New Recruit Part 7

As the case became increasingly difficult to solve, a disaster caused by Kira made close to home with Kyu-to. Her father was killed by Kira. She sat at the table and broke into tears, everyone tried to comfort her but it was like talking to a solid wall. Kyu-to blocked out everything. After an hour or so Kyu-to stopped crying, Ryuzaki took the opportunity to ask her two questions that need to be answered.
“Kyu-to, may I ask you something?”
“Sure.”
“It’s been bothering me for a long time, when you fell asleep a few days back I saw a marking on your  right wrist. Do you mind explaining what it is?”
“Oh this? When I was younger. My mother placed me on the kitchen bench where an open flame stove was running. Being young and carless I reached over the flame and my wrist got severely burnt, I guess it just never healed properly.”
“Hm .. My other question is would you like to take time off the Kira case?”
“NO WAY IN HELL! I want to catch the bastard that killed my father!”
Kyu-to started to cry once more.  Ryuzaki got out his seat and told the others to leave. When they had left he sat next to Kyu-to and wrapped his arms around her. This was the only way he knew of, that comforts people when close relatives died. At least, that’s what people did when he was younger. Kyu-to continued to cry.