"So that's how it is? Thank you, Shion, and Yutou too. I never thought you'd bring me such good news."
Airi set down her phone with a grin and turned toward the computer screen before her. She hadn't expected things to line up so perfectly. She had only just mocked them on television, and they had immediately taken the bait... And according to Shion's report, these people had been dumb enough to expose themselves right out on the street?
Hmm... Could it be a trap? Or were they simply that stupid?
In any case, she would check the surveillance footage first... Oh, there it was.
Airi reached out and tapped a few keys. Soon, surveillance footage appeared on the screen. She watched three teenagers gather around a television in the Shopping District to watch her statement, then saw the blond delinquent among them get so furious that he jumped around and blurted everything out...
"Hmm... First, let's investigate the personal information of these three."
Airi stared at the footage, then typed on the keyboard again. Once the scan finished, the three individuals' files appeared before her.
"First up... Oh, I remember seeing her."
Looking at the photo of the twin-tailed girl in a school uniform, Airi narrowed her eyes. If she remembered correctly, when Kamoshida harassed Suzui before, this girl had been beside Suzui. Then she had run away the moment she saw Kamoshida.
According to the information, the girl was Ann Takamaki, a Japanese-American mixed-blood returnee who currently worked part-time as a model. Airi specifically looked into it and discovered that Ann had no connection to the other victims of the Late Night TV incidents. However, Shiho Suzui, the victim in the Kamoshida case, was Ann's friend.
Then there was the blond delinquent. His name was Ryuji Sakamoto, a