Tokyo: Rabbit Police and Her Evil Partner

Chapter 11 Ishizuka Kazuo
The corridor was crowded with people, so Fushimi Shika took her downstairs and sat on a bench next to the cherry tree. Gen Yuzi swung her legs and kept talking, and the words "Praise me now" were almost written on her face.

"…Just like that, after careful reasoning, I was able to identify the sender."

"Then Kawai and I will split up. She will check who posted the notice, while I will go to the gate to check the list of incoming and outgoing items..."

Fushimi Shika interrupted, "Just tell me the result."

"The reasoning process is also very important. I have no patience at all!"

Yuan Yuzi grumbled in dissatisfaction, and then said:

"There was no red ink in the inventory, but Kawai found the same brand of Pilot red ink in the anonymous letter in the Academic Affairs Office. I asked around, and all notices and official documents need to be edited and transcribed by a transcriber before they can be released to the public. That bottle of Pilot red ink is his."

Fushimi Shika crossed his fingers, thought for a moment, and asked casually, "Could there be anyone else who has secretly hidden the same brand of red ink?"

Yuan Yuzi raised a finger:
"First, instructors and counselors often conduct surprise searches for contraband. Instead of trying to hide red ink, why not just write the letter in black ink or a water-based pen from the beginning?"

Then she raised her second finger:
"Second, although red handwriting can be seen everywhere in life, it is very troublesome to borrow a bottle of red ink. Most people will not buy red ink unless they have a special need. This shows that red ink is something that the sender often touches, so he would use red ink when writing letters."

Then she raised her third finger:
"Third, the sender used a Platinum brand, and the copyist also used a Platinum brand. If it was just a coincidence, the probability is too small. After all, most people buy red ink without looking at the brand and just buy it randomly."

Finally, Gen Yuzi tilted her head slightly, looked at Fushimi Shika, and concluded in a low voice: "Fushimi-san is good at guessing people's minds, but he is not good at logical reasoning."

Fushimi Shika didn't take it seriously. He just asked a few more questions to fill in the gaps.

"Well, in that case, let's tentatively assume that this transcriber is the sender... What's his name?"

"Ishizuka Kazuo." said Gentamako.

She had just squatted outside the Academic Affairs Office and watched, hesitating for a long time before daring to go up and talk. Kawai's break had just passed, and no one was accompanying her to investigate.

I thought I had to fight on my own, but luckily I met Fushimi-san.

"Speaking of which," she said, her eyes falling on Fushimi's chest, "Why is Fushimi-san sweating so much?"

"hot."

"Liar!" Yuan Yuzi narrowed her eyes.

Fushimi Shika brushed off the cherry blossoms that had fallen on her body and stood up. "There are still twenty minutes left in the lunch break. Let's find a way to talk to Mr. Ishizuka before class starts."

"Ah! You're changing the subject so deliberately!" Yuan Yuzi grabbed the corner of his clothes and refused to give in.

"Although I pointed out the direction of the investigation, the final result was deduced by Tamako-san. You are really amazing. You will definitely become a famous detective in the future, right?"

Fushimi Shika flattered Yuan Yuzi so much that she was at a loss. She smiled and said "No, no, no", scratched her head in embarrassment, and was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth, and put her previous doubts behind her.

"Don't be so modest. It's true that Tamako is better at reasoning! It seems that I still have a lot to learn. Please help me with the reasoning I need next time."

Fushimi Shika began to flatter her, intending to use her as free labor.

"Leave it to me!" Gen Tamako patted her flat chest, in high spirits and with a smug look on her face. Fushimi Shika silently memorized "Gen Tamako gets cocky when praised" and put it in the "Gen Tamako User Manual" in his mind... This guy is really too easy to fool.

He used the remaining lunch break to chat with the cleaner, the trainee security guard (student), the cafeteria lady, etc. Yuan Yuzi followed beside him, always too embarrassed to interrupt.

It wasn't until the assembly whistle sounded on the playground that Yuan Yuzi couldn't help asking on the way over: "Didn't you say you wanted to talk to Mr. Ishizuka?"

"What I said was 'try to talk to him', which means we can't talk to him directly now." Fushimi Shika said while trotting.

"Why?" Yuan Yuzi looked confused.

"Your EQ is really low. Don't you have any guard against strangers? How could he casually tell outsiders about such things? Only by collecting intelligence in advance can you gain the upper hand in negotiations."

Fushimi Shika recalled the bloody experience when he was a lawyer. The client had done other bad things but kept it secret from him. When the trial started, the prosecutor's lawyer directly brought them out to kill him, and he was not prepared at all. After suffering a few losses, he learned his lesson and got used to finding out the other party's background before talking.

Yuan Yuzi muttered softly: "You can't even make friends yourself, so why do you say that I have low emotional intelligence..."

Fushimi Shika didn't hear clearly and didn't care, and went to the playground with Gen Tamako to gather. When he passed by Instructor Sakurai, the latter gave him a meaningful look, which made him feel a chill down his spine.

I don't know how torturous the 'special guidance' tomorrow night will be...

In the afternoon, we have daily training, kendo practice, pistol operation class, and classroom lectures. The schedule says it ends at 5:30, but in reality we practice for two to three hours more. We also organize "voluntary running exercises" before going to bed at night, so the rest time in the middle is only about an hour and a half.

After finishing his dinner, Fushimi Shika continued to look for people to "chat" with, and asked around for personal information about Ishizuka Kazuo.

With the criminal system, he could see everyone's "bad habits" and thus cater to or avoid the other person's sensitive points. Most people talked to him happily, allowing him to collect a lot of intelligence without realizing it.

——Kazuo Ishizuka, male, 46 years old, widower, currently lives in the police academy staff dormitory. His daily job is to copy and collect archival materials.

I heard from the lady in the cafeteria that Ishizuka Kazuo actually had a daughter who died unexpectedly 16 years ago. No one knows the specific circumstances, but we only know that his wife ran away and he has been living alone since the divorce.

"He has an inconspicuous job and is usually very quiet. He is completely invisible! If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten there is such a person..."

This is what people around commented.

Gen Yuzi wanted to go with Fushimi Shika to get information, but he refused her, saying "No one would say bad things about others in front of cute girls." She could only sit alone in the cafeteria, venting her dissatisfaction on broccoli.

When the cafeteria closed, Yuan Yuzi was kicked out, and the broccoli bully was still intact. She thought to herself what a pity, she was so close to eating it, and she must eliminate this strong enemy next time.

Coincidentally, Fushimi Shika finished his investigation and came back to meet her.

As soon as the two met, Fushimi Shika took out four paper balls from his pocket and asked Gen Tamako to draw one at random.

"what is this?"

Yuan Yuzi unfolded the paper ball and found a line of small words written on it. She subconsciously read it out:

"hit and run?"

(End of this chapter)