Mikka Town embankment has no Tsu River. It is a sunny day, and there are many children playing on the shore under the supervision of adults. With the beautiful scene in front of you, it is difficult to imagine that a young girl in her prime lost her young life here.
Fujiwara Yu and Date Hang came here with a trace of luck in their hearts.
Ten years have passed since the case, and the probability of finding useful clues here is simply lower than the probability of Yu Fujiwara taking consecutive vacations and not working overtime.
The two of them came under the bridge over Tsumutsu River. There was a simple bed made of two pieces of cardboard in the corner. There must be homeless people living here. The Coca-Cola bottle placed next to it contained a light yellow liquid. It looked like it
It's not for drinking, it's for solving physiological problems.
Fujiwara Yu walked around under the bridge, but didn't get any useful clues. He put his hands on his waist and looked at Datehang. There was no one else around, so he called out the long-lost title:
"Squad leader, why did the murderer attack Saegusa Sayuki? Did something happen here at that time?"
"How can I know? But I think this murderer shouldn't have committed a crime for the first time. He handled the body very calmly, and even left no traces at the entire crime scene." Datehang spread his hands and expressed his opinion.
.
Fujiwara Yu held his chin and thought for a while. It seemed that he had to re-investigate the case of being shot through the heart with an arrow. Maybe he could find out the murderer's information, or... the murderer was caught in other cases, but he didn't.
Confess for previously committed crimes.
Just as the two were about to leave, the cell phone in their trouser pocket rang. When they saw that the caller ID was Wataru Takagi, an ominous premonition arose spontaneously. A call at this time would probably mean that a case had occurred.
"Hey, Takagi, Brother Hang and I are outside. Just send me the location of the crime scene."
Takagi Wataru couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard Takaji Sousuke say this sentence so skillfully. He quickly objected:
"It's not that a case has occurred. No, we can't say that there has been no case. I would like to ask the police department to return to the Metropolitan Police Department to attend the press conference as soon as possible. A big case has arisen and we need to set up a joint investigation department with the police in Osaka and Kyoto!"
Big case?
Fujiwara Yu thought of Ayanokouji Fumimaro's ambiguous words. It seemed that what he didn't say directly was referring to this. He made a gesture towards Datehang, and while rushing towards the parking lot, he replied:
"Well, we'll be back soon, about ten minutes."
"What, what happened?" Datehang noticed Fujiwara Yu's expression was a little serious and asked.
"Well, it is said that a joint investigation department will be set up. The specific cases to be investigated are not yet clear, but it involves three places: Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto. I am afraid it is a serial murder case across prefectures."
"Cross-county and serial? Ah...putting these two words together is really a headache." Idahang touched the tip of his nose. He looked at his best friend's thick dark circles and smiled bitterly: "I hope it's not too troublesome.
Otherwise, I'm really afraid that one day you might die suddenly due to intense handling of the case while chasing the murderer."
Fujiwara Yu, who got into the passenger seat and fastened his seat belt, couldn't help but rolled his eyes and said helplessly:
"Haha, thank you so much, squad leader. You don't have to say nice things, but you say curse words quite smoothly."
"Don't I care about your health? Seriously, take a good rest at home after finishing this case, and don't think about where to go on a date, otherwise you will really be open all year round."
"...I know, I'll weld myself to death on the bed during my vacation at the head office."
After the two returned to the Metropolitan Police Department, Takagi Wataru, who had been waiting for a long time, hurriedly led the two of them to the lecture hall where the press conference was held. Seeing such a large formation of press groups, you can see how difficult this case is.
Datehang mentally estimated the number of people in the press group. He couldn't help but take a breath and sighed in a low voice:
"Hiss, isn't it? More than a hundred reporters actually came. It's really an exaggerated formation."
"I just ask the murderer to surrender because of the dark circles under my eyes." Yu Fujiwara stood aside with half-moon eyes, talking about unrealistic fantasies.
"I would rather believe that Matsuda will be single tomorrow than I believe that the murderer will surrender."
"...Don't make it seem like Matsuda's chances of being single are higher than this."
If Matsuda Jinpei hears that his two bad friends are trying to diss about his zero relationship with the opposite sex on such an occasion, he will definitely explode on the spot and tear their mobile phones into pieces.
Memu Shisan, who was sitting behind the long table, made sure that all the people were present before speaking:
"According to the investigation, the five people who were killed in Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto have all been confirmed to be members of the thief group Genji Hotaru."
Genji Hotaru? Is the current thief group starting to have strange chuunibyou? It's just like that organization. They like to call each other by their drinking names. I don't know if there will be enough drinking names one day.
Rensaburo Shiratori, who was sitting next to him, said with a serious face:
"Based on the current investigation, we have discovered that Genji Hotaru has been conducting multiple thefts of well-known Buddhist statues or works of art, centered in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka since Heisei 3. All members refer to each other as Yoshitsune's retainers, and
Everyone has a copy of Yi Jing Ji in his hand."
When Datehang heard this, he couldn't help but leaned into Fujiwara Yu's ear and whispered:
"Hey, Fujiwara, don't you think this is a bit of a coincidence? The case we are investigating also happened in 2006."
"There were at least one million cases in 2006. Are you too sensitive?" Fujiwara Yuu drooped his eyelids and looked sleepy. He did not think that the case between the thieves group and Saegusa Sayuki would be serious.
What's the connection?
"That's true. The number of criminal investigation incidents that occur every year is staggering." Datehang sighed. I really don't know how long it will take for Japan's crime rate to drop. It's getting worse and worse these days.
More and more hope.
Fumimaro Ayanokouji, who was sitting on the left, straightened his back and looked at the press group in front of him and said:
"The chief received the Yoshitsune, and his subordinates included Benkei, Ise Saburo and other members, a total of eight people. Apart from these three, the other five people have been killed, and even the "Yoshikune" they held was taken away.
gone."
After receiving the instructions, the reporter who heard this raised his hand in a timely manner and asked:
"Is there any clue about the murderer so far?"
"Currently we only know that the murderer is a master of kendo and bowdo. As for Yoshitsune, Benkei and Ise Saburo who have not yet been killed, their ages and genders are unknown." Otaki Goro, who was sitting on the right, explained.
A master of kendo and archery?
Datehang couldn't help but look to the side, and Fujiwara Yuu, who noticed his best friend's gaze, had a speechless expression on his face and cursed in a low voice:
"Hey, what do you mean by that look in your eyes? Do you think I'm the murderer?"
"Hahaha, don't be angry, I just subconsciously thought of you."
Fujiwara Yu rolled his eyes and didn't reply, but when he heard the word Kyudo master, he was still a little concerned. After all, the murderer of Saege Saeki was also good at Kyudo, so it was inevitable that he would be associated with him.
Forget it, I have to pursue this case anyway, so I’ll ask the Megure Police Department for details on the case later.