Tokyo: Rabbit Police and Her Evil Partner

Chapter 402 Reporting for Rewards
An English class just flew by like that.

During lunch break, elementary school students, like chicks released from their coop, chatter and run towards the cafeteria. At Waseda Jitsugyo Gakuin, students don't need to prepare lunches; the school provides nutritious meals. Students collect their trays at the entrance and then line up to get their food from the window.

Hira Sakurako and Mayu were having lunch together, accompanied by two other friends.

Fushimi Shika, who was spying outside the cafeteria, was relieved to see that Hira Sakura had integrated into the community and was able to socialize normally.

But before he could be happy for long, he saw the little boy named Shota throw down his plate and, with his three little followers, go over to cause trouble.

Their main attack method is still spitting, but this time they're spitting into Mayu's plate.

"Puff puff puff puff~~"

The mouths of the four boys sprayed water outwards from Mayu like water guns. Logically speaking, this was a very bad form of bullying, but Mayu didn't care. She used her body to protect her plate, lowered her head and quickly shoveled her lunch into her mouth, her cheeks puffed out like a hamster, and chewed furiously.

Hira Sakurako thought Mayu wouldn't dare to resist and was about to go help her, but she was stopped by Mayu's nine-tenths friend, who advised, "Run! Mayu is about to use that move!"

Shota also realized something, his face suddenly changed color, he quickly wiped his mouth, grabbed his little follower, and turned to run away.

However, it was too late.

Zhenyou pouted, puffed out her chest, and breathed out, spraying food residue from her cheeks like a machine gun firing shrapnel, splattering everywhere.

Shota and his three friends were not spared either; they were the first to be covered in food scraps, their school uniforms smeared with food crumbs.

"Wow wow wow wow..."

One of the henchmen burst into tears.

According to the unwritten rules among elementary school students, if someone cries, it means things have gotten serious. Regardless of past grievances, both sides must put aside their differences and rush to comfort the crying classmate before the teacher arrives.

"Why are you crying? You're all boys, how can you cry over something like this..."

"Yeah, you were the one who spat at me first, why are you crying now..."

"Stop crying, stop crying, or the teacher will come..."

……

Mayu and Shota's attempts to comfort them were ineffective; the little follower only cried harder. Mr. Dang, having heard the commotion, rushed over and took them all back to his office. Mayu and Shota both looked dejected and miserable.

They were only allowed to leave during the afternoon PE class. While running on the playground, neither of them paid any attention to the other. Occasionally, their eyes would meet, and they would immediately turn their faces away, letting out a disdainful 'humph'.

Fushimi Shika left early. After gym class, Sakura was dismissed from school, and he had to go ahead to the mall to buy a game console or something.

That's right, elementary schools in Japan dismiss students at 3 p.m.

When Minamoto Tamako received the call from the school, she was still at work, pestering Kinoshita Shojin and the chief prosecutor, asking if there was even the slightest possibility of the case being withdrawn. The two were extremely perplexed, not daring to agree or refuse, feeling like they were caught between Kujo Yui and Director Fujiwara, their single-mindedness turned into a double bind.

"What? Did Sakura get into trouble at school?"

She received a call from her husband, looking anxious. She was at work and couldn't leave, so she could only ask Fushimi Shika to go to the school to see what was going on.

But he didn't answer the phone, so she sent him a text message. Fushimi Shika replied, lying that he had gone out to see a psychologist and didn't have time to go to school to see the teacher.

Left with no other option, Minamoto no Tamako had to ask for leave. Section Chief Kinoshita approved the leave without hesitation, and even hoped that she would have a few more days off.

Without giving it much thought, Yuan Yuzi rushed to the school and went to the office to find Mr. Ren.

Ping Yingzi sat obediently next to the desk, head down and silent, looking just like an ordinary elementary school student who had gotten into trouble.

Instead of talking to Hirayuki in front of him, Mr. Ren asked her to wait outside the office. She obediently got up, left the office, and made sure to close the door behind her.

Minamoto Tamako anxiously inquired what had happened. The teacher looked her up and down, asking about her relationship with Hira Sakura. Fearing the teacher would think she was a negligent parent, Minamoto Tamako lied and claimed to be Hira Sakura's older sister.

She originally wanted to lie and say that she was Hira Sakurako's mother, but considering her appearance and Hira Sakurako's age, Fushimi Shika might get arrested.

"Well, I mainly wanted to know about Sakura's family situation..."

Mr. Ren gave a brief retelling of Hira Sakura's "self-introduction." After listening, Minamoto Tamako was so embarrassed that she scratched her toes on the floor. She quickly explained that Hira Sakura liked watching TV and that she probably learned those words from TV.

"Now is the time when children are forming their values. As parents, we need to control the amount of time our children spend watching TV, and we should let them watch some positive and uplifting movies and TV shows..."

Mr. Ren kept giving instructions, and Yuan Yuzi nodded repeatedly. This scene looked like a female teacher criticizing a female high school student, so much so that the physical education teacher, who returned to the office after class, misunderstood and asked Mr. Ren how he was educating the high school students.

When the 'parent education' session ended, Gen Tamako was exhausted, but she still had to maintain her respect for the teacher. She awkwardly smiled and got up to say goodbye. After leaving the house, she took Hira Sakurako's hand and made her apologize to the teacher.

Having learned from Fushimi Shika's true teachings, Hira Sakurako knew that going against him at this point would lead to no good; pretending to comply would actually benefit her. She immediately bowed her head and apologized. Mr. Shika smiled with satisfaction, saying that Sakurako was a good girl who knew her mistakes and could correct them.

After exchanging a few polite words, Yuan Yuzi was finally able to lead Ping Yingzi away from the school.

On their way home, neither of them spoke. Hira Sakurako didn't feel like talking while they were out, while Minamoto Tamako didn't know what to say.

She wasn't Hirako's biological mother, nor was she Hirako's older sister; they were just good friends... How could a good friend lecture another good friend? It's like she could urge Fushimi to go to work, but she couldn't lecture him about not wetting the bed.

Some of the things she said sounded a little strange just thinking about them.

After much deliberation, Minamoto no Tamako decided to entrust the important task of educating Sakura to Fushimi-kun. He was Sakura's older brother and also an adult elder. As the saying goes, an elder brother is like a father, and Fushimi-kun had both the obligation and the ability to educate Sakura.

However, when she got home, she found Fushimi Shika curled up on the living room sofa playing video games.

"Didn't you say you were going out to see a psychologist?" Minamoto Tamako exclaimed angrily.

“Yeah, I’m back now,” Fushimi Shika stared at the screen, frantically rubbing the controller between his hands. “The doctor advised me to play more video games to prevent my depression from getting worse.”

As he spoke, he took out his registration slip and medical fee receipt from his pocket to prove that he had indeed gone to the hospital to see a psychologist.

Seeing that the receipt and invoice were genuine, Gen Tamako calmed down a bit, but then became worried about Fushimi Shika's mental state and couldn't help but ask, "What did the doctor say?"

“Mild depression, and a bit of PTSD,” Fushimi Shika sighed as he played, “I’m just trying to find some joy in my suffering right now.”

Upon hearing this, Minamoto no Tamako dared not utter a sound, fearing that Hiraoko's educational issues would increase Fushimi's psychological burden.

"Then you play first," she said, pulling Ping Yingzi back to the room. "I'll chat with Yingzi for a while."

"hold head high."

Fushimi Shika pretended not to know anything.

After arriving home, Ping Yingzi finally relaxed and immediately crawled back into the cardboard box to stretch her body, giving off the feeling of a stressed cat returning to its territory.

Seeing this, Yuan Yuzi suddenly remembered that Yingzi had autism, and it was already quite good that she could attend school normally; she shouldn't be too demanding. If she criticized Ping Yingzi, it might cause Ping Yingzi's old condition to relapse, and she might stay in the cardboard box and not come out.

So, apart from her, everyone else in the family seems to be mentally unstable!
Yuan Yuzi suddenly felt immense pressure. When she was stressed, she craved something sweet. Today, she had gone to work, been scolded at school, and her period was still ongoing. Her negative emotions were about to explode, and she needed something sweet to recover.

Luckily, she saved a scoop of ice cream yesterday.

Yuan Yuzi felt that she had been very prescient. Ice cream was her lifeline, as it could both cool her down and relieve her mental stress, and was more effective than aspirin!
She jogged to the kitchen, washed a plate and a spoon, hummed a little tune as she opened the refrigerator, and stared in stunned silence at the empty ice rack.

"You stole my ice cream?" Minamoto Tamako turned around and looked at Fushimi Shika, who was playing games on the sofa.

"What do you mean? Why did you suspect me right away?" Fushimi Shika was very unhappy, feeling that Minamoto no Tamako was questioning his character.

"Who else but you?" Yuan Yuzi clenched her fists, ready to explode.

"Isn't there a family of three? And a dog too! You call yourself a famous detective and police inspector, how can you let preconceived notions cloud your judgment?"

Fushimi Shika knew that Hira Sakurako had stolen it, but he didn't plan to say it for the time being. After all, there was no benefit in saying it, so he might as well keep it as leverage against Hira Sakurako and use it to blackmail her in the future.

Minamoto no Tamako squinted her eyes, took deep breaths, and silently repeated to herself, "Fushimi-kun is sick, Fushimi-kun is sick, Fushimi-kun is sick," trying to stop herself from arguing with Fushimi-kun—besides, Fushimi-kun bought both of these ice cream scoops, and she had already eaten one; one should be content.

"What's with that look? I really didn't steal it," Fushimi Shika glanced at her sideways, "If I wanted to eat it, would I need to steal it?"

Yuan Yuzi thought there was some truth to that. After thinking about it carefully, she realized what it meant and asked, "Did you see who stole the food?"

"I don't remember," Fushimi Shika replied vaguely.

"There's a reward for reporting." Yuan Yuzi had learned her lesson; she understood the implication: "The reward is a stamp."

"Only one? Pshaw!" Fushimi Shika scoffed. "How could I possibly betray someone because of a stamp..."

"two."

“Sakura ate it.” Fushimi Shika replied instantly, afraid that Minamoto no Tamako would change her mind.

Genjiro suddenly recalled Hirako's 'misdeeds' at school, which caused her to be criticized by her teacher. Now, she learned that Hirako had even stolen the ice cream that she couldn't bear to throw away. Driven by her period, Genjiro exploded on the spot.

"Hira, Sakura, Ko!"

(End of this chapter)