Meguro Ward Central Police Station.

This is the Metropolitan Police Department's sub-headquarters in Meguro Ward, which directly manages the various police stations in Meguro Ward.

There have been a number of missing cases in Meguro District in recent days, and the number of reported missing persons has reached more than 60 people, but the strange thing is that so many missing people have not even been found.

This is very abnormal, and it is impossible for so many people to live and die without seeing their bodies in the modern metropolis of Tokyo.

If they were still alive, there must be an abnormality in the consumption of food, which could be easily traced, and it would be even easier if they were dead, so many people could not be dealt with quietly, whether they were buried or broken, they would leave too many traces.

So these people should still be alive, but how did the prisoners hide so many people so cleanly? It can't be the victim who actively cooperates to hide himself, right?

Kazuhiko Hayahara, the captain of the Metropolitan Police Department's No. 2 Mobile Search Team, looked at the case information and was a little entangled.

The 2nd Mobile Search Team is a search unit in charge of the western half of Tokyo, which patrols the patrol area in a patrol car, and is responsible for conducting a preliminary investigation of the case that has occurred, and then referring the case to each search bureau if the case is too bad or the mobile search team cannot solve the problem.

The Mobile Search Team had just taken over the case, and there were no fatalities, so the case was handled by the Mobile Search Team for the time being.

But if they can't close the case in a short time, then the case must be handed over to the search section immediately, after all, this is a case involving the disappearance of dozens of people.

Kazuhiko Hayahara, who had just served as the leader of the 2nd Mobile Search Team, didn't want to hand over this case just like that, he was the elite of the professional group, and if he could have the credit for solving this major case, it would be an extremely good resume for him.

He noticed that there had been a major change within the Metropolitan Police Department, not to mention the establishment of a new special section under the Criminal Department, it seems that the status of this special section is not simple, not only has a large number of personnel been transferred in, but even the former head of the first search section, Gao Gang Xiongdou, has been transferred to the head of the new department.

You know, in this situation where there are a lot of personnel changes and vacancies, it's a good time for them to make a difference.

If he can successfully solve the case of the disappearance of dozens of people, he should be able to transfer back to the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters.

"Captain!"

A member of the search party walked in, holding a stack of papers.

Seeing the joy on his face, Kazuhiko Hayahara knew that his subordinates must have made a new discovery, which made his originally tightly wrung brow loosen.

"Why, the analysis of the victims has made new discoveries?"

"Yes, Captain, look!"

The team members pasted photos of the victims on the magnetic panel, and Kazuhiko Hayahara had a vague guess as he looked at their location on the magnetic panel.

"What is the relationship between them?" Kazuhiko Hayahara asked.

If there is a connection between the victims, it is not a random crime, but a premeditated crime.

"Yes, we investigated the interpersonal relationships of the victims, and found that many of the victims were connected to each other, you see, these missing people can be roughly divided into five parts, and we have arranged them according to their relationships, and we can roughly assume that these five people are the source."

The team pointed to the photographs on the magnetic panel, which were indeed divided into five parts, spreading out like three trees, spreading into a network of five people.

Kazuhiko Hayahara walked over and looked at the roots of the five trees, which were the source of the network of the five people.

"Kenichi Osora, Shoshi Hitono, Hiromichi Samune, Hisashi Mizuse, Makoto Nanitanigawa." He looked at the names written on the five photographs and read them aloud.

With the appearance of these five people in mind, Kazuhiko Hayahara asked, "What is the relationship between them and the other people?" ”

"The relationship between them is very bad, and some of them are not exaggerated to call it a mortal enemy."

Mortal feud?

Hayahara Kazuhiko raised his eyebrows, if there is a friendly relationship between them, it is easy to understand, it is likely that the individual or group that hates them has attacked them.

But what is the cause of the bad relationship between the victims? Could it be that the victim turned around and betrayed his enemies, instigating the prisoners to kidnap them too?

Shaking his head with a smile, he drove unreliable thoughts out of his mind.

Kazuhiko Hayahara ordered to his subordinates, "Then focus on investigating whether these five people have something in common with each other, or whether they are related to someone at the same time." ”

After thinking about it, he added: "Investigate what they did before they disappeared and lock down the missing areas as much as possible." ”

……

Six hours later, more than a dozen patrol cars belonging to the Metropolitan Police Department's No. 2 Mobile Search Team drove away from the Meguro Ward Central Police Station.

And their destination is the street where Kenichi Ozora went.

More than a dozen patrol cars scattered along the street to reconnoitre, carefully sweeping the street from beginning to end.

Two hours later, the members of the search party reunited in the streets.

"Didn't find anything out of the ordinary."

"I didn't find anything from there."

"If you have to say it, are there a lot of special occupations?"

After some exchange, no one in the search team noticed anything unusual.

Hayahara and Hiko furrowed their brows, this was the only clue they had found so far, was there really nothing abnormal?

Is it a coincidence? No, it can't be, there must be a clue, it's just that I haven't found it for the time being.

Kazuhiko Hayahara racked his brains to think, but a low dog barking interrupted his thoughts.

"Tsk!" He tugged at the corners of his mouth unhappily.

"So many dogs here?"

He had heard dogs barking many times when he was on patrol, but he had not seen a single dog.

The team members on the side also nodded in agreement.

"I also heard dogs barking, it's weird, I don't know where so many dogs came from, I haven't seen them."

"Did you all hear that? I heard it too, it's weird. ”

Dog barking, dog ......

Kazuhiko Hayahara raised his head sharply as if he had grasped something.

"You all heard the dog barking?" He asked.

The team members nodded their heads.

"Did you see any dogs?" He asked again.

The team members shook their heads, then stiffened and looked at each other.

From each other's eyes, they both saw seriousness, and obviously, everyone was serious.

"Then it's weird." Kazuhiko Hayahara said in a quiet tone: "I obviously didn't see a dog, why did I get so many dog barks." ”

"Search! Search carefully, there must be something wrong with this street, find out where the dogs are, and maybe you can find the missing people! ”

Kazuhiko Hayahara ordered categorically.

This time, they did not disperse to search, but more than a dozen people gathered together, judging the location of the barking of dogs, and slowly moved.

Soon they walked into an alley on the side of the road, and in the alley there was a manhole cover.

It is from this that the barking of the dog comes from.