Sure enough, there were quite a few sensible people in the Passerby Mutual Aid Association.
Korn used an analogy Chianti might understand: [That's not how you calculate it. It's like planting a tree seven years ago, and now that tree has been made into a club and used to beat someone to death—the person who planted the tree no longer matters. What matters is whoever found it and turned it into a murder weapon: the director behind the scenes.]
Chianti: "..." She seemed to understand, yet also not understand. But...
Standing behind the curtains, she looked down at the police cars surging through the city below and muttered to herself, "If he really did this... creating such huge spectacles every day, that brat Uzo has way too much energy."
The police were just as energetic.
Sure enough, someone at the Metropolitan Police Department had also guessed the location indicated on the Invitation Letter.
"South Haido Station?" Inspector Megure asked for the details, then nodded. "Understood. I'll send people over immediately."
Before long, South Haido Station was sealed off with police tape. The passengers screamed as they fled the station in an orderly manner.
A large number of officers surrounded the area. Two Explosive Ordnance Disposal Vehicles soon arrived as well, and members of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Squad stepped out carrying Toolboxes.
"Please remain calm and evacuate in an orderly fashion!" A train staff member maintained order with a loudspeaker while watching the fleeing passengers enviously. He wanted to leave too, but unfortunately, he couldn't yet—the police needed them to stay and help inspect the train.
Soon, the doors of the train sitting on the tracks were thrown open. Police officers and train staff cautiously entered and began searching the luggage racks and beneath the seats. Others climbed down