Though he had been praised, Officer Takagi watched the sunset gradually sink beyond the horizon and let out a long sigh, unable to muster the desire to say another word.
Officer Chiba remembered what had happened earlier and hurriedly took custody of the criminal. "What are you standing around for? Hurry to the place where Officer Sato is having her blind date!"
Officer Takagi gazed up at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle, then gave a bitter smile at the distant streetscape. "Do you know how far Suitoro is from here? And the police car has to be used to transport the criminal. By the time I run back to the street and take a taxi... the sun will definitely have set."
Officer Chiba recalled how long it had taken them to run here and could not help giving him a sympathetic look.
Just then, an engine roared. A Motorcycle sped over, scattering dead leaves from the grass before skidding to a stop beside him.
Officer Takagi froze and wiped the bits of grass stuck to his face away. "Jiang Xia?!"
Jiang Xia patted the back seat. "Aren't you going to Suitoro? Get on."
"!!" Officer Takagi recalled how fast this Detective went street racing late at night, and his eyes lit up at once. A phrase suddenly sprang into his mind: good deeds are rewarded—if he had not pretended not to see Jiang Xia street racing during a late-night patrol before, he probably would not have a Motorcycle to ride today.
...Come to think of it, wasn't this a bit against the rules?
His conscience as a police officer gave a brief stab of pain, but with the sun about to set, he had no time to think further. Officer Takagi threw himself onto the bike as though he