A Glimpse of the Past

"Tang Ze said he wanted to ask for the names of the two suspects? Why?"

Having just finished a round of questioning, Miwako Sato had been staring wordlessly at the interrogation records when she heard Wataru Takagi's question. It took her a moment to process it.

It was understandable if he wanted to ask about the suspects' motives. Whether as a detective or curious children, it was common to want to understand the chain of events behind a case, and criminal investigators were used to dealing with people like that.

But asking specifically for the suspects' names was a little...

Takagi scratched his head, unable to hide his embarrassment. "Uh, Tang Ze said those kids wanted to put the two men's names on the Phantom Thief channel after hearing about their motives..."

The suspects had been caught red-handed and were about to face punishment for illegal firearm possession and attempted crimes, yet the kids still wanted to put their names up there. It was basically a way of saying they could not understand what was wrong with those two lunatics.

Miwako rubbed her forehead helplessly.

Well, she also thought the two suspects were not quite right in the head.

They had already made up their minds to commit a crime, so how could a television station event so casually break them?

Fine, they had snapped. People with truly formidable abilities could make money honestly, and choosing such an illegal way to earn money already indirectly proved they could not adapt to normal social order. Their mental fragility could be considered another flaw.

But blaming every consequence of their failure on the television station that had stopped them from committing a crime was a little too brainless. Even if they were only looking for an excuse to vent their emotions, it