His Cute Wife is a Little Crazy

Chapter 549 - A VALUABLE HOSTAGE

Kaito did not panic at the exposure of guns and the escalation of the situation. He had expected that these people would be prepared for the possibility of being captured before their bomb could explode. It was a good thing that they had already revealed their cards. 

He looked at his watch. There was still twenty-five more minutes before the moment the explosive could blow up. 

He was only worried about Akira. He could not hear her breathing through the com line, so she had probably taken it off to make a call to the CAB. It would be a good thing if she did not learn about the immediate situation before he managed it. 

Otherwise, she would come up directly. 

In the vehicle, Akira was trying to talk with a distracted Minister Shimada. The older woman was at the Crystal Plaza in the mobile command centre watching the footage of the building.. Her heart was in her throat as she looked at the explosive. 

Up to the final moment, she still hoped that it was an elaborate hoax.

"It seems like you were right about everything. The CAB has found the bomb." Minister Shimada said to Akira. "Strangely, it was on one of the mid-levels. The officers expected that it would be on a lower floor because it would mean more damage." 

Akira was frustrated because she could not monitor what Kaito was doing. Moreover, Minister Shimada was not giving her a chance to update her on the situation. 

"Minister Shimada!" She shouted to stop the woman from blathering on and on. 

"They are turning off the cell signals in the area." Minister Shimada said as she kept looking at the image of the large bomb. "I will call you back." 

There was a static form of interference before the call ended. Akira cursed continuously as she put aside her phone. She could not believe that the blasted woman had cancelled the call on her. It seems like she was discarded as soon as they found the bomb. 

She put the com bud back into her ear, and her face lost colour immediately. She opened the door to the vehicle and stumbled out. Jungle hoped out of the driver's seat and followed after Akira who was walking blindly to the building. 

"Stop, stop, please Ms Yamazaki." He said with a plea in his voice. He did not dare to physically stop her, so he could only stand in her way. 

"Move away," Akira said coldly. 

"Kaito entrusted me with your safety. You cannot go into the building." Jungle said. 

"I am going in. If anything happens to Kaito because you stopped me, you will regret it." Akira said.

"I am ok with that." Jungle was stubborn. 

Seeing the earnest face, Akira's mind cleared up a little. She was not in her best condition. If she went in without thinking things through, she would probably end up in a bad state. She needed to be smart if she wanted to protect her family. 

"Look, the situation in the restaurant has changed," Akira said. "If I do not go up, a lot of people will die, including Kaito." 

"Then, I will go with you." Jungle said. 

"That will just provide Bonnie and Clyde with more cannon fodder," Akira said. "Right now, I just need you to call Taiki and let him know the situation." 

"Your lawyer?" Jungle was incredulous. 

"Yes," Akira affirmed. "Call his number and send messages until he responds." 

After leaving the CAB, Akira did not know where he went. If she did not guess wrong, he was probably investigating something as usual. For someone from an island that shunned the outside world, Uncle Taiki was quite the busy bee. 

A few more words convinced Jungle, and Akira picked her discarded phone from the vehicle and went into the building. As she waited for the lift, she looked wistfully at the stairs. If she was not pregnant, she would use them for the advantage of a quiet entrance. 

Unfortunately, if she took a long way up, she would waste valuable time. 

Kaito wanted to shout to Akira not to come up into the building, but the volatility of the situation did not allow for him to act rashly. Furthermore, he would probably not convince Akira with just a few words. He could only prepare for her entrance. 

"Let us sit down and have a calm discussion," Kaito said, pretending to be composed. "There is no need for you to act so irrationally." 

"Why? Why should we be calm?" Clyde laughed and pointed a gun at a random girl. "Right now, we are the ones in control. Do you understand? If I decide that this girl who has been taking pictures of her meal the whole evening dies, she dies." 

The girl sobbed with closed eyes while biting her lips to avoid crying out loud. 

"Why are you crying?" Clyde walked to her and asked. "Can you tell me something? You came here to eat, but you have not taken a bite of your food. Your steak is probably cold and disgusting. Why did you waste all that time taking pictures?" 

The girl could barely open her eyes, and her two friends were not better off. 

"Clyde, focus," Bonnie said somewhat helplessly. She knew that Clyde had a lot of pet peeves that were related to the modern world. 

Clyde looked back to Bonnie and walked to her. He planted a kiss on her lips. 

"Sorry, honey. I am just a little curious. I think some of these people are crazy." He said as if he did not realise that holding a restaurant hostage was even crazier. 

Kaito wanted to disarm Bonnie and Clyde before Akira arrived. However, disarming a person required the right conditions. The two people were volatile, and they understood him quite well. He was sure that he could disarm one of them. 

However, the other one would definitely shoot. It would be fine if they targeted him. He might be able to dodge quickly and even go on to take the second gun. But the room was full of innocent bystanders who would be harmed. 

He was not a good man, but he did not have clean blood on his hands. Not to mention, Akira would never want bystanders to suffer in the situation. 

As he contemplated, he heard the ding of the elevator. It was loud in the quiet and tense atmosphere. 

Bonnie and Clyde separated and pointed their guns to the entrance area. 

"Did you call one of your loyal little followers?" Clyde asked with contempt in his voice. 

"Oh goody! We are finally going to have a valuable hostage." Bonnie laughed.