No one understands the laws of Collider better than me.

"Actually, the confessions given by the Noguchi-gumi members we captured said that Ito is very likely still in Tokyo."

Heh, you scoundrel, you have some nerve.

Kitahara Masaki couldn't wait to find him and crush him.

Chapter 60 Hmph! Trying to escape?

While the Metropolitan Police Department and the National Police Agency were searching for Ito, the emergency call center received a report of a knife attack near Ginza. The victim was dragging a large suitcase, and behind him were several menacing-looking men. Normally, by the time the police arrived, they would only be able to collect the body. However, the emergency call center then received a report that the victim had pulled out a handgun and shot and killed all the men with knives.

Such a sudden turn of events naturally required the Metropolitan Police Department's ace to investigate. Kitahara Masaki, who was woken up in the middle of the night by a barrage of calls, had already sentenced the armed victim to death. After all, it was understandable that he encountered an armed man during the search and accidentally shot him to death.

"Inspector Kitahara! Please do your best to capture this armed man alive."

"why?"

"Because after we took statements from nearby witnesses, we discovered that the man who committed the murder with a gun looked very much like Ito, the leader of the Noguchi-gumi!"

Oh no... This is terrible. It was him. If I accidentally killed him, more than half of the leads in the Metropolitan Police Department's attempted bombing case would be cut off.

"Okay, I got it. Then hurry up and have someone from headquarters bring a police dog over. They're much better than me at tracking bloodstains and scents."

While Kitahara Masaki was eating a croquette he bought from a street vendor, the other police officers began to retrieve surveillance footage from the surrounding area, hoping to spot Ito in the footage. However, Kitahara Masaki knew that this "rat" was a criminal with counter-surveillance capabilities, and it was highly unlikely that the overt surveillance cameras would capture him.

“Takagi! Take a team to that bar and that nightclub, give them this envelope, and ask them if they can show the police the surveillance footage from the last hour—the kind that isn’t publicly available.”

"envelope?"

"Yes, this is it, the envelope that will reassure them to cooperate."

When Takagi went to check the surveillance footage, the dog arrived. Looking at the police dog in front of him, Kitahara Masaki squatted down. The German Shepherd also squatted down, panting with its tongue hanging out, waiting for commands.

"So nice."

Kitahara Masaki really wanted to take the police dogs and chase after the guy himself, but he hadn't trained them much, either in the organization or at the police academy. It would be fine for a small-scale search, but the suspect had already gone far away, so he had to let a professional handle it.

"Chiba, I'm leaving this to you. Notify everyone as soon as you get any news. The suspect has a gun, so be careful."

"Yes, Kitahara Police Department!"

To his surprise, Chiba got along best with the police dogs in the First Investigation Division. Perhaps his size gave the police dogs a sense of security?

After sending Takagi and Chiba, Sato called Kitahara Masaki:

"Inspector Kitahara! We've already set up checkpoints around Ginza. What do you need me to do next?"

Are there any courier companies around here, or places where items can be packaged and bagged?

"There should be, after all, this is Ginza, and the daily volume of goods transactions is enormous."

"Is that so? Then you should go to these locations to confirm the situation. If Ito bribed a delivery worker, he might be able to escape through these delivery trucks."

"Oh! So you're packing yourself up as a package?"

"That's right, we can't rule out that possibility at this stage, so I'm leaving it to you."

It can be said that in order to solve the Metropolitan Police Department's attempted bombing case as soon as possible, the Metropolitan Police Department attached great importance to this key witness and gave Kitahara Masaki a frightening amount of manpower. Although the terrain of Ginza is complicated, after setting up a tight net, that gangster should not be able to escape.

unless……

"Everyone switch radio channels! Takagi, you switch to band two; Chiba, you switch to band three; Sato, switch to band four!"

Kitahara Masaki suddenly realized that what if some people didn't want the police to catch Ito? If these rats hiding in the sewers were listening to the current channel, they might take care of Ito before the police could.

Next, Takagi checked the hidden surveillance footage and saw Ito's movements. This guided Chiba and saved him from many detours. Meanwhile, Sato, who was investigating various companies that delivered packages, quickly eliminated many companies that did not work at night. In the end, his route coincided with Chiba's and pointed to a seafood company that was still working overtime late at night.

"Immediately block off the company's entrances and exits, and occupy high ground on the surrounding buildings. Don't give Ito or anyone else any opportunity to take advantage!"

Having finally located Ito, Kitaen Masaki immediately drove to the scene. This guy was both cunning and audacious; if someone hadn't exposed his presence, he probably could have continued to hide under the nose of the Metropolitan Police Department for several more months.

"Contact the person in charge of that seafood company immediately and ask if there are any secret passages or routes leading to the sewers inside the company! We absolutely cannot let our guard down at this time!"

More than 20 police officers stormed into the seafood company, while the remaining 10 or so officers entered nearby high-rise buildings to investigate suspicious individuals.

Bang!

As the police approached the company's parking lot, a large truck that specializes in transporting seafood suddenly appeared, showing no intention of slowing down and honking its horn incessantly.

The armed police officers could only dodge to the sides, and the makeshift roadblocks were easily knocked down.

"Inspector Kitahara! A white truck with a seafood company logo on it sped off. The driver wasn't Ito; it's probably an employee who was being coerced!"

Sato reported as he got into the car and gave chase.

"Kitahara received. Continue the pursuit. I've already arranged for people to set up roadblocks and put out tire spikes, so it won't matter which road they take. So you don't need to chase too closely, be careful."

When Ito had nowhere to run and could only threaten an ordinary person to break through the checkpoint, he had already lost, and lost completely.

It can only be said that this guy doesn't know how to conceal his aura or disguise himself, so naturally, once his approximate location was locked, he couldn't escape.

Very quickly, only a few minutes had passed.

The truck drove over the tire spikes, but at the same time its tires were punctured, and it also crashed into a police car that was blocking its way at the checkpoint.

It stopped without any suspense.

"Takagi, immediately take men to seal off the surrounding area; Chiba, you go and evacuate the crowd; Sato, take men to high places in various buildings, so that Ito doesn't end up being silenced."

Kitahara Masaki wasn't in a hurry when he saw the stopped truck; he was just waiting for his subordinates' report.

"Inspector! We caught a suspicious man lurking outside the seafood company!"

Are there any staff members still at the seafood company?

"Yes, as you instructed, there are four officers stationed there."

Kitahara Masaki nodded, looked at the man whose face was covered in dirt, and said:

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Ito."

Chapter 61 Your Last Photo Has a Hip-Hop Style

Tsk—

After hearing Ito's gasp, Kitahara Masaki slapped him across the face, then grabbed a megaphone and smashed it over his head. Just as Ito, who was dazed from the repeated blows, was about to sit down, Kitahara Masaki kicked him between the legs.

Oh, um—

Seeing Ito writhing on the ground in pain, Kitahara Masaki waved his hand, and two police officers immediately grabbed him, pulling his hair to prevent him from bowing his head.

Normally, if someone uses violence against a suspect who has already been apprehended, someone would step in to stop them. However, this guy is likely the mastermind behind the Metropolitan Police Department's attempted bombing. So, for many police officers, this yakuza named Ito almost killed them, so they deserved to be beaten up.

"How about it, Mr. Ito? Since you don't like the way civilized people greet each other, then I'll switch to a barbarian way. How does that sound? Should I continue?"

Realizing that this renowned police officer showed him absolutely no fear, Ito immediately cowered, completely cowered, and cried out at the top of his lungs:

"Officer Kitahara, save me! They're trying to kill me! You can't just stand by and watch me die!"

Kitahara Masaki looked disgusted. If it were a beautiful woman crying her eyes out, it might be somewhat interesting, but Ito was just a middle-aged man with a full beard. Honestly, why couldn't such a disgusting guy be humanely destroyed?

Where is your suitcase?

"What suitcase? Forget about that, take me to the police station right now! The people who want to kill me might be nearby!"

"This is your last chance. Where did you hide your suitcase?"

Seeing that Ito still wanted to hide it, Kitahara Masaki pulled out his baton, shoved it into Ito's mouth, and pried it open. Ito's two front teeth were snapped off, and blood and foam gushed out. It looked serious, but in reality, he had only lost his front teeth.

"I'll tell you, I'll tell you! It was hidden in the seafood transport company's truck. My suitcase was inside one of the packages with the address XXX!"

Upon hearing this, Kitahara Masaki asked Takagi to bring over the suitcase. When the suitcase was opened, it was indeed full of cash, and judging by the amount, it should exceed 100 million Japanese yen. No wonder he wanted to hide it.

"Alright, the stolen money and suspects have been recovered. Let's call it a day!"

Having achieved this result in a short time, Kitahara Masaki's initial annoyance at being woken up in the middle of the night was completely overshadowed.

The moment Kitahara Masaki shoved Ito into the police car, he felt a chill run down his spine, as if he were being stared at by a venomous snake.

The sound of sirens blaring made him grab Ito and jump back two steps, and the next second a bullet hit the door of the police car.

"Alert! Sniper!"

Kitahara Masaki pulled Ito into a building and immediately began ordering his men to surround the building from which the bullets had been fired.

"Inspector Kitahara! It's Hiroaki Hashitani! He's the sniper who just carried out the shot!"

"Stand guard the entrance! Wait for SWAT backup! They're the ones who's anxious, don't make any rash moves!"

Because these buildings in Ginza are mostly commercial offices, there is practically no one around at this time. Unlike in residential areas, where you are not in a passive position, even if he is a skilled sniper, how could he possibly defeat a SWAT team?

Bang!

Another loud bang, but it didn't sound like a bomb being detonated; rather, it sounded like some heavy object hitting the ground.

"What was that sound? What happened?"

Knowing that a sniper was aiming at them, Kitahara Masaki naturally wouldn't be foolish enough to stick his head out and become someone's cannon fodder.

"The sniper fell! The sniper fell out of a room window!"

"Confirm their identity! Don't jump to conclusions so quickly. Keep a close watch on that building, and don't let a single person escape!"

Ito had just tried to use a feint to fool the police. While Kitahara Masaki wouldn't fall for it, the others in the Metropolitan Police Department might. So Kitahara Masaki shouted into the radio, telling his officers not to act rashly. He assured them that as long as they waited for SWAT support, even if there were snipers inside the building, they wouldn't be a threat.

When it's time to fight tooth and nail, you should charge forward; when it's time to back down, you should play it safe.

With so many things happening, the management officer personally came to Ginza to take command. On-site command was still handed over to Kitahara Masaki, while Matsumoto Kiyonaga immediately dispatched a fully armed Special Assault Team (SAT) when he received the request for SWAT support, and evacuated people from the surrounding area.

"SAT has arrived at the target building. Please provide further instructions!"

"Attack immediately!"

Upon receiving the order, the special assault team immediately stormed into the building. The prisoners, who thought they were about to encounter the police, were caught off guard by the special police armed with HK416 automatic rifles and were quickly subdued. In less than half an hour, the entire building was cleared, and three accomplices were arrested. Even more ridiculously, two drug addicts were also caught. When they were arrested, they were still making noises and drooling all over the ground. They didn't even know what was happening when the gun was pointed at their foreheads.

"Alright, send all these suspects to the Metropolitan Police Department for interrogation. The dead sniper will remain with the police.

Kitahara Masaki really couldn't trust the forensic expertise of the Metropolitan Police Department; it would be better to let the Public Security Bureau thoroughly investigate how he actually died.

Just when everyone breathed a sigh of relief, thinking the matter was finally over, a police car was suddenly blown into the air.

Many police officers did not hesitate and ran towards the police car that had been engulfed in flames.

"Kitahara-senpai!!!"

"Takagi, calm down, Inspector Kitahara isn't in there!"