Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

From the very beginning, Shirou Emiya had no way to seek help from others.

This is a calculated scheme targeting Shirou Emiya and the S-rank Armed Detective.

It can be said that "Armed Detective Killer" made a very big move.

It's important to understand that threatening the residents of two buildings like this greatly increases the chances of being exposed compared to simply loading bombs onto a vehicle.

Chapter 392 Choice

"How could the armed detective assassin move so quickly!"

At the same time that Shirou Emiya received the call from the "Armed Detective Killer," the Public Security Bureau and the Tokyo Armed Detective High School quickly intercepted the information.

Emiya Shirou was someone they were particularly focused on and needed to monitor, so his electronic devices were constantly under surveillance.

All information stored on the phone will be transmitted to the public security authorities and the Tokyo Armed Detective High School immediately.

Not to mention that at this time, Shirou Emiya was still cooperating with the public security authorities.

They were naturally keeping a close eye on Shirou Emiya's movements.

They just hadn't expected the [Armed Detective Assassin] to act so quickly, and the things they did caught them completely off guard.

[Armed Detective Assassin] Not every operation will successfully eliminate armed detectives.

The public security authorities and the Tokyo Armed Detective High School have been making every effort to rescue the armed detectives and evacuate civilians.

After all, the students of Tokyo Butei High School suffered the most casualties.

The school would never disregard the safety of its students, and they have been doing their best to find out who the "Armed Detective Killer" is.

They have also consistently provided assistance to those persecuted by the "Armed Detective Assassins."

Through the cooperation between the public security authorities and the Tokyo Armed Detective High School, many more armed detectives have survived the trap set by the "Armed Detective Killer".

If another armed detective were present to interfere and assist those agencies, the armed detectives who fell into the traps would naturally be able to escape quickly.

However, the "Armed Detective Assassin" has become increasingly cunning recently, giving the Tokyo Armed Detective High and Public Security Bureau less and less time to rescue him.

Like now.

It was impossible for the public security authorities and the Tokyo Armed Detective High School to provide Shirou Emiya with any support in less than three minutes.

Even if it were a helicopter, the bomb would probably have been detonated before it even got close to Shirou Emiya.

But that doesn't mean they won't do anything.

They continued to provide support to Shirou Emiya to the greatest extent possible.

But all they could do was pray for a miracle.

They could hear the conversation coming from Shirou Emiya's phone very clearly.

An S-rank armed detective only means that he has the strength to wipe out a squadron by himself; it does not mean that being an S-rank armed detective means he is outstanding in other aspects.

The previous S-rank armed detective was only rated as an E-rank armed detective in the Detective Division.

In this situation, an S-class armed detective might be able to save his life, but resolving the matter would be virtually impossible.

Even with the arrival of the Public Security Bureau and the Tokyo Military Detective High School, all support personnel were present when Shirou Emiya answered the phone, but they were still unable to defuse the bomb within three minutes.

The location of the bomb will take some time to confirm.

Moreover, each of these two buildings contains dozens of electrically powered automatic firearms.

In such a short time, eliminating those automatic firearms and finding the location of the bomb is practically an impossible task.

At least three minutes is definitely not enough.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

That was the sound of a wall being smashed; Shirou Emiya didn't have time to go up the stairs to the next floor.

He could only flap his [Possessed by Evil Spirits] wings and shuttle between the different floors.

Inside the building, most of the citizens had been shot and were lying on the ground.

They did not lose their lives due to the shooting.

However, they lost the ability to escape the building.

The vehicles carrying firearms that roamed the building did not inflict fatal wounds on the civilians.

It merely renders those who want to escape powerless.

After all, only living hostages can be considered hostages.

Looking at the citizens panting and suffering on the ground, Shirou Emiya's heart sank.

The anger escalated further.

However, he could not stay any longer. The bomb was still inside the building, and if Shirou Emiya did not find it, everyone would lose their lives.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Within seconds, the sounds of objects falling echoed haphazardly throughout the building.

It was a phantom, a phantom that was almost invisible to the naked eye, as it swept past those mechanically controlled guns.

They couldn't even lock onto Shirou Emiya.

It was as if the power had been cut off; they stood there dumbfounded.

After a few more seconds, the upper part slid diagonally onto the ground.

At the junction of the upper and lower halves, there is an incredibly smooth scratch.

The wires were crackling inside.

Those firearms mounted on vehicles that give countless armed detectives headaches are like nothing to Shirou Emiya.

"boom--!"

Although this is one of the more bustling areas in the city, it is not a commercial street, and the buildings are not as tall as those office buildings.

It's only a few dozen floors.

Shirou Emiya dealt with the vehicles at almost lightning speed, smashing through ceiling after ceiling until he reached the top floor of the building.

He didn't rush straight to the top floor; on each floor, Shirou Emiya quickly and roughly searched the area.

The tight timeframe left Shirou Emiya with little time for a thorough search.

"No! No! No!"

On the top floor of the building, dozens of citizens were tied to a large table, their eyes covered and their mouths gagged with cloth.

It can only make "Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!" sounds.

Their survival instincts made them twist their bodies, trying to escape from the objects behind them.

But it was all in vain; they had absolutely no way to escape.

In the very center of them, a white package was fixed in place.

You can clearly hear the "beep! beep! beep! beep!" sound.

That was the sound of a bomb countdown.

On the bomb, the final countdown was displayed.

There are still almost two minutes left.

Shirou Emiya took less than a minute to eliminate all the vehicles carrying firearms on the floor and find the bomb.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it was absolutely astounding.

But now is not the time to praise Shirou Emiya.

The bomb has been found, so how do we deal with it?

Through the windows on the top floor, Shirou Emiya could easily see several citizens tied to large tables in the building across the street.

An explosive charge was also fixed on top of it.

If there is any difference between the two, it is that the number of citizens on the roof of the building opposite is far less than the number of people Shirou Emiya is currently on this side.

You can count how many people there are at a glance.

If one of the explosives is moved, the other explosive will detonate.

Shirou Emiya is not facing the same situation as those who are being targeted by the Armed Detectives.

What they need to do is choose between their own lives and the lives of the masses.

What Shirou Emiya needs to do is figure out which building's inhabitants to save.

Chapter 393 A Minute of Thinking

Time passed second by second.

Emiya Shirou remained standing in place, staring intently at the bomb in front of him as time ticked away.

The more critical the moment, the more necessary it is to think calmly.

Things are not as simple as they seem.

Logically speaking, there are only two things that can be done in the face of this situation.

The first option is to rescue all the hostages and get them out of the blast radius before the bomb explodes.

However, given the sheer number of hostages, even Shirou Emiya, let alone the armed detectives, would not be able to bring everyone out in such a short time.

It would be impossible for a normal person to withstand Shirou Emiya's speed, not to mention the many people who suffered various gunshot wounds.

Among them were some women, children, and the elderly, and Shirou Emiya simply could not evacuate them at that speed.

Secondly, they were thinking about how to dispose of the bomb.

There are many ways to defuse a bomb. Whether it's normal bomb disposal or removing the bomb from the building, both methods can effectively prevent damage from the bomb.