Chapter 528 - LIGHTING UP THE CITY (1/2)

Minister Shimada stood up without preamble, shocking Akira. If the chair behind her were not an ergonomic swivel chair, she would have probably brought it to the ground. The ugly expression on the older woman's face was a little frightful.

”What do you mean by intel? What do you mean by terrorists?” Minister Shimada barked out.

”Ma'am, please calm down, and I will brief you on the situation. We have only received information about this situation.” The person on the other end of the line spoke quickly.

”Get on with it.” She said.

”We were monitoring the usual channels through our security software, and we saw some suspicious chatter on one of the boards. We have not confirmed whether the threat is completely real yet, but I can say that several points are suspicious..”

”The posters are new users on that web channels for demolition experts. That means that the chat room is used by people who use explosions, ma'am.” The man explained.

”I know what a demolition expert is. Continue with the report.” Minister Shimada was beyond irritated.

”I am sorry, ma'am. Anyway, the tag user name is bonnie&clyde, and the person had only been registered for about a month on the site. At first, it looked like nothing, but we realised that the person received very fast approval from the administrator.” The man continued.

”Do you believe that these people are the Bonnie and Clyde who disappeared from the scene almost two years ago?” Minister Shimada asked.

”We suspect as much. We are looking at their history and trying to find out more as we speak. If it is them, they might have something big planned.” The person planned.

”What exactly did you flag in the chatroom?”

”The user wrote, 'tonight we will light up the city with our love'. That is the quote.” The man said.

”Keep investigating and inform me as soon as you find anything.” Minister Shimada said before hanging up.

She looked at Akira with her shrewd eyes. ”Since you are already here, why don't you help me with a case? Do not worry. I will not make a pregnant lady do much. But I understand that you are a good hacker.”

Akira narrowed her eyes a little. ”What is this about?”

”It seems that some two people who are obsessed with explosions might be planning to blow up something tonight.” Minister Shimada said with a tired voice.

The first thought that came to Akira's mind was that Kaito was in Tokyo. Although the city was large, the probability that the terrorists would blow up a place near him was not negligible. Her heartbeat was a little faster due to apprehension.

Then, she realised that she did not only have Kaito in the city. She had plenty of good friends in Tokyo, including Maya, Double M, the Chief, Raiden and countless other colleagues and acquaintances. She could not let anything happen to any of them.

”I will need a computer to be of any use. We might need to go to the Immortal Sword Valley to get a good setup.” Akira said.