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#89 What Happen?
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2024-11-01 07:00:27Ryu paced back and forth in front of the ER, his hands constantly wringing together. Kenji was taken to the ER an hour ago, but nothing has been reported.
"Here," Inoue, who had arrived ten minutes earlier, handed her phone to Ryu.
"What's his name?" Ryu asked.
"Yato Maeda," Inoue replied.
"Maeda-san?" Ryu pressed the phone to his ear.
"Who are you? Why are you calling me at this hour?"
A slightly harsh reply came from the other side. It was ten o'clock at night. Being forced to take a call from an unknown person was understandably annoying.
"Ryusuke Sato. Kuryugumi."
"Who… Oh?" There was a commotion on the other end, and Ryu clicked his tongue impatiently. He had no patience left at this point.
"Sato-san, I apologize for not recognizing you. How can I help you?" Maeda quickly corrected his tone, becoming very polite.
"There's been an incident, and Sandaime is in the ER at Saiseikai right now. Your hospital
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