Next day...

Detective Wan rushed to the investigation department anxiously. Mr. Ken was waiting for him.

"Hello, sir! Good afternoon!" He greeted Wan with a broad smile on his face.

"Good afternoon! Did you receive the footage?" Wan asked him a bit impatiently.

"Yes, sir! And our team is processing the footage as it needs to scanned properly before we can view it!" Mr. Ken answered very boldly while looking at him.

"Good! What about the car owner?" He questioned Mr. Ken abruptly while sitting on his chair.

"Yes sir! I have prepared the call recording for you!" He answered with a proud smile while turning the phone recorder on.

(Recording)

"Hello, Mr. Tamaki? I am detective Ken from Tokyo Cental Crime bureau investigation!"

"Ye-Yes? Hello, sir? Did I do something wrong?"

"Mr. Tamaki I have called you for a special investigation. Did you meet Mrs. Ayame Takeshi at Hotel Sylvia, Osaka on May 10th, 2010?"

"Yes sir! I had handed her my car! But I never got it back! And surprisingly that day Mrs. Ayame committed suicide too!"

"So when did you meet her that day? What did she ask you?"

"Well, she sounded very disturbed that day! She didn't want to tell me about the reason for borrowing my car but she just stated that she wants to help someone to escape from Osaka!"

"Really? But why with your car?"

"Yes, even I also asked her about it... She replied a bit absurdly that with the car the person will reach his family much faster than him!"

"Him? Who is this him?"

"I don't know sir! She didn't answer me anything further and just replied that she will inform me about returning my car! But I never got it back and she committed suicide!"

"Didn't you try to track your car? Why didn't you look for it?"

"I tried to inquire investigation but didn't get much help! My car just vanished into thin air!"

"Do you suspect someone for it?"

"Umm, no sir! But when I asked Mrs. Ayame's husband about the car, I don't know but he cryptically replied to me that I won't get it back ever and walked away..."

"Did he say so?"

"Yes sir!"

"Okay thank you for co-operating with us, Mr. Tamaki! Have a good day!"

"Thank you, sir!"

Detective Wan was listening to everything ambiguously with a dense expression on his face. He seemed very puzzled.

"Umm sir, I feel Mrs. Ayame's husband is really connected to this mystery!" Mr. Ken answered with a frown face while raising his eyebrows.

"Hmmm, that man is really creepy!" Detective Wan nodded his head while responding to his answer.

"Sir, the footage is ready for viewing!" A young officer came and informed them in a hoarse voice.

Both of them rushed to the computer gleaming with curiosity. Wan seemed too anxious to see the footage.

As the footage was 10 years old, there were many glitches in it. But both of them could see Mrs. Ayame and Mr. Myobi talking while seated opposite to each other.

"Wait, why is it mute footage? Where is the audio Mr. Ken?" Wan almost shrieked at him in anxiety.

"Sorry sir, but we could only retrieve the video footage without audio! It's very old so that's why maybe that's because of technical glitches!" Mr. Ken fidgeted nervously while replying.

"Ughhh damn it! We could have easily caught the criminal if we could hear their voices!" Detective Wan seemed very frustrated while looking at the footage keenly.

"Sorry, sir! But I think we can find some clues in this footage!" Mr. Ken was quite flustered while explaining to him.

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Both of them were monitoring the footage from different camera angles. The first 10 minutes passed away without any nuisance, but after that suddenly detective Wan sprang up from his seat while pointing towards the computer screen in excitement -

"Stop the footage near there! So-Someone is standing behind the pillar! Stop and zoom that area! I just saw it!" He screamed in a hoarse voice much surprising Mr. Ken.

Mr. Ken immediately rotated the camera angle and examined carefully. Yes! A tall obscure figure was standing behind the pillar and appeared to be watching Mrs. Ayame and Mr. Myobi silently.

They zoomed the footage but as it was a very old video, due to technical glitches the zoomed image was blurry a bit. But a tall, fair man with relatively long hair up to neckline along with his face was clearly visible. He had a black full sleeve shirt and black trousers on. 

Detective Wan frowned his eyebrows and exclaimed in shock, "that's Mr. Hirotaka!"

"What? But sir, you told earlier that he had declined about knowing anything about their meeting!" Mr. Ken seemed to be perturbed with the situation.

"Yes! I knew it! That bastard was lying to me that day! He knows everything... every fucking thing!" Wan grumbled fiercely while looking at the image.

"Then sir it's clear now that he is involved in this case!" Mr. Ken asked him in a dense voice.

"Of course! H-He is the one who has messed up the situation! That creep must have done something to both of them! Just look at his fiery eyes! It's not the gaze of a normal person!" Wan seemed very puzzled while speaking to him intensely.

"Sir, is it possible that he has killed both of them?" Mr. Ken stated in a very lowkey tone.

"Nothing is impossible! But this person is dangerous! I need to arrest him immediately based on this proof! Mr. Ken get me an HD printout of this image and also mail me a soft -copy! I am going to Central Crime Bureau Main Building for his arrest warrant!" Detective Wan commanded him in a heavy voice while frowning his eyebrows all tensed.

"But sir it's 6 pm now! It will take a minimum of 1 hour to drive to the main building. Can you get the warrant today?" Mr. Ken sprang up from his seat immediately while questioning him with a worried gaze.

"I have to get it, Mr. Ken! One thing I can connect now that the guy is after Mrs. Onodera, as per the explanation he gave me yesterday! So her son might be his next target! I need to save him by any means now! I need to arrest him immediately! So hurry up and send me the file! I will leave after getting it!" Wan ordered him all perplexedly.

"Okay, sir! I will call you! Please be safe..." Mr. Ken spoke abruptly looking all concerned.

"Yes!" Detective Wan smiled at him.

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Yurika was cleaning the tables inside the cafe with a dense look on her face. The sudden request from Hirotaka was still bothering her for the whole day.

"Why did Hiro-san spoke to me like that? What was he hiding from me?" A thought was stuck in her head while cleaning tables.

"Mom?"

She turned back and saw Irie was watching her with a wide smile on his face.

"Ahh, Irie you came? Good, I need your help!" Yurika spoke gently while removing her apron.

"Yes, mom?" He answered gleefully.

"I need to go to the supermarket to buy something for today's dinner. Can you help me with the remaining cleaning?" Yurika asked him softly in a tender voice.

"Of course! Go ahead! I will close the cafe!" Irie answered boldly while grabbing the duster.

"Umm, Irie I also need to meet Hiro-san today on my way back. I will hand him his cheque today as we will be helped by the charity now..." Yurika looked at Irie while speaking hesitantly.

Irie's face darkened after hearing Hirotaka's name. "Okay!" He grumbled reluctantly while sulking.

"So go home first and wait for me there! See you soon my honey!" Yurika patted his head affectionately and left.

Irie was standing there behind while watching her leaving...

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Wan walked outside the department while taking out his phone. He dialed Yurika's number worriedly.

(The number you have dialed is currently out of reach! Please try again later)

"Ahhhgghh damn it! Why isn't her phone connecting? Wait, I have her son's number! I should call him!" Wan mumbled anxiously while dialing Irie's number.

(Phone ringing)

"Hello?" A gentle voice answered him.

"Hello? Detective Wan speaking. Are you Mrs. Onodera's son? Sorry, I forgot your name!" Wan replied to him hoarsely.

"Yes sir! I am Irie Onodera!" Irie answered curiously.

"Ahh thank God! Listen, your mom's phone is out of network coverage now! I can't connect to her..." Detective Wan was speaking restlessly.

"Yes sir, she has gone to the supermarket. Maybe that's why her phone-"

"Okay kid listen, I don't have much time to waste now but I need to inform something very urgent! Stay away from that man Hirotaka and also tell your mom to stay away too! He is very dangerous! Probably he is one who is related to your father's disappearance case..." Wan seemed very disturbed as he was defining everything.

"D-Do you have proof, sir?" Irie's voice shaken up a bit in fear as he was asking him.

"Yes, I have. His next target might be you! But don't worry I am gonna arrest him within a few hours but till then stay safe wherever you are! And tell your mom about my information! I am hanging up now!" Wan immediately disconnected his call and rushed to his car.

Irie stood in the cafe all frozen in fear. His legs were trembling in anxiety.

"I-I knew it! He is that creepy bastard who ruined my family! I need to inform mom soon!" He mumbled while dialing Yurika fearfully.

While reaching the Crime Bureau's main building, detective Wan took out his phone and dialed someone while being seated in his car.

(Phone ringing)

"Hello?" A cold voice answered the call.

"Hello, sir? Detective Wan speaking!" He sounded very polite while replying to him.

"Ohh yes, Mr. Wan?"

"Umm, sir I need an urgent arrest warrant for a dangerous criminal. I can't wait until tomorrow! So can I use your official seal on the warrant letter?" Wan seemed a bit puzzled while asking him.

"Ohh but it's past the official time now! And perhaps no one will be inside the office now!" The person replied quite hoarsely.

"It's okay sir! I have a spare key to the office! I just need your permission to use your seal!" Wan stepped out of his car while talking to his senior.

"If it's that urgent, you can have! But be careful with using it! Good luck!" The person replied with assurance.

"Th-Thank you, sir!" Wan disconnected the call with a proud smile. Slowly, he walked inside the building.

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He reached the 2nd floor using the elevator. To his surprise, the security guard was absent outside. He slowly opened the door with his spare key while looking around. It was completely dark and desolated inside. 

While stepping inside he saw the main window of their office was left open! He felt a bit weird, almost every day the subordinates check everything before leaving so why the main window left open today?

"You made me wait for you really long!"

Wan shivered in fear while hearing a dark voice behind him. With a panicked expression he turned behind, Hirotaka was standing there in the dark with a demonic smile on his face.  The guard was lying on the ground beside him bleeding redundantly. Hirotaka appeared to him as the Demon of the Dark!

"Y-You..." Wan's voice choked in fear while witnessing him all of a sudden.

"Yes! I was waiting for you for so long! And yes I came through that window! This guard tried to stop me so I finished him off!" He answered with a cryptic smile on his face.

"Wh-What are you doing here?" Wan stepped back a bit in fear.

Hirotaka took out a pair of white gloves and started wearing them with his dark expression. "I told you, I like to tail people! And also, I like to kill people who dare to mess up with me!" He answered spontaneously.

"Darn it, I left my gun in the car!" He thought being all panic-stricken while gawking at him.

Hirotaka slowly started walking towards him in a calm gesture. "Get ready to embrace death detective Wan!" He spoke with a malevolent smirk.