The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

"You're welcome, Miss Nishitani!" Ran waved to Miho Nishitani repeatedly.

“Yes, Miss Nishitani, it’s everyone’s responsibility to deal with scum like this!” Sonoko quickly chimed in, not forgetting to roll up her sleeves and brandish her small fists a few times, making it seem as if she had just displayed her great power and defeated Nagai Tatsuya.

Standing next to Miho Nishitani, Yuu Aragaki reached out and helped her up, who was bent over. He smiled and comforted her, "Alright, everything's been resolved. From now on, Miss Nishitani, you must continue to strive towards your dreams!"

The moment his hands touched Miho Nishitani, he casually slipped something from his sleeve into the pocket of her shirt, avoiding Ran and Sonoko's gaze.

Miho Nishitani noticed that Yuu Aragaki winked at her, and she also felt something being stuffed into her pocket. At Yuu Aragaki's prompting, she naturally touched her pocket and then couldn't help but show a surprised look.

Of course she realized that what Aragaki Yu had given her was the very bottle of Kazman that she had poisoned.

Under Miho Nishitani's surprised gaze, Yuya Aragaki laughed and said, "Now that Tatsuya Nagai has been caught and will soon face legal punishment, everything will naturally return to normal. Some things that are not predetermined should be treated as if they never happened. Wouldn't that be a happy ending for everyone?"

Miho Nishitani naturally understood what Yuu Aragaki meant from his eyes: he wouldn't pursue the matter of trying to poison Tatsuya Nagai. Since Tatsuya hadn't drunk the poisoned drink, he would pretend he hadn't seen anything.

Ran and Sonoko, who were standing nearby, naturally didn't know what Aragaki Yu was referring to. They only thought he was talking about Nishiya-san getting rid of Nagai Tatsuya's entanglement and about to start a new life. So they chimed in, "Yes, Nishiya-san, congratulations on starting a new life! We believe that you will not only open your own cake shop, but you will also meet someone you truly like!"

"Thank you... I'm so grateful for your help! I don't know how to thank you enough..." Hearing their words, Miho Nishitani's eyes welled up with tears. She looked at the young man and woman before her, her heart filled with gratitude and warmth. Finally, she sincerely took out an envelope from her pocket and handed it to Yuu Aragaki. "This is all the savings I've earned from working over the years. It's not much, but it's the only way I can express my gratitude. Please accept this money as a fee for troubling you all!"

Upon hearing this, Aragaki Yu shook his head slightly. He took the envelope in his hand and stuffed it back into Ms. Nishitani's hand without hesitation. He could tell from the feel of the envelope that although Ms. Nishitani said it wasn't much money, judging from its thickness, it was probably several hundred thousand yen.

Judging from the conditions of the apartment Ms. Nishitani rented, this was indeed her way of expressing gratitude.

Although he liked money, Aragaki Yu politely declined Ms. Nishiya's offer: "No need to be polite, Ms. Nishiya, I can't accept this money! I don't remember accepting any commission from you, so there's absolutely no reason for me to accept a commission fee. Besides, you've only recently moved to Beika Town, and you probably still have a lot of expenses to cover."

“But…” Miho Nishitani looked at Yuu Aragaki in disbelief. The reason she hadn’t asked a famous detective for help before was largely because she was worried about not being able to afford their fees.

But now, she was prepared to live on a shoestring budget for a long time after Shinju Yu helped her out of her predicament, but he returned the money she had prepared.

Before Miho Nishitani could finish speaking, Ran interrupted her, "Yes, Miss Nishitani, please don't be so polite! It's nothing at all. We'd feel bad if we took your money! Besides, aren't you planning to open your own cake shop? You should keep the money and work hard for your dream! If you really want to thank us, treat us to a cake feast once your shop opens!"

“Yes, yes, Miss Nishitani, and Aragaki certainly isn’t short of money! Giving him money would be looking down on him!” Sonoko chimed in.

Aragaki Yu:? ? ?

Although he knew Sonoko was trying to dissuade Ms. Nishitani from giving him money, he couldn't understand what she meant by those words.

"What do you mean I don't lack money?" Aragaki Yu couldn't help but glance at Sonoko, who was sitting on the sofa and laughing happily, and thought to himself, "Do you think everyone is a rich woman like you? I really do lack money, I really do! And if giving me money is looking down on me, then Miss Sonoko, please humiliate me with money!"

Sonoko, who had been smiling, suddenly felt a "malicious" gaze and couldn't help but shiver. But when she looked at Aragaki Yu again, she found that Aragaki Yu had already turned his head away, as if nothing had happened.

"Huh?! Is it just my imagination?"

Miho Nishitani stared blankly at the people in the room, tears streaming down her face, but she still managed a radiant smile: "Th...thank you all! Don't worry, I will definitely live up to your expectations and open the best cake shop!"

……

Not long after, accompanied by the blaring of sirens, an ambulance and police cars arrived at Miho Nishitani's apartment.

Seeing the medical staff rushing to the scene, Aragaki Yu explained to the bewildered Ran beside him, "I forgot to tell you, I also called an ambulance. I saw that guy was barely breathing, so I just wanted to be on the safe side!"

"Hmph~" Ran rolled her eyes at Aragaki Yu, then turned her head away with a slightly embarrassed hmph.

Although she felt in her heart that it would be better for such scum to die, she knew that if anything bad happened to him, she would indeed be in a lot of trouble.

"Brother Aragaki, Ran, and Sonoko, is this man named Nagai Tatsuya who has been harassing Miss Nishitani? Did he even try to break into Miss Nishitani's house to harm her this time?" Inspector Megure, leading Inspector Sato, glanced at the badly injured Nagai Tatsuya being carried away on a stretcher by medical personnel and asked Aragaki Yu and Ran.

The general outline of what happened had already been provided to the police when Xiaolan reported it to the police.

“Yes!” Yuu Aragaki nodded, then sneered, “In that bag are all the tools that Tatsuya Nagai prepared for the crime, and of course, rope and stuff, which are currently tied to him!”

Chapter 139 This is called acting bravely for a just cause.

“But I have to say, Aragaki, you guys went a bit too far. If the prisoner wakes up and files a lawsuit against you, that would be a real problem!” Inspector Megure covered his face, looking quite troubled.

"Ah!" Ran and Sonoko exclaimed in surprise upon hearing Inspector Megure's words.

Miss Nishitani, who was standing to the side, also turned pale.

Officer Sato, who had been standing next to Inspector Megure, looked at Aragaki Yu with a helpless smile and gave him a look of resignation. After all, she had been quite shocked when she saw Nagai Tatsuya's face, which was swollen like a pig's head, and the numerous wounds on his body.

"Officer! This should be the suspect's bag!" Just then, Inspector Megure's subordinate brought Nagai Tatsuya's bag to Inspector Megure.

"Oh?!" Inspector Megure took the bag from his subordinate and began checking its contents with Inspector Sato beside him. "A knife, duct tape, sedatives..."

"Inspector Megure, it seems this guy really does intend to break into a house!" Inspector Sato nodded in confirmation. "Huh? This is...!"

Now, both Inspector Megure and Inspector Sato saw some indescribable tools in the bag. After exchanging a glance, their faces darkened instantly.

Clearly, they did not misunderstand the function of the various tools inside.

"It seems this guy's intentions go beyond simply killing Miss Nishitani."

Inspector Megure disgustedly handed the bag to his subordinate for safekeeping, then looked at Aragaki Yu with a gloomy face: "These things, were they really all prepared by that guy?"

“Yes, that’s absolutely true, Inspector Megure. We were also shocked when we saw these things, which is why we couldn’t stop ourselves when facing Tatsuya Nagai and beat him up pretty badly,” Yuu Aragaki nodded.

"Well done!... Ah, no, cough cough..." Inspector Megure suddenly realized that he had said something that was not easy to say in public, so he quickly coughed lightly and changed his words.

Inspector Megure straightened his expression and said indignantly, "What I mean is, how can you call this assault? It's clearly self-defense! You should speak up when you see injustice! Don't worry, not only will you be fine, you'll also receive a commendation from the police!"

"Then I'll have to trouble Inspector Megure." Aragaki Yu looked at Inspector Megure and replied with a smile.

"No trouble at all! This whole thing is thanks to you guys, Aragaki, Ran, and Sonoko!" Inspector Megure gave the final verdict on Aragaki and the others' actions. "Thanks to your bravery, otherwise, another horrific tragedy would have occurred in Beika Town!"

"Inspector Megure, please let me go to the hospital with the criminal!" Officer Sato asked Inspector Megure with a stern face, looking at Tatsuya Nagai who had already been lifted into the ambulance. "I'm afraid he might run away if he wakes up halfway there."

"Alright, go ahead then, Officer Sato!" Inspector Megure nodded in agreement with Officer Sato. Seeing Officer Sato rushing off in such a hurry, he hesitated for a moment before immediately reminding him, "Officer Sato, be very careful when you make your move! Cough cough, you know what I mean!"

"Huh?...Oh! I understand! Inspector Megure!" Inspector Sato was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized that Inspector Megure had seen through his thoughts. He saluted Inspector Megure and ran away.

After Inspector Megure took the camera from Sonoko, which recorded all the crimes committed by Tatsuya Nagai after he entered the bedroom, he was even more certain that Yuu Aragaki and Ran could live peacefully together.

After all, the video footage completely recorded the fact that Tatsuya Nagai launched the first attack on Ran, who was lying on the bed.

This is irrefutable evidence!

Next, Inspector Megure had his subordinates thoroughly examine the scene, take photos as evidence, and then return to the police station. Yuu Aragaki and his two companions, as well as Miho Nishitani, were naturally taken back to the police station to give their statements and complete their written records.

Of course, the police only went through the motions when questioning Aragaki Yu and Nishitani Miho.

……

In the interrogation room, Officer Takagi and Officer Chiba sat opposite Aragaki Yu, beginning their questioning with friendly expressions.

Officer Takagi: "Why are you and Ran at Ms. Nishinoya's house?"

Aragaki Yu: "I..."

Officer Takagi: "That's right, you mean Ms. Nishiya just happened to invite you to her house today!"

Aragaki Yu, who had only uttered one word, was left bewildered: "???"

Officer Takagi continued, "Then how do you explain why Ran was lying on Ms. Nishiya's bed in her bedroom at the time, when Ms. Nishiya happened to be out of the room?"

Aragaki Yu hesitated for a moment: "This..."

Officer Takagi didn't give Aragaki Yu a chance to speak, and added again: "Oh, I see. Ms. Nishiya ran out of drinks at home, so she went to the convenience store to buy drinks and snacks for you, right? Ran wasn't feeling well, so she lay down on Ms. Nishiya's bed for a short rest. However, unexpectedly, at that very moment, Mr. Nagai broke into Ms. Nishiya's house. He entered the bedroom intending to kill Ms. Nishiya, mistook Ran on the bed for Ms. Nishiya, and tried to attack her, but was instead subdued by Ran, right?"

Aragaki Yu: "..."

Officer Takagi: "So why was Sonoko in the closet at that time, and why did she happen to be filming with a camera?"

Yuu Aragaki glanced at Officer Takagi, wisely refraining from saying anything more.

Sure enough, Officer Takagi answered his own question again: "Okay, I understand what you mean. You mean that Sonoko was looking for the camera in the closet at that time, and Mr. Nagai happened to open the door and barge into Ms. Nishitani's bedroom. So, Sonoko was so frightened that she hid in the closet and didn't dare to come out. The clever Sonoko used the camera she found to record all of Mr. Nagai's crimes as evidence!"

Aragaki Yu nodded, somewhat speechless: "Hmm..."

Okay, whatever you say!

Inspector Takagi: "Why was Mr. Nagai still affected during his escape, even though he had already given up on committing crimes against Ms. Nishiya?"

Aragaki Yu tentatively asked, "We were acting in self-defense?"

Upon hearing Yuu Aragaki's answer, Officer Takagi slammed his hand on the table, revealing an expression of delight at his perceived lack of ability, and exclaimed excitedly, "Well said! That's it! During his escape, Mr. Nagai was blocked by you, which enraged him, and he tried to kill you. You had no choice but to fight back, and after a fierce struggle, you finally managed to knock Mr. Nagai unconscious. That's right, that's a perfect example of heroism!"

Aragaki Yu was completely speechless: "..."

……

Meanwhile, the interrogations of Xiaolan and the others were largely similar to the conversations in the appeal.

Therefore, not long afterward, the group walked out of the police station looking completely bewildered.

Chapter 140 Amuro Tooru's Irresistible Headache

Inside a rented room, Amuro Tooru answered his phone and received a report from his subordinates within the Public Security Bureau. He then displayed an expression of extreme shock.

"What? You're saying that when you started investigating that man named Tatsuya Nagai, he was already in jail!?"

"No, that's right! I heard it's because of illegal trespassing and attempted murder..."

"So, since I gave you this task yesterday, you haven't done anything at all!?" Amuro Tooru couldn't help but rub his forehead, feeling a headache coming on for his subordinates.

[Useless! It seems they were right, they really are a bunch of useless trash!]

If it weren't for maintaining his image in front of his subordinates, Amuro Tooru would have almost burst into a tirade.

Is this how the future of the Japanese police is going to be ruined?

"Oh! Right, team leader!"

The person on the other end of the phone seemed to notice that Amuro Tooru was in a bad mood after falling silent, so they quickly reported it.