Upon returning to Police Headquarters, Aoyama Xiu Xin immediately sent Fujimoto Ryosuke to the Shinjuku Police Station to see Asai Youki.
About an hour later, Fujimoto Ryosuke returned, but he did not proactively tell Aoyama Xiu Xin what Asai Youki wanted from him, nor did Aoyama Xiu Xin ask.
After all, Asai Youki obviously did not want him to know for his own good, so he certainly wouldn't demean himself by insisting on finding out, nor was his curiosity that strong.
That afternoon, Asano Hirofumi and Suzuki Junko were both suspended from their duties and underwent investigations by the internal disciplinary departments of the Police Bureau and Public Prosecutor's Office. Until the results of the investigations were released, both were effectively on an extended leave.
Meanwhile, the trial for the murder of Ayase Mihiko was reopened, given that Noda confessed to committing the murder, acknowledging that the police report on closing the case was accurate.