Detective Designated for Assignment (Senryokugai Sosakan / 戦力外捜査官)

"Move only one coin to get four coins

both vertically and horizontally."

Hmm...

Get ready! Begin!

Setsubun (??) is a tradition in Japan that is performed on the day before Risshun (the day spring starts), they shout "Oni wa soto (Get out oni)", "Fuku wa uchi (Blessings stay inside)" and throw roasted soybeans to drive out the oni. Risshun is also the first day of new year according to the lunar calendar. The oni represents evil and thus this ritual is to get all evil out of your household before the new year starts.

- Get out oni! - Ouch... Ouch!

- Get out oni! Get out oni! - Oh, hey... Ouch...!

- Get out oni! Get out oni! - Ouch...!

- Get out oni. Get out oni. - Get out oni! Get out oni!

Get out oni.

Get out oni!

- Ouch. Ouch. Ouch... - Get out oni!

- Huh? - Get out oni!

The oni is over here.

Huh? What's this?

You're under arrest.

What!?

Oh, right,

Don't you think it would be all right for Umizuki Chinami

to join the investigations in the field, soon?

The clown man incident, did work out for the best, right?

- All right, let's go. - All right.

Inspector Umizuki!

I was informed that they want to go with

princess ika no osushi again, for this information event.

- Again? - Yes.

The kids really love princess ika no osushi, after all.

It really looks good on you, Inspector Umizuki.

Hello, the 18th squad... All right, understood.

Section Chief. A robbery and assault has occurred.

- An investigation headquarters will be setup at Arakawa West Police Station. - All right, let's go.

- Section Chief! - No, you can't!

Inspector Umizuki. Like we've been telling you from episode one.

We can't let a career officer like you,

with a promised future, be exposed to danger!

It's better for her to join the investigation!

Yes! It's better for you to join... Wh... What!?

But, Director!

Inspector Umizuki should join the investigation in the field

because she's a candidate for the future leadership.

What?

Kawahagi-han. Don't you also think so?

Wow!

Inspector Umizuki. Please do your best.

Yes, Sir!

Listen, to not let Inspector Umizuki into the field

is Vice-Superintendent General Kobayakawa's way of protecting the police organization.

- Nice to be working with you! - What's the matter, Kyosuke?

Now, you can also join the investigation.

Oh, yes.

Nice to be working with you!

Nice to be working with you!

- Nice to be working with you! - All right, let's go!

- Yes, Sir. - Yes, Sir!

Hey... Hey...

- Nice to be working with you! - Hold on one moment...!

What are we going to do about the information event?

I'm the one that will be scolded.

You should just do it!

What!?

What?

- At long last, you're going in the field. - Yes.

Listen, the most important thing in an investigation is,

to have a good relationship with the other person.

- A good relationship? - Yes.

If the person that you're questioning happens to be the culprit.

Then, you'll be spending a lot of time with that person from that point on.

If you approach someone with a big attitude or start shouting at that person

then you'll have a hard time later on.

- I see. Thanks for telling me. - Oh, and...

- This week's question is so difficult.... - Oh, excuse me.

I have to get going!

She's not going to tell me the answer...

Ojyosan, your mother was injured!

Come on, get into the car!

Ika no osushi!

What's that?

The crime scene is the office of Arakawa-ku Kumanomae Shopping Street.

We believe that the crime happened between 11 o'clock last night and 6 o'clock this morning.

The 9.5 million yen that was in the vault

was money that was collected from each shop

to renew the entrance gate to Kumanomae Shopping Street.

The thing is, the culprit only took 3 million yen

out of the 9.5 million yen.

The culprit didn't touch the remaining 6.5 million yen.

Huh? I wonder why the culprit left 6.5 million yen?

Also, the security guard on duty hasn't regained consciousness yet.

Futaba and Kitazato will go and question Tsukuda Keisuke, the chairman of the shopping street

- and people in the area of the office. - Yes, Sir.

Moriyama and Sekikawa will go and question vice-chairman Eda Masanori.

- Yes, Sir. - Oh, and Ootomo.

You'll work together with the precinct in charge

and question the people of the shopping street.

The shopping street, that's the crime scene this time, is very long

and spans over two jurisdictions.

Half of it belongs to Arakawa West Police Station, where we have our investigation headquarters now.

And the other half belongs to Senju Central Police Station.

- Ootomo. Inform them in advance. - Understood.

And...

Inspector Umizuki and Shitara...

- Yes! - Yes.

You'll go and question Henmi Katsuhisa, the previous chairman.

Find out who else, apart from him, knew about the location

- where the money was stored. - Understood!

That's all. Dismissed.

- Start with your investigations! - Yes, Sir.

- I'm counting on you guys! - All right, let's go.

- Be on your way... - All right!

Shitara, come over here...

Listen carefully, don't let Inspector Umizuki get her hands on any handcuffs.

- What? She can't carry any? - That's right!

No matter what, all right?

It's not good if she puts any more handcuffs on people that aren't the culprit. You idiot.

- Understood. - Go, if you understand. You idiot.

Run. You idiot.

Ni-chome is this way!

- No, it's this way. - What?

- It's this way. - Oh, it's this way...

All right.

Shitara-san. What's the meaning of this?

Does the media already think that Henmi-san is suspicious?

That can't be...

The media has gathered there?

- At the house of Henmi, the previous chairman? - The media?

I got it. We'll try to find out what's going on as soon as possible, and call you back.

Don't do something without permission! Stay put there!

It's here.

Not even two weeks have passed since I became the chairman,

and this happens...

- The chairman before you was Henmi-san, correct? - Yes.

Are you sure that it was 3 million yen that was taken?

Yes. But why did the culprit

only take 3 million yen and leave 6.5 million yen behind?

Excuse me.

Henmi is one of the prime person of interest for

the murder of Mr. and Mrs. Aoi at Senji Central.

The jurisdiction is Senji Central and the 1st squad is in charge of it.

"Husband and wife were killed and the safe was emptied". Oh, that case.

Prime persons of interest? So, he isn't a suspect?

That's correct. At this point he's still a person of interest.

A person of interest...

Let us explain.

Sankonin

A Sankonin(Person of interest) is someone that we approach as

"We don't think you're suspicious but we would like to ask you some questions".

Jyuyo Sankonin

A prime person of interest is "Someone that we really, really want to question"

or "Someone that we think, might be suspicious".

Higisha

A Higisha(Suspect) is someone that the police has determined suspicious.

By the way, the word Yogisha(Suspect) that's widely known

Yogisha

Yogisha

Mass Media

Arrested

Yogisha

Higisha

is a word that the mass media came up with and is not used by the police.

The meaning is pretty much the same as Higisha(Suspect)

but the mass media starts calling someone Yogisha(Suspect) when that person is arrested.

He's not a suspect and yet the media has gathered...

And the 1st squad is in charge.

Oh, my, we've sent Umizuki to a complicated scene.

I'll make them change with someone else right away. Futaba should be right for the job.

Why do you want to replace them? This is perfect!

Perfect?

If a rookie detective goes to a complicated crime scene and would get into a conflict with

the 1st squad and Senji Central. That would be amazing!

But if they cause any trouble, then...

Wouldn't Superintendent General Echizen realize how dangerous it is

to send a career officer into the field, if that would happen?

But if they would make a mistake that can't be fixed...

- Kawahagi-han! - Yes!

This is a chance to realize the plans of Vice-Superintendent General Kobayakawa!

Can't you understand that?

I understand.

Then I'll inform them about the murder case and let them continue their investigation.

Excuse me.

It's you, who is their direct superior, that needs to take responsibility anyway,

if they would make a mistake that can't be fixed.

- Excuse me. Excuse me. - I'm sorry. We need to pass.

- Excuse me. - Hello?

Hey, there he is!

Are you Henmi-san? We're...

Wow!

Thank you very much.

Um... What were you doing last night?

I was alone by myself.

- Huh? What about your family? - I'm alone.

Is there someone that can testify that you were at home the whole time, yesterday evening?

No.

You knew that there was quite some money

at the office of the shopping street, correct?

It's customary for the chairman to leave the money at the office for safekeeping.

Did you tell anyone that there was money there?

Don't remember.

Is that so...

- Get out of here, if you have no other business. - The thing is...

We can also have you come to the police station and be questioned there.

You must be kidding me!