S&K Corporation

S&K Corporation (S&K,) was a company based in Yokohama. It was led by one of Yukichi Fukuzawa's clients from a regular contract deal until her assassination some time after the war.

Description
The company was headed by an unnamed president aided by her secretary until her sudden assassination. Before her death, the company opened interviews to hire an apprentice office clerk.

Its office was located at a reddish-brown brick building relatively close to the harbor, which Ranpo Edogawa attributed to the site reeking of salt from the ocean. The structure stood on top of a slope and appeared fairly sturdy despite its age, and a sign that read "S&K C ORPORATION " was hung at the entrance. It had four floors, where the top floor housed the president's office and the reception room.

President's Office
The president's office was located at the building's top floor and was large enough to fit about 30 people if squeezed in tight. It boasted views of Yokohama and had a wide casement window where the president was allegedly pushed out of. It was also adorned with a desk and a bookshelf.

Reception Room
The reception room was situated adjacent to the president's office, which only contained a simple bookshelf, a table to discuss business, and a painting. This was also where Sakunosuke Oda was restrained following the president's death.

Background
Following the assassination of the company president, Fukuzawa arrived at the building and entered the ground right under the president's office. He got to the elevator to the office and met the president's secretary rummaging on and arranging a pile of documents. This is also where Fukuzawa encountered the suspected young assassin Oda and an adolescent Ranpo.

Trivia

 * The S&K Corporation office bears striking similarities in description to the Armed Detective Agency Office building, both sitting "at the top of a slope near Yokohama's port", being "a reddish-brown brick building with years of wear and tear", and being "so sturdily built" despite its appearance. The former's president's office and the latter's office are also located on the fourth floor of their buildings, and both places house an elevator.