"Breakfast will start in fifteen minutes, please make up your room as soon as possible......"

Hearing a prompt on the radio, Shoji Kuroda, who was immersed in his own thoughts, immediately sat up reflexively, and then began to do what he needed every morning.

"Click!"

As the cell door slowly began to open, Kuroda Shoji slowly walked out of the cell. As soon as he went out, a fellow inmate who had been standing behind him for the past few days took the initiative to talk to him:

"Hey, new here, did you know Mr. Hojo before?"

"I, I, I, and Mr. Hojo have never met before......"

"Ah...... Then you're lucky, with Mr. Hojo's care, no one will bully you in the future!"

"What?"

……

"No one is allowed to speak!"

Just as Shoji Kuroda was wondering whether to ask the other party about Mr. Hojo's origin, the criminal officer in charge of guarding the prisoners suddenly interrupted his conversation with the other party, and then the prisoners lined up one after another, and then walked slowly in the direction of the cafeteria.

……

Breakfast at the Tokyo detention center is still the same, simple, small, and average. Although it may seem unremarkable, this is a classic breakfast that has been summed up in the Tokyo detention center for many years. Small amounts...... This means that most people can't save their food and share it with others. Averages are meant to try to avoid excuses for conflict between prisoners. But...... It's such a simple dish, but it still has a part to look forward to. That night's uneventful soup was the biggest expectation of all the prisoners every day.

The clear broth base seasoned with kelp and bonito is served with a piece of radish stewed until soft, and when you bite into it, your mouth is filled with the umami of the sea. Even my stomach began to feel like it was squirming. Even Kuroda, who has long lost confidence in life, can't help but feel some emotion when facing this bowl of soup.

……

After lunch, the inmates in the detention center will have about 15 minutes to move. It's not a long time, but it's ...... But it is a rare time of the day for the prisoners to relax. When Kuroda came to the playground satisfied, although the weather outside was still cold, Kuroda felt warm because of breakfast. Just when he was moving his arms on the playground, the prisoner who took the initiative to talk to him in the morning didn't know when he came to his side, and then said enthusiastically to Kuroda.

"Ah, what a coincidence! I didn't expect to meet again!"

"Ah...... Good morning!"

"My name is Abeta, and I'm the neighbor who lives next door to you!"

"Uh...... Please take care of it!"

"Huh...... I thought the prisoners of the Tokyo subway bombing would be very grumpy, but I didn't expect it...... Brother, are you quite easy to deal with!"

"Me......? Yes...... yes!"

"Listen to my advice, if you put aside the fact that you have been sentenced to death, it will be much easier to live here......?" Even though everyone has been sentenced to death, can they actually live here for a long time? The ministers of the Ministry of Justice are now all bodhisattvas for the sake of the votes, and no one wants to sign our approval form......! Your business is so big, maybe you can't say it!"

Maybe it's been a long time since I've spoken to anyone!, the prisoner named Abetai seemed to be particularly enthusiastic about Kuroda...... After the two chatted for a few words, Shoji Kuroda took the opportunity to shift the topic to the mysterious Mr. Hojo.

"That...... Mr. Abe...... What the hell is that Mr. Hojo and why...... Why ......"

"You want to ask why the criminal officer would be so polite to him, right? There is nothing strange about it, he was a member of the Diet from Osaka before he came in, a big man! Do you think such a character is something that those criminal officers dare to offend?"

"Congressman, no! How could a Congressman ......?"

Do you know the case of the murder of a barmaid in Ginza, who caused a lot of uproar a few years ago? I heard that he did it...... Alas...... As long as you meet a beautiful woman, it's not a good thing!"

……

Hearing Mr. Abe's words, Shoji Kuroda couldn't help but look at Mr. Hojo, who was talking to someone in the distance. I saw that after Mr. Hojo said a few words to others, he would nod silently. I really don't know why he, who used to be a member of Congress, lives here so peacefully, is it...... Can't a character like him find a way to exonerate himself?

……

"Mr. Kuroda, are we now under the Tokyo Detention Center?"

"Wait a minute, you're over there, I need to measure the position of this place with a total station......"

Under Kuroda's command, his helper stood at a designated position in the distance with a measuring rod, and then Kuroda carefully measured it through the total station.

After about ten minutes, when Kuroda straightened up again satisfied, he looked around for a moment, then pointed to a wall behind him and said:

"The wall is no longer to be moved, and the current location is right above the prison cafeteria. When the time comes, as long as the companions inside lead the person to the appointed position, the rest ...... It's up to us!"

Hearing Kuroda's words, his companion, who had been with him for many days, immediately smiled excitedly. I saw him happily unload the backpack on his shoulder, and then began to take out the contents of the backpack in turn and put them neatly on the ground.

"Is the time set? it's tomorrow for breakfast...... Right?"

"Hey, here's what I heard...... When the time comes, they'll figure out how to guide people to the designated location, and then we'll take care of getting people out!"

All right...... In that case, we can just rest for a while.

Kuroda said as he sat down wearily on the stone steps beside him, and then used his flashlight to look at the surroundings of the top. Speaking of which...... After so many years, Kuroda really misses his years in the Tokyo Detention Center! As the only death row inmate who successfully escaped from there. Kuroda knows the structure of the entire Tokyo detention center inside and out. And this is one of the reasons why he will be implicated.

"I can't imagine that after so many years, the Tokyo Detention Center will still not grow up!"

Kuroda secretly despised the designer of the detention center in his heart, and then he took out a map and carefully examined the location of the Tokyo detention center above his head. Surrounded by the two river systems of the Arakawa River and the Ayase River, there is nothing that the Tokyo Detention Center cannot escape as long as it can reach the underground......