May 13, 4:23 P.M. Kurain Village, Fey Manor
Detective Gumshoe traveled to the one place that he believed would not get attacked by the Mad Bomber. After arriving at Fey Manor, he approached it, and continued onward.
He sighed, "Maybe this place could use a NO TRESPASSING sign, because I was able to walk right in!"
After looking around inside, he walked back out, and started walking down the street. He looked almost like a fool to everyone else, because he was pretty much the only one not wearing a kimono. Some people stared, while others laughed, but their laughs were quickly silenced.
He tried to think of a way to get the somewhat annoying hecklers around him to not bother him, so he felt around in his pockets, and found two bottles of Mountain Dew.
He saw a man in the distance, and yelled, "Sir! I have discovered something amazing!"
The man ran over and took one of the bottles from his hand.
Gumshoe took of the caps to both bottles.
He said, "Let us drink the Dew of the Mountain."
The man found the statement quite funny and consumed it.
Gumshoe asked, "So, what do you think?"
The man commented, "Quite sweeter and sharper in taste than the tea I drink in the mornings."
The detective screamed, "Of course! This is one of the best soft drinks ever invented! Not is it sweet, but it gets you all energized, just like tea!"
The man ran away, probably to share his discovery with other people. Gumshoe walked out of the center of the village and towards a payphone.
The payphone looked almost out of place. It was rather modern, compared to Kurain Village, which reminded him of 19th century Japan.
Gumshoe thought, "I remember this payphone being put here in the event of an emergency. The cell tower signal can't reach this high up into the mountains."
Suddenly, it began to ring with a grungy tone. Gumshoe knew that payphones usually did not act as a receiving end for phone calls, but he picked up the receiver and answered it anyways.
"Hello?!"
"Hello to you, sir. Is this call reaching the area of Kurain Village?"
"Yes. It seems so."
"Well, Kurain Village will soon be demolished."
"What?!"
"I have placed a bomb in Fey Manor and I will blow you up if you don't accept my demands."
"Really?"
"Of course!"
Gumshoe realized, "The Mad Bomber! I'm talking to him on the phone! I'll record this conversation and hand it in as evidence! I'll just attach my phone to the USB jack, and I'll save the recording on to the voice recorder! This is just what I needed!"
"What are your demands?"
"Quit trying to stop me."
"From doing what?"
"Trying to bring Amtrak to justice."
"Wait a minute! How do you know that I'm a detective?"
"The internet."
"Okay. What if we submit to your demands?"
"I may detonate that bomb, anyway. It's not your choice."
"Okay..."
"This time, I am really going to nuke that spirit medium!"
"What spirit medium?!"
The line went dead. The disconnected tone played, and a voice said, "The line has been disconnected. Would you like to save a recording of the conversation to your phone?" Gumshoe connected his phone using a USB cable and downloaded a file of the conversation.
The computerized voice continued, "Recording saved on May 13, 2019. Total file size: 564 kilobytes. Total conversation time was 1 minute, 34 seconds." Gumshoe walked out of the phone booth, and raced towards the precinct.
May 13, 4:59 P.M. Los Angeles Police Department
Gumshoe entered the office of the Chief of Police rather quickly.
He yelled, "Chief! There was a telephone bomb threat at Kurain Village!"
The Chief shrugged his shoulders.
"Detective, cell service is not available in Kurain Village!"
The detective protested, "The call was received by a payphone close to the village! I answered the call! I think that it was hacked into, and the call was placed by the Mad Bomber!"
The Chief got on the intercom and screamed, "Everybody to the Briefing Room immediately!"
May 13, 5:00 P.M. Los Angeles Police Department, Briefing Room
All police members sat down in chairs and the Chief took his place on the podium.
"Detective Gumshoe has alerted me about a telephone bomb threat that took place at Kurain Village. It is believed that the Mad Bomber had made the call. He instructed us to stop trying to arrest him, or he would bomb the village.
On the other hand, the Mad Bomber stated that he may bomb the village at his discretion. I would be on the lookout for any possible bomb units that may have been..."
At the exact moment that the Chief let out the syllable "pl", a vociferous noise filled the room.
A short time later, a massive fireball rose into the air. Tables, chairs, and other objects were blown across the room. At the same time, roof trusses began to plummet downward, trapping many police officers under the rubble. A bell then began ringing and the fire sprinklers activated.
Detective Gumshoe was not trapped, and he could barely see through a thick cloud of dust and debris. The room had been completely destroyed, as he could see the grass outside the precinct burning.
He thought, "The Mad Bomber will not allow anyone to be spared..."