This Japanese Monogatari Isn't Lame
Chapter 371 - 261. You Promise? (4000 words)_2

Chapter 371: Chapter 261. You Promise? (4000 words)_2

"The perpetrator has been caught?"

That was unexpected.

Upon hearing this, Beichuan Si’s hands twitched and he read on avidly.

This was a case that unfolded in summer.

The criminal’s name was Tsuchiya Motomu, a 30-year-old male, employed as a security guard at Ochasaki High School; he was responsible for patrolling the school grounds at night.

"Tsuchiya Motomu got the job as a security guard through the help of a relative. Before that, he was just an idle member of society, occasionally taking on odd jobs, but mostly scraping by on handouts from friends and family. After his relative’s recommendation, he officially became a security guard, and the pay was actually not bad."

Gangye Yoshiko pointed to a line in the text: "Here, you can also see a psychological profile of Tsuchiya Motomu."

When Tsuchiya Motomu was born, his parents had already passed away, and he was raised by his grandparents.

As his grandparents were busy with farm work, they seldom gave Tsuchiya Motomu any psychological care, and he grew up to be unruly and willful, with a reclusive personality.

After his grandparents also passed away one after another, Tsuchiya Motomu drifted around Tokyo, frequenting izakayas and red-light districts, occasionally taking odd jobs to make ends meet, living a very difficult life.

Such a Tsuchiya Motomu naturally didn’t attract the favor of women, he remained single until he was thirty, and it seemed that his life only became a bit more stable after he found the job as a security guard at Ochasaki Middle School.

But no one expected that Tsuchiya Motomu, who always appeared honest and naïve, would actually attack a student who was still in school...

"The missing girl’s name is Hinakabe Haru. She disappeared on July 21, 2014, and it wasn’t until August 30, 2014, that the case was officially closed. Based on a neighbor’s report, our officers found hairs with scalp tissue in Tsuchiya Motomu’s home, DNA testing confirmed it belonged to Hinakabe Haru."

"And after capturing Tsuchiya Motomu... there was not the slightest hint of him trying to deny his crimes, instead, he readily confessed, admitting that he had kidnapped Hinakabe Haru."

"During those forty days, we also asked Tsuchiya Motomu about the whereabouts of Hinakabe Haru. But that guy—"

Gangye Yoshiko drew in a deep breath, tapped a cigarette pack, and took out a slim cigarette, placing it between her lips: "Whenever Hinakabe Haru was mentioned, that guy’s attitude became especially insolent, spouting things like ’I hope you can find her’... In fact, at that time I had just graduated, and that was the first case I handled after arriving in Tokyo."

Gangye Yoshiko’s voice was heavy, and it carried an undertone of apology for Hinakabe Haru.

Time flashed by and it had been five years, Hinakabe Haru’s fate was all too clear.

Her body had gone missing without a trace since then, and Hinakabe Haru’s family had long given up the thought of looking for her.

After all, forty days is too long a period, Tsuchiya Motomu could have chopped Hinakabe Haru’s body into pieces and stuffed it into trash cans, thrown it into the wilderness, or even burned it to ashes, and, in a more disgusting scenario, he might have even...

During those forty days, what sort of torment and humiliation did Tsuchiya Motomu inflict upon Hinakabe Haru... Just thinking of it inevitably sent shivers down one’s spine.

"Is Tsuchiya Motomu still alive?" Beichuan Si only asked after Gangye Yoshiko had laid out all the details.

"He’s still alive, but the death sentence has already been handed down," Gangye Yoshiko exhaled, "It should be a matter of this summer. Beichuan, I know what you want to say, but that guy, as a death row inmate, is held in a private prison. It would be incredibly difficult for me to see him, even if I wanted to... and besides, there’s no excuse."

Her gaze flickered, sighing, "The whole case is closed, he’s already been sentenced to death. To make a fuss at this juncture would just stir up trouble..."

Gangye Yoshiko didn’t finish her sentence, but it hung in the air heavy with biting irony.

Such is the adult world.

If Hinakabe Haru’s case were dug up again, revealing that her body still hasn’t been found to date, it would inevitably damage the police’s prestige.

And with the main culprit caught, the case was considered closed.

"Hmm," Beichuan Si didn’t seem to care.

He had wanted to find Tsuchiya Motomu simply to learn the whereabouts of the tired woman’s remains.

But if that avenue was impassable, then his hopes would have to rest on Shen Gu Mirai.

Shen Gu Mirai, Akizaki Ikki, Nakano Youko, Sato Taku, where they played their games must be where the tired woman’s body was hidden.

"If you understand, that’s good," Gangye Yoshiko said, shrugging her shoulders lightly and offering a wry smile, "Beichuan, do you think we’re being crafty?"

"Do you mean giving up on searching for Hinakabe Haru’s body?" Beichuan Si retorted.

"It’s hard to say... who knows where Hinakabe really is now... Whether he’s still lying in some cold dark place... or whether his head is separated from his body... They’re all frantic to smooth things over, but when it comes to taking action, there’s nothing but inaction behind the scenes..."

Gangye Yoshiko let out these words with a sense of resignation, her usually sharp demeanor also seemed much softer.

By saying this, she just wanted to vent a little to Beichuan Si and hoped that he wouldn’t hold any grudge against her.

But what she didn’t expect was that Beichuan Si simply cocked his head, his voice unchanged as he said, "Your affairs have nothing to do with me."

Gangye Yoshiko was stunned.

It took her a while to fully grasp the meaning of Beichuan Si’s words.

They had nothing to do with him.

This also meant that Beichuan Si couldn’t care less about the follow-up to this incident.

To this guy, it seemed like only the issues right in front of him could capture his attention.

The police not finding the body and choosing to let things lie, none of these had anything to do with Beichuan Si; he would just use his own methods to search, instead of focusing on the frustrations with the police.

Gangye Yoshiko got it.

And upon understanding, she just had to laugh.

She was quite happy.

This unconventional way of comforting someone, that Beichuan Si had, there was actually something quite refreshing about it.

At least it was very much to Gangye Yoshiko’s taste.

She forcibly dragged Beichuan Si, who was still looking at the documents, up and back into his usual greasy middle-aged uncle persona, "Let’s go, Beichuan."

"Where to?" Beichuan Si moved his gaze away from the documents and asked.

Gangye Yoshiko chuckled, "Let’s try out the specialty dishes here, my treat. You probably haven’t eaten since before you came out, right?"

Beichuan Si had called her out at just past five, she didn’t think he had had his meal at that time.

"I refuse." Beichuan Si, clutching the documents, flatly rejected without changing his expression.

"You, little punk, don’t have the right to refuse!" Gangye Yoshiko kept pulling him out, continuing as she did so, "Anyway, why would you refuse?"

Beichuan Si took another look at Gangye Yoshiko and casually let out the words that nearly choked her, "One shouldn’t drive after drinking."

"?????" Gangye Yoshiko.

She opened her mouth in disbelief before laughing instead of getting angry, "Who told you I was going to drink, Beichuan? And besides, I’m a cop, how could I possibly do something that goes against the law and regulations?"

What a joke. Who did he think she was?

But to be fair, Beichuan Si’s words did hit the nail on the head and left her sputtering in frustration, unable to clear the annoyance stuck in her throat.

"Can you guarantee you won’t drink?" Beichuan Si’s gaze remained unchanging, staring straight at her.

"I guarantee, I guarantee."

Gangye Yoshiko raised both hands.

"Really?" Beichuan Si actually found it a bit strange.

Usually, after she got off work, if she wasn’t drinking, she was eating grilled chicken skewers. She was going to skip drinking?

"Really."

"Well, that’s fine then." After getting her assurance, Beichuan Si nodded in agreement.

But actually, he was still a little worried.

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