Fall Back, I'm About to Show Off

"Figured it out?"

Fujino crossed his arms, wearing an unfathomable expression.

"Yeah, that makes everything line up."

Sato Miwako took the faxed warning letter from her pocket, gently stroked her chin with one hand, and said thoughtfully in a low voice, "The iron strike zone means the location is made of metal... climbing onto the bloodstained pitcher's mound means it is red, and there is also a platform that can be climbed onto... In that case, Tokyo Tower really is the most fitting target."

"I see..."

Fujino tried to understand Sato Miwako's analysis, but the longer he listened, the less he could follow.

Come to think of it, the code really was rather abstract.

Of course, perhaps he was simply too serious. Once you got older, you lost all capacity for divergent thinking.

"You figured out so much right away..."

Sato Miwako came back from her train of thought and could not help sighing. "Just as expected of you, Fujino!"

"I only thought of it after happening to see it."

Fujino smiled awkwardly. "But shouldn't we notify headquarters now?"

"Oh, right! Of course!"

Sato Miwako nodded, then relayed the news that the bomb was at Tokyo Tower to the Metropolitan Police Department's operations conference room.

The timing was just right.

Fujino lowered his gaze to inspect the watch on his wrist and checked the time.

He had already planned out this script last night, when he dismantled the bomb at Teitan High School...

Now, all he needed to do was dismantle the bomb at Tokyo Tower, then lure that Beon Bomb Maker to Teitan High School.

To be honest, Fujino truly had no good way to capture rats hiding in the shadows like this.

If he knew the person's name, he could simply have the White Wolf girl go catch