Thinking back to yesterday, Officer Takagi ruefully tugged at his hair. "If only I'd carefully put my police ID away after breaking up that fight..."
Jiang Xia glanced toward the residential area in the distance. "This park doesn't get much foot traffic. Since you lost it while breaking up the fight and still haven't been able to find it, could those two people who were arguing have picked up your ID?"
"Huh?!" Officer Takagi suddenly understood. "Right! How didn't I think of that?"
Suzuki Sonoko laughed. "It's normal that you didn't think of it, because I didn't think of it either!"
Officer Takagi listened to this blunt mockery that was practically mutual destruction. "..."
Fortunately, the other high school girl beside her was kinder. Seeing his awkward expression, Mouri Ran changed the subject. "Do you know the names of those two people who were arguing, or where they live?"
"Well..." For the sake of his future, and his colleagues, Officer Takagi tried hard to remember:
"I remember that after I broke up the fight, the middle-aged man who had nearly been beaten said to the younger man...
"Calm down. Why won't you believe me, Hanzaki?"
The moment he finished speaking, the hot-tempered Hanzaki angrily grabbed his collar again. "It's because you, my agent, can't get me good jobs that I still haven't become famous!"
The middle-aged man awkwardly defended himself. "The Enka field needs time to build up. You need to be patient."
The young man immediately exploded, shouting, "I've endured this for so many years. Have I gotten even a little return by now? You're nothing but a liar!—Give it back! Give me back all the youth I've spent these years, and all the money I lent you!"
Officer Takagi recounted the key points as best he