Chapter 47 Section 11

At eleven o'clock in the morning on Saturday, when Kaoru arrived at the laboratory, she saw Tang Chuan already wearing a suit and waiting for her.She opened her eyes and asked him, "Why are you dressed like this?" Because she thought his attire was not suitable for experiments. "I can't go to Yeshan in a white coat, can I? I never think that I should be out of touch with society." "Well, that's true." Yukawa picked up a big sports bag. "Is this the only experimental equipment?" Kaoru asked. "There is only a very small part of it, and most of them have been pushed back on the car. Let's go."

Yu Chuan picked up the bag and walked out of the room quickly, and Kaoru hurriedly chased after him. A commercial vehicle was parked in the school parking lot, and a cardboard box was placed on the passenger seat, and it seemed to be secured with a seat belt. "what is this?" "Meter." Tang Chuan promised to open the rear door.After handing Kaoru the car keys, he got in the car. "Because the machine is rather delicate, it's left there. Do you have any objections?" "No. Then I'll drive as steadily as possible." "There's no need to be so nervous, you just drive as usual."

"OK." Kaoru started the engine and started the car.She had inquired about the route to the Hayama Research Institute in advance, and it seemed that she only needed to drive on the Yokohama-Yokosuka Highway from the Wangan Line. "Will someone from the research institution be your experimental assistant? Or, teacher, are you going to do it alone?" "Basically——" Tang Chuan paused deliberately as if he was trying to be tricky, and then continued, "I will do the experiment by myself. I just need you to help me with the rest." "Me?" Xun almost steered the steering wheel right, "No way. I'm not bragging. I've been afraid of doing science experiments since I was in elementary school. I remember that my litmus paper was the only one in the class that didn't change color."

"Litmus paper? What experiment did you do?" "I don't remember. Anyway, I'm sure I can't." "It's okay, you just have to do what I tell you to be fine." "this……" Kaoru's hands gripping the steering wheel began to sweat, but it wasn't caused by excessive tension while driving. There are relatively few vehicles on the expressway, the weather is not rough, and the view is very good. "Teacher, what do you think is the murderer's purpose in this case? The other party has not made any request for money so far."

"I don't know. Didn't I always tell you that I'm not interested in the motive of the murderer." The car drove through Ojingnan and crossed the Keihin Bridge.The front is the airport north tunnel, and the front is the exit of the airport center. "However," he went on, "I think it is certain that the murderer was desperate to show off his abilities to the world. He must have closed the amusement park and ordered the suspension of concerts and ceremonies. Show the world the power of the 'Demon Hand'." The car went through the airport tunnel.Kaoru looked at the airport central sign on the left, and drove the car onto the central lane.There are three lanes on this wide road, and a white commercial vehicle approaching from the rear appeared in the rearview mirror.

"You mean to say that the purpose was a demonstration?" "There is a possibility. Maybe the murderer thought he was underappreciated." "Is it because of this that so many incidents are caused? If so, this person is really dark to the bone." "It's not a question of being cheerful or dark, it's a question of being easily hurt. And scientists, this type of person, are often hit." The car drove into the Tamagawa Tunnel.The surrounding vehicles were all running at full power, and some vehicles changed lanes frequently, which made people feel very majestic.Kaoru turned on the headlights.

"Teacher, will you be hit too?" "certainly." "Really, what should I do at a time like this..." She next asked "how can I heal psychological trauma", but she couldn't hear her own voice, and felt as if her eardrum was plugged. When she came to her senses, the single-compartment van was next to hers.She heard a strange, low voice from the other party's car, and at the same time, a feeling of chest tightness and palpitations hit her heart. What's the matter——she obviously yelled at her, but her voice was so small that she couldn't even hear her, but that annoying voice still burrowed into her ears.

Soon, a strong sense of dizziness hit her, and she was dizzy all of a sudden, and she couldn't even sit still, let alone how to control the steering wheel.She tried to reach for the brake but couldn't remember where it was.She stretched out her feet to look for it, but she felt dizzy and couldn't find it. If it continues like this, it will definitely lead to a car accident——Just as she was thinking about it, someone grabbed her arms hard, and then she felt something on her head. "Relax your arms," ​​someone whispered in her ear. When she came back to her senses, she realized that it was Tang Chuan who leaned out from the back seat and grabbed her arms.The car moved straight forward without incident, and the dizziness disappeared completely.

"Ah... I'm fine now." "Have you regained your sense of balance?" "It's back." "Okay." Tang Chuan said and let go of her arms.The commercial vehicle that had been running side by side with them at one time had already driven to the front and was going away. She felt that Yu Chuan took out his mobile phone. "I think you all have seen it, it's the single-compartment car just now... Well, I see. It's up to you next." Immediately after he hung up the phone, a car passed Kaoru's car from behind, and she saw Kusanagi giving them a thumbs up from the passenger seat.Immediately afterwards, three police cars with red roundabout lights sped past them.

"What happened?" Kaoru asked loudly. "Didn't I tell you just now that I asked you to help with an experiment." Tang Chuan replied calmly. Kusanagi and others successfully intercepted the white single-compartment vehicle at the exit of Higashi Ogi Island.With the assistance and cooperation of another group of investigators who came to rescue in a police car, the police chased and intercepted him, and finally forced him off the highway. Let us be the bait, and I hope you will arrest the murderer as soon as he shows up—the day before yesterday, Yu Chuan called Kusanagi to the research room and told her such a sentence, Kusanagi naturally didn't know what happened at the time.

"The purpose of my interview is to provoke the murderer." Tang Chuan explained, "'Devil's Hand' cannot target a specific individual—my words will definitely hurt the murderer's self-esteem. Decided to target a specific person. But in this way, the murderer must first and solve a problem, that is, who to target and how to predict the crime plan. He can no longer leave a message on a certain network like before I wrote a message on the board, because there is a danger that the target name in the message will be seen by the other party or someone close to him. There is a chance to catch the killer before the warning letter is delivered. Finally, it is extremely difficult for the murderer to predict who he intends to kill. It is impossible to predict, but it must be proved that the "devil's hand" With the ability to target a specific person, what should I do? I think the murderer has only one way to go." "In other words, attack the person who pointed out the weakness of the 'Devil's Hand'?" "Because the killer seemed to hold a grudge against me all along, I assumed he was coming after me. And I baited him beforehand." "Bait?" "That's it." Tang Chuan said and pointed to the screen on the computer monitor. The homepage of Imperial University was displayed on the screen, and such a message was uploaded in the section that released the latest news of the physics department of the Department of Science and Engineering. The host of the seminar on magnetic physics and nuclear magnetic resonance: Tang Chuanxue (associate professor of the 13th research room) Time: 1pm on June 7 Venue: Conference Room 5, Building 2, Hayama Campus, Teito University "what is this?" "A notice of a learning exchange meeting. It's just that the meeting didn't actually take place." "Is this the bait you laid?" "Presumably the murderer must also hope to get some relevant information about me. Of course, he will check the homepage of the university in the imperial capital online. So what will he think after seeing this news? He will probably think this is a perfect opportunity. " "What kind of opportunity is this?" "Because the traffic in the Hayama campus is extremely inconvenient, if you go by train from Tokyo, you have to change to a bus in the middle. Usually you choose to drive, so the murderer should think that I am also using a vehicle to move. This is actually a good idea for the murderer. Opportunity." "Would the murderer strike while you were in the car?" "Probably so. So I hope that when the time comes, Mr. Utsumi will be able to drive. Once the murderer shows up, you will catch him immediately." "Wait. You are an ordinary citizen, how could you be allowed to take this risk." "No one can take on this mission but me, because I was the killer's target." "Didn't you make things like this yourself? Why didn't you discuss it with us beforehand?" "As soon as we discuss it with you, you will definitely oppose it, won't you? It's okay to oppose it, if you can come up with an alternative plan to arrest the murderer." Kusanagi shouted loudly: "The police force is not full of incompetent people!" "I know that. It is precisely because I trust you that I volunteered to act as a bait." Kusanagi shook his head, looking at his best friend since college days, he could truly feel the strong emotion in the other person's heart that cannot forgive those who abuse science.Although the man in front of him has an extremely flexible mind, he insists on implementing his almost stubborn beliefs in his way of life as a scientist. "Does Neihai know about this?" "I don't know. I think it's best not to tell her. The murderer is hiding somewhere to watch us, and if she plays the part, she's likely to pass through." "Since the murderer is targeting you, wouldn't Nei Hai also be in danger?" "I know this, and I will guarantee her safety." Tang Chuan promised. Yukawa then explained to Kusanagi the true face of the "Devil's Hand" and how to deal with it.Even though Kusanagi couldn't fully understand it, it was already impossible to turn back.Right now, I can only go all out and trust Tang Chuan once. And now, the person who manipulates the "Devil's Hand" is right in front of him. The investigators dragged out a pale and thin man from the one-box business car: his forehead hair was neatly cut, glasses were on the bridge of his nose, and his face showed fear.From a short distance, he could be seen shaking. He was pushed into the police car by the investigators without any resistance.It's really an uninteresting cop drama. When the sliding door of the single-compartment commercial vehicle was opened, the investigators couldn't help but gasp in amazement.Kusanagi moved behind them and looked inside the car, and saw that there was a Chinese-style iron pot with a diameter of about 50 centimeters installed inside the car. a complex machine. Just as Yu Chuan guessed, he thought to himself.