Report 34: Hunted

Report 34: Hunted is the thirty-fourth chapter of the Hyper Police manga, and the fourth chapter of Volume 5.
==Plot==
At their apartment, Sakura and Sakunoshin have just put the children in bed for the night. Outside, two teams of bounty hunters - Alpha and Bravo - have entered the apartment building, with a further two - Charlie and Delta - assembling outside. Sakura gets a call on the phone as well as a call at the door - on the phone Batanen warns her to run but is cut off. On the other side of the door, their downstairs neighbour Oomori asks to come in. This is revealed to be a set up for the bounty hunters to storm the apartment, who Sakura recognises as rival bounty hunter Fukusuke's team. Sakura quickly dispenses of the team.
Later, Sakura and Batanen get back in touch, Batanen revealing that the other members of their team have had bounties put on them by some unknown adversary. Sakura confirms via her computer that Natsuki has also been tagged, finding that Professor Sasahara put up the bounties after Natsuki disappeared, evidently unaware that bounties frequently end in the deaths of the target. Sakura obtains Fukusuke's van to assist in rescuing Natsuki from other bounty hunters, the floored Fukusuke giving her permission on the hopes she doesn't injure him further. Back at the pool, Tomy and Poe are continuing their lessons, unable to receive Batanen's warnings.
Elsewhere, Natsuki is eating at a cafe near Shakujii Park in Nerima. She is recognised by Professor Sasahara's assistant, Shintaro. She however, does not know him and initially tries pretending to be foreign to convince him he has the wrong person. Shintaro sits down with her and tells her the Professor is very worried about her running out and has cancelled a university lecture to look for her. Natsuki doesn't want him to find her so tries running away while Shintaro looks for a good phone signal for telling the Professor she is alright; the signal does no good, and the Professor now believes an unknown man has her in captivity. As soon as Natsuki leaves the cafe, three bounty hunters for the OGU Security Company recognise her from the wanted posters and begin firing, the OGU unit leader being unaware that the Professor's call for Natsuki's return would mean taking her alive. Back in the cafe, Natsuki and Shintaro are taking cover. Natsuki has come to the conclusion that only her father could be so rash as to put a bounty on her. 
==Characters==
* Sakura
* Sakunoshin
* Batanen
* Fukusuke
* Tomy
* Natsuki Sasahara
* Shintaro Yoshimura
* Fonne
==Sources==
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