Tokyo: Rabbit Police and Her Evil Partner

Chapter 422 There is everything in the dream

This morning, Fushimi Shika woke up leisurely at Kazama's house. He recalled last night's dream, which felt incredibly real... especially the hands of the busty, mature woman with a housewife vibe—soft, smooth, and even a little warm.

He paused for four or five minutes, lost in thought for a while, and then Kazama Takusai and Watanabe Shunya woke up.

After a night of heavy drinking, the three of them had dry mouths. Watanabe Shun went to get some juice and made three bowls of instant noodles as a makeshift breakfast.

They sat at the table slurping instant noodles together. Fushimi Shika and Kazama Takusai remained silent. Watanabe Shun felt it was too quiet and wanted to liven things up, so he took the initiative to start talking about his dream from the previous night.

"You'd never guess what I dreamed about last night..."

With a Naruto mango slurry on his lips, Watanabe Shun waved his chopsticks and talked on and on—last night he first dreamed that Kazama and Fushimi were touching each other in a bed, then he dreamed of that green train, where he saved Fushimi Shika who was about to jump off, and finally he dreamed that the three of them went to a bubble bath parlor together.

Unfortunately, at the crucial moment, he was woken up by Fushimi Shika's phone ringing.

Kazama Takusai frowned, and he subconsciously retorted, "I wasn't touching him, I thought the bed was..." Before he could finish speaking, he realized something was wrong: "No, that was your dream."

"Who do you think it is?" Fushimi Shika asked, intrigued.

"What does this have to do with you? It's not you anyway." Kazama Takusai lowered his head and ate his noodles.

Watanabe Shun's wooden chopsticks hovered in mid-air. He paused for a moment, then asked, "You had the same dream as me?"

"Just a coincidence," the two said in unison, without even looking up.

"What a coincidence! Tell me in detail, what did you all dream about?"

Watanabe Shun wanted to relive the joy of bubble baths with his best friend, hoping it might pique the interest of his boss, allowing them to legitimately go to bubble baths together in the future.

At first, Fushimi Shika and Kazama Takusai didn't take it seriously, thinking that Watanabe Shun's dreams were only roughly the same and there must be many subtle differences.

However, the more the three of them checked the accounts, the stranger it seemed. Every detail could be corroborated, and they could even describe what the bubble bath girl the other was embracing looked like... Watanabe Shun even noticed a small mole under the smooth armpit of the busty, mature woman in a sweater.

"That doesn't prove anything." Fushimi Shika slurped down his instant noodle soup.

He had seen similar cases before in encyclopedias, which were fabricated haphazardly in this century. They were basically filled with unsolved mysteries such as the "Bermuda Triangle," "ghost planes," and "forest savages." There were even salesmen going door-to-door to sell these social science books.

According to the book, it is not uncommon for multiple people to have the same dream. It is likely due to factors such as similar life experiences and emotional experiences, similar brain activity, and common external stimuli. It is more common among couples or siblings - hence the idiom "sleeping in the same bed but dreaming different dreams".

For example, the "In Search of the Supernatural" records that Xie Feng and Guo Boyou had the same dream, in which Guo Boyou fell into the water and died on a riverboat... Later, this actually came true. This dream even had a bit of a prophetic attribute. Of course, it could also be a coincidence within a coincidence.

Kazama Takusai suddenly remembered that he had put on a hypnosis tape before going to sleep. He got up to check the tape recorder and found that he had put on the wrong tape, the tape for the three courses of treatment ahead of schedule.

He was terrified and immediately called Dr. Arima to ask if this would delay the treatment process.

Fushimi Shika, holding a bowl of instant noodles, observed for a while. He saw Kazama Takusai holding the phone and making slurping noises for a long time before letting out a long sigh, hanging up the phone, and saying, "It doesn't matter."

He paused, picked up his instant noodle bowl, and added, "Oh, by the way, Dr. Arima said that the reason we had the same dream might be because of the hypnosis tape... Don't use my tape before bed next time, and this won't happen again."

"Tsk, who cares..."

Fushimi Shika scoffed at the idea, but then he realized something and quickly borrowed a cassette tape from Kazama Takusai.

Kazama Takusai always valued the 'miracle cure' prescribed by Dr. Arima; otherwise, he wouldn't have checked the tapes so early in the morning.

He had only lent Fushimi Shika the smoking cessation tape because of Minamoto no Tamako; now that Fushimi Shika had said he didn't care for it, and then asked to borrow the tape again, how could he possibly agree?

Fushimi Shika had no choice but to lie and say that he saw a woman that Kazama Takusai wanted to touch in his dream. If he didn't want Kazama Takusai to tell the other woman about it, he should lend him the tape.

Kazama Takusai remained silent for a moment, then had no choice but to agree.

Fushimi Shika got the tape and excitedly returned home. After going through the motions (playing the victim), he calmed Minamoto Tamako down and took the opportunity to send an online invitation.

Minamoto Tamako had just woken up and naturally didn't intend to continue sleeping. Fushimi Shika had no choice but to settle for second best and invite Minamoto Tamako to take a short nap together on the living room sofa at noon.

"Now is a matter of life and death, who has time to sleep?"

Fushimi Shika's pitiful act had deeply moved Minamoto no Tamako, and she didn't want to waste a single second, intending to continue investigating the antidote.

To prevent Fushimi Shika from "indulging" again today, Minamoto Tamako decided to have the entire reasoning team investigate the case together, and absolutely not to split up... As the team leader, her main responsibility was to supervise.

Fushimi Shika reluctantly agreed, his face full of worry, for the sake of the two stamps. He went back to his room to wash up and change his clothes, dawdling for a long time. When he went out, he took an umbrella with him to shield himself from the sun.

Minamoto no Tamako has made her plan. Today, she will bravely storm the Uesugi family home and expose Uesugi Shion's conspiracy—even if she hides at home and doesn't go out, it won't matter, the righteous police will still knock on her door!

However, when she arrived at the Uesugi family manor, she found many detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department stationed there. The detectives were walking hurriedly, and when asked, they said they were tracking down Uesugi Shion's whereabouts.

After several inquiries, including from her colleagues, members of the Uesugi family, and even the bodyguards who passed by, Minamoto no Tamako finally confirmed that Uesugi Shion was indeed missing.

—A mysterious person broke into the ward, quickly defeated the bodyguards, and kidnapped Miss Uesugi!
How could this happen?

Genji was shocked.

Fushimi Shika quickly interjected, claiming that it was common for rich young ladies to be kidnapped. If kidnappers didn't kidnap the wealthy, would they kidnap the poor? It just so happened that Uesugi Shion was recently hospitalized, and security wasn't as tight as usual, which allowed the bad guys to take advantage of the situation.

Yuan Yuzi thought it made sense, and she could only accept her bad luck.

In order to find out the whereabouts of Uesugi Shion as soon as possible and get the antidote from her, Minamoto Tamako plans to join the investigation team to help investigate the kidnapping case... However, Kinoshita Shojin does not want her to join and makes up an excuse to say that he will not accept police officers who join halfway.

Yuan Yuzi had no choice but to ask for the case files to understand the details of the case, and planned to work on her own.

The two found a coffee shop and sat down. Minamoto no Tamako looked down and flipped through the investigation report. The police searched the area around the hospital but found no hiding place, nor did they find Uesugi Shion. From this, they concluded that the robbers must have had a means of transportation and took the hostage and left immediately after the incident.

According to hospital surveillance footage, after the fire broke out, a doctor disguised as a patient pushed a hospital bed out of Uesugi Shion's ward and immediately entered a blind spot of the surveillance cameras. The camera captured only one second of footage, and the image was too blurry due to the thick smoke to clearly show the person's figure and face.

Four private cars drove away at that time. The police checked the statements and followed up the investigation, but found nothing. After all, Fushimi Shika drove away in a police car. Who would have thought that there was a hostage lying in the trunk of the police car?

Generally, robbers will try to contact the family within 24 hours to demand a large ransom. Therefore, detectives from the investigation department stationed themselves at the Uesugi residence, setting up numerous surveillance cameras and listening devices, waiting for the robbers to make a call, thus pinpointing their location.

However, a night passed, and the kidnappers still hadn't called, leaving the investigation at a standstill. Gen Tamako found it strange; the Metropolitan Police Department had mobilized so many resources, and the Uesugi family had provided substantial financial support—how could they not catch a single kidnapper?
She pointed to a statement in the corner of the file and asked Fushimi Shika, "Don't you think this departing police car is suspicious?"

"What's suspicious? I think it's perfectly normal." Fushimi Shika tactically sipped his coffee.

"Aren't patrol officers responsible for evacuating the scene? There's a fire at the hospital; they'll probably be busy for half a day. Why did this patrol officer leave?"

Genji turned the pages quickly, muttering, "I want to see his statement..."

With a loud bang, Fushimi Shika slammed his hand on the file, instantly compressing the pages he had just turned over.

If Minamoto no Tamako saw the police officer's statement, she would realize that Fushimi Shika was lying about looking for his phone, discovering that he had no alibi at all, which would further raise questions about Fushimi Shika's motives for lying to Kinoshita Shojin...

“Let’s give the younger generation some face,” Fushimi Shika said solemnly. “He has his own difficulties too!”

Genji looked completely bewildered: "What's the difficulty?"

"What do you think?" Fushimi Shika threw the question back at him: "Do you think it would be an ordinary difficulty to make a patrol officer leave his post when he is needed?"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Yuzi instantly imagined scenarios like a young police officer trying to win back his fiancée, his parents about to pass away, and his son suddenly dying.

She asked in a heavy tone, "Is his wife about to give birth? Or did his parents get into a car accident?"

Fushimi Shika said in a serious tone, "We have them all."

Yuan Yuzi gasped, immediately understanding why her junior had deserted at the last minute. But she didn't understand why she couldn't look at the transcript; was it disrespectful to her junior if she did?

Fushimi Shika, seizing the opportunity, added, "At the time, he was extremely conflicted and in great pain, but he still chose to stay at his post..."

Gen Tamako was filled with awe. Such unwavering faith and such a noble spirit made her decide to read the transcript with respect.

Before Fushimi Shika could finish speaking, he revealed his true intentions, distorting the facts: "I was looking for my watch at the time and happened to pass by. When I learned about this, I couldn't bear it, so I let him drive the police car back... If my superiors question me later, I'll say that I drove the police car away and push all the blame onto me, so that I, as his senior, can take the responsibility."

Minamoto no Tamako's respect for her juniors immediately transferred to Fushimi Shika.

She pressed further, "So you didn't answer the phone back then not because you couldn't find it, but because you were holding your post for the younger generation?"

“No, I’m looking for the phone,” Fushimi Shika said.

Lying about such details would easily give you away. There were many patrol officers present at the time, so they would naturally know whether Fushimi Shika had participated in the evacuation.

The respect that Yuan Yuzi had just felt vanished instantly.

She pursed her lips and criticized Fushimi Shika, telling him not to take responsibility for others and then shirk it.

In the past, Minamoto no Tamako would have definitely given a lot of criticism, and even recorded it in her notebook, but now that Fushimi Shika is about to die, she can't be too harsh on a dying person.

Seeing that Minamoto no Tamako believed his own lies, Fushimi Shika finally let go and continued drinking his coffee.

As Yuan Yuzi reviewed the statement, unsurprisingly, the patrol officer claimed that his senior, Fushimi Shika, had borrowed the police car... No wonder Section Chief Kinoshita came to the door immediately. If it were her, after reading this false statement, she would also suspect that Fushimi-kun had a problem.

The investigation has now reached another dead end.

Yuan Yuzi slumped onto the table with a thud, her arms outstretched, looking quite exhausted, even her ahoge (cowlick) drooped listlessly.

After two days of hard work, she was still stuck in the same place with no progress whatsoever. She couldn't even be sure if Uesugi Shion really knew the antidote, which made her anxious.

Fushimi Shika leaned closer at the opportune moment and whispered, "Are you tired? If you are, go back and rest!"

"Aren't you worried at all?" Gen Tamako asked, leaning her head on the table.

“It’s urgent, but you can’t rush things,” Fushimi Shika said earnestly, patting her shoulder and comforting her, “You have to trust the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s capabilities. With so many detectives involved in the search and half of Tokyo under lockdown, they’ll definitely find Uesugi Shion… We just need to wait.”

"Right……"

Yuan Yuzi thought he made sense and decided to go home to rest.

Since Fushimi-kun confessed yesterday, she hasn't had any time alone with him as a couple. And since Hira-sakurako went out to play with her friends today, maybe she and Fushimi-kun could do something different from what ordinary friends do at home… Just thinking about it made Minamoto no Tamako blush, and her heart pounded faster.

Spring nights are fleeting, so seize the moment and enjoy them!
With this in mind, Genji Tamako cherished every second she spent with Fushimi Shika.

They walked home, each lost in their own thoughts, and neither spoke a word.

Genjiro entered first, intending to go back to her room to tidy herself up, making herself look pretty and exuding a little charm, which would surely make Fushimi Ino drool.

She could feign reluctance to prove herself a demure lady, then half-heartedly agree to hold hands with Fushimi Shika. Wouldn't that be wonderful?
But Fushimi Shika was preoccupied with something else entirely.

He grabbed Yuan Yuzi, indicating that she could just take a nap on the living room sofa. If she went back to her room to sleep, she might oversleep and it would affect her sleep at night.

"Is... in the living room?" Minamoto Tamako exclaimed in surprise, "Are... you really going to sleep together?"

"Yeah, so what? Don't you often take naps at the police station too?"

Fushimi Shika brought over a tape recorder, inserted a cassette tape, and started playing it. To show his openness, he lay down on the small sofa first, draped a blanket over his stomach, and closed his eyes to the soothing music: "You can sleep on the big sofa."

Yuan Yuzi was surprised that he was actually just taking a nap. A sense of resentment arose in her heart. She pouted and angrily punched the pillow, pretending to soften it.

What an oblivious guy!
Yuan Yuzi gave a soft "humph," but accidentally inhaled as she lay down, turning the hum into a pig's squeal. Feeling embarrassed, she quietly tried to explain that she was just faking snoring.

"Go to sleep, you can have anything in your dreams."

Fushimi Shika opened one eye to make sure that Minamoto no Tamako had closed her eyes before she felt relieved and relaxed.

Whether it was the hypnotic effect of the cassette tape or not, Minamoto Tamako did feel sleepy. She felt her eyelids growing heavier and heavier, and before she knew it, she drifted off to sleep…

(End of this chapter)