Tokyo, the shady intelligence of private detectives

Yui Satsuki stood up. "Hanyu-kun, let's go together. There are some things I need to discuss with you."

"Yonemura has left, but we're still here, which will affect Ozawa-san's bar business."

She and Ayari Ozawa are just very good friends, nothing more. Their conversations are just playful banter between best friends.

Yuzuru seemed to be overthinking things; ever since they became partners, she had been unconsciously paying attention to his thoughts.

The two got into the Crown sedan, with Masahiro Hanyu sitting in the back seat.

Yui Satsuki turned her head and said, "Lecturer Yonemura likes to get close to beautiful women, and Keiko Tanaka's image probably doesn't fit his target."

"If Tanaka Keiko's death is related to Lecturer Yonemura, then it must be for some other reason."

"Current investigation results indicate that Keiko Tanaka's death is related to Kazuhiko Inoue and lecturer Yonemura."

"The reason behind this is likely related to the mysterious organization, Fusheng Society."

"Besides the judgments you just made, does Hanyu-kun have any other suggestions?"

Masahiro Hanyu's expression was serious. "Officer Yamamoto commissioned President Satsuki to investigate that mysterious drug in order to prove that Keiko Tanaka and the five deaths three years ago were not suicides."

"If we follow conventional investigative methods, as I said in the bar, obtaining complete evidence and clues could be a slow and time-consuming process."

"Although President Satsuki is willing to compromise herself when it comes to fulfilling the commission, she is not willing to compromise herself when it comes to the crucial moment, which makes it easy for her to expose her flaws in front of Inoue Kazuhiko."

"I believe that if we continue the investigation according to this plan, we may not be able to complete this commission."

Yui Satsuki nodded. "If we want to investigate a secret organization in depth, it's not certain that the two of us alone can succeed."

Masahiro Hanyu continued, "So I think this commission should focus on the essence. As long as it is determined that Keiko Tanaka's suicide was an unnatural death, and that she died because of Kazuhiko Inoue or Professor Yonemura, that will suffice."

"As long as the death is not a suicide, the Metropolitan Police Department's Investigation Division can get involved, and they will find it easier to uncover the secrets of the Fusheng Association through police means than we can."

Yui Satsuki thought for a moment, "Well, Inspector Yamamoto asked me to do this because the suicide case has already been classified as a murder, and it's not appropriate for the police to continue the investigation. If it's confirmed to be a homicide, the investigation department will naturally have to get involved."

"But it's not easy to confirm that Tanaka Keiko was murdered, otherwise Inspector Yamamoto wouldn't have come to me with such a headache."

Having gained Yui Satsuki's approval, Masahiro Hanyu breathed a sigh of relief, as he no longer needed to continue the investigation, since there was no commission involved.

"Inoue Kazuhiko repeatedly emphasized that I should take Ms. Mio to his lectures, receive his baptism, and drink the holy tea at the Fusheng Society, and she would gradually become obedient."

"I think the lectures and baptisms are just a pretext; the key is the sacred tea."

"The mugwort tea slimming drink that Keiko Tanaka was drinking has been taken by Officer Yamamoto for inspection."

"If it can be determined that the sacred tea and the mugwort tea contain the same medicinal ingredients, even if it cannot be determined whether these medicinal ingredients are harmful, Tanaka Keiko's death would still be considered an unnatural death."

"In cases of unnatural death, Officer Yamamoto has ample reason to intervene in the investigation. It is much easier for the police to interrogate the suspect than for you or me to investigate."

Satsuki Yui's peach blossom eyes sparkled. "If we do it this way, the task we need to complete will be much simpler."

Masahiro Yuzuru nodded. "Yes, President Satsuki only needs to go to the lecture with me. She doesn't need to suffer any submissive grievances. She just needs to secretly bring out some of the sacred tea for testing."

Yui Satsuki started the car. "I'll take Yuzuru home. We'll discuss the details of our operation on the way."

Masahiro Hanyu didn't go straight home. He had Yui Satsuki drive him to a shopping mall in Adachi Ward, where he bought several sets of women's underwear before returning to his rented apartment.

"Hanyu-kun, you bought underwear like this?" Izayoi Akira looked through the lace underwear, seemingly not very satisfied.

The underwear she's wearing now has a simple, old-fashioned style, like something an elderly woman would wear.

Masahiro Hanyu asked, somewhat puzzled, "Miss Akira, don't you like lace lingerie?"

Izayoi Akizo hesitated for a moment, "It's not that I don't like it, it's that they'll be unhappy if they see it. They said I need to tone down my behavior and shouldn't wear... sexy lingerie."

"Who are they? Are they the people you're hiding from?" Masahiro Yuzuru asked, even more curious.

Izayoi nodded gently, "Yes!"

"Miss Mingkong, do they have some kind of weakness or vulnerability that they can use against you? Why are you afraid of them?"

"If needed, I can help you call the police."

Izayoi shook her head. "Mr. Yuzuru, you've misunderstood. It's not what you think. They were actually doing it for my sake, but I don't like it."

"That's why you don't want them to find you, and you're hiding from them!" Masahiro Yuzuru vaguely sensed something.

"Yes!" Izayoi did not deny it.

"Is Kurokawa Taku with them?" Masahiro Hanyu thought of the man with the scar on his forehead.

"Kurokawa-senpai? No, he and they often fight." Izayoi looked somewhat helpless. "I'm not capable enough to stop them."

"I think I understand now, Miss Mingkong. You're from some kind of organization or sect, aren't you?"

Izayoi hesitated, then replied, "I guess so!"

The meaningful conversation between the two ended there, and no matter how much Masahiro Hanyu tried to coax her, Akizo Izayoi refused to say anything more.

Two days later, at 2 PM, Masahiro Hanyu and Yui Satsuki arrived at 1-7-11 Nishi-Azabu, Miyako-ku.

As agreed, the two of them came to listen to Kazuhiko Inoue's lecture.

Pushing open the low wooden gate, the two entered the courtyard. Ms. Nako, dressed in a cherry blossom-colored kimono, greeted them, "Welcome!"

Her gaze fell on Satsuki Yui. "This must be Miss Mio. You're so beautiful. No wonder Mr. Yamamoto often mentions you!"

Satsuki looked Naoko up and down. "You must be Miss Naoko. You have such a great figure! Yamamoto-kun didn't mention it."

Nako smiled. "Mr. Yamamoto is just here for tea. He never pays attention to my figure. Please follow me!"

Yui Satsuki glanced at Masahiro Hanyu. "Mr. Yamamoto, haven't you noticed?"

Masahiro Hanyu smiled and said, "With Mio by my side, I won't pay attention to other women."

This was something the two of them had agreed on beforehand. Yui Satsuki was to show her jealousy as much as possible so that Kazuhiko Inoue wouldn't urge Nako to complete her so-called first sublimation as soon as possible.

Upon entering the tea room on the second floor, Kyoko was not there; only Inoue Kazuhiko was in the room.

He stood up to greet her, "Ms. Mio, welcome."

Yui Satsuki looked around. "Yamamoto-kun said that the tea here is excellent and can't be found anywhere else, so I came here to enjoy it."

"Mr. Inoue, am I disturbing you?"

Masahiro Hanyu had already spoken to Kazuhiko Inoue and invited Ms. Mio to the event under the guise of tea tasting, without mentioning the lecture.

Inoue Kazuhiko smiled, "How could Miss Mio's arrival be a disturbance? It's more like I'd be delighted to have you here."

"Ever since I met Miss Mio at the Twin Star Ballroom Casino, I have greatly admired her."

Nako knelt beside them. "Mr. Yamamoto, Ms. Mio, I'll be serving you tea today!"

A moment later, the aroma of tea filled the room, and Masahiro Hanyu felt a momentary daze; this time, the aroma was even more intense…