Goshi Miyahara was feeling exceptionally relaxed at this moment. He was just one step away from obtaining that tape; he only needed to get it from that kid.
Now, he just needed to be careful in case the police were following the kid.
Suddenly, a shadow appeared on the ground.
"?"
Goshi froze for a moment, his face suddenly changing drastically. Just as he was about to pull out his gun, a pair of hands grabbed his neck from above. Almost instantly, he heard a snap, and his vision went black.
Miwako, still mid-air, landed by pressing down on Goshi's shoulders.
She quickly snatched the revolver from his waist, then rapidly turned her head to confirm the location of the warehouse she had just passed.
Dragging the unconscious Goshi into a blind spot, she swiftly dislocated his jaw.
"Crack!"
His body reacted as if stimulated, his eyes opening in a dazed state.
But the next second, Miwako pressed her knee against his neck from behind, grabbed his hands, and twisted them back.
"Crack!"
The crisp sound was accompanied by intense pain. Goshi's dazed eyes filled with agony, blood vessels bursting across them.
However, the very hands he could have used to resist were completely dislocated.
He could only writhe on the ground like a maggot.
Miwako glanced at his flailing feet. She stood up, stepped on one foot, grabbed the other with both hands, and twisted it forcefully.
"Crack!"
That foot went limp in an unnatural direction, like a doll's.
But because his jaw was dislocated, the sounds he could make were faint. At a certain distance, his companions would not hear them.
As for the remaining foot, Miwako showed no mercy.
When dealing with heinous criminals, there was no need to consider their thoughts or feelings. First, deprive them of mobility and resistance. This was the most essential quality of a competent police officer.
With the final snap, all of Goshi's limbs were dislocated, and his jaw, which he could have used to call for help, remained disabled, preventing him from making any sound.
"Ah…"
With his jaw dislocated, the only sound he could make was a faint "ah."
Miwako raised an eyebrow, grabbed his shoulder, half-lifted his body, and with her other hand, made a fist and punched him directly in the throat.
Visibly, his entire face turned red. This time, he could not utter a single syllable, his eyes rolled back, and he completely lost consciousness.
Confirming this, Miwako nodded slightly, stood up, and looked toward the warehouse upstairs.
"There's one more."
One kidnapper remained inside, along with two superstars.
Fortunately, with only one, there would be fewer concerns in dealing with him.
Leaving the incapacitated Goshi behind, Miwako headed for the second-floor warehouse.
The stairs were traditional iron ones; if she moved carefully, they made no sound.
Standing at the entrance of the second-floor warehouse, she did not act immediately but listened carefully to the movements inside. There were footsteps near the window to the left of the door.
Noticing this, Miwako spun around, using the centrifugal force of her turn to deliver a side kick that sent the entire door, along with its hinges, flying inward.
"Bang!"
The loud noise startled the kidnapper, who was at the window observing the situation. By the time he reacted, a dark figure was already before him.
"!?"
"Crack!"
A powerful punch struck the kidnapper's throat. The sound of something shattering immediately turned his face purple. The pain of his crushed throat was secondary; at that moment, his respiratory system also suffered a severe blow.
Miwako jumped up, wrapped both hands around his head, and drove her knee directly into his face.
"Bang!"
The six-foot-three strongman had almost no room to resist and immediately fell into a coma.
Miwako immediately confiscated the handgun from his person.
As for this unconscious kidnapper, she did not hesitate, completely incapacitating him by breaking all his limbs just as she had done with Goshi outside.
The two superstars watching the entire process were wide-eyed.
It was their first time seeing someone act so ruthlessly, with both a throat strike and the crisp, decisive breaking of limbs.
Only after finishing this did Miwako turn her attention to the two kidnapped superstars.
"Two kidnappers, right?"
"…Mm, there were two."
Nagano Shiina quickly reacted and nodded.
"Then it's correct."
One was dealt with outside, and the other here.
At this point, both kidnappers had been neutralized.
Miwako did not immediately untie the two superstars. Instead, she pulled out her phone and contacted Inspector Juzo Megure.
"Inspector Megure, the kidnappers of the two celebrities have been found."
She reported the exact location.
"Huh? Officer Sato, you found them so quickly?"
"Yes, someone told me there was a street kidnapping in front of a family restaurant in the shopping district near Tokyo Dome. I followed the lead and found this hideout. I have incapacitated both kidnappers."
"Both of their limbs were broken by me, and their throats were crushed. The one outside also had his jaw dislocated. They may need medical treatment."
Limbs broken, throats crushed…
Listening to Miwako's detailed description, Juzo felt cold sweat forming on his forehead.
Why did it feel like her actions had become even more severe lately?
"Also, Inspector Megure, two fully loaded revolvers were found on them."
"The identity of one, 5.7, has been confirmed as Goshi Miyahara, the man involved in the accidental discharge case at Shōenji Temple a year ago."
"According to my investigation, he was also one of the members of the bank robbery two years ago."
"Last year's accidental discharge case might have been an internal purge."
Hearing that Miwako had already investigated their identities and even found two revolvers, Juzo immediately perked up.
"Well done, Officer Sato."
"We will immediately head to the location."
Facing two armed criminals, her actions were justified.
He just didn't expect the celebrity kidnapping case to also be connected to last year's accidental discharge and the bank robbery two years ago.
Juzo remembered that last year's case was ruled as self-defense. This time, overturning it would be a headache for the prosecutor's office.
(To be continued.)
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