With the Police deliberately releasing information, Public Security also stepped in to investigate the Shirohato Pharmaceutical case.
At the factory site, the floor was stained with dark red, almost black blood.
Judging from the amount, there had been a large-scale struggle inside.
"This scene has already been cleaned up."
Assistant Inspector Kazama Yuya of the Public Security Department participated in the second search after receiving information from the Police.
"The situation is worse than I imagined."
Kazama had not expected much from this investigation.
The incident had taken place yesterday, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department had already completed the first round of investigation. Public Security was now conducting a follow-up search.
Any useful information had already been secured by the Police.
It was unrealistic to expect more detailed evidence now.
After confirming the condition of the site, Kazama quickly reported to his superior.
"Mr. Furuya, the scene is just as you said. It's been almost completely cleaned up by the Police."
Well, that was to be expected.
The information the Police threw at them was obviously a trap. They only dragged Public Security into this because they were short on manpower. Otherwise, would they really have called for help?
Kazama sighed. This was clearly a troublesome situation.
But just like the problem the Police had passed to them, the case was closely tied to Public Security's jurisdiction. With such a dangerous international assassination organization operating domestically, they could not stand by and do nothing.
If they did, the Police would certainly escalate to higher authorities and accuse them of negligence.
This was both a political maneuver and a mission that Public Security could not refuse.
On the other end of the call, the superior leaned back, chin resting on his hand.
His youthful features gave him a baby-faced appearance. His darker skin and light golden hair often made people question his ethnicity.
Within Public Security, his name was Furuya Rei, an investigator. He also had another name: Amuro Tooru, his alias as the undercover agent Bourbon within the Organization.
As Bourbon, Amuro had only learned of the Shirohato Pharmaceutical incident after it happened.
The Police's strike had exceeded Public Security's expectations, directly hitting the stronghold, capturing the researchers, and seizing crucial data.
Amuro was deeply curious about that data, but the higher Police officials would certainly keep it confidential.
Still, even the portion made public was dangerous enough.
"Kazama, continue investigating there. Contact me if you find anything. I'll request the Police to cooperate with Public Security afterward."
Public Security could not casually intervene now. The Police had seized control too quickly, and most evidence was already in their hands.
They now also possessed the special research data. Who knew what else was hidden? In short, the secrets behind Shirohato Pharmaceutical could no longer be concealed, even if Public Security wanted them to be.
Therefore, cooperation with the Police was the only option.
After hanging up, Amuro chuckled bitterly.
"This time, we really walked right into their trap."
He did not know the exact nature of the drug being researched, but the existence of human experimentation already proved APTX was not ordinary.
Amuro could imagine the scale of what lay behind it.
"No wonder Gin personally oversaw that project.
"And then there's that missing young scientist, and her equally missing sister.
"Miyano Shiho… Miyano Akemi…"
When he recalled the two names, his memory stirred. Only then did he realize who had drawn the Police, Public Security, and the Organization into this storm.
Still, he believed Akemi was not the true mastermind, only a pawn of someone else.
The third party had to be thoroughly investigated.
To destroy an Organization stronghold and draw both the Police and Public Security into it, they could not be small.
He never expected to hear Akemi's name again after all these years, and at a time like this.
For Amuro, the disappearance of the sisters was not a bad thing. It was far safer than remaining in the Organization.
He now saw more clearly than ever.
As long as the sisters retained value, they would fare better with the third party than under the Organization's control.
Even so, Public Security needed to investigate.
They had to determine who this third party truly was.
Neither the Police nor Public Security were overly anxious. No matter how powerful the third party was, their enemy was the Organization, not them. There was no need to rush a massive investigation.
By simply watching the Organization, the truth would eventually surface.
But the Organization itself could not endure this.
The moment they learned the missing scientist was Shiho Miyano, they immediately sent people to Akemi's residence.
But no one was there.
Not only were the sisters gone, all traces had vanished.
It was as if they had been erased from the world.
Even with their extensive informant network, the Organization was baffled.
This disappearance was not metaphorical but literal.
No matter how many surveillance cameras they checked, not a single trace of Shiho or Akemi could be found.
It was as if they had gone to another planet.
This left the Organization completely at a loss.
(To be continued.)