Saitama Arrives

"Monday's murder case in Nerima Ward? There's no information on that case?" Shiraishi flipped through the materials Munakata had given him.

There was nothing related to the case...

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The reason a single anonymous telegram had drawn such serious attention from both Beika Police Station and the Metropolitan Police Department was that this anonymous tipster had recently reported a genuine murder!

Yet Shiraishi found no information about that previous murder case...

Normally, the local police station would assist the Main Branch in situations like this, and it was understandable if they did not share their materials. But at Beika Police Station, Shiraishi was greatly surprised. Could someone actually dare not send us the files?

"Oh, regarding the Nerima Ward case, the Main Branch said Inspector Megure is meeting up with a superintendent from Saitama Prefecture. They'll come to Beika Police Station shortly and coordinate the investigation with us afterward," Munakata said.

That was right. It was not that the materials had not arrived—the people and the materials would arrive together later!

"Saitama Prefecture? What does Saitama Prefecture have to do with this?" Shiraishi was stunned.

"It seems Saitama Prefecture had an unsolved case two and a half years ago. The victim's manner of death was very similar to the previous Nerima Ward case." Munakata did not know the details very clearly either.

In any case, the superintendent in charge would be arriving soon.

However, since the case had occurred in Nerima Ward, the Investigation Headquarters was also there, so Beika Police Station did not need to prepare anything further.

Shiraishi nodded, then said to Murasaki, "Vice Chief Murasaki, it looks like I'll really have to trouble you this time. Go find Section Chief Maruo later and rent a boat as soon as possible. On Saturday, take the station's