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…by August.

…birth rate has…

Please make that happen.

…launching the Smile Kids Campaign.

It's our biggest hit in ten years.

NO SHOUTING

Come on, please.

I told you, you've been banned.

Didn't you make a killing with the money I gambled?

The problem is where that money came from.

Go.

Get out.

- Leave! - Please!

Don't bring that risky shit here.

Please. This will be the last time. Lend me some cash.

I'm not gonna fund your meth habit.

I'll wipe your tab clean.

How can I make it up to them?

That's all I can do for you.

They're going to kill me.

Listen, buddy.

MAH-JONGG

Don't show your face here again.

JANUARY 23, 2026

SMILE KIDS CAMPAIGN

JINDAIJI STATION SOUTH EXIT PASSAGEWAY

No, no…

Are you okay?

You're at the hospital.

One, two, three.

I'm intubating you. Roll him over.

- Okay, ready. - Blood transfusion, stat.

Over there…

Let's move him.

Miss Takeshita.

Get ready to intubate.

And a portable X-ray.

- I'm cutting her clothes. - Charging to 150. Stand back.

One, two…

The hepatic artery's cut.

Blood's pooling in the abdominal cavity.

- Get the operating room ready. - One, two, three, four…

- Five, six, seven, eight… - It's here.

- Nine, ten, one, two… - Got it.

Witnesses saw the suspect run towards the west side of the station

wearing a black coat and a black, full-face helmet.

The police are tracking him down.

LIVE: JINDAIJI STATION, CHOFU

I repeat…

MASS STABBING AT JINDAIJI STATION

The incident occurred at Jindaiji Station in Chofu City.

The male suspect is believed to have run towards the west of the station,

but I've confirmed the crime scene investigators are thoroughly inspecting

the highway to the south.

Yeah. Something happened at the station.

It looks like some people got killed.

What the hell's going on?

Stand back.

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION BUREAU DETECTIVE RYOSUKE SOMA

How many people were stabbed?

You're to canvass the two blocks east of the station.

The suspect is probably long gone.

Those are your orders.

ASST. CHIEF INSPECTOR SHOJI UEDA

To all officers. We have a description of the suspect.

The suspect is about 180 cm tall…

- How are the victims? - …wearing all black.

All officers, the suspect has been found.

Suspect is on the roof of the Takegawa Building. All available...

- Sir. - Hey.

- Hello, sir. - Thanks.

Well, look who decided to show up. This isn't in your assigned area.

Looks like there aren't any cameras.

Hello.

Was it meth?

Don't touch the body.

Three injection sites.

DETECTIVE IKUO KAWADA

One still has blood. It hasn't been that long.

SENIOR OFFICER YUTO NIMURA

White powder found in his nose.

Hands off, Soma.

That is…

It's heroin.

I know what you're thinking.

He shot up meth here, got high,

went to the station and stabbed everyone,

then came back and snorted heroin.

Meth is a stimulant, heroin is a depressant.

They have opposite effects.

Did that make his heart stop?

This is either an accidental death or a suicide, right?

No.

Soma's quite the investigator.

That's all he's good at.

Soma.

What about your assigned area?

Questioning witnesses doesn't stop just 'cause the suspect's been found.

Why here?

The suspect got high and was determined to kill.

He could've gone to any other, more crowded place.

Soma.

Don't try to understand what an addict does when he's high.

- You should... - Ueda.

Ueda.

Send one of your guys to Fujimi Hospital.

One of the victims survived.

Soma.

- They won't be able to talk yet. - Yeah.

That's why you're going.

Just in case.

Thanks.

- Back to HQ. Time for a full briefing. - Yes, sir.

On this case? What about me?

We'll be fine without you.

Soma.

Sir, I'll head out first.

I'm coming too.

Go to the hospital.

FUJIMI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

SUSPECT FOUND DEAD

You're here.

The victims' families?

Well…

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION BUREAU

SENIOR OFFICER TAKUYA SAKAI

The family of the deceased Tadashi Kubo is here.

An officer from the local precinct is with them.

You didn't ask the victims' families

if they are family of the deceased, did you?

I did.

Someone they love was attacked and is now in the hospital.

If you suddenly ask if they are with the deceased,

how do you think they'll feel?

What about the surviving victim?

Shuji Shigeto, 24 years old. Employed at Nichiei Construction.

- His address is... - Tell me his condition first.

Twelve stitches to his left flank. Needs two weeks for full recovery.

- Which means his treatment is done? - Yes.

And?

I asked him to wait in the ER waiting area.

- With his family? - No.

His parents are divorced.

His father's a truck driver and is currently on the road.

You left the victim alone?

Stay here and take care of the victims' families.

Yes, sir.

It's okay. You don't need to come.

And if you get sleepy, get off the highway and take a nap.

It's better to get fired than to die in an accident.

I'm hanging up, Dad. I'm out of money.

Bye.

That's good.

You're in good enough shape to worry about your father.

Can I…

ask you a few questions?

HUNKY-DORY? DOES THAT MEAN OKAY? YOU BETTER COME

Are you okay?

Hey!

You've got an incredible memory.

What?

You remembered how he stabbed the victim,

and his sequence of actions.

I get yelled at if I get the part number wrong.

What?

So I had to start

by memorizing the shapes of all the parts.

Right, you work at a construction firm.

Well, it's a company that does a bit of everything.

Still, you did something dangerous.

Fighting the suspect.

I'm used to dangerous work.

But that's how you…

Yeah. This too.

Ouch.

Your right jaw.

That means

the suspect hit you with his left hand.

Yeah.

One left hook.

It was a clean hit that threw me into the fountain.

The suspect stabbed the victims with the knife in his right hand, right?

Yeah. He did this too.

So I thought he was right-handed.

I did too. That's how he caught me off guard.

Then…

how am I alive?

He left you there and ran away.

Freeze!

When the officer fired a warning shot.

So the police came.

Yes. The nearby roasted chestnut stall called them.

What were you doing there?

What does that matter?

It's okay if you don't want to tell me, but it was a weekday afternoon, so…

I was meeting a friend.

What kind of friend?

We're done, right?

Shouldn't you rest a little more?

I've rested enough.

Then at least give me your number.

My phone's completely busted.

Okay, then…

Tomorrow.

Give me a call here.

We need you to sign your statement.

Was it true he did drugs?

How do you know that?

Random attack in broad daylight leaves casualties.

Suspect may be a drug user.

Heard it on the TV?

You're quite interested in this case.

It was on the store's TV.

Store?

- When did you go? - Does that matter?

Oh.

For this?

When you bought this,

you also got change to call your father.

That guy wasn't on drugs.

He was in his right mind.

Why do you say that?

Detective. Can you come with me?

Please tell me more.

I'm going home.

Please. Just a little.

Detective, please come with me right away.

I hate cops.

Detective.

Just wait here. I'll be right back.

- We're not done talking. - Leave me alone. Damn it.

- Hey. - What was that for?

- I'm in a rush. - Hey. What are you doing?

I'm the police. He's a family member of the victim. Please go in.

- Sakai! - Hey, you.

- Yes, sir. - Step back.

He attacked me.

Because you were chasing him all the way inside.

So he can do whatever he wants?

Can't you imagine how he feels hearing his wife was a victim of the stabbing?

Are the cops dictating what I write now?

This isn't about your article. It's your approach.

Don't follow him! Interviews are prohibited in the hospital.

My camera case.

I got it.

You can't act like that. You'll be reprimanded.

Why did you leave the area? That's why this happened.

I'll say it again.

Stay here and take care of the victims' families.

That's your job.

That's why you're…

What?

No, never mind.

SUSPECT FOUND DEAD

Okay, okay.

Let's change the gauze.

Ah, it fell.

Oh, it's okay. Thank you.

I'll use a new gauze, okay?

This one's all dirty.

Let's change it, okay?

Excuse me.

Yes?

Are the other four all right?

Who are you?

Are they okay?

What do you mean the other four?

The four who were attacked along with you.

They're dead.

Are you one of the victims' family?

You should run away.

Run away right now.

What?

Just ten more days.

Stay alive for ten days and you'll be safe.

Please stay alive.

You're the last one.

COMMUNITY SAFETY BUREAU DETECTIVE KEIJI HIRAYAMA

Something's off.

We found his traces so quickly.

It's too perfect.

Something's not right.

That's what's going through your mind.

Sir, this room is off limits to unrelated personnel.

Heard you were assigned to investigate the victims.

And that it's just you and him doing it.

Are you going to spend the night in the break room upstairs again?

Isn't a random attacker someone with no connections to the victim?

You shouldn't monopolize the break room.

Which means you were given the pointless investigation.

That room is for Criminal Investigation detectives who aren't able to go home.

You're violating the regulations.

Have you been refusing that

with that logic of yours?

That stupid uptight attitude will make the higher-ups hate you.

You're looking down on me...

- I'm not. - But they hate you and me all the same.

- I know. - Still, you have your own justice.

You're not hated for the same reason I am.

That's what you're thinking.

Sir…

Is why they hate me that important?

Hey.

Take a bathroom break.

Yes, sir.

- Sorry. - Don't apologize.

He pumped himself full of meth and went around stabbing people,

but ran off at the sound of an officer's warning shot?

You're well informed, as usual.

An addict that's high and feeling like a god

got scared at the sound of a gunshot, threw away his knife and ran away.

Right? Strange, isn't it?

Officers can't shoot a suspect who's running away if they don't have a weapon.

The attacker might be someone who knew that.

CONNECTED TO THE POLICE

You should stop.

Soma.

We got orders from the top to wrap this up ASAP.

Is there something more to this case?

If there's something more to it,

it won't be something our chief would know.

But you know what it is.

Right?

Very nice.

The look on your face when you're struggling.

I love it.

Will you let it go and be sidelined by the police,

or will you dig deeper and get burned like me?

I'm looking forward to it.

Please don't smoke in the break room.

That man,

Hirayama.

He's such a bad detective. Why won't they get rid of him?

Rumors say he has dirt on the higher-ups.

Is that true?

Owner of a small print shop.

Housewife. College student. Housewife.

The victims are too ordinary for a case that has something more to it.

Do you have the autopsy reports on the four victims?

It was in the investigation briefing document.

I don't have it since I wasn't at the briefing.

Here.

- Hey. - Yes?

What was the conclusion for this?

For what?

The four who were killed.

All of them

were only stabbed once.

Yeah, looks like it.

He stabbed them precisely in their vital organs.

Yes.

Maybe they had bad luck?

Bad luck?

Was that what the briefing concluded?

No.

It wasn't discussed in the briefing.

Shuji Shigeto.

What's his criminal record?

What? We don't investigate the victim's criminal record.

Look into it.

What?

Yes, sir.

SHUJI SHIGETO (24) EMPLOYED AT NICHIEI CONSTRUCTION

JANUARY 17 SIX DAYS BEFORE THE MASS STABBING

Give me your number.

Your number.

What?

Don't wanna?

Excuse me. Can I borrow a pen?

Thank you.

That's it?

Yeah.

What's your name?

Aren.

- Yo. - Hi.

Hey, Boss.

What's the story with yesterday's guy? He was freaking scary.

Ah, him. He's a foreman who works alone.

I saw tattoos on his wrist.

His long sleeves did nothing.

Only the general contractor can tell guys like him what to do.

- We're leaving. - Okay.

I WANT TO SEE YOU

- "I want to see you. Tomorrow at 2 p.m." - Hey.

It's from Aren.

A young gal?

Boss.

Is it okay to have one less man for tomorrow's layout marking?

Oh, this guy plans to take the day off.

How rare.

This is the first time you're asking for time off.

Can I?

If you're going to see a woman,

then that's hunky-dory.

- I'm jealous. - All right.

Let me see your phone. Give it.

- No, no, I don't wanna. - It's okay.

I'll send "hunky-dory" to her.

What does that even mean?

Hunky-dory.

What the heck is "hunky-dory"?

- Do you know what it means? - Nope.

- Let's go. - Okay.

Freeze!

'Sup.

Stop.

JANUARY 24 DAY AFTER THE MASS STABBING

Oh, you're up.

Anyway, what's up with that injury?

I'm okay.

You gave me a shock.

You just showed up and passed out on my bed.

Like it was your house.

- Shit, I gotta call the Boss. - I already did.

Told him you're sick and won't be working.

- Thanks. - He said he's fine doing it alone today.

Make sure you apologize to him tomorrow.

Okay.

Thanks.

Anyway, take a shower.

Then we'll eat. Okay?

Here. Take these.

You can wear that.

Sorry.

And thanks for the help.

Within 500 meters of the Jindaiji Station plaza

are a number of kindergartens, day cares, elementary and middle schools.

This is all over the news.

Families with children appear

- to be very scared. - This.

The random stabbing.

Thank you.

Are there any new developments in the investigation?

The police finally announced this morning

that four of the five victims have died.

BREAKING NEWS

Did they release the names of the victims?

Go shower already.

No. The names and faces of the victims

will not be released to protect their privacy and their families.

Please tell us more about the suspect.

Wait, how?

Are the other four all right?

How did he know?

The four who were attacked along with you.

Since the man believed to be the culprit was found dead,

the case will be referred to the prosecutor with a deceased suspect.

- Was the suspect under the influence… - Shuji.

- …of drugs when he attacked? - Go shower.

- I'm freaking hungry. - According to the police,

traces of a stimulant and heroin were found in his blood.

Did it look like it was a planned attack?

The police said they are currently looking into it.

- Hello, Detective Soma? It's Sakai. - However, they have…

Shuji Shigeto had a criminal record.

He was charged with assault after seriously injuring his friend.

He's still living in the Takamiso apartment building in his hometown.

Mr. Shigeto.

Mr. Shigeto.

His father is a truck driver,

and it seems he's rarely ever home,

but I'll give you his address.

Apartment 204,

1-3-9 Nishi Shibasaki,

Chofu City.

Kei isn't home.

I see.

Do you know when he'll return?

He's probably at the bar called Ruru behind the station.

Thank you.

SNACK BAR RURU

Hello.

We're not open yet.

I'm from the Jindaiji police station.

For real?

- Did the boss do something? - No.

- Or is it me? - No, that's not why.

Do you know Keizo Shigeto?

- Shige? - Yes.

What? Did he get into another accident?

Or is it about that one from over ten years ago?

- No. - But he was also a victim.

Well, running over and killing a kid is pretty bad.

But that was because he was trying to avoid a drunk driver.

I feel bad for him.

I'm back.

Oh, hi, handsome.

- He's a detective. - What?

Did Miu do something? Or is it me?

- No… - He wants to ask about Shige's accident.

No, I'd like to ask about Mr. Shigeto's son.

You too?

Me too?

Didn't you call us this morning?

Or was that a different detective?

You mean,

you got a call from the police this morning?

They asked if I know where Shige's son would be.

Was it from the Jindaiji Police?

Yeah.

But I told them the same thing.

I don't know anything about his son.

- I see. - Sorry.

- No, that's all right. Thank you. - No problem.

Come as a customer next time.

I will.

- Bye. - Have a good day.

This is Soma.

Am I the only one investigating the victims?

Of course.

Right?

Me and Sakai are the only ones on this pointless investigation.

Where are you and what are you doing?

There's someone else looking for Shuji Shigeto.

They might not be the police.

Just come back to the station.

There's no place for me at HQ even if I go back to the station.

If you're saying that, then forget HQ, you've got no place in our station.

You did it to yourself.

It's your own fault.

So hurry up and return to the station where you don't belong. That's an order.

CONNECTED TO THE POLICE

Just ten more days.

Stay alive for ten days and you'll be safe.

Please stay alive.

You're the last one.

Hey!

Police.

You okay?

It's him…

The killer from yesterday's…

You don't have to believe me.

I can't believe it either…

Yeah, he was ambidextrous.

Anyway…

I'll have the police protect you.

Hey.

If you call the cops…

I won't be able to get away…

Why are you running away?

He's gonna come after me again.

That's what the police protection is for.

I hate cops.

The mass stabbing culprit is dead.

That's what the police believe.

They're not going to change the investigation

just from what you or I say.

Of course not. Bye.

Wait.

Let's go.

- What the hell? - Put your shoes on.

Come on.

Where are we going?

- I'm not dealing with the cops. - Yeah.

I don't trust them.

- Me neither. - I'm not going to your cop buddy's place.

I don't have a cop buddy.

- Then where are we going? - Shut up. I'm thinking.

- What? - Someone with no known connection to me.

Someone I lost touch with, but who will still accept this situation.

- Who the hell is that? - Your destination is?

I said I'm thinking!

Sorry.

Ow…

Ow…

Hey, I'm coming in.

Long time no see.

Long time no see.

Nice to meet you.

And welcome.

HANZAISHA: CRIMINAL

Translated by: Annie Chen