Chapter 10 Chapter 8 Sapporo Station

The "Hokutosei No. 5" express sleeper train passed the small Kitahiroshima Station and will soon arrive in Sapporo. "I think the Totsugawa Police Department is right." Manager Tanaka of JR East told the criminal minister Mikami. "Are you referring to the question of how the prisoner planted the explosives?" "Yes, nearly 16 hours in a lockable cell, where explosives can be planted without hassle, either behind a mirror or under a seat." "You mean in carriages three and four?" "Yes, the No. 3 car has eight single sleepers in a double class A class, with a capacity of 16 people. There are double beds, bathrooms, tables, mirrors, etc. In the No. 4 car, there are two deluxe single rooms for one person. Both deluxe single rooms are installed Explosives were removed. Carriage 4 also has 12 single-person B-class single rooms, with beds, small bathrooms, mirrors, etc. The double single-bed berths in Carriage 3 have manual locks from the interior, and the single berths in Carriage 4 All deluxe single rooms and single-person Class B single rooms are electronically locked."

"In other compartments, it's not easy to install explosives, right?" "The other cars are all B-class sleepers separated by curtains, so it is not easy to install. Cars No. 3 and No. 4 can be installed no matter whether they are up trains or down trains. As long as you have the skills and tools, you can install them so that people can check them." Not coming out. The dining car and the public event car are fine because people are constantly coming in and out." "So, there's no need for all vehicles to avoid it." Mikami asked. Tanaka said with a smile: "Yes, it is enough to avoid only carriages No. 3 and No. 4. But it is more troublesome to avoid only two cars No. 3 and No. 4. You can use a locomotive to move the four cars No. 1 to No. 4." avoid."

"Do you want to check cars No. 3 and No. 4 again?" "No, Second Zuo Nonomura and the others have already checked." Minister Tanaka said. What he said was true. Invite the passengers in the double A-class single room in the third car and the single-B class B single room passengers in the fourth car to the passageway, and Nonomura Erzuo and one of his subordinates began to conduct careful inspections, and got the permission to board the train at Chitose Airport Station. Assisted by five self-defense members. Because the prisoner probably took 16 hours to install, they checked it very carefully.

When in doubt, remove the mirror or tear open the bed drawer to check.The duralumin boards on the walls were all peeled off and examined. The eyes of the seven Self-Defense Forces were bloodshot because they had to be checked out before reaching Sapporo Station. Time is relentlessly ticking by. The train roared across the Toyohira River and arrived in Sapporo. Manager Koike came to see the fourth carriage. "How is it?" Koike asked Second Zuo Nonomura. "It's impossible to check all the single rooms." Nonomura said with a stern look. "Has no explosives been found so far?"

"I didn't find it, because I had to check it carefully, and I only checked half of it." "Then, when you arrive at Sapporo Station, let's get rid of cars No. 3 and No. 4." Koike said. Cars No. 3 and No. 4 are just near the rear of the car.This can be said to be a blessing in misfortune. It should have been the opposite of this.Under normal circumstances, when the "Big Dipper No. 5" departs from Ueno, the No. 10 car is in front.After changing direction at Hakodate Station, the No. 1 car is in the front and continues to Sapporo Station.However, because of this incident, I suddenly stopped temporarily at Aomori Station. Due to the structure of the station, I had to change direction and drive towards the Seikan Tunnel.Therefore, when the train arrived at Sapporo Station this time, the No. 10 car was at the front.

At 11:50, the "Beidouxing No. 5" express sleeper train arrived at Sapporo Station, 53 minutes later than the scheduled time. Passengers walked down the platform leisurely, but the conductor of "Big Dipper 5" and the station attendants on the platform were very nervous. As soon as the time reaches 12 o'clock, the train may explode. Cars No. 3 and No. 4 must be dumped before 12:00 and taken to a safe place. The bad thing is that there is no avoidance line at Sapporo Station, and there are continuous trains coming into the station from Line 0 to Line 9. There was not enough time to just drop cars 3 and 4 and connect them to the locomotive. It was decided to uncouple cars 4 and 5 and connect cars 1 to 4 to an oncoming locomotive. Miao Hao's truck siding avoids traffic.

In the section from Hakodate to Sapporo, the "Big Dipper" was driven by a double-section diesel locomotive, which played a big role. Before all the passengers had disembarked, the station attendant was about to uncouple the No. 4 car from the No. 5 car. After the decoupling was completed, he drove away immediately. The distance from Sapporo to Miaoho is 2,5 kilometers.Both Sapporo Station and Miaoho are in Sapporo City. Miaoho is a newly-built residential area in Sapporo City. There are many commuters and school commuters. There are JR Hokkaido's Miaoho factory and the railway facilities of Miaoho Organ District. The parking area is very large.

The locomotive of "Big Dipper No. 5", four passenger cars and other trucks drove into the sideline of the truck. The driver and assistant who came by car jumped out of the car and ran away. At Sapporo Station, Manager Koike and Director Tanaka of JR East sat down on the sofa in the public event car of No. 5 car. "This public event car and the dining car were spared from the explosion, which is finally reassuring." Xiaochi said with a tired look on his face. Koike and Tanaka stayed up all night last night. "Yes, these two cars have been refitted at a cost of tens of millions of yuan." Tanaka said.

"The deluxe single room and single B-class single room in the fourth carriage are all right, right?" "I think it's all right." As soon as Tanaka finished speaking, he yelled "Ah" and said: "I remember." "What do you remember?" "It reminds me of March 3rd." "Ah, what about the Totsugawa Police Department?" "Didn't the manager and I go to the Omiya factory on Girl's Day on March 3? When the modification of the 'Beidouxing 5' bus was completed." "Yes, there was a celebration of the completion of the conversion of the coach, and I forgot about it."

"Tell Mr. Totsukawa at Chitose Airport Station immediately." "However, what does our celebration at the Omiya workshop have to do with the prisoners calling themselves the March Three Group? The prisoners just named their own group according to their own circumstances," Koike said. "However, it is better to tell him. He told me to tell him immediately if there is anything." Tanaka got out of the car while talking, and immediately hung up the phone at Chitose Airport Station. As soon as Totsukawa received the call, his face turned pale.He couldn't help asking aloud:

"Is it true? Is this true?!" Tanaka said in surprise: "It's true. What's the matter?" "Which passenger cars of 'Big Dipper' were remodeled in Omiya Factory?" "There's a section for luxury studios, a section for public events, and a section for dining cars." "Which chapters are they all?" "Fourth, fifth and sixth quarters." "Is it time to get rid of carriages one to four?" "yes." "Oops!" Totsukawa yelled. "What's the matter?" Tanaka's voice was still so leisurely. Totsukawa said anxiously: "The prisoners may have installed explosives when refitting the buses at the Omiya Factory, so they gave themselves a mocking name 'March Three Group'. The day the refitting of the three buses was completed, the prisoners When it's ready. Where are the three coaches now?" At this moment, Minister Tanaka turned the corner and said loudly: "The No. 4 car has been avoided, but the No. 5 and No. 6 cars are still parked on the platform of Sapporo Station. Oops! It's already 12 o'clock." "Anyway, move those two passenger cars away!" Totsukawa shouted into the microphone. "But time..." "There are still five or six minutes, and there is still time." "What? It's already 12 o'clock." "The prisoner's accomplice will not immediately blow up the train if he doesn't receive the call. He will definitely think that the prisoner may be a little late in contacting for some reason, and he may hesitate for five or six minutes. Take measures quickly!" As soon as Minister Tanaka ran into the public event car, he yelled at Manager Koike who was sitting on the sofa and smoking: "It's dangerous here, get out of the car!" Xiaochi had no choice but to get up and get off the bus, and came to the platform. "Why are you in such a panic?" "The dining car and the public event car are dangerous, so stay away as soon as possible." Tanaka said palely. "Is there any explosives?" "It is possible to install explosives during the modification at the Omiya Factory." "Is there such a thing?" Tanaka stood on the platform with his legs crossed and shouted: "Come here!" Both the deputy station master and the station attendant came over. There was no time to pull the fifth and sixth cars to Miaosui alone. In short, they must be pulled out of the platform. Deputy Station Master Kikuchi changed the signal lights of all lines entering Sapporo Station to red. All trains coming to Sapporo on the Hakodate Main Line and Chitose should be stopped halfway, and the passenger cars with problems should be transported out of the station. The signals from platforms 0 to 9 turned red one after another. Deputy Station Master Kikuchi was thinking seriously. Cars with problems cannot be transported to Sangyuan, a densely populated residential area, but must be transported to Miaozhu. But how to transport it to Miaosui? The double-section diesel locomotive is still there, but it is not pulling but pushing toward Miaozhu. The method of pushing from the back to the front is sometimes used when shunting the car, but you can't see the front and you can't drive fast. The fastest speed is 40 kilometers per hour, and if you want to drive at a speed of more than 60 kilometers, you will derail. Now that we are in the race against time, if we drive slowly, the loss of an explosion will be immeasurable.In any case, use traction to pull the vehicle away at a speed of more than 90 kilometers per hour. "But what about the traction locomotive?" Deputy Station Master Kikuchi glanced around with bloodshot eyes. 12:2, 3:00, time keeps moving forward. "It is said that there is only five or six minutes of buffer time..." Kikuchi found a diesel locomotive parked there on Line 3. This locomotive was preparing to tow the express train "Chaozao" back to the Sapporo vehicle dispatching station.It is a DD51 diesel locomotive. Although it is not beautiful, it is powerful. Kikuchi jumped off the line and ran towards the diesel locomotive parked on Line 3. "Hey, the driver over there!" Kikuchi shouted while running. The driver of the diesel locomotive opened the window of the driver's cab and looked in this direction. "Start the machine!" Kikuchi yelled. "Quick, quick!" The internal combustion engine started to sound, white smoke spewed out from the thin chimney, and at the same time emitted a strong smell unique to internal combustion engines. Kikuchi jumped on the motorcycle. "To tow the bus on Line 5." "Where's the train back to the Sapporo dispatch station?" "Leave it alone!" Kikuchi yelled. On Line 5, at the risk of the train possibly exploding, the operation of throwing two carriages No. 5 and No. 6 away from the train was carried out. The station master and other deputy station masters also came to the platform of Line 5. The railway police team is trying to dissuade passengers from the Line 5 platform, citing the danger of an explosion.But some booing passengers just gathered at platform 5. There was a minor confrontation between the officer and the passenger. "Because it's dangerous, please leave platform 5!" the deputy station chief Yamada shouted through a loudspeaker. Just after turning the switch, the red DD51 locomotive drove into Line 5. At this time, it was 12:15. "Get out!" Minister Tanaka yelled, pushing the passenger back. From the perspective of time, there is a possibility of explosion at any time. The members of the police team seemed to understand Minister Tanaka's mood very well, and they all began to push the passengers back. Even if you can't push out platform 5, you have to push it to the corner of the platform. There were shouts from among the pushed passengers, but the officers ignored them and continued to push back. The DD51 diesel locomotive drove into the platform of Line 5 without slowing down, and approached the No. 5 and No. 6 cars that had been decoupled from the train while braking suddenly. Standing on the side of the locomotive, Deputy Station Master Kikuchi waved and shouted to the station master and other station attendants who were watching him: "You all escape!" The station master also ordered the station attendants to leave. The DD51 locomotive pulled the No. 5 and No. 6 cars and started. At this time, suddenly a person jumped onto the locomotive from the platform. The deputy head of the station, Kikuchi, changed his face and said: "What are you doing? You are courting death!" "I have been concerned about the development of this incident. My name is Hashimoto Toyo. I used to be a criminal police officer of the Metropolitan Police Department." As Hashimoto said, he smiled. "It might explode!" "I'm fully aware of that," Hashimoto said. "What a weirdo," said Chrysanthemum. The DD51 locomotive pulled two passenger cars away from Sapporo Station with thick white smoke. 12:21, 22... "It's reached the limit, get out of the car!" Kikuchi said to the driver. The driver braked and his speed dropped sharply. "You dodge too!" While Kikuchi was talking to Hashimoto, the first explosion sounded. The dining car in carriage six exploded. Hashimoto and Kikuchi standing on both sides of the locomotive were violently attacked by the explosion. The two of them were washed off the locomotive by the air wave and rolled down beside the line. Immediately afterwards, the second explosion sounded again. This time it was the public event car in carriage five that exploded. The red locomotive of DD51 slowly derailed and overturned. Pillars of fire erupted from the two carriages, fragments of hard lead and wood were scattered in all directions, and after a while, they fell from the sky. Both Hashimoto and Kikuchi passed out, and the hard disk landed on them. The driver climbed out of the overturned locomotive, but also passed out. The two carriages continued to burn, and black smoke rose into the air. Station attendants and members of the railway police team ran over one after another. In the distance came the siren of a fire truck. Hashimoto vaguely felt someone talking and shaking his body. He opened his eyes, but all he saw was erratic smoke and vaguely moving figures. He heard moaning nearby, but couldn't make out whose voice it was. His mind seemed to be empty, and he lost the ability to think. "Is it all right?" Hashimoto heard someone questioning. "Is it important or not?" What his eyes saw was still indistinct black smoke and figures walking back and forth. He felt very sick and wanted to vomit but couldn't move and was in pain. He felt someone lift his body and lay it flat on something like a board. He passed out again. The sound of the whistle brought him back to consciousness, and he felt very uncomfortable shaking his body violently. Beside him sat a man in a white coat. "Is it an ambulance?" he was thinking. "Yes, it's Sapporo Station." "The bus exploded." He slowly regained his memory. Names such as Aida Takashi, Hamano Kaori, Kizhimoto, etc. appeared in his mind one by one, and then disappeared. "Yes, it must be reported to the Totsugawa Police Department." Hashimoto tried to get up on the stretcher. "No, I'm going to the hospital soon, you lie down." The ambulance team said in a reprimanded tone while pressing down on his body. "Is anyone dead?" Hashimoto asked.No, he meant to ask, but his voice was indistinct. "What did you say?" asked the rescuer in a white coat. "Dead...is he dead?" Hashimoto tried to open his eyes, but couldn't see the faces of the rescuers clearly. This time the other party seemed to understand what he said, and said: "I don't know yet." Hashimoto passed out again. Totsukawa got the news from Sapporo Station at Chitose Airport Station. It was Minister Sanshan who called him. "There was an explosion just now, and two carriages were blown up." Sanshan was so excited that even his voice trembled. Totsukawa asked, "How about the loss? How about Hashimoto-kun?" "The circumstances of the damage are unclear. The explosion was loud and chaotic. Thankfully, the explosion happened at the point where the passenger car was pulled away from the platform. Passengers appear to be unharmed, but there have been reports of casualties among the station attendants. Hashimoto Your whereabouts are unknown." Totsukawa asked: "Is the explosion caused by the 'March 3rd' line?" The station at Chitose Airport was also in a commotion because of the bombing at Sapporo Station. Phone calls came in one after another, but the information was confusing, and there were even rumors that Sapporo Station was burning. "Manager Koike and Minister Tanaka also said that might be the case, but they also said that the Omiya factory is heavily guarded, and it is very difficult for outsiders to sneak into the interior and install explosives on modified vehicles." Mikami said. "I'm going back to Tokyo to visit the Omiya factory. Please tell Manager Koike and Minister Tanaka about it." Totsukawa said. Totsukawa called Kamei in Tokyo at Chitose Airport Station, saying that he would be returning to Haneda Airport, and asked: "There is also news about Sapporo Station in Tokyo, right?" "It's just that there was a scene of 'Sapporo Station Explosion' on TV, that's all." Kamei said in a tense tone. "Okay, see you in Tokyo." Totsukawa put down the phone, walked out of the building immediately, and strode towards the airport through the connecting bridge. "It still exploded." As he thought about it, he became worried.What about the loss?Is Hashimoto safe and sound? As soon as he arrived at the airport, he bought a ticket for flight ANA58 departing at 12:50. Television in the airport lobby also reported the explosion at Sapporo station, but said details were unknown. Totsukawa got on the plane immediately. It takes an hour and a half to fly to Haneda Airport.Totsukawa tried his best to suppress his impatience. Why didn't you notice the link of passenger car modification?This made him feel very sorry. When he arrived at Haneda Airport, Kameda came to pick him up. Totsukawa got into the police car driven by Kamei and went straight to JR's Omiya factory. "I know something about the situation at Sapporo Station." Kamei reported to Totsukawa while driving. "It was learned from the TV news and the contact of the road police that the two carriages of 'Big Dipper 5' exploded on the line 200 meters away from Sapporo Station." "Are there any casualties?" "Several people were injured, no one was killed." "Among the wounded, is there Hashimoto-kun?" "Yes." Kamei said. "Is it not life-threatening?" Totsukawa recalled Hashimoto's youthful face.He probably did something risky.It was Totsukawa who gave Hashimoto a note, asking him to investigate the situation in the "Big Dipper 5" car, and he may have been injured because of it. "It is said that it will take a month for a complete cure. He is still young, and I think he will be cured soon." Kamei said. Omiya Factory is not so much near JR Omiya Station as it is connected to Omiya Station. They drove for a while along the two-meter-high white wall to the main entrance of the workshop. After getting off the car, Totsukawa and Kamei went to the guard, showed their police IDs, and said they wanted to meet the person in charge of the factory.Probably because Manager Koike, who was in Sapporo, had called in advance, the two were immediately taken to the reception room on the second floor of the main building, where they met with the chief and deputy chief of the Engineering Management Section of the Omiya Factory.