Tokyo: Rabbit Police and Her Evil Partner

Chapter 73 Winter Rain is Coming
Since the day Xuecun Aoi fell from the building, Seiji Yasukawa never performed again.

He was always uneasy, always feeling that someone was spying on this floor of the apartment building. Occasionally, when he went out to buy daily necessities, he also vaguely felt that someone was following him.

But when he really looked back, or looked out the window, he found nothing, no ghosts or people, and the apartment building was so quiet that it was a little depressing.

At first, he felt that he was guilty and was suspicious.

But as time went by, the feeling of being spied on became stronger and stronger. Yasukawa Seiji was sure that someone was watching him, and the other party did nothing, but he felt uneasy.

In order to alleviate his anxiety, Seiji Yasukawa investigated everyone involved in the falling case. Neighbors on the same floor occasionally talked about Xuecun Aoi, and they recalled the revelry that night, which felt more exciting than AV; Nagashima Tsuyoshi, who lived next door, was busy suing the patrolman, and no public prosecutor was willing to take the case, so he was considering whether to appeal himself, or spend a little money to have fun.

The two patrolmen were also very well behaved. One of them was temporarily detained and was under investigation; the other was suspended from duty and usually stayed in the dormitory. He would occasionally go to the streets to visit hardware stores or something, but it seemed that he didn't buy anything.

Who on earth is it?
Could it be that the vengeful spirit of Xuecun Kuihua is really haunting us?
Seiji Yasukawa felt guilty, so he bought a bouquet of flowers, quietly went out in the middle of the night, walked into the U-shaped apartment building, and lit a candle at the place where Xuecun Kuhua fell to her death.

"Please rest in peace..."

He knelt on the ground, clasped his hands together, and bent over to pray sincerely.

The flickering candlelight lengthened his shadow, and two figures were reflected in the apartment building.

--laugh.

The flame flickered and was about to go out.

Seiji Yasukawa felt a chill on the back of his neck. He stretched out his hand, and raindrops streaked across the sky and fell into his palm.

It was raining, there was faint thunder, the wind was as cold as a knife, and the winter rain was coming.

He hurriedly put down the bouquet, walked into the corridor, and prepared to return to his room.

However, after taking only two steps, the feeling of being watched came over me again.

Seiji Yasukawa often peeks at others, so he is particularly sensitive to other people's gazes. Even if he doesn't look back, he can feel that someone is following him.

He couldn't help but quicken his pace and trotted up the corridor from the first floor to the third floor. When he turned the corner of the corridor, he turned his head suddenly and saw a man in a raincoat in the dim light of the flashlight.

"Who?!"

Seiji Yasukawa broke out in a cold sweat. He took two steps back and tried to scare away the peeper.

But he miscalculated, not all peepers were as timid as he was. Lurking in the dark were not only wild animals, but also hunters.

There were crisp footsteps coming from the corridor, getting closer and closer. Yasukawa Seiji then realized that the other party had deliberately let him see it.

His heart beat faster and faster, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, his mind told him that he had to expose the other party's true face now, but his instinct screamed at him to run away.

The footsteps stopped at the end of the corridor, and the edge of the flashlight illuminated the stair railing and half of the plastic raincoat. The other person's figure disappeared in the darkness, as if luring him closer.

Seiji Yasukawa lowered his gaze and saw the tip of a knife revealed at the drooping cuff of his raincoat.

The cold light is revealed.

He screamed and turned to run. The man in the raincoat did not chase him. He ran all the way back home, locked the door, lay down tremblingly, and peered out through the crack in the floor and door.

The footsteps sounded again, slowly, getting closer and closer until they stopped at the door. Yasukawa Seiji could see the soles of the other person's shoes, which were a pair of rain boots with the bottom pattern worn flat.

Then, there was a strange clicking sound from the door lock. Yasukawa Seiji raised his head and was stunned for five seconds before he realized that the other party was picking the lock.

"Who are you? If you do this again, I will call the police!" Yasukawa Seiji was timid. This place didn't even have water or electricity, so how could there be a telephone line? The other party obviously knew his bottom line, and the noise of picking the lock never stopped.

A desperate dog will jump over the wall. Seiji Yasukawa swallowed his saliva, grabbed a clothes rail for self-defense, and planned to pounce on the other party and fight to the death the moment the door opened.

A minute later, the door unlocked and he heard a click and the knob turned.

But the other party didn't open the door and just stood outside.

Seiji Yasukawa was tense, and after waiting for a long time, there was no movement, and the pressure was getting greater and greater. He took a step forward and tried to turn the lock on the door, but it suddenly opened, and the muzzle of a gun stretched out, pressing against his head and getting closer and closer.

Seiji Yasukawa stepped back step by step, tripped by the low table and fell to the ground. The other person was wearing a mask and a rain hat covering his eyes, and his pupils faintly reflected the bright light.

"Don't, don't kill me! I'll give you money, you can take whatever you want..." Seiji Yasukawa begged.

The other party took out a small hourglass from his pocket, gently placed it in front of Seiji Yasukawa, and said in a hoarse voice: "I'll give you five minutes to defend yourself."

Seiji Yasukawa was stunned. He realized that the other party came for Yukimura Aoi.

The death of that beautiful woman caused those people to become tainted with the karma of killing, which would bring disaster upon them sooner or later, but he did not expect the retribution to come so soon.

"I, I didn't do those things! They threatened me, saying they would punch my head through if I called the police... I, I just took some things..."

Seiji Yasukawa trembled and confessed the truth.

On the first day that Ping Yingzi moved in, he chiseled a hole in the corner of the wall and peeked in every day.

In fact, you can't see anything through the gap, and they don't usually go naked at home.

Yasukawa Seiji was just envious. He envied his neighbors' vibrant lives and the warm bond of caring for each other. He was like a rat in the sewer, relying on the happiness that leaked through other people's fingers every day for comfort.

On the day of the incident, the residents of this corridor broke into Xuecun Aoi's home. Yasukawa Seiji hesitated for a long time before he mustered up the courage to dissuade them and threatened to call the police.

Unexpectedly, Nagashima Tsuyoshi had a gun on him.

Seiji Yasukawa clearly remembered that the bullet flew past his hair and he collapsed to the ground in fear. Nagashima Tsuyoshi put the muzzle of the gun, which was still warm, against his forehead and threatened to blow his head off if he revealed even a word.

Seiji Yasukawa was terrified. He didn't have the courage to call the police, but his conscience was uneasy, so he sang "Shang Aoi" with the door open late at night and made up a story about a ghost in the apartment, hoping to attract the patrolman to investigate.

"They saw that I was so scared that I peed myself, and they all laughed at me... Nagashima Tsuyoshi suggested that we try something exciting. He ran out with his suitcase, leaving the injured Yukimura Aoi to stumble after him..."

"I, I didn't steal these noodles on purpose. I just, I just liked them too much. I was obsessed with them for a while and thought it would be a pity to throw them away... so I... I picked them up..."

As Seiji Yasukawa was speaking, he saw the other party put down the gun, and he breathed a sigh of relief as if he had been pardoned.

The man in the raincoat asked who broke into the next door. Seiji Yasukawa reported the house numbers one by one, and then he said tremblingly: "If you can guarantee my safety, I can testify in court..."

"No need." The other party interrupted.

The last grain of sand fell from the hourglass and the room fell into silence.

After a moment, the other party put away the hourglass and suddenly asked, "Can you sing Peking Opera?"

"I can...I can sing a few songs..."

As soon as Yasukawa Seiji finished speaking, a 500 yen coin was thrown over. He hurriedly caught it and saw the man in the raincoat open the door, turn around, look back, and say, "What's the use of the money?"
"Open the eyes and sing a song about stealing the imperial horse."

(End of this chapter)