Special detective Unit Section 0

Case VII

Arisa rolled off her bed as she scratched her confused.
"How do you manage to get yourself injured??" Yamada leaned on the doorway as Arisa sat up on the bed.
"Why are you in my room?" Arisa whinned as she massaged her foot.
"You live with me now, and besides, if you didnt want me in your room, you should have just locked it from the inside." Yamada nodded at the door knob.
"I was tired.... You do realize that I am working 2 jobs." Arisa leaned on the bed as Yamada approached her.
"And whose fault is that?" He peered at her when she sighed.
"No comments." She replied as she looked away.
Yamada smiled when he lifted her in his arms.
"You really are clumsy." He whispered in her ear as he sat her down on the bed.
Arisa knew her face had turned red. He just smirked as he looked at her foot.
"I didnt sprain or fracture it... Just a bump." She pipped as his fingers gently prodded her ankle.
"Why do you turn red each time I touch you?" Yamada queried as he leaned towards her, their faces inches apart, his hand on the bed supporting him.
"No...No... nothing!" She blushed harder when his lips connected with hers.
She responded back immediately, her hands encircling his neck.
The phone rang making them pull apart. He sighed as he answered the phone.
"Okay. I will be there." Yamada replied as he hung up.
"Everything okay?" Arisa asked curious.
"Another case, get ready we have to leave." Yamada replied as he gently mused her hair.
"What is it about?" Arisa queried as she stretched.
Yamada sighed.
"You need to ask Dai-chan." He replied.
"Eh?"
"That is all I can say now." Yamada had a sad smile.
Arisa nodded as she scratched her head.
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"Papa!"
Arioka Daiki turned smiling to the little girl who gave him a wide smile.
"I am home." He smiled as he lifted the child.
"Look Papa... I have got a star!!!" She squealed.
"Emiry! My smart princess!! You make us all proud." He laughed as he kissed the child.
"Will mommy be proud??" She asked as she fiddled with the paper.
His eyes immediately darkened while he gave a sad smile.
"Yeah. She will be." He replied softly.
He didn't know how to explain to a 4 year old that her mother was not mentally stable.
"Dai-chan!"
He turned to see Matsumoto Erika, his friend smile at him.
"Eri-chan! Look! I got a star!!!" The child jumped from his arms and hugged her leg.
"Really! Shouldn't we celebrate this??" She giggled as she lifted the child in her arms.
"Can Uncle Ryosuke come with us??" She asked.
"We'll see. Why don't you come with me? I am heading to work." He asked as he ruffled her hair.
She squealed and nodded.
"Dai-chan... I will take her home...." Matsumoto spoke up.
"It's okay. She likes spending time with us." Arioka smiled as he took Emiry back in his arms.
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Arisa blinked as she looked at the child who stared back at her.
What was such a small child doing in the MPD?
"Are you a stranger?"  The child pipqued as she grabbed the hem of her own shirt.
"Well.... do you want me to be a stranger?" Arisa asked as she bent to her level.
"I don't know." She mumbled.
Arisa smiled softly as she gently patted the child's head.
"Then, let's get to know each other. I am Matsu Arisa." She spoke gently.
"I am Arioka Emiry!!! You can call me Emi!" She said happily when Arisa chuckled.
It was then it hit her.
"Are you related to Arioka Daiki??" She asked confused.
"You know Papa?"
"I work with him."
She knew Arioka had a daughter but it was a bit strange meeting her like this.
"Really?? How is papa at work??" She asked excited.
"He is really nice and brilliant." She replied.
"So he also gets a star every day??" She asked clapping her hands.
"Kind off... Emi-chan... we should find Dai-chan." She offered her hand which the child took.
"I wanted grape juice." She spoke up.
"Sure." Arisa smiled as she escorted Emi to the lab.
"Emiry-chan!!!" Yabu immediately squealed as he grabbed the child and hugged her.
"Yabu-chan!!!" She laughed as Yabu threw her in the air and caught her.
"Emiry... there you are." Arioka sighed in relief.
"You daughter is really cute Dai-chan!" Arisa laughed as Yabu continued to play with the child.
"I know. She is my child after all." Arioka grinned.
"Looks like she is sleepy now." Yabu commented as he saw her yawn.
"I'll take her." Arisa offered.
"Here you go." Yabu tipped the child in to her arms.
Emiry immediately embraced her and lulled to sleep.
"Thanks Arisa. I need to talk with Ryosuke." Arioka looked worried.
"I am good. I like children." Arisa smiled as she patted Emiry's back who had been mumbling in her sleep.
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"You sure you want to pursue this case?" Yamada asked as he sat down with the file
"The MO matches and he sure has a new victim." Arioka replied as he pursed his lips
"How is Eiko doing?" Yamada asked softly
"She does not recognise us anymore. The doctors are sure she will never recover." Arioka toyed with his phone.
"Does Emiry know that you are...." Yamada's voice trailed.
"Not now. She is still too young. Someday maybe." Arioka shrugged.
"From what Mashiba told me, he has been silent for almost 3 years. After he attacked Eiko again, he has resurfaced now." Yamada replied as he opened the file.
"We need to stop him. We do not need anymore victims." Arioka replied.
Yamada sat back pondering.
"She is good with children."  Arioka commented.
Yamada looked up.
"Arisa-san. Emiry does not do well with strangers generally but she seems comfortable with Arisa-san." Arioka spoke softly
Yamada remained silent.
"Ryosuke, Do you.....?"
"Right now we need to focus on this case."  Yamada said shortly as he stood up.
"Yes of course." Arioka replied.
"As for your question, someday, when all of this is over." Yamada left the room.
"Yes. Of course." Arioka smiled as he followed Yamada out.
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The child's stirring made Arisa turn to the couch and gently stroke the child's forehead. Immediately Emiry calmed down and slept peacefully.
Arisa smiled softly as she continued to stroke Emiry's forehead as the child sucked her thumb while sleeping.
"You are really good with children."
Arisa turned to see Yamada lean on the door.
"I like children... Yuki.... Yuki fell asleep whenever I stroked her hair." Arisa blinked back a tear as Yamada walked towards them.
Arisa watched Emiry's breathing as Yamada stood next to her.
"Emiry-chan.... She isn't really Arioka-san's daughter is she?" Arisa asked softly as she pulled back Emiry's hair from her face.
"Damn, your intuition is too good."
"Well?"
"She is his niece. Emiry's mother, Eiko, is his cousin..... she is too unstable to raise Emiry anymore, so Dai-chan took over. Emiry was only a few months old and Dai-chan chose to raise her as his own." Yamada said quietly.
"Is our new case, pertaining to her mother?"
"Yes."
Arisa nodded when Emiry whimpered. Arisa took Emiry in her arms and gently rubbed her back as she hummed. Emiry soon fell back asleep, her tiny snore made Arisa smile.
"I will have one of the female officers look after Emiry. For now, we need you in the briefing room." Yamada ruffled the sleeping child's hair.
Arisa chuckled.
"What?"
"Nothing, just thought that... you would make a good father." Arisa chuckled when Yamada smirked.
"For that we need to...." Yamada winked as he whispered in her ear, when she blushed.
"There is a child with us! God you are incorrigible!"
"Love you too Arisa." He kissed her forehead and left the room.
Arisa gently rocked Emiry when she had an image of herself, pregnant and Yamada with her, his hand on her womb. She blushed furiously as she shook her head.
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"This is regarding the serial abduction, rape and murder of women which has been happening in the Kyushu region for the last 15 years. The modus operandi has remained the same. He would stalk the women for days to come and then pretend to get close to them, after which he would over power them in their homes, rape and murder them." Inoo started briefing.
"He was especially interested in women who already had boyfriends or were engaged, however 4 years ago, after a repeat attack on his one rare survivor, he has been silent. 2 days ago, a new victim has turned up. 28 year old Hashimoto Akane-san, a caregiver was found in her bedroom, bound to the bed, mostly naked and brutally raped and beaten. The bindings and .... Manner of rape and sperm match with the evidence found in the previous cases......." Yabu stood up and briefed.
Yamada turned to see Arisa who looked a little pale as she tried to keep her cool. He knew she was remembering the incident from the time Yu had held her hostage.
"He has escalated hasn't he?" Arisa asked softly.
Everyone looked at her as she licked her lips and looked up.
"The previous victims were not so badly beaten, and the beating seems to be central to her stomach... more towards... the womb." Arisa replied after taking a deep breath.
"Cannot deny that." Arioka breathed and leaned back on the chair looking up.
"Umm... Arioka-san?" Arisa spoke up softly.
He looked at her sullen.
"Emiry... Emiry's father" she hesitated when Arioka sighed.
"Never matched with the evidence found at the scene or any other scenes." Arioka replied shortly as Arisa nodded and looked down.
"Arisa-chan, if you want, you can step down from this case." Ryunosuke said kindly when Arisa shook her head as she flipped through the file.
"It is okay..... eh?" Arisa suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?" Yabu asked as everyone looked at her.
"Hashimoto Akane-san.... Compared to others, her job is different...." Arisa stood up as she grabbed the file and rushed towards Inoo.
"What are you talking about?" Yabu followed her as Yamada stood up as she picked up the other case files.
"Till now he has been targeting Office ladies or part timers.... Why has he targeted a caregiver... that too someone who barely gets to go home. She was attacked on her one rare off duty." Arisa spoke up.
"Do you feel it is not a coincidence?" Yamada asked as Arisa shrugged.
"I dont know... till not he targeted women who had mostly a 9-5 job.... Plus, we don't know what he has been doing for 4 years...." Arisa pondered.
"The previous profile suggested that he had been attacking women who mostly had a resemblance to the women in his family. He has been silent for 4 years, maybe he has been hospitalised or in jail?" Keiko balanced a pencil on his upper lips as he looked up.
"Well the profile had suggested a man in his late 20s to mid 30s, most likely someone who cannot interact with women easily and has been emasculated by the women in his life, similar to Andrew Chikatilo, the infamous butcher of Rostov. But i have to admit, the violence in this case is too brutal and since the modus opperandi is the same, we hopefully can rule out any copy cats." Nakajima commented.
"However, what has been doing these 4 years is still a mystery."
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The woman's eyes widened as he punched her stomach.
"Please, you have taken what you wanted from me. Please." She whimpered as when he stomped her stomach.
"Tell me what I want!" Spittle fell on her.
"I don't! Do you know how many patients I look after!" She screamed when he slapped her.
She looked back when he gave a slick smile looking down at himself. She paled as he climbed back on her.
"Looks like I haven't had enough and since you wont give me the information I need, you need punishment."