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

Did...did I kill Masako?

No! Impossible. I only have one younger sister, and she recently got a job transfer and has successfully settled down in Tokyo. Her future should only get better and better. How could I possibly kill her?

"That doesn't make sense, the murderer is...it's you..."

Shinya Oki spoke, his teeth chattering.

Seeing his reaction, Kamiya Gen didn't argue. Instead, he sat back down, took out a document from somewhere, and slowly began to speak:

"This case has already been settled. You were transferred to Tokyo for work, and Masako Oki naturally came with you. On July 6th, her boyfriend, who lived far away in Oban, came to see her. You've always disliked him. That evening, after you got home from get off work, you saw him arrive, and you had an argument. Then..."

He was simply recounting the notes on the documents in his hand, without much emotional fluctuation.

However, upon hearing these words, Nobuya Oki's expression changed repeatedly as countless deliberately suppressed memories flooded into his mind like a tidal wave.

He remembered that everything was exactly as the other party had said; the so-called murderer was actually himself.

I only meant to threaten that arrogant brat, but Yako got so agitated and insisted on grabbing the knife from my hand, and in the end, it all ended up being...

and after?

Oh, right... when that kid saw Yako lying in a pool of blood, not breathing, he actually wanted to call the police on the spot. His future was so bright, how could he ruin everything because of this kind of accident? He could only continue making mistakes...

Shinya Oki trembled all over, his eyes becoming glazed over again, as if he was trying to forget this memory from his subconscious.

As long as you're insane or mentally unstable, you're not a murderer, no one can convict you... and you can still live a good life.

As for the younger sister.

She died because she disobeyed.

If she had listened to me from the beginning and stayed away from that man, how could this have happened?

"You...you're interrogating me now? You should know that you're the one who's..."

Da Mu muttered to himself, as if hypnotizing himself, the clear memory in his mind was rapidly blurring, like sand scattered by the wind.

"Mr. Oki, I'm not here to interrogate you," Kamiya Gen suddenly interrupted.

Shinya Oki's eyes lit up, and he looked at Gen Kamiya before him, asking:

"Then, then you are...?"

"I'm your lawyer, here to help you get out of this mess, Mr. Oki. Think it over carefully. If you go insane like this, even if you escape legal punishment, what will happen to your job? Do you think the police department will let a crazy person continue working?"

For a drowning person, being able to grab onto a piece of driftwood naturally generates countless wills to survive.

The same goes for Nobuya Oki.

"You...you mean..." he asked.

"Since I've taken the money, I naturally have to do the job. I don't care about the truth of the case, as long as you're cleared of suspicion."

Kamiya Gen's tone was calm, and before Oki Shinya could react, he continued, "The biggest problem now is the evidence you accidentally left behind back then, that knife..."

Shinya Oki quickly replied, "I've already wiped it."

"This is precisely the most fatal problem."

Kamiya Gen frowned, his tone serious. "The illusion we need to create is that the two victims killed each other in a fight. If there are no fingerprints on the murder weapon, it will arouse suspicion. Your act of wiping away the fingerprints is simply digging a hole for yourself."

"What...what should we do?"

Shinya Oki became more sober. Indeed, as Gen Kamiya said, the lack of fingerprints on the murder weapon was the biggest problem. He regretted how stupid he had been to do such a thing.

"You can overturn your previous testimony and say that your memory is hazy. In fact, the murder weapon was not your own kitchen utensil. As for where the knife came from, all you have to do is dig up Masako's boyfriend's body and use his fingerprints to make false evidence. It's very simple for our line of work."

"To dig it up and use it for perjury?"

Shinya Oki blurted out instinctively, "But...but the body has been submerged in water for so long, it must be completely rotten. How could we possibly extract fingerprints?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he sensed that something was wrong.

Kamiya Gen's smile deepened: "Where is the body?"

Shinya Oki froze, belatedly realizing that the guy in front of him might not be a lawyer, and the so-called "perjury" was just a way to get information out of him.

He pursed his lips tightly, offering no reply. His gaze unconsciously drifted to the nonexistent police badge on his shoulder, and his consciousness began to drift again.

Kamiya Gen, however, didn't seem to care and smiled faintly: "It's no use, Mr. Oki. Based on what you just said, I can already guess where you dumped your body."

He pressed the button on the table and continued speaking into the microphone.

"The perpetrator has not been to any other areas recently. There are only three places in Shibuya Ward with enough water to be suitable for dumping the body. The first is near Yoshinobashi, the second is the underground rainwater storage facility at the east exit of Shibuya Station, and the third is around Ebisu Bridge..."

Noticing the subtle change in Shinya Oki's facial expression, Gen Kamiya breathed a sigh of relief.

"No need to check the first two, just look for the area near Ebisu Bridge."

……

Several hours later, in the police station conference room.

Although it was well past closing time, no one dared to show the slightest resentment, and everyone sat upright.

Even though they both respected and envied Kamiya Gen, a unified round of applause immediately erupted after the Superintendent of Police signaled him to give a speech.

"Learn from Kamiya-kun!"

"Solving this tricky murder case in just a few hours is amazing!"

As the applause subsided, Kamiya Gen relaxed, straightened up, and sat back in his seat, a barely perceptible look of disgust on his face.

He genuinely couldn't adapt to the Japanese way of getting along—a seemingly harmonious but actually distant relationship.

If he can make sure he can travel back in time, Kamiya Gen could go find a truck and ram it right now.

That's right. Six years ago, Kamiya Gen was a Chinese citizen and a lawyer. After a court verdict, he was stabbed eighteen times by the plaintiff's family on the spot.

He closed his eyes and opened them again, and found himself in the body of a Japanese high school student in the 1990s.

When the original owner came here, he was a high school sophomore. He came from a poor family and his physical condition and academic performance were extremely poor. His future was a complete mess.

It was only through his almost self-destructive perseverance that Kamiya Gen managed to get into university, study at the Police Academy, and eventually find a job in Shibuya.

As for why he wanted to become a policeman...

The main reason is to make a living. Japan is currently in the period of economic bubble, with many companies going bankrupt or laying off employees. This industry is definitely a secure job, and it will definitely become more and more popular in the future.

Furthermore, he had died once before, and he felt uneasy without a gun.

Who knows when someone will try to stab me eighteen times?

But putting all that aside, for Gen Kamiya, becoming a policeman was almost the best way for him to change his life.

Because he can see the evil thoughts above other people's heads.

Furthermore, eliminating high-level evil thoughts will grant various rewards.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to know that his opponent had killed a second person when everyone thought that Nobuya Oki had only killed someone accidentally and went mad at the end.

Of course, everyone has evil thoughts.

And it's not something you can only see after a crime has been committed; it can be seen at any time.

For example, right now, the Superintendent General Saionji Chikawa, who is sitting in the main seat, furiously reprimanding his subordinates, exuding arrogance and severity, is, in Kamiya Gen's eyes, a person with a uniquely malevolent aura:

[White: These guys are so listless all day long. I really want to make them all take off their clothes and stand outside in the wind as punishment!]

[White: I heard one of the new officers has a powerful background. Should I treat her to dinner later?]

[Purple: Kamiya-kun is handsome and capable. If I could make him kneel in front of me and pant like a dog, that would be so awesome...]