Asanuma started to investigate, he then channeled his energy while looking around and moving around. Began to clear the patterns of damage that were previously obscure or unclear patterns. After some time of investigating, Asanuma appeared to have realized something

“More subtle than the previous place, but this indicates the precision in the attack…”

Asanuma fell silent, his mind appeared to be going elsewhere. Asanuma appeared to recognize this attack pattern, and he then somehow feel a nostalgic feeling. Ken looked at Asanuma with an astonished expression

"Are you okay Asanuma?"

Hearing this, Asanuma immediately came to his senses

“Y-yeah, I'm fine”

Makoto's expression turned curious

“Was there Yokai involvement?”

Asanuma looked at Makoto

“Yes, there is. But I can't be sure what kind of Yokai it is, but I might know which side this Yokai is on. Many patterns of damage, crossed with many many patterns from the parties from the outside. This Yokai helps the victims”

Hearing this, Makoto and Ken looked surprised. Makoto looked at Ken

"If so, there is a difference with the previous attack pattern at Fujiyama's house. Can you tell what is it, Ken?”

Makoto asked Ken as if to test him. Ken appears to realize something

“Yes, in the previous crime scene, the Yokai attacked the victim, but in this one, the Yokai was on the victim's side, and helped him fight the enemy”

Makoto gave a nod

"Exactly, I don't know whether the attack here that happened in close proximity time to the attack on Fujiyama's house had something to do with it"

Ken appears to realize something

"But, what if the clues were deliberately omitted by the enemy here?"

Makoto's expression turned flat

“Then we might return to a stalemate…”

Makoto's expression turned serious. Not long after, while the three of them were having a serious discussion, a policeman who was on guard outside, then also walked into the room where Makoto, Ken, and Asanuma are

“I feel like I have to help you guys”

Seeing the police's arrival, Ken and Makoto were suddenly surprised and appeared to panic. Asanuma was still in his flat expression. Ken and Makoto immediately tried to cover up Asanuma's whereabouts. Ken looked nervous

"What are you doing here? I mean, don't come here sir, I, I mean you…”

Seeing Ken, the policeman looked surprised. Makoto immediately interrupted Ken while smiling awkwardly

"He means, is there anything you want to say?"

Ken then forced a smile

“Well yeah right, that's what I meant”

The policeman appeared surprised, he then began to look suspicious at Ken and Makoto

"You guys are so weird, is there anything you guys are hiding?"

Makoto and Ken looked surprised again because of this question. Makoto replied

"You're making it up, what do we need to hide?"

Makoto gave a forced smile. Appears that behind Ken and Makoto, quite a lot of black smoke is emerging. Seeing this black smoke makes the policeman even more astonished

"What's that smoke?"

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The policeman then broke through between Makoto and Ken forcefully, making them surprised. Ken’s expression turned to panic, he then thought to himself

“Damn, Asanuma will be found out…”

However, the policeman only found that Asanuma already turned back into a wolf glove puppet with a frowning expression. The policeman picked it up and looked at the glove puppet Asanuma in astonishment

"What's this? Why is there a glove puppet in here?”

Makoto immediately took the glove puppet Asanuma from the policeman

“I accidentally dropped this present, which I was about to give to one of my grandchildren, hahaha…”

Makoto laughs awkwardly, while Ken looked at Makoto in astonishment. The policeman appeared to have a hard time believing it, but he finally gave in. Makoto and Ken then talk to the policeman, discussing several things. After they finished, the policeman then walked back out. Makoto sighed

"Luckily Asanuma didn't get caught. I don't know what we will do if he saw Asanuma"

Ken's expression turned astonished

“What we will do?”

Makoto looks awkward

“I mean, how will we explain it to him”

Ken then also looked relieved

“That's right, that was close…”

Ken then remembered Suga's words when he brought Nellson to the Takeru family's main house. Ken said

“Next time, maybe we can just say that Asanuma is our dog who is doing cosplay. Even though he's a wolf…”

Makoto propped his chin up with his right hand, he appears to realize something

“That's right, that could be a good reason. You know, my reaction was also because I haven't been with Asanuma in his Yokai form for a long time, hahaha”

Makoto laughed casually, Ken looked at Makoto while smiling.

The current time is 12:10 pm. Ken and Makoto had just finished their investigation, and they then walked out of Shu's antique shop. Makoto spoke to one of the policemen

“Is there any new investigation data as of today?”

The policeman looked doubtful

"Today right, I'll check in a moment"

The policeman then opened the document he brought from the police station and read it for a moment, he then closed the document

“Nothing new, today we are the only ones here, to guard the crime scene, and not carry out investigations”

Makoto smiled and gave a nod

“Okay, thanks for the help”

Makoto gave a thankful bow, seeing Makoto, Ken then did it too. The policeman appeared reluctant, he then also gave a bow

"There's no need to be reluctant, it's better if there are other parties concerned with the investigation to help"

Makoto smiled

"Right, then I will excuse myself"

After asking for leave to the police here, Ken and Makoto then walked back to their car. Arriving at the car, they then got into the car, where Makoto was in the driver's seat, and Ken was sitting next to him

"Well, now what should we do Grandpa?"

Makoto's expression turned serious

"Back to the previous plan, we will try to check the places that Fujiyama and Yukari usually go to, and see if there are any clues"

Hearing this, Ken replied with a nod.

The next day, the time is now 7:00 am. Ken appears to drive his own car, a black sports sedan, through the road to the private senior high school where Yukari attends. After parking his car on the side of the road not too far from the entrance gate to this private school, Ken started watching. Fifteen minutes passed, and the school's students started arriving, Ken watched them carefully while carrying Yukari's photo in his right hand.

The time is now 7:40 am, the person Ken was waiting for arrived. Yukari walked toward her school while chatting with her female friends. Seeing Yukari, Ken looked surprised and didn't expect it

“She's really Yukari san, what exactly happened?”

Ken could only watch Yukari walk toward her school building. Ken took out his smartphone and then called his grandfather, Makoto. Not long after, Makoto answered

"What's the problem?"

Ken’s expression turned curious

“Believe it or not, Yukari san entered her school today with her friends”

Makoto who was on the other end of the call was surprised. Makoto appears to be in his car, on the edge of the main road, not too far from the front of a skyscraper office building

“Where has Yukari been all this time…”

Makoto paused for a moment to think

"Please keep an eye on her. If you can, you go meet her to find a clue"

Ken’s expression turned serious

“Okay I understand, leave it to me”

They then ended the call.

Elsewhere, the car that Makoto was driving was parked on the side of the main road not too far from the front of a skyscraper, he then got out of the car. Makoto looked up, this skyscraper is towering up with sturdiness. Appears that employees from various companies that occupy this building, alternately walk toward the entrance of this skyscraper. This skyscraper entrance is in the form of a row of automatic sliding glass double doors, which are divided into four with spaced.

On the left and right sides of this skyscraper, there is a road under the second floor which is supported by a row of concrete pillars, which leads to the basement parking and the back of this skyscraper. Makoto looked at his smartphone and read through several files, as well as the document folder that he brought with him. Makoto thought to himself

“So, this building is used as an office by several companies. What's interesting here, all the companies in this building, are under the auspices of a corporation called Tower Corp”

Makoto looked back at the skyscraper in front of him and looked around. Makoto's expression turned slightly astonished

“The employees are few for a skyscraper of this size…”

Makoto then walked toward the entrance of this skyscraper. In front of the entrance, there are several security guards on guard, but they don't stop Makoto's steps because guests are a common thing in this place. Makoto's expression looked calm, he then went to one of the male security guards here

"Sorry, I'm a government investigator, I want to ask a few things regarding the disappearance of an employee at this company"

Makoto said while handing an envelope containing his assignment letter to this male security guard. The security guard then received it and read it for a while

"Alright, let me take you, sir”

The security guard then walked in, along with Makoto who followed him.