Tokyo: Rabbit Police and Her Evil Partner

Chapter 32 Snow Mountain Serial Killer
"Listen carefully! This year's distribution method is different from previous years!"

Instructor Shirata Masahiro stood on the flag-raising platform, his hands behind his back, looking down at the students in Class A, and shouted in shock:
"I know that some students have extensive connections and have contacted the police officers on duty early on. They have applied for transfer orders to grab the allocated spots!"

"But as long as I am still an instructor, I will never agree with this kind of behavior! Talented people should get the best treatment, and incompetent trash should stay in the corner and eat dust!"

"So, I decided to abolish the previous distribution system and replace it with a more open and transparent method!"

Shirata Masahiro took out a form with all the missing positions filled in. There were two blank columns on the right:

"Have you seen this table? The students with the highest ranking in the graduation test will have priority in choosing the job they want to work for, and the rest of the students will also choose in order of their test rankings."

"The higher the ranking, the more choices the students have. They can go wherever they want. The lower the ranking, the more choices the students have. The lower the ranking, the more choices the students have. Do you understand?!"

The students responded in unison.

Fushimi Shika glanced and saw Yoshimura Yu standing outside the queue with a rather ugly expression on his face.

Shirata Masahiro rolled up the form and pointed it at the students in the audience as if it were a teaching stick. He said sternly, "I told you, didn't I? Tomorrow's graduation test will be the most rigorous test in your life! Look forward to it!"

"Yes!" the students said in unison.

……

After the group was dismissed, Yuan Yuzi ran to find Fushimi Shika in a hurry. The two crossed the playground and talked on the way back to the dormitory.

"Instructor Shirata is such a kind man! This way, as long as our rankings are similar, we can choose the same school!"

Gen Yuzi thought that since she worked so hard, she could at least get a mid-level score, right? Even if she performed at her normal level in the exam and left Fushimi far behind, it was not impossible to accommodate him.

As soon as she finished speaking, Fushimi Shika poured cold water on her: "Not necessarily."

"Eh? Why?"

"I used to be able to slack off in exams, but this time, I must get first place. If you rank in the middle, the other spot will be taken by someone else." Fushimi Shika's fighting spirit was ignited, his eyes were firm, and his words were sonorous and powerful.

Why did he come to the police academy to suffer? Just so he could slack off during the battle!

If the work location was assigned based on luck, it would be fine, but since he could choose it himself, he had to choose a job that had less work, more money, was close to home, and had a high position, less power and less responsibility!!

"Oh! You are worthy of being my teammate, you are so motivated!" Yuan Yuzi stood on tiptoe and patted his shoulder to show encouragement.

Sure enough, Fushimi-san seemed reluctant on the surface, but in fact he still wanted to work in the same section with me! How could Watson be separated from Holmes? As partners, we should have this kind of centripetal force!
The more Yuan Yuzi thought about it, the more she felt that their future was bright. If they continued like this, sooner or later, they would be able to bring the murderer who wrote the bloody word of heavenly punishment to justice!

The two chatted for a while and said goodbye to each other at the dormitory door.

Although there were no classes in the afternoon, Fushimi Shika and Minamoto Tamako decided to go back to the dormitory to review and try to get a good grade in the exam tomorrow.

As the sun sets and night falls, some students are writing furiously while others are enjoying their rare vacation. They exchange graduation papers on the playground and make promises to each other about the future, just like experiencing their youth again.

Fushimi Shika had just finished reviewing the first aid manual and was about to go to bed when someone suddenly knocked on the dormitory door.

"It's me," the squad leader's voice came from outside the door: "The instructor asked you to go to the office."

"Now?" Fushimi Shika looked out the window. At this moment, the bright moon was hanging high in the sky.

"Yes, right now," said Yoshimura Yu.

……

The moon rose and set, and in the early morning, the assembly bell rang from the playground.

Yuan Yuzi washed up, changed into her uniform, and felt refreshed. In order to perform well today, she went to bed at eight o'clock last night. Now, there were only five words in her mind:
"I'm ready!"

Before leaving, she patted the bunny doll on the bedside and encouraged herself softly: "Come on! Yuan Yuzi, you will definitely get a good score in the exam!" In less than ten minutes, all the trainees arrived. Instructor Bai Tian stood on the flag-raising platform and conducted daily inspections.

"Number!"

"Owe 2 exceptions 1!"

"Salute to the instructor on duty!"

"One person is missing! Roll call is waived! There are no other abnormalities!"

After finishing, Instructor Bai Tian did not announce the disbandment, but asked the students to line up, run forward, and get on a bus one by one.

The driver started the car, stepped on the accelerator, and the bus drove out of the school gate. The students looked out the window, confused, and couldn't help but whisper.

"Aren't we going to take the graduation exam? Where are we going?"

"That's weird, why is the driver heading to the suburbs?"

"Isn't it a physical test? A long-distance marathon or something like that..."

Gen Yuzi was also feeling uneasy. She stood up slightly, straightened her neck, looked back, and found that Fushimi Shika was not in the car.

"Don't look around!" Instructor Bai Tian scolded.

"Yes!" Yuan Yuzi sat down immediately and said, "Instructor, someone didn't get on the bus--"

"I know." Instructor Bai Tian interrupted, "His test questions are different from yours."

"Eh?"

What does Yuan Yuzi mean by this? Is it because Fushimi Shika is absent due to injury, so the graduation exam is more difficult?
But then again, what exactly will the graduation exam be about?

She always ranked last in the physical fitness test. If the instructor wanted to test her physical fitness, she would be doomed! Not to mention getting a good grade, it would be a blessing to be able to graduate successfully!

Fortunately, Instructor Shirata did not let Gen Yuzi feel uneasy for too long. He explained the content of the exam in front of all the students on the bus.

All the students in Class A were divided into thirteen groups, each with four people. They changed vehicles and took different transport vehicles to the examination location.

The destination of this trip is the "Daisyuzan". The forest area accounts for 49% of the entire county area, and most of it is undeveloped and uninhabited. It is now used as a training facility for county police and is used for practical examinations for trainees.

"Listen carefully. In a sparsely populated area like that, the chances of a crime happening are quite high. The victim's body has been prepared in the examination room, and professional personnel have recreated the crime scene one-to-one."

"And your mission is to search the forest, find the body, deduce the cause of death and identity of the deceased, and catch the murderer. Report to the assembly point in the shade of the mountain!"

"Each group will have an accompanying instructor who will grade you based on your performance! If you feel unwell or injured, you can ask the examiner for help and apply for withdrawal at any time. Please note that withdrawal means failure, so you can either postpone your graduation or apply for withdrawal yourself!"

"Do you understand everything?"

The moment the words fell, the bus stopped.

Yuan Yuzi looked out the window. They were in an abandoned parking lot. The concrete road was cracked and overgrown with weeds. There were more than a dozen cars parked not far away.

Xiu raised his hand and asked weakly, "Um...is the murderer we want to catch a real murderer?"

"Of course not. There is only one murderer, a serial killer played by Fushimi-san."

Instructor Shirata paused and continued, "His mission is simple. He is to escape to the assembly point in Sanin first without being caught by you."

(End of this chapter)