Chapter 596: A Somewhat Disappointed Gin

Akai Shuichi, who had raised his sniper rifle, aimed at the military helicopter.

He observed carefully through the night-vision sniper scope, searching for a shooting point.

"This sniper rifle isn't enough to pose a threat. Damn it, am I just going to have to watch?"

Akai Shuichi gritted his teeth, searching for a flaw in the helicopter.

He must find a way to stop their actions.

But where is the weak point?

If he shoots at the propeller area, he won't be able to hit it accurately due to strong winds and other reasons.

Akai Shuichi moved his position slightly and climbed onto the steel beam in front of him.

"All or nothing!"

Just as Akai Shuichi aimed and prepared to fire, a violent vibration suddenly occurred.

Akai Shuichi, his body swaying, hurriedly used the sniper rifle as support and tried hard to stabilize himself.

He looked up in surprise, only to see a massive crane arm extending from beneath the military helicopter; the end of the crane arm had four claws that firmly gripped the steel beams at the top of the gondola.

Accompanied by a clattering sound, the steel beams bent and then snapped, and the exposed gondola at the top was firmly grabbed by the claws.

The Ferris wheel shook violently, and the broken steel beams struck the LED screen, sending sparks flying everywhere.

"What's wrong?"

"What happened?"

The police officers standing by at the Ferris wheel all looked up in terror.

Confirming that the claws had firmly gripped the gondola, Gin smiled slightly.

Things were going unexpectedly smoothly.

In his heart, he felt a little bit of disappointment instead.

That Onmyoji actually didn't show up.

What a pity; the equipment he had gone to great lengths to prepare couldn't be put to use.

However, no rush; I'll come looking for you soon!

Gin smiled and issued the order: "Retreat!"

"Understood!" Chianti pushed the control stick.

"At eight o'clock, something is moving on the Ferris wheel."

Korn, sitting beside her, suddenly spoke up and stuck his head out of the cockpit to look outside.

"Escaping police? Scan the gondola with thermal imaging!" Gin furrowed his brows slightly.

Hearing Gin's instruction, Vodka began typing on the keyboard at his side.

The computer screen displayed the image of the inside of the gondola captured by the thermal imaging sensor.

Inside the blue gondola, there wasn't a single person.

Curacao had long since run out, and Kazami Yuuya had been thrown onto the grass below by Akaso Kaze.

"Big Brother, Curacao isn't inside the gondola!" Vodka exclaimed.

"What? Curacao... has she betrayed us?"

A cold, sinister expression appeared on Gin's face, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Drop the gondola immediately!!"

"Understood!" Vodka hurriedly typed on the keyboard, operating the touchpad.

A clattering sound rang out, and the claws gripping the gondola opened to both sides.

The gondola slid out of the claws, crashed through the track, broke through who knows how many passages, and finally stopped in the center of the Ferris wheel.

"No way!"

Seeing the smoke erupting from the center of the Ferris wheel, Vermouth couldn't help but press her face against the window to look outside.

Other people in the restaurant also gathered by the window in surprise.

Vermouth sat back at the table and pressed the button on the communicator hanging on her ear.

"Gin, what happened? I saw over there..."

"Curacao is gone!"

"What?" Vermouth was shocked.

"Operation plan changed; eliminate Curacao."

Gin's frantic voice came through the headset.

"Isn't that too hasty? If she hasn't betrayed us..."

"Leaving the gondola—is there any reason other than escaping?"

Gin hung up the call with Vermouth and issued a series of orders.

"FLIR activated."

"Find Curacao for me immediately!"

"Chianti! Retract the crane arm from the Ferris wheel. Korn! Prepare the ID-WS!"

"Understood!"

"Understood!"

Korn operated the control panel on the upper left and lowered the ID-WS heavy machine gun stored in the lower part of the aircraft.

Curacao, who had escaped from the gondola, landed on the passage below, then immediately vaulted over the railing and moved toward the lower-level passage.

She looked down.

Near the long handle in the middle of the Ferris wheel, a large amount of thick smoke was constantly rising.

The military helicopter continued to circle and move around the Ferris wheel.

"Haven't you found her yet? Haven't you found Curacao yet?"

Gin began to grow restless and anxious.

Vodka carefully checked the image displayed on the infrared surveillance device.

On the black-and-white screen, there were three white shadows moving inside the Ferris wheel.

As the focus expanded, Vodka furrowed his brows.

"There are three people... huh?"

After seeing the location of a certain person, Vodka shouted.

"Big Brother, there seems to be someone near the detonation device!!"

"What?!" ===== CHAPTER 598 =====