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The person in charge looked a little embarrassed, but still stubbornly maintained an air of pride. "Haha! I knew this would draw plenty of attention. Ahem, hey, Tanaka, what are you standing around for? Hurry up and filter out the noise!"
The technician hurriedly nodded and sped up the audio processing.
After layer upon layer of filtering, the conversations of passersby and the sounds of the crowd moving gradually faded away. Kinoshita Yoko's voice also grew slightly quieter.
In contrast, a man's voice suddenly became clear.
Mouri Kogoro's gaze sharpened as he recognized it. "That's Himuro's voice!"
Unlike his arrogant attitude at the Metropolitan Police Department earlier, Himuro Reiji's voice in the surveillance footage sounded very serious:
"You still have the mood to ask when I'll arrive? Haven't you realized it yet? That matter has been exposed. The police are coming to arrest you! He's right in front of the building now. I can't get over there, so you'd better figure out a way to run!"
After that, someone on the other end of the call seemed to say something anxiously.
Himuro Reiji listened for a moment, then replied, "Tch. If you get caught, you'll probably sell me out again. I'll make an exception and help you this once—go to the rooftop right now. I'll lure him away, and you can come down while you have the chance. Hurry, or it'll be too late! If you get caught this time, you'll definitely be sentenced to death!"
With that, he clicked off the call.
After the call ended, Himuro Reiji couldn't help letting out a cold laugh. Completely unlike the anxious tone he had used during the call, he now looked relaxed and pleased with himself.
Looking at his phone, he murmured happily, "Goodbye, traitor."
Happiness really was contagious.