"According to reliable information from my informant, Takeda Ichiro has arranged to meet someone at the Maple Restaurant in the Shitamachi District tonight," he said gravely during the emergency meeting of the search headquarters initiated by Sato Rich. "Ladies and gentlemen, this is our best chance to capture the source of this chaos once and for all!"
The meeting room erupted into commotion.
"Have we finally found this guy?"
"Who is Takeda Ichiro meeting?"
"This case can finally be closed!"
Everyone was excited, talking over each other. After all, several days of tracking Takeda Ichiro had led nowhere; now, such a huge breakthrough was bound to be thrilling for anyone.
Well, not Aoyama Xiu Xin.
He observed the scene with cold detachment, taking in everyone's expressions and reactions.
If he wasn't mistaken, the person Takeda Ichiro was meeting tonight at the Maple Restaurant was none other than Sato Rich.