"Another case? You never mentioned this before."
"Because it wasn't our district's case to handle. It was only when we brought the files back to headquarters for investigation that we discovered the name Koji Nishi had appeared in another murder a few days prior. The victim of that case was a female anchor named Mayumi Yamano, and Koji Nishi was the first to discover the body and the one who called the police. And..."
At this point, Dort lowered his voice.
"The victim in that case was also found hanging dead on a telephone pole."
"Isn't that good? You have a lead now?"
"No!"
The desperation in Dort's tone was so palpable that Duanmu Ai could feel it through the handset.
