(hug)
Outside, among the crowd.
At first, Hashimoto Maya had been happily watching the show. But as he watched, his smile gradually vanished.
Hashimoto Maya: "..." Why was it another story about a subordinate dissatisfied with his boss, pursuing freedom, and sending himself to prison?! Uzo, did I not look sincere enough?!
As he cried out inwardly, Hashimoto Maya remembered that his first reaction upon seeing Uzo had been to flee as quickly as possible. He stiffened slightly and fell into brief contemplation.
On the other side of the wall.
Thinking of his miserable three years of being worked like a horse, the Cake Prince punched the floor hard and burst into tears.
Inspector Megure looked at him with a bit of sympathy, though not all that much, and waved his hand with practiced ease.
The junior officers swarmed forward just as skillfully and escorted him into a police car.
Inspector Megure was about to leave with his men when Officer Oda beside him remembered something and turned a blazing gaze toward Matsuda Jinpei. "You should come back to the Metropolitan Police Department with us to give a statement too—after all, you witnessed this incident. Your statements are very important!"
"..." Matsuda Jinpei turned to look at Jiang Xia.
Jiang Xia checked the time, looking somewhat hesitant. "It's not often that we come to an amusement park, and it's only just past noon. I'll give my statement tomorrow."
Officer Oda froze. "I wasn't talking about you, I meant, uh..."
Then it hit him: during the crime, that evil curly-haired man coveting Officer Sato had been acting together with Jiang Xia. And throughout the entire case, Jiang Xia was clearly more important than he was.
In other words, since they were both witnesses, if Jiang Xia did not want to