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Pierre gave a swift nod. "Excellent." Not one to waste time, he opened his briefcase and withdrew from it a manila folder. "Here," he said, sliding the folder over to the police officer's side of the table with one crisp motion of his fingers. "You'll find enclosed the data that C has compiled and organized. Statistics, if you will, concerning variables such as time, crime committed, broadcasted location, and location of death.

"You may find these useful. C certainly did, as it was what led her to conclude Kira's whereabouts in the first place—Tokyo, as you may have already presumed."

That said, Pierre reached into his briefcase once again took out a laptop. He set the device carefully on the countertop, opened it, and then typed in a few passwords. Following C's murmured instructions in his ear, he opened a certain file she had sent to him not even five minutes ago.

Three faces popped up.

The butler smoothly rotated the laptop so that Officer Yoshida was allowed a decent view. Once he had the man's attention, he spoke. "In addition, C has a proposition. You are welcome to decline, although we feel that this will help vastly in the Kira case. There are concerns, of course, on the exact nature of Kira's method of killing. After much deliberation, we've concluded that it is most likely to be some sort of supernatural ability."

He gave the officer a wan smile before continuing. "Ridiculous, no? And yet, the only feasible explanation…

"Plausibility notwithstanding, a reasonable first step on this front would be to discover the requisites of this supernatural ability. C suggests starting with something basic—simply put, names and faces. That is where these three criminals come into play. The acts these people have committed are things that Kira won't ignore. If the police publicly broadcasts their crimes, we are guaranteed a reaction. Based on what happens, we'll be able to surmise if Kira needs a face or a name to kill.

"Of course, this is only a suggestion. Nonetheless, we hope you will take it into consideration."