The camera shifts to the other side.

The third floor of the city department store is now filled with police officers. Of course, before this, they had already evacuated the crowd. Although they couldn't evacuate everyone, at least there were no other people on this floor.

However, the women's restroom on this floor is crowded with men. This might seem strange, but given the current circumstances, it's best not to pay attention to these small details. But even so, not all the individuals in the restroom are men; there is also a young girl, of course, not a female police officer.

"Miss Katsuragi, although we have indeed found the bomb as the suspect claimed, we cannot fully trust the suspect. After all, it is highly possible that this is a trap. It's better to be cautious."

The male officer previously suggested to the young girl.

"Although that possibility exists, it is highly unlikely. Considering the suspect's capabilities, there is simply no need for them to make things so complicated. They could achieve their goal by simply not telling us the location of the bomb and leaving it unattended."

The young girl's viewpoint clearly did not convince the male officer.

"But it could also be targeted at us, the police. Just like before, they used the bomb to lure us here and then detonate it, causing us significant casualties. That is also a possibility. Otherwise, how could they know the actual bomb defusal method?"

"In that case, do you have a better idea? They just said they have no way to defuse it. Now, apart from following the suspect's defusal method, there is no other option. Unless you are capable of doing it yourself."

Upon hearing the young girl's words, the male officer fell silent. After all, this is a matter of life and death, and it's not something to be taken lightly. Leaving aside whether it can be accomplished or not, even if there is a considerable degree of certainty, there is no guarantee that nothing will go wrong.

Since that is the case, they can only resort to other means. The male officer, who had made up his mind, approached the young girl.

"...But at least please transfer to another place, Miss Katsuragi. It is too dangerous to stay here. You could be affected at any moment."

Facing the male officer's concern, the young girl simply waved her hand.

"There's no need. It should be fine."

"..."

Since the young girl said so, the male officer could not force her.

"In that case, how is the situation on the subway line 2?"

"It's just as the suspect said. We also found a bomb, and it's currently being defused. Although there are quite a few of them, and it will affect the subway operations, there's no other choice."

"In terms of secrecy..."

Although the young girl hesitated to speak, the male officer immediately understood.

"There's no problem with the secrecy aspect. It's just as we imagined. Although the sudden shutdown of the subway caused confusion among the public, it didn't cause any major uproar. The subway is currently under emergency maintenance. Although this excuse may seem hard to believe, and indeed one person expressed doubt about our explanation, fortunately, nothing unexpected occurred. Overall, the situation now is better than our initial expectations."

"Is that so?"

At this moment, the young girl took out a piece of paper, and the male officer leaned over to take a look.

"Huh? Is this the paper that the suspect stuck inside their clothes, containing the bomb location and defusal method?"

"Yes, it seems even the act of undressing was calculated. But why do they do this? It's hard to get rid of this uneasy feeling. What exactly is their purpose?"

The young girl's choice of words made the male officer feel somewhat strange.

Since he wasn't present at the scene, he couldn't fully understand the young girl's words. And since she didn't actively provide any further explanations at the moment, the male officer didn't dare to ask randomly. But even so, doubts still arose.

"That person? Does that mean the suspect is a man?"

The male officer tried to inquire.

"Well, at least the one who escaped from my hands was a man. Although he was wearing clothes and it was dark, I could tell from his movements."

"This can't become an important clue. After all, we still don't know for sure how many individuals are involved. We only know that there are at least two people."

As he said that, the male officer sighed in frustration.

However, the young girl had a different perspective on this.

No, maybe there are only two people, and the guy's intention for going to the police station doesn't seem to be what we initially thought. After all, looking at the result, nothing was missing from the police station, and no personnel were injured. Intruding into the city police station for unknown reasons, even when faced with hundreds of police officers...And finally, they found a way that nobody knew and told it to us through this method, also believing that we would definitely do it. Taking such a big risk to do these things, what is your purpose? Who are you really? This feeling is the first time I've experienced it. I'm getting more and more interested in you, Dark Men!

The girl tightly held the piece of paper with the signature "Dark Men", a secret smile playing at the corner of her mouth.