Tokyo Detective

Chapter 18: First Glimpse of the Black Tide
Akimoto Seiko forcibly dragged her junior away, leaving only four male police officers in the entire office, who were in a state of panic.

Time passed minute by minute. Naoki Hanyu had been reading the files for the whole morning and had almost torn apart the confessions of the first two victims.

As for why they didn't go to the scene to investigate, it's not like the murder was committed and the scene was not cordoned off. After 8 days, there would be no trace left.

Also, don't underestimate the abilities of those vicious guys in the Criminal Investigation Division. If they had any clues, they would have found them long ago.

From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., department head Yuichi Nohara finally couldn't stand it anymore and decided to use the stupidest method.

"Let's go, the four of us will check the surveillance. If one time doesn't work, watch it twice. If two times doesn't work, watch it a hundred times. I don't believe we won't find any clues."

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the other three changed drastically. Hanyu Naoki even asked his brain to work, "You omnipotent brain, please come up with some ideas quickly. Even if it is barely feasible, it will do."

What he hates most is watching surveillance videos without paying attention, which is even more painful than being in jail.

Just imagine staring at surveillance video for more than ten hours a day and carefully watching every frame. This is unbearable for a human.

Fortunately, the word video recorder in the confession gave him an idea.

"Please wait a moment, Head of the Department. I think I found a new idea. Give me some time to carry it out."

After hearing this, Nohara Yuichi gave up watching the surveillance video. He definitely didn't want to suffer if he had a choice.

"tell me the story."

"The first victim said that the criminal had recorded the crime with a video camera, and although the second victim did not describe it, he said that he closed his eyes the whole time and perhaps he just didn't pay attention, so the video should exist."

Nohara Yuichi immediately thought of some kind of crime.

"You mean they might post the video on some shady website."

Naoki Hanyu nodded.

"It's possible. I know someone who can help us check the newly released videos in the past month, so I need help from people and funds."

Nohara Yuichi thought about it and agreed.

"I will ask for C-level funding. Yamada and Kiriki will help you. I have something to do for now so I won't be involved."

People who can help check gray videos are obviously hackers at first glance, and these people are often involved in crimes, so Nohara Yuichi doesn't want to get involved in trouble.

The three of them picked up the files and hurriedly left the police station, fearing that they would be caught by someone and forced to watch surveillance again.

Inside the police car, Yamada Yamato asked curiously.

"Hanyu, how did you think there would be videos on the gray website?"

Naoki Hanyu rolled his eyes at the other person.

"Yamada, you are too naive. I only said it is possible, not the probability. Maybe it is only one percent."

Yamashita Kiriju nodded in agreement.

"It's better than watching surveillance cameras. I hate watching surveillance cameras the most."

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Yamada Yamato was speechless. It seemed that they just didn't want to watch the surveillance video.

In an apartment in Minato Ward, Naoki Hanyu rang the doorbell. A moment later, a fat man opened the door and complained when he saw someone.

"Naoki-kun, why is it you? I feel like I'll be unlucky every time you come to my door."

Naoki Hanyu put his arm around the fat man's shoulders.

"Zhi, you're going to hurt my feelings if you say that. We've been classmates from elementary school to high school."

"Haha, if we weren't old friends, I wouldn't let you policemen in."

The fat guy's name is Yokota Shi, and he is a top student who graduated from Waseda University with a major in computer science. This guy is keen on searching for certain black materials and is considered an outstanding part-time hacker.

Moreover, Yokota was apparently a slim and handsome boy in high school, but unfortunately his chosen career caused him to gain weight at a young age.
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In the neat and spacious house, Yokota poured out four cups of black tea.

"What do you want to talk to me about? I don't believe it's a class reunion."

"Old friend, I have something to ask of you. This is it."

When he learned the inside story, Yokota shook his head wildly.

"No, no, it's too much trouble to look for a needle in a haystack without a target." Naoki Hanyu has his own way of dealing with old acquaintances, for example, he knows that the person in front of him will be morally blackmailed.

"Don't you want to see the murderers who killed the girl go unpunished? You know they will do it again in the future. Think about the petite figure crying alone every night. Don't you want those bastards to pay the price?"

Yokota was really hesitant after being attacked.

"But the chances are really too small. At least give accurate information."

If I had any information, I wouldn't have to come to you, Hanyu Naoki stretched out a finger.

“This is the reward.”

After playing the emotional card, of course the next step is profit.

Yokota was full of suspicion about this.

"Really? Don't lie to me, or we'll break up."

"Of course this number will be after the matter is completed."

In fact, Naoki Hanyu did not lie. This would be the number if the task was accomplished. If it was not accomplished, it would not be this number because the higher-ups would not approve it and it would be impossible for a poor man like him to pay for it himself.

Seeing that the deal was done, Yokota took the three people into his office, which had a total of 6 computers connected to different signal sources.

"I'll explain in advance that I can only help you find the website. You need to watch the movie yourself. Once you find it, I will break into the background of the website to collect the information you want. Let's get started."

Soon Yokota found a few "dark webs" with heavy traffic and opened them. The three of them put on headphones and opened recent videos on overseas websites one by one.

Watching those blurry clips is really a torture for an adult man.

Eight hours later, it was already late at night. Hanyu Naoki numbly clicked on another video, and the charming voice once again reached his ears, but this time it did not evoke any special emotions at all.

He was numb.

Suddenly a familiar face came into view, awakening Hanyu Naoki from his confusion.

"Is it her, Tanaka Miko?"

Naoki Hanyu quickly took out Tanaka Miko's file for comparison. The facial features were 90% identical, so it was indeed this girl, and the two attackers should be the criminals.

"Everyone, I found it."

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The other three people did not respond at first because they were also numb, and their blood was congested and unable to be released, which would be uncomfortable for anyone.

Upon seeing this, Naoki Hanyu slapped a few people to wake them up.

All four men gathered in front of the screen to admire the girl, no, to observe the criminal's intelligence.

One was a bit fat, and the other was very strong, but unfortunately we couldn’t see clearly because their faces were masked. Their actions were very rude throughout and they ignored the victim’s pleas.

Next, they all opened the same website and searched for videos one by one, downloading all the videos on the website. Perhaps they could find more information from them in the future.

Three hours later, when Yokota finally broke through the website's firewall, the four finally gathered the information together.

"There are 11 videos, the earliest of which was three months ago. This means that in addition to the three people who called the police, eight other girls were violated within four months. Prisoner A has a scar from appendicitis surgery on his abdomen and is about 3 meters tall. Prisoner B has a tiger tattoo on his back and is about 8 meters tall."

"There are four upload points for the 11 videos, and there are 4 videos uploaded from the same upload point. Most of them are yellow people, probably locals. Although we cannot track their locations, we can be sure that they are all signal sources within Tokyo."

The four of them looked at each other for a moment, then lay on the ground laughing with great joy.

"Hahahaha, after searching for half a day I finally got something, and it's a big harvest."

Yamashita Kiriju suddenly suggested.

"Would you like to go relax? I'm really feeling miserable."

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Hanyu Naoki asked.

"you please?"

"Go away, we must pay for ourselves."

(End of this chapter)