The boy soldier next to the famous detective

"Shuichi, how's it going on your end?"

Sitting in the driver's seat of the pickup truck, Shuichi Akai, with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, answered a call from his superior, James, with one hand.

"The target has entered the hospital, and no crows have been found around the target so far."

"I see. We have very little information. That's the only trace we've found so far. No matter why she left the target's photo in the room, we must seize this opportunity to investigate in detail."

"I understand, but as of now, I can't see anything worth paying attention to..."

"What's wrong, Shuichi? Why are you suddenly quiet?"

"There's no time, someone's come knocking."

Looking in his rearview mirror, Shuichi Akai saw a familiar SUV drifting directly into his lane from the intersection behind him, its engine roaring as it hurtled towards him. He clicked his tongue, immediately started the car, and, relying on its modified, powerful engine, narrowly avoided a collision with the SUV.

"Who is it? Where are they? We're going to help!"

"The XX Hospital in Kanagawa Prefecture—that's the same car we encountered in Gunma Prefecture last time. How interesting, how did they even find me?"

Seeing the car relentlessly chasing after him from behind, Shuichi Akai didn't stop, stepped on the gas and began to pull.

"I'm going to drive east. Although they didn't take action in the city last time, I can't guarantee they won't this time either. I have a feeling that the people chasing me are very angry right now."

"Hang in there a little longer, we'll be there to meet you soon."

"Did we get him there as planned? But Jonathan, remember this: once we open fire, we only have 15 minutes to act. So you have to decide quickly whether to capture or eliminate him."

"Yes, I know."

Holding the rifle Dave had brought, Jonah slowly narrowed his eyes as he looked at the pickup truck ahead.

They were still in the city, and there were quite a few cars on the road. Jonah didn't want to accidentally hurt these people, so he could only continue to resist the urge to fire.

The other party was clearly aware of this as well. Although they were consciously leading Dave towards the roads outside the city, they were not actually going very fast. They also deliberately used the surrounding vehicles to interfere, making Dave chase after them while cursing.

"Jonathan, I think we've been tricked. We're outmaneuvering them, but they're outmaneuvering us too."

Taking a deep breath, Dave watched as the pickup truck finally broke away from the traffic and turned onto a side road at the foot of the mountain. Without hesitation, he chased after it, but his expression remained uneasy.

"If I'm not mistaken, if we keep chasing, we should encounter their reinforcements."

"It's okay, I'll handle it."

Jonah, fully armed, released the safety on his rifle and patiently waited for Dave to drive his vehicle closer to the pickup truck in front.

Seeing that Jonah had entered combat mode, Dave did not hesitate and decisively accelerated, quickly approaching the pickup truck in front. When the two vehicles were about 15 meters apart, he pressed the switch to open the sunroof.

The two barely exchanged a word, but the moment the sunroof opened, Jonah got up and leaned out, while Dave kept his hands firmly on the steering wheel, trying his best to keep the vehicle moving smoothly without slowing down.

Shuichi Akai, who was in front, noticed Jonah's movements behind him and, of course, did not want Jonah to complete his shot smoothly.

With one hand on the steering wheel, Shuichi Akai swayed the car from side to side. He then reached out the window with his gun in the other hand, aiming roughly in Jonah's direction as he fired to distract him.

Despite Akai Shuichi's shooting, Jonah remained unfazed. He lowered his gun, locked onto the rear tires of the pickup truck, and after finding that three bursts were ineffective, he pulled the trigger and unleashed a barrage of shots without regard for the consequences.

Despite Shuichi Akai's best efforts to control the car in the face of Jonah's firepower, he could not avoid having his tires hit.

Fortunately, Shuichi Akai's pickup truck was a four-wheel drive vehicle, and after switching to front-wheel drive mode, he managed to stabilize the vehicle.

"Shuichi, we're here! Hang in there!"

"They came too slowly."

Hearing James's voice coming from the still-connected phone, Shuichi Akai breathed a sigh of relief and stared intently at the SUV behind him through the rearview mirror.

Shuichi Akai still couldn't understand why the "Dwarf Killer" who had previously fought against Gin and his accomplices would be so relentless towards him.

Their ability to pinpoint the location of Black Organization members suggests they possess their own intelligence networks. In that case, they should know they are not members of the Black Organization!

"Jonathan, people are coming from behind. Oh, this time they have rifles, not pistols. Looks like they know the game of make-believe is over."

Seeing the gunfire erupting from the car that suddenly appeared on the side road behind him, Dave grinned and nodded in satisfaction.

That's more like it! If it were just a pistol, wouldn't my specially modified bulletproof car be a waste? Only the firepower of a rifle can give me a real sense of speed and excitement!

"I want to attack the ones in the back first."

"Roger that. I estimate there's a straight stretch of about 200 meters after the turn in about 7 seconds. Go for it there, Jonathan!"

"it is good."

After reloading his rifle, Jonah waited patiently, observing the pursuers behind him through the rear window.

"3-2-1, come on, Jonathan!"

After exiting the corner, Dave immediately regained control of the car. With a shout, Jonah got up, leaned out of the sunroof, and aimed his rifle at the driver's seat of the vehicle behind them.

However, just as Jonah was about to fire, the car, which had been moving steadily, suddenly lurched to the side with the sound of gunfire, causing Jonah to fall back into the car.

"Fuck! Playing dirty, Jonathan, there's a speedboat in the river to the side! Their men are on board too!"

Jonah quickly got up and peered out the side window of the car. He saw a man with a rifle aiming at them from a speedboat traveling alongside the vehicle, about 30 meters away, in the river beside the road.

With his expression remaining calm, Jonah put the rifle aside, turned over and pulled a box from the trunk of the car, opened it, and took out a Soviet RPG-7V1 individual rocket launcher.

When Dave, who was driving, saw this scene, his eyes were filled with nothing but admiration.

Dave thought he was crazy enough, but even after getting his hands on the rocket launcher, he hadn't used it in Japan yet.

But his good partner was decisive and acted without hesitation!

Having loaded the rockets, Jonah's small face beneath the hood was cold and indifferent as he calmly asked, "Is there a straight road ahead, Dave?"

"It'll be here soon, in 5 seconds... right now!"

咔-

Jonah pulled the pin on the grenade without even aiming, throwing it out of the car window by feel, forcing back the vehicles behind him that were trying to keep targeting Jonah as he leaned out of the sunroof.

boom!

As the grenade exploded, Jonah leaned out with his rocket launcher, locked onto the speedboat lying side by side, and pulled the trigger hard amidst the terrified eyes of the people on board.

boom!