【Chi'an】Lies Tetralogy

"You are the hunting dog of the police, but what is the collar around your neck? A sense of responsibility? A sense of justice? Those will only restrain you. Just like the hero in "Detective Scarlet"—"

"I hate the FBI, and using that man as an example to persuade me is counterproductive."

Amuro was driving a red Subaru on the highway.He stared at a TV broadcast van not far ahead for tracking, and these previous conversations emerged in his mind.

"Hounds track the cunning fox out of mission, and fight wolves out of competitiveness, but neither of them is the real enemy of the Hound."

real enemy...

He squeezed the steering wheel.

The car belonged to Akai, and Amuro wasn't particularly used to driving it. Although Akai didn't leave any personal belongings or traces in the car, the man's aura still existed invisible, permeating around him, making a corner of Amuro's mind constantly Be aware of what you just did.It may be a little despicable to turn his face and deny people in that way, but the scene has come to this point, and he can only move forward until the end of the scene.

The night sky began to rain sporadically.Amuro turned on the wipers, followed the target cautiously, and gradually moved away from the bustling city center and drove towards the coastal road.He received a call from Belmode 10 minutes ago, and she said she would come over to meet him.There wasn't much time left for him before she arrived.

At this time, on the viaduct that was almost parallel to his route, some distance behind, there were some other inconspicuous vehicles "following the yellow bird".These were the subordinates belonging to the Gu Gu team. For the purpose of cover, they were ready to catch up at any time to respond, and at the same time they were concealed to avoid interfering with Amuro's actions.

"Looking at this direction, Mr. Jiang Gu and the others are probably going to the bay side."

From time to time, Kazami exchanged information in a low voice with other police colleagues in the headset.Akai in the back seat didn't seem to pay much attention to their conversation. He observed the outside world through the glass, and the gun was quietly placed on his lap.

Akai was thinking about some details before.Why did Makishima and his party use a web server?Judging from the flow of data detected by Amuro, they are using that server as an intermediary point to upload something to the network, which is likely to be part of the data of Noah's Ark.

To be on the safe side, this AI is an independent existence completely isolated from the Internet during the research and development stage. Makishima and Cui Qiucheng betrayed their employers and fled with the AI, based on the huge computing volume that Akai Amuro saw in the underground laboratory. Look, the core host that was transferred by Cui Hao and the other in advance should not be small in size.

Since the transmission source detected by Amuro is in the parking lot, their hiding place is in the car—and it must be a car that can hold those machines and circuit equipment.

The large enclosed vehicle that can get close to that area tonight without looking suspicious... I'm afraid it has to be disguised as a TV station OB van.After Amuro left, Akai roughly scanned the vacant parking space when he returned to the surface parking lot, which also confirmed this inference. Kazami and the others quickly locked the whereabouts of the car.

This is the first part of reasoning.

There are more and more raindrops hitting the windowpanes obliquely.Visibility is getting worse, and Kazami is murmuring vaguely.The craving for cigarettes came up a bit, but the slight thirst didn't hinder Akai's thoughts.

The reason why the two of Makishima want to connect to the network may be to back up the AI ​​core program they developed to the network—similar to what the genius boy Hiroki Sawada did back then, releasing Noah’s Ark into the network to let it Learn to grow.

If this move is completed, perhaps no one in the world will be able to control that artificial intelligence anymore.

Or, Makishima still holds its administrative authority, which they can use to threaten any government or company.

But because the data flow was discovered by Akai and Amuro, perhaps this process has not yet been finalized.Finding their whereabouts and understanding the situation is a top priority, and Amuro is pursuing them for this purpose.

This is the second part of reasoning.

Then there is only one mystery left.

Why tonight, and why use Nonata's server?

Were the two deranged suspects just doing as they please?It was too deliberate.

Akai exhaled lightly, only this point he couldn't understand.

Amuro-kun... What about you, have you deduced it?

"Okay, I see." He heard Kazami say to his subordinates. "It is basically certain that they will take Route 40. The first three groups will follow up, and the last two groups will take the other road with my car..." In front, the overpass merges into the road like two ribbons with a smooth curve. Together, they crossed the intersection, Akai glanced at the rearview mirror, his pupils suddenly narrowed.

"Slow down!!" he whispered.Kazami was taken aback: "What are you talking about—" but subconsciously stepped on the brakes.

He looked at Akai with dissatisfaction, Akai didn't speak, his eyes were fixed on not far away, and Kazami also looked over, his heart skipped a beat.

Porsche 356A...!

***

"It's really touching to come to pick me up without saying anything in advance."

Belmode leaned against the car window, but his tone was not grateful. "That's why you can't trust me?" She looked at the silver-haired man in the front seat sarcastically.Qin Jiu snorted coldly.

"You and Bourbon have already wasted too much time. If you are not being lazy, then something is wrong in the middle."

"It's really strict. I have said that the targets this time are difficult to deal with. It is already a miracle that Bob can catch their tails."

"If things are as you say, then you will have no objection to us helping him. Am I wrong, Belmode."

The woman tightened her lips.She could hear the wit hidden in the words.Gin appeared suddenly, picked her up in the car, and asked her to contact Bourbon to ask where she was going, not so much to help, but more to monitor.Gin's suspicion will never let go.

"Speaking of which, the rain is really annoying," said Vodka, who was driving. "When will this continue to catch up with Bourbon..."

The people inside the car couldn't help but look outside, the street lights and the taillights of the vehicle flashed together in the rain, making them look bizarre.And just behind them, separated by two cars, Kazami had already entered a battle state.

"That Gin went out in person?! Makishima knows that Mr. Furutani's true identity is a police officer. If they face to face, I wonder if he will betray Mr. Furutani—"

Kazami tried hard to hold back his nervousness. "And Mr. Furuya is still driving your car," he glared at Akai. "If it falls into the hands of Gin, it will be troublesome, no, Mr. Furugu will be in danger if this continues!"

"Calm down, Kazami-kun."

"You're not qualified to teach me," Kazami said angrily, but Akai's voice was steady, as if it had some sort of calming power.Does Mr. Furuya usually feel this way?Kazami couldn't help thinking.

"I ordered the others to come closer and block Gin's car together, preventing them from chasing Mr. Jianggu."

"That's not necessary." Akai said.Kazami saw from the mirror above that he picked up the gun and rolled down one side of the window.The wind and raindrops rushed into the car immediately. "What do you mean?" Fengjian asked.

"It means that everyone in the police department continues to proceed as planned. Let Amuro-kun continue to chase his prey. As for this guy—" Akai put the gun on the car window, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth. "—is my prey."

***

A black Porsche drives through traffic.

"I see, Bourbon's car." Vodka grinned.In the distance ahead, a red Subaru can be seen driving off the viaduct. "Strange, did he drive this type of car before?"

Belmode didn't make a sound.Gin lit a cigarette. "Follow me," he ordered.

"Okay boss..." Vodka turned the steering wheel and prepared to overtake.The moment the Porsche stepped out of the queue, suddenly, the rearview mirror on one side exploded with a bang. "What!!" All three of them were taken aback.

"Someone shot at us from behind!!!" Vodka yelled.

Gin immediately peered back from the rearview mirror on the other side, but this angle was blocked by the traffic behind him. "Get back in line!" he growled at the vodka.

The wheels of the Porsche made screeching noises, and just as they backed into the middle of the other vehicles, there was another snap, and the rearview mirror on the other side was also shattered. "Damn! Who the hell!?"

"Before in the vicinity of Nonata, I disguised myself and distracted the plainclothes police," Belmode said, "Didn't I get rid of them completely and let them follow?"

"If you say that, it's possible that Bourbon is also being targeted by them!" Vodka said in a panic, "Brother, what, what should I do?"

Gin snorted angrily.

"Never mind Bourbon! Back off! Get rid of the guy behind first."

The Porsche 356A accelerates suddenly, squeezes other vehicles away, and speeds up to overtake other vehicles regardless of the sound of horns around it.Gin pressed the trigger of the pistol with one hand, and glanced back with a sinister gaze.The rain made the assailants invisible in the dark, save for the faint sight of the barrel of a gun protruding from the window of a car.

"Why don't you hit their tires or gas tank?" Kazami demanded.

"It's just a random shot or two to scare them away," Akai casually rolled up the window, wiping the rain from the gun. "Your driving skills are not bad." Just now he helped Akai complete two precise sniper shots with his ingenious directional control.

"Thank you!" Kazami gritted his teeth, and while stepping on the gas pedal to chase after the men in black, he heard Akai say: "Just a symbolic chase is enough. Our goal is to knock the mountain away. We just need to stop Gin from chasing Amuro." Can't you do it?"

While speaking, they had already driven through the exit like the Porsche, diverging from the direction Amuro was heading for, and getting further and further away.Kazami breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hmph, is this what your FBI does? Now that the enemy has been discovered, wouldn't it be better to catch them while taking advantage of the situation."

"Japanese civil servants really like to work overtime," Akai shrugged nonchalantly. "Whatever, but it's inconvenient for me to show up in front of Qin Jiu at the moment, it's better to leave the follow-up to your subordinates."

Anyway, he will definitely be lost... Akai knows gin, and it is impossible for a man of that level to be caught with the current manpower.

"The other three groups continue to follow up with Mr. Jianggu. It's okay, the problem here has been solved." Fengjian told the headset, "Be careful and don't cause trouble for Mr. Jianggu."

Listening to his "Jinggu mulberry" one by one, Akai couldn't help smiling.Amuro was clearly valued and loved by his subordinates.So in his daily work, he is called by others like this... In this way, it seems a bit special for him to call Amuro "Amuro-kun".

The place on the back of the head where Amuro attacked was still aching, maybe there was a slight concussion.That guy really didn't hesitate to start.Akai folded his arms and leaned back on the chair back.

...Hopefully all this will get you what you want.

***

When Amuro got off the car, the perpetrator was already standing there waiting.The sea breeze made the rain more haphazard, but none of them cared.

The van disguised as an OB van was parked behind Makishima.

"I knew you would come after me." The silver-colored youth had an incredible smile on his face, and the wet hair fell on his shoulders. "...I know that only you will find out and catch up. Maybe it's people like you that I've been waiting for."

Amuro raised his pistol and decided to ignore the plural of 'you' he said. "The reason why you chose to hack into Nonata's server tonight is to see who can find out your whereabouts?" He said in disbelief, "And then? You plan to use the control of the ark to fight with others trade?"

A harsh laugh.Amuro saw another man pointing a gun at himself through the window of the van cab. "Please don't insult us," the hacker said. "This AI is like our child. We will not trade our children."

"Then what do you want to do?"

What Amuro has been unable to understand is the logic of the actions of these two people.The attack on Amuro's apartment was initially planned, and that was the incident that led Akai and Amuro to pursue their clues... and tonight they deliberately took their lives and money to go to Nonata to "attend", and these actions are no different from them. There is no benefit in exposing yourself.

What exactly is their motivation?

He looked straight into Makishima's eyes, those golden, emotionless eyes that seemed to see through everything.Suddenly, Amuro had an idea.

"...curiosity will kill the cat someday," he whispered.