We stepped out of the car and stared into the fishing gear store. There's one hour left until the deadline at sundown. As long as nothing gets in the way, we should be able to remove the bomb in time.
"Are the prospects looking any brighter?"
"It's simple. We just have to look for a big-sized van that has tinted glass as if it's trying to hide whatever is inside."
The company car was parked a bit far away from the store and we proceeded with caution. To protect the bomb, we can't ignore the possibility that there are people hiding and waiting out of sight.
The fishing gear store looks like it is on holiday today; there are only ten or so cars parked sparsely here and there in the parking lot. No silhouette of a person can be seen at all. To the west, there is a slope that covered the parking lot in its shadow, making it dim everywhere.
If you turn just a little to the back, the group of towering oil tanks can be seen lining up all the way to the harbor. The tanks were not apart to each other by even a hundred meters. If an explosion is to happen in this parking lot, it will definitely make its way to the tanks.
"Kunikida-kun, take a look at that car."
I looked over to where Dazai was pointing at. Over there, a small white commercial car was parked. On it, the identification number for a rental car business starting with "Wa" can be seen. Even from afar, its windows were clearly tinted. What's more, even though it looks like there's no one inside, the rubber part of car tires are bend inwards more so than the other cars. It's proof that it has carried hundreds of kilograms worth of cargo from afar.
On my notebook, I wrote 'Wireless electromagnetic wave jammer'. The paper turned into a cellphone-sized electromagnetic wave restraining device.
"Dazai, while moving with caution against booby traps, place this near that car. I am going to check out the surroundings."
A wave jammer may resemble a cellphone. However, this device interferes with the electromagnetic waves around it and renders any wireless device close to it useless. Its area of effect is a radius of about 5 meters. As long as we place this near the bomb, the criminal won't be able to activate it from afar.
Holding the wire gun, I search for enemies nearby.
Even though I was alert for enemies, it doesn't look like there will be an ambush. In exchange, I found cameras hidden behind trees and bushes. One of them was the same type used in the abandoned hospital, the other was smaller and wireless. There's no mistake that the bombs are placed here.
A sudden voice makes me lift my head up.
----- What was that?
On the other side of the street, a group of people are gathered. It looks like ten or so people are circling whatever is in the middle and observing from a distance. Their restless face washes an unpleasant feeling over me.
Hiding the wire gun, I approached the group of people. I saw the reason for the fuss they were making.
My breath stopped.
Something that wasn't supposed to be there was there.
Alamta's dead body.
"Kunikida-kun, I placed the jammer, what do we do next-----"
Dazai, who called out to me from behind my shoulder, stopped talking when he saw it too.
