In Shiratori's mind, an image appeared: Takagi lying on the ground with a bruised and swollen face and a big bump on his head.
Shiratori didn't care about Takagi, who was lying there in a miserable state; he was more concerned about Miwako.
In his mind, Miwako's hands were tied, her clothes were tattered, and Higashida's lewd face reached out with a wicked grin as he approached her.
"It would be terrible if Miwako were really subdued by the thugs!" Shiratori looked tense and was sweating profusely.
Sitting in the passenger seat, Inspector Megure, out of concern and without giving it much thought, displayed the authority of a police officer on his usually smiling face: "Damn it! They're my most precious subordinates!"
Without hesitation, Inspector Megure picked up his walkie-talkie and called for more officers to search for Miwako and Takagi.
The news that Miwako had lost contact and might have been subdued by criminals caused a huge stir among the police officers in the Metropolitan Police Department.
When messages are passed between people, there is a high chance that they will be altered so much that even the person who originally spread the message doesn't know what was said.
The same goes for the police officers.
Officer A: "What? Miwako might have been subdued by the criminals?"
Traffic Police Officer B: "What? Miwako has been subdued by the thugs?"
SWAT Officer C: "What? Miwako has been imprisoned by thugs?"
The news spread like wildfire, becoming increasingly exaggerated.
Miwako's status in the Metropolitan Police Department is quite extraordinary.
Upon hearing the news, the police officers' eyes blazed with fury, and some were so agitated that they even wanted to tear the criminals to pieces.
Suddenly, sirens blared through the bustling street, and a stream of police officers formed a traffic jam, leaving ordinary people strolling the streets at that hour somewhat bewildered.
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