Tokyo: Rabbit Officer and Her Evil Partner
Chapter 28: The Deduction Team Comes Back to Life at Full Health!

Chapter 28: Chapter 28: The Deduction Team Comes Back to Life at Full Health!

The police academy shooting case was concluded in less than ten days.

The perpetrator was Ishizuka Yoshio, who shot and killed Sakurai Chizuru; as for Nagono Kawai, she was killed by Sakurai Chizuru.

There were still many doubts about the details of the case. For example, the fingerprints on the handgun did not match those of Ishizuka Yoshio; also, there were call records on a phone left at the scene... But none of this was important, as long as the prosecutor got a confession from the culprit, and the Police Department was happy to go along.

Notably, Section Chief Kazama was demoted.

The minister really transferred him to a local police box as a patrol police, saying he needed to temper his character, lest he cause a disaster sooner or later.

On the other hand, Fushimi Roku refused all media interviews, declaring externally that he was taking time off to recover from injuries.

Even so, that journalist named Yazaki Momo still published a feature report, titled ’The Delicate Initiate of the Witch Instructor’... The whole piece was filled with vulgar gossip.

To be honest, the appearance of Yazaki Momo was completely unexpected for him.

In Fushimi Roku’s original plan, he should have been lying peacefully on a hospital bed for a while, waiting until the police found nothing more before being detained for questioning.

But unexpectedly, Kazama Tatsuya didn’t follow the rules and took him away that night.

Fortunately, Yazaki Momo disguised herself as a nurse and sent the criminal police guarding him away on the pretext of a private checkup, securing five minutes to talk. Fushimi Roku had already prepared to recount his fabricated story, which resulted in that sensational news report.

Rewind to the day of the incident, Fushimi Roku used a needle to fake fingerprints, dragged a body to cover the code left by Nagono Kawai, and imitated Ishizuka Yoshio’s handwriting to write bloody words on the wall.

After doing all this, he used Sakurai Chizuru’s phone to call Ishizuka Yoshio.

"My daughter’s funeral was hosted with the help of the Nagano family. Every year during the Obon Festival, I visit their family temple to pay tribute..."

"I envy Kawai, really, truly envy. She actually found the killer of her family, I genuinely hope to see her avenge her family... That feeling, it’s like I did something for my own daughter..."

By the end, Ishizuka Yoshio was choking with sobs.

Fushimi Roku did not try to persuade him, he merely asked calmly: "Do you want Nagono Kawai to bear the crime of being a murderer even after death? Even if she’s already gone, her parents would still suffer the pain of losing a daughter and the world’s scorn, is that the outcome you want to see?"

"Of course not..."

"Then why did you become her accomplice? Why did you indulge her in doing such things? The anonymous letter was written by you, right? When I asked with Minamoto Tamako, you were also covering for her, right? You even stole that handgun for her, didn’t you? There were clearly so many chances to persuade her to turn back, but you did nothing."

Although Fushimi Roku was questioning Ishizuka Yoshio, wasn’t this also an interrogation of himself?

He once had a chance to stop Kawai’s revenge, but he too chose to indulge.

At the time he thought it was Nagono Kawai’s personal choice. ’When the law fails to bring justice to the parties involved, personal vengeance becomes justifiable and even noble from that moment on,’ so he had no right to interfere.

However, when Nagono Kawai uttered the words "I don’t hate you," Fushimi Roku realized he had made an irrevocable mistake.

Everything was beyond retrieval.

When Ishizuka Yoshio apologized guiltily, Fushimi Roku softly interrupted him: "Do you want to be a coward for the rest of your life, or a hero for a few seconds?"

Ishizuka Yoshio remained silent for a long time.

Finally, he gave a positive response.

As Fushimi Roku had promised, all the major newspapers depicted Ishizuka Yoshio as a tragic hero: harboring great righteousness, avenging someone, and then voluntarily surrendering, not implicating anyone else, which was simply the standard character setting of a Showa-era tough guy.

When the television station came to the police academy for interviews, his colleagues all showcased their great face-saving skills. Previously they thought Ishizuka Yoshio was just a transparent person, but now they said he was ’silent but full of strength’, ’looked like someone who did great things’, ’true men of character are good at remaining low-key’... Even his ex-wife sighed saying ’I never thought he was so forbearing for so many years’.

To avoid suspicion, Fushimi Roku claimed to be unwell and did not attend Nagono Kawai’s funeral.

The A class students had a change in responsible instructor, to a middle-aged man who was unsmiling. On his first day in office, he notified Fushimi Roku that if he did not maintain attendance, he would be delayed from graduating, even if he were to die of illness, there was no negotiation.

Half a month later, he was discharged from the hospital.

The case’s spotlight had completely faded, and now everyone was discussing who Matsushima Nanako’s rumored boyfriend actually was.

"Congratulations on your recovery! The detective team is back in full force!" Minamoto Tamako cheered loudly, holding up a fruit basket.

She had specially found an excuse to take leave to pick up Fushimi Roku from the hospital.

"What are you doing here?"

Fushimi Roku was not grateful, he had already planned his schedule and did not want it disrupted by Minamoto Tamako.

"I came to pick you up from the hospital, of course, since we are partners after all!"

Minamoto Tamako followed behind him with the fruit basket, talking to herself: "Although you don’t seem willing outwardly, deep down you’re actually thinking staying in the hospital alone is lonely, hoping a cute girl would come to take you home... Now that I’m here, you must feel incredibly lucky, right?"

"Who said that? Why would you have such a narcissistic thought?" Fushimi Roku retorted.

He stood at the medical bill payment counter, staring at the total amount on the bill, feeling his heart bleed.

— "153500 yen"

Not too much, not too little, just enough to empty his savings.

Fortunately, he had already paid the school food and lodging fees in advance, so he didn’t have to worry about eating and living for the time being. The issue was that there was no income source for the first month of work, he had to plan for post-graduation life.

How to earn money without leaving campus? The mere thought gave Fushimi Roku a headache.

"It’s not narcissism!" Minamoto Tamako argued back, then said: "As a future famous police chief, I must be concerned about my partner’s health!"

"The case has long been concluded. Have you forgotten? We agreed to terminate the partnership after uncovering the truth..."

Fushimi Roku hadn’t finished speaking when Minamoto Tamako interjected: "The case isn’t over yet!"

She put on a serious face and said: "The real culprit hasn’t been caught! Mr. Ishizuka is just a scapegoat, the one who wrote the Heavenly Punishment in blood is still at large!"

Fushimi Roku glanced at her, signed the check, and offhandedly said: "Well, I’ll refrain from asking how you reached that conclusion, especially since the police have already declared the case closed... I’m just a bit curious, Instructor Sakurai killed Kawai, isn’t that mysterious person avenging your friend for you? Even so, you still want to pursue it?"

"To uphold the justice of the law, it must be pursued to the end!" Minamoto Tamako declared forcefully.

"Even if it goes against the justice in your heart?" Fushimi Roku asked.

"Law is justice!" Minamoto Tamako pronounced.

"Ha!" Fushimi Roku gave a dry laugh, handed the check through the window. He shoved his hands into his jacket pockets and strode down the hospital corridor: "Whatever you say, I won’t be getting involved again."

"I’ve already paid you!" Minamoto Tamako persisted, jogging after him.

"That was for the previous case, Instructor Sakurai’s matter has been thoroughly investigated," Fushimi Roku walked faster: "The shooting case is another matter, you can’t just pay once and have me contribute twice, right?"

"It’s fine, I still have plenty of pocket money this month!" Minamoto Tamako quickened her pace, grabbing the hem of his coat, and pleaded: "I’ll rehire you as my partner! Please, I have to uncover the truth no matter what!!"

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