The motorcycle raced down the deserted, silent road.
Sato Hayato sat in the back, gripping Fang Cheng tightly around the waist with both hands. He kept his eyes shut, afraid the headwind would blow him right off.
Fang Cheng had already pushed the bike to its limit, the engine's roar echoing over the city.
After leaving home, Fang Cheng did as usual and dumped the body into a sewer. Quick and convenient.
By the time he was done with the body, Takeda Masumi had already finished her investigation.
With a photo of the man in the hat and the exact times and places he'd been active, tracking him down had been a piece of cake.
Takeda Masumi had traced the man's movements and haunts over the past few days, including his entry into the Equipment Damage Zone that afternoon.
In an age blanketed by surveillance cameras and drones, criminal methods had grown increasingly sophisticated.
The most common method was to use electromagnetic devices to disrupt cameras and drones, creating blind spots in the surveillance network.
These blind spots were usually accompanied by alerts that the equipment had malfunctioned. As a result, an "Equipment Damage Zone" had become another name for a crime scene.
Electromagnetic devices capable of disrupting cameras and drones were expensive and banned from the market. Only powerful criminal organizations could afford to get their hands on them.
A brief Equipment Damage Zone had appeared near the place where Sato Mai disappeared. Someone had brought out an electromagnetic device specifically to kidnap her.
The man in the hat had entered the area at the time. Without a photo, it would have been difficult to pick him out of the crowd, but with one, it was easy.
Takeda Masumi had also found the inn where the man in the