"What on earth happened? Why was the suspect who kidnapped you burned like this? Did the gun really backfire?"
The captain still couldn't help but ask.
"Just as you saw, when he was shooting at us, the revolver backfired, and the lighter he was carrying also exploded, causing a more intense burning reaction.
We took this opportunity to untie ourselves and ran to a safe place to hide. Only after the flames on him burned out did we return to his side and found that he had already been burned unconscious.
Then, as we were preparing to find a place to call the police, this police officer discovered us…"
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka omitted most of the details, deliberately not mentioning his role in the incident, and pushed all responsibility onto Hagen, saying that he brought it upon himself and had nothing to do with him.
The police captain listened to Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's explanation and instinctively frowned in doubt: "Are you sure you're not joking?"
…A heinous armed criminal was burned half to death by flames due to a gun backfiring, and then tied up by two hostages?
This sounded too absurd, it could almost be nominated for the annual ridiculous news.
"You can examine the scene. If we hadn't seen it with our own eyes, I wouldn't be able to make up something so outrageous." Ayanokoji said calmly.
Ikishima Midari also nodded from the side: "Although you may not be able to believe it, that's the truth."
The police officer in charge of evidence collection whispered to the captain: "Captain, based on the condition of the gun at the scene, backfiring is the only possibility.
However, generally speaking, the power of a gun backfiring shouldn't be this great. Further examination is needed to determine exactly why it became like this."
The captain could clearly sense that Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was hiding something, but he was well aware of the superior's emphasis on this incident, so he didn't press further on this question.
"Besides this culprit, does he have any other accomplices? Who else kidnapped you, and do you know where they are?"
"He has three other accomplices, and I know the location of their hideout. I suggest you go quickly, otherwise, the evidence might be destroyed by them later."
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka paused: "By the way, they also have several guns over there, you'd better be careful."
There are still armed criminals!
Hearing Ayanokoji say this, the captain immediately became serious and quickly asked Ayanokoji Kiyotaka for the exact location.
In the Professor's view, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was already a dead man. When sending Ayanokoji and the others to the "execution ground," he didn't bother to blindfold them anymore.
Because of this, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka clearly remembered the address of the research institute.
The location Ayanokoji mentioned was not far from them. The captain immediately used his walkie-talkie to order the other members, instructing the team to gather and rush over.
After that, he also informed his superiors of the situation here and requested additional police support.
After finishing his busy tasks, the captain came over to the two: "Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, I know you are physically and mentally exhausted after being kidnapped and want to go home to see your families, but we hope you will cooperate with the investigation, so we cannot let you go home for now. Can you understand this?"
"It's Ayanokoji Kiyotaka… Never mind, it doesn't matter."
Ayanokoji also gave up on correcting them: "Do you need us to give a statement? Yes, this is what we should do, and we also want the culprits to be arrested and brought to justice."
"Not for now. You must be very tired after being kidnapped until now. We need to arrest the other criminals tonight based on the information you provided. You should rest for a night, and you might be needed for a statement tomorrow."
"Now we need to send this burned suspect to the hospital, and you two should also go to the hospital to get your injuries checked and treated, right? After the check-up, you can rest in a nearby hotel."
The captain's handling was just right, and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka did not refuse.
"Hmm, thank you for your trouble."
There were two police officers supervising Hagen in his ambulance, so there was no room. Ayanokoji and Ikishima Midari directly got into the back seat of a police car and followed the ambulance to the hospital.
Upon arriving at the hospital, doctors quickly performed a full body examination on them and found that, aside from some bruises on Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, both of them were practically unharmed.
The kidnapper, on the other hand, was diagnosed with severe burns and was currently in the emergency room receiving treatment.
After their physical examination, to ensure their safety, the police sent the two to a hotel directly opposite the police station and left several plainclothes officers downstairs to guard them.
Ayanokoji and Ikishima Midari appeared to be very close, and the police officer who booked their room instinctively assumed they were a couple, so he only booked one room.
After bidding farewell to the police, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka picked up the internal phone and dialed his father Ayanokoji Fugang's private number.
His father's contribution to his successful survival this time was indispensable.
"…Father, it's me."
"Kiyotaka, I knew you'd call."
Ayanokoji Fugang had received a call from the police when Kiyotaka was first discovered, learning of his safety, so he wasn't surprised to receive his call at this time.
Ayanokoji Fugang asked in a deep voice: "Kiyotaka, what exactly happened? Why were you kidnapped? Why did they kidnap you?"
"The people who kidnapped me mistook me for my older brother. I was working out at a sports club, and unexpectedly, as soon as I walked out of the gym, I was tied up and put into a van…"
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka briefly explained how he was kidnapped, without mentioning his meeting with Ayanokoji Kiyotaka at all.
"Do you know who kidnapped you?"
"The leader is a professor from a research institute. He said he participated in a project called the White Room and watched me grow up from a young age…"
Ayanokoji Fugang's voice suddenly turned cold: "Is his name Noguchi Ryo?"
"I don't know, he didn't say his name, he just told me to call him Professor."
"Is that so…" His voice softened: "Kiyotaka, what did he ask you?"
"When he first saw me, he was very excited and proactively told me some things about the 'White Room'.
But the person he was looking for was my older brother. After he realized that the person who was tied up was me, his expression suddenly changed, and he flew into a rage, saying that I had no use value and ordered his subordinates to kill me…"
Before Ayanokoji Fugang questioned him, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka proactively asked: "Father, the Professor told me that my older brother and I both grew up in the White Room since we were young. Is this true?"
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka did not intend to conceal his conversation with the Professor, directly stating that he knew of the "White Room"'s existence.
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