They had found some clues earlier, but they were only clues—the murderer had yet to be found.
Inspector Megure sighed. They had actually gathered some leads as well, but they lacked the crucial evidence needed to identify the real murderer.
The victims killed these past few times had no connection whatsoever. The culprit was likely a madman killing at will, which was why he was so difficult to track down.
Yet even if he was a madman, he was an intelligent one. He had left behind no clues at all and handled everything perfectly, just like a professional assassin.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Hattori. Keep looking for clues," Inspector Megure said. There was nothing else he could do. They could not rely solely on Heiji Hattori now; they had to think of other ways to solve the case.
For a major case like this, Inspector Megure felt that a high school detective like Heiji Hattori simply could not handle it.
Meanwhile, Chen, who had taken a different route, did not run into any trouble. However, the detour had been long, so it was already quite late by the time he got home.
"You're back so late. We thought you weren't coming back tonight," Akemi Miyano said after opening the door for Chen and the others.
"We should have been back long ago, but we ran into some trouble on the way," Chen said, shaking his head.
Chen then sat down, picked up a cup, and took a sip of water.
"That's my cup," Akako Koizumi said, glancing at Chen.
"Is it? What does it matter? I don't mind. Do you mind, Akako?" Chen looked at Akako Koizumi.
Of course Akako Koizumi did not mind. Their relationship had already reached that point, so there was no way she would