(Season 1, Episode 7)
In the Agency's meeting room sat the President, Yosano, Kenji, Atsushi, and I, listening to Kunikida's rundown of our situation. They ran into the Port Mafia, and I missed it!
"A mysterious criminal group is threatening to detonate a bomb somewhere in the city," the blonde explained. "Not only that, but they've also launched a smear campaign against our agency."
"Sounds like we're caught between a rock and a hard place," Yosano sighed. "Do you have any helpful information on where the bomb might be?"
"Not much, but right now all we have to go on is the message left by the perpetrator." Kunikida looked at his tablet. "Here it is: 'Greetings, I hope that the ADA and its members are faring well. Forgive my impudence, but I've placed a bomb capable of causing mass destruction in a certain location here in Yokohama. Since you claim to be an agency aimed at securing public safety, I request you locate and disarm the bomb as soon as you can. You only have until sundown. I wish you the best of luck. I have full faith in your abilities. Respectfully, the Azure Messenger.'"
"Strange signature," the President commented. "Who is the Azure Messenger?"
"We don't know yet," the blonde frowned.
"This bomb could ruin us, it's rigged specifically to make our team look bad," I sighed. "Our failure would demolish our organization's reputation and all the faith that people have in us."
"The bomb could be anywhere," one of the office staff, Haruno, reported. "Even the office staff has been scouring for it, but there are too many possibilities."
Kenji raised his hand. "Hey, I bet Ranpo could help. Did we have any luck getting in touch with him?"
"It seems he's still busy with the case in Kyushu. I've asked him to contact us as soon as possible, but we need leads right now."
It takes him no more than ten seconds to solve a case. What the hell do you mean busy?!
"Did you get any information from that taxi driver?" The President questioned.
"Unfortunately, no, he didn't have any knowledge about the bomb," the blonde answered. "I believe him; I don't think he's the type to try and blow-up Yokohama."
"Okay then, listen up." All eyes in the room focused on the president. "This is a cowardly act. Someone's endangering lives just to bring down the Armed Detective Agency. We have two objectives: uncover the Azure Messenger and disarm the bomb they've sent. The bomb takes priority cause of its deadly potential. If we can't find the bomb, it will destroy innocent lives as well as the hard-earned reputation of our agency. Everything is at stake for us on this case; it's a full test of our skills as a detective agency."
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After the meeting, I encountered Osamu and Sasaki in the downstairs cafe. Kunikida and Atsushi were with me as we searched for that fool.
"Are you sure you have time for this?" The woman asked. "I heard that the Agency is dealing with a bomb threat. Especially Kunikida, since he seems so anxious."
The brunette cradled his coffee cup in his hand while I settled next to him in the booth. "You've got that right, Kunikida is an insane work horse. Get this, he spends two hours reviewing his notes before going to bed. I couldn't stand doing that for two minutes. Maybe he's got some soldier ants working for him in his brain-"
Kunikida and Atsushi decided to seat themselves behind us. In fact, it was the perfect spot for the blonde man to punch his annoying coworker.
"Oh, I didn't know you were here, Kunikida," the brunette groaned.
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