The Tokyo Police Journey Begins with the Ability to See Evil Thoughts

Kamiya Gen had witnessed firsthand what "swift and decisive" meant—or rather, rash and arbitrary.

According to Saionji Chikawa's logic, if there is a possibility of homicide in this fall case, among everyone present, only Takahashi Toru, an adult, has the ability to commit the crime.

Surely it couldn't have been the cleaning lady who forced Nao Suzuki to climb out of the window and fall, could it?

This... was her explanation.

"How could you be so hasty? Several students have testified that the teacher was in the classroom supervising students' self-study tonight, including that girl Yamada." Arresting a teacher like this... what will happen then?

Inside the police car, Muheyou was still complaining, completely dissatisfied with the final outcome.

It's one thing if Saionji wants to cause trouble, but the main problem is that the people she arrests will likely still need to be interrogated by a police inspector.

Why would she interrogate an innocent person?

"It's not impossible, after all, the students said that Mr. Takahashi wasn't always in the classroom, he did leave in the middle of the class... As for Yamada, I don't think it's very credible, her testimony is far too biased towards that teacher."

Kamiya Gen, holding the steering wheel, spoke.

To be honest, if he had to choose a 'suspect' from among those people, Takahashi would definitely be included, since he was the only adult present.

"Will Kamiya-kun help me solve the case?" Yuzu asked.

Kamiya Gen frowned. If he had been able to find the culprit, he would have figured it out just now.

To be honest, he didn't really want to continue handling this case.

First, there was no malicious intent in rewarding him; second, he suspected that the case might end up being unsolved.

There are just too many people in the tutoring center; it's impossible to arrest and interrogate them one by one.

Those so-called "evidence" can actually be refuted.

The girl was too afraid to look down, so she jumped off the building... It's not impossible that she did.

"Let's take a look at the technical department's test results first. Are there any footprints on the toilet other than those of the deceased? Are there any other components in the water in the bathroom?"

Kamiya Gen did not give a clear answer.

Just then, the two arrived at the police station. He parked the car, engaged the handbrake, and prepared to get out.

"I can't do it alone. I've done the profiling, but there are too few clues, and the information provided is completely insufficient to find the culprit."

Muheyou pressed down on the hand that was pulling the brake and looked at Kamiya Gen seriously as she spoke.

"well--"

Kamiya Gen sighed, took out some tissues from the car and handed them to her, "Wipe yourself first, it's not good if others see this."

Muheyou nodded, took the tissue, and wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth—stains left from when she performed first aid on the deceased.

"Kamiya-kun will help me, right?" Yuzu asked again.

"If you can't find out... get off the bus first. It seems like they're family members?"

Kamiya Gen looked into the police station and saw a woman in her forties making a scene. Judging from their conversation, she was probably the deceased's mother.

As soon as the two got out of the car, the woman heard the commotion, immediately broke free from the police's restraint, and ran towards them.

"Officer! I'm Nao's mother! She would never commit suicide! You must catch the murderer..."

Kamiya Gen stepped forward and quickly pulled the woman back, otherwise she might have knelt down in the snow in front of the two of them.

"Ms. Suzuki, please get up. We will definitely handle this, you can rest assured..."

"That's right, that's right. Please get up first. Catching criminals is the duty of the police..." Muheyou also reached out her hand and spoke at the same time.

But the other person still desperately tried to kneel, tears mingling with snowflakes falling on their face, their voice hoarse:

"Nao is so sensible, how could she commit suicide because of academic pressure? She would never..."

"Ms. Suzuki, please come with me. I'd like to know more about the deceased. Inspector Kihara will be questioning the relevant personnel."

Kamiya Gen helped her to her feet; under these circumstances, he had no choice but to get involved in the case, even if he didn't want to.

……

Half an hour later, at the entrance of the police station.

After seeing off the woman who was crying uncontrollably, Kamiya Gen gained a deeper understanding of the case.

As snowflakes swirled and fell into his line of sight, the image of Nao Suzuki gradually surfaced in his mind.

That was an extremely obedient child.

She is exceptionally hardworking in her studies and has achieved high scores in previous mock exams. If things continue as they are, she should be able to get into a good school by February or March next year.

In that time, the efforts of this single mother over the past ten years will not have been in vain.

Attending cram school is a recent thing. Although Suzuki Nao feels bad about the high tuition fees, she still obediently chooses to go to school every day after knowing that her mother has already paid the money.

What a pity...

As Kamiya Gen was thinking this, he didn't notice that there was someone else beside him.

"Nothing was found out during the interrogation. The teacher knew nothing, only that the deceased didn't usually chat with his classmates and had tendencies toward depression."

Muheyou spoke up, also looking into the distance.

In the heavy snow, the mother's thin figure gradually disappeared around the corner, seemingly on her way to the hospital.

"She couldn't have committed suicide."

Kamiya Gen's voice was soft, yet carried an undeniable certainty.

Despite already having made that assumption, Mu Heyou was still somewhat surprised, looking at his angular profile: "Why?"

Kamiya Gen took a deep breath, his memories of his past life crystal clear.

If gender and nationality were not considered, he would be almost identical to Nao Suzuki.

His father found another woman when he was two years old and never returned home.

In the summer, his mother would take him to a stream to wash clothes. At that time, Kamiya Gen would slide down the sand and stones on the nearby hillside, always getting his clothes dirty, which meant that she had to wash them again.

When he was in elementary school, Kamiya Gen lived at the school, and his mother worked as an art teacher at that private elementary school while still washing clothes for the students.

I can earn an extra 200 yuan a month doing laundry.

Half of it was for the cost of Kamiya Gen's piano lessons with the vice principal.

He never understood why he had to learn something so boring and tedious, when everyone else could just play marbles...

But he never slacked off.

Because Mom will get angry.

After that, Kamiya Gen consistently excelled in his studies, progressing through junior high, high school, and finally university, where he became a lawyer after graduation.

He didn't care much about what others thought of him; he just wanted to earn more money when he saw the lines on his elderly mother's palms.

As for law and justice, those are not matters for Kamiya Gen to consider.

To outsiders, he might seem somewhat withdrawn, rarely talking to others.

But Kamiya Gen knew that this was due to his childhood experiences.

It's not exactly good... but no one has the right to criticize it.

……

Why are you so certain that Nao Suzuki couldn't have committed suicide?

Yuzuki asked another question, pulling Gen Kamiya back to his senses.

Snowflakes fell into my eyes; this winter felt especially cold.

"A sensible child will not make their mother cry."

He said this, then turned and left, heading towards the interrogation room.