Chapter 442: Troublesome Clown

Facing Shiratori's warning, Sakuraba looked at the three with a mocking expression and said, "The website's servers are in America, and Japan's laws can't control them~"

"It seems you've made quite a profit with those 'Just Clown' videos."

Senichi squinted his eyes and looked at him, saying, "If you don't delete the videos, as a compromise, could you please provide us with the records of 'Just Clown'?"

"The Just Clown... that guy is also a skilled hacker. The videos were uploaded after encrypting the address, so I can't see his access records at all."

Sakuraba shrugged, "Sorry, can't help you."

"What are you talking about?!"

Chiba, seeing the insincere expression on the other's face, couldn't contain his anger. He pounced on Sakuraba, grabbed his collar, and lifted him from the sofa. "Do you know how heinous and dangerous that guy is? And yet, you're shielding him like this?!"

"Wow, so scary~" Sakuraba still maintained a confident expression. "Is the detective going to hit me?"

"Chiba, calm down." Senichi stood up, patted Chiba's shoulder, and said, "Falling for his provocation would only play into his hands."

"Huh? Did I reveal it?"

Sakuraba removed Chiba's hand, lay back on the sofa, and looked at Chiba with a mocking expression. "It's a pity. If you had attacked me, it would have been a big favor for me. After all, due to the 'Just Clown,' my website has become quite popular.

If there's another incident of violent law enforcement, and I refuse to hand over user data, I'd become a hero resisting government invasion of privacy, earning big money~"

"It seems you've decided not to cooperate."

Faced with Sakuraba's provocation, Senichi remained calm, showing no trace of anger. He just gave the other a sidelong glance and said, "I hope you can still laugh like this after the case is over."

"If you really catch 'Just Clown,' I'll definitely create a special section on the website, specifically highlighting that news."

Sakuraba exaggeratedly said, "After all, I'm a good citizen. I naturally want to promote things that are beneficial to social stability~"

"Well, if you still have that mindset when the time comes." Senichi smiled and walked out.

Watching Senichi and the others leave, Sakuraba spat disdainfully with his contemptuous expression. "You think you can just make me throw away the gold laying hen? I am planning to use the momentum from this incident to expand the company and make money. Who cares about you guys!"

Saying that, the man snorted coldly, then walked out of the meeting room, directing the office workers.

Although high video views bring in some money, it's the advertisers who pay more as the views increase. He planned to take advantage of this opportunity to secure some big deals and attract investors.

On the other side, once they were in the car, Chiba was still fuming, and even the usually calm Shiratori had a dark expression. Obviously, the other's actions had exploded their patience, making them want to directly hammer the guy's head.

"Don't be angry," Senichi consoled the two as he started the car. "I will make sure that scumbag realizes the harsh reality later. The most important thing now is to deal with that roaming assailant, the Clown."

"Don't act recklessly, Detective Senichi." Chiba, who was initially furious, became somewhat panicked after hearing Senichi's words. "It's not worth it for someone like him!"

"What are you thinking?" Senichi said without any good feelings, "Do I look like someone who would act irrationally? Who was the one wanting to go up and beat him just now?"

"Hehe, you're different." Chiba scratched his head and said, "After all, you represent the face of our Police Department."

Ding ring ring~~

Just as Senichi was about to say something, Shiratori's phone in the passenger seat suddenly rang.

"It's Inspector Megure's call." Shiratori glanced at it and quickly answered the phone.

Soon, Shiratori's face became serious. After hanging up the phone, he looked at the two and said, "Our people just encountered the 'Just Clown' on the street, but lost track of him."

"Lost him!? What happened?" Chiba quickly asked, "What are the details?"

"A group happened to hear the victim's scream and chased after him, but that guy was quite formidable," Shiratori said with a grave expression. "He easily dealt with the two detectives who were chasing him, then escaped by flipping onto the roof under their encirclement..."

"How is that possible..."

Chiba's expression froze, somewhat incredulous. "He easily subdued the two detectives and he escaped to the roof? Could he be from a special forces background?"

Although aware that the other party seemed to have practiced martial arts, it was still unexpected that he could handle two detectives. It could be said that the opponent's skills exceeded expectations. However, climbing to the roof and escaping within the encirclement left Chiba somewhat baffled.

"Parkour?" Instead of thinking professionally like Chiba, Senichi quickly grasped the situation. "If the guy is adept at climbing obstacles, he might have practiced parkour."

"Exactly. That guy seems to be quite familiar with the surrounding streets and alleys. Our people couldn't successfully intercept him despite sharing information about the situation."

Shiratori frowned. "After climbing to the roof of a two-story building, he systematically ran to the east, and once he broke out of the encirclement, he directly returned to the ground. When our people arrived, there was no trace of him."

"He probably blended into the crowd."

After all, the clown's distinctive appearance was essentially just a mask, and his clothing was of common styles. Once he took off the costume and blended into the crowd, he was bound to be untraceable.

This information was the worst for the detectives responsible for capturing him. The guy had good skills, and his ability to escape was first-rate, making the difficulty of capturing him much higher.

This failure to capture him dealt a huge blow to the morale of the detectives involved. Moreover, with the grass now disturbed, the criminal might become even more cautious, possibly not resurfacing for a while.

In the face of this situation, the Metropolitan Police Department had no choice but to consider the worst-case scenario and readjust their search operation. Senichi and his team naturally received the news to return to the police headquarters for a meeting.

However, when the three entered the meeting room, what they saw was the grim faces of their colleagues and an almost suffocating atmosphere of oppression.

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