Still confused and angry, Sakume went to the bar that night.
"What's the matter, Shikura?" Kyone was one of the few people who called Sakume by his first name. "Having stress at work?"
"Ugh." Sakume drank the liquor. "Yeah. One of those hard cases that I am not able to solve yet. It doesn't make any sense!"
"Hmmm, is it the one with the missing people?"
"Yeah, how you know?"
"Because your fellow officers interrogated me just yesterday. One of the people missing - he was a bum. He comes here often. And he was last seen here. So they came here and asked me some questions."
"Really? So, do you have any information that can help us?"
"Not really. The bum left at about 2:00 AM. We actually had to kick him out, cuz he was drunk here."
"I see. Any idea which direction he went off to?"
"Nope."
"I see." Gimme another shot.
Kyone filled the glass with liquor. "Here ya go."
"Thanks."
Ritoshi was in the same bar as well, sitting in one of the tables. There were about 10 people in the bar, and Ritoshi was facing in the other direction as Sakume. (So this is where he goes to hang out. Nothing much has happened in these past few days. No new discoveries. I guess I should report to Yokoyama tonight.)
Sakume left the bar drunk. He walked limply down the street, not sure of where he was going. Ritoshi followed him, not being detected. Sakume went down a dark alley, and he rubbed his eyes a little. "Where the heck am I? Am I lost?" Then he hiccupped.
Joe and Dorlan were crouching behind a dumpster, counting their money. Just then, they saw Sakume from a distance.
"Hey look, another drunkard."
"Yeah dude. But too bad it's not a drunk chick."
"Blood is blood. Let's bury him."
"Sure thing." They grabbed their things and followed their target.
As Sakume walked limply, he saw Joe in front of him. "Are you lost?" Joe asked.
"Lost? *hiccup* I never get lost!"
Dorlan sneaked behind him.
"You are definitely lost. You poor thing. Here, let us help you."
"I am not lost! *hiccup* I am Detective Sakume!"
"Detective?"
Suddenly, Dorlan put a bag over his head and grabbed him.
Joe was shocked. "Dude, he's a cop!"
"Shut up and help me!"
Sakume struggled.
Ritoshi threw a rock and hit Joe's forehead. That distracted him for a second. "Who threw that?"
Sakume punched him. Dorlan came, Sakume kicked him in the stomach. Then he drew his sword. "Alright, you hooligans. You are gonna pay for this shit!"
Dorlan charged with a wooden stick. Slash slash. It was sliced into 3 pieces, and Dorlan panicked and retreated. "Yikes..."
"This is what you get, you hooligans!" Sakume shouted.
Joe and Dorlan ran like the wind.
Sakume rested against the wall. "*Sigh* Son of a bitches. They almost got me." Suddenly, he sensed someone else nearby. "Who's there?"
Ritoshi quickly hid behind the wall. "Phew. He almost noticed me...even though he's drunk. His coordination skills are better than I thought. He's as good a swordsman as the rumors say."