@Ariria on the Japanese team there was a guy who also had the same sense of smell, so perhaps it could be an interesting plot device later on.
But judging from all the loose plot threads so far, author might also forget about it...
I'll bet this oversea course gonna last few months at best...
Also typical wait-til-last-minute to create some unnecessary drama.
Somebody should tell the author he sucks at drama and should be back at creating cute everyday gyaru thingy.
Guy probably had connection to Kyoichi, not through the syndicate though, that's why he knew about the murder and also why the syndicate went after him. (Know Kyoichi, AND approaching Reika)
@sylvacoer women always get it worse. Is more fragile, more susceptible to coercion, not to mention pregnancies and bastard children and all the stigmas that follow.