Those that prowl in the dark of night are not restricted to those from
sinister backgrounds.
That citizens could move about freely without the threat of hoodlums
-- and completely free at that, is thanks to the tireless efforts on part of
the "apostles of order". Tonight, a young man who was (supposedly)
one of these pillars of order was grousing to his male companion.
"Seriously, one trouble after another......"
"............"
"Hasn't our crappy luck from last year already come to a close?"
"............"
"Something must have happened. This way, it's really easy to tell if
they're illegal aliens or foreign invaders."
"......Investigating them is our job. We're employed because of this
rash of incidents, so quit your yapping!"
At the same time as he used his clear and capable voice to advise his
superior, who was still softly muttering "Things like this shouldn't be
happening at all......", he also sucked in a breath.
"Yes, this is Inagaki."
Hearing a short burst from his ear set, Inagaki immediately replied
back in a terse tone.
"......Acknowledged. We'll be at the scene shortly."
After turning off the transmission device, Inagaki swept a severe gaze
over his superior, who wore a languid look on his face as he surveyed
his surroundings.
"Inspector, 5 bodies. Cause of death is the same as the ones from
before. Just as before, there are no external injuries."
Hearing Sergeant Inagaki's report, Inspector Chiba Toshikazu sighed
as his eyes drifted to the skies.
"And all their blood must also be gone. ......Seriously, 5 weird corpses
every month. There should be a limit to trying to draw media
attention."
Without alluding to the victims or murderer, Inspector Chiba
Toshikazu was only sighing to elucidate how troublesome this all was.
Still, amid the inconvenienced expression on his face, his pupils
flashed with the razor sharp gaze of a hunter.