Phantom Thief Troupe Confirmed to Be Manipulating the Police System

"Whew, not this one either." Hitoshi Shiratori brushed aside the disheveled hair of the man pinned to the ground, then dejectedly dropped onto a chair in the waiting room. "How had I never noticed there were so many suspiciously dressed young people in Tokyo...?"

"If you weren't the suspect, why were you running?" Wataru Takagi, equally out of breath, indignantly slapped the guy being held down by a railway officer. "You should've just stood still and let us inspect you!"

The person lying on the ground spoke with difficulty, sounding equally aggrieved. "I-I broke into a house a couple days ago and took a few things. Who knew..."

Who knew the police would be conducting a search around here? He had only seen police blocking the way and instinctively bolted.

"No, according to that little girl's testimony, the culprit was a suspicious, slovenly, neurotic person. Someone dressed like him was probably no decent citizen either." After taking two gulps of water, Miwako Sato analyzed the situation.

"You have a point, but it's also true that we still haven't caught the arsonist." Wataru Takagi tugged at his tie to regulate his breathing and seriously pointed out, "It's also true that surveillance footage and witnesses confirmed he was seen nearby."

After fixing his hair, Hitoshi Shiratori picked up his phone. He hesitated as he looked between Wataru Takagi and Miwako Sato, but ultimately decided to prioritize work.

As for whether he liked Miwako Sato, of course he did.

Or rather, in a police station with such a severe gender imbalance, it was hard not to like a beautiful, capable policewoman like Sato. She had always been immensely popular within the department.

But his reasons for liking Miwako Sato were somewhat different—or at least, that was what he believed.

Although Miwako Sato really