The moment Tooru Amuro said that, the people who had been led inside exchanged looks, all of them left speechless.
Only Tangze managed, with some effort, to suppress the laughter that had nearly burst out.
They had rounded up Tooru Amuro while arresting suspicious foreigners. This was really...
"...Perhaps the officers assisting with the investigation misunderstood something." Wataru Takagi, who knew very well who Tangze and Tooru Amuro were, felt a chill run down the back of his neck. He gave an awkward laugh. "Sorry, sorry. There's been a case, so we're looking for people to cooperate with the investigation..."
"So I look very foreign, then?" Tooru Amuro's smile widened a little further.
"That's not what I meant, um, it's just..."
"What does it matter? Hattori's been mistaken for a foreigner too." Tangze tossed out a comment that was hard to tell whether it was comforting or fanning the flames, and equally hard to tell who he was taking a jab at. "If your appearance stands out, it's only natural to be misunderstood. But what exactly are you investigating that you specifically need to look for foreigners?"
Knowing they had made a mistake, Juzo Megure's expression unconsciously softened. "Oh, there was a case related to that... At present, we haven't been able to confirm the suspect's characteristics. The only information we have is that they were a suspicious foreigner."
Tangze, knowingly asking the question, put on a look of sudden realization. "So the target is suspicious people? Then it makes sense that you arrested me too."
Everyone who understood what he meant choked on that humorous jab.
The room fell briefly silent, until the bewildered suspect who had genuinely been dragged in first lost his patience.
"...Hey, hey, I don't understand what you mean, but why are you arresting suspicious