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

That night, the moon hung high in the sky.

Kamiya Gen lay in bed watching TV, occasionally getting out of bed to stretch his shoulders.

My gunshot wound is almost healed, and I feel like I can go find someone to box with now.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Kamiya Gen was somewhat surprised, because that afternoon, Kiha Yu hadn't agreed to discuss the case with him at all.

It seems she's just being stubborn. In reality, she'll have to rely on herself. With her approach, the police department definitely won't cooperate, and it'll all end up being a fizzle-out mess.

Thinking this, Kamiya Gen opened the door, but to his surprise, it wasn't Kiha Yuzu who came, but Igarashi, whom he had met before and who had a somewhat unpleasant encounter with.

"Excuse me, but I'd like to discuss something with you," Igarashi said, bowing slightly upon seeing Kamiya Gen.

Kamiya Gen nodded, then let her into the house: "I don't know what you need me for... If there's something going on, you could have just called. Didn't I already give you my phone number?"

Although he hadn't agreed to accept Harukawa Trading from Kiwa Mikiko before, both Rikukawa Harumasa and Igarashi Nagisa would intentionally or unintentionally contact Kamiya Gen afterward, discussing things like the company's development.

But I never called his cell phone; I used a public phone before.

"It's inconvenient over the phone, and besides, your phone was a gift from the young lady, so she might be able to eavesdrop on your calls."

Nagisa Igarashi spoke after sitting down.

Kamiya Gen was slightly taken aback, and poured her a cup of tea: "She could eavesdrop on my calls? She shouldn't be that twisted..."

"It's just a guess, you don't need to worry about it."

"Alright." Kamiya Gen took a sip of tea, then asked, "What did you want to talk to me about? Another time about the company's development? I told you I'm really not interested in that."

I don't know what that important person from the Muhe family was thinking. If they really wanted to win me over, they could have just transferred tens of millions into my account. Why make things so complicated?

"No, I wanted to talk to you about the case that the young lady wants to investigate recently."

"You guys are really something..."

Kamiya Gen didn't know what to say.

Does this mean I have to persuade the silly goose to give up too?

Ultimately, what does this have to do with me? Besides, this is easy to solve, right? Just take all her power away, fabricate some excuse about 'ineffective handling of the case,' and send Muheyou to do some training for a few months. That should make her behave herself...

No, honesty is unlikely to be honest. All we need to do is completely shut down the case in the next few months, so that when Muheyou comes back, there will be nothing left to investigate.

"Lu Chuan and I hope you can help Miss investigate the case, regardless of the consequences."

Nagisa Igarashi's words surprised Gen Kamiya.

After thinking for a moment, he spoke up: "You mean... you and Lu Chuan represent something other than the Mu He family's intentions?"

"The head of the family hasn't mentioned this, but we don't think she would agree to the young lady investigating..."

Tell me why.

"The company that built that dormitory was called Sakurai Construction Co., Ltd. It used to be the number one construction company in Japan, almost monopolizing the construction of all government agencies. However, due to a dispute over shares, the company split up and dissolved."

"So this is the company of the Muhe family?" Kamiya Gen asked, frowning.

Nagisa Igarashi nodded: "That was the largest investment the Mokuha family had made in decades, and it was very successful, earning them a lot of money."

Kamiya Gen felt like laughing. After all that investigation into Muhe Yuzu, it turned out to be about his own family.

The saying goes, "What goes around comes around," and "Heaven spares no one." Perhaps this is the case: shoddy workmanship from over a decade ago almost resulted in the death of the family's only heir.

Wait, I should have been the one about to get hit.

I'm speechless. Is there some kind of debt I owe the Muhe family? I almost accidentally sent myself to another time-travel...

"Then why do you want her to investigate?" Kamiya Gen asked.

This is rather strange. Logically, one should avoid investigating matters that concern family members. Why are Lu Chuan and she supporting Mu Heyou in continuing the investigation?

"Since you've never been to the Muhe family, let me tell you about it. As the most successful family among the nobles today, the Muhe family has already successfully transformed itself. However, due to its commercial development, the entire family can actually be seen as a large company, with the family head being just the largest shareholder."

Nagisa Igarashi explained in detail, "Lu Chuan and I are both from the new school. Although the young lady doesn't know about us yet, we will become her help sooner or later. Our idea is to reorganize the power of the Muhe family and take back all external 'shares'. To do this, we need to get rid of some old and rotten pustules, such as a big figure that is very likely to be found in this case - Kujo Kazuhiro."

"I think I've heard this name before..." Kamiya Gen murmured.

"He frequently appears on television and is currently running for senator. If things continue this way, he is very likely to succeed in entering Congress."

Kamiya Gen understood that Yuzuki's dream was definitely not just empty talk.

Her family truly has the means to send their daughter down this path.

Haven't you noticed that someone is already preparing to enter Congress?

But now... is the intention to bring this person down?

"That person also has a lot of 'shares' in the Muhe family, and he is also from a branch of the Kujo family, so he has always had a smooth career in politics."

"Should we pull him down?" Kamiya Gen asked.

Nagisa Igarashi nodded: "We have to pull him down. If we let him continue to grow stronger, he'll become even more powerful and harder to remove. In the end, the 'shares' that the eldest daughter of the Mokuha family will inherit will be much less."

So, after all the discussion, it still boils down to the issue of damaged interests.

"What's in it for you?" Kamiya Gen asked, then thought for a moment and decided to be more direct.

"What's in it for me?"

"Isn't the young lady yours? Wouldn't it be good for you if she could control more power?" Nagisa Igarashi retorted.

Kamiya Gen frowned, thinking to himself what kind of nonsense she was spouting. How could something that belonged to Mokuha Yuzu be his?

"I don't want to get involved in your affairs, it's too much trouble. To be honest, I'm just a lowly police inspector, and I'm already quite content with this salary," Kamiya Gen said, waving his hand.

Nagisa Igarashi spoke up, "I heard you rejected Harukawa Trading's shares?"

"I did refuse..." Kamiya Gen had been quite conflicted about this, and also had a little regret.

If I had agreed back then, I might be a multi-millionaire by now. Even if 10 million yen isn't a huge amount, it's still quite impressive.

And it's only 1982 now. Once the Plaza Accord is reached, I'll be the pig that rides the wave... ugh, with my brains, I'll at least be a person. I'll make a billion or eight hundred million then.

But all of this came to naught after that conversation in the car.

"If you were to fall in love and marry the young lady, things wouldn't be as rigid as with other nobles. You certainly wouldn't just be a live-in son-in-law, and you're not an incompetent person to begin with. It's only natural that you would receive corresponding 'shares'," Nagisa Igarashi suddenly said.

Hearing this, Kamiya Gen felt a little angry and subconsciously glanced at the window. Just a few days ago, he and Muhe Yuzu jumped down together.

Now, however, they can't even see the other party.

Women's hearts are just like that; they are far too fickle.

"You must have misunderstood something. I really have nothing to do with her," Kamiya Gen said.

Igarashi Nagisa looked at the hickeys on his neck and thought to herself that Kamiya Gen was really stubborn, still bringing up these things even after things had progressed this far.

She had heard a few days ago that the two of them had been drinking at night and had slipped away from the bodyguards to fool around somewhere for several hours.

Maybe things have already escalated to the point where it's a done deal, and you're still saying it's okay? Are you kidding yourself?

Nagisa Igarashi didn't call him out on his stubbornness; she simply looked away and stated her words in a calm tone:

"We don't mean anything by it, and we're not trying to force you to take sides. It's just that we can't avoid this issue from either side."

She pushed forward the manila document bag she had brought with her and continued, "Back then, the Shibuya police dormitory project was nominally tendered by the Metropolitan Police Department's logistics department. The winning bidder was Sakurai Construction's Kanto branch, and at that time, the largest shareholder of Sakurai Construction was the Kihachi family. The person in charge of this project was none other than Kujo Kazuhiro, who was the managing director of Sakurai Construction at the time. Back then, the shoddy construction materials and lax acceptance procedures all required his signature."

Kamiya Gen raised an eyebrow, looking at the file folder: "So you guys already knew everything, then why did you come to me? Just give the stuff to Kihara Yuzu, and she'd explode immediately, then follow the clues and drag Kujo and Hiro out, wouldn't she?"

"no."

Nagisa Igarashi shook her head, her tone tinged with helplessness. "These documents are sealed files from the Mokuha family. We took them out privately. If we hand them directly to the young lady, she will definitely ask about their source, and then the head of the family will find out, and our actions will be completely exposed."

She paused, looked at Kamiya Gen, and said with a more sincere tone, "Only after you've reviewed the information can you guide her through the investigation step by step..."

Kamiya Gen remained silent. The waters of the Mokuha family ran too deep. He had no desire to get involved in the new or old factions, the power struggles and infighting.

Having lived a whole life in my past life, what I hated most was office politics and family infighting. Now that I've been given a second chance at life, I just want to live a carefree life, peacefully wait for retirement, and not get involved in this mess.

"Let me take a look first."

After thinking for a moment, Kamiya Gen picked up the file bag.

With just a quick glance, he memorized almost all the important information.

This wasn't a system ability, but rather Kamiya Gen's own skill. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to memorize that extremely thick "Criminal Law" in such a short time.

Based on the information in the document, Kamiya Gen briefly analyzed the investigation process of the case in his mind and finally came to a conclusion—it was indeed feasible, but there were still some troublesome aspects, such as the possibility of the investigation breaking down on a certain line.

As long as someone leaks information, Kujou Kazuhiro will know that someone is investigating him. After discovering that it is the young lady of the Kiha family, he will immediately take action to remove the relevant personnel, whether by sinking them into Tokyo Bay or sending them abroad, thus blocking the investigation route in advance.

"It's difficult. It's not something two people can do... There are many places where arrests need to be carried out simultaneously, and we're completely short-handed. The police department won't send anyone to help. Are you suggesting we use people from your company?" He put down the file bag and looked at Igarashi Nagisa as he asked.

"It can be accessed at any time."

"You're thinking too simply. Once Qingchuan Trading Company is involved, this matter will eventually be exposed to others. Mu Heyou might be fine, but you and Lu Chuan Qingzheng will definitely suffer."

"We are ready to sacrifice ourselves for the young lady," Nagisa Igarashi said firmly.

This surprised Kamiya Gen. The other party's tone was as if he were a samurai willing to die. What era is this? Why are they still doing this?

"Where's Lu Chuan? Since we're going to talk about this, why didn't he come with you?"

"He's met the young lady before. It would be troublesome if we suddenly ran into her at this hotel. If the young lady knew that we've taken over the entire Shibuya underworld, she would definitely say that we're the real yakuza and should be wiped out..."

Kamiya Gen nodded and handed over the file folder: "That's really true."

"What would you do?" Nagisa Igarashi asked, taking the file bag.

"I don't know..."

Kamiya Gen just wanted to go to the docks to get some fries; he really didn't want to deal with such troublesome matters.

However, Nagisa Igarashi did not continue speaking. She believed that the other party would definitely agree; it was just a matter of time.

Just then, there was another knock on the door.

Muheyou's voice came from outside; judging from her tone, she seemed very tired.

"Didn't you want to discuss the case, Kamiya-kun? I just came from the police station. Are you asleep?"

Kamiya Gen got up to open the door, but was stopped by Igarashi Nagi.

Oh... I forgot, she's still here.

"Wait a minute, where can I hide?" Igarashi Nagisa asked. She had no idea that Mokuha Yuzu would come to Kamiya Gen's room, otherwise she definitely wouldn't have come in.

"Why are you hiding? Just say you're my informant, and then come talk to me."

"The young lady will definitely be suspicious, it's impossible to explain..." Igarashi Nagisa panicked when she saw Kamiya Gen's nonchalant attitude and subconsciously looked towards the windowsill.

She had heard that the two of them jumped from here, so she figured there must be some soil or something below, so it must be safe.

"Don't tell me you want to jump... Your bodyguard broke down the hotel door that day, so it's not the second floor anymore..."

"So what should I do?"

"Just tell me honestly that you're my informant, why make it so complicated?" Kamiya Gen said speechlessly, walking past her to open the door.

He then called out towards the outside, "Wait, they're not asleep yet."

But just as Kamiya Gen's hand touched the doorknob, he stopped and turned to look at Igarashi Nagisa.

Given his dense mind, if he saw the manager of Qingchuan Trading Company wearing black stockings running into his room late at night, wouldn't he suspect that he was doing something inappropriate with her?

He frowned, went back into the room, and whispered:

"Why don't you just jump... It's only the third floor, you should be fine, you'll just roll around once and be done with it..."