Cursing inside his head, Akahiro could only bite his lower lip. But in less than a minute, he heard the sound of the police car’s siren.
He felt relieved for a moment, but he could clearly see the construction site now. Some of the workers were waving at him, signalling him to stop.
But since he could not stop, he pressed the horn continuously to warn them. Hopefully, they would get what he meant and clear a path for him.
His attention went to the car that rode beside him. It was the police.
He rolled down his window and saw Inspector Shinji inside the other car. Another police officer was driving the car for him.
“Hey,” the inspector said, “how are things going there? Are the brakes and gas working?”
“That is the problem. None of them is working, but it was doing okay a while ag
