(thud)
In other words, Officer Sato was in an extremely dangerous situation!
"If Officer Sato really has someone she likes, then of course we can't stop her from pursuing happiness. But the Serial Explosion Case was only just resolved, and Officer Sato is in a state of intense emotional turmoil. Then this guy who looks so much like Matsuda suddenly shows up...
"No matter how you look at it, this was definitely premeditated. He has ulterior motives. We can't let him get away with it!"
"...But Jiang Xia's situation is urgent too. Who knows what the people on the other side are after? There are simply too many criminals who could have developed a grudge against Jiang Xia. If we picked out all the vicious ones from that group, they could probably circle this amusement park..."
His thoughts swayed back and forth, but in the end, the living took priority.
Officer Shiratori sighed and made a painful decision. "Hotta, Oda, Miyazaki, you three will follow Officer Sato and monitor the situation here in real time. Report to me immediately if anything happens."
"Group A will continue with the previous operation. Work in pairs and secure the amusement park's entrances and exits.
"The rest of you will search the park with me. Find Jiang Xia and those two bastards who disrupted our plan."
"Yes!"
Amid the equally pained responses, a rather abrupt voice rang out.
Officer Takagi hesitated. "Um..."
"What?" Officer Shiratori looked at him. "Do you think too many people are going to rescue Jiang Xia?"
Officer Takagi hurriedly shook his head. "Of course not! I think there are too few. This amusement park is huge—throw thirty people into it, and they won't even make a splash. Why don't we contact Inspector Megure and have him send more people?"
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