Tokyo: Rabbit Police and Her Evil Partner

Chapter 264: Wooden Box Secret Compartment
Fushimi Shika felt relaxed both physically and mentally, his chest was no longer stuffy and his breathing was smoother. In his eyes, this gloomy old house seemed quite cute.

He just said he wanted to sacrifice his colleagues alive, and in the blink of an eye he died a violent death. Is there anything more worth being happy about than this?

Have!
That is to expose the tricks of competitors and regain the high ground in IQ.

When some are happy, others are sad. Momo Yazaki could only explain with a wry smile that she and Aum Shinrikyo only had some work cooperation - as mentioned before, Aum Shinrikyo attached great importance to cultural propaganda, invested heavily in television stations, and entered the cultural media. It can be said that it is the financial sponsor of major newspapers and magazines.

Momo Yazaki got some investment, and when writing press releases, she included her own personal opinions and occasionally used a Spring and Autumn style of writing to help glorify Aum Shinrikyo, and that was all.

It's about making money, there's nothing shameful about it!
As for how she got in touch with Onoue, it's a long story. Fortunately, she was a reporter and knew how to keep it short: when the police station asked the newspaper to send a reporter to follow up the investigation, Onoue had already asked Aum Shinrikyo to find her. The other party offered a generous reward, and she couldn't refuse, so she asked the editor-in-chief to take on this job.

To put it bluntly, he is a double agent.

Momo Yazaki certainly knew that doing so was against professional ethics and also involved fraud and illegal activities.

But as a salaryman in Tokyo, thousands of miles away from home and with a five-year car loan on her back, she couldn't say "no" when faced with a check that would allow her to buy a house in Tokyo in full.

Fortunately, Momo Yazaki came at the right time.

Gen Yuko is no longer the inexperienced iron-faced judge. She has learned empathy beyond the law. To put it in a more social way, Officer Yuko was young and hot-tempered. She absolutely could not tolerate this matter. She must go to court and let the judge make a fair judgment!

Now, Gen Tamako already knows the limits of the law. She did not hold anyone accountable, but instead asked Yazaki Momo to apologize to Mrs. Kiko. No matter what, the latter has the right to know the truth.

If Mrs. Noriko intends to sue, even if Gen Tamako feels sorry for her, she will enforce the justice of the law - Miss Yazaki did something wrong, and the victim deserves the right to be punished.

"Hey... can you be more flexible? We can discuss the commission..."

Momo Yazaki wanted to discuss it further. At worst, they could just split the reward equally. As long as they could keep the matter secret, everything would be fine.

Fushimi Shika guessed what Yazaki Momo was thinking, and he wanted to agree, but Yuan Yuzi said seriously, "You are bribing law enforcement officers. Do you know how serious this is? I'm giving you a verbal warning this time, and I hope there won't be a next time."

Yazaki Momo's face showed surprise. The last time they met, Gen Tamako was still hitting a wall everywhere and was made difficult by Yamaguchi Takashi. She couldn't even get a case filed, and facing suppression from her superior, she didn't dare to say a word - she never expected that the little patrolman who was bullied back then has grown up to this day and has not forgotten her original intention, and has really become a criminal police officer.

Yuan Yuzi paused and continued: "Besides, this is already the best result."

Momo Yazaki heard the meaning behind these words. She felt a chill in her heart, was silent for a moment, nodded, and agreed.

Under the righteous gaze of Detective Tamako, Yazaki Momo went to apologize to Princess Kiko. As she walked through the lobby, she felt like a thorn in her back. Gen Tamako's eyes were like light waves, making her hair stand on end.

Princess Kiko was worried. Since Onoue had died, where could she find another psychic? Ono Ken comforted her, but he kept saying the same old things. She did not feel comforted, but felt a tightness in her chest.

Seeing Yazaki Momo coming over, Princess Kiko calmed down, smiled and asked her what was wrong. The latter hesitated and glanced back. Gen Yuzi was staring at her with her arms crossed and pouting. In desperation, she could only bite the bullet and confess.

"what……"

Princess Kiko sighed heavily after hearing this. She had a premonition but didn't want to expose it. Now that she knew the truth, she felt mixed emotions, regret and resentment, but no resentment.

Yazaki Momo was about to plead for mercy, begging for forgiveness from Mrs. Kiko. Unexpectedly, Princess Kiko looked tired and said softly, "Thank you... Thank you for your spiritual ceremony, and thank you for telling me the truth."

After saying this, she seemed to have suddenly aged a few years. She lowered her head slightly, turned around and said, "That's it." Ono Xuan hurriedly stepped forward to support her and took the mistress back to her room to rest.

Seeing this, Yazaki Momo felt very upset. She suddenly recalled her original intention of studying journalism. In order to let the public have the right to know and to let those disadvantaged groups have the opportunity to speak out, journalists must uphold objectivity and fairness, truth and accuracy, respect and protection, responsibility and commitment...

And now, she was shocked to find that she had become the kind of person she hated the most in the past.

At this moment, Yazaki Momo turned around and looked at Yuan Yuzi. Although it was the same look, she did not feel pressured, but felt a kind of gentle power from it.

Yazaki Momo wanted to thank her, but Gen Tamako didn't give her the chance. Now that the mystery of the psychic ritual has been solved, Officer Tamako will naturally continue to work hard to solve the psychic's death in one fell swoop!

"Well done! I guess you have some clues about the two murders?"

Gen Tamako turned around and asked her good partner: "Did Miss Akishino commit suicide? How did Mrs. Onoue drown in the living room? Who is the murderer?"

"how could I know."

Fushimi Shika shrugged and started fiddling with the wooden box again.

"what?"

Yuan Yuzi was stunned. Did he spend so much time thinking about the case but was not trying to figure out the murder? !

It's outrageous. How can a criminal policeman take a murder case so lightly? What's the point of just reasoning with psychic tricks? If you don't find the murderer, isn't that putting the cart before the horse?
Gen Tamako felt that she could not solve the case by herself, so she grabbed Fushimi Shika's arm and begged him to help her investigate the case.

Thanks to Assistant Fushimi's nonsense, Detective Tamako had an idea and deduced the final truth... As long as the above process is repeated, the real murderer will be caught!

Well, the reasoning team is united and can accomplish anything!

"If Ooe Susa was still alive, this case could be investigated; but now she is dead and we can't retrieve the files, so how can we investigate this case?" Fushimi Shika didn't want to waste his time on useless work.

Yuan Yuzi took out the small notebook again, took out the water-based pen, and asked: "Then you don't have any speculation? Any speculation is fine! Even if it's just an unreliable guess, it might give me unexpected inspiration..."

Fushimi Shika ignored her and continued to fiddle with the wooden box. Yuan Yuzi frowned, thinking that Fushimi-kun cared so much about this wooden box, could there be some secret inside? She put away the paper and pen, moved closer to the wooden box, and smelled a faint scent of tea.

Weird.

This taste...

Before the police dog Tamako could understand what was going on, Fushimi Shika's fingers suddenly sank. He didn't know what mechanism he pressed, but there was a series of clicks and the wooden box opened like a lotus. The secret compartment hidden in the deepest part was finally exposed.

When everyone looked up, they saw a human-shaped sapling sitting on the wooden board. It was wearing hunting clothes, a black hat, and had simple facial features carved on its head.

It was none other than Prince Akishino.

(End of this chapter)