the surroundings. On the balcony of his beach house, he could hear seagulls and

chi said, walking into the room and dropping a platter of

looked at his mum, also poppi

heir relationship has been kind of weird. "What does

g further in the chair. The atmosphere was calm, the sound of the seagulls was the only

eading?" his mum

ati

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d saved, and being in a car alone, stuck in traffic, wouldn't do his mind any good. The teenagers across from him looked like a couple. He was taken

hought, looking out th

rough the biggest mall in ShichijoNakamachi. He stopped at the mall, taki

eam wide, the tall building appearing endless. Taking a d

rrogated, some guys being dragged to jail, with the usual police filling o

i's back, before walking off. Kei has always been quite reserved and col

one else shouted from a corner. When the others heard this, they

rom behind. He turned around to see who it was even if he

said the person. Kei smil

e commander

is of

fice when someone else commented, "a

re," she said out loud. The men around the station la

n. Their relationship as a father and son had grown sour when Kei followed in his footsteps to become an officer instead of a scholar. This was because Kei

tivities have increased in our city and it's something we need to look at and it's linked to an old file that was closed and the officer that was in ch

ld. Not that he wasn't experienced, but he's only had 5 cases like these. His dad secretly made sure he kept him out of the most dangerous cases. This one right now screamed

he cases you've been involved in, so you have been chosen to head this case." He opened the folder to read through, looking at the f

g that this was wrong and couldn't get himself to accept this case. Despite his

s chair and left the conference room, as

in the hospital and was still reeling from the experience. Bowing as he spoke, he then left the conference room, planni

at h

ed into the house, without taking the time to sit down and

edly said, trying to calm her husband down. Although it is Kei's choice t

rgument if he met him at home. Therefore, he decided to take a detour before heading home. On turning

itting on the sofa; she looked so worried. Upon hearing the door close, she looked up

living room to let them sort things out for themselves. Kei had already resolved within himself that he had no choice but to take up

g his father. "hand over the file," he says calmly, not wanting a

?" his father said furiously, his face flushed and red from anger.

you," he replied sincerely, hoping his father would let

tead, you walked down the same path as I did,' he whispered, throwing the file o