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"Hm? Let me see."
Officer Shiratori broke off from his reverie and had no choice but to turn his attention elsewhere.
Holding the tablet, he glanced at the footage his subordinate had sent over and suddenly recognized someone. "Isn't that the kidnapper?"
His subordinate was stunned. "A kidnapper?!"
His blurted-out shout echoed through the corridor and reached the ears of the three people ahead.
At the same time, the other officers from Investigation Division 1 were stirred by that familiar word and instinctively gathered around.
The three Public Security informants tailing Hashimoto Maya: "!!"
Damn it, they'd fallen for it! The enemy really was cunning!
With no time to react, they took off running before the encirclement could fully form, knocked aside the officers behind them, and rushed out of the Performance Hall.
As soon as they ran, several criminal police officers instinctively gave chase.
Officer Shiratori saw the footage shaking violently and asked in confusion, "Where are you going?"
The officers who had rushed out shouted, "To catch the kidnapper, of course!"
Officer Shiratori said speechlessly, "I'm not talking about an actual kidnapper. They're the ones who were fooling around with Jiang Xia—come back before you alert anyone else!"
In the night.
An Octopus Mascot hid behind a pillar, watching three Public Security informants get chased past by a thundering swarm of police officers.
Then the police held their earpieces and listened to a few words, gradually slowing to a stop before returning to the Performance Hall. The three informants, however, noticed nothing and kept running with their heads down, looking terrified of being caught.
"These idiots..."
As the trio ran, the aura of stupidity drifted in every direction. Amuro Tooru, inside the Octopus Mascot, silently sighed. Where had Kazami found these people? Other than making things