White Killings

APK News;3:55 PM,Tokyo

"As for the serial killings that have been taking place for the last two weeks across Japan,another incident has taken place in the Chiba prefecture"a female anchor at the channel reported.

"Three have been confirmed dead including one woman and a child".

Shibuya City;3:57 PM,Tokyo

"Another killing,huh?How many does it make this week,Takada-san?"a healthy middle aged man sitting almost bored in his chair asked his black-haired companion.

"Fifty seven I guess,Megumi"Takada answered taking a sip of his coffee while looking at the tv screen infront of him.

"I wonder what the hell police are doing?"he spoke to himself and looked back at his companion.

"Do you think they will let the PSIA handle this case?".

Takada couldn't help but chuckle at the statement.

"Ain't no way they are going to trust us with something this big.They'll probably let that Hirito handle this one too"Takada said with a hint of irritation in his voice.

"Come on,Takada-san"Megumi stood up from his chair in an attempt to cheer his friend.

"You are way better than Hirito-"

Their conversation was cut-short when Takada's when Takada's phone began to ring.

"Seriously,can't I even enjoy my one holiday".

Takada took his phone out from his pocket and looked at the screen.

"Director-General"

Takada looked at megumi,who had seen whom the call was from and had sat back in his chair.

"Give me a minute"Takada excused himself and walked out os the cafe.

Takada hesitated at first to attend the call,but eventually gave in.

"Damn it,my summer is ruined".

He attended the call and put the phone to his ear.

"Hello-"before he could say anything his superior had started shouting at him.

"Damn it,Takada!Where the hell are you!Why weren't you attending my calls!"

Takada was surprised.He had never heard the boss may so angry.

"Calm down,Higechi-san.This isn't like you,what's happened?".

Higechi took a breath and started to speak again.

"Look,I wouldn' have called you if it wasn't serious?".

"So what's it you wanna talk about?"Takada asked him.

"You know where to meet to meet me,Takada .Be there by 4:15"with that Higechi ended the call.

"Damn it.What a bother"Takada complained while holding his hand for a taxi by the road.

Police headquarters Kasumigaseki ;4:30 PM,Tokyo

"Hirito-san"a brown-haired man washing his hands by the sink called his friend who had just come out of the toilet.

"Have you seen the news about that serial killer?"

"Yeah what about him,Sogo?"Hirito turned towards Sogo after washing his hands.

"What about him?Iam scared of being walking around at night"he replied in a fearful tone.

"That's why you are in the records division,you know?"

"Iam sorry about that"Sogo replied apologetically"Its just that i can't handle stuff like this that's why Iam in the records division".

"It's fine.Everybody has their own uses".

"By the way I heard Shu has been made head of the committe to lead the case.Did you hear it?"Sogo asked.

"If thats true then this case is as good as ever.Come to think of it I haven't seen him since 2 or 3 days".

Just then Hirito felt his phone vibrate in his pocket.

"Who is it,Hirito-san?"Sogo asked from his side with a curious voice.

Hirito looked at his phone.

"Commissioner General"

"This is odd"he thought to himself."He's been so busy this past week nobody has talked to him and now Iam getting a call from him?".

Hirito picked up his phone.

Commissioner General

"Hirito,where are you?"he heard his superior's commanding voice.

"Sir,Iam still over here in the building.Why do you ask?"

"I'd like you to come by my office quickly".

The call was cut leaving Hirito to wonder what it had all been about.

Director General's Residence;4:30 PM,Tokyo

Takada walked through the hallways of his superior's home.

As much as he could remember,there was a huge garden,a swimming pool and magnificent architecture.

Currently,he had stopped to look at a painting in the huge hallway.

"Seriously,what do you do to get such a huge place?"

"You work your ass off and get in a position like myself.Got it?"he heard a familiar voice from his side.

He looked at his side to see his boss.

A skinny,short man was looking at him with an angry look on his face and he knew the reason why.

"You are five minutes late"his boss complained while lighting a cigarrette.

Yes,this man was strict about time.

"Come on,old man.Can't you let it slide for once?".

"I'd like to talk about it but"his face got serious"I've got something more important to talk about today".

"That's what I came here for,you know?"Takada thought to himself.

He was still irritated of the fact his holiday had been ruined.

"Have you seen the serial killings that have been taking place across the country recently?"he asked Takada while looking at the painting.

"Yeah,Iam damn scared about it.I'll admit I have to think twice while stepping outside".

"You do realise they are kind of similar like the murders which were taking place 9 months ago,do you?his superior asked avoiding his comments a while earlier.

Takada then turned towards him and spoke.

Amazing thing is that neither us nor the police caught the culprit and yet the killings stopped.I thought maybe he had been captured by police in secrecy but that doesn't seem to be the case,does it?Takada asked with a frown.

"Takada,come with me"he pointed for him to go to the room from which he had come from earlier.

He went to his desk and turned on his laptop.

"What Iam about to show you is not even known among the government officials and only to higher ups among the organization".

He then moved his laptop so that Takada could see it.Takada moved forward to see what it was.

A man was on a chair with his hands tied with a rope.There was a lot of blood on the floor as if he was tortured.

"Who the hell is he?"Takada asked his superior.

It wasn't as if he was afraid to see anything like that,He had had his share of fun in his days too.

"This guy"he then shifted his gaze from the laptop's screen toward me"is the serial killer behind the murders which took place between 2013 and 2017 and also the murders three months previously".

"You mean the 'White murders'?"

Takada knew about the White murders.

These were the murders which had started back in 2013 and continued until end of 2017.

There were few glimpses of the murderer and everytime he was in white clothes.

The targets of the murders were numerous people including criminals,corrupt politicians and anyone who opposed 'White'.

He was a 'God' and 'Criminal' at the same time.

Thus they got the name 'White Killings'.

"Exactly"the general replied to his previous statement.

"But if he is the murderer,then why is he even alive?Why hasn't he been tried yet?"Takada asked confused.

"That's because we don't have enough evidence to try him"the general replied sternly.

"Lack evidence?"Takada asked while trying to keep himself composed as much as possible"I thought you said he was captured at the crime scene?"

"Yes,he was captured at the crime scene but the thing is"he shifted his gaze from Takada towards laptop"the finger prints weren't his on the weapon which means that he might've had also some accomplices".

"So you suspect they might've escaped?Takada asked .

"That's just an assumption.They might've had a scuffle or argument it seems"he shrugged his shoulders while speaking.

"What makes you think so?"Takasa questioned.

"Our men didn't get much time to look around but they did say it seem like there was a fight over there.I know this is pretty vague but still its something".

Takada then shifted his focus to what they were talking about previously.ikr

"You were saying before?"Takada emphasized at before hoping he might remember what he was talking about.

"Oh yeah"he continued"As I was saying we wanted to investigate about him as much as possible but we couldn't find any record of him whatsoever,On top of that,these killings have been taking place while he was in custody so there's no chance he's involves as of right now.He's been here the entire time".

"The more we wait,more the evidence points away from him"he stopped speaking at this point indicating he had finished his explanation.

Takada was trying to contemplate the situation.

"He's been locked up here with no access to outside but the same killings have been taking place?In short,he might've asked someone to do it 3 months after his capture but considering he had a brawl with his accomplice (which I highly doubt he had) that mightn't be a possibility.But why do it 3 months later and why a change of targets?".

"General"he called his superior"why did you call me here exactly?".

His superior took a long breath and after a moment finally spoke.

Takada,I want you to form an investigation team and be its head.No,I don't want you to .I order you to!"He gave Takada a look which clearly told him he couldn't refuse.

Takada wasn't seriously expecting such a big responsibility and for a moment it seemed like he'd refuse but then he decided to agree.

This seemed like a case which could fill his curiosity.

"Fine.I'll do it"his superior's face lit up"but on one condition".

"and what is that condition?"his superior asked.

"I want full authority over this investigation,no interference from you or anybody else"he then looked at the laptop screen"and I want to meet this "White"".

Police headquarters;Kasumigaseki;4:35 PM,Tokyo

The elevator was moving up to the third floor with Hirito waiting in it so he could meet his superior as soon as possible.

In reality,he couldn't stop wondering why would his superior would wanna meet him.

His mind was currently full of thoughts.

"Whole week,he's been in meetings with the prime minister and high officials not speaking a word regarding his meetings to anyone and right now he wants to meet me,Why?"

He was currently thinking about the reasons when elevator opened.

He walked out of it and started to look around,already knowing his way around.

"Is it you,Hirito?"he heard his superior's voice coming from his right side.

He turned to his side and there was the NPA commissioner general.

A healthy,short man was looking at him with a cigarrette in his right hand.

Hirito knew he wasn't that old but he looked too old for his age.

"Well,with so many responsibilities I won't be surprised if somebody turns out like this"he thought to himself.

Before he knew it,he was waving his hand infront of him.

"Are you okay,Hirito?"

"Iam fine,sir"he replied"but may I ask sir why did you call me here?"

He knew he had been kind of rude but he couldn't simply help wonder why he was there.

"First of all"he took a seat and motioned him to do the same"Iam sorry to call you on such a short notice but we really need to talk Hirito".

"About what,sir?"Hirito asked while taking a seat.

"Iam sure you know about the killings which have been taking place recently?".

"Yes sir I think more than 40 people have been killed in these killings,yes?"he asked..

"Not 40,Its more than 300"he replied while fidgeting in his seat.

The general had said something which had shoclked him.

"More than 300!"Does that mean-"he realized what he was doing and lowered his voice"the media is being regulated?".

"Unfortunately,yes.We can't let panic spread across the whole country.That'd be disastrous".On top of that"he hesitated for a moment and smoked his cigarrette"the two committees we formed have gone missing so nobody is ready to take up this case".

"Thats impossible.I heard that Shu had been been made head of the committee,right?"he asked surprised.

She was one of the top-notch detectives and he had solved majority of his cases.

"He failed".

"So we've decided to resort to extreme measures this time and I want you to be the head of new investigative team".

"Extreme measures?Head of investigative team?"Hirito held onto his glasses which were almost gonna slip from his face.

"Yes,you are gonna be head of investigative team.Its not a request but an order.Understand?".

Hiritoo couldn't decide what to think about it.

"Nobody else is taking on this case and people are dying.What do you wanna do,Hirito?Let them die?"he asked Hirito with a decisive tone.

"Nobody else is taking on this case!What choice do I have?I don't want anyone else to die but I also have a family.Will they be okay with it?"multiple thoughts were running through his head.

Just then the dead bodies of those families came into his mind.

Children lying on the ground with their bellies slit open.Their parents bodies hanged upon the ceiling upside down .

Then the image of his own daughter and wife killed like that came into his mind.Seeing them like that was the last thing he wanted to happen and besides it was his duty to deliver justice upon White.

He had made his decision.

"Iam fine with it.I'll be the head of investigative team as you wish sir".

"That's good but there's another thing I'd like you to do,Hirito".

"What is it,sir?"

"I'd like another persom to be part of your team"his superior replied with a face which clearly said he didn't want it that way.

"Another person?"Hirito asked confused.

"You see"he replied"I've been asked to form the committee by the prime minister himself and he himself has requested this person to be made a part of investigation".

"Who is he then?"Hirito asked curiously.

Hirito looked at his general who had moved his monitor towards Hirito to look at.

There was a man with white hair who was lying on a bed in what appeared to be a prison cell.

"He is"Hirito saw the general hesitate"the serial killer behind the murders which took place between 2013 and 2017 and also the murders which stopped 3 months ago".

"If he is the murderer,then why hasn't he been tried in court and executed?"Hirito asked surprised.

He knew what was coming and he knew he wasn't gonna like it.

"No evidence"his superior replied firmly"even though we found him escaping the crime scene".

"Then thats the proof he committed it,isn't it?"Hirito asked quickly.

"He wanted to know why mass murderer who had killed over 12000 people and terrorized the whole country was still alive.

"Well,technically yes and he was covered in blood but the thing is when we locked him up,there was no record of him whatsoever.In otherwords,he doesn't exist".

"Was there no weapon at the crime scene?"

"There was no weapon at the crime scene,Hirito"his superior replied.

"So are you gonna let him go?"this time Hirito had shouted at his superior.

"There is no way Iam gonna let that mass murderer run free ever again,Hirito!"he held Hirito's shoulders"But time is short and we must do something so we must take extreme measures".

Hirito saw a look of disgust appear on his face.

"Have you noticed the murders in last two weeks are similar to the 'White Killings'?"

"Yes,they've been quite similar to those killings but what does-"he then realized what he was saying.

"But he has been in jail all this time,hasn't he?Then how can he-"

Before he could complete his sentence,he had been cut off by his superior.

"He hasn't been doing anything for past three months.He was unconscious until a week ago".

"So it can't be a coincidence the same killings are taking place,can't it?".

'Don't you find something off about it?These killings?"he asked Hirito expecting him to know.

He knew what he was talking about.

He had ignored thinking about it but when he thought about it,it seemed to make sense.

The 'White killings' had been targeted towards criminals and anybody who criticized him but the murders within the last two weeks were directed towards elite and specific middle class families.

"What is exactly the intention of these killings?"he asked himself.

He then realized what his superior wanted him to do.

"Sir,you want me to work with him to catch the current killer,don't you?"