Tokyo: Rabbit Police and Her Evil Partner

Chapter 40 A sincere lie
"To sum up, this is probably what happened."

Fushimi Shika paused and added, "Instructor Shirata asked all the students to return on foot. They are probably still on the way now."

"So... we are in a hotel now?" Yuan Yuzi was still a little confused.

"Correct."

Fushimi Shika gently put down Yuan Yuzi's little head and let her lie on the pillow. His thighs were numb from being pressed down, but now he could finally stretch them out and get warm in the kotatsu. The sourness made him feel both painful and happy.

Last night, he tried to put Yuan Yuzi on the bed, but the guy held on to him like an octopus and refused to let go, his whole body burning like boiled shrimp. In desperation, he could only act as a human pillow for Yuan Yuzi and warm her bed for most of the night.

Gentamako huddled under the covers and whispered, "I knew that Fushimi-san was actually a gentle person at heart."

When he heard the word "Asashi", Fushimi Shika suddenly recalled his love experience in his previous life. He got up in the middle of the night to take care of his sick girlfriend, busying around making ginger soup, and she didn't say anything, just thinking that this was what a boyfriend should do.

"If you can't even provide this little emotional value, what do I need you as my boyfriend for?" This seemed to make some sense, but he always felt that this was treating feelings as a business transaction.

Fushimi Shika shook his head and cleared the distracting thoughts from his mind.

He had a relationship once when he was in college, but later he thought it was too troublesome and never thought about it again. Especially after he took over many criminal cases involving couples, he became more determined not to fall in love or get married.

"Nonsense, isn't this obvious? After all, I have been paid. Since we are partners, I have to take responsibility." Fushimi Shika yawned while lying on the tatami. He always abides by the spirit of contract. "I'll remind you in advance that our employment relationship will end at 2 pm tomorrow."

Even brothers have to settle accounts clearly, he doesn't like to talk about friendship with others.

Yuan Yuzi was just about to express her gratitude, but after hearing these words, she was stunned.

Could it be that Fushimi-san is only partnering with me for money? I was so touched just now that I was thinking about how to repay him...

Come to think of it, Fushimi-san never said he wanted to be friends with me, right? Maybe it was just my wishful thinking all along...

Yuan Yuzi felt a sore nose and the more she thought about it, the sadder she became. She covered her head with the quilt and shrank up like a caterpillar.

Fushimi Shika noticed the quilt twitching, and wondered if this guy was crying secretly in bed. He reached out to lift the quilt, but unexpectedly, Yuan Yuzi had wrapped the corners up and clamped them very tightly, so he couldn't pull it away.

"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell again?" asked Fushimi Shika.

"No, it's okay... I feel much better," Yuan Yuzi's sobbing voice came out, sounding muffled: "Thank you very much for picking me up... Wuwu... I will pay... Next month's employment fee... I will pay it... In order to repay you, wuwuwu, any amount of money is fine..."

Fushimi Shika felt guilty about blackmailing elementary school students.

He patted Yuan Yuzi's head through the quilt, wanting to say something but not knowing how to comfort her. He held it in for a long time, and finally said, "Do you really think I care about your little things?"

The room suddenly became quiet.

Fushimi Shika vaguely felt that he had said something wrong. Before he could think of what to say to make up for it, he heard Yuan Yuzi ask weakly, "So, you're not partnering with me for the money, right?"

Ah, so that's why.

Fushimi Lu suddenly realized. He thought that little girls are just hypocritical. When they are beaten by society, they will understand. Who will be friends with you if you have no money? Poor people have to fight for the bill when they go out to eat, and rich people have to rush to pay the bill when they go out to eat. This is the reality of the adult world.

However, since the employment period has not expired yet, as a partner, he still has the obligation to take care of Yuan Yuzi's emotions.

"Of course not."

Fushimi suddenly discovered that he had a talent for lying. In the past, he would feel guilty when he lied. But now, he told this lie very smoothly, just like a constipated patient using a suppository.

"Then, why is that?" Yuan Yuzi insisted.

Fushimi Shika thought, is this going to end? He felt that his patience was about to run out, so he shamelessly said, "Because Tamako-san is very smart and has world-class reasoning ability, it's very interesting to investigate cases with you."

When he said this, he felt a little guilty. "Hey, really?"

Gen Tamako burst into laughter in her bed. She thought to herself, so this is what Fushimi-kun thought. What Kawai said was right. She really misunderstood him.

And he praised me for being smart! He must have been impressed by my efforts! Hum, my targeted search method must have put a lot of pressure on him, right?

Although she lost the graduation exam, she still won with honor! As the saying goes, success or failure does not determine a hero. Fushimi admitted that her reasoning ability is world-class, which shows that her performance is remarkable!

Yuan Yuzi was giggling happily in the bed, and after a while she couldn't help sneezing.

Fushimi Shika forcibly pulled her out, and when he saw that she had regained her spirits, he felt relieved and let her blow her nose herself.

No! Yuan Yuzi, you can't be complacent!

Yuan Yuzi came back to his senses, alerted himself, and said seriously: "Now I am still a little far from being world-class."

"Blow your nose before you talk, or it will flow into your mouth!" Fushimi Shika frowned.

Gen Yuzi wiped her nose with a tissue and lay back in the quilt, feeling much better. The hair on her head stood up again, and she said, "By the way, how can I repay Fushimi-san? Is there anything you want?"

"Money." said Fushimi Shika.

"It's so tacky! It doesn't express my gratitude at all!" Yuan Yuzi frowned, "Can't it be something meaningful?"

"You are just trying to impress yourself, right? Money itself is very meaningful!" Fushimi stood up, sat down by the kotatsu, reached for the fruit plate, and planned to peel an orange for himself: "There is no point in discussing this now, you should take care of your body first."

"Right."

Yuan Yuzi lay there obediently, looking up at the ceiling.

After a moment, she suddenly screamed and sat up again.

"what!"

Fushimi's hands trembled, thinking she had come back to life. He turned around and saw Yuan Yuzi's eyes wide open, as if she had just remembered something, and said, "Oh, right! I forgot to tell you, I found a body in the snowy mountains!"

"What's the big deal..."

"This is not a corpse arranged by the instructors!" Yuan Yuzi clenched her fists and said excitedly, "This is the remains I found during a targeted search. He has been dead for at least two years, and he was murdered!"

Fushimi Shika had a bad feeling in his heart: "No way, are you going to..."

"That's right! It's time for the reasoning team to take the stage again!"

Yuan Yuzi wiped the tip of her nose with her thumb, imitating the coolness of a gang member, and said, "Since a murder has occurred, we can't just ignore it! It is the mission of our reasoning team to unravel the mystery and give justice to the victim!"

As soon as he finished speaking, subtitles automatically appeared in front of Fushimi Kaka's eyes.

"Criminal commission has been triggered"

"Mission details: Find the murderer who killed the unknown corpse"

"Mission Reward: Obtain Lv1 Pistol Specialization"

「Note: Subsequent tasks have not been unlocked」

(End of this chapter)