Chapter 364. Operation: Fatman (6/10)
“I’ll be leaving my phone in the car, you should leave your phone with Ran.”
“Okay.” Izora nodded and handed her phone over to me.
“When we notify Ran we’re exiting the building over the radio, he’ll immediately lower the drone down to the car and you’ll pick it up on your way into the car and stuff it into the trunk along with the duffle bag.”
“Understood.”
“Izora, did you wear short shorts under your pants that Ran asked you to?”
“Uh… yeah, is it really important that I’m wearing them though?”
“Yes. It is. When inside the car, it’ll be ideal to quickly change out of your clothes. You need to be able to quickly remove your hoodie, ski mask, and your pants in a short amount of time. With short shorts, it’s much easier to remove your pants.”
“Once you’ve got everything off, put them into the trunk with everything else. We need to be fast during this process because I’m going to immediately drop you off here with Ran. I also brought some sandals for you as well so you can change out your footwear, so be sure to change into them and throw your shoes in the trunk with the rest of your stuff. I’ll return everything to you tomorrow morning.”
“I see, so that’s what that request was about. Changing quickly. This seems pretty thought out. But wait… how are you supposed to lose the cops alone, and why do we have to split up exactly?”
“For the sake of numbers. It’s required to ensure there’s no room for error in my plan to lose the cops if I have to. As soon as I round the corner down this road, you’re getting out. But even before that, the pair of officers from the first police cruiser that arrives will most likely go through the building from the front entrance since that’s where the sensor was tripped first. Ran would be able to confirm which entrance they’re entering through with the drone. If it’s the wrong one, then we slip out the front ”
“After both cops from the first cruiser that shows up enter the school, we will intentionally lure them further away from their cruiser while keeping a safe distance. The car will be left with the engine running without the key in the ignition through the remote starter and the doors will be left open. You’re going to get a head start on me to get to the car first with the duffle bag and my job is to ensure the officers see both of us in the car together.”
“Wait, why are we intentionally going to let them see us though?”
“I want them to visually confirm that there are two suspects on the run, both female. They should be able to tell our gender by our figures.”
“That matters?”
“Yeah, for a latter part of my plan, to complete my disappearing act and ensure it’s impossible for anyone who’s part of this plan to get in trouble with the police.”
“Go on.”
“You see, there could be a second cruiser nearby on the way to provide backup during this sequence of events. But as long as Ran does his job well enough and provides me with the information I need up to that point, there’s no way they’ll be close enough to see you get out when I drop you off after rounding the corner down this backroad. I’ll keep going straight down this road until I see them behind me and they’ll tunnel vision onto this car. At best, they’ll be able to confirm the type of vehicle and color. Overall, the description they can communicate will be very poor. As soon as I see them, I plan to turn off this road.”
“Ran, when that first cruiser passes by you, keep an eye on it and wait for it to turn off this road before you make your leisurely escape with Izora. After that, you’re free to drop her off at her place. The police will be so focused on looking for two female suspects with the clothing description they gave, that they won’t even bat an eye if they see the two of you together on a motorcycle. You’d be completely overlooked.”
I nodded in understanding.
“Wait, what happens after you turn off, Rosa?” Izora really had a lot of questions about everything. She was completely invested.
“Well, the first cruiser will be able to communicate and give call-outs to other nearby cruisers. However, it will already be too late by the time the second cruiser arrives to try and cut me off. I’ll have ducked into a vacant garage I scouted out for this.”
“But won’t it be obvious that you’re still in the area and just hiding? Won’t they send out search dogs or something? If you’re just hiding out in the garage, you’d be a sitting duck.” Before Izora could question her further, I beat her to it since it got me concerned. I didn’t want Rosa to get caught.
“Awww~ are you worried about me?”
“Of course I am.”
“Well, you don’t need to worry about that at all. I’m sure you noticed the color of the car and dark tint to the windows right?”
“Yeah, what’s with that? Did you seriously pay for a paint job?”
“You got some foreign fake plates for me to use on Irene’s car for free from them, didn’t you?”
“You mean… you made contact with them after we split up earlier? How though?”
“I got Yuna’s number from Alicia. After contacting Yuna, I was able to speak to the girl with her. I asked her for a few things and when I told her it was for the success of Operation: Brainjack, she was more than willing to cooperate free of charge. They have a car that resembles Irene’s, so I got them to paint Irene’s car the same color. They’ll be parked a short distance away in their car, so when the cruiser rounds the corner they will lock onto them who will be turning the corner as soon as they see them. The cruiser will then follow after them, and as soon as they do, they will immediately pull over.”
“When they see who’s in the car, they’ll be in for a shock. Two males, dressed completely different from us, rather than the two females they were originally chasing after. As for the reason for the dark tint on the windows, it’s to guarantee there’s no way for them to realize there’s only one person left inside the car I’m in after I drop you off.”
“I see, so that was the reason why you wanted them to identify two female perpetrators.”
“It’s not just that though, the police will even realize the license plate isn’t even the same one they were chasing after. Even if they never saw the letters and numbers on it, they could at the very least tell it was not a local license plate even at a distance. They can also search the car for the duffle bag they saw us with, but they will find nothing. If they get dogs to sniff them out to try and link them to the scene, they’ll come up empty-handed since they were never there at the scene and have absolutely no connection to it. There would be absolutely nothing linking them to the crime.”
“Wow! It’s like magic.” Izora clapped her hands, impressed before she asked another follow-up question, “But Rosa, even if you lose them there, they could continue the search and they may come across you again after you give them the slip and exit the garage.”
“Well, there is actually a secondary purpose for why I had them paint the car.”
“What? There is?”
“Yes, I got them to use peelable paint. I can also remove the tint on the windows easily. While I’m inside the garage, I’ll remove the foreign fake plates, swap the original plates back on, quickly peel off the paint, and remove the tint on the windows. I’ll then change into some casual clothes, put on a wig, and I’ll be home free. I can cruise out of there while they’re still trying to make heads or tails of the situation and no one will be the wiser. I even took cameras into consideration when looking for a vacant garage. There was only one around with the garage in view and I covered the lens up with some paper a little while ago.”
“Amazing. You’re seriously amazing Rosa! Isn’t this like, the perfect crime? I can’t even think of any way you would ever get caught.”
“You shouldn’t be complacent. I’m being this thorough with everything, down to the finest detail, especially because you never know what could go wrong.”
“Somehow, this is super exciting,” Izora’s eyes sparkled with enthusiasm.
“Right? It’s really exhilarating, right?” Rosa agreed, similarly sparkly-eyed.
Somehow, it seemed the two of them were bonding over this experience.
Chapter 364. Operation: Fatman (6/10)
“I’ll be leaving my phone in the car, you should leave your phone with Ran.”
“Okay.” Izora nodded and handed her phone over to me.
“When we notify Ran we’re exiting the building over the radio, he’ll immediately lower the drone down to the car and you’ll pick it up on your way into the car and stuff it into the trunk along with the duffle bag.”
“Understood.”
“Izora, did you wear short shorts under your pants that Ran asked you to?”
“Uh… yeah, is it really important that I’m wearing them though?”
“Yes. It is. When inside the car, it’ll be ideal to quickly change out of your clothes. You need to be able to quickly remove your hoodie, ski mask, and your pants in a short amount of time. With short shorts, it’s much easier to remove your pants.”
“Once you’ve got everything off, put them into the trunk with everything else. We need to be fast during this process because I’m going to immediately drop you off here with Ran. I also brought some sandals for you as well so you can change out your footwear, so be sure to change into them and throw your shoes in the trunk with the rest of your stuff. I’ll return everything to you tomorrow morning.”
“I see, so that’s what that request was about. Changing quickly. This seems pretty thought out. But wait… how are you supposed to lose the cops alone, and why do we have to split up exactly?”
“For the sake of numbers. It’s required to ensure there’s no room for error in my plan to lose the cops if I have to. As soon as I round the corner down this road, you’re getting out. But even before that, the pair of officers from the first police cruiser that arrives will most likely go through the building from the front entrance since that’s where the sensor was tripped first. Ran would be able to confirm which entrance they’re entering through with the drone. If it’s the wrong one, then we slip out the front ”
“After both cops from the first cruiser that shows up enter the school, we will intentionally lure them further away from their cruiser while keeping a safe distance. The car will be left with the engine running without the key in the ignition through the remote starter and the doors will be left open. You’re going to get a head start on me to get to the car first with the duffle bag and my job is to ensure the officers see both of us in the car together.”
“Wait, why are we intentionally going to let them see us though?”
“I want them to visually confirm that there are two suspects on the run, both female. They should be able to tell our gender by our figures.”
“That matters?”
“Yeah, for a latter part of my plan, to complete my disappearing act and ensure it’s impossible for anyone who’s part of this plan to get in trouble with the police.”
“Go on.”
“You see, there could be a second cruiser nearby on the way to provide backup during this sequence of events. But as long as Ran does his job well enough and provides me with the information I need up to that point, there’s no way they’ll be close enough to see you get out when I drop you off after rounding the corner down this backroad. I’ll keep going straight down this road until I see them behind me and they’ll tunnel vision onto this car. At best, they’ll be able to confirm the type of vehicle and color. Overall, the description they can communicate will be very poor. As soon as I see them, I plan to turn off this road.”
“Ran, when that first cruiser passes by you, keep an eye on it and wait for it to turn off this road before you make your leisurely escape with Izora. After that, you’re free to drop her off at her place. The police will be so focused on looking for two female suspects with the clothing description they gave, that they won’t even bat an eye if they see the two of you together on a motorcycle. You’d be completely overlooked.”
I nodded in understanding.
“Wait, what happens after you turn off, Rosa?” Izora really had a lot of questions about everything. She was completely invested.
“Well, the first cruiser will be able to communicate and give call-outs to other nearby cruisers. However, it will already be too late by the time the second cruiser arrives to try and cut me off. I’ll have ducked into a vacant garage I scouted out for this.”
“But won’t it be obvious that you’re still in the area and just hiding? Won’t they send out search dogs or something? If you’re just hiding out in the garage, you’d be a sitting duck.” Before Izora could question her further, I beat her to it since it got me concerned. I didn’t want Rosa to get caught.
“Awww~ are you worried about me?”
“Of course I am.”
“Well, you don’t need to worry about that at all. I’m sure you noticed the color of the car and dark tint to the windows right?”
“Yeah, what’s with that? Did you seriously pay for a paint job?”
“You got some foreign fake plates for me to use on Irene’s car for free from them, didn’t you?”
“You mean… you made contact with them after we split up earlier? How though?”
“I got Yuna’s number from Alicia. After contacting Yuna, I was able to speak to the girl with her. I asked her for a few things and when I told her it was for the success of Operation: Brainjack, she was more than willing to cooperate free of charge. They have a car that resembles Irene’s, so I got them to paint Irene’s car the same color. They’ll be parked a short distance away in their car, so when the cruiser rounds the corner they will lock onto them who will be turning the corner as soon as they see them. The cruiser will then follow after them, and as soon as they do, they will immediately pull over.”
“When they see who’s in the car, they’ll be in for a shock. Two males, dressed completely different from us, rather than the two females they were originally chasing after. As for the reason for the dark tint on the windows, it’s to guarantee there’s no way for them to realize there’s only one person left inside the car I’m in after I drop you off.”
“I see, so that was the reason why you wanted them to identify two female perpetrators.”
“It’s not just that though, the police will even realize the license plate isn’t even the same one they were chasing after. Even if they never saw the letters and numbers on it, they could at the very least tell it was not a local license plate even at a distance. They can also search the car for the duffle bag they saw us with, but they will find nothing. If they get dogs to sniff them out to try and link them to the scene, they’ll come up empty-handed since they were never there at the scene and have absolutely no connection to it. There would be absolutely nothing linking them to the crime.”
“Wow! It’s like magic.” Izora clapped her hands, impressed before she asked another follow-up question, “But Rosa, even if you lose them there, they could continue the search and they may come across you again after you give them the slip and exit the garage.”
“Well, there is actually a secondary purpose for why I had them paint the car.”
“What? There is?”
“Yes, I got them to use peelable paint. I can also remove the tint on the windows easily. While I’m inside the garage, I’ll remove the foreign fake plates, swap the original plates back on, quickly peel off the paint, and remove the tint on the windows. I’ll then change into some casual clothes, put on a wig, and I’ll be home free. I can cruise out of there while they’re still trying to make heads or tails of the situation and no one will be the wiser. I even took cameras into consideration when looking for a vacant garage. There was only one around with the garage in view and I covered the lens up with some paper a little while ago.”
“Amazing. You’re seriously amazing Rosa! Isn’t this like, the perfect crime? I can’t even think of any way you would ever get caught.”
“You shouldn’t be complacent. I’m being this thorough with everything, down to the finest detail, especially because you never know what could go wrong.”
“Somehow, this is super exciting,” Izora’s eyes sparkled with enthusiasm.
“Right? It’s really exhilarating, right?” Rosa agreed, similarly sparkly-eyed.
Somehow, it seemed the two of them were bonding over this experience.
