October passed in the blink of an eye.
Since the wedding, Minamoto Tamako had not seen Fushimi Roku again.
No phone calls, no messages, no voicemails; the mansion was unvisited, the savings untouched, even Sakurako was nowhere to be seen.
The Road Police in Hokkaido, even though reluctant to reopen the case, began a formal investigation under the support of Kujo Mutsumi, establishing a search team to hunt down Fushimi Roku.
Minamoto Tamako wanted to apply for a joint operation, suspecting that Fushimi Roku might return to Tokyo.
But the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department was overwhelmed, busily dealing with the Cat Island incident. As long as the accomplices of Horie Kei remained at large, public opinion would continue to ferment.
So far, three section chiefs had resigned, and countless press conferences had been held. Kujo Yua, as the Director of Police, had to bow and apologize in front of the camera.
