The club manager and the ordinary employee carried the injured men away.
Section Chief Yasui came to his senses and hurriedly made way for them.
Not long after the injured men left, the police arrived.
"An explosion this time?"
Inspector Megure had a headache, but after entering and assessing the scale, his heart settled a little—fortunately, fortunately, it was only a minor explosion. Heaven knew how many buildings had been blown up before; compared to those, this case was downright easy.
He immediately waved his hand, directing the Forensics Department officers and the junior policemen to their positions to begin examining the scene and collecting evidence.
After a while, Sato Miwako brought back the two men who had gone to the hospital.
The ordinary employee had his arm bandaged, while the little Director had one arm in a sling and gauze wrapped around his head. Though they looked badly injured, the explosion had fortunately been limited in power. Neither had suffered any fatal wounds, and they were already able to walk around after being treated.
"The deceased, Tachibana Eisuke, was the head of the Product Development Department at Goi Electric..."
After asking them about the deceased, Inspector Megure eyed the three men suspiciously. "And you? Were you his colleagues?"
Section Chief Yasui, the only one who was completely unharmed, nodded nervously. "I am Yasui, Section Chief of Goi Electric's Product Development Department."
He then gestured toward the little director, who was wrapped up like a zongzi, and the employee beside him. "This is Okubo Tatsuya, a director in our department. And this is Minami Satoshi, one of our outstanding employees. The three of us were all Mr. Tachibana's direct subordinates."
"I see." Inspector Megure scribbled down notes. "How were your usual relations?"
Section Chief Yasui hurriedly said, "We got along