[June 30th, After School]

[nihonquixote]

[In the afternoon, on the main road back from Yasogami High, one may see a rather largish cop in a wardrobe that has a large array of purple up on a ladder.

Specifically, he is examining the now cordoned off area where the body of Konishi Saki was found. In spite of the height, he is busily scribbling things in a notebook. Bother?]

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[endlessjunes]

[He happened to pass by here; should have expected police would still be around.]

...

[nihonquixote]

[Scribble scribbl- oh wait, someone's here.]

May I help you, son?

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[endlessjunes]

Huh--!?

[Right! It's... suspicious to be hanging around a crime scene, isn't it!? Damnit...]

[endlessjunes]

I was just passing through.

[nihonquixote]

Very well. It's troublesome, having a murder scene out in the open like this. We need even more security than usual.

[endlessjunes]

[... Oh; he doesn't seem too angry. Maybe...]

Have they found anything out yet?

[nihonquixote]

[No, he's quite deadpan.]

That's the problem, really. The things we know raise more questions. There aren't any signs of a struggle in the area, for one. The chance of Konishi-san having died here is surprisingly small. No fingerprints, either.

I'll confess, it's very strange.

[endlessjunes]

You're saying... this isn't the real scene of the crime?

[nihonquixote]

While it's difficult to say for certain, it's very much possible. [Grim nod.]

[endlessjunes]

That's great. They're looking for answers in the wrong place.

[nihonquixote]

If this is the wrong place, which is not a certainty, it's still vital to find out what makes it so.

[endlessjunes]

And how are you supposed to decide that it's wrong?

[nihonquixote]

Observation. What I'm doing now, in other words.

[endlessjunes]

... How long does it take?

[nihonquixote]

Unfortunately, I don't know. I apologize.

[endlessjunes]

[He turns away.]

... Sorry to have bothered you.