So I've been getting some messages about Aoyanagi being in the last chapter. Sorry guys but I always had the intention of having her part of this fanfic right from the start. I'm also sad about her death and I feel like she could have had more screen time, she was a great side character.

Some little theories I've gotten on tumblr are rather funny, it's always fun to hear what you guys think will happen. Sometimes readers are off other times so close :3 Others have said that my signature isn't in this fanfic yet and are anxious to know if I will honor my signature which is murdering characters that should not die but always fun to kill just to crush your hearts into tiny little pieces as I dip them into a jar of acid. Now here's the chapter!

Akane

Ms. Kunizuka and Kagari left to investigate the crime scene at the public fountain hologram; Mr. Masaoka chose the first crime scene in the alley saying that being the oldest of the scenes it would also be the hardest to find anything so that leaves the scene where the victim was found on the bench to Mr. Kougami and I. Anything that could have had important DNA have been long ago destroyed by the elements since this was the second crime scene.

If you take this crime scene, we are exactly a mile away from the first crime scene and the fourth crime scene, only difference is that they are on complete opposite. The first crime scene is west while the fourth is in the east. The third crime scene is ten miles south from here and the fifth is also ten miles but north. These distance and locations just can't be coincidence. There must be a meaning to these numbers and why these locations in particular. Each body was placed in plain view, the murderer did not even try to hide the bodies, he wanted them to be found. If that was the only thing he wanted, he could have placed them in other places so why here?

"Mr. Kougami, do you see anything worth noting?" I ask him as I inspect the park bench in case the murderer had left something more on it but nothing.

"He could have used other benches in this park but he chose this one." He answered casually like he always does.

"Is it strange that the distances from here to the other crime scenes are similar or is it just me?" I can't help but have the feeling that these specific locations mean something.

A smile grew on his face as he takes out a cigarette and lights it, blowing a puff of smoke. "He's showing us that he's getting more comfortable with his surroundings by going back and forth. His first location he chose an alley meaning that it was probably his first kill and had doubts about being caught. The second scene here which is more public but at night, chances that there are people here wandering around is slim but he'd showed that he's becoming more confident." He says as he takes a pause taking another puff on the lite cigarette. "The third scene he took a leap into a cemetery, he's starting to expand in his location and then he returns back to his comfort zone a mile away from here but used his first real public location and he succeeded without being spotted so he tested his luck with his fifth kill right next to a museum."

"So you're saying that the murderer is even more comfortable now?"

"That's exactly what I'm saying. He knows how to get around; getting his victims, killing them and then placing their bodies are now a second nature to him. He's perfecting his skills-…" He puts out his cigarette suddenly searching around when he stopped with a grin in satisfaction. "Contact pops and Kunizuka; ask them if they see any types of artwork."

"Yeah sure…" I quickly call Mr. Masaoka and Ms. Kunizuka asking them if they saw any possible artwork in their respective scene. Mr. Masaoka confirmed that there was indeed a piece of artwork, something a now deceased artist made out of stain glass and I could hear Kagari in the background as Ms. Kunizuka spoke saying the same thing but that the only artistic thing there was near the fountain was the man made bowl that used to be a real fountain in the past.

"Alright, return back. I think we might have something." I tell them before ending the call returning my attention on Mr. Kougami. "They confirmed that there was some form of artwork, Mr. Masaoka a stain glass window and Ms. Kunizuka confirmed the old fountain bowl."

"The museum is an art museum and the southern cemetery is filled with old statues. He places his victims near old art pieces of various forms, which could signify that he's an artist or works in the artistic field."

Or maybe it's just his choosing of location, trying to place art with death, trying to create a message that death is a form of art maybe. Anyhow at this point, it's just best that we return to the MWPSB and get to Ms. Karanomori, she said that she would try to get more information about the victims. I think knowing who they were and what was their jobs will give us more information to keep moving forward. Other than physical appearance there must be something else that ties each victim together.

It didn't take long for Mr. Masaoka, Kagari and Ms. Kunizuka to join us at the paddy wagon as they all go inside. Watching them go into the darkness, the large metal doors closing… Is that really necessary… All of unit one's enforcers, they're not like the criminals we've seen, I know I shouldn't trust them and I should keep my distance but I just can't see them as those murderers who take innocent people's lives. Today, all of them showed me exactly who they are. They could have run off, they had the perfect opportunity to do it but they all came back.

It feels strange walking to the car alone, normally I would sit in the passenger seat while Mr. Ginoza drives. I wonder what's happening to him right now. From the other victim's deaths, I know that their blood was purged out of their bodies from the brachial artery on each arm but exactly how it was done is still unknown. Mr. Kougami believes that it's a slow process so is Mr. Ginoza conscious right now as his blood is slowly being taken out of his body?

The drive back to the MWPSB is too quiet, if it wasn't a problem I would have preferred having at least Mr. Kougami with me but that would look as if I favor him over the others-… A ringer catches my attention as I quickly answer it.

"Inspector Tsunemori. Do you have a moment?" I hadn't heard from inspector Aoyanagi since we left Ms. Karanomori, it feels odd having a call from her. Normally we would never have any reasons to communicate.

"I confiscated some evidence from the Museum much to say I'm not pleased and I don't think you'll be either." Her voice was sharp; I can hear some frustration in her tone as she spoke. "Where are you right now?"

"I'm returning to the MWPSB, I should be there in about ten to fifteen minutes." I reply back.

"Good I'll meet you there; I'll take the evidence to Shion." By her tone I know inspector Aoyanagi found something important which also makes me nervous, it can't be good…

The rest of the drive left me anxious, I couldn't help but think about what was confiscated. From what I've heard of inspector Aoyanagi, she doesn't mess around and if she dared to confiscate things from the museum it has to be serious and just knowing that is what makes it all the worst.

I never walked that fast to Ms. Karanomori's work place as I did right now, followed by the enforcers who were chatting together. Inspector Aoyanagi and her partner were already there waiting for us.

"Inspector Aoyanagi what did you find?" I ask her trying to look as professional as possible. The last thing I want is for her to view me as someone who is incompetent in their jobs.

"These." She points at five paintings on a canvas. The paintings are really well done but the color they were painted with kind of kills the whole beauty.

"So that's what he does with the victim's blood. He fucking uses it to paint a portrait of his victim with their own blood." Mr. Kougami voices out. I had not even noticed that but now that Mr. Kougami said it, I can see the similarities of each victim on the individual paintings and knowing that it isn't paint is making me nauseous.

"The curator bought the paintings without a second thought. If I had not known any better I would have been just as easily fooled." Inspector Aoyanagi says as she takes one in her hands.

"Risa, did the curator say who sold him the pieces?" Mr. Kougami asks. I can't tell if he's angry but I wouldn't want to be the murderer right now. Mr. Kougami is taking this too personal.

"Yes, Shion ran the name into the system but it did no good. The name belonged to a five year old boy who died in an accident seven years ago." Mr. Kougami's eyes spell murder, Mr. Masaoka must see the same thing as he tells Mr. Kougami to calm down which doesn't work much but he sits down none the less much to my relief. "Hold your horses Kougami. There are no such things as a perfect criminal and sooner or later they'll make a mistake. His mistake was selling those paintings, we have his face."

"That's right the security cameras in the museum. That was foolish on his part." I blurt out as I give a smile to Mr. Kougami who has now started to calm down a bit much to my relief.

"I ran a check on his face we manage to get from the security footage in our database and I can say we have a match." Ms. Karanomori says as she opens up a file of a man in his mid-thirties, brown hair and brown eyes. The database says that he's unemployed due to being terminated for being unreliable and poor performance; he used to work as a technician a year ago.

"So that's his stressor."

"What do you mean Mr. Kougami?" I ask.

"He lost his job a year ago, about the same time the killing started. He has knowledge in technology, it all makes sense now." It fascinates me how Mr. Kougami works; he can just take all those random information and mold them together and it just makes sense when he says it, it's just amazing. "That's how he gets his victims. He chooses his victims, hacks into their home system causing problems and he uses that opportunity to act the Good Samaritan. In this day and age, you don't suspect a single thing being odd about someone wanting to give you a hand."

"Now that you mention it Kougami, Ginoza did mention he was having troubles with his security system that it was always lagging about a month ago on and off." Risa states.

"Nothing was wrong with his security system when we inspected his place; it just hadn't been turned on." Kagari mentions as he looks at the blood paintings with disgust.

It's scary how criminals look, mostly when you look at people's profile picture. They look like nice and normal people and yet when I take a closer look at this man I can see something wrong in his eyes. There's something in them that makes me uneasy, the same kind of look that the criminals we handled in the past. Knowing that this man has Mr. Ginoza makes me sick, why would someone do such a thing? It just makes no sense to harm someone and most of all just knowing that he kills his victims just to use their blood to make paintings and sell them, it's just wrong. Everything is just so wrong. "So what now. How do we find him? From what the database says, his home address is unknown because his former address has been vacated but he must be doing his kills somewhere."

"Abandoned buildings. That's where I'd check." Says inspector Aoyanagi.

"Abandoned buildings I don't know Risa, just sounds too predictable for this guy. He wants to play a game but he also doesn't want to be found that's what sets him off. He enjoys watching his victims die, the longer the better, he loves watching them bleed to death but he also feels a thrill knowing a hunt is going on. He didn't make this crime known for no reason; the previous ones just didn't attract the attention he wanted. Now he has it and I'd be ready to bet on that he did on purpose to sell those paintings at that museum just to get the race moving." I have to agree with Mr. Kougami on this one, everything seems to be falling into place too quickly. Mr. Ginoza hasn't been missing for twenty four hours yet and we already have a huge lead but I feel like we might not be as close to solving this case as we think. This man, Izaya Hinamiya is without a doubt a cunning man. He's murdered five people already and yet he hasn't been flagged by a single street scanner, he manages to avoid them all.

"Is unit two still going to give us assistance?" I ask. I don't understand why she would even want to help us since chief Kasei gave unit one the job into finding Mr. Ginoza and apprehend the murderer; unit two has no obligation to even cooperate with us.

"I'm not stopping until Ginoza is found and safe. Unit three can take over anything that comes up, at worst my partner can handle herself in the field." Until Mr. Ginoza is back safe… Without a doubt inspector Aoyanagi is dead serious in helping to the very end, her resolve is undeniable but why? If something happens to her unit the fault will be on her shoulders, she's acting independently so why risk it but right now I need all the help I can manage to get.

"There's definitely something more to this guy than what we think. By what we've gathered so far we know he's intelligent and cunning. So far it's been too easy, he must know this so we better start being cautious or we'll be walking right into the palm of his hand, the real game begins now." Mr. Masaoka states and I can't disagree and that's what I fear, we just hit the tip of the iceberg and the real problem is still beneath…

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