Bomb disposal, D-rank!
Even Senichi, who was accustomed to preventing cases and receiving side rewards, couldn't help but be stunned for a moment after seeing this reward.
A skill that directly reaches D-rank, and it's also the bomb disposal skill that he has never drawn before...
Five years! (D-rank equals 5 years of mastery)
This skill sets a historical record for Senichi's skill rewards!
And this directly transformed Senichi from a bomb disposal illiterate into an expert who can familiarize himself with various bomb knowledge and even dismantle simple bombs.
As the difficulty increases, learning about each one those higher-tech and more complex bombs can increase the skill by two to three years.
Because bomb disposal experts are proficient in various highly difficult bombs and can dismantle them in an extremely short time.
For this result, Senichi can only say the more, the better!
After all, these two cases didn't require too much effort; it was just a matter of playing along and subtly guiding the situation, and everything fell into place.
It's all basic operations with nothing too mentally taxing.
Speaking of acting skills, Senichi's acting skills have also improved by two years after experiencing these two cases. This self-understood skill is improving even faster than many lottery-enhanced skills.
This fully illustrates that every qualified detective is essentially a drama queen.
Senichi snapped out of it and found that the culprit had already been taken away after checking the rewards, and the detectives were starting to get into cars and return to the police department in groups of two or three.
Beside him, Takagi hesitated as he looked at Sato Miwako, who was sitting in the car crying.
"Go over there." Senichi pushed Takagi, "You don't have to follow. Just accompany Detective Sato. Now is the time she needs comfort."
"But..." Takagi looked a bit embarrassed, "I..."
"Don't be wishy-washy!" Senichi said impatiently, "Summon your courage! In yesterday's situation, you would have succeeded if you had been a bit braver.
Don't back down at a critical moment like today. Seize the opportunity and say everything you want to say!"
Because he prevented the case in advance, they missed the scene where the two reconciled in the end.
But Senichi didn't want to ruin the relationship between the two. He immediately began to play the role of a matchmaker after seeing Takagi hesitating.
"I... I understand..." Hearing Senichi's encouragement, Takagi hesitated for a moment and finally made up his mind. He walked towards the car where Sato Miwako was.
"Can I come in?"
Takagi approached the car and opened the door. He acted in a rarely "domineering," manner and directly sat next to Sato Miwako without consulting her opinion.
"..."
Silence.
After getting in the car, Takagi's courage from before seemed to have been used up in his previous actions.
As soon as he got in the car, he turned back into a hesitant person who did not know how to start a conversation. He just looked at Sato Miwako, who seemed to have something to say but couldn't express it.
"Thank you..."
In the silence, Sato Miwako was the first to speak after wiping away her tears.
"Huh?" Takagi was stunned and a bit flustered. "Why are you thanking me?"
"When I lost my composure earlier, it was you who stopped me..." Sato Miwako looked at Takagi seriously. "Thank you for stopping me."
"It's nothing... I think Detective Matsuda wouldn't want to see you like that either..." Takagi smiled awkwardly.
"You... you're really silly... I've always wanted to forget..."
When Sato Miwako heard Takagi mention that name, tears couldn't help but well up in her eyes, and she threw herself into Takagi's chest. "Why don't you let me forget him? Fool!"
Takagi lost his previous awkwardness watching Sato Miwako crying in his arms, instead he looked at the beautiful woman in his arms with a touch of tenderness. "No, you can't forget."
Takagi looked at Sato Miwako's somewhat dazed eyes and said seriously, "That's an important person for you, right? So, that's a precious memory that you absolutely can't forget.
Because after a person dies, they can only live on in the memories of others...
If even the memories are forgotten, that's the true death."
"Takagi... Takagi..."
These words were like the most touching love confession, breaking through all of Sato Miwako's defenses.
"Huh?"
As Takagi was puzzled, Sato Miwako placed her hands on his face.
Watching that charming face getting closer, Takagi instinctively closed his eyes.
The most emotional people are the most touching, and for those who are in love, this kiss.
It's a commitment, it's a lifetime.
...
As for the final outcome of the two, Senichi was not aware.
After all, this was a crucial time for establishing their relationship, and providing assistance was enough—being a third wheel would be a bit much.
But judging from the thank-you text Takagi sent, it seemed that the relationship between the two had made substantial progress, and they had become a couple.
During these two fleeting days off, Senichi was not idle either. He and Ayako selected various items for the engagement ceremony.
Although it was a bit busy, they enjoyed the busyness that comes with such joyous occasions.
Senichi once again entered the office while responding to greetings along the way.
Before he even entered, Senichi heard the slightly noisy voices inside.
"Oh, so lively. What are you all chatting about?"
Senichi entered and looked at everyone happily chatting.
"Oh, Detective Senichi." Shiratori's eyes lit up when he saw Senichi, and he quickly walked over.
"My sister is getting married next month, and I'm sending out wedding invitations to everyone.
My family knows about what happened before, and they insist that I must invite you to express gratitude for saving my life."
"Expressions like 'saving my life' are too exaggerated." Senichi waved his hand and smiled. "Even without me, I believe Detective Shiratori would have noticed the warning notice left in the car."
After all, that's how it was in the original story, though he couldn't escape from being severely injured.
But Shiratori didn't think so since nothing happened. He insisted that Senichi saved his life, forcing Senichi to accept his gratitude.
"I want to thank you too." After Shiratori finished speaking, Sato Miwako also walked over. "Thank you for catching the culprit and helping me resolve this emotional knot."
"I feel the same way." Takagi also smiled and said, "My gratitude is different from Miwako's, as you know."
Takagi's words were somewhat subtle because there were colleagues around, but Senichi still understood that he wanted to thank Senichi for facilitating their romantic relationship.
And the mention of "Miwako" already indicated the outcome after that day.
"I accept your gratitude." Senichi joked and said, "As the 'hero,' one of these days, you should treat me to a good meal."
"No problem, my treat." Takagi patted his chest without hesitation and willingly accepted. After all, that was the most powerful assist that helped him win the beauty.