At an open-air café near the aquarium.
Jiang Xia glanced through his sunglasses in the direction of the Plush Bear. The place was filled with the gently drifting aroma of coffee, and he had almost failed to recognize the boss who had followed him here.
After sending a Ghost over, he soon withdrew his gaze as though nothing had happened.
Across the table, Officer Sato was still chattering away, doing her best to restore the police's image in the martyr's family's eyes. After a long speech, she had successfully talked herself thirsty.
She gulped down another glass of juice, then stood up helplessly. "I'm going to the restroom."
Jiang Xia nodded and politely watched her leave.
Then, once Officer Sato disappeared from view, he picked up his bag and pretended to rummage through it for a while. He took out a delicately wrapped little box, held it up before his eyes for a careful inspection, and displayed it from every angle for the watching police officers.
"A ring!!"
Investigation Division 1's communications channel instantly exploded. The observers from Groups A through E descended into chaos:
"That kid took a Ring out of his bag! H-he isn't planning to propose today, is he? Has his relationship with Officer Sato actually reached this stage?!"
"Commander Shiratori, what do we do?!"
"Stay calm."
Though Officer Shiratori said that, he could not calm down at all. With how closely they had been watching Officer Sato, they had somehow missed such an important target and let such a huge boyfriend get to the point of proposing to Officer Sato right under their noses?
"This isn't right."
Officer Shiratori desperately wanted to scratch his head, but then remembered the bandages wrapped around it and hastily lowered his hand. He paced back and forth. "Officer Sato