Chapter 129 The Wind Rises
A sudden explosion woke up the already unstable city. Tokyo was destined to be full of disasters tonight.

——Under the night sky, it seemed as if half the sky was burning red by fire.

But for Toru Amuro, although he was also curious about what was happening outside, given the current situation, he obviously couldn't leave.

——In a semi-abandoned warehouse full of debris, the two groups faced each other behind their respective bunkers.

Bullets and shells crackled towards the opposite side, but except for a few unlucky guys, everyone was safe and sound as they hid behind the wooden boxes.

There is no way around it.

In a group firefight, fire suppression is more important than accuracy.

Although the battle was intense, one side gradually fell into a disadvantage as time went on.

"withdraw!"

A burly man with gray hair waved his hand and shouted loudly in fluent Japanese.

There were gates at the front and back of the warehouse, so leaving obviously did not require passing through the enemy's line of fire.

But between the distance from the bunker and the gate, the retreating party still left behind more than twenty bodies.

"Mr. Amuro, do you want to chase me?"

The public security officer holding the gun asked in a serious voice.

He looked at the backs of the organization members fleeing in panic, and was obviously eager to try.

But Amuro pinched his eyes and shook his head to refuse: "No need."

He put down his gun and explained, "It happened suddenly. We have far fewer people than them. We are no match for them in a positional battle. If we chase them, we will die faster."

The public security officer who made the suggestion smiled awkwardly.

The last wave went so smoothly that I almost forgot that the organization that retreated first had the upper hand in the exchange of fire.

If the other party was not worried about the reinforcements from the public security, this group of people would have been wiped out here sooner or later.

"Let's just treat the injured first... Given the current situation in Tokyo, it's obviously impossible to go to the hospital."

Toru Amuro was a little distressed.

My colleague was injured and needed help, but given the rampant bacteria in hospitals, the mortality rate might be higher if he was sent there.

With a long sigh, he directed his men to clean up the scene.

But then, the sudden ringing of the phone made everyone quiet again.

Toru Amuro followed the sound and took out a cell phone from the shirt of a corpse.

Looking at the unfamiliar number on the call, he hesitated for a moment before finally answering the call.

However, he did not rush to speak.

There was silence for a long time.

A voice that was difficult to distinguish between male and female came from the other end: "Bourbon, I'm very disappointed in you."

Amuro Toru narrowed his eyes: "...Rum."

He frowned, but said in a teasing tone: "Why? I, a subordinate, was bullied, and you didn't help me, but you also forbade me to resist."

"Bully?"

Rum chuckled and said, "Who is so blind as to bully a police officer like you?"

Amuro Toru continued to play dumb: "That's hard to say... For example, a certain silver-haired guy has been chasing me relentlessly."

Although he looked relaxed on the surface, he was not happy at all on the inside.

The reason he came here tonight was because he received an order from Gin.

But he didn't expect that as soon as he entered the warehouse, a group of people started shooting at him!

If he hadn't reacted quickly and hadn't been foresighted about his identity being exposed, and hadn't brought many of his public security colleagues with him, he might have died here tonight!
However, even if he survived, his identity had been exposed, and his undercover career in the organization officially came to an end.

Toru Amuro was very unwilling.

In order to investigate the organization's intelligence, he not only gave up all his public relationships, but even lost the life of his close friend Zhu Fu Jingguang. It was hard for him to accept that it ended in vain.

What's more, he couldn't even get the most critical bacteria!
Coming back to his senses from the negative emotions, Toru Amuro said, "Rum, you called me, aren't you just trying to communicate with your former subordinates?"

But surprisingly, Rum nodded and admitted: "Yes."

He said with some emotion: "Bourbon, I have always been optimistic about you."

"Whether in terms of ability or intelligence, even among the core members, you can be said to be outstanding."

"That's why I recommended you to the boss for promotion."

"Even if the previous events made you suspicious, I subconsciously don't want to doubt you."

"Oh?" Amuro Toru smiled emotionlessly, "Thank you very much, Mr. Rum, for your kindness..."

He narrowed his eyes. "However, since Mr. Rum thinks so highly of me, why didn't you inform me in advance about Gin's trap this time?"

"You are too impatient!"

Rum's voice also turned cold under the voice changer: "Since the organization started spreading bacteria outside, the number of times you have been probing has obviously exceeded the level of curiosity...Words can be deceiving, but actions cannot!"

"So, I have to accept the fact that you are an undercover agent!"

Sure enough.

Amuro Toru sighed softly.

He knew that this would arouse suspicion when he took action, but there was nothing he could do! The matter was of great importance, and ending the plague as soon as possible was obviously more important than the value of being an undercover agent.

not to mention……

"Who asked you to do this to my Japan?"

Amuro Toru took a deep breath, and suddenly he had an air of not allowing anyone to argue with him. He said firmly, "Japan is my lover! I will never allow you to continue to touch her with your dirty hands!"

Rum was silent for a moment.

"...That's it."

He snorted softly and said meaningfully, "When she cried under us, I'm really curious about your expression as a lover."

He sneered and ended the call.

Toru Amuro threw the phone back at the corpse.

——There is no need to investigate further. Since Rum, who is in charge of the organization's intelligence system, dared to make this call, he would definitely not leave any clues.

"Mr. Amuro, what should we do next?"

Another police colleague stepped forward and asked, "Should we withdraw forces from other places and focus on searching Tokyo?"

He explained the reason for this choice: "The anthrax outbreak only occurred in Tokyo, which means they want to contain the public security forces here. So it seems that Noah's Ark is here now!"

This reason makes sense, but Amuro Toru has other ideas: "No, I think Tokyo is just a cover."

He frowned and concentrated: "Although anthrax spores are terrible, it is still too far-fetched to expect a modern city to be completely plunged into a quagmire with just these."

"The plague alone cannot contain all of Tokyo's national power. Instead, it will draw more attention here, which will be detrimental to their actions."

“So, I think the possibility that Noah’s Ark is in Tokyo is the smallest!”

The public security officer thought about it and agreed with Amuro's logic: "Then... let's continue with the original plan. Anyway, the personnel assigned to each city are still on standby."

Amuro Toru nodded.

But there was still a gloom in his brow.

Having said that, Tokyo will inevitably attract more attention during the first period of the epidemic.

And these eyes will gradually shift away from Tokyo as time goes by.

So, tonight is the best choice to organize and get started!

[I must keep up with the reaction...]

Amuro Toru thought with some worry.

He was about to lead the team away, but suddenly he was stunned: "By the way, what was that explosion just now?"

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puff~
The sound of a cell phone falling attracted everyone's attention again.

"orchid?"

Conan rushed to her, looked at Xiaolan's pale face, and asked with concern: "What's wrong with you? Is there something wrong with that phone call?!" But Xiaolan was immersed in the message just now and did not respond.

Conan frowned and reached out to pick up the phone, but perhaps because of the collision just now, the call had ended.

He pulled up the call log.

A garden?
Conan looked up and said, "Ran, what did Sonoko say on the phone? Why are you reacting like you saw a ghost?"

Xiaolan still didn't come back to her senses.

It was not until Conan called her name several times that Xiaolan replied blankly: "Sonoko...Sonoko said that there was an anthrax outbreak in Tokyo!"

The bridge fell silent for a moment.

The cold rain penetrates the skin and freezes the heart.

"What... did you say?" Conan repeated subconsciously.

But Hattori, who was examining the body, suddenly rushed to the side, grabbed Xiaolan's shoulders and shook her, saying, "Damn it! When did it happen?! How long has it been since the outbreak? Have the people involved in the case been caught... Hey! Answer me now!"

"I'm telling you, you're being very rude!"

He Ye couldn't stand it anymore and reached out to pull him away, but Hattori just turned around and yelled, "Leave me alone!"

After being shaken back and forth for a long time, Xiaolan finally came back to her senses. She quickly said, "I don't know the details... Yuanzi told me that my phone slipped to the ground after the plague broke out."

"hateful!"

Hattori looked at Conan impatiently: "Hey, Kudo! You also called that young lady, call her quickly!"

"It's already happening!"

Conan looked very unhappy, and he didn't have time to correct Hattori for calling his name: "But... my phone has had no signal since a while ago!"

"what?"

Hattori immediately took out his mobile phone, and under the pale light, the signal bar in the upper left corner was indeed zero!

He turned around and shouted, "Hey! Check if you have a signal on your cell phone!"

The others were stunned and hurried to check.

"Uh, mine doesn't."

"mine too."

"Strange, what's going on?"

After a while, everyone, including the police, the suspects, and the children, found that the communication had been cut off.

"Damn it!"

Hattori closed his phone and punched the bridge in annoyance.

"Calm down Hattori."

Conan was very calm: "Maybe it's just the heavy rain that caused problems with the signal tower. Don't worry, the plague has already happened. No matter how anxious you are, it won't solve the problem."

"……Do not!"

Hattori took a few deep breaths: "It's not because of the plague."

His face was heavy, and he pinched the clothes on his chest: "Kudo... I don't know why, but I have a very ominous premonition."

An ominous premonition?
Conan was stunned, but he didn't ignore it.

Since his trip to Hokkaido, this intuition without any reason has made him trust it even more.

"In that case, let's leave first." Conan said with a frown.

Hattori hesitated. He looked at the body lying on the bridge: "But... this case..."

Conan also looked over there.

In addition to the corpses, he also saw many police officers who were collecting evidence - no matter what, they probably wouldn't leave.

Conan raised his head and took off his glasses that were wet from the rain: "Then let's make a quick decision and solve this case quickly!"

"Ah~!"

Hattori also smiled confidently: "As it should be!"

The two rushed to the body together.

The police officer next to him stretched out his hand, but didn't know how to stop it.

"Strange, why are there three strange marks here?" Hattori pulled up the dead man's clothes.

Conan took a closer look: "Is it blood? The color is very light, but it is definitely blood!"

"……I see!"

Hattori suddenly smiled: "This is the ironclad evidence that can deny suicide!"

"Ah, that's right!" Conan nodded in agreement: "The murderer first hit the victim's head with a heavy object, and the blood that splashed out accidentally stained his clothes. So, when the murderer picked up the victim, the blood stained the victim again."

They both turned their heads to look at the remaining three people in the tour group - there was no doubt that the murderer must be among these three!
But at this moment, Kazuha suddenly asked in confusion: "Wait a minute... Have you noticed that there seem to be more people in Osaka Castle?"

"Oh, it's true!" Xiaolan thought for a moment and said, "I remember that because it was dark and raining, the tourists in Uzaka Castle had basically dispersed... Why are they here again now..."

There are more people?

Conan turned around subconsciously when he heard this discussion.

I saw that there were indeed many strangers in the originally sparsely populated area, and even at the crime scene, many people crossed the cordon and walked towards the scene.

"Hattori."

Conan cried out softly.

He looked at the solemn faces one by one, and an ominous premonition rose in his heart: "Something seems to be wrong..."

"what."

Hattori blocked the two girls and a bunch of children behind him: "Be careful, they are coming!"

"Hey!"

The investigating police officer frowned when he saw this scene: "The police are investigating the case. No outsiders are allowed to approach!"

A man in black with his hands in his pockets stopped in his tracks when he heard this.

The officer waved him away, but the man remained unmoved.

This abnormal scene made Conan and Hattori look even more solemn!
Conan held the wet watch on his wrist and put his finger on the firing button of the anesthetic needle.

"Conan...what's going on?"

Ayumi asked with some uneasiness, sensing the change in the atmosphere.

Jiang Shouhuang also frowned and adjusted his angle to hide himself behind the larger Yuantai.

Conan opened his mouth but didn't have time to answer...

The man suddenly took his hand out of his pocket!
Under the dim light, the black gun body looked even more hideous than in the daytime! The blurry muzzle was like a black hole that swallowed everything!

! ! ! ! !

Conan's eyes were about to burst: "Get down quickly!"

But his shouts could not cover up the grand echo!
It's like thunder striking past your ears!

The burst of flames flashed away!
The approaching police officer staggered two steps, looked down at his chest which was gradually oozing blood, and fell to the ground in a daze.

It's like a signal!
In a flash, bullets rained down!
The crowd on the bridge suddenly became panic-stricken.

Amid the noise, Conan heard several familiar screams of pain.

"Damn it! Jump into the river! If you don't want to die, jump into the river now!"

Hattori's loud voice actually drowned out the sound of the gunfire for a short while, allowing everyone to hear it!
"orchid!"

Conan yelled, he squatted down and looked around using his short height.

But all that could be seen were helpless thighs.

He didn't have time to find everyone!

A policeman who was about to jump into the river saw the child, picked him up, and plunged him into the cold water...

(End of this chapter)