Contrary to its exterior, the warehouse interior was unexpectedly clean and well-organised, with shelves and neatly stacked stockpiles lining the pathways. The doorkeeper, a towering brute, led her down a long corridor, each side lined with rows of doors. As Miku passed several rooms, she caught glimpses of unfamiliar broadcasting equipment, their purpose unknown to her.
"Please wait in this one," The guardsman instructed, stopping before a white door identical to many others.
"Where is Sakurai-san?" Miku asked him, worried.
"Hehe, he'll be here shortly." He chuckled as he exited and closed the door.
As it turned out, the senior with brown hair and small amber eyes had been waiting inside the room. In his casual fit, the man had several piercings in his ears which he wasn't wearing at school to maintain his student council appearance.
Miku disconnected the wire and exchanged a knowing nod with him. Sakurai smiled deviously as everything seemed to work in his favour.
"She's outside… M~My dept is clear, right?" Miku asked the president to confirm.
***
"Heyyy, lady. Don't you know that this is private property!?" 3 brutes appeared before Ayane and pushed her to the ground.
The jet-black-haired girl reflexively attempted to resist but to no avail, she couldn't break free. They were overpowering her.
"Tsk!"
"This girl is feisty, I like it." The short brute commented. The man reported on a small microphone, "Hey! Hiroshi, we got her."
Ayane was tied with her hands behind her back. Three grunts escorted her toward a large office room located deep inside the abandoned building.
The well-groom man was waiting for her in his office chair. Next to him, the small-eyed Sakurai Hiroshi kept smirking contently.
"Tsk! Tsk! Tsk! What do we have here?" The boss let out an excited voice after clicking his tongue.
"So this is your plan after all!?" Ayane asked, there was fiery rage in her eyes yet her face remained as deadpan as ever.
"All thanks to Sakurai Hiroshi." The tall boss man said. "With this pretty face here, we'll rack millions of cash." He continued to yap.
"Thank you," Sakurai proudly accepted the compliment. The prez circled around the prey.
"One problem though. I'd have to train her well, Jinzo-san," He caressed Ayane's cheek softly as he licked his lips in anticipation.
Ayane spat on his face. "On your dream, you jerk." She cursed.
"Hahahaha" Jinzo burst out laughing which made Sakurai even more embarrassed.
Slap!
Sakurai slapped Ayane's face with full force. The red bruise instantaneously appeared on her face.
"Not the face, idiot." Jinzo scolded him with a loud and stern voice.
"Sorry, Jinzo-san," Sarukai quickly apologised with a bow. "I guess, we can cover it with make-up or something." He grabbed her red cheek to examine.
"Say… You think you are so smart using Miku, hmm?" Sakurai turned to ask the captive.
"..." Ayane remained silent, grinding her teeth from the pain. Her face distorted with hatred and repulsion.
"I'll let you know that she'll never betray us." He explained with a smug, his fingers threading through her soft and silky hair. "Miku is our loyal errand girl!"
"How naive of you, A-ya-ne-chan." He taunted.
"I'll treat you gently if play nice. What do you say?" Sakurai offered, and he sat down to her eye level, telling it to her face.
Ayane spat on his face, this time the president performed a powerful swing right in her stomach, causing the girl to fall and roll on the ground in agony.
"Persistent. Guess I'll have to do a whole lot of lectures." The light brown-haired boy ridiculed her by stepping on her head.
However, Ayane appeared unfazed.
"Sakurai, make sure she can act. I want to stream this one within one week." Jinzo commanded the boy firmly.
"Understood, Jinzo-san. You won't be disappointed." He bowed gracefully.
"Hahahaha." Ayane began to laugh louder and louder.
"I think she's broken already." One of the brutes commented.
"How sloppy of you stupid criminals, Hahaha." The girl told them while laughing uncontrollably, her purple eyes pierced deeply into his soul.
"Did you search her before bringing her in?" Sakurai anxiously turned to ask the brutes. They all looked at each other puzzledly.
"You f**king idiots!" Sakurai quickly searched Ayane's pockets. He ripped her uniform in panic, exposing her pristine skin and underwear.
After a quick search, the president managed to find her phone.
The screen was showing the connecting call with "Akiyama Suzuki".
Abruptly, "ARRHH!" The loud commotion could be heard just outside of the office door followed by a loud bang.
A few seconds later, the door swung open with full force, door pins knocked out of their hinges as two young boys barged in, having their fists up readily.
"YOU!!! AOYAMA?! SEITO?!" Sakurai cried in shock as he reflexively took a step back.
"Don't stand there, idiots! Get them! Damn it!" Jinzo barked, ordering his lackeys to attack.
The short brute tried to drop kick Shouichi but he quickly ducked and returned a low kick in the face, knocking him out cold immediately.
Shinji swung his left hook and an uppercut sending the tall brute flying before slamming into the office table, the impact scattered all stationary and documents into the air. Jinzo, the tall man became pale as his guards couldn't stop the attacking boys.
The last brute, the fat one, grabbed Shouichi from behind trying to suffocate him.
Unfortunately for the brutes, un-grabbing was the first few things Shouichi learned in Rugby.
Shouichi masterfully rolled forward as the centrifugal force pushed the fat guy crashing head-first into the ground. Before he could react, Shouichi delivered a vertical chain-attack on the face with his fist.
"STOP RIGHT THERE!" Sakurai managed to hold half-naked Ayane on the knife point.
"You coward!" Ayane shouted.
"Play nice or I'll cut this bitch's throat." He threatened and circled around the hesitant duo.
"Sakurai, there's nowhere to run, don't make it worse for yourself." Shouichi bargained with his hands up.
"F**k it!" As the president circled close to the door, he pushed the girl toward Shouichi and sprinted out as fast as he could.
"Ayane-chan, are you alright?" Shouichi instinctively caught Ayane as she stumbled. His eyes quickly scanned her face and body for any signs of injury.
The tears in her clothes revealed patches of bare skin and the white fabric of her bra. Gently, he touched the red mark on her cheek with concern.
"Ouchhh… My cheek hurts, what took you guys so long…" The girl whined, forcing a smile on her face.
"Sorry, we should've come sooner but there were more guards than expected." Shouichi quickly removed his jacket for Ayane, and the girl eagerly put it on.
"Hey! I yield!" Jinzo put up both hands as a sign of surrender as Shinji cornered him.
"Take this, you damn criminal!" Shinji knocked the boss out cold by slamming Jinzo's head on the table.
"FREEZE! THIS IS POLICE!" The female's shouting resonated.
The female police officer arrived at the office room. Once she ensured that the threat had been neutralised, she lowered her gun. The concerned police rushed toward Ayane and Shouichi.
"I told you to withdraw from the case! Why didn't you listen to me?" Suzuki began to give them an earful.
"It's my fault, Officer Akiyama." Shouichi bowed his head apologetically. The officer bared her teeth with frustration and disappointment before turning to track the status of the backup.
"Officer Nagoya, what's the ETA? Over." Suzuki talked via her radio. "About 3 mins, over," The man's voice replied promptly.
Suzuki swept her eyes for potential threats in the room once again. After she was certain that the threats were eliminated, she embraced both Ayane and Shouichi firmly.
"I'm sorry, Suzuki-san," Ayane responded with guilt, returning the hug.
"I'm really worried about you guys," Suzuki said warmly. "Damn, she's smell nice… And felt nice." Shouichi couldn't help but notice that the officer's mature breasts were brushing against him.
***
In less than 10 minutes, the full police squad was buzzing around the abandoned warehouse to apprehend the culprits and rescue the victims. The high school trio and Officer Suzuki were sitting in a parked police car.
"We found 3 high schoolers in the compound, of which two were in bad shape. I'll send all three to medical checkup ASAP." Officer Nagoya shared his findings with Suzuki through a car window.
"Make sure you get these 3 trouble-makers home safely." He commanded while glancing at the trio briefly before leaving.
"Sigh* Ayane, you need to go to hospital too." Suzuki turned to Ayane who was sitting in the backseat with her supposed boyfriend, Shouichi. Somehow Suzuki still assumed they were dating.
"Man… how come we are trouble-makers and not heroes?" Shinji complained. The tall guy was sitting in the front passenger seat.
"Sigh* There's no hero in real life, only dead or alive, you all hear?" She lectured in a tough voice.
"Yes, Ma'am." The three replied in unison, woefully.
"Akiyama-san, did you manage to catch Prez Sakurai Hiroshi?" Shouichi asked with a concerned expression.
"Not that I know of. We are still trying to apprehend the guy but he couldn't have gone far." Suzuki replied nonchalantly.
"Shouichi-kun. Can you stay with me at the hospital?" Ayane whispered in his ear and leaned her head on him. The girl wrapped herself cozily in Shouichi's jacket, the one that he gave her earlier.
"Of course, I'll come with you," Shouichi reassured her firmly as he wrapped his hand around her.