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"Hello, I'm a member of ZAT."
Seeing the uniform on Kotaro, the police guarding the cordon saluted and let him in. Then Kotaro saw the deputy captain, Kitajima, Minamihara and others.
"What's going on, deputy captain? They said there was a monster, so why didn't they evacuate the citizens?"
"Oh, Kotaro, it's still unclear whether there are monsters or not. Come and look at this!"
The incident happened in a flower shop, which was surrounded by a cordon and the shutter door was half closed. So although the people around were curious, they couldn't see what happened inside, and only heard that it was a homicide.
However, when I turned in through the rolling door, I saw the deceased at a glance, right at my feet. If I hadn't been warned in advance, I would have been really scared.
"The deceased was the owner of a flower shop. It wasn't a big shop, so there were no other employees, only him." Araki introduced. This was what he had just heard from the police.
The deceased's entire body was blue in color. If one had not known in advance that it was a corpse, one would have even mistaken it for a dried-up human-shaped ornament.
"All the blood is gone from his body, just like in the previous cases. It looks like the same group of people did it."
Although the cause of death has not yet been determined by an autopsy, it should not be a big deal.
This is Araki's judgment, and also the judgment of the police.
"Captain Araki, what do you think? Do you think it's a monster?" Detective Yokomizo of the Metropolitan Police Department's Criminal Investigation Division asked. They had been dealing with ZAT for a long time, so they were not unfamiliar with it.
"It's hard to say. This is a downtown area. No matter whether the incident happened in the early morning or at night, if it really is a monster as tall as a building, there should at least be witnesses."
Yokogawa also agrees with this point.
"You ZAT also think it was man-made? I think so too. Let me interrogate this suspect carefully."
"Has the suspect been caught?"
"He's not a suspect, he's the reporter! Is that how you police handle cases? I just saw this damn thing and reported it to the police!"
The man who was speaking was a little excited. He was wearing a snow-white kimono that was not very common on the street, and a black shirt underneath. He did look a little suspicious.
But it's also a bit familiar.
"Hey you, aren't you the one, the one who often appears on TV..." Araki wanted to say, but the words couldn't come out when they came to his lips.
"Yes!" The man was a little excited when he saw someone recognized him.
"That's right! It's that car wash commercial, where Mach washes the car and Yamazaki jumps over the roof of the car!"
"I am Sakata Gintoki!" Gintoki said angrily, who the hell is Yamazaki?
I thought that after appearing on TV, I finally had fans.
"Please, Refrigerator! It's so famous, but you haven't seen it? Please go back and watch it, it's really good!"
"Let's put aside the refrigerator advertisement for now, Mr. Sakata. Do you think our police can't even notice a man who carries a weapon around his waist at all times?" Detective Yokomizo said.
He has seen through the truth.
"The murder weapon? Hey, Mr. Policeman, this is Lake Toya, it's a wooden sword! Do you think it's the blood-sucking sword Muramasa? How can a wooden sword suck people dry!"
This seemed to make sense, and Yokogo hesitated.
"If you ask me, this must be done by Amanto!" Gintoki said casually in order to get rid of his suspicion as soon as possible. Although he also knew that he could easily clear his suspicion by investigating, it was rare that he didn't have work today, and he had to go home and read comics!
It's so sad to waste your rest day in the police station!
"Heaven?"
"Those aliens! Maybe they have some weird abilities."
Because the Earth allows visits and temporary residences from civilizations belonging to the Galactic Federation. With Gaia's consent, they have reached an agreement with the World Government, so occasionally some aliens can be seen on Earth.
They are all legally registered and guaranteed to abide by the laws of Earth, even more so than ordinary humans.
If humans break the law, they will only be given a warning or fine for minor violations, or even detained for major violations. But if these aliens are found to have broken the law, they will be expelled from the solar system regardless of the severity of the violation.
The main focus is strictness, which was proposed by the Galactic Federation itself in order not to offend Gaia.
Because they come from outside the earth, they are called "celestial beings".
Human beings’ impression of “celestial beings” is actually not bad.
They came to Earth to seek refuge, and were usually timid when in contact with humans, fearing that they would be expelled from the solar system if they angered humans. Today, with the Dark Legion wreaking havoc, the solar system can be said to be the only remaining "safe island".
So even if it looks a little strange, people just find it a little novel when they meet it, and don't have too much fear.
On the contrary, some strange technologies have brought a lot of convenience to everyone's life.
Crimes committed by "celestial beings" have not occurred so far, but there is no guarantee that they will not occur in the future.
"If it was a 'celestial being' who committed the crime, then it has nothing to do with our Metropolitan Police Department."
Yokomizo also felt that this judgment made sense. The biggest reason was that the management of celestial beings was handled by another professional department, and the same applied to crimes committed by celestial beings.
Six murders with the same method occurred in just one month, and his superiors urged him to solve the cases day by day, which made him extremely anxious. Since it had nothing to do with the Metropolitan Police Department, the pressure could be put aside at once.
"Officer Yokomizo, you can't be so sure, right?"
"I think that's it. What Mr. Yamazaki said makes sense. The criminal this time is either a 'celestial being' or a monster. In any case, it is definitely not a human. You see, the next step is the work of the 'Administration' or your ZAT team!"
As for disbanding the team, Henggou really did it.
He was really working overtime this month, he didn't go home for a single day, and his sleep time in a month might not even add up to 60 hours. If he really was a celestial being or a monster, it would be perfect.
Even though he was called the wrong name again, Sakata Gintoki was still happy that he was not pulled back for investigation.
"Kotaro, what do you think?"
Huang Yuan no longer has any hope in the Metropolitan Police Department.
"Me? I think the flowers here are all pretty."
In the flower shop, flowers of various colors compete with each other in beauty. In this early spring, they wantonly bloom their beauty. Kotaro's eyes are attracted by a vine with red flowers.
It looks like a rose, but upon closer inspection it's a variety I've never seen before.
"Flowers? Hey, Kotaro, we're discussing a case! What does this have to do with these flowers?!"
"Then I have nothing to say."
He is not Sherlock Holmes. The police have not been able to find out the truth, so he knows nothing about it. He was still sleeping and was woken up by someone.
The case was shelved, and neither the police nor ZAT found any clues, and the legendary "Heavenly Management Bureau" certainly had no clues. At least the Celestials currently registered did not have any similar races to the suspects.
But a day later, the case had to be searched again.
Because someone else was killed, and the victims were not ordinary citizens, but two patrolmen from the Metropolitan Police Department. They were also attacked while on patrol, and both died.
"That bastard, who on earth is behind this!" Yokogo was extremely angry. The matter that he thought he had cleared himself of was now his fault, and two of his subordinates even lost their lives.
The dark circles under the smoky makeup and the face as white as a vampire, it is not surprising that he would die suddenly at any time.
He came to the ZAT team, and his superiors asked them to work together with the Metropolitan Police Department and the ZAT team to solve the case.
"Since they were patrol officers, didn't they report what happened at the time?"
"Of course they did. They were driving a patrol car. They communicated with the command center before getting off the car. They said they heard strange noises and were going to take a look."
"Strange noise? What's that noise?"
"Who knows? It wasn't recorded in the recording. When they were reporting before getting off the bus, they seemed to have mentioned a baby crying."
"A baby crying?" Araki glanced at the scene information. The place where the two patrolmen were attacked was a cemetery. "In the middle of the night in a cemetery?"
I always feel a little panicky.
Chapter 385 Galgame
The person attacked this time was a patrolman from the Tokyo Beikacho Police Station.
The attack took place during a patrol, so although there were no witnesses or survivors, the time and place of the incident were clear.
"The incident happened at 0:15 this morning. After the two patrol officers contacted the headquarters at this time, they parked the patrol car at the gate of the cemetery and got out of the car. There was no further contact after that."
"Half an hour later, the dispatcher at the police station noticed the loss of contact. After repeated calls with no response, they sent police officers from other patrol areas to investigate. As a result, at around 1 a.m., they found the bodies of the two police officers in the cemetery."
Before informing the ZAT team, the police had already started preliminary investigation and handling. This was the seventh homicide case with the same method.
But the investigation was still at a standstill. The police could catch the suspect, but they couldn't catch the vampire who appeared at midnight.
Looking at the police report, Araki recalled several previous attacks.
There seems to be no pattern in the people and places attacked. The only thing in common is that the incidents all happened during the night and early morning hours.
Although all the murders took place in Tokyo, Tokyo is very large, with several locations separated by 30 to 40 kilometers, spanning several districts. What puzzled Araki was how the murderer, whether human or alien, could have crossed so many districts without being discovered?
"Deputy Captain, look at this. The police officer who investigated the scene found it."
There were three bullet casings on the ground. After identification, it was found that the bullets all came from the guns of the patrol police.
"Did the police fire their weapons?"
In other words, the two patrol officers did notice the danger and drew their guns to shoot, but they still died in the line of duty.
"Beidao, Nanyuan, have you found anything? For example, traces of monsters?"
Both shook their heads.
"We have searched the entire cemetery, and found nothing suspicious, let alone any traces of monster footprints or anything like that."
"What about the warhead?"
“I didn’t find it either.”
For ordinary police guns, bullets travel at a speed of about 300 meters. If they miss the target, the bullets may be distributed over a range of 600 to 700 meters.
The cemetery was surrounded by open space, and it was difficult to find three small warheads within 600 to 700 meters. If we really wanted to search the area, it might take several days.
It is also possible to gain nothing.
For example, the bullet did hit something at the time and the bullet was carried away.
"Kotaro, what do you think?"
"Me?" Kotaro didn't rush to speak, but looked around and stopped at a bush of flowers.
"Deputy Captain, look, this flower is blooming so beautifully."
"Flowers? Why are you bringing this up again?"
Kotaro was referring to a field of flowers growing on a vine that was wrapped around a group of gravestones.
"If I remember correctly, this flower was also seen in the flower shop that was attacked before. I don't know what kind it is."