Tooru Amuro did not immediately assume a shooting stance. Keeping his composure, he first descended step by step to the turn in the escalator.
One more step forward, and he would have to turn around and see what was behind him.
If that person had not completely left his field of vision...
The instant he turned, Tooru Amuro gripped his gun with both hands, immediately lowered his center of gravity, and steadily aimed toward the electrical box he had just left.
Almost the moment he took aim, the tall man had already ducked into the electrical box's shadow, completely out of sight from this angle.
As expected, this person had been on guard against him too.
Having fully tucked himself behind the side of the electrical box, Shuichi Akai felt around in his bag and first pulled out the grappling gun inside.
Generally speaking, agents like them did not prepare equipment on the assumption that they would soon be embroiled in a Hollywood blockbuster-level fight. But Shuichi Akai, having anticipated the challenges his new identity would bring, had prepared as many tools as possible to facilitate escape and speed up his movements.
The grappling gun in his hand was one of them, originating from equipment Tangze had confiscated from Pramia.
—Incidentally, after taking on a new identity, the hardest problem of obtaining combat equipment had been effortlessly resolved through Tangze.
After all, the Phantom Thief Troupe's base was right next door to his current residence. Moreover, since much of Tangze's equipment had originally come from the FBI, even the time needed to get accustomed to it had been saved.
This was probably what they meant by giving roses and retaining their fragrance.
Thinking this, Shuichi Akai found a suitable anchor point and angle, tightened his backpack, and fired the grappling