Tokyo: Rabbit Police and Her Evil Partner

Chapter 495 Return safely
Fushimi Shika hung up Kujo Yui's call and went to the kitchen to reheat the leftovers... This is the treatment you get for not coming home at night; if you want fresh food, you should have gone home last night.

Before he could finish his work, Yuan Yuzi called, and her first words were: "Are you hiding something from me?"

The atmosphere suddenly became very tense, as if they were catching someone cheating.

Fushimi Shika was not intimidated. He casually replied, "I'll talk about it when I get home. It's hard to explain over the phone." Then he hung up the phone.

Minamoto no Tamako didn't know that there were things that couldn't be explained over the phone, so she just assumed that Fushimi-kun was trying to save on phone bills. This guy was finally thinking about the family, since the monthly expenses were a considerable amount!
She rushed home, her shoes slipping off as she opened the door, and shouted, "I'm home! Sakura, are you home?!"

Fushimi Shika, wearing an apron, brought the food to the table: "She's not here."

Yuan Yuzi's heart skipped a beat, and her body stiffened.

Originally, Tamako was a little tempted by the aroma of eel rice and grilled meat, thinking she might as well eat and chat. But when she heard that Hirako wasn't home, her appetite vanished instantly, leaving only a deep sense of panic.

"Where...where did she go?"

Minamoto no Tamako followed closely behind Fushimi Shion, relentlessly pressing for answers: "Was she also captured by Uesugi Shion? Were you lying to me when you said Jun had diarrhea? Why is Uesugi Shion targeting Jun? Is she faking her madness? Do you even know about this...?"

Fushimi Shika gestured for her to calm down, pressed her down to sit at the table, tied her napkin, and then sat down opposite her.

"I have good news and bad news. Which do you want to hear?" Fushimi Shika asked, crossing his fingers.

"Let's hear the bad news first," Gen Tamako's voice trembled slightly.

"The bad news is that Uesugi Shion kidnapped A-Jun and Hirako, and is using that to blackmail me into defusing the bomb," Fushimi Shika said truthfully.

There are techniques to lying. He was a master of montage, and when he told a lie, it was nine parts truth and one part falsehood... He would tell the truth first to lower Gentama's guard.

Yuan Yuzi believed it, because she had suspected it for a while and felt that this might be the case.

But more than Uesugi Shion's betrayal, she was concerned about why Fushimi had lied to her.

Fushimi Shika understood this as well, and continued to explain: "I can't go on the bomb disposal mission, otherwise I would be doing her a favor. She might just press the detonator when I arrive, as a way to play tricks on me and get revenge."

Gen Tamako nodded, agreeing that Uesugi Shion was indeed capable of such a thing: "But why did you say that Jun had diarrhea? Why didn't you go to the police station..."

“Who said I didn’t report it? Who do you think wrote that anonymous letter to the Ikebukuro Police Station?” Fushimi Shika sighed, looking like he was under a lot of pressure, and said in a heavy tone, “I can’t be there, but the bomb has to be defused, so this is the only option.”

He paused, looked at Yuan Yuzi with a hint of guilt in his eyes: "As for Ah Jun's diarrhea, I'm sorry, I was lying... I didn't want you to bear this kind of pressure, so I took the liberty of hiding it from you."

Minamoto no Tamako could understand this explanation, after all, Fushimi-kun was doing it for her own good.

But she was still a little angry. After all, she was different from others and demanded that her partner not hide anything from her. This was clearly a sign of distrust.

"I'm not that fragile! Do you think I would break down in something like this? Do you think I would cry like those little girls? I'm a serving detective in the Metropolitan Police Department!" Minamoto Tamako said loudly.

"It was my oversight." Fushimi Shika readily admitted his mistake, adding that he was completely unaware of Uesugi Shion's feigned madness.

Seeing his sincere attitude, Minamoto no Tamako decided to leave it at that for the time being. She also felt that Fushimi-kun hadn't realized that Uesugi Shion was faking madness—that guy was truly shameless. There have been many people in history who have pretended to be mad, but very few have succeeded in doing so, and all of them were famous figures.

"So what were you doing last night?" she pressed.

Fushimi Shika told the truth again: he had been listening to the phone calls with his communications officer all night. When Uesugi Shion called, he immediately used his equipment to track her down and found the real estate company under her name. He then obtained a transfer phone from her office.

"What's the use?"

Yuan Yuzi also has an old-fashioned mindset, believing that catching people is the most important thing, and her use of evidence is still stuck in police and gangster movies.

Transferring calls is a classic scene in movies. Every time the police track down a call, they find nothing, and then discover new clues at the scene, continuing the investigation. They never think about what the purpose of transferring the call itself is.

Fushimi Shika explained briefly, claiming that he had handed the call over to Kujo Yui, who now had evidence to directly designate the Uesugi family as a terrorist organization and launch an emergency manhunt, and that Uesugi Shion would be caught sooner or later.

There's no need to worry too much about Hira Sakurako. He showed through his actions last night that he wouldn't compromise with terrorists, and he made that clear when he spoke with Uesugi Shion. So Uesugi Shion shouldn't kill him easily.

Of course, both Fushimi Shika and Minamoto Tamako knew that these words were just to comfort each other and tell them not to be too anxious. As long as Hirako didn't come home, the potential danger would increase.

As for the matter of Inagawa-kai and Satake Gen, he omitted it using subtle and euphemistic language.

"That's great!" Minamoto Tamako slapped her hands on the table. "I was worried about not having enough evidence! No wonder Mom-chan didn't care about what I said and even told me to go home and rest. It turns out she already has more compelling evidence... Is this the good news you wanted to tell me?"

Well done!
While she was battling it out at the bomb disposal site and at the Metropolitan Police Department, Fushimi was also fighting wits and courage against the mastermind behind the scenes on another battlefield—that's true bond! Uesugi Shion, don't underestimate the detective team, you bastard!

"Ah no."

Fushimi Shika was very satisfied. Minamoto Tamako completely ignored Miyazaki Yuko, and did not ask how the transferred call ended up in Kujo Yui's hands, nor did she think about why Kujo Yui would mobilize police officers for counter-terrorism based on just an anonymous letter.

He felt he had finished discussing the important matters, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, opened the refrigerator and opened a bottle of cola: "The good news is that the nue poison in my body has been neutralized."

"Eh?"

Gen Tamako was taken aback and asked, "How did you solve it?"

"I don't know," Fushimi Shika feigned ignorance. "I just felt much better, so I went to the hospital for a checkup. All my indicators have returned to normal, and the doctor said I'm fine now."

"Let me see, let me see!"

This was a huge worry for Minamoto no Tamako. She was constantly on edge, afraid that Fushimi-kun would die. Every night before going to sleep, she would think that every time she saw Fushimi-kun, it would be the last time. She tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep, and sometimes she would even secretly cry alone under the covers.

She felt ashamed afterwards, and was afraid that Fushimi-kun would feel pressured if he found out, so she kept it a secret and didn't tell anyone.

Even now, Minamoto no Tamako still felt it was all unreal, fearing that Fushimi-kun was lying to comfort her, and she couldn't wait to pull open Fushimi Shika's shirt to confirm.

"What's the rush? I'll take it off myself." Fushimi Shika slapped away her restless little hands, grabbed the hem of her clothes, and took off her shirt.

Minamoto no Tamako stared wide-eyed, circling Fushimi Shika back and forth, scrutinizing every inch of his skin. Once she was sure the demon claw marks had truly disappeared, she felt as if a thousand-pound weight had been lifted from her shoulders. She staggered and swayed, on the verge of collapsing to the ground.

Fushimi Shika quickly reached out to help him up: "What's wrong?"

"No, nothing..."

Minamoto no Tamako moistened her little hand with saliva and rubbed it against Fushimi Shika's abs: "It's really gone... It's really gone, right? It wasn't because you were using BB cream or something..."

Fushimi Shika was very itchy, but he endured it, letting Minamoto no Tamako touch him all over, getting him covered in drool. "It's gone, it's really gone!"

Overjoyed, Minamoto no Tamako burst into tears and suddenly hugged Fushimi Shika tightly around the waist: "Thank goodness! You don't have to die!"

Fushimi Shika patted her on the shoulder and comforted her, "Alright, alright, calm down, let's eat first."

Yuan Yuzi let go of her hand, feeling a little embarrassed. She sat back down at the table, feeling her appetite return, and couldn't help but feel happy.

The happiest thing in life is to get something back after something has been lost.

Fushimi Shika picked up a piece of eel, pondering how to meet his parents, when Minamoto Tamako suddenly noticed something was amiss. She scrutinized Fushimi Shika's face and asked, "Why aren't you surprised at all?"

“What a surprise!” Fushimi Shika reacted quickly. “Who wouldn’t be surprised to have escaped death? I prepared such a big meal to celebrate my new life.”

"Really? I didn't realize that."

Genji looked at Fushimi from left to right, but all she could see was a fake smile on his face, and it was the standard "sunny and cheerful big boy" look, with no sign of genuine surprise.

"I was already surprised when I had the checkup, now all that's left is a calm sense of satisfaction and happiness." Fushimi Shika lowered his head and ate his rice, using his bowl and chopsticks to cover his face.

"When did you have your checkup?" Yuan Yuzi vaguely realized that something was wrong.

"What's wrong?" Fushimi Shika mumbled, "Is it important?"

Yuan Yuzi narrowed her eyes. She had a bad feeling and needed to be confirmed immediately: "You didn't already know, did you? You wouldn't have deliberately kept it from me just so you could shirk responsibility when you did something bad..."

“This is not the time to talk about this,” Fushimi Shika chewed quickly, swallowed the eel rice, put on a serious face, and said clearly, “Sakurako’s life is hanging in the balance. Aren’t you worried about her?”

Minamoto no Tamako was fine at first, thinking she could catch her breath, but after hearing what Fushimi Shika said, she immediately became anxious and felt depressed again.

"really……"

She shoved her chopsticks back and forth across her rice: "Do you have any research ideas?"

Fushimi Shika shook his head, his anxiety rising but his refusal to help clean up the mess: "No, at this point, we can only wait for news. As you know, unless the kidnappers make demands, it's best for family members not to meet with them."

"Okay." Gen Tamako lost her appetite again.

Fushimi Shika felt it was time. He coughed, put down his chopsticks (he wasn't hungry to begin with, so he ate a few bites), and brought up the matter of meeting the parents:
"Oh, by the way, Commander Kujo told me before that he wanted to take me to meet your grandfather..."

Yuan Yuzi was thinking about Ping Yingzi when she suddenly heard this news. Before she could even process it, she asked, "Why are you going to see Grandpa? To ask him to help find Yingzi?"

"No, it's about us." Fushimi Shika held up his fingers and gestured back and forth: "It's about our relationship."

"what?"

Genji Tamako had never thought about marriage at all.

She felt that she and Fushimi-kun hadn't even started their passionate romance yet. At least they weren't like other couples, giving each other nicknames like "Tamako-chan," "Shika-kun," "Darling," "Honey," etc., and spending all their time hugging, kissing, and touching hands. That's what love should be like!

Now that Fushimi-kun has suddenly skipped this step and is going to see her grandfather, she really can't accept it.

You have to understand, her maternal grandfather is the head of the Kujo family. Meeting her maternal grandfather is more significant than meeting her parents. If her maternal grandfather thinks she can marry him, then her mother's opinion doesn't matter. After all, her maternal grandfather is the head of the family, and he has the final say.

"Do you want to go?" Gen Tamako asked cautiously.

"It's alright," Fushimi Shika noticed her mood was off and didn't rule out anything further. "It's just that Commander Kujo mentioned this to me... What do you think?"

"I think...is it a little too fast?"

Not wanting to upset Fushimi, Minamoto no Tamako quickly added, "I didn't mean to say anything bad about you. I was just thinking that we haven't done the things couples do yet... Would it be a little... inappropriate to go straight to see Grandpa?"

Fushimi Shika nodded, inserted a straw into the cola bottle, and sipped it. "That makes sense, but what do you mean by 'things couples should do'?"

"N-nothing." Minamoto Tamako was a little flustered. She immediately secretly learned Fushimi Shika's "Pressure Transfer Technique" and said, "This is not the time to talk about this. After all, Sakurako's life or death is still unknown. I really don't have the mood..."

Before he could finish speaking, the doorbell rang in the living room of the apartment.

—Ding-dong, ding-dong.

Fearing that Fushimi-kun would ask further questions, Minamoto no Tamako hurriedly ran to the entrance hall to open the door.

The person who rang the doorbell was Moriki Yalan, who was carrying a huge cardboard box, the contents of which were unknown.

"Sister Ya Lan? What brings you here?" Yuan Yuzi invited her in.

"I'm here to see someone off."

Moriki Arashi entered the living room and opened the cardboard box: "This morning, someone placed this cardboard box at the gate of Sugamo Station."

When Yuan Yuzi looked down, she first saw a pair of familiar eyes. The person was huddled in the corner of the cardboard box, blinking and looking around.

It was none other than Hirayuki.

It seems that Uesugi Shion kept her promise and really released Hirako. Fushimi Shika felt a little relieved, but also vaguely uneasy.

"Waaaaaah..."

Yuan Yuzi didn't care about anything else. She rushed into the cardboard box and hugged Ping Yingzi: "I was so worried... I'm so glad you're back, I'm so glad you're back!"

Seeing the two reunited, Moriki Aya smiled as well. She had taken a statement from Hira Sakura beforehand, and couldn't stay any longer; she had more important things to do.

"Sorry, I have to go now. We still need manpower for the curfew," she said, as she collected cardboard boxes from deliveries, which were also important pieces of evidence. "It's best not to go out these next couple of days; there might be danger."

"What's wrong?" Gen Tamako, holding Hira Sakurako, turned around, her face covered in snot and tears.

"The terrorist has issued another attack warning, this time without a time limit, and the bomb could be detonated at any moment."

Moriki Arashi paused, then gave Fushimi Shika a deep look:
"The other side wants to use the pretext of divine punishment to blow up the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building."

(End of this chapter)