he's being framed by enemies from within the police force
honestly, at this point, I am just reading this for the end. I mean, there are too many plotholes. Even if there are enemies inside the police force, unless if it is the most powerful one, the dirty people should have gotten arrested earlier. The house of a police officer being burnt should be a priority case. Protecting Hoshiko-chan should be the top priority for the entire police force, mostly for those who don't want to lose their high-end carrier. A child being murdered because the police couldn't protect her wouldn't be well seen by anyone, those who would suffer the most are the powerful people.
Honestly, I am not even trying to understand what is going on anymore.
isnt like, the artist a police officer himself? wasnt his *house* burnt down because of "this man" and this little girl is also being targeted too. so why the heck are the police after him now and not spending there time doing something productive with there limited screen time??