Inside the dimly lit convenience store warehouse, a group of customers of various ages and genders were tied together back-to-back. The air was filled with muffled sobbing and groaning.
Date Wataru squatted beside a trembling high school girl, quickly ripping the tape off her mouth and untying the ropes around her wrists.
"Don't be afraid," he said, keeping his voice low. His steady tone carried a reassuring strength. "Calm down, everything will be fine."
The high school girl bit her lip and nodded. Her eyes were still red, but at least she stopped shaking.
Date quickly turned to the next tied-up customer—an elderly man who was twisting his wrists in pain. As he helped loosen the restraints, he glanced at Furuya Rei not far away.
"How is it, Furuya?"
The dark-skinned youth was half-kneeling in front of the electrical box, his fingers rapidly flipping the switches. "The light sign outside should have sent out the distress signal by now. Maybe some patrol officers will notice it."
"It's hard to say... Anyway, let's focus on finding a way to escape from here first." Date held his breath, trying to catch the noisy sounds outside.
The criminals were rapidly collecting the cash from the ATM, the clanking of metal mixing with their rough shouting.
"It's better than sitting around waiting to die." Furuya lightly shook his fingers, which had grown red from rubbing against the switches. "Those guys aren't even covering their faces. They probably plan to kill us all once they finish the job, right?"
The reason these two highly capable men were forced into such a tight spot was mainly due to the sheer number of enemies. At first, they had planned to use the moment before they were tied up to overpower the two criminals guarding the customers. However, Date was blindsided by the store clerk from behind and fell to the ground. It was also at that moment that they realized exactly how many accomplices the enemies had.
With the numbers exceeding what they could control, added to the threat of firearms, the two had no choice but to hold back and endure for the time being. After their phones were confiscated by the criminals, cutting off all contact with the outside world, the innocent customers were tied up and thrown into the warehouse like sheep waiting for slaughter.
Fortunately, Furuya used the heat generated by rubbing his shoelaces together to loosen the loose ropes. This allowed Date to help the others break free while he used the electrical box to send out Morse code signals.
Outside the convenience store, quite a few people were passing by, but they all took a detour after seeing the "Under Renovation" sign posted on the door.
Hagiwara's group quietly drew closer. Their eyes swept across the convenience store windows, and they could faintly see several armed silhouettes walking among the shelves.
"This is bad... We don't have the advantage in terms of numbers or weapons," Hagiwara murmured. "But I just contacted some friends from the police academy. Reinforcements should be arriving very soon."
Unlike the three men who looked completely serious, Gojo Satoru was stretching his neck out to look around with great interest.
"Isn't this pretty interesting? Just let me go in and deal with them, I promise to finish it in three minutes!" The moment the words left his mouth, he was about to bounce straight into the convenience store.
Morofushi Hiromitsu grabbed him by his back collar, his eyebrows knitting together with rare seriousness. "Kuno! This is no time for messing around. They have guns, it's too dangerous."
"And there are at least ten criminals in there, not to mention the potential number of hostages." Hagiwara also reached out to pull Gojo over. "You didn't completely forget what Instructor Onizuka said during class last time, did you?"
"How could I? Isn't it keep your distance, find cover, evaluate the threat, and control the situation..." Gojo was held back by both of them at once. He recited the rules perfectly while sticking his tongue out. "I was just joking earlier~ Come on, I'm a fragile patient right now."
Matsuda: No, no, no matter what, the word "fragile" definitely doesn't apply to a guy like you.
"If we can only wait around for reinforcements, what if the criminals leave early? The hostages inside might be..." Morofushi stared at the constantly flashing lights, feeling quite anxious inside.
"Look over there!" Gojo pointed to the clothing store running a sale across the street. Various sunglasses were displayed outside the shop door, and a whole row of cheap shirts hung on the clothing racks. "Why don't we pretend to be blind and walk in? We can stall for time and use the chance to check out the situation."
"Hey, hey, just because someone wears sunglasses doesn't mean they're blind!" Matsuda complained, but then he saw Hagiwara staring at the most eye-catching floral shirts, rubbing his chin thoughtfully.
"Either way... stumbling inside might create some chaos, right?" Hagiwara flashed a sly smile. "We need to change out of these police academy uniforms too."
Haha, Kuno actually remembers Instructor Onizuka's teachings, that's so comforting~
Wow, this tongue stick-out is cute enough to break the rules!!
When did Matsuda become the straight man who calls out jokes! That's supposed to be my line, haha.
Wait, where is the scene of them changing clothes? Where are the details? Who deleted it for me!
With the sunglasses and floral shirts added to their outfits, within a few minutes, they transformed from uniform-wearing "good students" into the "Four Great Talents of Jiangnan"... no, rather, the "Four Big Hosts" of Kabukicho.
Right at that moment, the reinforcements Hagiwara called arrived. A group of female police trainees waved their hands, and when they saw the current outfits of the four men, they couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Classic Hagi."
As expected, his friends were all girls!
"Hehe, don't underestimate them, okay?" Hagiwara blinked, hinting for the girls to lie in ambush outside first. Once they drew the criminals' attention, everyone would rush in together.
Meanwhile, a criminal wearing a knit cap stepped out of the shop and casually ripped off the "Under Renovation" sticker. A security company vehicle pulled up right in front of the store, and several staff members stepped out of the car and walked inside.
It turned out that the criminals kept withdrawing money from the ATM on purpose so the staff would receive a "cash refill needed" alert. They wanted the staff to drive over in a vehicle loaded with cash, allowing them to pull off an even bigger heist.
Inside the convenience store, a criminal carrying a shotgun hid behind a shelf, aiming straight at the unsuspecting security staff. "Die..."
Bang—!
Suddenly, the front door was kicked open with great force. Four guys who looked completely suspicious appeared in their line of sight, standing with their arms around each other's shoulders.
"Yo, hello there~"
Not only were the staff members completely stunned, but two criminals wearing knit caps were also shocked. "Where did these drunks come from?!"
"No, no, they're blind, right!"
"How is that possible? Have you ever seen four blind people moving together?"
"What if they formed a group to come out from a nursing home..."
Hagiwara let out a loud exclamation, acting as if he completely failed to grasp the situation. "Hahaha, are you guys filming a movie or something?"
Matsuda grinned widely. "So many realistic props, this must be a massive production."
Morofushi walked over, eagerly volunteering himself. "What kind of movie is it? Can we show our faces in it?"
Only Gojo played the role of a blind person with absolute dedication. He acted pitifully toward the robber closest to him. "Hey, hey, mister, can you help me grab a bottle of strawberry milk? I've been unable to see since the day I was born..."
Pfft, hahaha, what kind of confusing performance is this from the Police Academy F4?
Four drama kings in one scene, the robbers are completely losing their minds.
The robbers are starting to question life: Did we come here to rob a convenience store or to act as extras?
The criminal hiding near the shelf saw the four men tangling with his underlings and secretly exchanged a glance with the leader.
"There are four strange guys, how should we..."
"It doesn't matter, just take them out directly!"
At that moment, Hagiwara shouted loudly, "Everyone, you can come over and act as extras now!"
"Awesome!!"
The girls disguised as ordinary passersby rushed in all at once, completely packing the convenience store until it was tightly crowded. The criminals wanted to lift their guns to shoot, but they were startled by the sudden noisy shouting at the door. "What? Why are there so many people?!"
Just because of that single moment of hesitation, they completely lost the upper hand and were quickly restrained by the girls using professional grappling techniques.
Inside the warehouse, Furuya and Date heard the massive commotion and guessed that someone had come to the rescue, instantly feeling completely relieved.
"Kept you waiting, Zero!" Morofushi pulled the door open, smiling when he saw the two inside. "I knew it, you guys were definitely the ones who sent out that Morse code."
"I didn't expect you to actually see it... That's wonderful." Furuya was about to respond, but the smile on his face suddenly froze.
On the reflecting glass door right behind Morofushi, he clearly saw a dark silhouette silently creeping closer.
"Hiro! Watch out behi—"
Before the warning could finish, a cold gun barrel pressed tightly against Morofushi's temple.
A robber who had kept an incredibly low presence slid out from beside the door. His thick arm locked tightly around Morofushi's neck, backing away step by step. "Nobody move!"
"O-Otherwise I'll blow his head off!"
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