01/07 is the first day of the end of Japan's winter vacation this year, and it is also an ordinary moon day.

It's just that during this time when it should have snowed, the sky is not beautiful and it is drizzling.

The case that was supposed to be solved in Ibaraki Prefecture ended up being held at a press conference in Tokyo. What was originally an ordinary criminal case involved many aspects of the problem, so much so that for a whole week, the Metropolitan Police Department searched a section and forcibly committed three police officers to the two places.

The law enforcement officers involved behind the scenes forced the Metropolitan Police Department to set up a special task force, and even the criminal police officer who solved the case, Ghost Ze Chong, did not expect that the situation would be so ridiculous.

"I can't even look at it, so the weather forecast that was supposed to be snow turned into rain." Yuna Hayasaka looked at the gray sky outside the window with a glass of warm milk, and her face did not have the pleasure after solving the case, but the mood was unusually heavy.

She became a police officer because she longed for the police, and she has always believed that the police are the existence of justice. But this case made her realize that her original idea was too simple... The police are also human beings, and some people will be infected with an incurable disease called "greed", and gradually become the "devil" that everyone fears.

Takagi Watabu, who had been busy for a week, rubbed his sour eyes, sighed and said, "Yes, I don't know if it can still be sunny?" ”

Miwako Sato unexpectedly glanced at Takagi who said such deep words, she smiled and slapped the document in her hand on his head, her personality was still so optimistic: "Of course it can be sunny, as long as there is a day when we are here, there will be no sunny day." ”

Wataru Takagi blushed slightly and lowered his head, he rubbed the place that was patted by Miwako, and his heart was warm... Is this Officer Sato comforting me?

"Speaking of which, we didn't even have a chance to go to the press conference, Officer Twilight is really stingy." Yuna Hayasaka muttered dissatisfiedly.

"Huh? Sister Hayasaka: You don't want to become a police celebrity like the Onizawa Police Department, right? Miwako Sato didn't miss any opportunity to be teased and smiled evilly.

"What sister? I'm bigger than you, Miwako! Yuna Hayasaka drank all the milk in the cup, frowned, and said, "I just feel that the limelight has been taken out by that guy, and I'm very unhappy!" ”

"Ahh

"Brother Onizawa, you shouldn't have caught a cold, right?"

Ritsu Sasashima, who was in the backstage lounge of the lecture hall, rubbed the tip of his itchy nose, his body had long been free of the possibility of colds and other diseases, and it was also thanks to the ATPX4869 that was not a successful product, so it was most likely that someone was scolding himself when he sneezed.

"No, my nose is sensitive, so I guess the air here is not very circulating."

Ritsu Sasashima looked at herself in a black suit in the mirror, today's suit is more formal than ever, the same one she wore when she visited her grave last year, I really didn't expect to be able to use it again.

His heart also became heavy at the thought of what he had to say.

It's not so much heavy as it's complicated. Because he is now a police officer as an undercover agent of the organization, he is not a pure police officer.

Just play the role of a detective as much as possible, just climb up as fast as possible... Undercover agents who provide more benefits to the organization.

But there is still selfishness in it, who let when he discovered the charm of the police, but he was already mired in the dark quagmire, and there was no way to get out.

It would have been nice if I could have served in the Metropolitan Police Department for a while seven years ago, but unfortunately there is no such thing as an if.

It was only at this time that Twilight Thirteen felt that Ghost Sawa was a young man in his twenties, after all, his ability to handle cases was really strong, just like this incident was in the hands of others, I am afraid it would take a month just to investigate the ins and outs.

No, a month has overestimated most of the criminal police, maybe this will become an unsolved case.

He reached out and patted Onizawa Chong's shoulder, and comforted: "Onizawa, there will be many similar cases in the future, and if you empathize with the victim like this every time, you will be very tired." ”

Empathy? Yes, if the police handle the case with feelings, it will indeed affect the judgment, or they are immersed in that kind of grief and can't get out, and they are so depressed that they take the initiative to take off their police uniforms.

"It's a little tiring, but as long as you turn this mood into motivation, it's much better."

Ritsu Sasashima looked down at the time on his watch and said with a smile: "Only in this way can I immerse myself in the case, catch those murderers who are at large as soon as possible, and give the victims an answer." ”

It's amazing to have such thoughts at such a young age. Twilight Thirteen remembered the black-haired young man who had worked together for a month, and the young criminal police were really powerful now.

Pushing open the door of the lounge and walking towards the press conference, at the moment when Ghost Ze Chong appeared, the reporters in the audience did not hesitate to press the camera shutter, and only the sound of continuous shooting was left at the scene.

The flashing lights made the other police officers a little unaccustomed to it, and they couldn't open their eyes.

Only Ritsu Sasashima, who has been interviewed many times and seen big scenes, can still sit calmly in his position and look directly at the cameras in front of him.

The content of the press conference is very simple, it is a response to those voices from the outside world.

"I heard that the victim, Miss Atsuko Kasaka, left a suicide note before her death, and the suicide note also clearly stated that the murderer of her could only be Nishida Ryota. Why didn't the police in Ibaraki Prefecture investigate the case from the perspective of a suicide note? ”

As the leader of the task force, Ritsu Sasashima turned on the microphone in front of him and replied in a deep voice: "This is the negligence of the Ibaraki Prefectural Police Department in the handling of the case, and the former criminal police officer Nakata Jiro who has been detained admitted to deliberately concealing the truth, so the case at that time did not push out the murderer Nishida Yuta." ”

The reporters' sharp questions, as a young criminal policeman, Ritsu Sasashima, answered them with ease. Not only is his speech clear, but his thoughts are also clear, and even the reporters in the audience have a feeling that they can pass the test as long as they write these words in the report.

"Excuse me, is the Metropolitan Police Department willing to release the suicide note of the victim, Atsuko Kasaka?"

After hearing this, Twilight Thirteen took out the white paper that had been prepared to put it in the evidence bag, and Ritsu Sasashima reached out to take the crumpled suicide note.

[My last family member, and my most beloved brother, this is my last letter to you.] ]

[If I could, I would like to be able to go home safely without letting you see this letter.] ]

[I have no friends to lean on, and they're all threatened.] I think a lot, and tomorrow is that day. ]

[I'm sorry, Eita.] In the end, I left you alone in this world, but don't be sad, I just went to find my parents, maybe I missed them too much, so I had to leave early. ]

[Next time I am reincarnated, I hope that I can still be the child of my parents and have a cute brother like you.] ]

[Eita, take care of yourself, I know you want to be a football player, I used the money from my part-time job to buy you a pair of sneakers that you have always wanted, and I should receive them in a few days.] ]

[Goodbye, Eita.] Take care and be happy. ]

[At the end of the letter, I would like to write down the fleshy words that have not been spoken.] ]

[Yingtai, sister loves it so much~ yours]

The content of the suicide note was not read by Ritsu Sasashima, but he asked Belmode to imitate Atsuko Kasaka's voice and read it out and recorded it in a voice recorder.

He clenched the suicide note in his hand and said slowly: "Actually, the police also received a special postcard here, which was personally handed over to me by the victim's younger brother Eita Kasaka. ”

Twilight Thirteen was stunned when he heard this, this seems to be a link that has not been agreed in advance. He pressed the brim of his hat, hoping that the contents would not be blamed by the higher-ups.

Ritsu Sasashima took the letter out of the inner pocket of his suit, and the folds on the card were caused by the tears left by Eita after reading the contents of the letter. He sighed lightly and read it to everyone who could hear it now.

"I'm 10 years old now, what will I be like in 10 years? Have I become a wonderful girl? Do I have a boyfriend? Ten years from now, I should be happy, right? ”

"I... Looking forward to it. ”

After reading the short content of the postcard, some of the reporters who had been suppressing the emotions of the audience also sobbed in low voices, who would have thought that what made them unbearable would be a postcard written by a ten-year-old child to his future self?

"The Legend of the Fairy Tree"

The phrase "I'm looking forward to it" in the postcard can even be remembered when Atsuko Kasaka wrote this card when she was young.

And back to reality, ten years later, she has become a cold corpse. And what killed her was the future boyfriend she was looking forward to at the age of ten.

The press conference ended with restrained sobbing, and Ritsu Sasashima stood up and bowed with the rest of the police, straightening up to notice Eita Kasaka, who was sitting in the last row in a black suit.

Looking down, there was a brand new pair of orange football boots.

Orange is the color of hope.