If he lets go, everyone on the boat will die with him.

The clear pain on his face made the arrogant expression of the freighter manager become very distorted, and also reminded him of the humiliation of being grabbed by the collar several times and being knocked unconscious in the end.

The anger that had subsided when I saw the horrified expressions on other people's faces came back to my heart.

Looking at Jinpei Matsuda who was forced to stop where he was and no longer move forward, the freighter manager wanted to say something else, but he was surprised by a sudden gust of strong wind from behind.

He felt a sharp pain in the wrist holding the lighter, and subconsciously loosened his hand. Then he was kicked to the ground and slid for several meters on the deck dripping with gasoline.

Jinpei Matsuda looked approvingly at Miwako Sato who was holding the lighter in one hand and slowly retracting her legs. He then raised his legs to hold up the freighter leader who was sliding towards him, and lowered his head to reveal a very "happy" smile.

"I didn't move. You rolled over here by yourself."

Looking at the ferocious smile of Jinpei Matsuda, the person in charge of the freighter trembled and shivered subconsciously.

Seeing the arrogant freighter manager being dealt with by Sato Miwako, the others all breathed a sigh of relief and praised him for being worthy of being Officer Sato.

However, before everyone could breathe a sigh of relief, they saw Sato Miwako's face suddenly change and she froze in place.

Immediately afterwards, a slender white hand grabbed Sato Miwako's neck.

"Officer Sato, thank you for stopping that idiot and saving my life. Now, please save my life again."

The administrator, who had been hiding beside the freighter manager and ignored by everyone because she was so scared that she could not speak properly after seeing him being knocked unconscious by Nakamori Ginzo and Mori Kogoro, asked softly.

After saying that, she held Sato Miwako's neck and walked towards the edge of the deck with steady steps.

At the same time, her other hand was firmly holding a gun against Sato Miwako's back.

"You are the real buyer."

Jinpei Matsuda watched the administrator walk towards the edge of the deck with Sato Miwako smoothly, and instantly realized her identity.

"However, there are so many police officers here. Even if you hold hostages, you can't escape Tokyo Port."

The administrator sneered:

"Really? Then I'd like to give it a try. Which position do you think is better for me to play? How about my arms?"

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