Massage

As Zilian and Amaki walked into the Massage Parlor, a bald old man suddenly came out looking refreshed and passed them by.

Zilian turned to look after him, frowning. "Hm? Haven't we seen that man somewhere before?"

"A wanted criminal?" Amaki asked uncertainly.

After all, Amaki was good at remembering faces and had specifically memorized the appearances of seriously wanted criminals, yet even he had not recognized the man.

"No, I think he was someone the chief knew... Never mind." Zilian did not pursue the matter.

Amaki had not been at Beika Police Station long enough to recognize him immediately. The man who had just passed them was actually Professor Yamabuki!

Rejected politely by Shiraishi, and unable to get anything useful from the useless student—even his hint that she use a honey trap had been pointless—

Professor Yamabuki began asking around on his own. By sheer luck, he found the Massage Parlor and obtained Koga Junko's address.

Junko, who had not yet woken up that morning, was roused by the doorbell. Remembering her current circumstances, she immediately lost all sleepiness and got up to answer the door.

However, when Junko saw that the visitor was neither Gen nor Yamada, who often came by, nor someone dressed like a detective, but an unfamiliar middle-aged man, she could not help asking in confusion, "Hello, may I ask who you are?"

"Hello. I'm a professor from the psychology research center at Todai. My surname is Yamabuki. Here is my business card." Professor Yamabuki handed it to her as he spoke.

Junko took it and glanced at it, looking puzzled. "A psychology professor from the University of Tokyo? What do you need from me?"

"I heard you were recently involved in a murder case, is that right?" he asked impatiently.

Junko's expression changed at