Chapter 325

Is this street killing real or fake?

That's blood! So much blood!

Is a police officer injured? Good heavens, I think I saw someone die.

Ambulance, call an ambulance quickly!

The pursuit on Kabukicho's main street left surrounding pedestrians and tourists astonished, and NHK Television completely ignored whatever the Superintendent General's patrol was, with on-site reporters excitedly facing the camera and showing worried expressions: "NHK Broadcasting Corporation, NHK Broadcasting Corporation, this is Shinjuku Kabukicho! Breaking news! Breaking news!"

"Just as we were broadcasting, a murder suddenly occurred in Kabukicho! The perpetrator was discovered at the scene during the Superintendent General's patrol, and it is reported that several male hosts from the famous Kabukicho host club AnonTokyo were killed, their deaths extremely gruesome! Currently the perpetrator is fleeing, while the Metropolitan Police Department has over a hundred officers in pursuit!"

"The perpetrator remains at large, having already stabbed and slashed several people along the way, with multiple officers injured, and we will continue to follow and report on this incident!"

At the same time, other private broadcasting stations urgently inserted this news, instantly causing a nationwide uproar.

And the pursuit on the main street continues!

By now, over a dozen police officers have been injured to varying degrees, with eighty or ninety still in pursuit, besides which public security police and organized crime division officers are also rushing over, with the most ferocious organized crime division officers even shouting at street-side gang members: "Help! Stop her! Generous rewards await!"

"Ow ow ow~" Aside from others on Kabukicho street, several groups of Giyōkai gang members, upon hearing the organized crime division speak, pulled out iron bars and baseball bats, eager to try.

The continuous bloodshed further dispersed the surrounding crowd, giving Saijo Yasue space to escape, and seeing this murderer run faster and stronger, finally, the Special Mission Unit arrived!

A yellow swift shadow, with the speed of thunder before one could cover their ears, chased down this murderer during a two-kilometer run.

Everyone focused their gaze—this person was indeed a Special Mission Unit member, former Yamanashi Prefecture police, former Chief of Investigation Division 2 Igarashi Masataka's son, Igarashi Hayato!

So fast! Seeing this, Inspector Shimano and Inspector Itami behind couldn't help but suck in their breaths.

I've long heard this kid was exceptionally strong during police academy physical tests, and today it's proven true!

Go, Metropolitan Police Department's yellow flash!

Igarashi Hayato sped along the street at extreme speed, Saijo Yasue obviously didn't expect this guy to arrive so quickly, having fallen several times due to a motorcycle flat tire, which affected her body, and by the time Igarashi reached her side, her reaction was already too late!

Only seeing Igarashi calculate the distance, leap off one foot into the air, his body rolling in midair with knees hugged before unfolding, and kicking the murderer in the back!

Holy shit! Uesugi Muneyuki and Ikeda Erena following were somewhat stunned.

Knight's kick? Or Ultraman Leo's flying kick?

Struck by this blow, Saijo Yasue suffered heavy trauma, her body tilting and rolling several times on the ground, but she did not drop the Zwilling kitchen knife in her hand; taking this opportunity, Igarashi Hayato also rose from the ground, blocking her escape route ahead, and this time Igarashi was not bare-handed—he drew from behind, the baton extending from within, and from his stance and posture, Saijo Yasue knew this guy was no pushover.

"Good! Well done, Igarashi!" The Metropolitan Police Department crowd behind shouted loudly, quickening their pace, having pursued two kilometers, many panting from exhaustion, and now seeing someone finally able to subdue this murderer, they felt refreshed.

With Igarashi ahead and dozens of pursuers behind, Saijo Yasue gave a feral smile, suddenly turned, vaulted over a vending machine, and leapt into a roadside izakaya!

"Yiya! Atayo! Yayayaya!"

Accompanied by a woman's scream, the faces of the Metropolitan Police Department crowd, who had just shown victorious smiles, drastically changed.

Only seeing the murderer holding a long kitchen knife, grabbing a woman about thirty years old from behind, pressing the blade to her neck, and slowly stepping out of the izakaya.

"Move aside." A stiff, twisted, indifferent voice sounded, even carrying a hint of a smile: "Otherwise I'll kill her."

"..."

The Metropolitan Police Department crowd looked at each other, could only follow the murderer's demand and slowly retreat.

"Continue, retreat." Saijo Yasue then said, and as she moved, the knife slid, cutting the izakaya female patron's neck skin, drawing out streaks of bright red blood.

At this moment, this female visitor who came to Kabukicho for fun had her courage shattered, crying and shouting in pain: "Save me~ save me~ it hurts, it hurts so much wuu wuu wuu wuu~"

"Raise both hands, retreat backward, or I'll kill her!" The murderer then said.

"..." Nearly a hundred police officers at the scene, but facing this situation, everyone felt somewhat helpless.

"... Do as she says." At this moment, Inspector Okada and Uesugi Muneyuki finally arrived, Inspector Okada looking at the hundreds of surrounding onlookers and NHK television crews already setting up cameras, could only helplessly issue the order.

Thus, many police could only slowly raise their hands, signaling we won't move, don't harm the hostage.

"Hehe~ hehehe hahahahaha~" Saijo Yasue laughed maniacally: "This is the Japanese police, haha~ this is the Japanese police! A bunch of useless cowards, doing nothing daring, now, you all keep retreating for me! Retreat!"

After saying this, her kitchen knife blade sank in another fraction, blood flowing even more.

The scene was in chaos, facing the camera, the NHK reporter also turned pale, speech trembling: "NHK Broadcasting Corporation, NHK Broadcasting Corporation! We are on the streets of Kabukicho, and now we've encountered a new situation!"

"After the indiscriminate killing suspect killed at least five, seriously injured three, and lightly injured thirteen, she was finally surrounded by the Metropolitan Police Department, but she currently holds a hostage!"

"Under hostage coercion pressure, the Metropolitan Police Department currently has no recourse against this suspect in the act, and negotiation may be necessary!"

"This incident has already caused enormous impact—could it be that our Japanese police are truly helpless here?"

"Please look forward to our subsequent real-time tracking reports!"

In the crowd, Uesugi Muneyuki stared fixedly at Saijo Yasue, his eyes nearly bursting, truly wishing to press this bastard into the chaos hell cannon and fire him off.

A bit annoyed, clearly just a small villain, yet unkillable, constantly coming back to harass and do evil, and after Uesugi Muneyuki judged, he found his spirit sphere one shot couldn't kill her, and it was very likely that if fired, the hostage's life would not be preserved.

How come this one villain just keeps returning nonstop?

Moreover, Japanese police are indeed extremely cautious about using firearms, virtually never firing unless absolutely necessary, this bunch of pig teammates has no one willing to take responsibility, even just recently in the Special Mission Unit, Date dared only to shoot tires, the funniest part being he still has the habit from his Ground Self-Defense Force service, not thinking much, not realizing he's already a police officer.

Uesugi Muneyuki gritted his teeth, thinking about what to do.

As Chief of the Special Mission Unit, Inspector Okada immediately took over command, immediately saying over the police radio: "Don't act impulsively, don't act impulsively, the suspect in the act has a hostage, repeat, the suspect in the act has a hostage! Immediately request a sniper!"

At the same time, the entire Kantou region of Japan was deeply shaken by the bloody incident in Kabukicho, including Superintendent General Watanabe Eiji and his daughter Watanabe Minami, who were sitting in a koban, and Criminal Investigation Department Chief Uchimura Kanji, among others.

"Damn!" Seeing Igarashi's kick in the NHK live broadcast, Uchimura and others originally thought they had won, never expecting the suspect in the act to actually take a hostage!

"Immediately order the Public Security Bureau to dispatch snipers!" Superintendent General Watanabe Eiji, with a solemn expression, ordered the Public Security Bureau.

He knows that now, millions of eyes in Kantou are fixed on the live broadcast, NHK's live broadcast!

"Superintendent, it won't be that fast—even if taking a direct helicopter to arrive, it still needs at least fifteen minutes to set up snipers." Division Chief Uchimura swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

"... What about the negotiation expert?" Superintendent General Watanabe Eiji stared intently at the screen.

"Section Chief Sugishita Ukyo has already gone." Watanabe Minami followed: "Superintendent, is it necessary to also..."

"Convey my order: if there is an opportunity, permit shooting!" Superintendent General Watanabe Eiji ignored Minami's words, speaking firmly: "All responsibility, I will bear it!"

"!!!" Inside the koban, everyone was shocked by Superintendent General Watanabe Eiji's attitude.

Permit opening fire?

"It's precisely because they dare not open fire slowly that the scene turned out like this!" Superintendent General Watanabe Eiji seemed to have seen everyone's attitude, speaking sternly: "Convey my order, evacuate the crowd! When there is a certainty to shoot and kill when necessary, permit direct opening fire to shoot and kill!"

"We can't let this fiend harm any more citizens!"

"Yes!!!" Everyone tensed up, until the Director General showed his resolve.

"Look quickly, Director General, Investigation Division Chief Sugishita is coming over!"

On the television screen, Investigation Division Chief Sugishita Ukyo slowly stepped out of the crowd, approaching this murderer to request negotiations: "Please don't hurt her, we will do our utmost to meet your demands."

"Demands? Hahaha, demands?" Saijo Yasue sneered wickedly. She had originally intended to say this was merely the corpse of a host enthusiast who, after being swindled out of savings by a host and forced into debt of sixty million yen, contracted a sexually transmitted disease and committed suicide, filled with resentment and resonating with her—nothing more. It would be best if it could escape; if it truly couldn't escape, then today's killing results could only be sacrificed.

But when she saw Uesugi Muneyuki, she suddenly had an idea: "Fine, I demand to exchange hostages!"

"I want him to be my hostage!" Saijo Yasue pointed at Uesugi Muneyuki: "If he comes over, I'll release this woman!"

"!!!!!!" The entire venue fell silent, everyone turning their gaze toward Uesugi Muneyuki.

Uesugi Muneyuki remained silent, seeing the venomous hatred and frenzied killing intent in Saijo Yasue's eyes.

It seemed this woman intended to exchange him one-for-one at the limit.

Ah, like that, also good!

Amidst the gaze of ten thousand eyes, Uesugi Muneyuki responded resolutely: "Very well!"

"Uesugi?!" "Uesugi-san?" "Uesugi Shougenshou, you?" "Uesugi-kun, don't!"

Everyone from the Metropolitan Police Department around them was stunned, never expecting Uesugi Muneyuki to agree so decisively.

"Uesugi-kun..." Sugishita Ukyo also showed a hesitant expression: "Should we not try negotiating again?"

"We can't negotiate further—haven't you noticed the hostage has lost one or two hundred milliliters of blood?" Uesugi Muneyuki gestured that hesitation was unnecessary, I'll come!

Thus, Uesugi Muneyuki raised both hands and slowly approached the murderer and hostage.

"Very good!" Saijo Yasue laughed, and simultaneously, NHK's television broadcast the entire event live.

"NHK Broadcasting Corporation, NHK Broadcasting Corporation! The Metropolitan Police Department has accepted the conditions of the offender caught in the act, Uesugi Muneyuki will serve as hostage in exchange for the current hostage..."

Thus, Uesugi Muneyuki slowly approached Saijo Yasue, and at the moment he was about to enter her attack range, she indeed flung the hostage aside—without even trying to grab him—and swung the kitchen knife, directly chopping at Uesugi Muneyuki's neck!

Die! Bug!

And precisely at that moment, Uesugi Muneyuki moved!

Spirit power circulated, and the kitchen knife in Saijo Yasue's hand was bounced away by the force of the Spirit Sphere upon touching Uesugi Muneyuki!

Precision Defense!

Subsequently, a close-range Spirit Sphere flew with Uesugi Muneyuki's fist and directly struck Saijo Yasue's chin, sending her body staggering.

Seize the moment!

Now, it is Uesugi's counterattack!