Synopsis

Shoji Kano was discovered deceased in his residence. Inspector Morofushi determined that Kano had been strangled and subsequently suspended from the ceiling. Shortly thereafter, the perpetrator communicated via email, threatening further killings. Sergeant Shinsuke Akiyama was lured to Mt. Saijozan and murdered by the same individual. The discovery of Inspector Yamato's fingerprints on the rope used in the strangulation led Section One Chief Kuroda to issue a BOLO for Yamato as a suspect.