Whether by luck, chance, or fate,
I think you gained some kind of miracle.
Treasure it.
What was I doing...?
Where...
...am I...?
So you're awake.
Some bad guys will be here soon.
I'll take care of them.
You get away in the meantime.
Got it?
I can't...
You're in middle school, aren't you?
Then run.
You have a future.
I'm a police officer. A servant of justice.
I'm here to protect your futures.
I...
I don't have anything special.
I don't even get good grades.
That doesn't matter.
But... I know...
If you can, I'd like you to find your own justice
and live with pride.
My own... justice...
Sounds like they found us. Now run!
But what about you?
I'll be fine. Just go! Hurry!
The path you should take runs straight ahead.
Next time we meet,
I want to say thank you.
"Special 7: Special Crime Investigation Unit"
It was a long time ago now.
In this world, there are elves, dwarves, and vampires.
They used to fight each other over who was number one.
But somehow or other, they managed to work things out and unite,
and now they live like this.
They might have long ears,
or be a bit big,
or need blood donations,
but the world is at peace.
Well... crimes do still happen sometimes.
Nobody move!
No one's moving, idiot!
Just keep a lookout, moron!
I'm going to look for the diamond.
Why on a day I'm off-duty...?
Manager?
Don't move unless we tell you!
Stop...
What...?
You're an off-duty officer, right?
Huh?
You don't even have a gun. You can't handle this.
How did you know?
I'm in the same boat.
Two officers taken hostage by bank robbers:
Seiji Nanatsuki, fresh out of his detective exam,
and the shady officer Shiori Ichinose.
It was a weird way to meet,
but it unquestionably changed my life.
Probably for the better.
I think.
We have you surrounded!
Release the hostages and come out at once!
Run!
You're an officer too, right?
Well, something like that.
Then let's do something.
I don't have a gun either.
And I wouldn't use one if I did.
Why not?
I never hit my mark.
That's pretty bad...
More importantly, something's been bugging me.
What?
There are three robbers, all equipped with bulletproof vests and guns.
Know much about guns?
Not much... Almost nothing, actually.
Basically, it's way more than you need to break into a bank branch.
I see.
And they're not just punks. They have military experience.
Like in the JSDF?
No. Mercenaries, probably.
How can you tell?
The way they walk. Plus, their tattoos look years old.
They don't look like guys who just quit the SDF.
Their boots are foreign.
The only Japanese things on them are those masks.
We have to stop them.
How?
How? We'll put our lives on the line and figure something out.
Wow. Do you only have one brain cell?
Do you have a plan, then?
I do.
Don't move. Just do what they say.
That's not really a plan.
Hey, don't do anything stupid!
If you contact the police, you're dead!
Don't the police already have this place surrounded?
He's probably always wanted to say that.
Seriously?
Found it!
Wait. Let me make sure.
All right, mission accomplished!
Try any funny business, and we kill the hostages.
We've still got bombs. Got it?
U-Understood.
But please, at least release any women and chil--
Shit!
Why did you join the police?
To get a stable income?
No.
To keep the precious citizens safe?
"Precious citizens"...?
Why, then?
Nine years ago, I got caught up in a terrorist attack.
The Airport Attack?
Back then, a detective saved me.
He risked his life for me.
I didn't get a chance to ask his name,
but... he was just so cool!
I wanted to be like him!
Anyway, let's focus on finding a way out of this mess!
Whoa, there. Keep it down.
We're about to pick who goes with us.
Those two, and...
...that woman hiding in the back!
You're coming with us.
No!
Aren't you ashamed to take a woman hostage?!
Wait!
I'm a police officer.
I'll take her place as your hostage!
What the...? Oh, boy...
All right, take them both!
What? Seriously?
Get in!
Floor it.
What are you up to, Belle?
Using drones to watch the highway.
Wow. How many are you operating?
Twelve!
That's our Belle! I'm impressed.
I am a ninja, after all!
So, where did the armored car go?
It's heading for the Tokyo Bay Connector Bridge,
Rainbow Bridge!
Oh, dear.
Can you hear me?
If you can hear me, answer. Quietly.
Where are you?
In your ear, stupid.
I stuck a communicator in it earlier.
A what?
Listen, Officer Stupid.
"Officer Stupid"?
That armored car is military.
It'll take a lot to stop it,
so we're counting on you.
U-Understood.
There are two things we want to know. First, who the ringleader is.
Second, who the traitor is.
What traitor?
One of the hostages is in league with the robbers.
That stolen diamond's got a history.
It's been out of sight for a long time.
The clerks didn't even know it was deposited in that bank.
I doubt anyone except the manager knew it was there.
Then, the manager must have--
Either he got careless and told someone, or he's an accomplice.
I wonder which.
What should I do?
--Anything. Try talking to them. --Talking?
Talk about the weather, or politics, or baseball, or whatever.
Just keep talking. Got it?
R-Roger.
Um... Excuse me...
What?!
L-Lovely weather we're having, huh?
What idiot would actually try to talk about the weather...?
What is the meaning of this, Mr. Kiryuin?
It was out of my hands. I've just received a report.
It seems Ichinose got himself caught up in an incident.
And?
I thought we might take the case.
Don't be absurd!
Now, now...
It's not as if Nine is involved, Mr. Kiryuin.
That's true.
But it's not necessarily unrelated.
Oh?
Well, it also wouldn't hurt us
to score some points occasionally.
Very well.
Sir...?!
Thank you, Chief of the Department of Public Safety, sir.
Don't mention it.
Is this really all right, Ichinose?
One of the hostages taken by the robbers is involved with a Nine case.
The Airport Attack 9 years ago.
Isn't that a good enough reason for us to act?
They took that young officer?
He volunteered.
What an idiot. He just gave them one more hostage.
Could he be an accomplice?
No.
I could tell in five seconds. He's not the type.
Because he's an officer brimming with a sense of justice?
Because he doesn't seem smart enough to do anything bad.
Wonderful.
Did you hear that, everyone?
Now, let's teach those robbers
that crime doesn't pay.
Special 7, move out.
You're a cop, aren't you?
Yes.
Is... help on the way?
Huh?!
I-I think so...
You think so?!
Don't worry.
The police will keep you all safe.
You're useless...!
He got that right.
Hurry up and rescue us...
I'm no good under pressure!
It's a military armored car.
The machine gun on top packs a punch.
Hold out a little longer.
Can you catch it and stop it, Nijo?
I can catch up to it, but not stop it.
Any ideas?
Plan 1:
circle patrol cars around ahead of it and use them to block the road.
Out of the question. The armored car would plow right through them.
Probably.
Plan 2: spray special tracking paint on the armored car from the air.
The SDF can take care of the rest.
That will provoke a flood of civilian complaints.
Disciplinary action guaranteed.
I'll do it if that's what you want.
No thanks.
Plan 3: a direct assault using Bellemer's drones.
If it's military, shouldn't it be able to evade electronics?
Plan 4: the officer onboard causes a commotion and stops the armored car for us.
Relying on a hostage? I give up.
Well, it is the simplest way.
Won't he die?
Dying in the line of duty means a two-rank promotion.
Special 7 is already considered a gang of good-for-nothing punks and a waste of money.
Do you want to make our reputation even worse?
Out of the question.
In that case, next is...
This is bad! One of the hostages...
Hey, what have you been doing sneaking around back there?
N-No...! I haven't...!
Stop!
You can't do anything! Give up!
No!
Sacrificing yourself won't solve anything!
I still won't give up!
Bastard!
Moron. There's no way you could...
What the hell are you doing?!
Culprits in sight.
Nice going, Nijo.
However, the doors of the armored car are open. Someone is fighting inside.
Isn't that dangerous?
Excuse me; I'm going to turn on the siren.
Get closer.
Please refrain from making difficult things sound simple.
Gramps, where are you now?
Standing by in position.
I can see you guys.
Great. Gramps, I've got a favor to ask you.
Take care of the rest, Boss.
Huh? What are you planning, Ichinose?
To stop the armored car...
Yes? To stop the armored car...?
...I'm going to destroy Rainbow Bridge.
Seriously?
Hey!
Send an ambulance! Quickly!
Hey! Are you all right?! Hey!
I thought I was a goner.
A normal person would be.
Cancel that ambulance.
I can't believe you dodged at that range.
Forget that! Let's go after them!
Get in!
Don't get the seat dirty.
Yes, sir!
Is this really okay?
It's more fun to make a big splash, don't you think?
Will you be okay, Gramps? Are your eyes going?
Sorry to disappoint you, but my vision's 4.0.
Is that so? All right, then, I'll blow it up.
Listen, Bellemer,
just a little, all right? No need to overdo it.
Okay! Kaboom!
No way!
Now...
What?!
The bridge...!
I suggest you don't move.
A sniper's got you in his sights.
I'll kill the hostage!
Stop!
I see.
I guess that means one of you will die for sure,
and the rest will get life in prison.
But, if you drop the gun...
Well, with good behavior, you might get out one day.
And escape is always an option. Right?
Should you be encouraging prison breaks?
Die here, or seize your chance to live.
Make your choice.
Do you want to keep going?
Damn it all! I'll kill you!
Do you really want to keep going?
I have one question.
What is it?
You were the only person in that branch who knew where that diamond was, right?
Y-Yes, that's right...
And you bragged about it to your mistress, right?
Oh, um, yes.
I see. Now I know how the robbers were able to go straight for the diamond.
Sir, don't tell me...
N-No! I wasn't in cahoots with them!
I only bragged about it...!
I didn't tell anyone either!
Bragged...?
That's right. You didn't tell anyone.
But you met secretly inside the bank, didn't you?
And if, for example, you showed off the diamond
and someone happened to catch a glimpse of it, that someone could have planned this crime.
I didn't do anything like that! I would never!
Then explain this.
Isn't that...?
The unnaturally fast response to the photo they sent bugged me.
It was as if the person on the other end already had their reply ready...
He could be sure of a jewel he'd never seen based on a single photo
because he was watching the crime play out in real time.
Excuse me.
Now, once we run the fingerprints,
they'll tell us who this phone belongs to.
But do we need to go that far?
Nine...
Nine will return!
Cower in fear, fallen ones,
of we in whose veins Their great blood flows!
Our actions
are the true justice!
Justice...
No justice
is worth sacrificing people for!
Suspect secured!
What a weirdo.
Hey, rookie.
Who are you calling rookie?
It's true I only just made detective, but...
We don't know each other's names, do we?
Oh, now that you mention it...
Ichinose. And you?
I'm Seiji Nanatsuki.
Word of advice. Being a cop's a rotten job.
That's not true.
It is.
I don't care one bit about keeping the citizens safe.
Everybody in the police is like that.
I don't believe that.
Oh? Is that so?
It is.
Excuse me.
What an unlucky guy.
I mean it.
Excuse me.
Um, pardon me.
When I reported for duty, I was told to bring my things here...
Hey, there. Morning.
--Huh? --My condolences.
What?
Oh, my! It's a pleasure to meet you, Seiji Nanatsuki.
Um...
Sorry for the sudden reassignment.
Because you got involved in our case,
you no longer have a place in Criminal Investigations.
And so, we decided to take you on.
I really am sorry.
My apologies.
Wha--
What?!
And so, welcome, Nanatsuki,
to Metropolitan Police Special Duty Department Special Crime Investigation Unit Section 7,
a.k.a.
"File.01" "One Brings Bad Omens, Seven Brings Good Luck" Special 7.
Help!
Next time: "The Two Investigate."