The live broadcast suddenly interrupted.
The TV station inserted an advertisement, starting to play a Kobayashi Pharmaceutical commercial.
A duty officer at Nakagawara Police Station complained, "Why did the signal have to cut off now? It's not even a children's show..."
A colleague nearby nodded in agreement, "It's a paid channel, this is outrageous!"
Ogasawara Shunma and his companions squatted nearby, hands cuffed to a water pipe, unable to sit comfortably or bend straight, forced to endure in a crooked squat.
The police caught people but didn't immediately send them to detention.
The criminal police knew well that starting a case would have bad repercussions; future crimes would mean bearing responsibility. It was better to hold them under the guise of an investigation, and release them after a couple of days. This way, they'd report to their superiors without weighing on their conscience or bearing responsibility.
