Location: Corridor inside the police station

The male police officer finally caught up with the girl who was walking ahead of him, but he couldn't stop her, so he could only follow beside her.

"Miss Katsuragi, are you serious?" The male officer said something that confused the girl, but she continued walking without stopping, casually asking, "What?"

"About catching the criminal, didn't Miss Katsuragi say she wanted to catch another suspect?" Having understood what the male officer meant, the girl answered without hesitation, "Of course, I'm serious. There's no need for me to lie."

Although the male officer didn't underestimate the girl's abilities, he felt it was necessary to clarify, "While that may be true, the biggest problem now is that we have no idea where the other suspect is hiding."

"Well, that's true," the girl replied.

Upon hearing her answer, the male officer seemed to have realized something. "Does Miss Katsuragi already know where the other person is hiding?"

The girl shook her head with her eyes closed. "No, I actually don't know."

"If you don't know, then why did Miss Katsuragi say she wants to catch the person?"

"Well, even though I don't know where exactly, I have a guess of a possible location."

"From the way Miss Katsuragi speaks, it seems like there's no evidence."

The girl frankly admitted, "That's right, there's no evidence. It's just a hunch."

"Just for this baseless possibility..."

Hearing the male officer's slightly discouraged words, the girl confidently responded, "No, even though it's just a feeling, it's not entirely baseless. In fact, it's more reliable than any evidence, since evidence can also be fake."

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The scene switches to the sewer below the city police station.

As expected, it was pitch dark here, and of course, very quiet. Only the faint sound of flowing water could be heard. After all, no normal person would be here, right?

"With this situation, we're really pushed to the brink," Ryuto, sitting on the ground, exclaimed as he looked at the screen of his laptop in front of him.

He didn't expect to be pushed to this extent. Is it because of the overwhelming difference in numbers?

Just then, rhythmic footsteps could be heard coming from the darkness not far away. Soon, voices followed.

"Using people's blind spots, hiding in the most unlikely place, which is the initial entrance of the sewer, is truly an impressive idea."

It was clearly a girl's voice.

Thinking this, a slightly excited voice from the girl came again. "It seems like you're also pushed to the brink."

Fortunately, Ryuto was wearing a mask, so he didn't reveal himself. Besides, the lighting here was dim, and he couldn't even see the girl's face, so even if he didn't wear a mask, he didn't have to worry about being recognized.

Nevertheless, he could still hear the girl's footsteps approaching.

Seeing that Ryuto didn't respond, the girl continued, "What's wrong? Aren't you going to say anything? I'm really interested in your identity."

"..."

If he speaks, he will be exposed. In any case, since he has been discovered, there is only one option, to run quickly.

Although his opponent is just a girl, Ryuto doesn't think he can win against her.

After making up his mind, Ryuto immediately took action, quickly packing up his necessary items. Without any warning, he turned his head and started running.

This seemed to puzzle the girl as well. She thought she could delay him for a while, but she didn't expect him to turn around and run so quickly. Did he see through her plan so fast?

The girl was astonished in her heart. Although her plan was once again broken, she didn't hesitate for long. After all, she didn't expect to be able to delay for long in front of such an opponent. What surprised her was the speed at which the other party figured out her plan.

"Stop!"

After snapping out of her thoughts, she chased after him while shouting, "..."Ryuto cursed in his mind, "Damn it, this is much worse than running. As Ryuto had expected, the distance between the two of them was getting closer. Although the girl wasn't running very fast, it seemed that the main reason was that Ryuto was too slow. Just as he thought about it, Ryuto was almost caught up by the girl.

A few seconds later...

"..."

He felt a clear sensation of his clothes being grabbed from behind. "Damn it... it's not far from the exit, how can I give up? I'm not that obedient," Ryuto thought to himself. He struggled desperately while the other person seemed reluctant to let go. "Why is this person so strong? She will definitely never get married with this strength," Ryuto cursed in his heart. But the other person paid no attention to his thoughts and increased her strength again, putting all her effort into it. "Damn it, now she's even stronger. This is even worse. And why doesn't the clothes just tear apart? It would be easy to escape if the clothes were torn. Why are they so well-made? I can't believe it..."

There was no other choice. Since it's like this...

In a state of helplessness, Ryuto had no choice but to use the legendary escape technique - the True Mantis Sheds Its Shell. In an instant, he took off the outer layer of his clothes, fortunately still wearing a mask, which made Ryuto feel secretly pleased.

After that, with a "thud," the girl, due to an unexpected turn of events, fell backwards and sat on the ground. "This is a great opportunity! Right now!" Ryuto took advantage of this opening and cleverly distanced himself from the girl. However, for some unknown reason, the girl still didn't give up. She immediately got up after falling down and chased after him again. Seeing the distance between them narrowing once more, Ryuto didn't worry, because the exit was right in front of him. As long as he reached it without being caught, it would be a victory.

The girl seemed to understand Ryuto's thoughts and poured cold water on them at that moment. "Running is useless. The police have already surrounded the outside."

"..." Seeing that the girl didn't say anything more, Ryuto continued to run. At the same time, he planned in his mind that even if he could escape, it would be impossible to get away, not for him nor his companion on the roof. While he thought this, the girl had already climbed up from the sewer and was closely following behind him. Although he didn't know the girl's intentions, her identity intrigued the girl. Thinking that the end was near, the girl climbed up to the surface, but was surprised by the sight in front of her. "What is this..."