"Superintendent General Hakuba..."
Seeing his superior take the initiative to greet him, Fujino returned the greeting. "What is it?"
"Nothing."
Old Horse wore a smile, his plump face looking somewhat kindly. "I just saw that you were here too, so I came over to ask whether you had any ideas."
"As for ideas..."
Fujino glanced at the top man of the Metropolitan Police Department before deciding to deflect. "The Metropolitan Police Department hasn't started investigating yet, and the intelligence isn't complete. I only rushed over after hearing the news. As for investigative ideas, I'm sure headquarters has already thought of them all."
Old Horse merely nodded at that before saying, "That's true. Without intelligence right now, there isn't even a point to begin searching from..."
Then he turned and patted Fujino on the shoulder, smiling. "How about this? Go home tonight and get some rest. Once we uncover any new information tomorrow, I'll have someone notify you."
"After all, you're a technical specialist. There's no point wasting your time here. Sharpening the axe won't delay the cutting of firewood."
"This case is no trivial matter. One careless move could create a massive social impact..."
"Understood."
After hearing Fujino's response, Old Horse paused, then continued, "Oh, right. Kaito Kid is going to make a move again soon. My boy happens to be in Tokyo lately too. If you have time, take him to see the scene. The kid got incredibly excited the moment he heard about it."
"Is that so?"
Fujino smiled. "Then I'll discuss our response to this with him tomorrow morning."
Old Horse said nothing more. He waved a hand and turned to leave. "All right, those people upstairs are panicking badly right now. I'll go deal with them first..."
"You young people have your own things to do.