Tokyo: Rabbit Police and Her Evil Partner

Chapter 474 Crime and Punishment

Minamoto no Tamako was getting restless; even the teacup in her hand felt a little hot. She knew Fushimi-kun was also a 'partner of justice,' but now he seemed to be going a bit too far with his righteousness. Overcorrection wouldn't do!

She knew she was dreaming and that she shouldn't talk back, but she couldn't help but say, "What you're doing... how is that any different from what those people are doing?"

"No difference."

Fushimi Shika did not hesitate at all, nor did he show any remorse on his face. When he said this, it was as if he was asking, "So what?"

Hearing this, Yuan Yuzi felt a surge of courage. She slammed down her teacup, her ahoge standing on end: "How can you say such a thing with such a clear conscience?"

"Because I was prepared to get arrested."

Fushimi Shika didn't seem to care. He seemed oblivious to the change in Minamoto no Tamako's attitude and continued, "Once I'm caught, I'll accept the punishment of the law. Catching murderers is the job of the police. You should criticize the police for inaction, not accuse a murderer of having no conscience."

Yuan Yuzi desperately wanted to grab his shoulders, shake him, and yell at him, "This is all a dream! You couldn't have killed so many people without being caught! The police aren't idiots!"

Unfortunately, she was still rational and knew she couldn't provoke the young Fushimi.

Gen Tamako's lips tightened, and after a moment of silence, she asked, "If you have no conscience, why did you kill those people?"

"I'm not doing this for justice, not for fairness, just for my own peace of mind," Fushimi Shika said, shrugging. "Can such selfishness be considered having a conscience?"

Now, Yuan Yuzi was speechless. She wanted to say, "Everyone else can be a murderer, but you can't," but then she realized that she had no right to say such a thing.

Seeing that she remained silent, Fushimi Shika steered the conversation back on track, saying, "In conclusion, I am not a qualified lawyer because I might kill my employer. If you are lying, then I will have no choice but to kill you... So please leave while I'm still in a good mood."

Minamoto Tamako thought this guy was completely brainless. He had already confessed to the murder plan in front of her and she had even witnessed the murder, yet he was letting her go... If this were in the real world, Fushimi would have been in jail by now!
Now that things have finally found a breakthrough, and she has finally seized the opportunity to have normal contact with the young man Fushimi, how could she let it go so easily?
"So what do you plan to do if you get caught?" Gen Tamako asked, frowning.

"So be it, I'll die." The young man, Fushimi Shika, was clearly prepared for the worst.

"A mentally ill person who commits murder shouldn't be sentenced to death..." After saying this, Minamoto no Tamako felt ashamed. Wasn't she exploiting a loophole in the law? How did she become like Fushimi-kun?

They say you become like the company you keep, and I must have been infected by him!

"It doesn't matter, I can accept whatever the outcome," Fushimi Shika said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Yuzi had a sudden inspiration; she had finally come up with a way to break the deadlock.

She had once read the world-famous novel "Crime and Punishment." The protagonist of the book believed himself to be different, yet he was extremely tormented by his mediocre life. The huge gap between his family's expectations and his own depravity caused him to lose his mind. In addition, driven by the need to make a living, he chose to kill Alyona Ivanovna, whom he considered a bad person.

The latter is an old woman who lends money at exorbitant interest rates. She is greedy and mean-spirited. The protagonist, Raskolnikov, believes that she exploits the poor and that "her life is of no benefit to society." He tries to kill her to prove his extreme theory that "extraordinary people can transcend morality and law to achieve their goals."

During the crime, an accident occurred: another innocent person witnessed Raskolnikov committing the murder. To cover up his crime, and also out of panic, Raskolnikov killed her as well.

From this point on, he began to suffer months of mental torment.

Until one day, he met a prostitute named Sonia. He considered himself superior to Sonia, and also believed that Sonia, because of her lowly profession, would understand him. Therefore, he confessed his crimes to Sonia—he hoped that Sonia would criticize him, and also hoped that Sonia would forgive him. However, Sonia said:
“And your worst sin is that you destroyed and betrayed yourself.”

"Isn't it terrible that you live in the filth you so despise?"

When Yuan Yuzi first read this passage, she was deeply moved, but she didn't understand its true meaning until a book reviewer said in an appreciation magazine:
Through this statement, she expressed her grief and condemnation of Raskolnikov's self-destructive behavior, believing that he not only committed murder, but more importantly, his actions violated his conscience and moral principles, plunging his soul into endless pain and torment.

At this moment, Minamoto no Tamako finally understood the young man Fushimi Shika's thoughts. She sat up straight, looked him in the eye, and said seriously, "In that case, I will grab you and make you face the judgment of the law and your own conscience, forcing you to start anew!"

Fushimi Shika raised an eyebrow, slowly placed his hand behind his back, and asked to confirm, "You want to arrest me?"

“That’s right!” Gen Tamako had figured it out. Only by doing this could she improve the mood of the young man, Fushimi Shika!
Besides, this is a dream. Even if Fushimi Shika in the dream were shot ten thousand times, he wouldn't die. Instead, it would help Fushimi Shika in the real world resolve his inner conflict!

As soon as she finished speaking, a flash of light appeared before her eyes, and then her vision spun around, and she saw her own body sitting on the sofa, with a jet of blood spurting from her neck onto the ceiling.

careless...

Genji's vision spun a few times before plunging her into complete darkness. Before her consciousness faded, she vaguely heard the young man, Fushimi Shika, sigh, "This is going to be a real hassle to clean up..."

hateful!

This guy even killed his girlfriend!!
When she opened her eyes again, Minamoto no Tamako was back at the initial save point, the place where she first woke up—she was lying on a small bed in the home of a strange woman, which, if she wasn't mistaken, was a single-parent household.

A warm and cozy little home for a mother and daughter.

Genji Tamako did not play the role of 'daughter' wholeheartedly. After waking up, she immediately pounded the bed in anger.

Even though she knew it was a dream, she was still very angry. It's like a girlfriend dreaming that her boyfriend is cheating on her; when she wakes up, she'll give him a good elbow jab. It's because she cares that she's angry.

We absolutely have to catch this guy!
Gen Tamako sat up, changed out of her pajamas, put on a red and white school uniform, and prepared to go out to settle scores with Fushimi Shika.

Hearing her daughter get up, the mother in the bedroom called out, "Jing, are you up?"

"Yes!" Gen Tamako changed into her sneakers at the door and said with the same excuse, "Yes, I'm going to school!"

"You haven't had breakfast yet!" Mother hurriedly got up. "It's still early, eat first before you go!"

"I'll eat on the way!"

After saying that, Yuan Yuzi ignored the other party's reaction and ran out of the house to report the case to the police station.

In 2015, China already had 4G, and smartphones and apps were relatively mature. In theory, she could have directly called the police or found the address of the police station on a mobile map... But the problem was that Yuan Yuzi lived in 1991 and didn't know how to use a smartphone.

During this time, she followed Fushimi Shika and wandered around the city. It was like a country bumpkin visiting the big city and having his eyes cut open. It was even more shocking than when she first went to Tokyo. Although Tokyoites were abstract, they were still within her understanding. The scenery of Jiangcheng was beyond her understanding, so she would take a stroll every time she went out.

Well, this wasn't exactly slacking off; she was learning about the hometown where Fushimi-kun had lived. Minamoto no Tamako lingered in the food street for a while. The hot dry noodles, fried noodles, bean curd sheets, and glutinous rice wrapped in fried dough sticks sold at the roadside stalls looked incredibly delicious, but she didn't buy anything.

Yuan Yuzi had tried it before, but she couldn't taste it. It was like chewing wax in her mouth. She figured it was because the dream couldn't simulate things she hadn't eaten before.

Pity.

Yuan Yuzi was a little envious, but she had more important things to do. She couldn't care less about drooling on the street. She asked for directions along the way and finally found the local police station.

She stood at the entrance of the police station, looking up and thinking that this must be the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s office. It looked more impressive than the Sugamo Station Office, with its own flag-raising platform and an automatic gate. Was the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department really that rich?

Yuan Yuzi peeked out from the doorway and was spotted by the police officers on duty, who asked the child what was wrong.

"I want to report! Someone has committed murder! It happened in Wanxxx City, Building 11, Unit 2, Room 1807. The homeowner frequently disposed of bodies in the room!"

Genji Tamako decisively sold the young man, Fushimi Shika.

Hmph, let the police arrest her, so it's as if she caught her! After all, she was the one who reported it. Without her information, how could Fushimi Shika have been brought to justice?

Learning to leverage existing resources is an essential lesson for adults!

Minamoto no Tamako felt good about herself. She could already foresee Fushimi Shika being in shackles and repenting deeply. She thought he would surely receive the punishment he deserved and turn over a new leaf!
However, why would Fushimi-kun in the dream have such criminal thoughts...?

Before Yuan Yuzi could think about it, the police officer took her hand and led her into the police station, asking her her name and how she knew about it.

Now Minamoto no Tamako was completely lost. She couldn't very well say that she had just been murdered, could she? She might be locked up as a mental patient!

"Uh, well... anyway, it really happened! You must send someone to check it out!" Yuan Yuzi could only emphasize repeatedly, trying to appeal to her emotions.

The two police officers on duty looked at each other in bewilderment. Although the matter was absurd and suspected of being a false report, one of them still decided to go and see what was going on.

The other person was responsible for comforting little Yuzi and guiding her to tell the whole story... It's impossible for a seven or eight-year-old girl to report a false case without any reason, right?

No matter what the police asked, Yuan Yuzi kept repeating the same thing: "Someone's dead! The murderer's name is Zhou Hao! Arrest him quickly, or more people will suffer!"

Half an hour later, another police officer called back, saying that the owner of the room was a lawyer who had never seen the girl before and there was nothing unusual in the room, so he planned to return home.

Yuan Yuzi quickly grabbed the phone and asked the police to check the kitchen. However, the voice coming from the receiver was dull and mechanical, sounding like a mentally challenged AI... Of course, she had never seen a mentally challenged AI before, only a poorly dubbed robot in a movie.

There's definitely something wrong with the refrigerator!

What is a refrigerator?

"A refrigerator is just a freezer for cooling!"

What is a freezer?

"A freezer is just a white metal box!"

What color is white?

"...Are you making fun of me?"

Sorry, no meaning for "leisure" could be found.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Yuzi looked down at her phone, revealing the same expression as the elderly person on the subway.

What's going on here?

When the police officer returned, he spoke normally again, knew what a refrigerator was, what a freezer was, and what white was. He could even tell the difference between a refrigerator and a freezer—the former is upright, and the latter is horizontal.

Minamoto Tamako said that wasn't important! What was important was that the guy was a murderer! He had to be arrested!

The two police officers looked at each other again. This time, their gazes were different, and their tone became much gentler. The topic shifted from the case to Yuan Yuzi's family situation, and they asked who Yuan Yuzi's parents were...

Yuan Yuzi had been a patrol officer before, so she knew what they were thinking. They probably thought it was just some naughty kids causing trouble, making up all sorts of ridiculous excuses to skip school.

She had actually encountered something like this when she was a patrol officer in Jiaofan. A second-grade elementary school boy didn't want to go to school, so he lied and said he was dealing drugs, and asked the policewoman to lock him up... It's easy to imagine that in a child's eyes, going to jail is better than going to school.

When one plan failed, Genji had to think of another.

She lied and said she had a stomachache and needed to use the restroom. Taking advantage of the police officers' inattention, she slipped out of the police station.

"This can't stop! Where exactly did things go wrong...?"

Gentama kicked at the small stones by the roadside, her hands in her pockets, her brows furrowed, deep in thought.

Why does the police sound like a machine on the phone? Does the police's IQ drop when they get close to the young man Fushimi Shika in this dream?

Minamoto no Tamako felt that this was possible, otherwise there was no way to explain why Fushimi Shika hadn't been caught.

To verify this hypothesis, she went to another police station to check on security. This time, she went with the police to the Fushimi Shika residence.

She was lucky; her deduction was correct. In this dream, the young man Fushimi Shika was a special being who could do whatever he wanted without any punishment—even if the police came to her door and saw him dismembering a body in the kitchen, they would just assume he was cutting pork.

At the same time, she was also very unlucky. She happened to stumble upon the scene when Fushimi Shika was being dismembered, and unsurprisingly, she died again, this time in front of the police.

...Damn it!!
...Killing his girlfriend is one thing, but killing her so many times?!
Yuan Yuzi's consciousness drifted into a state of confusion before gradually returning to normal, and she opened her eyes again on the bed. Too lazy to recall how many memories she had lost, she got up, changed her clothes and shoes, and hurriedly left the house.

This time, she's going to rely on herself to capture Fushimi Shika herself!
(End of this chapter)