"What important discovery?"
Asai Youki looked at his daughter with a calm face.
"Somebody just reported that they spotted the fugitive Takeda Ichiro near a public phone booth in Shinjuku," Asai Ayumi said excitedly.
"What!" Asai Youki, previously composed, suddenly rose from his chair, "Did you send someone to check it out?"
Though the Changxin Bank robbery had occurred four months ago, its impact was immense. Although there seemed to be no media coverage, any tiny piece of related news could instantly revive national attention.
Originally, all police officers had given up hope of capturing Takeda Ichiro since with seven billion yen, one could live lavishly abroad for quite a long time, possibly even start anew and lead a normal life.
But Asai Youki had never dreamed that, just four months later, he would hear that Takeda Ichiro had appeared in Tokyo. In his excitement, he also felt some fear, afraid that it might be a false alert.
