Career: Offbeat Police Officer (キャリア〜掟破りの警察署長〜 / Kyaria〜Okite Yaburi no Keisatsushochou)

I am Toyama Kinshiro, the new chief of Kitamachi Police Station.

Chief, why are you in your casual clothes again?

You're just a detective who takes orders. Shut up!

Call your chief! I want to see him!

I vow in the name of the sakura that I won't connive any crime.

- I apologise for making you wait. - Thank you.

Please enjoy your food.

It looks delicious!

Thank you for the food.

I'm sorry. Are you hurt?

No. Sorry.

Thank you.

Here you go.

Please wait a moment.

If you don't mind, please have this.

Please give me the first cake.

I can't do that.

I'm not picky with desserts.

I'll accept your kindness then.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Please take care.

Good morning. - Good morning.

Your glasses are foggy.

These are the reports from last night. Please sign these documents.

All right.

Thank you. - You're welcome.

Chief, you're already here?

Yes.

Would you like to try morning yoga too?

It helps you de-stress,

and you'll no longer get irritated by trivial matters.

I do need that.

Wait. No, I'm not irritated by you, Chief.

An old man who was living alone is unconscious due to gas inhalation...

and was sent to the hospital.

Yes. It could be an accident or was done on purpose.

So Senior Minami has gone to the hospital to look into it.

"Shiroyama Nobuo"?

Thank you.

Can you describe the situation when you found your father last night?

At around 8.15 PM last night, I went to my father's house.

The house was full of the smell of gas, and my father was unconscious.

Dad!

Shiroyama-san, can you come with me?

Okay.

Please excuse me.

Was it an accident or foul play?

The son was at a company gathering when the incident occurred.

If it was done on purpose, the criminal should be someone else.

Investigate both possibilities.

Let's go check out the scene. - Yes, Sir.

How is Shiroyama-san?

Chief.

Are you following us to the scene again?

Yes. I've met him before.

So how is he?

He's still unconscious.

What do you mean by "you've met him before"?

Well...

We met again.

You're the person who gave us the cake yesterday.

We're from Kitamachi Police Station.

Are you a relative of Shiroyama-san?

I'm working at a nursing facility Shiroyama-san seeks help from.

I'm Okuda Yuriko.

I thought you were his daughter.

You two seemed to get along very well.

I heard something happened to him. I was shocked, so I came...

What are you doing here?

How dare you come?

Calm down.

What do you mean?

This woman hurt my father in order to get his assets.

If my father passes away, she'll be the largest beneficiary.

She tried to kill my father!

They make up less than 0.1 percent...

of the total number of police officers.

They have a high chance of becoming the superiors of the organisation.

We call them...

elite bureaucrats.

You were with Shiroyama-san yesterday, weren't you?

I sent Shiroyama-san home at around 3 PM...

and helped him clean his house.

What did you do with the gas shutoff valve?

It's dangerous for him to use the stove, so I always turn it off.

I left at around 6 PM yesterday.

Did you lock the door?

Yes. I have the keys to his house.

May I know why Shiroyama-san left his assets to you?

I also have no idea.

I only looked after him.

Did you know Shiroyama-san changed his will?

I didn't.

Regardless of that, he's out of danger now, right?

I believe he'll recover. We just have to wait.

I have to get back to work.

Thank you for your cooperation.

We might visit you again to talk about this incident.

If she knew about the will,

she would the motive to kill Shiroyama-san, doesn't she?

But she just said she didn't know about it.

No suspect would tell the truth right from the start.

But you shouldn't suspect her too.

Where are you going?

To go check out the scene. Let's all go.

Why is the chief doing our job?

Thank you for your hard work.

Has the chief come to observe us again?

He's causing us trouble.

Just ignore him.

Report the situation. - Yes, Sir.

Shiroyama was sleeping here when the gas leak happened.

And there were no signs of a struggle here.

What's this?

I think it's a stain from the paints.

Look. It's Okuda Yuriko-san.

Where's the gas shutoff valve?

It's here.

It would be hard for him to turn it off when he's in a wheelchair.

I wonder if it was a coincidence,

but the gas leak alarm placed up there was unplugged.

Is this medicine?

"Three times daily for seven days a week, before and after meals."

He did take his medication after dinner yesterday.

His son visited him at around 8 PM last night.

If someone tried to suffocate him with a gas leak,

it would have happened between 6 PM to 8 PM.

Someone? But there was no sign of the house being broken in.

Okuda Yuriko could have done it.

She could be after his assets.

She would inherit assets worth 50 million yen if he's dead.

Something feels weird.

If Yuriko-san really was the criminal,

after she left here at 6 PM,

she would have to come back right after that.

Why would she bother to do that?

Can you please stop criticising our investigation?

We're investigating Okuda Yuriko!

Yes, Sir! - Yes, Sir!

Senior, the chief is following us.

Ignore him!

He's right. Don't mind me.

Onokura-san!

Not here, it's over there!

Let's go take a bath.

The job is tough. I definitely would be able to do this.

Hi. May I help you?

Excuse me. We're from Kitamachi Police Station.

Kitamachi Police Station?

We'd like to talk to Okuda Yuriko regarding Shiroyama Nobuo-san.

Please wait a moment.

Okuda-san!

Some people are looking for you.

We think...

there's a high possibility someone tried to murder Shiroyama-san.

You said you had left his house at around 6 PM.

Where did you go after that?

Are you suspecting me?

I apologise. We have to question everyone.

Where did you go after 6 PM?

I...

She was with me.

I asked her to bring me out for a stroll at a park nearby.

This is Kogure Taomi-san, he's one of the residents here.

When did you go for a walk?

From 6 PM to 8.30 PM.

She has an alibi then.

Why didn't you tell us that before?

I was actually not working yesterday.

I was looking after Shiroyama-san and Kogure-san on my own time.

That's against the rules.

Okay.

An elite is indeed different when it comes to paperwork.

No, this is nothing.

By the way, has Minami-san and the others made any progress...

in the Shiroyama Nobuo investigation?

There's a suspicious woman,

so they're investigating based on the assumption of attempted murder.

Attempted murder? - Yes, Sir.

Place your seal here.

Please stop interfering with their investigation.

I had to find a lot of excuses to cover up for you...

No, I mean, to assist you. I already...

Chief!

Okuda Yuriko, 35,

had a tough time as her parents passed away when she was little.

She started working at Futaba Garden three years ago.

She doesn't really have any friends or acquaintances.

Is she in debt? Is there any financially related issue?

She's not in debt,

but for a nurse who earns only 180,000 yen per month,

her clothes look very nice.

Perhaps she cut down on other living expenses?

Is that why she's after the old man's assets?

What do you want?

It's nothing. I just found out Okura Yuriko-san...

is still considered a suspect, so I was concerned.

Okuda Yuriko is the most likely suspect.

But she has an alibi that night, doesn't she?