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

Half an hour later, Harukawa Trading Co., Ltd.

Takeuchi Takayuki had already left, and Kamiya Gen was standing alone at the door waiting.

Now that he had contacted Mikiko Kihara, he certainly couldn't let this colleague from the police department come along.

Because it's not appropriate for other police officers to be present when meeting the person next.

A moment later, the security personnel quickly ran back, bowed to him, and said:

"Sorry to keep you waiting. This way, please. The boss is upstairs."

"Um."

Kamiya Gen nodded and followed him into the elevator.

Ding--

As the elevator doors opened, a man immediately stepped forward to greet them.

"Inspector Kamiya, right? Madam has already contacted me. I was going to wait for you downstairs, but I had some trouble with something..."

"It's alright, where shall we talk?" Kamiya Gen interrupted.

With this, Kamiya Genya also sized up the man, who was none other than Rikukawa Harumasa, the new leader of the Shibuya yakuza group "Harukawa Group" and the new underground leader of Shibuya, who was personally promoted by the Kiha family.

The other person has strong features, deep-set eyes, neat short hair, well-trimmed sideburns, no beard, and clean skin without the dullness often associated with excessive smoking and drinking.

How to put it, although he was in the underworld, the feeling that Rikukawa Harumasa gave Kamiya Gen was completely different from the people he had met before.

For example, Matsumoto Teng, although he may appear to be a small business owner on the surface and wears a suit, he has a hoodlum vibe that he can't hide no matter what.

One particularly important point is that people who have been involved in organized crime for many years will definitely have calluses on the base of their hands, even if they become bosses.

Lu Chuanqingzheng, on the other hand, did not have such features. His hands looked more delicate than those of many women, and he did not look like someone who often held a samurai sword.

It seems that what Muheyou's mother said is true; what she supported, to be precise, was not actually organized crime.

However, in today's world, if you want to do business well, you need to have a group of guys under your command who are willing to go crazy and kill people in the street. Only then can you succeed.

"Here it is." Rikukawa Harumasa led Kamiya Gen into a reception room.

There was no further small talk between them; the conversation quickly turned to the main topic.

Lu Chuanqingzheng handed over a stack of documents and said:

"The delinquent girl you're looking for used to be a member of the Bone Snail Society. This organization only appeared in Shibuya in the last two years. It's mostly made up of young people and they do some shady business. You've arrested her before, so you should know what I'm talking about."

"Okay, just tell me the result. I need to know where she is."

Kamiya Gen wasn't really interested in knowing that much information; his priority was to find Nozaki and find out Miyazawa's whereabouts.

"Sorry, I'll make this long story short. Nozaki has already left Shibuya. It happened early this morning. I sent people to bring her back, and they're still on their way. There's no news yet."

Kamiya Gen frowned slightly. Nozaki's sudden departure from Shibuya meant that he was on the right track. The disappearance of Miyazawa was indeed related to this guy.

This is actually the worst news. If it has nothing to do with Nozaki, maybe I'm just overthinking it, and Miyazawa might simply have run away from home...

As for why Rikukawa Harumasa knew this information and sent people to capture Nozaki, Kamiya Gen didn't think much about it.

It must be one of his gangs. It has integrated all the yakuza forces in Shibuya, so it's normal that there are members from Nozaki's former gang. I saw those security guards downstairs before when I was investigating a case; they were members of another gang.

"Do you have any other leads regarding this missing high school student?" Kamiya Gen asked.

If we can find Miyazawa directly, then Nozaki won't matter.

However, Riku Kazumasa shook his head:

"No... I'm also asking the people below, but there's no new information yet. You should be prepared. From what I understand, Nozaki is a drug addict, and it seems he was using drugs with his companions last night. When this kind of guy gets high, nothing is out of the ordinary."

The term "medicine addict" he used is a common term in the underworld, similar to calling police officers "narcotics addicts," used to describe drug addicts.

"Furthermore, as far as I know, the matter of Miyazawa being temporarily suspended from school, as you mentioned, was likely orchestrated by her as well. In any case..."

"I see."

Kamiya Gen waved his hand and rubbed his temples.

He really didn't want to hear this information. He had thought that maybe he was wrong, but it seems that the facts are already set in stone.

Because of my lack of attention for a period of time, and my intention to avoid Miyazawa in order to prevent her from continuing to confess to me, and because I subconsciously felt that someone like Nozaki was not worth worrying about, I ended up in the current situation.

Just as Kamiya Gen was getting annoyed, the walkie-talkie on his waist rang.

After a hissing sound, Takeuchi Takayuki's voice came from the other end:

"Inspector Kamiya, could you come to Yoshinobashi now?"

Kamiya Gen pressed the button and asked, "What's wrong?"

He had just parted ways with Takeuchi Takayuki, who went to Miyazawa's house to inquire about the situation. Logically, he shouldn't have passed by Yoshinobashi.

A bad feeling welled up inside me.

"Someone called the police, saying a woman's body has surfaced under the bridge. She looks to be in her teens. I'm on my way to the scene..."

Kamiya Gen didn't hear what he said next; his mind was a mess.

How did things get like this? I haven't seen that girl for only a few days. Am I supposed to be collecting her corpse?

If I had known earlier, I should have tried to save her even though I was injured and hospitalized.

Damn it... He's just a high school student. Even if years of using that stuff have damaged his brain, how could he dare to do something like this?

I shouldn't have let Ohno go, or I should have dealt with Takahashi like I did back then, and eliminated this source of danger by sending her to feed the pigs.

It's all my own fault. If I had acted sooner instead of pushing things onto others, things wouldn't have turned out this way.

"Inspector Kamiya... what's wrong...?"

Lu Chuanqingzheng spoke, interrupting Kamiya Gen's thoughts.

"fine."

Kamiya Gen took a breath, stood up, and said, "If you find Nozaki, contact me via pager. I'll head over there first..."

"Let me see you off."

Lu Chuanqingzheng stood up and spoke.

He felt that now was not the time to continue chatting with Kamiya Gen.

It wasn't just because of the message the other party had just received on the walkie-talkie.

The main reason was that Lu Chuanqingzheng had just sensed a powerful aura from this young police officer.

It's something that's hard to explain.

Lu Chuanqing has been involved in politics and business for many years and has met many capable people in both the legitimate and underworld circles.

Many of the older members of these gangs have a history of dangerous living and are prone to cutting off people's little fingers. When these people get angry, they exude a real killing intent.

I've also seen the old foxes in politics get angry; their eyes are filled with malice, their words are laced with daggers, and they're all scheming to destroy my heart.

But the aura emanating from Shen Guyuan was different from all of these.

He just sat there, without yelling or getting angry, and his expression didn't even change much; he remained indifferent.

But Lu Chuanqingzheng inexplicably felt that the air around him had frozen, making it hard to breathe.

"I need to find out what happened and question everyone who was with Nozaki before."

As the elevator descended floor by floor, Kamiya Gen spoke.

"The Bone Snail Club has disbanded, and most of its members have been absorbed into my group. The ones who are close to Nozaki are actually her classmates, and they're still at school at this time. We really need to..."

Lu Chuanqingzheng was halfway through his sentence when he saw Kamiya Gen's gloomy profile, and quickly changed his words.

"I see."

The two were at the main entrance on the first floor. It wasn't until Kamiya Gen's figure disappeared that Rikukawa Harumasa realized that he should have arranged for someone to drive the police officer home.

"Find out the former members of the Bone Snail Club in the club, and have them go to that school and bring all the delinquents connected to Nozaki here."

Lu Chuanqingzheng summoned his subordinates, and after speaking for a while, he remembered what he had learned before and continued, "That guy surnamed Xiaotian must be brought here. Get it done within half an hour."

……

Kamiya Gen never felt that Shibuya was so small.

He was already walking there, and even slowed down his pace intentionally or unintentionally, but it still didn't take long for him to reach Yoshinobashi.

From a distance, a large number of people had already gathered there.

The cordon had already been set up, completely surrounding the riverbank of the Sizhi Bridge.

Several uniformed police officers stood guard at the edge, stopping onlookers who were peering in and quietly dispersing passersby who were getting too close.

A faint, fishy smell of river water lingered in the air, making one feel a tightness in their chest.

Kamiya Gen walked over quickly. He didn't need to show his identification; the police officers in Koban all recognized his face and let him pass.

He didn't stop walking, his gaze fixed on the riverbank beneath the bridge.

There was already a forensic doctor and a police officer conducting a scene investigation there, and several open boxes were laid out on the muddy ground by the shore—rubber gloves, evidence bags, and measuring tapes were scattered around.

Several police officers in charge of the scene were squatting by the water, discussing in hushed tones. Their waterproof boots were stuck in the soft, wet mud, and no one dared to go into the river.

The female corpse was floating on the water a few meters away from the shallows, half of her body submerged in the murky river water, with only her upper body and disheveled hair exposed, swaying gently with the weak current.

Her hair, soaked in the river, was disheveled and stuck to her cheeks and neck, completely obscuring her features.

The police officers on the shore held long-handled grappling hooks, but only tentatively extended them a few meters away from the body; no one managed to hook it up.

The retrieval hooks were not long enough, and although the river looked shallow, it was full of silt and reefs. Without professional body retrieval nets and non-slip retrieval ladders, rushing into the water could not only damage the evidence on the body, but also cause the police officers to get stuck in the silt. They could only wait for the logistics vehicle to bring the complete equipment before they could officially retrieve the body.

Takeuchi Takayuki stood a few steps from the water's edge, his back to Kamiya Gen. Hearing footsteps, he turned around and approached, lowering his voice to say:

"I just contacted logistics. The body retrieval net and ladder truck will arrive in ten minutes. The forensic doctor has already done a preliminary examination. The body has not been on the surface for long, so the time of death should be between last night and this morning. There are not many external injuries visible on the body so far, but we can only confirm the specifics after the body is retrieved."

"Hmm... I'll give it a try." Kamiya Gen responded and walked past him.

"Wait, Kamiya-kun."

Takeuchi Takayuki stopped him, saying, "You've seen the situation yourself. What's inside should be what we're looking for... Anyway, the person is already dead, so the investigation will definitely have to take its time. You're injured; it would be too dangerous for you to go down there. What if you get stuck in the mud..."

"It's okay, I'm actually a pretty good swimmer."

Kamiya Gen forced a smile and raised his arm again. "Besides, the injury is almost healed. Moreover, even with just one hand, I can definitely pull her up."

"Not necessarily... there's still danger, let's wait and see..."

"She is very thin."

Kamiya Gen said seriously, "When I was eating with her before, I was thinking, how come this girl is so thin? It's like she hasn't had enough to eat since she was a child. I can pull her."

He didn't continue chatting, but squatted down, pulled out a few inflatable bags, quickly inflated them, and tied them to his shoulders.

Before Kamiya arrived, Takeuchi Takayuki had already told the other police officers about his relationship with the female corpse, so everyone else present understood why he acted this way.

"Don't rush, the river water is very cold. We'll use tools to pull you across in a bit. If your wound gets infected while you're in the river..."

"Senior, she must know whether the river water is cold or not."

This was the first time Kamiya Gen had addressed Takeuchi Takayuki in this way, which left the latter somewhat stunned.

By the time he realized what was happening, he had already strapped on the airbag, walked to the riverbank, and was ready to go into the water.

"etc!"

A shout came, accompanied by hurried footsteps.

Muheyou jogged into the scene.

"I just heard the news and rushed over here."

She grabbed Kamiya Gen's sleeve and quickly removed the inflatable bag from him. "I don't know how this happened, but don't panic, you're injured..."

"Yes, yes, Inspector Muhe is right. People can't be brought back to life. Will it be okay to wait a little longer in this kind of situation?"

"How can we wait like this?"

Strangely enough, it wasn't Kamiya Gen who said those words, but rather Kiha Yu, who had removed the airbag from him.

She quickly strapped the inflatable bag to her shoulder and continued, "I meant Inspector Kamiya had an injury. I don't. I can go into the water."

Takeuchi Takayuki was a little confused, feeling that neither of the two was normal.

Moreover, judging from Kamiya Gen's reaction, he was not surprised at all, and even tacitly approved of Kiha Yu's actions.

At that moment, on a high point on the shore, a woman, protected by several bodyguards, also looked in this direction.

"Madam, why don't we go over there? It's too dangerous for Miss to be doing this, especially in this weather..."

"Need not."

Mikiko Kinoshita waved her hand and instructed, "Yokota, is filming started? Remember to find a good angle to get a clear shot."

"It's already powered on, Madam, please rest assured."

"That's what a bodyguard holding a camera said."

Kimihiko nodded, thinking that the tool, originally intended for taking photos of mothers and daughters, had unexpectedly come in handy for other purposes.

It really was a lucky accident.