Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 511, Returning from Hell!

Kai Toru quickly shared his thoughts.

It's a pebble, a smooth pebble!

On this gravelly ground, the surface of the pebbles is actually very smooth, and Horikawa, a 58-year-old civil servant who is very close to old age, was wearing leather shoes. Even Kai Toru, a strong and energetic guy, almost slipped due to tension and high concentration, let alone Horikawa! This guy also had to spare some energy to pay attention to the police around him and the detonator in his hand!

Therefore, when he saw Horikawa slip as well, a flash of inspiration, like a lightning bolt cleaving through the darkness, suddenly exploded in Kai Toru's mind!
Those pebbles...so slippery! Lots of people slipped and fell when street kids used to fight in the park! That guy was wearing leather shoes; if he stepped on them...!
"Try to make him slip! Make him lose his balance!"

An idea, based on countless fieldwork experiences and bad experiences, flashed through Kai Toru's mind like lightning.

Directly knocking down or colliding with the target is extremely dangerous, but causing the target to lose its balance can minimize the instantaneous impact on the bomb!

"Chief Uesugi, Manager Watanabe, cover me!" Kai Toru whispered, "It's too late!"

At this moment, Uesugi Muneyuki was still somewhat hesitant, but Minami gritted her teeth and made the most resolute decision in an instant: "Okay! We support you! Hurry!"

"Alright! Kai, it's up to you now!" Uesugi Muneyuki finally nodded.

"Yes!" Kai nods vigorously, and in the blink of an eye, the operation begins!
"Put away your weapons! Put away your weapons!"

Uesugi Muneyuki suddenly pushed his way through the crowd, extending his hands to Horikawa Nian, indicating that he only had a flashlight: "Don't get agitated! Horikawa-san! We can talk about anything, there's nothing we can't talk about! Just tell us what you want, okay?"

"There's nothing to talk about between us! This country is dead!!!" Seeing that all the police officers around him had put away their guns, and seeing that Uesugi Muneyuki wanted to negotiate with him, Horikawa Nian couldn't help but scream and slowly back away: "Get away from me! Who told you to come near me? Don't come any closer! If you come any closer, I'll pin you down!"

However, all the police around him did indeed lay down their weapons on Uesugi Muneyuki's orders, so Horikawa Nenya lowered his guard a little. At the same time, he had to focus on the countless police officers surrounding him, watch out for the detonator, and sneak deeper into the Imperial Palace. His pace slowed down, and his attention was not focused enough on his movements.

Just as Horikawa Nian's right foot, carrying the weight of his entire body, was about to step onto that smooth gravel...

"Waaaaaahh ...

As if to bolster his own morale, or perhaps to draw the enemy's attention and intimidate them with a "monkey's cry," Kai Toru let out a battle roar that was almost a howl. He channeled all his weight and explosive power into his right arm and hurled his sturdy metal Imperial Household Agency flashlight like a baseball, aiming with unparalleled precision and force at the spot where Horikawa Nen's right foot was about to land!

"Crack!" A crisp sound of impact!
Almost simultaneously, Horikawa Minoru's right foot slammed down! The smooth pebbles were already difficult to grip, and with the added interference of the rolling cylindrical flashlight, his ankle twisted outwards abruptly!
"Ugh!? What..." A shocked and painful groan escaped Horikawa Nen's throat!
The excruciating pain from his twisted ankle and the immense inertia of losing his balance caused him to completely lose his footing. Like a twisted doll, he uncontrollably and pathetically slammed to the side and forward!
The angle of the fall was crucial—he fell sideways, minimizing the impact of his body weight directly and violently on the bomb in front of his chest!

At that very moment, Uesugi Muneyuki and Watanabe Miyuki were startled! The two of them simultaneously pointed three powerful flashlights from the Imperial Household Agency into Horikawa Nen's eyes!
So flashy!

The Vice Minister of the Imperial Household Agency's Mausoleum Department was so blinded by this move that his vision went white for a moment. Out of human instinct, he immediately tried to shield his eyes with his hand.

"Auntie's period!!!"

Without any hesitation, Kai Toru launched himself the instant he threw the flashlight, pouncing like a cheetah!

Instead of grabbing Horikawa Minoru's right hand that was holding the detonator (that would be too dangerous and might trigger him to press it subconsciously), he used his full weight and momentum to execute a precise side grab, locking Horikawa Minoru's left torso and left arm firmly, and forcefully pressing his head against the ground on his chest side, while using his own body as a cushion to minimize the direct impact force between the other party and the ground!
"Bang!" The two fell heavily onto the gravel ground.

Now! Uesugi Muneyuki immediately turned his gaze to those around him.

Open the door! Release Ikeda!
Almost simultaneously, the Special Missions Unit members who had reacted rushed forward! They had no more scruples at this moment—Kai Toru had already taken the greatest risk.

"suppress!"

"Control your right hand! Detonator!"

"quick!"

Several pairs of tactical gloved hands pressed down on Horikawa Nian's limbs, and then Ikeda Erena appeared. With her extremely professional technique, she instantly locked his right wrist, which was holding the detonator, and twisted it forcefully!
"Aa ...
"Detonator secured!"

"Target suppression!"

Roars erupted one after another, filled with the trembling of those who had survived the ordeal and an unbelievable ecstasy.

Succeeded?
It actually worked!
"Despicable! Utterly despicable! You bunch of lackeys! You actually took advantage of someone in distress!"

"It's so bitter! It's so bitter!!!"

With the detonator taken away, Horikawa Nen was like a mad dog with its spine removed. Although he was still roaring and cursing, the biggest threat had been eliminated. He glanced unwillingly at the Ninomaru Garden, which was now within reach, and trembled with anger.

"Ikeda!!!" Watanabe Minami's shrill roar followed: "Make him quiet!!!" Ikeda Erena finally got her chance to shine. The tall beauty did not hesitate and delivered a precise and well-controlled palm strike to Horikawa Nen's cervical nerve plexus.

Horikawa's cursing stopped abruptly, his body stiffened abruptly, and then he went completely limp and fell into a coma.

"Take it down!" Uesugi Muneyuki gripped the detonator as if it were a hot potato; he was terrified of not squeezing it tight enough and it would fall, yet also terrified of squeezing it too tight and it would explode: "Date!!!"

"Here it comes." Date Nagamune, like a clumsy yet swift beetle, immediately stepped forward and, with slightly trembling hands, took the detonator from Uesugi Muneyuki. He was covered in sweat and, with extremely professional movements, carefully flipped the detonator over, used a special tool to open the inside of the detonator, and, as if performing a precision surgery, slowly shut down this terrifying device.

Every second felt like an eternity.

Finally, Date Chomune said, trembling, "Detonator malfunction confirmed!"

"Target suppressed, confirmed, target suppressed!"

"We need bomb disposal experts! Repeat, it's extremely urgent! We need bomb disposal experts right now!" Acting Special Missions Division Chief Nango Yui practically roared into the walkie-talkie, "The target is temporarily unconscious! We need bomb disposal experts from the Security Department!"

"Received, received. The bomb disposal experts are on their way and should arrive in five minutes at the earliest! Maintain the suppression until then!" Police Commissioner Tamaru's roar immediately came through the walkie-talkie.

Roars erupted one after another, filled with the trembling of those who had survived the ordeal and an unbelievable ecstasy.

Five minutes later, when the bomb disposal experts from the security department arrived, and when the vests were completely removed and quickly transferred to a sealed explosion-proof container, everyone finally and thoroughly exhaled the breath they had been holding in for so long.

"Bomb defused! Safe!"

This message was transmitted via radio throughout the Imperial Palace and also relayed back to the temporary command post.

Inside the temporary command post, a deathly silence lasted for two seconds before being broken by a near-exhausted gasp and a heavy, relieved slump.

Imperial Household Agency Commissioner Toshiyuki Maeda collapsed to the ground, wiping away the cold sweat pouring down his face with a handkerchief, his fingers still trembling slightly.

General Manager Gondo and Chief Constable Takeuchi exchanged a glance, both seeing the relief of surviving a disaster in each other's eyes. Vice Minister Nakajima even couldn't help but loosen the tie that was tightening around his neck, making it hard for him to breathe.

Commander Maeda, tears streaming down his face, kept pressing his fingertips against the Jingming acupoint, muttering to himself, "This is wonderful... wonderful... truly... thanks to Lord Toshiie!"

His chief attendant also breathed a long sigh of relief, as if he had just escaped from the brink of death.

The tense atmosphere on the scene instantly dissipated.

Instead, an unbelievable, almost overwhelming ecstasy filled them. The palace police officers could no longer maintain their serious expressions; many collapsed to the ground, panting heavily, while others excitedly patted each other on the shoulder, their faces beaming with relief at escaping death.

Similarly, the news spread rapidly to the heart of the cabinet crisis.

Prime Minister Owada and Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda, who were already exhausted, quickly learned of this news from Eiji Watanabe!

"The bomb has been defused!" Chief Cabinet Secretary Onoda and Prime Minister Owada embraced excitedly, with the Chief Cabinet Secretary shouting in the Prime Minister's ear.

"Really?" Prime Minister Ōwada cried tears of joy, then pretended to be deaf: "Speak louder! I can't hear you!"

"It's true! It's really off!"

"Huh? Really? I can't hear you!!!" Prime Minister Ōwada was still pretending to be deaf, but he couldn't contain his elation: "It seems to be true? Who? Who did it?! I'll reward him, reward him handsomely!"

"I want a reward too!" Kotaro Higashi, Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission, slammed his fists on the table excitedly.

"I, I, I... Ugh!" Police Commissioner Tamaru simply fainted.

"It seems to be the Special Missions Unit! A young man seized the opportunity and made Horikawa slip..." The Minister of Defense barely maintained his composure, but his trembling hands betrayed him: "It seems to be... the son of Vice Minister Kai of the Ministry of Justice..."

Soon, all eyes, whether on the scene or through the monitor screens, were focused on the young detectives who had just pulled off a stunning comeback. This legendary department, which mobilized in the blink of an eye, was the Metropolitan Police Department's ace and last line of defense!
A nation in peril yearns for capable generals! In times of chaos, loyal ministers are remembered!
It's the Special Missions Unit again! They've done it again!

The credit goes to Kai Toru, the son of Kai Mineaki, a Special Missions Inspector-in-Chief and Vice-Minister of Justice, who was rolling on the floor and had sprained his shoulder and wrist from the movement!

(End of this chapter)