Tokyo: Rabbit Police and Her Evil Partner

Chapter 487 Terrorist Attack

Uesugi Shion's family is in real estate, and they're involved in construction site demolitions and such, which definitely require explosives. If she says there's a bomb, then there's probably one.

"Isn't this like launching a terrorist attack? Our feud doesn't need to involve innocent people! If you've got the guts, come at me!"

When such noble and righteous words come from Fushimi Shika's mouth, they feel a bit different.

In fact, he didn't care how many people died. He said that to buy time. With his other hand, he was using a pager to send a text message to the police station, saying that his sister had been kidnapped and asking the communications department to bring people over immediately to track down Uesugi Shion's phone.

Uesugi Shion didn't let out the villain's signature snickering laugh, nor did she, like in melodramatic TV dramas, chatter on and on with the protagonist before dying from talking too much.

"The first bomb is planted in Ikebukuro. It will explode at midnight tonight. Ah Jun is right next to the bomb. Whether you look for him or not is up to you. That's all."

After saying that, she hung up the phone.

Fushimi Shika's first reaction was that Watanabe Shun had been kidnapped, but then he realized that the Shun that Uesugi Shion was talking about was his Border Collie.

Killing someone is one thing, but daring to kill his dog is another!
Fushimi Shika was very annoyed. He took a deep breath, calmed down, went back to his room, found paper and pen, and wrote an anonymous threatening letter, claiming that he was a terrorist who had planted a bomb in a crowded area of ​​Ikebukuro and would detonate it at midnight tonight, so that the whole world would know the name of the Fox Princess.

After finishing writing, he put on a mask, changed his clothes, went downstairs to find a logistics company for express delivery, paid extra to have the courier company deliver it that day, and made sure to send the letter to the Ikebukuro Ward Police Station.

Whether or not the Ikebukuro Police Department investigates is their business.

Fushimi Shika had no intention of looking for the bomb. It was obvious to anyone that Uesugi Shion had left clues and riddles throughout Ikebukuro. If he could solve the riddles, he could find the exact location of the bomb and then barely manage to defuse it... Wasn't he just being led by the nose by Uesugi Shion?

He needs to take the initiative.

The communications department replied quickly, saying that the classroom was too busy and they could only send one person. Fushimi Shika said it didn't matter, as long as the equipment came, it didn't matter if the person couldn't come.

The communications department didn't dare hand over the equipment directly to Fushimi Shika, since phone tracking equipment wasn't cheap and they had to be responsible for it. They decided to send someone over to operate it instead.

The chief of police was quite concerned about this matter and called to say that he would send more officers to help.

Fushimi Shika was worried that with so many people around, Uesugi Shion might say something inappropriate, which would be difficult for him to handle, so he declined the chief's offer.

“I’m a professional detective myself. Isn’t the station short-staffed lately? I’ll investigate myself and not bother others,” said Shika Fushimi.

“In principle, you should recuse yourself,” the director said.

Generally speaking, if something is said to be impossible in principle, then it is possible; if something is said to be possible in principle, then it is impossible.

Fushimi Shika promised not to cause trouble for the department and then lied that Chief Kujo would help. Only then did the chief stop meddling and hang up the phone after exchanging a few words.

Half an hour later, the communications staff arrived at Sugamo Apartment. Fushimi Shika welcomed them in and had the staff operate the equipment.

The tracking equipment from 91 was just like the ones in the movies: a large rectangular metal box with a frequency band screen, connected to a telephone line and a landline. It could both eavesdrop and trace the location of incoming calls.

Fushimi Shika planned to wait until midnight, at which point Uesugi Shion would call, giving him the opportunity to track the location of the bomb, regardless of whether it had exploded or not.

First, find Uesugi Shion, kill her to silence her, and rescue Hirako. We can consider other things later.

As for Ah Jun...

Fushimi Shika was also deeply saddened. He had already prepared a eulogy for Jun. For the sake of the family and the safety of his master, he could only ask Jun to sacrifice himself.

Surely Ah Jun in heaven won't hold a grudge against him.

He sat on the sofa watching the communications officer operate the equipment, his mind racing. Then he thought, Ah Jun might not necessarily die... Isn't there the Ikebukuro Police Station? They received the threatening letter, they should take action, right?
They might send out a mobile team to investigate high-traffic areas; professional matters should be left to professionals.

Fushimi Shika comforted his conscience, feeling that he had fulfilled his responsibilities.

——Ding-a-ling!

The phone rang suddenly, and the communications officer quickly turned around and whispered, "I'm not ready yet..."

"How much longer?" Fushimi Shika stood up.

"About ten minutes," the communications officer said. "The phone will automatically disconnect after ringing for a minute, there definitely won't be enough time."

"You continue, I'll try to stall for time." Fushimi Shika saw the caller ID and answered the phone: "Moshi Moshi? Where are you now?"

The caller was none other than Gen Tamako.

He felt that Minamoto no Tamako was likely kidnapped as well, since he had fallen into a coma with her at the time, and Uesugi no Shion had moved him, so there was no reason why she wouldn't move Minamoto no Tamako as well.

"I'm at home...at my mom's house."

Minamoto no Tamako woke up a little later than Fushimi Shika. She lay in bed for half an hour before gradually coming back to her senses, her mind filled with a lot of strange knowledge.

For example, there were all sorts of random knowledge, such as "camouflage techniques," "cleaner's manual," "indoor warfare training manual," and "welding techniques," which gave her a splitting headache. She even felt like this knowledge was a jumbled mess of information being forcibly stuffed into her brain, just like seeing Cthulhu.

When Yuan Yuzi recovered, she was equally confused about her situation. She immediately called her mother to ask what had happened.

Unfortunately, Kujo Yui was in a meeting and her phone was off, so she had to call Fushimi-kun instead.

"Where are you? Where are you? Weren't we passed out in the basement? How did we end up home..."

As she spoke, Yuan Yuzi rubbed her temples, mimicking Ikkyu-san's thoughtful attempt to recall what had happened.

Then she remembered that in the dream, Shika Fushimi played her childhood tutor, letting her go out to play but refusing to help her with her homework, and even falsely accusing her of not studying hard enough...

Minamoto no Tamako's eyebrows shot up. She didn't remember what she did in Fushimi Shika's dream, but it was definitely something good, and certainly not something as bad as Fushimi-kun's!

Just as she was about to criticize, she quickly remembered what happened later: Fushimi-sensei held a family meeting and mediated the conflict between her father and mother. Miraculously, he made them stop arguing and reconcile, and the family returned to a harmonious atmosphere.

Yuan Yuzi felt a warmth in her heart. When she was a child, there were only two things that bothered her the most—first, not being able to make friends, and second, her parents' endless arguments.

She thought she had long since let go of it, didn't care at all, and hadn't even thought about these things for a long time.

Only at this moment did Gen Tamako realize that she truly didn't care anymore.

Fushimi-kun resolved her inner conflict, but did she resolve Fushimi-kun's inner conflict?

Minamoto no Tamako harbored this question, wanting to ask but too embarrassed to, what if she behaved badly in Fushimi-kun's dream?
On the other side, Fushimi Shika explained the whole story, omitting the details about Miyazaki Yuuko and Uesugi Shion, and lied that he was at home after waking up. As he spoke, he was also thinking.

Why wasn't Minamoto no Tamako arrested? Did Uesugi Shion deliberately let her go, or did something unexpected happen that prevented her from being caught?
Fushimi Shika couldn't figure it out, so he simply gave up on dwelling on the issue and let Minamoto no Tamako stay at Kujou Yui's house, where it would definitely be safer.

Yuan Yuzi didn't think much of it; she was preoccupied with what happened in her dream. She couldn't help but probe, "Do you remember what happened after the hypnosis?"

Fushimi Shika chuckled dismissively, "You mean what happened in the basement? I don't really know either, I don't know what happened in the middle..."

"No, what I mean is, do you remember what happened in the dream?" Minamoto no Tamako had no choice but to be direct.

"I remember something," Fushimi Shika said, somewhat hesitantly.

"So what did I do in your dream?" Gen Tamako asked curiously. "How did it go? Did it help you resolve your inner conflict?"

"Most of them have been solved, right?"

This time, Fushimi Shika was telling the truth.

"Eh...so there are other unresolved issues? What are they? By the way, Fushimi-kun, what are your unresolved issues? Why don't you just tell me?" Minamoto no Tamako lay on the sofa, her legs swinging back and forth.

"Then you speak first, and I'll speak later."

Fushimi Shika was trying to get information out of Minamoto Tamako, as he was also curious about how he had performed in her dream.

"No, you go first!" Minamoto no Tamako knew Fushimi Shika's nature very well. If she spoke first, Fushimi-kun would definitely go back on his word: "You speak first, then I'll speak. I won't lie!"

"Do you think I would lie?" Fushimi Shika retorted.

"Otherwise what?" Yuan Yuzi said matter-of-factly.

"Look, this is my biggest problem. As my girlfriend, you don't trust me at all." Fushimi Shika shook her head and sighed, "In the end, our relationship is completely in name only! It feels like a game, there's absolutely no sense of security. I even remember you had more than a dozen backup boyfriends!"

Minamoto Yuko panicked a little. She sat up straight on the sofa, but then she felt that Fushimi was playing her. She was the one who confessed first, and Fushimi even recorded it. How could he have the nerve to say that she felt insecure?

Terrible!

"So what do you want?" Gen Tamako's tone was already vaguely resembling that of a young Kujo Yui.

Before Fushimi Shika could even speak, the devil Kawai popped up, shouting, "I want to get to third base! I want to get to third base! I want to stuff you into a cream puff—"

Angel An Shuyao appeared with a powerful aura, kicking Kawai to the ground with a flying kick. The aura above her head was actually a curled-up orange cat, and this cat even glowed.

Fushimi Shika waved his hand to shoo the two away and casually said, "Now is not the time to talk about this. I'll rest for a while and we can talk about it again in a couple of days."

"Why? I'll be home soon, let's talk when we meet." Yuan Yuzi got up, put on her slippers, and planned to leave a note for her mother.

"no!"

Fushimi Shika glanced at the communications officer who was working diligently and said, "Stay at Commander Kujo's house for a few days, and come back in a couple of days."

"Why is that?" Gen Tamako asked, completely bewildered. "I haven't seen Sakurako in so long, she must miss me."

“You’ve only slept for about ten hours, the same amount of time you spend at work and on field assignments. How could Sakura possibly miss you? She doesn’t even know we’re trapped in the basement!” Fushimi Shika reminded her.

"I missed her, is that alright? I feel like I've been in my dream for a very, very long time, maybe a year, it feels like a long-awaited reunion."

Yuan Yuzi countered, "You still haven't told me why we can't go back to stay these next couple of days?"

Fushimi Shika's cunning mind worked quickly, and he lied without batting an eye, saying very smoothly, "Because Jun has a little problem."

"What's wrong with him?" Yuan Yuzi quite liked Ajun and often took him out for walks.

"She had diarrhea and sprayed dog poop all over the house. It was really bad, and she's already been taken to the vet. The house smells absolutely terrible, and Sakura couldn't stand it, so she's staying at Mai's house... You should remember Mai, she's Sakura's elementary school classmate."

Fushimi Shika added some details, explaining why Hira Sakurako wasn't home either.

With her sensitive sense of smell, Yuan Yuzi couldn't possibly detect the smell of dog poop everywhere in the house. This hit her weak spot, making her afraid to go home to verify it.

I'm sorry, Ah Jun, but before you sacrifice yourself, let's sacrifice one more time!

"Ah...this...is it spraying a lot?" Gen Tamako hesitated as expected.

“It’s all over the ceiling,” Fushimi Shika said, rubbing the sofa with his hand to make a wiping sound. “I’m cleaning it now. Come back in a few days when the smell has dissipated.”

Gentamako initially believed it, as Jun's stomach wasn't very good to begin with, but when she heard that Fushimi Shika had taken the initiative to clean up the dog poop, her ahoge (a hair sticking up) stood up.

"Really?" she asked doubtfully. "Should I go over and help?"

Fushimi Shika realized there was a loophole in his lie, so he quickly tried to cover it up, saying, "Sure, if you come to clean, I can go and rest. I was thinking of thanking you for helping me resolve my inner conflict, but since you're being so proactive, I'll let you..."

"Uh, I suddenly feel a bit unwell in my stomach, so I probably can't go." Yuan Yuzi lay back down on the sofa: "If you really can't keep going, just call a housekeeper. Don't just leave it there halfway through and let the dog poop dry on the ceiling."

Fushimi-kun is still the same Fushimi-kun, lazy and gluttonous, occasionally having a moment of conscience and playing the role of a sunny and cheerful big boy, but he immediately breaks character.

The familiar taste, the familiar recipe.

"Okay, then I'll call a housekeeper to come to my door."

After saying that, Fushimi Shika hung up the phone.

Unsuspecting, Minamoto no Tamako turned over on the sofa. She was full of energy and couldn't sleep at all, and couldn't help thinking about Fushimi-kun's unresolved issues.

What exactly is Fushimi's inner conflict?

And there's still a little unresolved issue. What is it?
This is really something I'm concerned about...

Yuan Yuzi's stomach rumbled, finally realizing that she was hungry after not eating for more than ten hours.

She was about to go to the convenience store to buy a bento when her phone suddenly rang; it was a text message.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department issued a Level 1 Red Alert, imposing martial law in the city. Residents are advised to return home as a terrorist attack by explosives is imminent, and all officers on leave are ordered to return to duty immediately!
(End of this chapter)