Passing Through Your Whole World

As a police officer who frequently dealt with detectives, Sato Miwako had a certain understanding of them.

Naturally, she also knew what kind of commission Fujino's talk of staking out a hotel and staying up late actually entailed.

It was definitely being hired to tail an unfaithful partner or something like that.

After all, that was the kind of work detectives constantly did...

Thinking about it that way, there was no way a hotel visit like that could be legitimate!

At that thought, she could not help but picture in her mind the scene of Fujino standing in front of a hotel in some red-light district with flashing pink neon lights, being hit on by scantily clad older women, and shivering in the cold wind.

For some inexplicable reason, she felt a slight ache in her heart.

That was why she said this kid still liked to use jokes that sounded almost casual to deliver heartbreaking dark humor!

Come to think of it, when she was his age, she should still have been studying in school.

Even though he was still just a child, he actually had to do this kind of dangerous work...

Although she did not think anyone could capture Fujino, the danger of older women was not something mere physical force could resist!

Gradually overthinking things, Sato pulled back her thoughts, propped her chin in her hand, and could not help sighing. "Next time there's something this dangerous, remember to tell me. I'll go with you."

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Fujino looked at the rapidly changing expression on Sato before him and silently produced a question mark.

So really, staking out a hotel...

Wasn't it just taking a couple of photos and recording a couple of videos at the bottom of the hotel, and then it was done?

Where was