Tokyo: Rabbit Officer and Her Evil Partner
Chapter 125 - 47 Chief Judge Fushimi Roku

Chapter 125: Chapter 47 Chief Judge Fushimi Roku

"I’m at the hotel."

A gentle male voice came from the other end of the phone, sounding like the kind classmate from school, or perhaps a senior with excellent grades.

The only discordant note was the sound of a woman panting in the background. Kazama Tatsuya heard a woman asking, "Who is it?" Then there were a few seconds of silence, likely because the other person covered the receiver.

"Your dad is dead," Kazama Tatsuya asked, "Did you know?"

"I know now... But it’s nothing to do with me... Ugh, when did you get back to Tokyo? Why didn’t you contact me?" Kamei Yuusaku asked.

"Aren’t you concerned about who killed him?" Kazama Tatsuya gripped the receiver tightly.

"Wasn’t it an accidental death? Can we still get the insurance money? I won’t lose the compensation, will I?" Kamei Yuusaku paused, lowering his voice, "Shh, I’m discussing serious matters."

Bam, Kazama Tatsuya slammed the receiver onto the handset, causing a crack in the casing.

He took a deep breath to calm himself, then paged the patrol police to bring the suspect back to the station.

By the time he finished and went downstairs, Fushimi Roku and Minamoto Tamako were still bickering. The former was caught slacking off, making Minamoto Tamako quite angry.

She had staked her future career, even pinned her dream of becoming a famous detective and police chief, yet Fushimi Roku didn’t care at all, making her so angry she wished she could go home and flush the toilet until Fushimi Roku could also experience the feeling of life being wasted away!

"What’s there to investigate? Several residents witnessed the couple arguing on the rooftop, and in a fit of anger, the wife pushed the husband off the building... Extracting fingerprints from the deceased should basically close the case." Fushimi Roku argued confidently.

Previously, he conflated impulsive killing with indiscriminate murder for the sake of arguing, but the two are actually quite similar and common in Japanese society.

"The simplicity of the case isn’t an excuse for your negligence!" Minamoto Tamako would not let him get away with it, quickly flipping through her notes and having Fushimi Roku document the statement, step by step following the procedure of filing a case, on-site investigation, gathering evidence, arrest and interrogation, submitting materials, and finally transferring for prosecution.

Fushimi Roku’s patience was exhausted. He always found Minamoto Tamako a bit annoying, and since their relationship allegedly (he didn’t admit it) progressed, she became even more of a nag... This guy was strict with herself and a bit with those around her.

No wonder Kujo Yua said Minamoto Tamako had a strong desire for control and possession. Could this guy be a dom in intimate relationships? How does Kawai put up with her?

Before Fushimi Roku could launch his Evil Chant version 2.0, Kazama Tatsuya intervened abruptly, deciding that he would take charge of the case and there was no need for Fushimi Roku to be involved.

"See, I told you..."

Fushimi Roku hadn’t finished his sentence when he squinted his eyes and slowly turned his head to see Kazama Tatsuya with a cigarette in his mouth, his brow furrowed like a knotted rope, looking utterly out of sorts.

— There must be something wrong here!

He wasn’t eager to do good deeds, but when it came to shady business, he was all in. Fushimi Roku insisted on helping to bring the suspect back to the station for a thorough interrogation, and Kazama Tatsuya couldn’t stop him no matter what.

When the patrol police brought down the middle-aged woman, both Fushimi Roku and Minamoto Tamako were a bit surprised. This woman was the dog-walker they encountered upon returning. Even while being handcuffed and put into the police car, she was muttering softly, "Marujiro, Marujiro, where did you go..."

Upon learning that Marujiro was the dog she raised, Minamoto Tamako felt a chill... Could it be that in her eyes, her husband’s life was less important than the pet dog?

Everyone sat in the police car back to the station, with Kazama Tatsuya subtly encouraging Fushimi Roku to go back. He mentioned it was too late for Sakurako to stay up and that he was fully in charge, not needing Fushimi Roku and Minamoto Tamako’s help... Even Minamoto Tamako noticed something was off, and she couldn’t help but ask, "Does Senior Feng know the victim?"

"No, I don’t."

Kazama Tatsuya replied, keeping his eyes straight on the road. The two sat in the back seat with a travel bag in between, and Taira Sakurako peeked her head around, looking like a family of three generations out for a trip if you ignored the tension.

"Then it’s probably someone related to the victim." Fushimi Roku pointedly said.

Minamoto Tamako, curious by nature, couldn’t help but pursue the matter after hearing this. After a moment of silence, Kazama Tatsuya had no choice but to admit, "His son used to be in the same class as my daughter."

Minamoto Tamako nodded and pressed for more information, "Uh-huh, and then?"

"That’s it, nothing more." Kazama Tatsuya said.

"Eh—" Fushimi Roku drew out the sound, "Childhood sweethearts?"

Minamoto Tamako glanced sideways, wondering why Mr. Fushimi was interested in Ms. Chihime’s romantic affairs. Normally, people wouldn’t think in this direction, right? She and Fushimi Roku were classmates too, but no one thought they were childhood sweethearts!

"I don’t know," Kazama Tatsuya said.

Seeing that he didn’t want to elaborate, they couldn’t probe further. It wasn’t just Fushimi Roku who wanted to find out what was going on; Minamoto Tamako was also dying of curiosity, particularly puzzled by why Senior Feng was so resistant to their involvement in this case.

Upon returning to the station, Minamoto Tamako learned that Kazama Tatsuya had resorted to using torture to extract a confession, much to her shock and further heightening her curiosity... There must be an unspeakable secret in all this!

The Chief was in a terrible dilemma. Recently, he heard the Police Chief was coming for an inspection and was nervously preparing the station for the visit, only to be scolded by the Police Chief’s secretary at midnight. The next day, he received another call where the secretary subtly urged him to suppress a rookie who had been promoted by the Police Chief... He felt stuck, not knowing which side to take.

Finally catching his breath over the past days, his subordinates made more trouble.

Mrs. Kamei banged on the table in the interrogation room, shouting and wailing, accusing Kazama Tatsuya of extracting a confession under duress. Just hearing the noise was giving him a headache, so he told Kazama Tatsuya to clean up his own mess and assigned Officer Sakai to oversee the interrogation... If Kazama Tatsuya was found guilty of the accusation, the entire station would be implicated.

By regulation, at least two officers should be present at the initial interrogation of a criminal suspect.

This is to ensure the fairness and legality of the interrogation process, as multiple officers can supervise each other and prevent unfounded accusations of misconduct during the interrogation... But generally, people close the doors and gang up, making the rule effectively non-existent.

However, since the Chief had spoken, they couldn’t apply the Great Memory Disappearance Technique this time, leaving Kazama Tatsuya at a loss... To think, he had initially planned to interrogate Fushimi Roku like this.

"Since you’re not convenient to appear, let me lead the interrogation," Fushimi Roku suggested.

Kazama Tatsuya wanted to refuse, but Officer Sakai agreed on his behalf. Interns in initial training are used as fall guys; if they can’t appease the suspect, the case can be pushed onto Fushimi Roku. If anything went wrong later, it wouldn’t affect the official criminal police of the station.

With that, Fushimi Roku became the Chief Judge, Minamoto Tamako assisted with note-taking, Officer Sakai listened in, and Kazama Tatsuya helped with watching the kid through a one-way mirror.

Mrs. Kamei sat across from them, the cold, white incandescent light casting her face into harsh relief, wrinkles casting deep shadows, making her look like a marionette.

She had cried herself dry, shouting hoarsely, "What does this mean? Are you planning to cover this up? Do I have no human rights? I need a lawyer, I want to sue you all!"

Minamoto Tamako was too nervous to speak, as it was her first official interrogation, and she was completely overwhelmed by the other’s presence. Moreover, as the police had misconducted, she didn’t know how to defend Senior Feng and even secretly pondered holding Senior Feng accountable.

"Ahem, if what you say is true, we’ll certainly act impartially and won’t cover for any worm in the police force!"

Fushimi Roku looked serious, hinting at Kazama Tatsuya, then continued, "But let’s address your situation first... Someone died, so someone has to be responsible, right?"

With just a few words, he dispersed Mrs. Kamei’s anger, pointing out her predicament.

Kamei Riko fell silent, lowering her head without saying anything.

It wasn’t over; Fushimi Roku continued, "Well, we know you didn’t mean it, Mrs. Kamei. Couples argue, things get out of hand, everyone can understand that, right? But, speaking of which..."

He paused there, pouring himself a cup of strong tea to refresh. Mrs. Kamei lifted her head, neck craned to hear his next words, only to see him leisurely spitting out tea leaves and putting down the cup, saying:

"We received reports from eyewitnesses claiming that you shouted ’Go to hell’ before pushing your husband off the rooftop. This changes the scenario to impulsive murder, far from manslaughter; the punishment differs significantly... Do you have anything to say about this?"

"I-I didn’t mean it, I just wanted to scare him... I wasn’t really thinking of killing him at the time!" Mrs. Kamei started to defend herself.

"That kind of explanation may be hard to convince a judge."

Fushimi Roku shook his head with a sympathetic look, "To help you understand the seriousness of the matter, let me explain: impulsive murder generally falls under intentional murder, which is usually punishable by death, life imprisonment, or imprisonment for five years or more."

Mrs. Kamei’s face changed dramatically, and before she could speak, Fushimi Roku continued, "As for causing death by negligence, it generally warrants imprisonment from three to seven years, or less than three years in lighter cases..."

Officer Sakai timely added, "And having a conflict with the law enforcement officer, if the accusation of extracting a confession under duress is dismissed, could adversely affect your future sentencing..."

Mrs. Kamei appeared increasingly uneasy, clearly being swayed.

"What are you talking about? Look at what nonsense you’re saying!"

Fushimi Roku slammed the table, causing the tea to splash like a fountain as he declared righteously, "I said we must separate these matters! How can we induce the suspect to withdraw their lawsuit? We must seriously deal with any worms in the police force, not letting a single one get away! Rest assured, Mrs. Kamei, our station will definitely give you an explanation!"

Outside the one-way mirror, Kazama Tatsuya looked as though he had eaten something particularly foul.

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