Tracking

"Section Chief Kunikida, I apologize, but as soon as I arrived, I got caught up in a big case... The police officers in action from now on will be under Section Chief Kunikida's command! The utmost priority must be ensuring Mrs. Suzuki's safety!"

Shiraishi understood who would be giving orders alongside him, hesitated for a moment, and then handed over command – since Kunikida was once the Section Chief of the First Investigation Division's Sixth Section, he must have extensive experience.

So, Shiraishi let him take command and acted alone. Kunikida, not to be outdone, immediately began giving orders.

Ah--

At that moment, a stranger's female scream echoed from the walkie-talkie...

Immediately, Gen's voice followed: "Mrs. Suzuki... jumped from the second-floor women's restroom! She got into a car prepared by the kidnappers and drove off!"

Clearly, the scream came from Gen's intrusion, and Fuji's voice could be heard calming the other members of the public nearby.

After hearing Gen's words, Shiraishi floored the accelerator and drove towards the service area...

"What kind of car? Were there kidnappers inside? Who was driving?" Kunikida confirmed over the walkie-talkie.

"No one, Mrs. Suzuki was driving herself... A black Fuent, the license plate number was obscured," Gen replied immediately.

Below was a garbage disposal area with many large garbage bags that could serve as a buffer. Gen and Fuji immediately jumped down and chased in the direction the car had driven off.

They hadn't chased far when they heard a screech of brakes – a QX56 stopped in front of the two of them!

Before they could worry, they saw their own Chief in the driver's seat.

"Get in!" Shiraishi quickly commanded.

The two got into the car. Shiraishi continued driving for a distance according to their directions, then suddenly discovered that the tracker had stopped moving...

Shiraishi drove towards the last known location, which was in an alley.

"Stop! It's that car!" Fuji spotted the car they had just seen by the roadside.

After the three of them got out to inspect, they found that the car was empty, and even...

The bag containing the money, as well as Tomoko's own mobile phone, were still in the car!

As a result, Shiraishi couldn't contact Suzuki Tomoko.

"Damn it!" Shiraishi was furious upon seeing this.

"Mrs. Suzuki likely changed cars. There were no signs of a struggle at the scene, so she should have left on her own. The last location was..." Fuji immediately reported the location over the walkie-talkie.

Clearly, the transaction in the public restroom was just a diversion. In reality, they had used written instructions to tell Suzuki Tomoko to change the transaction method and location.

What angered Shiraishi was that whether Suzuki Tomoko was truly brave, unwilling to admit defeat, or perhaps trying to prove to her daughter that she was unreliable... she stubbornly followed the kidnapper's instructions!

"There are no surveillance cameras on the nearby roads..." Kunikida's news was somewhat disheartening.

Meanwhile, Fuji and Gen discovered that the Chief had disappeared...

Looking around, they suddenly saw the Chief, like an orangutan, using the corner of the wall and the surrounding dense buildings to quickly gain leverage, climbing and leaping onto a nearby six-story building!

Afterward, he prowled the rooftop, looking around...

Genjiro, Fujisato Seiko: ...

What the hell was this maneuver?

Standing high, one could see far... Shiraishi's vision expanded considerably, but since he didn't know what car Suzuki Tomoko had switched to, he could only look for cars with unusual movements, which was not very efficient.

However, at this moment, good news finally came from the Police Station!

"The voice analysis has results! In the background noise of the kidnappers, there was the sound of playing and the calls of dolphins... It should be at the Beika Aquarium! All Criminal Affairs Division officers, go to the Beika Aquarium in plainclothes. Other patrol officers in action, continue to search for clues near the car change location!" Kunikida conservatively did not send everyone to the aquarium.

Upon hearing this, Shiraishi immediately climbed down. He clung to the wall, basically jumping down one floor at a time, and finally leaped down the last three floors!

Gen and Fuji stared, dumbfounded...

"Let's go!" Shiraishi called out directly.

Although Fuji was a patrol officer, Shiraishi still took her along to the aquarium on the way.

Because he was in too much of a hurry, Shiraishi committed three traffic violations while changing lanes...

Even more unfortunately, there happened to be a Traffic Police officer nearby!

"Stop! Which lane should you be in?" Miyamoto Yumi, riding a motorcycle, caught up to the violating car and knocked on the window, asking impatiently.

Miyamoto Yumi was a patrol officer from the Metropolitan Police Department's Traffic Division, but Shiraishi recognized her.

"I am... it's me!" Shiraishi had intended to show his Police ID, but realizing it was a Traffic Police officer he knew, he ended up saying "it's me."

"Shiraishi? How are you... did you buy a new car?" Yumi recognized Shiraishi Kuro and was about to greet him.

However, Shiraishi Kuro interrupted urgently: "What's wrong with this road?"

He was not only stopped by Yumi but was also... stuck in traffic!

"There was a collision ahead, it's narrowed to two lanes... Do you have official business? I can clear the way for you." Yumi could see Shiraishi was in a hurry.

"There's no time... Gen, you drive my car!" Shiraishi said, glancing at Yumi's motorcycle.

After getting out of the car, Shiraishi immediately said, "Lend me the motorcycle, and I'll treat you to a meal later!"

Then, without further ado, he lifted Yumi off the motorcycle by her armpits.

Because of the difference in physique and strength, Yumi hadn't even reacted before she was dismounted from the motorcycle like a child being lifted off a bicycle, and her helmet was also removed with one hand...

"Wait... don't... giggle... ah..." Yumi first felt ticklish, then let out a scream—a scream for her motorcycle, as she watched her motorcycle being ridden away, unable to bear the weight. Her helmet also barely fit onto Shiraishi's large head.

The moment Shiraishi got on her motorcycle, Yumi felt like her "iron horse" had shrunk...

Originally, Yumi rode a large motorcycle, but under Shiraishi, it became like a child's tricycle.

"You guys are from Beika Police Station, right? What's going on with your chief?" Yumi complained to Gen and Fuji as she watched Shiraishi ride away.

After Shiraishi got on the motorcycle, he sped all the way to the Beika Aquarium.

Just then, his mobile phone suddenly rang. Shiraishi didn't want to answer it, but he glanced at it and saw it was Kuroki's number.

"Hello, any leads?" Shiraishi asked directly. He had previously asked Kuroki to investigate the identity of the kidnapped girl again, but now it seemed to be of little significance, as the kidnappers' location was already clear.

Kuroki hadn't gone to the police station yet today, so he didn't know how to contact the new superior and hadn't taken out his walkie-talkie, so he went directly to the chief to report.

"Chief! The kidnapped girl is named Ujihara Ayano. She previously impersonated Suzuki Sonoko and worked at a bar. The kidnappers can basically be identified as a group of Bōsōzoku who often hang out at the bar," Kuroki reported immediately.

Working under Sonoko's identity? Shiraishi was stunned at first, then realized. She must have used the identity of a "Teitan High School student." Although people over 15 years old can work in the Eastern Island Nation, most shops wouldn't dare to hire minors from unfamiliar places to avoid disputes. If they were students from nearby schools, they would be much more at ease.