"Once this case is over, I'll make sure you all get a proper break! Hang in there a little longer and deal with the case in front of us... The culprit is definitely still inside the aquarium, so let's wrap this up quickly!" Shiraishi sincerely affirmed the efforts of Akasaka and the other detectives.
At the same time... Shiraishi silently decided that he would take up a few more of their days off afterward and train them in the basics of office software!
Of course, Shiraishi did not let that show in front of Akasaka.
After all, Shiraishi was the chief. What kind of senior leader would make you work overtime for training classes? He was merely concerned about your professional growth!
As for making them work overtime for training classes, he could leave that to Section Chief Kunikida later...
About half an hour had passed since the crime, only ten minutes after Akasaka's group had arrived, when people from the Metropolitan Police Department arrived as well. And they were old acquaintances of Shiraishi's...
"Hey, Brother Shiraishi, is your arm all right now?" Megure greeted him familiarly.
Following Megure was Takagi Wataru, whom Shiraishi had met before. Upon seeing the enormous Shiraishi, he instinctively bowed. "Chief Shiraishi!"
Regardless of the case, the first to arrive were generally patrol officers from the nearest police box. If it was a major case, patrol officers from nearby police boxes would also come to assist, securing the crime scene and helping the Forensic Science Section preserve evidence. Those officers were the ones who handled such work.
If necessary, detectives would rush over as well, though they were usually slower than patrol officers. There were not nearly as many detectives, and they did not patrol the streets all day; they came from the police