Tokyo: Rabbit Police and Her Evil Partner

Chapter 262 Good Criminals and Bad Policemen

Princess Kiko was confused, so she told the truth that the tea was picked from the tea garden in the backyard.

Prince Akishino cherished the tea trees the most during his lifetime. Every year, the tea leaves he picked were carefully sealed and made into tea cakes. He never served them to guests, but only occasionally drank tea alone.

Hearing this, Yuan Yuzi breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that Mrs. Kiko didn't know about it. It seemed that they were too suspicious. She followed Mrs. Kiko to the backyard. There was really a tea garden with branches lined up one after another, which looked a little depressed in the rain.

Mrs. Kiko held up a paper umbrella and took Yuan Yuzi to inspect the tea leaves closely. They saw tea buds sprouting from the axils of the branches, with tiny buds attached to them like plaque. Yuan Yuzi plucked a handful of buds, crushed them between her fingertips, sniffed them for a moment, and her eyes suddenly lit up.

Well, that’s what it tastes like!

She clapped her hands and continued to question Mrs. Jiko on her way back to the house, wanting to know if she had ever seen any strange figures appear in the pavilion on rainy days.

"Ah, Mako is weak. Whenever it rains, I always close the doors and windows to prevent her from catching a cold."

Princess Kiko's temples were blown by the mountain breeze, and she looked back at the tea garden, with a nostalgic look on her face. Her eyes were equally sad as the bleakness of the backyard: "We used to stay in the bedroom. Fumihito would make a pot of good tea and warm the room. He said that one day, our family would be able to enjoy the flowers in the spring rain..."

Hearing this, Yuan Yuzi suddenly felt a little sad.

When the cherry blossom season arrives, it is a Japanese tradition for the whole family to go out and enjoy the flowers. No matter how rich or poor you are, you can go out to enjoy the scenery. It is free to go to the park to see the flowers. You just need to reserve a good spot in advance. The only problem is that there is a lot of light rain in spring, which will stop and start. Miss Akishino's body must not be able to bear it. She feels like a canary in a cage, unable to be free all day.

Even though she wanted to comfort Mrs. Kiko, she didn't know what to say.

Her husband and daughter passed away one after another, leaving her alone to guard the huge old house... What's the point of being a princess?

Gen Tamako was silent for a long time, and followed Princess Kiko back to the room. She secretly made up her mind that she must find out the truth about Akishino Mako's death no matter what, so as to comfort the dead and the living.

The next person to be interrogated was Momo Yazaki. In fact, Gen Tamako did not list her as a suspect. The focus of the interrogation was whether there were any eyewitness clues.

Momo Yazaki recalled for a while and claimed that when she was using the toilet, she vaguely heard the sound of water in the lobby. She didn't pay attention to it at the time, thinking that it was rain water drifting in. Now thinking about it carefully, she feels that it is not the sound of rain dripping, but rather the gurgling sound of swimming.

Gen Tamako wrote down the clue and continued to interrogate. The next person to be interrogated was the assistant, but he knew nothing about anything. Whether it was the spiritual ritual or the curse of the dead, he said he knew nothing and that he did everything according to Mrs. Onoue's instructions.

Finally, Gen Tamako did not forget to question Dr. Fukuyama, who was preparing medicine in his room, saying that it could calm Mrs. Kiko's nerves. He had no idea what was happening outside.

After the interrogation, everyone gathered in the hall, each on guard. No one dared to approach the sofa, and everyone leaned against the wall.

Gen Yuzi didn't collect any valuable clues. From the surface, no one present had any motive to kill. She was in a dilemma for a moment and planned to discuss it with Fushimi Shika.

Investigating a case requires the collective wisdom of all! The careless words of a stupid assistant can often bring inspiration to the great detective. This is how it is played in TV dramas...

When Yuan Yuzi returned to the lobby, she saw Fushimi Shika still fiddling with the broken box. She quickly approached him and whispered what he was doing. Without even turning his head, he stroked the texture of the wooden box with his fingers and said, "There is a secret compartment inside. It's very large and the things inside are very heavy."

"Eh? Those are other people's stuff!" Yuan Yuzi tugged at Fushimi Kakashi's sleeve, looked back at her assistant, and said with a guilty conscience: "How can you open someone else's box in front of them? At least take it to the evidence room and open it first, right?" Fushimi Kakashi was annoyed by her, glanced at her sideways, and asked back: "Didn't you say you were going to investigate the case? How do you have the time to bother me with opening boxes?"

This is what Yuan Yuzi was waiting for. She explained the interrogation process and asked Fushimi Shika what he thought. Fushimi Shika looked very amateurish and didn't say anything, just looking at her.

"What? Is there something I did wrong?"

This was the first time that Yuan Yuzi led an investigation into a case. In the past, she had always been a co-investigator, so she was a little unconfident: "If you have any opinions, just say it directly..."

Fushimi Shika looked around and took in all the bad habits of everyone.

Momo Yazaki's bad habit is "information collection";
Assistant-kun's bad habit is "death anxiety disorder";
Ono Ken's vice is "a foolishly loyal avenger";
Princess Kiko's bad habit is "indulging in the souls of the dead"
Token Fukuyama's vice is "despicable parasite".

Fushimi Shika observed the bad habits of so many people and summed up a rule: the system will only show the strongest bad habits, and the strongest bad habits are often hidden in the deepest part of people's hearts.

At first glance, it seems like a negative label.

In addition, killing people will not cause the sin value to fluctuate. Fushimi Shika speculates that a person will commit the crime of murder only if he has a very high sin value, rather than only after committing the crime of murder will the corresponding sin value be determined... As Instructor Shirata said, there are good criminals and bad policemen in this world.

For Fushimi Shika, he didn't care how Ojou died, nor who the murderer was. He just wanted to know how the various abnormalities that appeared in the spiritual ceremony were achieved.

After listening to Yuan Yuzi's interrogation, he finally understood what was going on.

Fushimi Shika patted the wooden box, leaned against it, and asked Yuan Yuzi, "You have read so many detective novels. Let me test you now: What is the most likely sentence that all detectives will say when interrogating suspects?"

Gen Yuzi was very annoyed by Fushimi Shika's condescending attitude, and even said something like "I'll test you", as if he was so great. She pouted her lips, snorted, and said, "After eliminating all the impossible, the remaining one is unbelievable, but that is the truth!"

"Wrong." said Fushimi Shika.

"Could it be 'I am Mercator Ayu, and I'm only interested in money'?" Gen Tamako narrowed her eyes, feeling that this sentence was suitable as a motto for Fushimi Shika.

"No." said Fushimi Shika.

"Why do you always keep us in suspense?" Yuan Yuzi frowned and reached out to take back her sunglasses from his collar: "And what does this have to do with the murder case? It's really annoying to be so mysterious like this!"

Hearing this, Fushimi Shika simply announced the answer: "It should be 'I treat all suspects equally, everyone is a suspect, including me'."

"What do you mean?" Yuan Yuzi didn't understand.

"You didn't treat everyone equally when you interrogated them," Fushimi Lu raised an eyebrow: "For example, did you ask me?"

(End of this chapter)