Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 403, Five Minutes of Fate!
After waiting a few minutes, Uesugi Muneyuki got back on the road. Erina's attention was focused on driving when Kai Toru suddenly said, "Uesugi-san, the whole of Tokyo is starting to panic!"

"Nonsense, it would be a miracle if we weren't panicking!" Uesugi Muneyuki cursed. "I planned everything, but I never expected this guy to have a gun on him!"

“Yes, according to the information from the front, it seems to be an M1911 pistol,” Kai Toru said seriously. “Didn’t you realize anything?”

“I’m a forensic pathologist, I don’t know that much about firearms.” Uesugi Muneyuki rolled his eyes.

“Ah, I forgot… but Uesugi-san should know that the main handguns of our Metropolitan Police Department are the New Nambu and SW390, right? The M1911 pistol is far more powerful than the handguns of our police organizations.” Kai Toru had no choice but to explain: “This weapon is not produced in Japan. To obtain most of them, we import parts from Southeast Asia and then assemble them privately.”

"So this guy might have connections in Southeast Asia?" Uesugi Muneyuki immediately realized something.

"Yes, that's what I think too." Kai Tō said with a serious expression, "The only thing we can't be sure of right now is who he is, and how many bullets he has."

"We must end this manhunt as soon as possible." Uesugi Muneyuki's face was ashen, because today was a ceremony, and none of the police officers present were carrying guns!

At this moment, the Rainbow Bridge was completely blocked off, and the surrounding police lights flashed, turning the area into a blood-red sea. The piercing sirens and the roar of helicopter rotors enveloped the bay. Drivers stuck on the road locked their car doors in fear, looking at the police on the bridge in the distance, who seemed to be on high alert, and the bloodstains covered by a white sheet. They all took out their phones to take pictures, call the police, or call their families.

On social media, hashtags such as "Rainbow Bridge shooting," "police officer killed in the line of duty," and "perpetrator had heavy weapons" exploded instantly!

Major television stations are frantically reporting on the story, and Fuji TV's helicopter arrived even faster than the Metropolitan Police Department's helicopter!
The Odaiba area, where the ghost had entered, received an emergency evacuation order from the Metropolitan Police Department!

The ghost from Ikebukuro is heading this way! And he's armed! He's already shot and killed a policeman!

This caused extreme panic throughout Odaiba!
Shopping malls, hotels, and entertainment facilities activated lockdown procedures after receiving emergency evacuation notices, with security guards on high alert. Tourists and residents were instructed to stay indoors and lock their doors and windows.

The once bustling streets were instantly deserted, with only police cars speeding by. Many kindergartens and primary schools immediately sounded their alarms, closed their doors, and locked them, with teachers frantically huddling the children in corners away from doors and windows.

A serial killer has arrived!

Thanks to Eiji Watanabe's swift response and Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda's full cooperation, some subway lines across the city were suspended or rerouted, major roads were blocked by police, traffic was paralyzed, and supermarkets even experienced a brief buying frenzy.

The internet is rife with unverified rumors: "The killer was a terrorist," "He had multiple accomplices," "The next target is a school."

Panic hung like a heavy cloud over the entire city of Tokyo.

It was at this moment that the Ghost Guest from Ikebukuro finally broke through the Rainbow Bridge and rushed into Odaiba.

As he fled, he instinctively glanced towards Tokyo Bay and noticed that Japan Coast Guard vessels were already patrolling nearby. He twisted the throttle again, and his Yamaha motorcycle, which had been traveling at high speed for a long time, began to emit an ominous wheezing sound. His face under his helmet looked extremely pale.

So how the hell was I discovered?

He knew the consequences of firing the gun would be very serious, of course he understood that, but killing four people was the same as killing five, and once he was caught, the Tokyo District Court would definitely sentence him to death, there was no doubt about that.

But he hadn't expected to kill a policeman with a single shot. He had anticipated that the policeman would be injured or back down, thus buying him time.

He hadn't expected that shot to be fatal! He certainly hadn't expected the police response to be so violent and swift! In the distant sky, the roar of the Metropolitan Police Department's helicopters sounded like the death knell, drawing ever closer! And in the faintly visible distance, the massive silhouette of an armored vehicle had already appeared at the bridgehead on the highway!

Sirens blared from all directions!
A net of inescapable force is rapidly tightening around him!
You can still faintly hear the police announcement of "killing warrant" coming from the air, which feels like being doused with ice water!
He knew the police would now riddle him with bullets without hesitation! Any hesitation meant death!

We must find the amulet! Immediately!

He scanned his surroundings frantically yet calmly.

Given the nature and cowardly nature of the Japanese police...

However, the empty streets and closed mall doors indicate that there is not enough room for operation at the moment.

His gaze swept across an area enclosed by a low wall like a searchlight – “Odaiba Seaside Conservation Park”!
The brightly colored cartoon-patterned exterior walls stood out vividly in the morning light! More importantly, he saw several children running around in the small playground of the nursery, seemingly caught off guard by the sudden chaos and unable to fully retreat indoors, along with one or two teachers frantically grabbing at them like eagles catching chicks! The kindergarten children were still being mischievous, thinking the teachers were playing a game with them, and refused to go back to their rooms, hiding everywhere and grinning as they said, "Come and catch me!"

Hey, here it is!
Children! Vulnerable children! Delicious little kids! They can make those angry police officers hesitate to act! They can buy him a chance to survive!
If the Japanese police can take a few children hostage, they will immediately change their "shooting warrant" to "surround and try to negotiate," and then they can find a way to escape!
Without the slightest hesitation! He twisted the throttle sharply, and the Yamaha motorcycle let out its final, mournful cry as it crashed through the low, decorative fence of the daycare center and sped into the small playground! The tires screeched as they scraped across the rubber surface!

he came!
He's really here!
When the legendary ghost of Ikebukuro actually appeared in front of them, the children who had been running around mischievously and the teachers who were chasing after them suddenly stopped having heart attacks!

"Children, run! Get into the classroom! Lock the door!" A young female teacher screamed shrilly, spreading her arms to try to protect two terrified little girls, about three or four years old, behind her.

The Ghost dismounted from the motorcycle, rolled on the ground to dissipate the force, and moved with swiftness. With his left hand, he roughly shoved the screaming female teacher away (she fell to the ground), and with his right hand, he raised the M1911 stained with police blood, but instead of pointing it at the child, he pointed it in a certain direction inside the kindergarten!
boom!
A patrol officer who rushed to the scene and was wearing a bulletproof vest also fell into a pool of blood!
"Don't move!" he roared, his voice muffled and distorted through the helmet visor, yet filled with madness and threat!
"Anyone who dares to come closer! I'll shoot!" he roared as he pounced on the nearest little girl with pigtails, who was so frightened she had forgotten to cry! His goal was clear: to capture the smallest and easiest to control!
"Ahhh!" The little girl was terrified by what she saw. The five-year-old's legs went weak, and she collapsed to the ground, simply crying and calling for her mother: "Mommy~"

"Stop!" The kindergarten teacher bravely rushed forward, but was pushed to the ground by the ghost, rolled several times on the ground, and lost consciousness.

At this critical moment, just as the ghost's fingers were about to touch the little girl's clothes!

A figure shot out of the kindergarten's side gate like a cannonball! The figure wasn't wearing a bulletproof vest, just an ordinary suit, clearly having just arrived after receiving an emergency call!
He was none other than Inspector Masayoshi Okada, the head of the Special Missions Division of the First Investigation Section of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Metropolitan Police Department, who had taken a shortcut and rushed to the scene!
Wearing only a suit and no bulletproof vest, he seized the opportunity when Ghost was dealing with the female teacher, roaring, "Let her go!" He was like a fierce tiger protecting its cub, completely ignoring the M1911 pistol in Ghost's hand, and pounced on the terrified little girl with speed beyond his physical limits!
His goal was not to attack, but to save people!

His movements were incredibly fast. With a powerful shoulder tackle, he pushed the ghost away and then his strong arms precisely wrapped around the little girl's waist. Inspector Okada used his body as a shield to protect the child, and with the momentum of the fall, he used all his strength to throw the child to the side and back into a safe area!
The little girl let out a short scream and was thrown into the arms of Igarashi Hayabusa, who had rushed over!
The Ghost was caught off guard by the attack. He was also a little tired at this point. He accidentally dropped his M1911 on the ground a short distance away. A flash of fury at being thwarted appeared in his eyes!
The hostage-taking plan was ruined by the sudden appearance of the police! Time was of the essence, and the sound of helicopter rotors was getting closer and closer! He simply didn't have time to capture the other target!
"Die!" The Ghost Guest flashed a cold light as he reached for his waist!
Without hesitation, a survival knife with a sharp hook blade was drawn from its sheath. Driven by rage at being obstructed and a ruthless determination to remove the obstacle, the Ghost's hook blade whistled through the air as it stabbed viciously into the back of Inspector Okada, who was lying on the ground, having just thrown his child and was in his most vulnerable state, exhausted and not yet ready to be reborn.

"Pfft!"

The sound of a sharp blade piercing flesh was so clear it sent chills down my spine!

"Ugh—!" Inspector Okada let out a muffled groan of uncontrollable pain! The excruciating pain instantly swept through his entire body! He could clearly feel the horrifying sensation of cold metal tearing through his muscles and slicing through his tissues, and blood gushed out from the wound on his back like a fountain, quickly staining his dark suit red!

However, because of the high speed of movement, the blade did not penetrate deep into his body, but only cut a long gash along his back!

His desperate jerk during the save caused his body to shift rapidly at the last moment. What should have been a fatal blow aimed at the heart only resulted in a large open wound and intense pain.

After being stabbed, Inspector Okada was in excruciating pain that made his vision go black, but his strong willpower kept him from fainting. He rolled down the steps and crashed into Igarashi Hayato. The two policemen and the two little girls scrambled away and disappeared from the Ghost Guest's sight.

The Ghostman gasped for breath before he managed to pick up his pistol from the ground to finish off the enemy, but by the time he had taken a few steps, Igarashi had already dragged Okada and several children into the school building and closed the door!

Above him, the blinding beam of a distant helicopter was locked onto him like a stage spotlight! A chilling warning blared from the loudspeaker: "Everyone down here, drop your weapons immediately! Or we'll open fire! Drop your weapons now!"

Meanwhile, the roar of SAT armored vehicles' engines was approaching from the nearby seaside promenade!

The hostage-taking plan has completely failed!

And it was clear that a higher-level police force had arrived!
Without the slightest hesitation, he turned and headed towards the back of the nursery.

At this moment, inside the nursery, Inspector Okada was covered in blood. He barely managed to see the ghost escape, and finally, relieved, he slid down the wall, staining the children's drawings behind him and the wall itself a blood-red mess.

"Police department!"

"It's alright... kid, you're safe now!" Inspector Okada, who had been staring intently at the Metropolitan Police Department helicopter rapidly approaching from the sky, breathed a sigh of relief: "We're... safe!"

After saying that, he gave a gentle smile and reached out to lightly pat the head of the little girl who was already terrified.

"Next time, you can't be so naughty again."

"Your parents will be sad..."

(End of this chapter)