"Not here, it's not the time!" Ayanokoji Kiyotaka quickly stopped her.
Now there was still a half-dead guy in front of them, and he wasn't so big-hearted as to have another "battle" in a place that had just gone through one.
Ikishima Midari stopped, got up, and hugged Ayanokoji Kiyotaka again, burying her head in his chest.
"Kiyotaka, don't do this next time, okay? I'm really worried about you." she whispered softly.
"Hmm, I know… There won't be a next time." Ayanokoji promised.
Even if Ikishima Midari didn't say it, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka would never allow himself to fall into such a dangerous situation again.
Seeing that Ikishima Midari still couldn't calm down, Ayanokoji took out a bottle of calming gum from his pocket, popped one into his mouth, and then put the second one into her mouth.
"Eat it and calm down."
At this moment, Ikishima Midari wasn't in the mood to care where the frisked Ayanokoji Kiyotaka got the gum from, and obediently ate the gum.
Now it was time to wrap things up.
Hagen's phone was already ruined in the fire, and there was no quick way to contact the outside world now.
So, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka dragged Hagen like a corpse to the van, intending to put him in the car and drive to a place where he could call the police.
But as Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was moving Hagen, suddenly, a dazzling light shone over.
"Don't move! I'm the police! What are you doing?!"
A middle-aged man shouted loudly.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka narrowed his eyes and saw from the corner of his eye a man in a police uniform, holding a powerful flashlight in one hand and a police baton in the other, staring vigilantly at Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.
At the same time, he was also calling out on his walkie-talkie.
"Boss, boss, I have a situation here…!"
It seemed that this person was the patrol officer in this area. He must have seen the headlights of the car and came here to patrol, and then suddenly saw himself acting suspiciously…
"Officer, don't get excited, I'm a good person, I was kidnapped, this person is the one who kidnapped me!"
"You were kidnapped?" The patrol officer completely disbelieved Ayanokoji's statement.
Ayanokoji was covered in red liquid, and the man he was carrying was charred all over, looking severely injured. He didn't look like he was kidnapped; he looked more like he was caught by himself while disposing of a body!
"Put down the person in your hands, give up resistance and squat on the ground, otherwise I'll take action!" Although the patrol officer said this, he didn't dare to approach Ayanokoji, the "suspect," at all, merely bluffing.
At the same time, he didn't forget to shout at Ikishima Midari: "Little girl, come over here to me quickly, with me here he won't dare to hurt you!"
He was completely being treated as a suspect… Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was dumbfounded, putting Hagen on the ground and leaving him there.
He raised his hands in a gesture of surrender: "Officer, you've really misunderstood, my name is Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, her name is Ikishima Midari, both of us were kidnapped by this person. If you don't believe me, you can ask your police station, there should be a report now."
The patrol officer was half-convinced and called headquarters again, reporting the situation here.
When he put down the walkie-talkie, his expression was a bit strange.
"The police station doesn't have a report for this girl or you, however, we do have a report of a boy named Ayanokoji Kiyotaka being kidnapped. The police station said they would send people over soon, and asked me to ensure Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's safety no matter what… Are you Ayanokoji Kiyotaka?"
"You could say so, I'm the person you're looking for."
Seeing that his suspicion had been lifted, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka naturally put down his hands, but the patrol officer still didn't relax his guard, sternly telling him not to act rashly.
So, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka simply sat on the ground, and Ikishima Midari also sat beside him, hugging his shoulder.
Looking at his confident demeanor, could he really be a victim?
The patrol officer cautiously approached the two, keeping a certain distance and shining his light on Hagen, his face showing an expression of shock and fear.
Hagen was burnt to a bloody mess, with no intact skin on his upper body. If it was really as Ayanokoji said, that he was the victim and this man was the perpetrator, what on earth happened to make him like this?
The patrol officer couldn't help but ask this question.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka leaned his head on Ikishima Midari's shoulder, closed his eyes, and pretended to doze off: "It's too troublesome to explain, let's wait until the rest of your police department arrives."
This patrol officer was not a key figure, and even if he were told the reason now, he probably wouldn't believe it. Instead of that, it was better to leave it to the professionals to judge.
Since he had already called the police station, he believed that other police officers should arrive here very soon.
Ayanokoji closed his eyes and quickly felt a little sleepy, but he hadn't had time to fall asleep yet. In just three or four minutes, the sound of police cars appeared in his ears, and it wasn't just the sound of one police car.
When Ayanokoji Kiyotaka opened his eyes, he found that he and Ikishima Midari were surrounded by four or five police cars, with ambulances and fire trucks parked behind them, looking like a large operation.
Several police officers pointed their guns at them, and even Hagen was being pointed at with a gun.
"I…"
Before he could speak, a police officer who looked like the leader spoke first: "You're Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, right? We've been looking for you."
"The caller made a mistake, I'm Ayanokoji Kiyotaka." Ayanokoji stood up: "I'm the person you're looking for."
"Kiyotaka…?"
The officer was also slightly stunned, but he didn't pay too much attention, as long as he knew that the person in front of him was the one he was looking for.
He seemed to be the leader here, and he shouted to the surrounding police officers: "Protect the hostages, and arrest the suspect!"
Protecting hostages and arresting suspects, this was a perfectly normal order, but at this moment it sounded a bit strange.
The two hostages were unharmed, while the suspect was barely breathing, looking as if his life was a flickering candle in the wind…
These lower-level officers didn't know the specific situation, only that they had learned of a kidnapping case two hours earlier, and so the entire Tokyo police force had sprung into action.
They had also been driving around their jurisdiction for a long time, which was why they were able to arrive quickly after receiving the patrol officer's report.
Despite their doubts, they faithfully carried out their superior's orders.
Blankets were draped over Ayanokoji Kiyotaka and Ikishima Midari, the ropes binding Hagen's hands were replaced with cold handcuffs, and he was sent to the ambulance.
At the same time, police officers who entered the dilapidated building to investigate the scene also discovered crucial "evidence."
"Captain, we found a handgun!"
Hearing this, all the police officers immediately tensed up—ordinary kidnappers and armed kidnappers were two completely different matters.
Although Japan does not ban guns, gun control is very strict, and there may not even be ten shooting cases in a year.
They never expected to encounter a case involving firearms this time…
Soon, the officer in charge of the search came out with the disassembled handgun parts, which were contained in an evidence bag. His expression was very strange.
"Captain, this revolver is in disassembled parts, and it's still warm. According to the situation at the scene… this revolver must have backfired."
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