Tokyo: Rabbit Police and Her Evil Partner

Chapter 502 Revenge Plan
Watanabe Shunichi shouted, and everyone's attention was drawn to him.

Fushimi Shika, holding a spatula, leaned back and peeked out from the kitchen, just in time to see Watanabe Shun open the door.

"excuse me……"

The woman outside the door seemed to have heard Watanabe Shun's shout. Not understanding what was going on, she stood outside the door and bowed slightly, her face showing some embarrassment.

"Oh! Sawa-nee, it's you!" Watanabe Shun recognized the visitor.

Fushimi Shika, a long-time miner, still doesn't recognize all his colleagues at the Sugamo Police Station. It's not that he has a bad memory; it's that he simply hasn't paid attention. To him, everyone is just background noise.

"Who is it?" He put down the spatula, took off his apron, and came over to watch the drama unfold with his freshly cooked oden.

Hmm, she looks to be around thirty or forty years old, about the same age as Kazama Takuya, but she is clearly better maintained than Kazama Takuya. At least her hair hasn't turned white yet, and her figure hasn't changed.

“We were colleagues with the boss before, and we used to work in the same building. It’s just that Sister Sawa was in the First Criminal Division, while the boss and I were in the Second Division… Sister Sawa, don’t be shy, come in!”

Watanabe Shun led the guests in, and as he introduced them, everyone sat on the sofa and sized up the newcomer, looking at him as if he were a giant panda.

She has an average appearance, not a great beauty, but her only distinctive feature is her high nose bridge. She wears frameless glasses and looks very capable.

In addition, she has a great body proportion, with her wrists reaching past her hips. She is about the same height as Watanabe Shun, and if you don't count Watanabe Shun's pompadour, she is probably a little taller than him.

"Uh, hello everyone, my name is Kudo Sawa, nice to meet you..." She felt a little awkward, as this dinner party was not quite what she had imagined.

“No need to be so polite,” Kazama Takusai said, making room for her. “Please sit down. This isn’t a social gathering, just a private get-together.”

Then, Kazama Takusai called out names one by one: "This is Tamako, whom I mentioned to you; that's the director of the Sugamo Koban; and the one cooking is..."

"Ah, I've heard of you!" Kudo Sawa covered her mouth in surprise. "Are you Fushimi from the Sugamo Police Station?"

Genjiro turned around abruptly and looked at Fushimi Shika, wondering when this guy became so famous.

How can this be allowed? She hasn't even become a famous detective or police inspector yet!
Fushimi Shika was equally surprised, wondering if he had become somewhat famous in the Metropolitan Police Department because he had solved so many cases.

That makes sense; the junior officers who had taken over the post admired him greatly, and among the lower-ranking patrol officers, his name was quite well-known...

"How did you hear that?" Watanabe Shun asked, asking whatever came to mind.

Kudo Sawa was taken aback, and then the embarrassment on her face became more and more obvious. For a moment, she didn't know what to say.

Moriki Arashi answered for her, "Because Fushimi-kun is the first person in the Metropolitan Police Department to be absent from work, everyone knows that now."

"..."

Everyone had different expressions. Minamoto no Tamako's first reaction was that she deeply agreed; the Fushimi team members were indeed very lazy. Kazama Takusai looked at her with disdain, as he had always regarded Fushimi Shika as a disgrace to the Metropolitan Police Department. Only Watanabe Shun looked envious and said, "Hey, that's so good. Is there any secret?"

"What's so good about it!" Kazama Takusai slapped Watanabe Shun on the back of the head.

Watanabe Shun scratched his head, not paying much attention, and planned to ask Fushimi for advice later. Right now, the most important thing was the matter of the boss and Sawa-nee.

He gave a slightly ingratiating, strange smile: "Hehe, Sister Sawa, long time no see, have you missed the boss...?"

Kazama Takusai kicked him off the sofa again.

Kudo Sawa was clearly used to it. She knew what kind of person Watanabe Shun was and didn't care. She took the initiative to chat with Kazama Takusai about his recent situation for a while.

Kazama Takusai briefly recounted recent events, skipping over his encounter on Cat Island and the post-traumatic stress he experienced.

As everyone listened, they fell silent.

"Why is everyone so quiet?" Kudo Sawa felt a little uneasy.

The others were fine; she didn't know them and it was understandable that she didn't like to chat. But why was Watanabe Shun so quiet?
"Boss, that..."

Watanabe Shun wanted to mention Cat Island, feeling it was the most important experience. Kazama Takusai avoided the topic, making him think that the boss hadn't let it go.

He even mentioned his daughter cutting off her arm, but didn't mention Cat Island. It seems he still cares a lot about it.

"What?" Kazama Takusai glared at him, signaling him to shut up.

“We’ve known Sawa-nee for so many years, I don’t think there’s anything we can’t talk about, besides…”

Before Watanabe Shun could finish speaking, Moriki Masahiro interrupted him: "Alright, stop talking nonsense."

Kudo Sawa found it strange. She looked around and felt that everyone was separated from her by an invisible and intangible barrier.

"What's wrong?" she couldn't help but ask, "What exactly happened?"

Watanabe Shun is a big mouth; he'll answer any question anyone asks. Fushimi Shika used to frequently ask him for information.

Now that Sawa-nee has asked a question, he has no choice but to answer, even if Kazama Takusai glares at him with murderous eyes.

"There was a kidnapping case a while ago. We were all taken away and taken to a very remote island..."

Watanabe Shun began to recount the story in an exaggerated tone.

Moriki Arashi looked at Fushimi Shika questioningly, asking why he didn't stop the guy from talking nonsense. Fushimi Shika, however, kept his eyes down, flipping the grilled meat as if he hadn't heard anything.

There was no need to keep it a secret at all; as soon as Yuan Yuzi returned, she leaked the whole thing.

She first reported to the chief, then to Kujo Yui, and even thought about having the Metropolitan Police Department send officers overseas to find the cat island. As you can imagine, no one paid any attention to her.

The situation is the same now. Watanabe Shun is gesticulating wildly and talking a lot as he tells Kudo Sawa the whole story of the Cat Island incident.

Kudo Sawa's expression shifted from surprise to confusion, and finally to a numb indifference of 'caring for the mentally challenged'.

"That's roughly what happened. The boss was really something back then; he never said what happened. I only found out by asking Fushimi-kun..."

After Watanabe Shun finished speaking, he moistened his throat with beer, waiting for Kudo Sawa's reaction.

"Wow, this is really..."

Kudo Sawa glanced at Kazama Takusai, her awkward smile still on her face: "A magical story."

This time, it was Watanabe Shun's turn to feel the pitiful disconnect. He had shared so much of his personal experience, hoping that Kudo Sawa would understand or empathize with their boss, but he felt like he was talking to thin air.

"..."

Watanabe Shun suddenly didn't want to talk anymore.

The atmosphere became a bit awkward, and Gen Tamako didn't like it. She quickly tried to ease the tension, urging everyone to eat quickly, as the tempura wouldn't taste good if it got cold.

Of everyone present, only Fushimi Shika started eating.

Kudo Sawa realized she didn't fit in with the atmosphere, so she stood up to say goodbye, her face apologetic. "Sorry, I suddenly remembered I have some urgent business at home, so I'll have to go back now..."

Genjitama quickly urged her to stay, saying, "Please eat before you go! Fushimi-kun prepared a meal for six people!"

"I won't eat, my stomach isn't feeling well tonight..."

Kudo Sawa insisted on leaving, and Genji Tamako, not wanting to dissuade her any further, could only turn her gaze to Kazama Takusai. The latter stood up, not trying to stop her, but instead said, "I'll see you off."

"it is good."

Kudo Sawa and Kazama Takusai left side by side, entering the elevator one after the other and descending the apartment building.

Watanabe Shun immediately ran to the balcony to look out, followed closely by Fushimi Shika.

Gentama felt that peeping was a bit inappropriate, but then she thought that she had already done peeping at Fushimi-kun before, so she got up without hesitation, grabbed the balcony railing with both hands, and looked down through the gap.

"Aren't you all childish?" Director Moriki remained unmoved, calmly picking up his oden.

Gen Tamako blushed slightly, feeling a little ashamed. Just as she was about to persuade Fushimi Shika and Watanabe Shun to return to the living room, she heard Fushimi-kun suddenly shout, "They're kissing! They're kissing!"

"Where?!"

Watanabe Shun was standing on the balcony, looking out like a monkey, with half of his body sticking out of the railing. If he had gone any further, he might have fallen.

Gen Tamako also scanned the area carefully, but couldn't find Kazama-senpai or Kudo Sawa at all.

She looked up and saw that Sister Ya Lan had also come to the balcony and was craning her neck to look around with them.

Fushimi Shika asked sarcastically, "Director Moriki, didn't you say it was childish? Why are you here too?"

Moriki Aya's face flushed red as she realized she had been tricked. Fushimi Shika was truly despicable; his tone just now was so convincing that she genuinely believed Kazama Takusai and Kudo Sawa had kissed, which was why she had followed along to see what was going on.

There's no way around it, watching a spectacle is human nature!

Moriki Arashi stubbornly replied, "I just came out for some fresh air..."

Before she could finish speaking, Watanabe Shun shouted, "They're out! They're out! Look for the exit!"

Everyone leaned over the railing and looked out. Yuan Yuzi squatted under the railing, gripping it with both hands, and peered through the gap in the middle.

Kazama Takusai and Kudo Sawa walked to the roadside one after the other and started chatting face to face.

"Ah, what a pity, I can't hear what they're saying." Watanabe Shun looked dejected.

Fushimi Shika suddenly pinched his nose and, mimicking Kazama Takusai's tone, said, "I'm so sorry, I made you uncomfortable just now. They didn't mean it..."

Then, he added in a high-pitched voice, mimicking Kudo Sawa's tone, "It's okay, I'm already very happy that you invited me."

Minamoto no Tamako was startled. She looked up at Fushimi Shika's chin and couldn't help but ask, "When did you learn lip reading? I didn't know."

“I don’t know,” Fushimi Shika said. “I was just guessing.”

Morigi Yalan snorted coldly, finally finding an opportunity to retaliate with sarcasm: "Making it all seem so real, anyone can make wild guesses."

“If you’re so capable, then you do it,” Fushimi Shika said.

Moriki Arashi rolled her eyes and didn't respond. Watanabe Shun, on the other hand, got excited and imitated the boss's voice, saying, "Saya, I've liked you for a long time..." Then, he pinched his throat and imitated a woman's voice, saying in a shrill voice, "Kazama-kun, I know, but I can't be with you."

"Why?" Gen Tamako couldn't help but ask.

Watanabe Shun wanted to answer, but he continued dubbing, trying to complete his own story.

Downstairs, Kazama Takusai and Kudo Sawa remained silent, standing quietly by the roadside as if waiting for a car. "As it turns out, guessing is an art," Fushimi Shika added aptly.

Watanabe Shun was unconvinced, feeling that his voice acting was closer to reality, and stubbornly said, "It's normal that the boss is always taciturn and doesn't ask why."

"Eh, is that so..."

Yuan Yuzi wanted to hear more, but was a little disappointed when she heard this: "That's strange, isn't it? If you're going to reject someone's confession, you should at least give a reason, right?"

“Since you’ve refused, then don’t press the issue. That’s the style of a tough guy!” Watanabe Shun said, arms crossed.

“Men are so childish,” Moriki Yalan said.

Watanabe Shun really wanted to say that Director Moriki was a huge spoilsport. Everyone was having a great time, so what did it matter if what she said was right or wrong? She could totally join in and say things like, "Actually, my real identity is a magical girl," or "I already knew, because I'm a magical girl too"... She kept saying how childish and childish it was, ruining all the fun of gossip!

He spoke his mind without thinking, and just as he was about to open his mouth, he saw a taxi stop. Kudo Sawa waved to Kazama Takusai and said something.

Watanabe Shun quickly raised his voice and continued the conversation he hadn't finished:

"Because I have a terminal illness and don't have much time left, I don't want to be a burden to you. If you are interested in me, please come to my grave to pay your respects in the future... Goodbye."

He rattled off a long string of words in one breath, panting heavily.

Fushimi Shika squinted and said, "Isn't that too fake? Kudo Sawa only said one sentence."

Watanabe Shun was still stubbornly insisting: "That's right, it's that sentence I just said."

Genji Tamako, an honest girl, offered her simple and unpretentious opinion: "I think Kudo Sawa probably meant 'see you tomorrow,' 'goodbye,' or 'let's catch up next time.'"

Watanabe Shun scoffed, indicating that no one else was as creative as him.

"Then do you dare to repeat the conversation you just had with Kazama-senpai?" Fushimi Shika asked with a wicked smile.

Watanabe Shun remained silent, pretending nothing had happened, and went back to the living room first to prepare for dinner; Fushimi Shika, worried that this guy would eat all the good food first, also returned to the living room to guard the food.

Kazama Takusai saw the person into the car and then turned around and went back to his apartment. Perhaps it was his detective intuition, but he sensed someone was watching him, and when he looked up instinctively, he saw Moriki Masahiro.

...Yuan Yuzi was squatting there, so he didn't see it. He could only see a blurry patch of color at the feet of Moriki Yaran.

Ok?
Is Director Moriki really that concerned?

Kazama Takusai paused for a moment, the thought flashed through his mind, but he dismissed it without lingering, and instead waved to Moriki Masahiro.

He still has a clear understanding of himself.

Moriki Yaran was also taken aback, wondering why this guy was waving at her. When she turned her head again, she found that she was the only one left on the balcony... When Minamoto Tamako saw Kazama-senpai waving, she felt a little guilty and secretly slipped back to the living room.

Oh, could that guy have misunderstood something?

Moriki Ayane felt inexplicably uneasy. After Kazama Takuya went upstairs, she hesitated, feeling that speaking up would seem like making a mountain out of a molehill and showing that she cared a lot. But if she didn't say anything, she felt very strange, as if she had a fishbone stuck in her throat.

Kazama Takusai was completely unaware of this. The first thing he did after going upstairs was to criticize Watanabe Shun for talking nonsense.

Watanabe Shun was indignant, saying, "Why can't this be said? They didn't do anything wrong. The ones who did bad things are those cults and rich people. They are the ones who should be afraid!"
"Let's not talk about this anymore," Kazama Takusai said, unable to explain clearly, "Let's eat first."

"Why can't we talk? Are you scared, boss?" Watanabe Shun asked, quite annoyed.

He actually shared the same thought as Yuan Yuzi: one day those guys would pay the price! He still remembered those slaps he received back then!

What kind of man doesn't fight back when he's being bullied?

"It's not a matter of being scared or not. You should at least consider the reality of this kind of thing, right? They have an entire island, what can we do?" Mori Muya said. "No normal person would build an island to commit crimes, right?"

Fushimi Shika holds a different view on this.

Decades later, the Loli Island incident will likely come to light, followed by Epstein Island, Cardi Island, northern Myanmar... and later, a TV series similar to The Squid Game was even made, which is quite common.

Minamoto Tamako joined the conversation, unusually supporting Watanabe-senpai and determined to fight against evil; while Kazama Takusai and Moriki Masahiro, being rational, thought the two were too naive and decided to move on from the matter.

The two chatted and ate, getting more and more excited as they talked, even engaging in a heated debate.

In order to persuade her two seniors, Minamoto Tamako revealed that Uesugi Shion was the terrorist bomber, claiming that if this cancer is not eradicated, such things will continue to happen again and again!

"Only by completely eradicating those criminals can we protect social stability!" she said, slamming her hand on the table.

Watanabe Shun nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, things have to come to a conclusion, right? I don't think that slinking back back in disgrace is the end result. If we want to move on with life, we have to settle things with those guys once and for all!"

"What, you can't go on living without getting revenge?" Kazama Takusai retorted.

"Don't be too cocky," Moriki Yalan chimed in.

"I'm not happy until I get my revenge!" Watanabe Shun was very straightforward.

“That’s right!” Gen Tamako nodded in agreement.

Unable to convince each other, they finally turned their gaze to Fushimi Shika, who was eating grilled meat, and asked in unison:
"Fushimi-kun/Shika-kun, what do you think?"

Fushimi paused, his chopsticks still holding the venison, and glanced around before saying, "That's not important, is it..."

Gen Tamako pouted and said, "This is very important! Uesugi Shion might have gone back to Cat Island again, which is why the Metropolitan Police Department hasn't caught her yet. If we can provide the location of Cat Island, it might prompt the Metropolitan Police Department to take action and catch those guys in one fell swoop!"

"what……"

Fushimi Shika immediately thought of the note under the bed.

Uesugi Shion had already sent him the coordinates of Cat Island. He had compared them on a world map, and the place was not in Tokyo, so it couldn't be the explosion site.

"What does 'ah' mean?" Yuan Yuzi pressed.

Fushimi Shika put down his chopsticks, rested his hands on his knees, and asked earnestly, "Do you all want to go back?"

Moriki Arashi and Kazama Takusai said they didn't want to, while Minamoto Tamako and Watanabe Shun said they wanted to "bring the criminals to justice" and "beat those people up."

"Then go ahead."

Fushimi Shika said, "Let's treat this as a post-meal digestion. Let's rent a small boat, go quickly and come back quickly, and try to resolve this tonight. I still have to go to work as usual tomorrow morning."

He planned to deal with the police gun issue sooner rather than later, because who knew what Uesugi Shion would do with his police gun and the corpse... Even if he stole another one, it would be useless and would only expose his gun-stealing behavior.

Everyone was stunned when they heard this.

Genji knew him best, and from his words, she vaguely guessed what he meant: "Do you know where Cat Island is?"

"I know," Fushimi Shika admitted.

Watanabe Shunten suddenly stood up and, fueled by alcohol, shouted that he was going to teach those people a lesson.

Kazama Takusai and Moriki Masahiro looked surprised, then exchanged glances, neither offering any words of dissuasion.

"Are you going?" Fushimi Shika asked.

Moriki Arashi didn't agree immediately, but said, "If you go, I'll go." Kazama Takusai nodded in agreement, as he shared the same sentiment.

Let them go and seek revenge, then let it go; but if it's them going to seek revenge with Fushimi Shika, then we have to go and see them no matter what.

“Of course, Shika-kun will go!” Gen Tamako answered for him.

"I see."

Moriki Masahiro and Kazama Takusai both showed knowing expressions and nodded in unison, their tone somewhat intriguing.

Since everyone agrees, the matter is settled.

Yuan Yuzi immediately called Section Chief Kinoshita, saying that she was going to carry out a mission to make an arrest and asked Section Chief Kinoshita to help her complete the formalities.

Kinoshita Shojin didn't even know what the case was, and felt completely bewildered, but he still did as Minamoto Tamako said. Large blank spaces were left in the documents, which Minamoto Tamako filled in herself later when she returned to the police station.

After all, Gen Tamako is genuinely working, unlike some people who are impossible to get anything done.

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, they went home to change their clothes, took their police guns, and gathered at the harbor. As for Hira Sakurako, Kazama Takusai handed her over to Kudo Sawa to take care of, and called back the person who had just left.

Fushimi Shika rented a boat. Renting boats was quite convenient in Japan at that time, partly because the fishing industry was developing rapidly, and partly because of the chaotic internal management.

None of them had any seafaring experience, so they could only hire a captain and crew on the side.

"That place seems to be a military restricted area."

The captain looked at the coordinates given by Fushimi Shika and thought carefully: "There is a lighthouse over there, but ships are not allowed to dock. The garrison will fire warning shots."

As everyone knows, Japan does not officially have an army. Therefore, everyone knows perfectly well where the garrison the captain mentioned comes from.

"It's alright, just stop around here." After saying that, Fushimi Shika gave them some more money and promised to pay double when they returned, so that the captain wouldn't abandon them and run away.

He offered so much that the captain readily agreed without much hesitation.

Under the cover of night, the group set off. The ship sailed into the vast sea, its lights piercing the darkness, as if on an ordinary afternoon, the friends had a sudden idea to bully the neighbor's bad dog.

……

More than two hours later, the crew suddenly informed everyone that the radio had received a warning from the patrol boat, telling them not to approach any further and to return to port immediately.

Fushimi Shika and the others stood in the cockpit, gazing out to the other side of the sea, where they saw the black coastline and the Japan Coast Guard patrol boats moored a few miles from the port.

"We're almost there," the captain said, pointing to the coastline.

Genji Tamako looked puzzled: "Why are there Japanese police here? Doesn't the Metropolitan Police Department not know where Cat Island is? And why isn't this ship docking?"

They seem like accomplices, but not quite. It's very strange; I can't figure out which side they're on.

"Never mind that, let's paddle across in the dark."

Fushimi Shika didn't bring a gun, but he did carry a katana, the one Watanabe Shun had given him. He repaired it afterward and it was still usable.

(End of this chapter)