"Level one response, targets have dispersed and are fleeing!"
"Repeat, targets have dispersed and are fleeing, location: central pedestrian street!"
"Repeat, targets have dispersed and are fleeing, location: central pedestrian street!"
The tracking CCG investigator, seeing Madam Ryoko and Hinami flee in separate directions, immediately chose to pursue Madam Ryoko and abandon the pursuit of Hinami. In the dense crowd, a child like Hinami was indeed difficult to track, a fact well understood by investigators who had undergone specialized training and possessed work experience.
Instead, Madam Ryoko, who had fled into an alley, was the optimal target for pursuit. Moreover, judging from their escape routes, the investigator deduced that Madam Ryoko intended to sacrifice herself to protect her child, thus increasing the probability of a successful pursuit.
"Stop! If you run again, I'll shoot!" The investigator, having entered the alley, drew a pistol from his coat and shouted at the fleeing Madam Ryoko.
Madam Ryoko showed no intention of stopping. However, the alley was virtually deserted, with no places to hide or take cover. Thus, Madam Ryoko was like a target in a shooting gallery.
The CCG investigator acted decisively. Seeing that Madam Ryoko had no intention of stopping, he immediately pulled the trigger.
A bullet shot out from the barrel of the gun, heading towards Madam Ryoko's calf.
At that very moment, Kagune erupted from near Madam Ryoko's shoulder blades. It was a pale white Koukaku, shaped like slender leaves, with four in number. The Kagune were also very large, far more imposing than Nishio Nishiki's.
Judging by the state of her Kagune, Madam Ryoko had likely consumed more people than Nishio Nishiki.
Upon seeing Madam Ryoko unleash her Kagune, the CCG investigator immediately continued to pull the trigger, and dense gunfire echoed through the alley.
Madam Ryoko's Kagune enveloped her. The bullets struck her Kagune and ricocheted off, unable to penetrate it.
The ricocheting bullets then flew towards the two investigators, and the two CCG investigators were killed by their own gunfire.
After the gunfire ceased, Madam Ryoko's Kagune, which had been enveloping her, unfurled like a blooming flower.
Madam Ryoko turned to look behind her and saw that the two CCG investigators had fallen to the ground. She saw no reason to linger and decided to find a place to hide.
Just then, two investigators, carrying quinque cases, stood not far in front of Madam Ryoko. These two investigators were Kureo Mado and Koutarou Amon.
"Mrs. Fueguchi, it's a pleasure to meet you!" Mado greeted her proactively upon seeing Madam Ryoko. Then, he directly asked, "Can you tell me where your husband is hiding?"
As he spoke, Mado pressed the button on the handle of the quinque case. The quinque Mado was using this time was the same as the one he had used previously: a sword-shaped quinque made from a Rinkaku.
However, this time, the quinque was not green but a dark crimson.
Madam Ryoko had no intention of fighting Mado. Furthermore, Madam Ryoko was not skilled in combat. The reason her Kagune had developed so well was primarily due to being fattened up by Hinami's father. She never had to hunt for food herself, which was one of the reasons Madam Ryoko was willing to be with Hinami's father.
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