Having successfully pushed the tennis tournament to its final stage, Councilman Narimasu's mood reached its peak the moment he stepped onto the awards stage. But soon, his soaring spirits plunged to rock bottom when the champion pulled out a knife.
When he saw the short-haired woman rushing over, his sunken heart rose again... only for a bullet to punch through it with a puff, extinguishing every last thought.
The instant he was shot through, countless question marks rose in Councilman Narimasu's mind: Hadn't they said there was only one person left targeting him? Hadn't they said that accomplice didn't have a gun?
...Those cops had actually lied about the situation! He would never forgive them!
In the final moments of his life, Councilman Narimasu furiously got angry for a moment, then brought his fairly successful life to an end.
The scene fell deathly silent. Everyone was stunned.
But soon, as Councilman Narimasu's heavy body hit the ground with a thud, the spectators and players alike grasped what had happened and let out a chorus of terrified screams: "Aah!!"
Some even came up with their own unique interpretation based on the situation: "The police... the police rescuing the hostage shot the hostage dead!"
Inspector Megure, who had just arrived: "..." Don't talk nonsense. We hadn't fired a single shot!!
There were gawkers, people scrambling around in fear that there might be a second shot, people maintaining order, and people deliberately causing trouble... In an instant, the scene became a complete mess. Inspector Megure's order to investigate the sniper's position was swallowed by the chaos as well.
In the distance, Gin lit a cigarette, turned and went downstairs, then got into his car.
A certain sniper's guess had been correct. The reason he had delayed giving the order to shoot was