Unaware that Leon had developed a new misunderstanding about him, the female police officer felt a prickling sensation on her back as she quickly walked up the stairs and swiftly entered the Chief Inspector's office, rapidly explaining Leon's purpose.
"This... might be a bit inconvenient."
After hearing the female police officer's words, the scar-faced strong man put down the map of the Capital City in his hand and said with a troubled expression,
"Your Purification Bureau has always had the highest authority in the entire police department. If it were just questioning the rebels, I certainly wouldn't refuse.
But you request the entire interrogation process to be confidential, with no written record, and also not allowing anyone else to know. That's a bit much.
That prisoner, although not the mastermind, was still involved in the assassination of the Princess. If I agree to let you contact her privately, I can't very well explain it to the higher-ups."