At Midnight ||Senku x Kohaku||

Mission III. Mutual Gaze

Mission III.

Mutual Gaze

Senku's misfortune seems to follow him about like a bad omen, and what little hope he had that day may have been dashed by Tanaka Hanada's death, which occurred at the wrong time and place. It was stripped away when Stanley Snyder's letter arrived before Kohaku departed for the viewing of the satellite launch with her sister and Chrome.

Amber,

In response to your reply, I regret to inform you that we do indeed have strong evidence against Senku Ishigami.

Forensics found a strand of his hair on the floor where Mr. Tanaka was killed, as well as a broken wristwatch that he usually wears under Hanada's bed. To put it another way, Senku is standing right in front of where the crime was committed.

We have reason to believe that if he had intended to visit Hanada in good faith, he would not have traveled far from his office and his visit that day could be dismissed as proof of his innocence. But there were some pieces of evidence that could only have belonged to him that were found at the scene of Hanada's murder, which prove his guilt and strongly suggest otherwise.

Xeno has informed me that he intends to attend this weekend's satellite launch. It worries me that, as a member of the government's Army Intelligence Division, my mere presence could raise suspicions in his mind. I hope you'll be able to give me a detailed account of his activities at the party when you get back to Tokyo. Be wary, because the satellite launch afterparty could be a good opportunity for him to concoct another heinous scheme.

-SS

Her mentor's last words never allowed her mind to rest as they traveled to Tanegashima Space Center to attend the launching of another of Japan's space satellites. Chrome was invited by one of his She knows Senku cannot possibly miss this event for he was one of the pioneering engineers of the satellite.

Why? Why would Senku do it? If it were true, what could be his goal or the reason behind it?

Was Tanaka Hanada involved in something suspicious? As the head of the forensics division, did that explain Senku's presence? Or was it more likely that they were both doing and talking about something at the same time and something went wrong?

Kohaku sighed heavily and shook her head. It is imperative that she should think logically and without prejudices. The evidence found at the scene of the crime would never lie.

Most especially his precious watch that was found and could link him to the murder.

"You look tired, Kohaku," Ruri said beside her as Chrome drove their car to their destination.

"Of course, she is," Chrome said slyly in front of them. "She not only deals with the problems of her beloved sister but also those of the entire family. And many others." Chrome continued thoughtfully as Kohaku glared at him for revealing clues about her secret to Ruri.

She turned her attention to Ruri, "I am fine, Ruri. I just finished reviewing five sets of ten pages of proposals from our engineers."