Smuggler Case

The Smuggler Case (事件,) is the first case investigated by Atsushi Nakajima.

Prologue
A woman visits the Agency office to request for an investigation regarding low people of character hanging outside her company's building. Kunikida suspects that they might be smugglers, hence the woman's visit to be able to have any evidence against the smugglers and submitting them to the police. Kunikida gives the case to Atsushi and instructs Tanizaki to join him. Before doing the stakeout and evidence run, Kunikida hands Atsushi a picture of a man and orders him not to run to that person, revealing him as Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, a dangerous ability user of the Port Mafia.

Case
Atsushi, Tanizaki, and Naomi walk through the city, Atsushi tells he didn't find it funny about all the talk about the vicious mafia and getting killed. Tanizaki assures him that the job can't be that hard if someone like him can keep this kind of work. Atsushi asks Tanizaki about his ability. Tanizaki describes his ability to Atsushi as not that useful for battle. However, Naomi gushes, saying how amazing of an ability Tanizaki has.

After the walk, the woman says they've arrived at the outlaws' location. They walk into the large alley with Tanizaki finding the place weird, asking if they're in the correct location. The woman introduces herself as Higuchi, and Tanizaki says that outlaws are usually a fairly cowardly lot, where they always secure an escape route whenever a deal goes down and place they are in doesn't have an escape route if ever the police cornered them from the other side.

Higuchi agrees, tying her hair up into a ponytail as she reveals it was a trap and her target was them all along, putting a phone to her ear. Higuchi talks on the phone, telling Akutagawa they have them captured as planned. Tanizaki flinches at Akutagawa's name.

Resolution
The case reveals to be a decoy to capture Atsushi.