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Or maybe he got tired of the rumors.” Teruo placed his elbows on the table, clasping his fingers. “Rumors?” Megumi glanced over her shoulder as if someone would barge in and listen to the biggest secret in the TMPD, then whispered, “Seems his superior officer ended up dead on their last case. She was murdered by someone whom Miyazaki knew, but he wasn’t even a suspect or questioned and nothing went on his record.”
“Rough night?” Teruo asked. He opened the window and lit a cigarette, breathing out the smoke into the chilled autumn air. Miyazaki nodded. “Yeah, I woke up a few times and couldn’t fall back asleep.” “Ah. I thought maybe you went out with friends.” Raising his head from the files, Miyazaki looked at Teruo curiously. “I don’t have any friends here, sir. I just moved to the capital yesterday.”
“I’m not going to pay a hotel when I have a perfectly fine house with a comfortable bed to fuck on,” Teruo continued. “I didn’t mean to impose, that’s why I said a hotel.” After a beat, Teruo looked at him. “Tonight?”