The target to be silenced was right in his field of vision.
The factors that had been getting in the way had also finished their business and left on their own.
It looked like the perfect time to act, but after hesitating for a long while, Calvados still could not find the motivation to get up and change positions.
Under Vodka's unreadable look from beside him, Calvados suddenly thought of a reason to stay put. He said with righteous confidence:
"At this distance, the gunshot will definitely carry to Takehara Coffee Shop over there. Once a shooting happens, those annoying detectives can't possibly not come over to check. If we act now, we'll only expose ourselves.
"We might as well just wait for them to come over. Once they discover this group of people, Chizo Ogura will definitely find another place to hide and run somewhere concealed on his own—we just need to take the opportunity to keep an eye on his movements, then follow him once he runs far enough and kill him."
Vodka nodded in agreement, putting on a show, leaving everything to Calvados while secretly pondering 108 ways to avoid accidental injury.
Calvados didn't know what this coworker was thinking. After deciding on the general plan, he finally had a reason to stay put and not approach that strange patch of ground below. He simply hid himself back among the vegetation with great patience.
Soon, one minute passed.
Ten minutes passed.
Even more time passed...
Calvados looked at the empty mountain forest below. "...?"
Where were those annoying detectives having fun at the coffee shop? After hearing the gunshot, they actually hadn't followed the sound over to investigate?
Calvados could not help shifting his view, moving the sniper scope away from the forest and letting his gaze