Ichikawa City.
Kanke Nobuaki's residence. Kanke was no ordinary man; he was a doctor of agronomy. Akane Tsunemori carefully read through the files related to Kanke, including his biography. After entering the building, she saw Kanke's corpse, and Ginoza was also at the scene.
A small identification robot was at work.
"Too slow!"
Ginoza roared furiously.
Akane was somewhat worried by his unstable emotions. Ginoza's stress level did not seem promising; his Crime Coefficient really would rise like this. After all, Ginoza's background was unusual. Both his father and his former comrades would have a tremendous effect on his emotions.
Once the strain became too great—
The Crime Coefficient became irreversible.
Life was irreversible too.
Once it declined, one fell into the lowest point of life.
"Sorry... How's the situation?"
"We received a report from nearby residents who spotted a helmet. After checking the area, we found that only this home's security system was down. This was what we found when we entered."
Sei Riku gave a brief explanation of the case from the side.
"The victim, Kanke Nobuaki, worked at a research institute formerly under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, but he retired long ago. Now he was just an ordinary pensioner."
Tomomi Masaoka continued.
Akane crouched down to inspect the body. The wounds on his body were obvious, and it was clear how he had died. The perpetrator apparently had not even considered concealing the evidence of the crime. This was undoubtedly Shogo Makishima's "masterpiece."
"...The wound on his neck is the same as Funahara Yuki's. Shogo Makishima may have done this. This old man was related to Makishima's next plan. Kougami came here to stop him, but he was one step too late..."
A flicker of astonishment appeared on Ginoza's face.
The others were the same.