"Officer Manabe, before the gas station exploded, you were the first to spot the suspect, right?"

In the empty conference room, Lin Xiuyi specially called the criminal Manabe who had participated in the pursuit of the kidnappers, hoping that through the mouth of the other party, he could have a complete impression of the arrest. . fastest update

Lin Xiuyi and Manabe Criminal were sitting in the corner of the conference room at this moment. Lin Xiuyi's account was spread out on the table, and the pen in his hand was always waiting to record something at any time.

"Hey, I was indeed the first to find the suspect's trail."

"Oh? So the details of what happened then? How much do you remember?"

"At that time, we were going door-to-door searching for the kidnapper's hiding place. Because of the seriousness of the case and the fact that the hostages were still in the hands of the kidnappers, we always acted very carefully."

"At that time, we were disguised as people from the power company to enter the blockade area to conduct door-to-door inspections. I remember that we had just walked out of one house and was about to rush to the next house when we suddenly saw When someone walks in front of us?"

"Oh... that sounds like a coincidence!"

"Yeah! I also thought it was very strange at the time. It was a residential area, and the sound of the siren could be heard not far from here. I really don't understand why someone would run outside at this time. More What's more, he is carrying a large travel bag similar to the one on the wanted list!"

"And then? And what did you do?"

"Because we were not wearing police uniforms at the time, we pretended to use the excuse of asking for directions to stop him. Who knows, as soon as we spoke, he suddenly accelerated and ran away."

"Run away? And how did you deal with it?"

"Of course we caught up immediately, and at the same time, we immediately reported the location to Officer Shenmu!"

"Eh? After that, how did you follow the kidnappers to the gas station?"

"This... we just chased after us. Later, another colleague followed us, and someone fired a warning shot in the middle."

"And then? Have you always followed behind him and never let him out of your sight?"

"Well! We've been staring at him the whole time. After following him out of the residential area, the kidnapper climbed over the highway guardrail adjacent to the residential area and ran to the gas station opposite!"

"Did you see the kidnapper's face during this process?"

"This...it was dark at the time, and the other party was wearing a mask all the time, so..."

"After the refueling battle, what did you guys do?"

"Because that road only blocked the lane heading towards Yamanashi Prefecture, it took us some time to avoid the traffic. When we chased near the gas station, all the people inside had been driven out, and The gas station employee who ran out also told us that the other party threatened to burn it down..."

"Officer Manabe, I need your assistance with a question. Here is a satellite map of the area blocked by the incident. I would like you to help me draw a rough outline of the route you took when chasing the kidnappers on this map... …”

"Well, okay, I'll try my best. I'm afraid there's something I can't remember!"

"It doesn't matter, aren't there other colleagues who also participated in this operation. If you are not sure, you can call and ask for their opinions?"

As Lin Xiu spoke, he handed a pen and a map prepared in advance to the other party's hand. After watching the map for a long time, Officer Manabe finally found the location where he found the kidnapper. Then, while he recalled, he drew on the map the specific road he passed when chasing the kidnapper.

Fifteen minutes later, after repeated confirmation, Officer Manabe finally put down the pen in his hand, and handed the map back to Lin Xiuyi again. Lin Xiuyi, who took the map, looked at it for a while, and then said to Officer Manabe with a confident expression:

"What looks like the nearest line?"

"Eh?"

Hearing Lin Xiuyi's conclusion, Officer Manabe hurriedly came to the map to confirm it again.

"Look, this road is indeed the shortest route from this location to the gas station! However, the suspect was chased by so many police officers at that time, and he was able to calmly run along the shortest route to the gas station! Look! Get up, this is no accidental coincidence!"

"The... police department? You mean..."

"A wanted kidnapper hanging out on the road with a big bag of money on his back, it sounds like something is wrong!"

"Listening to what you said, it seems to be the case. When I think about it, we almost lost the suspect several times at that time, but when we turned around the corner, we saw the suspect again... Now think about it. "That's really weird!"

Inspired by Lin Xiuyi, Manabe also began to constantly doubt the situation at that time.

"From the map, there are not only residential areas, but also some public facilities and commercial places in this blocked area. For the police, it is a very time-consuming task to investigate this area completely. If the suspect really wants to avoid the pursuit of the police, it is not difficult to find a good place to hide. However, when the police are hunting, the kidnapper is hanging out on the street with ransom, which is really bizarre. …”

"The police department~lightnovelpub.net~ Do you mean that the other party intends to lure us to the gas station?"

"This is what I think is the most likely hypothesis at the moment... Of course, with the existing evidence, this cannot be confirmed 100%! But if you follow this line of thinking, there is one thing that still concerns me. That's the problem with that travel bag!"

"Travel bag?"

"You just said that the first thing that caught your attention was the travel bag. But before that, the kidnappers had been out of sight of the police for a long time. So what I want to ask is, the money kidnappers Do you really take it with you all the time?"

"Police! You mean..."

"When the explosion happened, both the police and the media believed that the 113 million ransom had been reduced to ashes in the fire. But I have always had doubts about this. To end one's life by committing suicide by raising fire seems both painful and sympathetic. Correspondingly, everyone pays less attention to the real whereabouts of the ransom, but if all this is the kidnapper What is the desired effect?"