[Machine Translation] A woman disappears in the jurisdiction of Omori police station. Later, a man believed to be her boyfriend was murdered. The suspect is a stalker, likely in possession of a hunting rifle, and is said to be fleeing with the subject woman. Chief Shinya Tatsuzaki, who is in charge of the case, gives precise instructions and unravels the mystery. However, the non-career field division chief, Yumigami, interferes in some way. Eventually, one of Tatsuzaki's orders is questioned within the Metropolitan Police Department. This is the best police novel that fully depicts the investigation and the organization.