Around Professor Hirota's villa.
Gunfire rang out constantly, punctuated by the occasional explosion of a grenade.
The nearby residents had already been evacuated by Japan Public Security. The people stationed in several surrounding houses were all fully armed Japan Public Security officers.
The battle below was raging.
Not far away, Shuichi Akai, Fake Shuichi Akai, and Gin were locked in a contest of their own.
Shuichi Akai centered his sniper scope on Gin's chest, then gently squeezed the trigger.
A bullet shot out of the suppressed sniper rifle.
At the same time.
The battle-hardened Gin suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. His body instinctively shifted a dozen centimeters, and a sharp pain shot through his shoulder.
Fortunately, he was wearing a bulletproof vest. At such a long distance, the shot hadn't pierced his shoulder.
"Damn it... Shuichi Akai has another sniper lying in wait!"
Cursing under his breath, Gin spoke to Chianti and Korn, who were still taking shots at the FBI and Japan Public Security beside him. "Forget the small fry. Focus on Shuichi Akai!"
At Gin's words, a crazed grin spread across Chianti's face. "Hahaha... I thought you weren't going to let us join in!"
Korn silently turned his rifle toward Fake Shuichi Akai.
All three sniper rifles trained on Fake Shuichi Akai.
When the real Shuichi Akai realized his shot hadn't finished Gin off, he prepared to fire again. He hadn't been discovered, after all.
But just as he was about to shoot, he realized Gin, Chianti, and Korn had all moved somewhere he couldn't hit them!
With the three out of sight, Shuichi Akai turned his attention to his fake counterpart.
He began analyzing who this person impersonating him could be.
The people he knew capable of such convincing disguises were Yukiko Kudo,