Chapter 4: The Seventy-Second Seat of the Knights of the Round Table

"Today is January 6th, and I guess I'll get a strange fax from the search class. "yes, I don't know what Lu Dao will be this year, it won't be 0, right?" The two policemen were talking about boring gossip as they passed by the search lesson, and Matsuda happened to hear it.

January 6th? Matsuda only remembered such a thing, but how could he remember the specific day, and now he suddenly knew that the Tao was today, and he really didn't have any mental preparation.

"Matsuda?" Sato happened to open the door of the first lesson and saw Matsuda outside: "Do you know what time it is?"

"Huh?" Matsuda came back to his senses, "Am I late?"

"Nope. Yumi suddenly popped out from behind Matsuda, revealing her head: "Just in time for lunch." ”

"I can have lunch so early. Matsuda smiled and said, "The treatment of the Ministry of Transportation is really good. Now, Yumi, take me to lunch. ”

"Hee-hee. You're really shameless. Yumi pushed Matsuda to a lesson.

"Hey, that's chilling. Matsuda had something to say to Yumi, and Sato had already closed the door.

"Prepare, we're going to arrest someone. Sato said to Matsuda, "Don't mess around with Yumi." ”

"Yes, yes. Matsuda asked, "Who are you going to arrest?"

"Here's his stuff. Sato handed Matsuda a file.

After flipping through two pages, Matsuda said, "Is this old man still a suspect? He handed it back to Sato, and walked to his desk.

"What? Stand up for me!" Sato roared, "Do you still think you're a detective?"

The uncles of the first lesson all began to look at this place, and as soon as Matsuda made any reckless move, they would rush up and kill him.

"Is it hard to catch an old man? you can do it yourself, I care more about something else than that. Matsuda said as if no one was around.

"Hmph, what's more important than work?" Sato had already clenched his fists, deciding that this was Matsuda's prevarication.

"Three years ago 3, 2 two years ago, 1 last year. So what will you receive this year's fax?" Leaning back on the table and lighting himself a cigarette, Matsuda continued, "It must be something special." I hope these numbers are countdowns on the bomb timer. It's time for that person to surface, too. ”

"Who are you talking about?" Sato asked.

At this time, Shiratori Ren Saburo pushed the door and came in, holding a copy paper in his hand. Seeing Sato at the door, he was stunned for a moment, then smiled apologetically at Sato and went to the Twilight Police Department.

"Police, today's fax is here. ”

"Digital fax?" Twilight glanced at Matsuda before saying, "So what's the number this year?"

"It's not numbers. Shiratori said, "This year is a text. I am the Knights of the Round Table...... Inform the stupid and cunning police lords...... At 14 o'clock at noon today, I will set off fireworks to mourn the heads of my comrades...... If you want to stop it...... Just come to me...... I'll wait for seat 72!"

"What does that mean?" asked Shiratori.

"Crime Notification Letter. Matsuda said, "The rat has poked its head out, and now it's just a matter of catching it." So, where is there a place in Tokyo that has a disc-shaped thing with 72 positions?"

"Have you cracked it yet?" asked Matsuda in surprise.

"That's a very clear hint. Matsuda pinched off his cigarette: "The fireworks that mourn the heads of his comrades-in-arms should be bombs, the knights of the round table waiting in seat 72, the seventy-two seats in the shape of a disc, where is it?" and then laughed mockingly: "I'm not very familiar with Tokyo, but I think it should be something like a Ferris wheel, in a crowded place, otherwise how can I mourn his comrades." ”

"That's near the cup home mall. Shiratori said, "It's the biggest Ferris wheel in Tokyo, and the Kabido mall is the largest in Japan." ”

"What are you going to do?" Sato waited for Matsuda in the car. "We don't have much time. ”

"It's dangerous to play with the Ferris wheel. Matsuda patted the bag on his hand: "So I'm going to prepare something." As he spoke, he got into the car and sat down: "Then hurry up and catch up with them." ”

By the time Matsuda and the others reached the Ferris wheel, the scene was already in chaos, and black smoke was emitting from the control room.

"What's the matter with the police?" Sato got out of the car and rushed to a staff member and pulled out his police ID.

"There was a sudden explosion at the console, the observation car could no longer stop, and we were trying to evacuate the passengers. The staff member said in a panic.

"Naw. Where is Seventy-Two now?" Matsuda interjected and asked the staff member.

The staff looked at the Ferris wheel, pointed and said, "It's coming down soon, it's the one." ”

Matsuda ran up, opened the door of Seventy-two, and looked inside.

"Matsuda" Sato caught up and wanted to say something.

"The Knight of the Round Table wasn't inside, but he seemed to have been there and left a gift. Matsuda went in and closed the door: "You don't have to come here, professional things have to be left to professionals." ”

"What major?" Sato yelled at Matsuda who was far away.

"He was in the bomb disposal team of the mobile unit of the garrison until last year. The Dusk Police Department, who arrived later, explained to Sato.

"Is it?" Sato looked at Seventy-Two in disbelief, "There's a bomb in there?"

"Matsuda cares so much about this, could it be the suspect from four years ago?" Shiratori looked at seat seventy-two with a complicated expression.

"Well, it should be Officer Kenji Hagiwara, who was killed by the same prisoner with a bomb four years ago and died in the line of duty. The Twilight Police Department replied, "Matsuda has offered to be transferred to the Special Murder Unit that specializes in bomb cases several times......"

"I heard that there were two places where bombs were planted, one was demolished, and the other was still unknown. Shiratori recalls the case.

"At that time, the person in charge of the demolition work was Officer Matsuda Kazuhara. In order to calm down Matsuda, who was obsessed with this matter, the headquarters transferred him to the search class. Twilight said.

"Say no more. Sato lowered his head and clenched his fists fiercely: "It only takes ten minutes for the Ferris wheel to rotate, and you must drag him down when the time comes." ”

Twilight and Shiratori looked at Sato's trembling back, and their hearts palpitated, and they fell silent at the same time.

At this time, they heard a gunshot overhead, and when they looked up, although it was not so real, they still saw a shadow poking its head out of Seventy-two. It should have been Matsuda who shot and shattered the glass.

What happened? When the three officers wanted to know what was going on. "Boom!", the control room exploded for the second time, and the Ferris wheel stopped turning.

The three officers were stunned. Twilight reacted first: "Go put out the fire." ”

"Yes. Shiratori hurried to the console.

And Twilight looked at Sato as he left, sighed in his heart, and still didn't say anything.

Sato took out his mobile phone and dialed Matsuda's number: "Matsuda, is there anything wrong?"

"Well, people are fine, but there is a little trouble. Matsuda's laughter came from the phone: "Tell the Twilight Police Department that if you still want to see me completely, don't try to make the Ferris wheel spin." ”

"What are you doing?" Sato asked anxiously, "There's a bomb next to you." ”

"That's the trouble. Matsuda said, "Hg mercury, the explosion just now activated the detonation switch of this bomb. The slightest vibration can cause the bead inside to touch the thread, and if the bead touches the thread, it will detonate. So don't let the Ferris wheel spin. ”

"But what do you do?" Sato's tone was full of anxiety.

"There are still five minutes left in the timer, and there are more than enough to defuse the bomb. As Matsuda was talking, a subtitle appeared on the bomb LCD screen: "Brave officer...... I commend you from the bottom of my heart......"

"What? What are you talking about? Hurry up and defuse the bomb. Sato yelled into his phone.

“…… There's another bigger fireworks that haven't been set off yet...... I'll give you a clue here three seconds before the explosion. After reading it, Matsuda smiled and said, "This guy wanted to lock a policeman in from the beginning and play a game called justice and life." To defuse the bomb, we have to cut off the power supply, and then at fourteen o'clock there will be an even bigger bomb exploding in a place where we don't know what to do. ”

"That's what I said. He detonated the control room only after seeing you enter. He was watching from the sidelines. Sato swept through the crowd, trying to find the prisoner in the dense head.

"It's useless. "If it had been so easy to find, I wouldn't have been here, but I've guessed another explosion site," Matsuda said. Didn't the fax say 'the head of my comrade-in-arms?' The Knights of the Round Table appeared in medieval Europe, when the knights wore a mask designed as a cross, do you understand something?"

"Hospitals on the map?" Sato replied uncertainly.

"yes, but I don't know which hospital to do. Matsuda said, "Now, that's it, I'm going to start working, and I'll get in touch again." ”

"Matsuda, Matsuda?" Sato shouted into the phone he hung up.

Matsuda sat in the compartment and watched as the half-dismantled bomb was laid out, and the explosion would stop as soon as the power was cut off, while the timer showed that it was only four minutes.

Alas, being a police officer is really tiring. If you cut it now, you will be despised for the rest of your life. Matsuda laughed to himself, carefully punching in the package he had brought with him. At the same time, he looked around and became angry.

Damn, I just remember being in a high place, and never noticed that this Ferris wheel was supported by hanging a little bit from above. A slightly larger range of movement inside may cause the mercury to vibrate, and this kind of high-risk operation, tsk, is quite difficult.