A week later, the Police Department held a memorial service.
The officers who died in the line of duty would be buried in the public cemetery. The police awarded the dead Honor Medals, provided compensation to the families, and handled the funerals of those at higher ranks.
The sky was gray, and the road was dotted with puddles of varying sizes. The officers attending the memorial service were dressed in black and white formal wear, with white chrysanthemums pinned to their lapels. Hosts stood by the cemetery gate, offering incense money; Kinosaki Shoujin spoke as a representative, addressing the crowd.
Most of the deceased families had already held funerals, leaving only ashes to be placed in the Bone Storage Hall. Minamoto Tamako, wearing a black dress, stood among the crowd and looked up to see the neatly arranged urn niches.
