Chapter 76 Section 74

"Full speed ahead." Ogata opened the small sliding window and gave instructions to the driver's seat. The engine made a muffled sound and accelerated vigorously.Not long after, the command vehicle drove into City D.There was a storm of intelligence blowing in the car, Ogata used the radio, Minegishi mainly used the mobile phone, and each communicated with the special search headquarters and the search vehicles on the move. "Take the background sound of the phone to Kesouyan for analysis, act fast!" "Don't act rashly, until you find out where the message is sent, all the invited strikers stay where they are!"

"The voice of the target's father sounds quite bad! When the kidnapper calls, he must stop and pick it up to avoid a car accident." They are indeed the two who are known as the hopeful stars of the new generation. They can understand Matsuoka's intentions and give clear instructions without talking at all, and they don't miss any omissions when dealing with the information that comes flying like snowflakes, not to mention would be a waste of time.The most important thing is that the tacit understanding between the two is excellent, and they can confirm the information at hand at any time without interfering with each other or overlapping each other. In the narrow compartment, these two people look like two-headed dragons .However, "outside the car" is different.The radio communication between the Special Search Headquarters, the G Department, and the various search vehicles was very chaotic. Because of this sudden situation, everyone was in chaos.Is this the reason why the kidnappers wanted to be early on purpose?Or is there something that messed up the plan?

"Make all the signals green." Turn all the signals on the road into green lights, so that traffic can flow unimpeded.This is the first time Matsuoka has given specific instructions. Masato Mezaki's car had to be accelerated.After the kidnapper hung up the phone, he rushed out at 11:15, and there were only thirty-five minutes left before the time appointed by the kidnapper.Even if there is no traffic jam on the road, it will take 40 minutes at the fastest to get to Aoi Town, D City. If there is a traffic jam, it will take at least an hour.Call the road conditions of the traffic control center on the computer screen, even if there is no traffic jam, the entire county road is still in a state of "heavy traffic flow".When the little-faced man calculated the time when Mezaki was scheduled to arrive and concluded that he would be 12 to 13 minutes late, Matsuoka immediately issued the order to "green the entire line".The operation of the traffic lights has been prepared before, and there are traffic instructors wearing Dongdian overalls at each intersection along the road.When the radio received the information that Mezaki's car was approaching, he turned on the control panel calmly, manually turned the light to "green light", and immediately restored to the automatic setting after Mezaki's car passed by.In this way, the green light can be made all the way like a word game, but the general road conditions will not become chaotic.

"This is the command vehicle, please tell me." "The command vehicle understands." The Kuwabara crossing is the third traffic light ahead from here, and the command vehicle passed there about two minutes ago.The distance is gradually shortening.This area is full of single-sided, two-lane roads. Let Mezaki overtake first, and then follow his car closely. Mikami's notepad was always open.Once the information is obtained, record the content and time, and by the way, also write the time when the ban will be lifted in 20 minutes.It was 11:51 a.m. when the reporter was provided with the information of "passing the Kuwabara intersection", and Mezaki might have arrived at "Aoi Coffee" by then.But in the cognition of "reporters", Mezaki is still at home now.There are still five minutes until the "received threatening phone calls" are lifted.Mikami was very anxious, he never knew that twenty minutes could be so long.

Entering the city of D, the buildings are built higher and higher. "I already know the location of the mobile phone." The chunky man who called DOCOMO spoke up. "Yuasa base station - the exact location is near Yuasa Town and Asahi Town in Xuanwu City." It was still calling from Xuanwu City. Mikami recorded while muttering to himself.The kidnappers are still in the city.He asked Masato Mezaki to go to City D, what would he do in the city?It is impossible to reach Aoi-cho earlier than Mezaki, who has a green light all the way and drives straight in.If he took the county road, he would be photographed at least twice by the N system.Or did he not plan to go to City D at all, but went directly to the place where the ransom was paid at the end that had been decided from the beginning?Or is there an accomplice who has already placed eyeliner near "Kwai Coffee"?

Mikami always felt that something was not quite right, there was an unreal feeling.It doesn't matter whether there is only one kidnapper or there are accomplices.It's fine that the first two threatening calls were from Xuanwu City, but they still called from the city after a night even though they were holding a mobile phone that can be dialed from anywhere.That's what puzzled him.This move may allow the location of the message to be analyzed and narrow the scope of the search.Don't the kidnappers feel scared?If it was Mezaki Utasumi's self-directed and self-acted, of course she wouldn't be afraid. Anyway, she didn't really ask for money, but just to make her father who was at odds with her work hard, and to make fun of it. It's not even self-directed and self-acted. pranks on.

wrong…… When he heard the voice-changed voice just now, he intuitively thought that it was not a woman.It's not that the gender of the other party can be judged from the voice, but the tone that sounds ruthless but not really ruthless, threatening and depressing, definitely cannot be imitated by a seventeen-year-old girl.If the incident this time was really directed and acted by Ge Cheng, then there must be a male accomplice who has gone through a lot of trouble behind her. "Let me take a look." Mikami looked over Matsuoka's shoulder and focused his eyes on the computer screen.Displayed on the screen is a map of Yuasa Town and Asahi Town where the message was sent.At Matsuoka's request, the little-faced man enlarged the map.Yuasa-cho is mainly a residential area, and the more unexpected one is Asahi-cho.Asahi Town is just next to Nanmu Town, where the second call was made yesterday. Although there are no flower streets and willow lanes in the territory, it is also a "popular area".On both sides of the road that runs through Asahi Town, there are large supermarkets and electrical appliances stores, bowling alleys, hypermarkets, nationwide chain stores of men's clothing and shoes, etc.

Could it be that you are shopping?When these three sending locations appeared in my mind, my thoughts would be drawn to the possibility of self-directed and self-acted.Of course, you can also think about it from another angle. The kidnappers stayed in the crowd in order to hide their whereabouts; they deliberately stayed near the station in order to fly away at any time.Can't figure it out.Is it self-directed and self-acted?Or is it really a kidnapping case?It is impossible to judge at this stage. "Counselor...the target's father is about to overtake." Ogata reported, pointing to the monitor screen behind him.Fifty meters away, there is a white coupe driving near the central marking line. The driver's face is too small to make out.

"Keep in the right lane." Minegishi gave orders to the driver's seat through the microphone.After a slow beat, the car body slowly moved towards the central marking line.Mikami immediately understood why.Because Mezaki, who was blocked, was trying to move to the left lane to overtake the "big truck".In this way, the driver's seat will face the command vehicle, and the state of Mezaki can be observed.All eyes were on the monitor screen on the left.It was side by side with the white coupe, and was overtaken in an instant.but…… I could clearly see Masato Mezaki's side face.

The body leaned forward so that it was almost lying on the steering wheel, and the face was almost pressed against the windshield.He stared at a point in the distance.A little ahead, a little further ahead.His clenched teeth and blood-red gums can also be seen from the side.Contrary to Yoshio Amamiya's appearance that day, whose blood seemed to have frozen all over his body, Mezaki's stunning figure was like a blazing flame. Mikami couldn't help shivering, as if he was witnessing the incident, the target of the raging flames was "Aoi Coffee"... "Counselor."

Matsuoka is still staring at the monitor screen, "Chasing One" and "Chasing Two" have all passed the command vehicle, and their seemingly insignificant attention was captured on the monitor. "Is my wife in Aoi Coffee?" "no." "Where is that?" "can not tell you." "why?" "This is the command vehicle, please tell me." "Because she was assigned to the task force." Mikami was a little dumbfounded.Minako conducting an extraordinary search? "The command vehicle understands." "What kind of special order?" "Since it's a special order, of course I can't tell you." "Even if I'm her husband?" "of course." "Is there any danger?" "There will be no danger." Mikami regretted mentioning this matter Ever since Mikami blurted out the name "Utasumi", Matsuoka's attitude seems to have become colder.But it's not aimed at Mikami, and the questions and answers with other people are also cold.Except for the "green light across the board", he has never given any decent instructions.Instead, I spend most of my time thinking in silence, closing my eyes, and even feel a little sad.Are you feeling unwell?Mikami started to get a little worried. Seeing the clock, Mikami suddenly came to his senses, it was already eleven thirty-five.Considering the short and fat man's figure, he had to squeeze to the back as soon as possible.Mikami hurriedly squeezed past him, as if pushing through an alley jammed with traffic.Then he turned on the phone, and when the time on the LCD screen changed to "36", he immediately pressed Suwa's quick call button, and the phone was connected without even ringing. He must have been hopeless! Suwa's side was still noisy, but at least they were able to talk normally. "The Mezaki family received a third threatening call." Mikami finished speaking in one breath. "Twenty minutes ago. Huh? Wait a minute. Ah! Yes! Thirteen past eleven." Seeing the numbers on the notepad, Mikami almost lost his brain.Fool!Why are you so stupid!Why didn't I think of starting from the time when the Mezaki family received the call? "Sorry. I'm going to paraphrase, take it down." Mikami repeated the content of the threatening phone call.A voice that has been voice-modified.Go out with money and cell phone.Arrive at "Kwai Coffee" before 11:50... "That's right." "Leaving the house at 11:15 and rushing there." "Uh..." Mikami couldn't answer the question. "I can't tell because there's a twenty-minute limit." "Time difference. I have to agree to this condition before I can get on the command vehicle." "The target's father's mobile phone received a call!" It was the voice of the dumpy man. "The calling number is Mezaki Utasumi's mobile phone! Play it now." "I'm going to hang up, try to survive." This is the fourth call from the kidnappers.The bell rang in the car, but was answered immediately. Mezaki's voice was almost a roar. What the hell is this request?The command car has just passed the intersection of 3-chome, not to mention that Mezaki's car has already... There was a short gap. Is this intentional to confuse the search? First let the police think that he is a copycat of 64, and then suddenly switch to a self-created script.Or did the kidnappers also have an emergency and had to temporarily change the plan?In any case, at least the kidnappers did not think of the "green light across the board".When Mezaki said that he had passed the intersection, the reason why the kidnapper was silent for a moment was because he didn't expect him to be so fast, so be surprised! "Don't chase! Chase 1 turns right at the next intersection, turns right, then turns left, and leaves the circular line. Chase 2 turns left, left, then left, and leaves the circular line." After speaking, Ogata looked at Matsuoka. "Counselor, what are we going to do?" "It's the same as chasing one." "Understood." Ogata told the driver through the microphone.On the side, Minegishi held the phone of "Ghost Head" to his ear.The chunky man connected the monitoring wires with deft movements that didn't fit his size. "Calm down the target's father." An extremely low voice came from the cloth under the back seat. "What about the speed?" "Poke him with a baton. Like a peach, lightly." The changed voice suddenly broke in. "The target's father is here!" The small-faced man yelled.In the front monitor screen, the white coupe was approaching from the opposite lane at high speed, and passed the command vehicle in an instant.Masato Mezaki pressed the phone to his ear vigorously, and his upper body shook violently back and forth.That figure could not help but remind people of a child who was pedaling a bicycle desperately, but couldn't make the bicycle go smoothly and began to throw a temper tantrum. "The command vehicle calls the Invitation Squad who is already on standby in D City! Except for Invitation One, Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth are all in combat formation! ——Hey! Ogata, if this continues, Mezaki will have a car accident. " "Release the instruction for all green lights on the county road! Repeat! Remove the instruction for all green lights on the county road! —— Mezaki's driving skills should be very good, after all, he used to be a salesman for imported cars." "That's not what I meant! What is the purpose of everyone crowding into the ring line? Set the battle line three kilometers south of the ring line! ——He now only holds the steering wheel with one hand, and at eighty-five The speed in kilometers per hour is soaring!" "The command vehicle understands! — Well, let the speed of the vehicle drop below 70 kilometers. Send two vehicles to try to block the road ahead." Ogata and Minegishi stood back to back as if sitting and unable to work, making Mikami almost unable to sit still.Because of changing lanes and turning right, the car body shook violently from left to right.Coupled with the uneven road surface, the bumps are also very severe, so the posture of Ogata and Minegishi is the most effective way to balance the body. "We've already got in touch with DOCOMO! The sending location of the current call is the same as before, which is the Yuasa base station! The scope is in the area of ​​Yuasa Town and Asahi Town in Xuanwu City!" The kidnappers did not move.No, it's also possible to move, but not leave that area. "Can you narrow down the location of the kidnapper a little bit?" Mikami asked the little-faced man without even thinking about it. "Ah, it can't be done unless there are more base stations, or he has a GPS phone." "GPS phone?" "It is a model with built-in GPS satellite positioning! It is a good product launched by KDDI last year, but it has not been widely used yet." The small-faced man only showed an expression that he forgot he was still working for a moment.He has lovely eyes with long eyelashes. Phew... Mikami breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that he was treated like a guest.In fact, he was indeed a guest.It's just that Matsuoka, who entertained him in the car, didn't seem to have any intention of entertaining the guests. He replaced the seat cushions with chairs as hard as mushrooms, and let him see the superb cooking skills of Ogata and Minegishi.Although it was not to the point where he had no identity or status, it did make him feel very uncomfortable.Still, one should feel lucky to be in a command vehicle like this.To be able to sit in a command vehicle like this... With a sound of "click", the command vehicle flicked, and Mikami came back to his senses, not knowing where it was for a while.Almost got caught.Just when he almost fell into the sandman's way, he was rescued by the pothole in the road.It's too scary, it's obviously at the forefront of the kidnapping search.This is the apex of the command and command system, and there is the "Underground Criminal Minister" in charge. The Sandman has a way to get in even in this kind of place, so we can't take it lightly.The Sandman is planning to secretly replace the "lucky" he deliberately emphasized because he is not to be outdone, with a feeling of happiness, so that he will fall into a trance and take the opportunity to capture his consciousness. Mikami grabbed the inner thigh and twisted it hard, the pain was so painful that he even opened his mouth wide. "Kesouyan is calling! After a brief analysis of the threatening calls to Mezaki's house, there are some slight echoes. Examples like this include bathrooms, unfurnished suites, public facilities covered with reinforced concrete, or commercial buildings. Wait in the toilet." The toilet... The footsteps from last night sounded in my ears again.A map of Asahi Town floated in front of my eyes, and the streets were lined with large shops... Anyway, write it down first.Mikami opened the notepad and let out an "Ah!"No!It's not written on it!He forgot to record the time when the kidnapper instructed Mezaki to get on the circular line.He was on the phone with Suwa at the time.By the way, Suwa said: right after that. "37".Write the correct time on three.There is also content.You have to remember exactly what the kidnappers said... The tip of the pen brushed vigorously across the paper.Damn, I'm really anxious, what am I doing at this moment and in this place? "The command car understands, do you know his speed?" "It's too fast. Follow him first and copy in front of him, and keep his speed below 70 kilometers per hour." "I'm counting on you guys. The command vehicle has finished reporting!" Mezaki made a strange noise.The phone calls on both sides have not been hung up, and the kidnappers still remain silent. It sounded so pathetic.The chunky man turned down the volume a little bit, his eyes lost their luster. Having said that, where did the kidnappers want Mezaki to go? The small-faced man moved the map on the computer. "Aoi Coffee" hasn't quite disappeared from the spectrum yet.The circular line extends northward in an arc, and it will be connected to the National Highway for about four kilometers. Just turn left at the Isogai intersection and continue southward to the center of D City to reach Aoi Town.Just think about the route of 64 in reverse.Because on the way to the south, you will pass the "Lucky Mahjong Hall" and "Siji Ice Fruit Shop" in sequence, and finally arrive at the starting point of 64 "Kwai Coffee".It's just that doing so will take a long detour than going directly to Aoi Town along the county road.And all the way is from the main road to the main road, so it is not to get rid of the following vehicles.Considering that he deliberately asked Mezaki to turn around and drive on the circular line, the destination may be the industrial zone in the eastern part of D County, or let him turn right onto the national road, then turn left onto the county road, and continue northward to complete the basic route of 64. route.Fourteen years ago, I took this road to root the snow-capped mountains.It was a winding and narrow mountain road... Qinping Bridge... Mercury Lamp... Mikami shook his head, did he really reach his limit?It's not just Sandman, he will suddenly lean forward, wake up suddenly, and suddenly flash... In short, everything is sudden.It was as if he suddenly heard a voice next to him now.It's eleven fifty-one!It is the lifting time of "passing the Kuwabara intersection". Mikami quickly turned on the phone, but suddenly stopped moving.Wait a moment!Through the Kuwabara intersection?No kidding, Mezaki's car turned around immediately after that, and is now running on the loop.To make the reporters think he was running straight on the county road towards Aoi-cho?This is misleading and not a funny joke.Forget it, forget about passing through the Kuwabara intersection, and call Suwa until the next time the "Instructions on the Loop Line" and "Turnaround" information is lifted.What's more, what is the value of information that simply passes through a certain intersection? no...wait a minute... No, it can't be like this.You can't decide on your own whether there is value or not. Whether there is value or not is decided by "outsiders". This is his experience along the way.This does not represent the whole world, nor is it the center of the universe. The time of the "opponent" has stopped, standing still at the moment Mezaki left the house, and his car has not moved forward even one meter.You have to let time start to flow, and only you can make the time that is still still start to move. Mikami called Suwa. After telling him the information about passing the Kuwabara intersection, and explaining that he will provide follow-up information soon, he hung up the phone.While hanging up the phone, Suwa told him that there was already a press conference over there.The little sense of accomplishment that remained in his chest brought courage to Mikami. He didn’t just come to be a guest, he had to tell the outside world all the things that happened in this “home”...

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