In any case, the outcome was very satisfying. Inspector Megure was afraid something else might go wrong, so he quickly said to Sato Miwako, "You worked hard today. Go home and get some rest."
"Inspector." Officer Sato did not leave. Instead, she murmured distractedly, "Do you think... Matsuda might still be alive, and just had plastic surgery?"
Inspector Megure: "...?"
Inspector Megure was beginning to worry about the mental state of this capable subordinate. He sighed. "Matsuda really is gone."
Three years ago, Sato had been stopped and had not made it over, but he and Shiratori had personally gone beneath the ferris wheel and found Matsuda Jinpei in pieces along with the other officers. Who else could those fragments have been but Matsuda? He had been the only person inside the entire ferris wheel.
Thinking of how horribly Matsuda had died, Inspector Megure sighed again, somewhat understanding Sato Miwako's state of mind. He consoled her, "Matsuda saved an entire hospital. He could rest in peace even in death. Besides, his enemy has now also... ahem."
He quietly pointed at the stretcher being carried away. He could not gloat that the culprit was dead, so he could only hint, "In short, you can't keep immersing yourself in grief over the past. You're still young. You should look ahead."
Sato Miwako nodded, seeming to have taken it in, but her next question was, "Then did Matsuda have a younger brother?"
Inspector Megure: "..." Why could they not get past Matsuda today?
He sighed and could only answer stiffly, "No. At least, we didn't see one when we attended the funeral... Why are you asking that?"
Sato Miwako recalled the person who had pulled her back. After hesitating for a moment, she shook her head and said nothing.
She walked to the