Akai Shuichi scanned the area. Seeing no other ambushes, he got out of the car as well.
Just as he was about to apprehend the suspect, the driver who had caused the accident did not flee. Instead, she stumbled over to him.
Their eyes met, and the driver clasped her hands together, apologizing repeatedly. "I'm so sorry! You—you weren't hurt, were you?"
Akai Shuichi looked at the gentle-looking woman before him, her face full of panic. "...?"
"There's been another traffic accident up ahead."
Miyamoto Yumi, stationed at the intersection, received the news and immediately told Jiang Xia and Sato Miwako beside her, "It's on the road from here to Saitama Prefecture. Do you think those kidnappers might have been caught in the traffic jam caused by the accident?"
Sato Miwako's eyes lit up. "That's possible!" Those FBI agents were hardly obedient types. They might have deliberately caused an accident to save their leader.
But before she had even finished speaking, Jiang Xia glanced down at his phone. "According to intelligence from my helpful Informant, they're still moving toward Saitama Prefecture. The accident didn't stop them."
The officers: "..."
Sato Miwako rubbed her temple with a headache. "What rotten luck. That accident only stopped us. If we want to catch up, we'll have to take a longer route."
Officer Takagi suddenly had an idea. "Right, why don't we call our colleagues in Saitama Prefecture first? They dared to impersonate police officers with a Fake Police Car. That's more than enough reason for them to set up a roadblock."
Jiang Xia said, "That could work, but Officer Yumi's roadside vehicle inspections probably already alerted the kidnappers.
"If they encounter another checkpoint ahead under these circumstances, they definitely won't pull over obediently. They'll take hostages and try to force their way