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Could Yagura Maji, that vicious drug dealer, be hiding inside that Plush Bear?!
"Group B, listen up!" Officer Shiratori had to turn serious as he picked up his walkie-talkie—though he had become a police officer entirely because of a cute short-haired girl he had met once as a child, now that he was one, he had to do some actual work.
—He had brought over thirty people out today. Once this was over, he couldn't exactly submit a "Sato Miwako Date Report" to his superiors. He had to produce some real results and bring the drug dealer in!
"Oda, Miyazaki." Officer Shiratori called the two officers who had pretended to be tourists earlier and passed by Sato Miwako while badmouthing the police. "Return to the café immediately. Circle around to where that Plush Bear is and block his exit."
"Saito, get closer. Connect to that café's Wi-Fi and try to access their surveillance footage. If you can't see it, ask the café owner for assistance. Stay discreet."
"The rest of you, set up the encirclement and prepare to make the arrest—once we confirm their identities, pin down both the seller and the buyer on the spot!"
"Yes, sir!"
After receiving their assignments, the officers who had been called over were puzzled.
"Yagura Maji showed himself this quickly?" Officers Oda and Miyazaki were somewhat shocked. "Doesn't he always choose to trade at night? Did he suddenly change his habits today?"
Still, no matter what, now that they had a lead on their target, they obviously couldn't ignore it.
The two officers disguised as ordinary tourists exchanged a glance, gave slight nods, and, just as they had when leaving the café earlier, casually headed back together.
They changed their disguises to avoid being recognized by Officer Sato, then pretended to look