Hiyoshicho 1-chome is basically occupied by the horse racing venue in Fuchu City. When the two arrived here, they were a little unsure whether their reasoning was correct.
Because this place is so desolate, there are no other landmark buildings except the racecourse. Even the residential area is not in this area. The 2-chome area is full of dilapidated buildings, and there are even dangerous buildings that are half-demolished.
A thought popped into both of their minds: Is there really anyone who lives in a place like this?
Matsuda Jinpei stepped on the fire pump connector on the side of the road and frowned.
"Hey, is my reasoning wrong? It doesn't look like anyone is here."
"Do you remember how they carried out the kidnapping? Their division of labor was clear. From selecting the target to carrying out the kidnapping, and finally driving away from the kidnapping scene, everything was done in one go. It's obvious that they are experienced criminals."
Fujiwara Yu kept rolling the coins that the driver gave him as change in his left hand. He was thinking about the possibility that the kidnapper was so bold that he didn't worry about being witnessed at all.
Thinking of the reactions of the two patrol officers, his face changed slightly, and he didn't even notice that he had changed his words to call Matsuda Jinpei's last name:
"Matsuda! The previous reports to the police may have been true, but for some reason they overturned their own testimony, so they are being treated as false police reports!"
The kidnappers are using the fable of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" to make the police distrust the victims who "made false reports". They achieve control by instilling in them the idea that the police cannot help them and further inflicting mental and physical torture on the victims.
"You mean... the kidnapper threatened the victim with something, and if he called the police, he would be dead?" After following his reasoning, Jinpei Matsuda still held on to a glimmer of hope and asked uncertainly.
Fujiwara Yu was also unwilling to admit that this was the truth. They understood better than anyone how much people in modern society valued face, and how many cases there were where the police were unaware of the truth - the poor victims acted as shelterers.
Once you lose the courage and determination to fight the criminals to the end, the criminals will seize the opportunity to find your weaknesses. I believe that those victims who canceled the call to the police also wanted to catch the criminals, but they all failed.
"The worst possibility is that there is more than one kidnapped person, so we must find the kidnappers as soon as possible. Let's split up!"
Matsuda Jinpei nodded in agreement. At this stage, they could only ensure sufficient time by acting separately. You have to know that the time when the case occurs is not determined by them, but in the hands of the criminals.
He pointed to the 2-chome street with few streetlights and said:
"I'll go over there. I'll leave the 3-chome area south to you!"
"Okay, be safe!"
"Stop nagging me. You should be the one who needs to be careful!"
Fujiwara Yuu just smiled at this. He discovered that Matsuda Jinpei wasn't as bad as his initial impression. If we were to use the more professional ACGN terminology, he'd be a tsundere, right? Well, he's a kind person with a cold exterior and a warm heart.
He started walking towards 3-chome. Although this was a residential street, it was very quiet during the period when the nightlife was just beginning, which was not a typical kidnapping location.
Isn't it over here?
After hesitating for a moment, Fujiwara Yu decided to role-play. He knocked on doors from house to house and asked if anyone had lost anything. Two of the families said they had lost something and were just lying to get a bargain, but when they saw that it was just toilet cleaner, they said they had remembered it wrong.
Fujiwara Yuu wasted quite a bit of time here, which made him anxious. He knew there were no suitable kidnapping locations nearby. Could the kidnapper be in 2-chome, the same area that Matsuda Jinpei was searching? He had to hurry there. If the other party had a weapon, he wouldn't be able to handle it alone.
Just as he was about to leave the street, he noticed a girl walking out of the back door of the racecourse.
"?"
The Fuchu City Racecourse was already closed at this time, so why would someone come out of the back door? And most importantly, the girl was walking with her head down, staggering a bit; something was clearly amiss.
Fujiwara Yuu didn't hesitate and quickly caught up with the girl. The unconcealed sound of his footsteps made the girl turn around quickly, and when she saw his appearance clearly, she ran away.
But how could an ordinary high school girl run faster than the outstanding students from the police academy?
"Wait a minute, I just want to ask you a question. I'm not a bad guy!" Fujiwara Yuu, who had successfully caught up with and subdued the girl, noticed the bruises on her face. He directly revealed his identity, "I'm a student at the nearby police academy. I'm not a bad guy. I have a question for you now. Were you taken to the racecourse?"
Deliberately avoiding sensitive topics, he spoke as softly as possible to make the other party believe that he was there to help her.
“Yes, yes.”
"Then can you tell me the specific location? For example, at the racecourse..."
"A separate building to the north."
After hearing the location of the kidnapping, Fujiwara Yuu rushed over without a second thought. Unaware that his clothes were being grabbed, he turned around to see the high school girl with tears in her eyes. Guessing that she was worried about his safety, he raised his lips and said:
"Don't worry, once your brother helps you deal with the bad guys, they won't bully you anymore. It's getting late, don't let your family worry, you should go home quickly."
The girl watched helplessly as the black-haired young man who had been comforting her ran off into the darkness. She lowered her head, clutching the hem of her sailor uniform tightly with both hands, and kept repeating the same words in a low voice:
"I'm sorry, I have no other choice... I'm sorry, I'm sorry... I have no other choice..."
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