chapter 52

Officer Kane family lives in a rather old residential building, still in the architectural style of the 1980s, without an elevator. The corridor was narrow and the lights were dim. Climbing up the concrete steps, Seika Matsumoto turned her head until she was dizzy, and then she saw the blue-gray anti-theft iron door.

She looked up at the house number, confirmed it was correct, and then tapped on the door lightly. After a while, there was the sound of a wheelchair rolling inside...