Chapter 120: The Panicked Fueguchi Mother and Daughter

In the narrow alley behind Anteiku, the Fueguchi mother and daughter waited uneasily.

Sensing the sweat in Hinami's palms, Ryouko patted her head and comforted, "Big sister will be back soon."

Hinami obediently nodded, her eyes tinged with a bit of gloom as she looked at her mother and said, "Will big sister really be okay? That older brother looked kind of... scary."

Through the reflection of the glass, she had caught a glimpse of Jotaro sitting inside drinking coffee, naturally, Jotaro had also noticed them because of that.

Ryouko didn't know who she was referring to, but anyone who could make Touka that panicked was certainly no kind person.

If Touka had no way to deal with him, then they certainly had even less of a way.

"We can only wait for her here."

"M-Mom..." Hinami tightly grabbed onto Ryouko's hand, suddenly beginning to tremble.

"What's wrong, Hinami?" Ryouko was startled, sensing extreme unease in Hinami.

"There are footsteps, a lot of people."

Hinami's sensing ability was outstanding, before Ryouko had even noticed people approaching, she had already detected them.

"Well well, I thought so. Why does it smell so bad over here?"

Mado Kureo, with one eye squinting and the other wide open in a vicious grin, slowly walked over.

"Miss Ryouko Fueguchi, may I take up a bit of your time?"

Behind him, Amon coldly stared at the two of them. Other investigators appeared from all directions, cutting off their escape routes.

"I have a few questions I'd like to ask." Mado Kureo slowly pulled a broken mask out of his pocket.

Ryouko Fueguchi's whole body went stiff, as though she were standing in an icy blizzard.

Feeling her daughter's trembling little hand from fear, she made a decision in her heart.

"Hinami, run!"

Ryouko shouted at Hinami, and at the same time, her rinkaku burst forth from her waist, lashing toward the investigators blocking their retreat.

"It's a kagune. Looks like she really is a ghoul." Mado Kureo no longer questioned her, and excitedly said, "Let's go, Amon-kun!"

"Yes!" Amon responded and raised his quinque, following behind Mado.

Hinami was already crying, hesitating in place, but under Ryouko's second urging, she finally turned around, preparing to flee.

However, in the narrow alley, rinkaku usage was greatly restricted. The investigators that Ryouko had previously driven back soon surrounded them again.

Hinami, a ghoul who couldn't even hunt on her own, had absolutely no ability to resist them.

"Hinami!" Ryouko shouted in shock, and hurriedly directed her kagune to rescue her.

Amon knocked away her kagune in one swing, speaking coldly, "Don't get cocky, trash! Your opponent is me!"

He showed no mercy, and launched a fierce attack with his quinque.

Just handling him would take all of Ryouko's strength. How could she still spare the effort to save Hinami?

Mado Kureo took the opportunity to grab Hinami in one swoop. Watching Amon in battle, he muttered, "Improving again, are you, Amon-kun!"

Fighting a ghoul like this, Amon didn't even need to go all out. With a single strike, he easily shattered Ryouko's attacking kagune. He even had the leisure to reply, "You flatter me."

"Just thinking of First-Class Kujo's figure battling ghouls alone fills me with energy!"

He too wanted to be like Jotaro, not dragging anyone else down, possessing the strength to battle ghouls on his own.

For that, he had been constantly training himself.

Ryouko's attacks posed no threat to him at all. Amon swung his quinque with full force, and before long, Ryouko Fueguchi collapsed to her knees, drenched in blood.

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Jotaro had just stepped out of Anteiku when, after only a few steps, Mado Akira angrily came striding across the street.

She wore a plain-colored shirt under a women's blazer, and on her lower half, a pencil skirt. Her long, silky and elastic legs were sheathed in tight black stockings, the faintly visible skin tone was practically impossible to look away from.

"First-Class Kujo, you really are leisurely."

Mado Akira stopped in front of Jotaro, crossed her arms, and sternly questioned, "Are you even paying attention to investigations? Every day you're either reading irrelevant books or wandering the streets."

"There's talk you're passionate about catching ghouls, but now it looks like that's just baseless rumor."

"With your kind of terrible work attitude, it's like you don't even take being an investigator seriously."

Jotaro didn't deny it and couldn't be bothered to argue. He opened his mouth and asked, "You just came from the Takada building, right? How was it? Did you discover anything?"

Mado Akira was surprised. Looking down, she noticed the dust and dirt on her clothing. 'Was it from this detail that he deduced my whereabouts?'

Though displeased with Jotaro's work attitude, there was no doubt that Jotaro's observation skills showed the potential of a top investigator.

She opened her hands and said helplessly, "With a boss this idle, no wonder subordinates are so overworked."

"Yes, I just finished investigating over there."

"The scene was later tampered with, but…" Her eyes suddenly turned sharp like a sword, "I still found traces of steel beams being deliberately moved."

"The steel didn't fall by accident, someone targeted the Gourmet, that's a fact."

"From the way the Gourmet has gone silent, it's highly possible he fell victim to foul play. First-Class Kujo, continuing this investigation might already be meaningless."

"Let's return to CCG and write up the mission report."

Jotaro said nothing. To Mado Akira, the mission was already over, but in Jotaro's heart, this matter wasn't finished yet.

He didn't care about that woman Rize's whereabouts, but the bastard who illegally broke into his house while he was out, he would definitely find him.

"First-Class Kujo, what are you spacing out for!"

Mado Akira saw Jotaro zoning out where he stood, and was just about to punch him to wake him up when, the sound of battle from the distance instantly drew her attention away.

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