Yesterday's hot spring outing had ended on a pleasant note.
The next day, Makima took leave and disappeared for a few days.
She said she had official business to attend to.
In reality, she had gone to Hokkaido to unwind.
With Makima away from the Public Safety Bureau,
the Fourth Division had a lot more freedom these days.
Meng Fan was now taking Denji and Power to Nido Cafe.
It had become their daily stop.
Whether Makima was around or not,
Meng Fan would bring Denji here whenever they had no assignments.
As for Power, Meng Fan had originally planned to send her back to the Public Safety Bureau.
But Power insisted on tagging along with him.
She even boldly declared that wherever Meng Fan went, she would go too.
With no other choice, he had brought her along for this cafe visit.
As for Meng Fan's habit of skipping work every day,
Aki Hayakawa and Himeno could only turn a blind eye.
After all, Meng Fan was the Fourth Division's pillar of support.
Meng Fan could get by without them, but they couldn't get by without him.
Soon, a taxi slowly pulled up outside Nido Cafe.
As soon as they got out, they saw that the cafe's door was riddled with holes.
"Looks like there was a gunfight at the cafe before we arrived."
One glance was all Meng Fan needed to spot what had happened.
Power had held them up for a while.
That meant the people who had timed their attack to catch Denji had missed him.
Instead, they had ended up fighting Reze.
"Let's go inside and have a look."
Meng Fan knew how strong Reze was, so he wasn't worried.
But just as he was about to head inside, a voice behind him stopped him