Detective Elwood was smoking on the balcony of the police station.
Alas, there had been no progress in the Serpent Killer case, and the old-timers at the station had told him that the higher-ups had been pushing for results, and they needed to produce something credible as soon as possible.
But this case was nothing short of bizarre - Elwood was starting to suspect that the murderer might not be a typical human, but rather a mentally deranged individual with a high level of artistic skill, an extremely sophisticated method of crime, and a deep understanding of police investigative methods.
Even though the government had done its best to suppress the spread of rumors, panic was still spreading uncontrollably among the public, and they urgently needed a positive outcome.
And more than the ordinary citizens, it was the big capitalists who had the power to shake the mayor.
