Tokyo: Rabbit Police and Her Evil Partner

Chapter 418 The Secret Informant
It turns out that the reputation of police detectives is nothing more than a doormat for tycoons.

When Fushimi Shika shows his police ID, two kinds of reactions can be seen: one is from ordinary people who show respect, and the other is from wealthy families who look down on him.

Four or five bodyguards rushed into the ward, along with a lawyer, who shoved exemption documents and a psychiatric diagnosis into Fushimi Shika's face. Shika was about to say that such documents had no legal effect when he glanced at them and saw the police chief's signature at the end.

The lawyer stated that if Fushimi Shika and others persist in harassing his client, he will file a lawsuit against Fushimi for allegedly violating law enforcement regulations, and will also call the chief of the Sugamo Police Station to find out what exactly happened.

Fushimi Shika really wanted to give him a good whack and tell him why the flowers were so red; or perhaps push the lawyer into the latrine while he was in the bathroom... As long as he wasn't caught, the police station generally didn't bother to handle such civil disputes, so that this half-baked lawyer would know that the law wasn't omnipotent.

But with Minamoto no Tamako still watching from behind, Fushimi no Shika had no choice but to back down for the time being; Minamoto no Tamako had no other option either. She glared at the lawyer, said fiercely, "We will be back," and followed Fushimi no Shika out of the ward with a brisk pace.

The two returned to the corner of the corridor, looking like a villainous duo, whispering and discussing their next move.

"I was right, she's also a rich heiress." Yuan Yuzi rested her chin on her index finger and thumb.

"Why did you say 'also'?" Fushimi Shika leaned against the wall.

“Because I am too.” Minamoto Tamako revealed a proud expression that said, ‘You’ve hit the jackpot by dating me.’

"Where are your bodyguards? Where is your lawyer?" Fushimi Shika had just finished speaking when he suddenly realized, "Oh—I see..." He suddenly understood what Kujo Yui was planning.

No wonder Kujo Yui made a special trip to Sugamo to meet him.

Minamoto no Tamako thought Fushimi was mocking her, so she patted her chest proudly and declared that although she was a young lady from a wealthy family, she was always independent and self-reliant and never caused trouble for others. She was not the kind of delicate flower in a greenhouse and did not need the protection of bodyguards and lawyers!
Fushimi Shika chuckled, glanced at her with the look of someone who cares for an idiot, and changed the subject to discuss how to approach Uesugi Shion.

Minamoto Tamako thought it best to report the incident to the police and use the Metropolitan Police Department's resources to thoroughly investigate the Cat Island incident; Fushimi Shika just thought she was talking nonsense and said there is an old Chinese saying, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle."

They don't even know who Uesugi Shion is, so how are they supposed to deal with him?

Gen Tamako thought this made sense, and the two hit it off immediately. They decided to split up and use their respective connections to find out about Uesugi Shion's personal background.

Fushimi Shika didn't want to leave the hospital, mainly because he didn't want to go out in the sun. He hid in the men's restroom and called Satake Gen to ask if he had ever heard of Uesugi Shion—he was willing to offer a reward for information about Uesugi Shion if necessary.

"Never heard of it. I suggest you post a request; it's more reliable than a bounty. My people are more professional."

When business comes knocking, Gen Satake naturally doesn't refuse. In order to recoup his initial investment from Shika Fushimi, he made an outrageous demand, quoting three times the market price and falsely claiming that he had already given Shika Fushimi a significant discount.

Fushimi Shika didn't know the 'market price', but he wasn't short of money, only lifespan. Time was of the essence, so he readily agreed and offered to pay extra for expedited service.

Meanwhile, Minamoto Tamako used the hospital's phone to call Mama-chan, who was currently her most reliable and influential 'connection'. She explained her purpose, and Kujo Yui pretended not to know anything, quietly listening to her finish speaking, and then said that she would help her access the Metropolitan Police Department's files.

Both of them received satisfactory answers, and now all they had to do was wait.

"Okay, what's next?"

Gentamako was full of energy. She wanted to seize every minute and second to quickly cure Fushimi-kun of the Nue poison, so that he would not suddenly fall ill and die like he did in the morning.

"Sit down and rest." Fushimi Shika found a seat in the corridor, casually pulled out a brochure from the shelf, and began to flip through it aimlessly.

Minamoto no Tamako couldn't stand his wasteful attitude. She knew that being poisoned by Nue would eventually turn him into a tree-man, and Fushimi-kun's lifespan was constantly ticking away in her ear.

What if we waste our time like this and miss the best time for treatment?
She wanted to get Fushimi to do some work, but she didn't know what she could do right now, so she paced anxiously back and forth in the hospital corridor, praying that her mother would call back soon.

To alleviate her anxiety, Minamoto no Tamako borrowed Fushimi Shika's phone to call Hirako, wanting to confirm her whereabouts and safety.

The phone rang four or five times before Ping Yingzi answered, her voice very low: "Moshi Moshi?"

"It's me," Gen Tamako said as she routinely checked up on everyone. "Where are you now? Who are you hanging out with?"

She used to wear a small phone around her neck when she went out to play. Some of her friends were very envious and would often surround her, wanting to play with her little phone. She was too embarrassed to refuse, and when she let her friends play with it until it ran out of battery and she missed a call, she got scolded when she got home... Being checked up on by parents is a necessary part of childhood, and Yuan Yuzi felt that Yingzi should experience it too.

"I'm at the National Museum of Nature and Science..."

Before Ping Yingzi could finish speaking, she was interrupted by another sweet, girlish voice: "Wow! Yingzi, who are you talking to?"

"My good friend..."

"What? You actually have other good friends?"

"It's Minamoto no Tamako, the one you've all met before..."

"What? Minamoto no Tamako is also an elementary school student? I thought she was your middle school older sister!"

……

Seeing that the two of them had started chatting on their own, Minamoto no Tamako had no choice but to take over the conversation, awkwardly laughing as she said that she was already an adult and was currently a detective at the Sugamo Police Station, making her half of Hirai Sakurako's guardian, and thanking Mayu and Mai (Nine-Point Girl) for taking care of Sakurako.

Mayu started clamoring again, saying she wanted to see Minamoto Tamako's police gun. If possible, she wanted to borrow the gun to play with, as she really wanted to have a long-range attack method to defeat Shota and dominate Shigekyou Elementary School.

Yuan Yuzi had no choice but to educate her online, earnestly telling her that a police gun is not a water gun, and that it can kill someone if it hits them.

Zhenyou didn't believe it. In the movie "The Playful Flower Fairy" that she watched, the villain used a gun to fire a laser to freeze the protagonist in order to seize the mysterious flower seeds... In the mind of this seven-year-old child, a real gun could fire a laser and freeze people.

Therefore, it is clear that Minamoto no Tamako is lying. She has never seen a real gun, nor is she a detective from the Sugamo Police Station. She is just an ordinary junior high school student experiencing a bout of chuunibyou (middle school syndrome).

Mayu spoke her mind, and even added to Hira Sakurako, "Your sister is so childish, we're not playing with her."

After saying that, she helped Ping Yingzi hang up the phone.

Genji was furious and was about to call back when Fushimi Shika's phone rang. She had no choice but to return the phone to Fushimi Shika and, incidentally, eavesdrop.

Fushimi Shika, not one to comply, got up to go to the restroom to answer the phone. Minamoto Tamako quickly stopped him, asking what was it that he absolutely had to keep from her.

"This is my informant, understand? It must be kept secret. I am responsible for my informant."

Fushimi Shika made up a reason, shook his trench coat in a pretentious manner, strode into the men's restroom, and answered Satake Gen's call.

Yuan Yuzi believed it to be true. She knew that detectives could develop informants for special cases and even hire external consultants (such as detectives) to solve murder cases, but she had never thought about it in that way.

Hiss, an informant...

It sounds so cool, it gives you a sense of mission to serve the light while walking in the darkness.

She used to watch police dramas and often saw informants or undercover agents. Some movie protagonists were even undercover agents, living a life of walking a tightrope every day. In the end, when the truth was revealed, the undercover agent's loyalty and mission conflicted, and he had to betray his brothers, which had a great impact on Yuan Yuzi's young mind.

Yuan Yuzi also wanted an informant.

As a future renowned detective and police inspector, how can one be without reliable sources of information? A criminal investigator needs an informant, or a highly skilled external assistant, just like Sherlock Holmes's group of homeless children, Arsène Lupin's street thugs, or Jim Hawkins' Dr. Livesey...

While Minamoto no Tamako was pondering who could be her informant, Fushimi Shika finished listening to Satake Gen's phone report.

The Inagawa Association was able to collect Uesugi Shion's personal information in such a short time mainly because she herself is a semi-public figure.

Shion Uesugi comes from the Uesugi family, which controls the real estate industry in Japan's three major metropolitan areas. Her father, Tatsuya Uesugi, served as the group's chairman. In the 1980s, the family's influence extended into the Tokyo Bay reclamation project through cross-shareholdings with Mitsubishi Estate and Sumitomo Realty & Development. In 1990, at the peak of Japanese land prices, the Uesugi Group acquired a plot of land in Ginza 4-chome for a record-breaking 120 million yen per tsubo (approximately 3.3 square meters), making headlines in the Yomiuri Shimbun.

His grandfather, a former Minister of Construction, specifically included a "special private sector cooperation clause" in the revision of the Urban Redevelopment Law to pave the way for the Uesugi Group's bid for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building project. The Uesugi family also controlled the Ministry of Construction's approval process and bank financing channels, and was still able to obtain 2000 billion yen in unsecured loans from Fuji Bank on the eve of the bubble burst in 1991.

His mother, Kujo Reiko, came from a prominent political family. Going back seven or eight generations in the family tree, she might be related to Kujo Yui. If you compare the Kujo family and the Uesugi family, the former has a stronger political foundation, while the latter has stronger economic power and is a zaibatsu among zaibatsu.

As the only daughter of the family, Uesugi Shion also has an impressive personal resume.

In 1983, she was admitted to the Department of Engineering at Keio University as a top student, skipping a grade. She studied under Kisho Kurokawa, a leading figure in Japanese urban planning, and participated in the research project "New Concept for Tokyo Bay Sub-Capital".
In 1985, he was sent to the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to study postmodern architecture and the theory of capital spatial production. His paper, "The Spatial Power Structure of the Shinjuku High-Rise Building Complex," won the American Planning Association Young Scholar Award.

In 1988, he was admitted to Harvard University's Graduate School of Design through a special admission process. Under the guidance of his mentor Rem Koolhaas, he completed "Vertical Urbanism in Tokyo During the Bubble Economy," proposing the concept of "capital folds," which attracted attention from the academic community...

This is just what's out in the open; Gen Satake also provided some behind-the-scenes information:
Through her mother Kujo family lineage, Uesugi Shion formed the "Kasumigaseki-Marunouchi Underground Pipeline Alliance" with officials from the Ministry of Transport, controlling 87% of the approval authority for underground space development in the Tokyo metropolitan area. The construction of the Tokyo subway was basically contracted out to the Uesugi family.

After listening to this long and rambling speech, Fushimi Shika was filled with emotion. How could there be such a big difference between people who were both rich young ladies?

"Why are you suddenly asking about her?" Satake Gen pretended to chat casually, but in reality, he was trying to gather information from her.

"It's nothing. Don't ask questions you shouldn't." Fushimi Shika was perceptive; he sensed Satake Gen's intention and casually brushed it off, continuing to press, "Is there anything else you want to add?"

"Yes, I've heard that Uesugi Shion has a very extreme personality. She hates stupidity. She once kicked her assistant out of a car because the assistant didn't know how many stars there are in the solar system, causing the assistant to be severely injured..."

Satake Gen paused for a moment, then continued flipping through the documents: "In addition, there are some scandalous rumors, most likely fabricated by busybodies. Uesugi Shion is still single, probably because of her arrogant personality, but some men are particularly infatuated with her type, calling her a 'high-mountain flower'..."

Giving people all sorts of cringeworthy nicknames is a traditional Japanese skill, and Fushimi Shika didn't take it to heart. After Satake Gen finished speaking, he had a general impression of Uesugi Shion.

—A super narcissist.

That's right, that's Fushimi Shika's impression of Uesugi Shion. In his previous life, he was a criminal defense lawyer and was involved in major business and political cases, so he often dealt with arrogant guys like this.

Some people are exceptionally intelligent, so they think everyone else is stupid; some people are naturally beautiful, so they think ugly people are inferior; and some people are obsessed with the halo brought by power and wealth, and look down on everyone else.

Based on what happened on Cat Island, Uesugi Shion is clearly this kind of person.

"Thanks, I'll transfer the money to your card later."

Fushimi Shika exchanged a few polite words, hung up the phone, washed his hands, and left the restroom.

Yuan Yuzi was still racking her brains, trying to figure out if she could get Watanabe Shun to be an informant. That guy often boasted about his extensive connections in bars... But since Watanabe-senpai was also a detective, she decided against it.

The landline phone at the nurses' station rang. It was Kujo Yui calling. Minamoto Tamako quickly got up to answer the phone and learned about Uesugi Shion's life story from Mama-chan. She immediately felt that the girl was indeed an evil and wicked woman who had to be brought to justice!
She hung up the phone, eager to discuss it with Fushimi Shika, but when she turned around, she found that Fushimi Shika had already come out of the restroom. The latter had sneaked into the nurses' station, pretending to be investigating a murderer, and was retrieving Uesugi Shion's personal medical records, which he was currently reviewing while leaning against the stands.

"Big news!"

Yuan Yuzi quickly leaned closer and said mysteriously, "You'll never guess what I've found out..."

"Hmm?" Fushimi Shika didn't even look up.

Genji lowered her voice, feeling that such a secret could not be revealed casually: "She is the only daughter of the Uesugi family, and the Uesugi family is actually..."

“A super-large conglomerate that does real estate business,” Fushimi Shika interrupted.

Gen Tamako frowned and continued, "Yes, and she herself is highly educated, she once..."

"Studied abroad, published papers, and won awards?" Fushimi Shika interrupted again.

Gen Tamako narrowed her eyes, quite displeased: "Yes, but you probably don't know what her personality is like..."

“Extremely egregious. He once kicked his assistant out of the car, causing serious injury...right?” Fushimi Shika sighed deeply after reading the medical records.

Gen Tamako let out a "hmph," thinking to herself that Fushimi-kun's informant was amazing, able to find out even things like this... If only she had an informant too, she wouldn't have to ask Mama-chan for help with everything anymore.

Who should I contact...?

No, now is not the time to think about that!
Minamoto no Tamako hurriedly asked Fushimi Shika what to do next: should they go to the reporters to expose it, or tell Uesugi Shion's parents so that they would know what their daughter had done...

Fushimi Shika sighed again and said, "Never mind."

"Forget it?" Gen Tamako's eyes widened. "What do you mean 'forget it'? Are you trying to slack off again?"

Fushimi Shika tapped the medical record with his fingers, gesturing for Minamoto Tamako to look at it. The latter leaned forward and read it carefully, only then understanding why Fushimi-kun had sighed.

……

Chief complaint

The patient lost consciousness for 30 minutes after drowning and exhibited cognitive and behavioral abnormalities for more than two months after resuscitation.

A head CT scan showed diffuse edema throughout the brain, with low-density shadows in the bilateral basal ganglia and hippocampus. After hyperbaric oxygen therapy and neuroprotective intervention, consciousness gradually recovered, but significant cognitive decline was observed.
1. Loss of orientation to time/place, only able to recognize the faces of relatives.

2. Language ability has deteriorated to the point of repeating single words.

3. Loss of past memories.

4. Infantile social behavior.

5. Emotion regulation disorder.

The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV) has a full-scale IQ of 42, which is equivalent to that of a 4-year-old child.

……

"She's gone mad?" Yuan Yuzi asked in disbelief.

“That’s what it says on the medical record,” Fushimi Shika shrugged. “If that’s true, I guess it’s incurable, otherwise it wouldn’t have dragged on until now.”

Prolonged oxygen deprivation can cause brain death, so it's normal for Uesugi Shion to become mentally disabled after being rescued.

Logically, they should have expected this, since the two caregivers came to their door and clearly stated that Uesugi Shion had suffered brain damage. But Fushimi Shika and Minamoto Tamako both felt that Uesugi Shion shouldn't have become an idiot... How could such a smart woman become mentally disabled?

"Then, what should we do? If she loses her memory, how can we ask her for information?" Yuan Yuzi stammered, not knowing what to do.

Fushimi Shika was still not giving up. He stroked his chin and closed the medical record: "Maybe she's faking it."

Genji Tamako's hope was rekindled, and she asked Fushimi Shika how she knew she was faking it. The latter pondered for a while and actually thought of a flaw: "Her ability to accurately locate Sugamo Apartments contradicts the disorientation disorder listed in her medical record."

"Yes!"

Yuan Yuzi suddenly realized, but she couldn't help asking, "If she's mentally sound, why would she pretend to be mentally challenged?"

"How should I know!" Fushimi Shika said irritably.

Yuan Yuzi could only use her imagination: "Maybe they have some kind of family feud? There are quite a few famous people in history who pretended to be crazy to avoid being punished!"

After saying that, she asked again, "Then how can we figure out if she's really crazy or just pretending?"

This was a tricky matter, since no one could wake someone who was pretending to be asleep. Fushimi Shika weighed the situation in his mind for a long time before deciding to use some 'little tricks'. After all, his life was at stake, and he couldn't care less about anything else.

But this matter could not be known to Minamoto no Tamako, so Fushimi Shika made an excuse to send her away and let Minamoto no Tamako question the hospital doctor—if Uesugi Shion falsified the medical records, the doctor who issued the diagnosis certificate would definitely know.

"I'll stay here and keep watch at the ward door so she doesn't sneak away."

Fushimi Shika waved his hand and urged, "Go quickly! My life is in your hands!"

Unsuspecting, Yuan Yuzi eagerly went to harass the head of the neurology department.

Fushimi Shika looked around and saw that there were security cameras in the corridor, so he had no choice but to go into the men's restroom to avoid being monitored.

He covered his face with a medical mask, took off his trench coat, took advantage of the toilet stall, climbed out of the window when no one was around, and quickly moved sideways along the windowsill to the window of Uesugi Shion's ward.

The bodyguards noticed someone outside the window and were about to lock it when Fushimi Shika broke through the window. Four or five bodyguards rushed forward, trying to tackle Fushimi Shika.

Fushimi Shika rolled on the spot, grabbed a folding stool, and smashed it over the head of the lead bodyguard. The latter fell to the ground with a thud, and the other bodyguards drew their brass knives and folding knives, roaring as they charged forward.

Fushimi Shika used his back to push off the wall, leaped into the air, and swung a folding stool. Three loud clanging sounds rang out in mid-air, hitting the bodyguards squarely on the back of the head. The three burly men fell to the ground like wheat being harvested.

The last bodyguard tried to call for backup, but Fushimi Shika rushed forward and knocked the walkie-talkie out of his hand. The bodyguard then fell sideways, lunging for the emergency call button, but Fushimi Shika suddenly swung the folding stool in his hand, striking the bodyguard's neck with a cracking sound; it was presumably dislocated.

The bodyguard's head lolled to the side, and he stumbled and fell beside Uesugi Shion's hospital bed, slumping limply to the ground.

The shouts and fighting alarmed the medical staff, and a nurse rushed to the door to ask what was wrong. Fushimi Shika pulled off the bodyguard's suit jacket, put it on, opened the door a crack to block the nurse's view, and mimicked the bodyguard's tone, saying:
"It's alright, Miss Uesugi wasn't feeling well again, we've already comforted her."

The nurse wanted to say a few more words, but Fushimi Shika simply closed the door, so she had no choice but to leave dejectedly.

"Alright, now it's just you and me."

Fushimi Shika laid the slightly deformed folding stool flat beside the bed, sat down with an air of authority, and removed the mask from his face.

From the moment Fushimi Shika broke in through the window, Uesugi Shion's eyes never left him, her gaze fixed on him.

“I’m going to remove your gag next. If you dare to call for help, I’ll throw you off the sixth floor.”

Fushimi Shika threatened, and worried that Uesugi Shion wouldn't understand, so he prompted, "If you understand, blink."

Uesugi Shion didn't blink, her beautiful eyes staring straight at him.

"alright."

Fushimi Shika had no choice but to get up and remove Uesugi Shion's gag. Fortunately, Uesugi Shion didn't scream or shout. She parted her lips slightly, and a thin, glistening thread was stuck to the gag.

Next, Fushimi Shika took out a small hourglass, turned it upside down, and placed it on the bedside table.

“Given what you’ve done in the past, I have reason to torture you… Now I’ll give you five minutes to speak up and defend yourself.”

(End of this chapter)