Kaneki was abducted in the evening of December 2nd, but in the morning of the same day, everyone in all branches of the CCG - except for 11th Ward's Branch Office - was talking about something else.
It was now 9 AM on December 2nd, and Yukina was in the train on her way to CCG 20th Ward's Branch Office, recalling what had happened two days ago.
On November 30th, Shinohara's partner came to the 20th ward. On that day, Yukina and Amon went to Shinohara's room to introduce themselves, but that person was a little...or rather, very weird.
"Hello. I'm Shinohara-san's underling, Juuzou Suzuya. Nice to meet you guys!" he greeted them when they went into the room, turning his chair around to face them. He was about the same age as Yukina, had white hair, and had red stitches on his face and body, and...underling?
Amon, like Yukina, was taken back by his unusual appearance and words. He stood in silence at the doorway for a moment. Then, he cleared his throat and introduced himself.
"I'm Amon. Nice to meet you," he said.
"U-um...nice to meet you," Yukina said. There was silence for a while. Yukina, realizing that she hadn't said her name yet, quickly added, "Oh, um, I'm Amon-san's partner, Yukina Teshigawara!"
Juuzou smiled and said, "Nice to meet you too."
Amon looked around the room and asked, "Um...is Shinohara-san not in here right now?"
"Nope, he went to the bathroom. Do you want me to tell him later that you guys came here?" asked Suzuya.
"Yes, please. See you later," Amon said, and he turned around.
"Got it. See you later," Juuzou smiled, waving his hand.
Yukina bowed lightly and followed Amon into the hallway, closing the door behind her.
...I hope I can get along with him, Yukina thought in the train. Suzuya-san is quite...peculiar, and I saw Houji-san's partner Takizawa glaring at him... Doesn't seem like things are going well.
After Yukina got off the train, she slowly walked to the 20th Ward's Branch Office. Coincidentally, she met Takizawa near the entrance.
"Good morning, Takizawa-san," said Yukina, a little hesitantly.
"Oh, good morning, uh...Teshigawara-san," he replied.
Suddenly, a cheerful voice approached from behind them.
"Hey, Yukina and Takizawa-san! Good morning!"
When they turned around, they saw Juuzou walking towards them, grinning and waving his hand.
"Why are you calling someone whom you met just a few days ago by her first name?" Takizawa responded. He looked annoyed, and he glared at Juuzou.
"Uh, well, I'm okay with it, so...yeah. Let's go in," said Yukina.
How unlucky am I to bump into these two, when we all come from different directions... Yukina thought, smiling wryly.
They went inside the building and walked in the first floor, side by side. Yukina felt very awkward, as Takizawa was to her left and Juuzou to her right. Takizawa looked straight ahead with an irritated expression, while Juuzou lifted his arm and looked at the stitches on it, smiling with satisfaction.
The three started to go up the stairs, with Juuzou in the front.
"M~mm~" Juuzou hummed joyfully.
"Hey, stop that," Takizawa said in a angry voice. "You're a ghoul investigator! Imagine how people will think of you if they see those stitches..."
Juuzou stopped and looked back at Takizawa with a sour face. "You're so annoying. Do you want me to stitch those lips together so they'll stop moving so much?"
Takizawa stopped walking and stared at him in fright. "D-don't get carried away just because you became an investigator withou going to the Academy!" he shouted. He then went up the stairs, fast, going ahead of Juuzou. Juuzou started walking up the stairs again.
"Wait, Takizawa-san!" Yukina said, hurrying after them. "We all have different hobbies, you know, and it's not like Suzuya-san's hobby is affecting us in a bad way..."
Takizawa, who came to the top of the staircase, looked back and said, "It might not directly affect us, but what if we ghouls investigators lose our dignity because of..."
"Hey, Takizawa!"
A voice called from the end of the hallway. Yukina and Juuzou caught up to Takizawa, and the three saw Shinohara, Amon, and Houji in front of Amon and Yukina's room.
"Oh, and Teshigawara and Juuzou! Come here guys, I need to tell you something," said Shinohara, waving his hand.
Yukina and Takizawa rushed toward them. "There was a very important announcement from the Main Office," said Shinohara. Shinohara waited for Juuzou to catch up to them, as he walked normally down the hallway. When he caught up, he said, "yesterday, the 11th Ward Branch Office was attacked by the Aogiri Tree, and may have been annihilated."
"A-annihilated...!" Yukina and Takizawa exclaimed at the same time.
Juuzou looked at Shinohara nonchalantly and asked, "What is 'Aogiri?'"
Takizawa turned and looked at Juuzou in astonishment and disbelief. "Are you serious?! They are an organization of ghouls that's been growing in the 11th Ward!"
Amon nodded and said, "Yes, this organization is a great threat. And we can't really go near the 11th Ward Branch Office right now, so it's taking a long time for us to investigate the situation. When we're done investigating, the Main Office will most likely make a Special Countermeasures Unit."
"Are only people from the Main Office going to be in that Unit?" Takizawa asked.
"No," Amon said, shaking his head, "They'll probably take 20 to 50 people from each ward."
"It seems...very serious and large-scale," said Yukina, looking worried.
But Juuzou looked excited. "Ooh, so thrilling," he said, smiling.
Takizawa glared at Juuzou again. Shinohara cleared his throat and said, "Well, there's nothing we can do about the 11th ward until the investigation is complete. As for right now, everyone, continue investigating as usual."
"Yes, sir!" Yukina and Takizawa responded simultaneously.
"Got it," Juuzou said a little after, still smiling.
