Megumi Aiko [4]: Tsk, being a police officer is better. While I faced a lot of cases and had the unfortunate experience of having the cases suddenly transferred over to the Public Security, it's stable and I earned quite a lot of money.
Artist [11]: I refuse anything related to the black and red side!
High School Student [2]: + 1
Serial Killer [3]: + 2
Journalist [12]: + 3
Kami Shita [6]: Tsk, let's stop talking about depressing things. I want to ask no. 4 about Matsuda Jinpei
Megumi Aiko [4]: Huh? What's about him?
Kami Shita [6]: Come on, that man is a blockhead who's hell bent on catching his childhood friend's bomber. After you helped him to catch the bomber, how did you manage to persuade him to get back to the Bomb Disposal Department? I thought he'd want to stay in the Investigation Section 1 and from the way it looks like, you're still familiar with him.
Tell me, did you develop a relationship with him?
Megumi Aiko [4]: WHATT???
Megumi Aiko [4]: OF COURSE NOT!
We basically had a fight after getting hospitalised together after catching that damn bomber. I shouted at him that he's not suitable to be in the investigation section if he only thinks about getting ahead on his own.
For some reasons, he was transferred over later on with his own initiative! However, Inspector Megure said that he can be loaned over to the investigation section if it's necessary.
High School Student [2]: it sounds really interesting! Spill the tea!
Megumi Aiko [4]: Are you some gossipy aunts?
High School Student [2]: I don't care. Men also like to eat melons!
Kami Shita [6]: spill the tea!
Journalist [12]: Count me in!
Megumi Aiko [4]: You guys… fine…]
While Megumi Aiko started her story of her acquaintance with Matsuda Jinpei, no. 5 was silently adding the information that no. 9 and no. 1 shared.
Tokaji should be someone under Rum or even his subordinate's subordinate. After he died, does no. 1 took over his line?
This is what no. 5 wanted to know.
After all, if they could get more information about the US side, the public security could use it to exchange for a better deal and cooperation.
The problem is, the source of this information is the Interpol.
Even though they all basically cooperated together, no. 5 will not forget that no. 1 is from the Interpol. It's not right for him to ask the other party for information for nothing.
It seemed he had to think of something.
[Public Security Officer [5]: No. 1, if I propose a cooperation for the information on your side, are you willing?
ICPO Undercover Agent in Winery[1]: No full cooperation until the red side unite, including you and Furuya's superior. You need to talk with him first and have the information shared before I join in because most of the information I have is not in Japan. We can cooperate for some cases when necessary, though.
Public Security Officer [5]: Alright. I'll contact you when everything is ready.]
No. 5 glanced at his own phone.
Damn it, does he need to be the one to take the initiative?
He didn't like that riddle like man.
Tsk, the superior is like the subordinate. It was annoying.
…
Megumi Aiko's side of story - Matsuda Jinpei part
To be honest, Megumi Aiko was shocked when she saw Matsuda Jinpei and had thoughts that she had hallucinations. After that, Inspector Megure assigned her to be the one to take him around the first investigation division.
She found out that he had been planning to come last year but was punished by his superior.
Moreover, the fax didn't come, so he didn't bother to come and decided to wait another year.
This year, his superior finally let him go when he found out that he couldn't do anything to stop him.
"Megumi, you'll be the one to take him around," Inspector Megure said.
"Huh?" Megumi Aiko, who was planning on figuring out a way to lure Matsuda Jinpei away on the day of the bombing, was stunned.
Shouldn't it be Sato Miwako who brought Matsuda Jinpei around?
Why did it change to her?
But seeing Inspector Megure's expression, Megumi Aiko could only accept this arrangement unwillingly.
On the bright side, she might be able to lure Matsuda Jinpei away from the Ferris wheel earlier.
…But she wouldn't be able to explain how she managed to obtain such information.
Megumi Aiko felt that her brain was crashing and she sighed deeply in her heart. She really couldn't understand how someone with an ordinary IQ like her could possibly do this.
…
The two of them barely cooperated with each other.
With Megumi Aiko's limited IQ, it was Matsuda Jinpei who solved the case and then he watched her beating up the prisoner who was trying to run away.
"Your fighting skills are really bad." Matsuda Jinpei saw Megumi Aiko posture and shook his head.
Even though her movement to capture is quite standard, the rest were a mess.
And he could see the traces of wild fighting from this girl.
It was obvious that she's not a completely good girl.
"I think it's pretty good," Megumi Aiko protested.
"Tsk, I can easily defeat you."
"Want to try?" Megumi Aiko handed over the criminal to her colleague and stood in front of Matsuda Jinpei. She's definitely not willing to admit defeat so easily.
Matsuda Jinpei was hooked and he grinned.
"Sure."
He didn't have any rule of not hitting girls anyway.
Many of them were also good fighters and seeing how Megumi Aiko did, she might be a good sparring partner.
Bang! Bang!
The two people who met for the first day ended up fighting on their first day of work.
Megumi Aiko naturally lost.
Her fighting skills were obtained through the system and her own fighting experience was far from enough.
Thankfully, her instinct still prevented her from getting hurt too badly.
But Matsuda Jinpei was not feeling any better.
"Are you a gorilla?" Matsuda Jinpei asked speechlessly. It had been a long time since he felt punches that were so painful like this.
This woman is really strong.
He couldn't help but look at Megumi Aiko's figure and was confused.
She's just slightly shorter than him with relatively slender figures. It was definitely not the kind of woman with big muscles or anything like that.
In fact, one would think that she looks like an idol.
Beautiful and rather sexy.
But Matsuda Jinpei felt that he had been taught a lesson.
Her fist really hurt!
"Matsuda Jinpei, what did you say?" Megumi Aiko was holding her fist and looked at Matsuda Jinpei menacingly.
Through the log, she knew that she had been called a female gorilla for a long time.
But this made her depressed.
She's so pretty and beautiful, how could she be called gorillas?
Hmph!
"Heh." Matsuda Jinpei sneered.
The two of them stopped fighting and returned. When inspector Megure saw the two of them like this, he was speechless.
"Why are you fighting against each other on your first day meeting?"
That day's incident spread quickly.
And many police officers were looking at Matsuda Jinpei either with respect or hostility.
The former was because he dared to fight against Megumi Aiko who was known for her violent fight. She had been punished repeatedly by Inspector Megure because of excessive violence when capturing the criminals.
And the latter was because he was close to Megumi Aiko even though they have only met each other for a short period of time.
After that eventful first day, the two of them worked together once again.
Matsuda Jinpei clearly saw how bad Megumi Aiko's abilities are.
She couldn't make proper deductions and could only maintain the scene and helped to collect photos and evidences.
Aside from that… her brain was not good enough.
"Have you ever considered changing jobs?"
"Matsuda Jinpei, if you can't speak, you better keep quiet." Megumi Aiko sneered when she heard Matsuda Jinpei's words.
"Ah."
Matsuda Jinpei didn't want to fight for two days straight after starting the work either, so he chose to stay silent. His superior will definitely punish him and might even drag him back to his original division.
Afterwards, they faced a shooting case and Megumi Aiko rushed forward bravely to deal with them.
Well, she was scolded afterwards.
"You're so reckless! Don't you see that the criminals are carrying guns?" Inspector Megure felt that Megumi Aiko just never learn.
"But I'm so close." Megumi Aiko grumbled and could only accept the reprimand. Anyway, this wouldn't be the first time.
When she has been scolded enough, Megumi Aiko slipped away.
"Officer Megumi."
Megumi Aiko halted and she looked at Matsuda Jinpei resentfully. "Why did you stop me?"
"Ah, I just want to ask why you choose to charge forward." Matsuda Jinpei looked relaxed and calm.
"Huh? Isn't it obvious? I want to solve the case as fast as possible. That injured lady will not last long." Megumi Aiko had a solemn look.
A woman has been shot in the crime scene just now. She knew that she had to solve the case fast, but her brain has never been her strong point.
In that case, she could only use her fist and body to step forward and subdued him.
"What if he had other accomplices? What if you're not fast enough?" Matsuda Jinpei asked again.
"Ah… I really didn't consider the first one but for the second one, I believe in myself." Megumi Aiko grinned.