Naikawa Kotobuki was bewildered for a moment, then, even with a hostage and a police gun in hand, she no longer resisted.
Things had escalated to this point, and with the police coming in waves, there was no place to hide, and how far could she flee anyway?
As for the small Nambu revolver, five bullets weren't even enough to go around for everyone in the room, and the gun's firepower was just so-so. A rabbit hit by a bullet could probably make it home to say its last words before dying, so it certainly wasn't defying fate.
There was no escape, and there was no chance of getting the money anymore; the plan had completely failed, and after realizing that, she simply surrendered.
This case, triggered by an accidental cardiac arrest, thus came to an end, with her and Kimiko Kanamoriji being arrested, and the rookie detective Asai Sora being rescued.
