Without his detective brother around to help, Inspector Megure could only keep racking his brains. "Right, I remember those two robbers promised to release three passengers after their leader was let go by the police... This is the perfect opportunity to catch them. We absolutely can't miss it!"
"Everyone, stay sharp." Inspector Megure swept out a hand. "Come with me to Kobotoke Tunnel!"
As the police cars took a shortcut toward Kobotoke Tunnel, sirens blaring—
Inside the tunnel, a truck and a commercial vehicle marked "Rescue" drove in discreetly, one after the other, and stopped in one of the lanes.
"Furuya-san, the arrest operation is ready."
Outside the tunnel, Kazami Yuuya watched the scene through the surveillance feed and reported to his unseen superior, "We successfully contacted Vodka and Irish over the radio. They agreed to the rescue plan and are almost at Kobotoke Tunnel."
—After diligently battling the Black Organization in a battle of wits for so long under Furuya-san's leadership, their Public Security team had finally reached the time to reap the fruits of their labor.
At the thought of capturing two important members of the Black Organization and pinning the blame on Uzo, who had tormented them for so long, Kazami Yuuya could not help feeling secretly excited. The dark circles that had grown beneath his eyes and all the hair he had lost lately had finally been worth it.
"If Uzo gets demoted somewhere else by the Black Organization after causing trouble this time, that would be perfect."
Remembering all those nights when his supervisor had dragged him out of bed to look up information on a whim, Kazami Yuuya still felt lingering fear.
But speaking of Uzo...
"Things are going too smoothly. It's unsettling. We've never won any of our previous confrontations, and even