Tokyo: Rabbit Police and Her Evil Partner

Chapter 305: Tamako-sama makes a sudden advance!
Kawai, wearing a black uniform, presented the first key piece of evidence in court as a prosecutor:
——「Bronchial ash deposition」

The deceased was burned alive, and the heat solidified his cornea to form "goose claw-like" wrinkles, appearing to be crawling to escape. This means that the person in charge of checking the bonfire lied and is a major suspect in murder.

Fushimi Shika protested in court, saying that burning to death did not amount to premeditated murder; Kawai immediately presented the second key piece of evidence, which was the "integrity of the woodpile."

Lighting a bonfire is also a technical job. Not only does it require reinforcing the wood, but it also requires maintaining internal air permeability. Therefore, the wood pile is reinforced and sealed with ropes before lighting it.

In other words, only the residents who were responsible for building the woodpile had the conditions to stuff the dead into the bonfire.

Fushimi Shika picked up an axe and chopped off the "evidence" in Kawai's hand. He dismantled the woodpile to prove that the integrity of the woodpile had been damaged by outsiders.

"Protest!" Kawai raised his hand and shouted, "The defendant's lawyer destroyed the evidence in court!"

"Where is it?" The judge looked around like a blind man.

The trial was still going on, Kawai once again produced new evidence, Fushimi Shika grabbed it and refined it in an instant!

……

"The camera captured several frames of residents dragging sacks, and the residents deliberately blocked the sight of tourists. This is enough to prove that the residents of the town are carrying out organized mass murder!"

"Okay, the tape is gone."

……

"The bonfire was not the first crime scene. We found a lot of footprints that were not his own in Mr. Tsuchiya's home, as well as a bloody stick. This proves that Mr. Tsuchiya was murdered!"

"Okay, it's cleaned up."

……

"And... and... and Mr. Tsuchiya's subordinates. They were sent away by the townspeople for various reasons, and they can prove the last time Mr. Tsuchiya disappeared!"

"Well, this is a bit troublesome."

"Ha! You've reached your limit, haven't you? Your Honor, this alone is enough to prove that..."

"Well, now they have lost their memory."

"???"

……

Fushimi Shika was busy for more than an hour. He was lucky because Ping Sakurako lingered on the mountain long enough, giving him enough time to deal with the scene.

It was not until the court in his mind declared him not guilty that he breathed a sigh of relief, found a random hotel, turned on the faucet in the backyard, and washed the black dust on his face and the blood on his hands.

What a hassle.

The system did not indicate that the mission was successful, which meant that he still had to wait for the police to come and "inspect".

The Akita dog wagged its tail and panted loudly beside the Fushimi deer. Water from the hose splashed on its body, soaking its fur, and it immediately started to teethe and spun at high speed to shake off the water stains.

The early riser opened the window and yawned.

The police officer on duty at the police station came late. This guy didn't do any investigation at all. He simply decided to commit suicide by throwing himself into the fire. He ordered the villagers to carry away the charred body, put it in a sack, and send it to the police station morgue. When the family members came to the police station to report the missing, he would take them to identify the body...

Seeing that the local detectives were so perfunctory, Fushimi Shika suddenly felt like he was swinging a full-strength attack at cotton.

Tsk, you're winking at a blind man.

……

At the same time, on the cliff, Ping Yingzi cleaned the stone tablet, making it look brand new, and it finally looked like a tombstone.

She brushed her fingertips over the uneven handwriting and recited it silently in her mind.

"If one day"

"The one I love, or the one you love"

"Returning to the cliff from the other side of the sea"

"Please shout" "Her name"

"Welcome Home"

……

As we all know, there is a folk custom in Minamiizu Town: as long as you stand by the Ishirozaki Lighthouse and shout the name of the person you cherish to the sea, you will definitely get a response.

Ping Yingzi took off her mask, revealing faint traces of tears on her face.

She untied the knot, hung the mask on the tombstone, put her hands to her mouth, and shouted to the sea:

"I'm back--"

"Mother--"

……

Seeing this scene, Yuan Yuzi felt sad, his nose was blocked, and his chest was stuffy.

She heard the sound of sobbing and turned around to see Mayu Ito quietly wiping her tears. The residents of the town were also in tears. Everyone had a relieved yet sad expression. It was a pity to make up for the past pain in this way.

The shouting was drowned out by the wind. Ping Yingzi stopped for a moment, bent down, picked up the box, turned and left.

Gen Yuzi was a little surprised. She thought Sakurako would stay a little longer and talk to her mother or something, but she didn't expect her to leave so decisively.

Everyone rushed over to greet her, making small talk, asking Sakurako how she was doing, if she was sleepy after not sleeping all night, and if she wanted to visit their home... Ping Sakurako just said, "I want to go back," and went down the mountain on her own.

go back?

Where to go back?

Mayu Ito was stunned for a moment, she turned her head to look at Yuan Yuzi, who looked relieved, and quickly followed Ping Yingzi, holding her little hand, and asked her if she wanted to eat unagi. Ping Yingzi said, "It sounds disgusting, but you can try it."

what……

It turned out that she had found a new home and was no longer a homeless child.

That's great.

Mayu Ito heaved a sigh of relief, and the worries in her heart disappeared. She smiled and called everyone, and the townspeople followed her down the mountain, with Gen Tamako and Hei Sakurako walking in the front.

As Shi Tiesheng said in his book:

But the sun is both the setting sun and the rising sun at every moment. When it goes down the mountain to collect all the desolate sunset, it is the time when it climbs up the mountain to spread the blazing morning light on the other side.

One day, I will also walk down the mountain quietly, holding my crutches. On that day, in a certain valley, a child will surely run up, holding his toys.

Of course, that's not me.

But isn't that me?

……

If life were a TV series, the ending song would be inserted at this moment. The camera gradually panned away and zoomed up, and everyone became a small dot on the cliff. The screen began to scroll the sponsors and cast list. Then, the screen turned, and the preview of the next episode began to flash back. The middle-aged narrator explained in a high-pitched voice:
"Next episode: Tamako-sama who makes sudden advances!"

The quarrel between Gen Tamako and Fushimi Kakashi was cut into pieces, with the voiceover adding the following lines:
"What? How could it be suicide?!"

"This is what the police investigation found!"

"Impossible! I must investigate it myself—"

Finally, the camera stopped on the word "Heaven's punishment", and Gen Tamaki was shocked: the abbot of Shuzenji Temple insisted that it was Mr. Tsuchiya who had done many evil things and incurred the punishment from heaven, and suddenly he caught fire and fell into the bonfire.

“——This is too outrageous!!” Yuan Yuzi held her head and screamed, and the picture froze at this scene.

"Unnatural Death" would be a good choice for the ending song, but it's 1991 now and life is not a TV series.

Because life never ends.

(End of this chapter)