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FIRST INVESTIGATION DIVISION

A joint investigation?

The serial killings making waves in Aichi Prefecture have made it to Tokyo.

Eagle Eye Kawasemi is coming.

Eagle Eye Kawasemi?!

The detective with the highest national murder case clearance rate!

He's already rumored to be the future police commissioner.

The Omito Kawasemi is coming?!

Tsk.

Oh...

Oh no.

She's also aiming to become the commissioner.

Isshiki, you're going to be in charge of the joint investigation.

Me? Really?

There's no way I'd give Kawasemi any of my good men.

It's indirect, but it still hurts...!

He's here.

Huh?

Your button's about to fall!

Trim your nails!

Your tie is crooked!

Your glasses are dirty!

You missed this when you were shaving!

Hmph.

Disorder is the enemy of work.

Incredible...

The meticulous Eagle Eye Check

and the incredibly precise Tweezer Discipline.

Perhaps because he does it to his superiors too,

he's a rare kind of trash that's never been sued for harassment.

Do you know Mr. Kawasemi?

We worked at the same police box when we were just starting out.

Our paths diverged after that.

Hm?

I despise waste.

Let me honestly tell you the answer I've derived from my years of experience.

Oh no... It's the Eagle Eye Check.

Your lack of potential is tragic. Zero talent.

Don't say it like "zero sugar"...

You look well, Amamiya.

Hm? There's dust on your shoulder.

Just try touching me, scum.

I'll slit your throat.

What's with this atmosphere?

You haven't changed at all.

Yamane.

Yes, sir.

How long has he been here?!

Here's a replacement tweezer.

Also, regarding this case,

I've compiled similar cases from various locations.

The red ones are from Tokyo, the blue are nationwide,

and the yellow ones are from overseas.

Is he your partner?

Yes.

My right hand, the most exceptional one in history.

Oh, my.

Just being able to work alongside you makes me happy.

Imagine being able to satisfy the insanely strict Mr. Kawasemi.

He's amazing.

Kawasemi.

For this investigation, as selected by your Eagle Eye,

I'll lend you Totomaru Isshiki.

H-Hello.

Is this some kind of retaliation?

I'd call it spite.

This is living hell.

This is strange.

I can't see him at all.

He even erased me from existence?!

Yamane, to the crime scene.

Yes.

I've already bought lunch for us to eat in the car.

Uh... Um.

Do you understand now how kind I am as a boss?

True. At least you can see me...

What's the situation, Yamane?

Right. The truck belongs to a local company in Aichi Prefecture.

The driver thought he was transporting artifacts and statues.

But instead of statues, he found a corpse.

A corpse...

His hands...

His hands are missing!

Why such a gruesome murder?

The same modus operandi.

Huh? The same?

We need to examine the body.

That's right, he can't see me!

I guess from the perspective of Eagle Eye Kawasemi

I'm merely a hindrance, but...

With such a gruesome body before me, I can't just stand here in silence.

But what do I do?

Did you call, Toto?

- It's me! - Who are you?!

Kamo something, right?

Yes. I came to help you.

Who said I needed help?

You seemed troubled, didn't you?

Your soliloquies are easy to read because your lips move.

Hello. Nice to meet you.

I am a consultant for all sorts of cases involving hands.

The Hand Puppeteer, Kamomi Handbeast!

This is beyond insane!

A consultant?

This must be Amamiya's doing. How unnecessary.

There's nothing more obstructive than a foolish civilian.

Please leave.

Don't worry, I am not foolish.

Is that so?

Don't hold back, say what you want.

People think that a platypus's beak is as hard as a bird's,

but in reality, it's as soft as rubber!

Ouch.

I-It's rubber!

Of course, I paid extra attention to it. It's his most attractive feature.

I'll allow you to accompany us, but please don't get in the way.

Did he approve of you a little?

That detective is quite the talent.

- He's really amazing! - Hm?

He has the nation's highest murder case clearance rate!

He earned the nickname "Eagle Eye" for quickly seeing through everything!

Wh... What?!

How... How dare he...

That tweezing bastard!

Its face!

I won't be beaten!

Toto, we have to catch the culprit first no matter what!

Sorry to squash your enthusiasm, but there's no way.

I actually couldn't get any information from him.

- No problem. - Eh?

I caught something that belongs to Kawasemi.

That's Mr. Yamane!

If you'd asked me normally, I would've told you.

The modus operandi for this case is the same

as the one for the three serial killings that occurred in Aichi.

He kills the victim with a stab to the heart

and for some reason, cuts off their hands and takes them.

That's creepy.

The nickname that stuck due to this gruesome method is

the Hand Collector.

The Hand Collector!

- Such a cool name! - Such an annoying reaction.

Even Eagle Eye Kawasemi couldn't apprehend this odd murderer.

The Hand Collector... It sends shivers down my spine.

Don't say it with such a delighted look!

Mr. Kawasemi is amazing.

He managed to narrow down the suspects to a few individuals.

And last night, we interrogated one of them

and he couldn't deny his involvement.

That man was the Hand Collector himself.

Amazing!

However...

He resisted intensely

and ran away into a dark, abandoned factory.

As there are only two entrances to that factory,

Mr. Kawasemi and I split up to launch a pincer attack.

I found him first and even managed to handcuff him...

Yamane was outmaneuvered.

And when I rushed to the scene, he hurled himself at me and escaped.

Which is why the one to settle this case has to be me, at all costs.

Ah, but if you already know what he looks like,

arresting him should be easy.

That's just it.

It's not that simple.

The man we chased last night, thinking he was the Hand Collector...

is this handless man in front of us.

What?

TOKYO CENTRAL MUSEUM

This is the Hand Collector's body?

I suppose this means that the real Hand Collector is someone else.

Oh!

Hey!

Excuse me.

You're dressed lightly for this season.

Were you killed in a heated room? Or are you a half-hearted exhibitionist?

As if!

Oh? This tattoo...

A tree branch?

No. This is...

I see, it's kelp!

It's a bird.

I remember seeing it when I handcuffed him.

No doubt it's the same man from last night.

Hm. I see.

Oh? This is not good.

What is it?

The puppets won't come off.

Focus!

Well, it seems I've wasted my time with you two.

I have no time to play with you. Leave us.

Kawasemi! I'm disappointed in you!

You're disappointing him!

What are you even doing here?

Can't you pull harder?

Shut up.

- Ow... - Ah, I'm sorry.

Could you cut it out already?!

Yes!

Impressive, Detective Isshiki. Your deduction was spot on!

Huh?

It was made clear just now.

Kawasemi is lying.

Let me say one thing.

The one who will catch the Hand Collector will not be Eagle Eye Kawasemi.

It will be the naive idiot, Detective Isshiki.

You think I'm lying? Do you have proof?

Ah, well...

Just now, you easily dodged Isshiki when he fell towards you.

Someone with such excellent reflex and agility

would not be pushed down by someone in handcuffs and allow them to escape.

So was that lunge at me done on purpose?

I was told that

among Amamiya's men, there is a rookie impressively skilled at solving cases.

Could that be...

So you do admit to lying.

Yes.

When Yamane handcuffed the suspect and he escaped,

I was not there.

I was guarding the other exit out of the abandoned factory.

Why did you lie?

On that day...

A button on Yamane's sleeve was missing.

What?

I could tell right away from his expression.

That even an exceptional subordinate like Yamane

was shaken by these gruesome serial murders.

Understandably, Yamane made a mistake in the final push...

But that was my mistake.

For despite knowing his mental state, I could not properly guide my subordinate.

So that's why you protected Mr. Yamane and said you were the one who let him go.

I thought he was coldhearted, but he's kind to his subordinate.

I'm sorry! It's all my fault.

I even made Mr. Kawasemi lie.

Huh? Yamane, you're missing another button on your sleeve.

Huh?

No! It's gone!

Yamane.

I'll find it immediately!

That's right! When I bumped into Mr. Isshiki...

Where is it?! Where?!

Over here.

It's perfect as a new eye.

Don't reuse it without permission!

Oh... I'm so glad...

I found it this time.

Well said.

Huh?

It's only after you lose something...

that you finally realize its worth.

Huh?

Go on and start.

Okay.

How are you, Tototo?

Huh? This "Tototo" sounds familiar...

Here's a hint! It's your newest bestie.

SPEAKER

That laugh! You're the tracking guy!

Spitz?

Bingo! I've been doing some investigating.

The dead body in the truck is Minoru Mushanokoji.

He's a 48-year-old part-timer.

I'm currently at his place.

It's pretty darn sketchy.

If there was a world championship for hand obsession,

there's no doubt he'd be Japan's highest-ranking participant.

HAND HEAVEN

His precious collection of hands is safely refrigerated too.

Three pairs of hands.

What?!

The corpse in the truck, Mushanokoji, is definitely the Hand Collector.

Thanks, that was very helpful.

- What was that? - Ah!

Uh, well...

Ugh! What's this sticky stuff?

Brown sugar syrup?

Sorry, it went off by itself. Let's go wash it off.

That's such an unnecessary feature!

- Geez, really... - Let's go.

It's so sticky.

Oh, Kawasemi.

Detective Isshiki will solve the case when we come back.

So wait up, okay?

"Solve," you say?

You said you'd solve the case.

Very well.

I'll humor the newbie detective and listen.

Thank you.

As you know from the newest report from Aichi Police,

the serial killer, the Hand Collector is without a doubt Mushanokoji.

Right.

Please wait.

Mushanokoji's hands were cut off as well!

In other words,

it was made to look like there is another Hand Collector.

To suggest that the murderer is someone else.

That's an obvious conclusion.

The question is why he copied such a gruesome way of killing.

No, he was not killed.

Mushanokoji...

committed suicide.

What?!

Mushanokoji stabbed his own chest and got blood on his sleeves.

But someone took his jacket and hid it to make it look like a murder,

Is that why he's dressed lightly?

But I can't believe it's a suicide.

Once you cornered him, he realized that he had nowhere else to run.

Which means he must have died at that factory.

But the only ones who were there were us and Mushanokoji.

It can't be...

The one who took Mushanokoji's hands...

Exactly.

The culprit is the one who found the deceased Mushanokoji first.

Mr. Yamane, it was you.

Wha...

I-It wasn't me!

That night at the factory where Mushanokoji was cornered...

It must have been pitch black.

It couldn't have been easy to see,

and yet Mr. Yamane was able to identify the fuzzy tattoo on his wrist.

How were you able to tell so quickly that it was a bird?

Yamane...

No! It wasn't me!

Are you going to try to cover it up again?

I guess you really can't admit it to Mr. Kawasemi.

That you lost your handcuffs.

When Mr. Yamane lost his button earlier,

he panicked and said that he found it "this time."

Those are the words of someone who has already lost something important.

For example, something that would put the police's reputation at stake.

The fact that you were in turmoil on that day

was because you'd lost the handcuffs, right?

You must have gotten the idea when you found the dead Hand Collector.

You said he escaped after you put him in handcuffs,

then hid his body and cut off his hands.

So when the body was found without hands,

you could say that the Hand Collector had taken the cuffs along with the hands.

You could cover up losing your handcuffs.

Impossible!

Someone as brilliant as Yamane...

That's exactly why!

You held Mr. Yamane in incredibly high regard.

But because of that pressure,

he couldn't allow himself to be anything other than someone you considered perfect.

I'm sorry, Mr. Kawasemi!

I've stained...

your reputation!

The burden was too heavy for me to carry!

I've failed your expectations!

Yamane.

You'll likely never be an officer again.

However...

as long as you have the will, I'll keep an empty spot beside me.

After all, it seems that a partnership does not need two police officers.

Just like the two of you, who solved this case.

Do not underestimate my eyes.

Because Yamane was by my side, I could focus on my investigations.

Just like how your puppeteer can give his all

only when you're with him.

- A brilliant perception... - No, no, no!

That's not what this is!

This guy causes all sorts of problems, so I have to watch him!

Why am I the problem?

- So this is Totomaru Isshiki. - Oh, why didn't you pressure Mr. Yamane?

What a great subordinate you have...

Yamane didn't kill anyone.

...Amamiya.

There's a rule like that?!