Tokyo: Rabbit Police and Her Evil Partner

Chapter 75 Duties
The rain was still falling and the lights were on at the Toyota District Police Station.

Yuan Yuzi sat outside the gate, with the rain blocking her eyes. She had been sitting here for four hours today.

The second floor of the police station is an independent office area. The director's office is at the innermost part. The partitions are all solid walls. Even the office door is made of cherry wood. There are no gaps between the top and bottom, and the sound insulation effect is excellent. The director is very satisfied. He likes to play the violin to relax in his spare time.
If the soundproofing is too poor, then wouldn't he have no privacy at all? People should have a sense of boundaries between each other. The new patrol officer doesn't know the rules. Can she just go into the police station whenever she wants? If he doesn't kill a chicken to scare the monkey, how can he maintain his authority in front of his subordinates...

The landline suddenly rang.

The chief picked up the phone and heard the announcer say it was a call from the Metropolitan Police Department. He cleared his throat hastily, but before he could even open his mouth, the first words from the other end made him break out in a cold sweat.

"I heard that my daughter has been well taken care of by you recently."

The director quickly made a few polite remarks and asked who Ling Qianjin was. The other party did not say it clearly, but just said, "I hope you don't give her special treatment because of me," "We must treat her equally," and "She is just a patrol officer now, and everything must be done according to the rules and regulations."...

The director understood what was said, and he mentally translated the other party's subtext: 'How dare you not give me face?', 'Are my words useless?', 'You look down on the patrolmen, don't you? According to the rules, there will always be someone who can deal with you'...

He immediately started to talk nonsense with righteous words, such as "your daughter is really good-looking", "listening to the opinions of the grassroots is what I should do", "although it is against the rules, I am willing to give young people a chance"... The other party also criticized righteously, saying that nepotism must not be allowed, emphasizing the discipline of the police department, and gave him a verbal warning. The director nodded and bowed, showing a sincere attitude of repentance.

After a round of official rhetoric, the director hung up the phone and asked his female secretary to call the patrolman in, saying that he wanted to have a face-to-face chat.

Yuan Yuzi had already prepared for another rejection, and when she learned that the director was willing to see her, she was happy but also a little nervous. She straightened her back, marched into the office, put her hands behind her back, and explained her purpose to the director.

The latter listened patiently, made no comment, and asked, "Have you consulted your superiors on this case?"

His subtext was to ask, "Is this what your mother meant?", but Yuan Yuzi understood it as "Why didn't you report it to the Investigation Department?" She seriously said that she had already reported it, but the superior thought it was not enough to open a case for investigation, so she skipped the level and reported it to the director, and she did not mean to disrespect the superior.

The director was in a dilemma. He saw that Yuan Yuzi was a young man, so he couldn't figure out whether the Superintendent wanted him to refuse or agree. He couldn't ask directly about this kind of thing, so he could only rely on himself to guess the intention.

"Wait a moment," the director pressed the call button on the landline phone, "Please ask Minister Yalan to come in."

Moriki Yalan's rank is patrol chief, which is lower than police inspector. The chief calls her 'chief' to give face to his subordinate.

After a while, there was a knock on the door.

The director said "Come in", and Senmu Yalan pushed the door open and walked in.

Her eyes wandered, not knowing what was going on. Normally, the director would not be willing to waste time on Yuan Yuzi, but now the director actually asked her seriously what she thought about Yuan Yuzi's proposal to open a case for investigation.

"I agree with her work attitude," Moriki Yalan stood beside Yuan Yuzi with her head held high, and said without looking away, "But I think it is meaningless to waste time and energy on a case that has no results. It would be more meaningful to use the time spent on investigating the case to patrol and prevent the tragedy from happening again, wouldn't it?"

She didn't really mean it, she was just giving Yuan Yuzi a way out. Judging from the situation, the director might be trying to make an example of her, and if Yuan Yuzi apologized and admitted her mistake, she might be able to keep her job.

"That's what I think..."

Before the director could even say "but", he heard Yuan Yuzi loudly retort: ​​"How can it be meaningless to seek justice for the deceased? Even if no one cares anymore, even if the deceased has been forgotten by the world, as a police officer, we must restore the innocence of the deceased for the sake of justice!" "The police should not just maintain order in places where people can see. On the first day of school, the principal told me that I will shoulder a lofty mission in the future - I still think so now - no matter what setbacks I encounter, even if the people I protect speak ill of me, I always believe that this is not a question of whether it can be done or not, nor a question of cost-effectiveness, but that the police should do this!"

"We should investigate and file a case for the sake of truth!"

"We should uphold the law and make sure criminals are punished!"

"We should seek final justice for the dead!!"

……

There was a fire burning in Yuan Yuzi's chest. She didn't care about being nervous or the status she was in. She just wanted to get out what she had been holding in her heart for a long time.

During this period, she encountered many setbacks. Every time she was rejected, she comforted herself: "Maybe the director has other things to do", "Maybe the director has encountered other major cases"... Now she truly realized that the entire police station didn't care about the death of an unknown woman in the slums.

Some criminal police have been involved in too many murders. For them, handling cases is just a daily routine. They have become numb and their enthusiasm has long since cooled. Isn't it normal for them to slack off at work? What's so surprising?

So Yuan Yuzi was very angry.

She was very, very angry.

There was a moment of silence in the office. Mori Mu Ya Lan couldn't help but look at Yuan Yuzi sideways, and was worried for Yuan Yuzi. She tried to make amends, "I'm very sorry, it's my fault for not disciplining my subordinates well..." As she said that, she gave Yuan Yuzi a look, indicating that she should bow to the director and apologize.

Yuan Yuzi pouted her lips, and her eyes were covered with mist because of anger. Sen Mu Yalan saw it, and even though the timing, place and atmosphere were not right, she still couldn't help but want to rub her hard.

Tsk tsk tsk, that little face is so soft, white and tender, and looks like it's easy to pinch...

It was not until the director cleared his cough that Morimu Yalan came to her senses and quickly bowed and apologized again.

"There are not many young people who still have faith in the police profession. I am really relieved to hear you say that. It feels like I am seeing my younger self."

The director took off his glasses and wiped them with a white cloth. "It's good to have passion, but it's truly precious to be able to keep it burning."

"what do you mean……"

Senmu Yalan raised her head, she had already heard the implied meaning.

"Go and have Yamaguchi Takashi file a case and set up a temporary investigation department. The deadline is seven days to solve the case. All officers will be assigned to cooperate in the investigation at Sugamo Station."

The director put on his glasses again and said gently, "I hope you can keep your original intention, Officer Yuan."

(End of this chapter)