Hearing the commotion nearby, the three men glanced down in this direction. Seeing that it was only an elementary school student and two high school girls speaking, they did not linger and continued onward.
At another set of seats nearby.
Officer Takagi was also amused by the elementary school student outwitting the high school girls and was watching with great interest when a voice drifted over from the seat beside him.
"Officer," Chizo Ogura said dully. "I need to use the restroom."
Officer Takagi froze. "Hm?"
"I said I need to use the restroom." Chizo Ogura looked at him with those rolled-back triangular eyes, clutching his stomach. "Tokyo is still a long way off. I can't hold it until then."
Everyone had urgent needs, and such a reasonable request did not seem like something he should refuse. But Officer Sato had gone to deal with the bomb, leaving him alone to watch the criminal...
Officer Takagi thought it over. "All right. Once Officer Sato gets back, we'll take you."
Chizo Ogura gave a chuckle. "I don't know how long she'll be gone, but I do know that in no more than a minute, I won't be able to hold it and I'll crap my pants. Of course, I don't mind. I won't be the one cleaning the seat, anyway. If you don't mind, then I'll..."
Hearing where this was going, Officer Takagi turned pale with alarm. "Wait! Don't you dare!"
Chizo Ogura looked at the young officer with a triumphant smile. "Then I want to use the restroom."
"You... sigh..." After struggling for a moment, Officer Takagi ultimately could not accept returning to Tokyo with the suspect covered in a pile of unidentified substances. He could only dejectedly agree to his request.
—If Chizo Ogura really decided to throw caution