The delighted cry instantly drew every police officer's attention. With a swish, helmeted heads turned in that direction, and the officers surged forward, surrounding the spot where the suspicious person had been found.
A huge gap instantly opened in the once-tight encirclement.
Kid: "...?"
Was he really that lucky?
"Come to think of it, why would someone besides me be hiding in such a remote place?" He glanced over there, puzzled and curious. Then, while silently thanking that unknown passerby for the gift, he lowered his body and slipped away into the distance.
At the Metropolitan Police Department.
"I told you, I went to see Kid." Kazami Yuuya sat numbly in the interrogation room. "There were too many people up front, and it was too crowded, so I wanted to find somewhere less crowded. Then I ran into an explosion. I was worried there might be terrorists nearby and wanted to leave quietly, but you spotted me and brought me here."
Inspector Nakamori gave a cold snort and slammed a hand onto the table. "Still lying! Our police sirens were practically loud enough to pierce the heavens, and you mistook them for terrorists?—You evaded the police and showed up nearby with the 'Blue Miracle.' There's only one truth: admit it, you're Kid!"
Kazami Yuuya: "..."
He and Furuya-san had been investigating Uzo perfectly well when Kid, who should have been putting on a show at the Museum, suddenly descended from the sky on a burning Motorcycle right in front of him and Furuya-san.
Then the Motorcycle exploded!
At that life-or-death moment, Furuya-san, experienced in surviving explosions, yanked him over, and the two of them rolled together into a roadside ditch.
Once the explosion ended, Kazami Yuuya crawled to his feet in a daze, only to hear deafening Police Sirens