Chapter 182 Four Countries Local Police Headquarters
Chapter 182 Shikoku Local Police Headquarters
—————May 4, 5:30 p.m.——————
—————Shikoku Regional Police Station, Interrogation Room————————
"...Thank you. The specific situation should be as I said."
Takagi Wataru yawned.
He hasn't slept since the Silver Star stopped working in the early morning.
Now, holding a cup of hot coffee, I am forcing myself to stay awake to hand over my work to the police from four countries.
"How could such a bizarre thing happen? I never thought it would happen."
Inspector Osamu Akazawa of the First Investigation Division of the Criminal Department of the Shikoku Local Police Headquarters nodded blankly.
The female detective Chinatsu Aoki from the Shikoku Local Investigation Division next to her seemed helpless.
She wrote quickly on the paper and continued to complete the transcript.
"By the way, Officer Takagi, why are you on the Silver Star?"
"And together with another detective from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Criminal Division 1..."
Akazawa Hidehiro said this in surprise, and suddenly he understood.
The other detective seems to be a very beautiful girl.
"I see. You asked for leave to go out on a date, and this happened accidentally, right?"
"That was really bad luck. First, Libnand hijacked the train, and then someone unknown planted a bomb."
"Although it's vacation, it's more tiring than normal work."
"No, it's not a date... I, uh, I..."
When this topic was mentioned, Takagi Shigeru couldn't help but be distracted.
He subconsciously opened his mouth to explain, but it felt like nothing he said would be right.
Looking at the subtle look in Akasawa Hidehiro's eyes, Takagi Shigeru couldn't help but swallow.
(This matter must be explained clearly, otherwise Ms. Sato will deny it.)
(Wouldn’t that mean I would be embarrassed all the way from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department to the Shikoku Local Police?)
"Inspector Akazawa, this question has nothing to do with the [Silver Star train explosion incident]."
"Please don't bring up anything other than work while you're working."
"Otherwise, Prosecutor Guiyue will definitely object to your salary assessment."
Aoki Chinatsu said expressionlessly.
"Wow, wow! Chinatsu-chan is really cruel to me."
"Alright, alright, Officer Takagi, you can leave now. I will hand over the rest to Inspector Megure."
"I hope you have a great time in Shikoku during the rest of your vacation."
Inspector Akazawa had a hearty smile on his face. He thought for a moment and added another sentence.
"Our four countries are not as prone to criminal cases as Tokyo. They are very stable."
"Just have fun."
"…Inspector Akazawa, do you want to submit these words as a transcript?"
"Ah, I've already told you, Chixia-chan, don't be so ruthless. My salary assessment was not optimistic in the first place!"
Looking at Inspector Akasawa and Officer Aoki who seem to have a good relationship.
Takagi Shigeru just felt that he shouldn't be a light bulb here, but outside.
He sighed, stood up, and decided not to disturb the two failed criminals from Shikoku from chatting.
Crunch——————
As soon as he pushed open the door of the interrogation room, Takagi Wataru was startled.
Because Miwako Sato was leaning against the wall next to the interrogation room, quietly flipping through the book in her hand.
Although he couldn't see it clearly, Takagi Shigeru felt that it seemed to be... a travel guide?
"Officer Sato, are you still here?" Takagi Shigeru stuttered.
"Yeah, ah, that's right. I was waiting for you to finish your questioning."
Miwako Sato snapped the travel guide in her hand shut.
She tilted her head to look at Takagi Wataru, and then said as a matter of course.
"Now that we've come to Shikoku, our vacation time isn't over yet."
"How about you accompany me on a tour of Shikoku for the remaining few days?"
(Are you traveling in Shikoku? With Ms. Sato?)
Takagi Wataru's face suddenly turned red.
He nodded somewhat embarrassedly.
Tick, tick, tick.
The young prosecutor walked out of the stairwell at the corner, holding a large stack of files.
She stared at the two criminals on leave in front of her for a while, and finally looked away.
(He's just a criminal police officer on vacation anyway, so it shouldn't be a big deal.)
(In short, let’s take a look at the Shikoku files first.)
Kizuki Hotaru and Takagi Wataru passed each other.
It was not until they left the Shikoku regional police headquarters that the two criminals on leave from Tokyo remembered something.
The prosecutor named Kizuki Ryuun, who was previously promoted to the Tokyo district, was previously the prosecutor of the Shikoku district.
Moreover, the prestige here is extremely high, and the winning rate in case handling is an astonishing 100%.
At the time of the murder on Yueying Island, the one who was facing Guiyue Liuyun was Master Xiang Yuanguang.
Now that these two mortal enemies are in the same place again, will the Inquisition decide the outcome again?
(No, no, no, that's impossible no matter how hard I think about it. I must be overthinking it.)
Takagi Wataru shook his head.
(Master Xiang Yuan is probably still receiving treatment in the hospital, so how could he come out to defend himself?)
(Besides, he has no reputation in the Shikoku region, so even if he is willing to defend himself, no one will come to him.)
(I should just concentrate on thinking about where to go next.)
Brush la la——————
Akasawa Osamu yawned and walked outside with Aoki Chinatsu.
I have been working overtime since five or six in the morning until now, and have finally finished recording the statements of all the members of the Silver Star train.
Now I can finally have a good rest.
"Xiao Qianxia, let's go eat oden. I remember there's a new and delicious oden restaurant nearby."
Aoki Chinatsu, who was following behind Akasawa Osamu, was taller and stronger than Akasawa Osamu.
The policewoman, who looked petite and cute, shook her head and said expressionlessly.
"Inspector Akazawa, today's work is not yet complete. You cannot rest yet."
"There is still one survivor in the second carriage that exploded but has not been questioned."
"We still have to go to the hospital to take a statement from the survivor."
"In addition, the Lavender Villa murder case that happened the day before yesterday is still under investigation and evidence collection."
"After checking the situation of the survivors, we still need to find the internal members of Lavender Villa to record it..."
Chinatsu Aoki lowered her head to write and draw, then raised her head, still expressionless.
"Ghost Moon Prosecutor takes this matter very seriously. If we don't deal with it."
"Not only will Inspector Akasawa have to eat some vegetarian noodles for the rest of the month, I'll have to join him too."
"So, Inspector Akazawa, can you please eat some vegetarian noodles without bringing me along?"
Akazawa Osamu's face suddenly froze.
Tsk, why on earth did this guy Guiyue Liuyun come back from the Tokyo Regional Court?
Isn’t that good place where every inch of land is worth a lot of money much better than the Four Countries?
(Tsk, this lavender case, judging from the investigation and evidence, seems to be related to heroin.)
(It should be coming from Tsukikage Island near Tokyo, how annoying...)
Inspector Akazawa sighed.
"Okay, I'll listen to you. Let's go - for this month's salary assessment!"
(End of this chapter)