"Hello everyone, this is the news channel of Nichiuri Television, I am Rena Mizunashi."
"At 12 noon, the Mihua Bank in Mihua District, Tokyo, was attacked by robbers. Fortunately, there were no casualties."
"And just 20 minutes later, that is, around 12:20 noon, the robbers who were fleeing suddenly drove the car into this riverbank in front of me, which caused the vehicle to explode."
"It is now 1:13, and 53 minutes have passed since the vehicle exploded. The police found two charred corpses at the explosion site. Judging from their body shapes, it is easy to distinguish that they are a man and a woman."
"Obviously, these two robbers did not have time to escape when the vehicle exploded…"
"What exactly is going on? Let's interview the traffic police officers who witnessed all of this."
With that said, the camera moved to the two female traffic police officers.
Rena Mizunashi said: "Officer Miyamoto, Officer Miike, did you witness the car losing control?"
"Yes."
Miyamoto Yumi said with a serious face: "I was warning the other party to stop in the car when the robber's vehicle suddenly turned, broke through the guardrail, and crashed straight down."
Miike Miaiko also said with a serious face: "When the two of us got out of the car to check the robber's vehicle, the robber's vehicle was already on fire... Then, it suddenly exploded."
Rena Mizunashi pulled the microphone back: "Do you think this was because of internal strife among the robbers that caused the vehicle to lose control?"
"We're not too sure about that." Miyamoto Yumi shook her head: "The detailed situation will have to wait until relevant personnel conduct a careful investigation before a conclusion can be drawn."
After a pause, she said: "There were a total of three robbers who robbed the bank this time. Two robbers failed to escape the explosion range in time, and one robber is still at large."
"But the good news is that the robbers fled in a hurry, and all 1 billion yen robbed from the bank was recovered at the scene."
"Thank you to the two officers for providing the information."
"The above is the latest report on the bank robbery case."
Vodka silently finished reading the news and couldn't help but sneer: "Heh, what a stupid woman... She can't even pull off a small thing like robbing a bank, and she lost her own life in the process."
"And she wanted to rescue her sister from the organization like that? What a joke."
"Well, now Big Brother doesn't even have to deal with it."
With that, Vodka picked up his phone and called Gin.
However, the sound of a phone came from outside the door.
Vodka quickly hung up and went to open the door.
Sure enough, Gin was standing outside.
"Big Brother," Vodka said.
Gin entered the room and sat down on a sofa. He said, "Did you see the news?"
Vodka closed the door and walked to the liquor cabinet, pouring a drink as he said, "I just saw it, and I was about to notify you, Big Brother, but I didn't expect you to come over."
After pouring a glass of whiskey, Vodka added three ice cubes and respectfully placed it in front of Gin. He said, "The news reported that there were three robbers in total, two men and one woman, and one man and one woman died..."
"So, you think Miyano Akemi is dead?"
Gin picked up the whiskey and took a sip.
"..."
Vodka was silent for a moment. With his many years of experience by Gin's side, he knew that once the other party asked a rhetorical question, it meant things might not be so simple.
Vodka cautiously asked, "Could it be... Big Brother thinks that traitor interfered?"
Gin didn't speak, just calmly watched the television, watching the news reporter reporting on the traffic accidents caused by the robbers.
"Impossible, right? My people have been watching Miyano Akemi all the time... Every contact she's had has been recorded in detail."
Gin continued to watch the television and slowly said, "Akai Shuichi is capable of that."
Vodka nodded and said, "I know what to do."
With that, he immediately picked up his phone and made a call. He said in a low voice:
"It's me... Yes... I have something I need you to do. You know about the bank robbery that just happened? I need you to immediately check that female corpse for me... It's charred, can't you use DNA matching? As for the comparison target, I'll send you her detailed information later. Also... I need your answer in half an hour."
After hanging up, Vodka pulled up Miyano Akemi's detailed information and sent it over.
Then he said to Gin, "Big Brother, we won't have an answer for half an hour."
"Then we'll wait half an hour." Gin was still very reasonable.
Seeing Gin enjoying his drink, Vodka poured himself a glass as well. As he poured, he said, "Big Brother... that escaped guy, should we send someone to take care of him?"
"Does he have the money stolen from the bank?" Gin asked.
"No... The news just reported that all ten billion yen that was stolen was found in the car. It's all thanks to those special money boxes that withstood the impact of the explosion. Otherwise, all ten billion yen would have been blown up," Vodka said.
"Since he didn't get the money, there's no need to bother with him." Gin said, "We have a lot of things to do."
"A lot... What do you mean?" Vodka asked curiously.
Gin didn't answer. The DNA matching results would determine what needed to be done.
If the DNA matching results were consistent, then they would have to start keeping a close eye on Akai Shuichi.
Upon learning of Miyano Akemi's death, he might risk returning to Japan.
They had to send people to watch the major airports, and once Akai Shuichi's whereabouts were captured, they would launch a pursuit.
If the DNA matching results were inconsistent, then there would be even more to do.
Not only would they have to release false information, announcing Miyano Akemi's death, to lure Akai Shuichi back to Japan, but they would also have to search for Miyano Akemi's whereabouts.
Vodka saw that Gin didn't speak, so he didn't ask any more questions, silently drinking his wine and occasionally looking at his watch.
Finally, after half an hour had passed.
Vodka was about to call when the other side called first.
"What are the comparison results? Good... I understand."
After hanging up, Vodka said to Gin, "Big Brother, the DNA matching results are out. One hundred percent... it can be confirmed that the charred female corpse is Miyano Akemi."
Gin nodded and said, "Good... send people to watch the major airports. Akai Shuichi will definitely rush back to Japan after hearing this news."
"I understand."
Only then did Vodka understand what Gin meant by "We have a lot of things to do."
Indeed, compared to Akai Shuichi, that escaped robber was not worth mentioning at all!
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