In short, regardless of Okiya Subaru's stance, one thing was certain.
The plan he had just mentioned—trapping the target inside the building—was indeed feasible. The blaze would completely cut off the routes on the 40th Floor, while the rooftop and Connecting Bridge had bombs on them. From the looks of it, combustion improver had been secretly added throughout the floors, so it would be difficult to expect those below to put out the fire successfully.
If they failed to leave this area before the fire spread, there was only one path left: death.
Amuro Tooru had not come to today's opening ceremony just to die here.
His gaze swept over the banquet hall from the corner of his eye before settling on the Ford sports car nearby. He seemed to think of something, and his heart steadied slightly.
Then he suddenly raised his gun and fired.
At the same time as the shot rang out, Okiya Subaru swayed sideways. A deep bullet hole abruptly appeared in the floor behind him.
—That Bullet had been aimed at his leg.
Akai Shuichi looked at Amuro Tooru's gun barrel and sighed inwardly. Compared to when they had been temporary teammates years ago, Bourbon seemed increasingly difficult to communicate with now... Of course, it might also be because the current "Okiya Subaru" was under Uzo's command, and Uzo's relationship with Bourbon was clearly not good.
No matter what, Akai Shuichi truly did not want to become enemies with Amuro Tooru at a time like this. In his view, before the organization was taken down, this was all nothing but pointless internal strife.
Before the next shot came, Akai Shuichi gave a polite smile and retreated toward the nearest Emergency Exit. "I've said everything I needed to say. Since that's the case, I'll take my