Some extremists thought this was Emperor Jiepeng's way of inviting them just to have them killed during the birthday celebration.
After the explosion sounded, Ye Hao rushed past the police barricade ahead. Xue Zhaolong deliberately threw a grenade that would explode in ten seconds, then they made their escape together.
Ye Hao drove for about three kilometers, then hijacked a rich man's sports car ahead. The two of them seemed to have swapped identities as they avoided the next two checkpoints.
At 8:10, Ye Hao and Xue Zhaolong drove out of Hakone City, arriving outside of it.
The number of cars outside the city increased, while inside the city, there were no cars present because a public celebration for the Emperor was to be held, banning any vehicles.
Kawamoto Omu and the others, who continued chasing from behind, switched to new cars. They didn't want other officials to have a bad impression, so they drove better cars and employed an encirclement tactic.
