Nowadays, looking back, the two of them were indeed naive. One was determined to become a famous police chief addicted to work, and the other was resolved to lay back like a slacker... Such matters cannot be judged in terms of right or wrong; after all, deciding what kind of life to live is the individual's prerogative.
They first met on July 28, 1989.
At that time, Hokkaido experienced a heavy storm, with a curtain of rain hanging on the viaduct, the sky was dark and gloomy, and the streets were lit with neon signs. Fushimi Roku was driving a taxi, weaving through Otaru, Hokkaido. He had just dropped off his first passenger of the day and was on his way back.
After leaving the viaduct, there was a long stretch of coastal road. In the distance, the sea roared and surged under the storm, and the black waves crashed against the cliffs, turning into shattered white pearls.
