Chapter 8 Chapter 8 I really am not cut out to be a detective...

In the end, Sekitomaru finally compromised completely. The reason for his compromise was that Kamohashi Ron told him all his reasoning process when no one was paying attention, although he really wanted to ask Ron why he didn't tell it himself.

But forget it, I feel that even if I really asked this question, the answer would probably be something like "interesting" or "fun".

"In the end, I have to be the bait." Isshiki Todumaru sighed.

"It can't be helped. Officer Isshiki is the only one here who seems like the type of young person who would be drawn to this kind of chuunibyou stuff. You just need to change up your attire a bit." Kamonohashi Ron pulled out a few clothes. "You'll look like one of their clients dressed this way."

"I'll look like a bosozoku guy going on a late-night car race when I put that on! Is that really okay?!"

"That's the only way to attract those guys. I also suggest Officer Isshiki go out at night; it'll be more effective." Kamohashi Ron even took out his notebook. "I've also prepared a special script for you. Just follow the lines when the time comes."

Isshiki Todumaru said embarrassedly: "Am I a professional actor who performs on stage?"

The kind that's about to form a manzai group with Ron and debut on the spot?

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"Don't be too stressed, Officer Isshiki. Just follow the script and everything will be fine." Kamohashi Ron said to Isshiki Totomaru, "It's just some very easy lines. With Officer Isshiki's ability, she can handle it perfectly."

Even if it loses its balance and flips over, isn't he there to back it up?

Kamohashi Ron felt very relieved that he could handle any kind of rollover.

Then Isshiki Totomaru followed Kamohashi Ron's instructions and rode the motorcycle very fast. Finally, he failed to brake and hit someone and fell off the motorcycle.

The only good news was that Isshiki Totomaru was a policeman after all. He reacted quickly and was basically unharmed, except for the motorcycle...

Well, the motorcycle was actually still alive, it just flipped over.

Kamo no Bridge Theory: "..."

Sorry, he didn't expect this kind of physical failure.

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"Hasn't Officer Isshiki ridden a motorcycle like this before?" Kamonohashi Ron asked with a hint of doubt. "I have a feeling you should at least have ridden a bicycle before."

"I've ridden a bicycle before, and I've also driven a motorcycle like this," Isshiki Todumaru said helplessly, "but asking me to drive so fast like a bosozoku guy is really giving me too much credit!"

"So, Toto has been a good kid since he was little." Kamohashi Ron encouraged, "Never mind, just treat it as a new experience for Toto. Anyway, keep up the good work, Toto!"

"Don't use the tone of my grandma to say such encouraging words!"

Kamohashi Ron completely ignored Isshiki Todumaru's complaints and simply hummed an unknown song.

Because he was not completely without any basic skills, Isshiki Totomaru only needed to practice twice to successfully drive the motorcycle very fast. During the night time, Kamohashi Ron even drew a route for Isshiki Totomaru that the so-called biker gangs were likely to travel, so that Isshiki Totomaru could not help but look at Kamohashi Ron:

"Lun, do you know so much about this kind of thing?"

"After all, knowing the entire city map and those people who might have unknown information is part of being a good detective," Kamohashi explained. "And now it's in use."

Isshiki Totsumaru was still a little skeptical, but since the theory said so, he decided to give it a try. After all, the sooner the murderer was caught, the more people could be saved.

Because we don’t know if this murderer will kill other people.

The motorcycle was wandering around Tokyo at night. Isshiki Totomaru was wearing a pungent perfume. After he rejected several ladies who came to chat with him——

Wait, why are these ladies going out so late at night? It’s past the time to buy groceries or lunch boxes, right?

In the end, Seduduwan couldn't think of anything, so he simply chose to give up thinking.

Just follow what the theory says.

Until he was approached by a man, he even subconsciously said: "I'm sorry, I don't smoke, drink, go to nightclubs, borrow money, or go to brothels-"

"...That's not what I meant to say," the man said, "but it looks like you've rejected quite a few people."

"Oh, sorry, I just said that subconsciously."

"I could smell the pungent scent of your perfume from a distance," the man said. "You've heard that urban legend circulating in the metropolis, right? It's about spraying this brand of perfume and someone will take on a commission—"

"Isn't this an urban legend?" asked Isshiki Todumaru.

"Of course not." The other party said, "Because I am the one who took this task."

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"Can you also do the job of killing people?" Isshiki Todumaru suddenly asked, "What do you need?"

"Enough money, or rather, a lot of money," the other person said. "Because I'm really short of money. As long as you give me enough, I'll take anything. I lost my job not long ago, and the economy has been very bad recently. It's really hard to meet my expenses and those of my girlfriend."

Isshiki Todumaru wanted to say something in rebuttal, but he couldn't refute anything.

Lun didn't know how he came to this conclusion. According to Lun, he just happened to notice that this person also followed the communication expert's account, as well as a strange and weird empty account.

The ID of that empty account just starts with L.

"He's actually quite famous, after all, his account ID is Lupin," Kamohashi said at the time. "He was a very famous phantom thief during the Victorian era, like the old-school phantom thieves you see in detective novels. He would send out a warning letter and then steal things, or he would solve the case while committing it."

"Isn't that a complete waste of police resources?"

"Maybe the French prefer this? But I really don't want that organization to be associated with Lupin. It's a huge blow to that Phantom Thief's reputation." Kamonohashi's voice was a little low at the time. "But never mind. We're all going to end up in the Metropolitan Police Department eating pork chop rice anyway."

"You seem to think highly of us, Lun." Isshiki Todumaru said half-jokingly.

"Of course. After all, you're an excellent Isshiki officer in the Metropolitan Police Department. I'm sure completing this mission will be a piece of cake." Kamonohashi Ron said half-jokingly, "Just do as I say and there will be no problem at all."

So, Isshiki Totomaru took a deep breath and continued, "Actually, your girlfriend suspected you of cheating on her. You were leaving early and coming back late, and you smelled of perfume. Everything matched up. But also, the Metropolitan Police Department's Organization Countermeasures Department received a smuggling case at that time. At first, you were actually just helping a certain organization with smuggling, right? And you followed that communication expert's account because the perfume he sold happened to signal that they were 'on the inside' in that organization. But later, you started taking on murder cases..."

The man was silent for a rare moment, then said, "You are actually a police officer from the Metropolitan Police Department, right? I admit that my criminal methods were too weak, especially since it was my first time killing someone for money. In the end, I figured since I'd already done all those things, this one wouldn't make a big difference."

"That organization, is it the so-called 'L'?"

"You've done a thorough search," the man said. "It's indeed 'L'. Although the organization's online ID is 'Lupin', the actual name of the organization should be 'Liar'."

"Just call it 'Nest Xue'?" Kamohashi Ronya appeared at the scene. "That's a really interesting and bold name. But, you, you killed for money, right?"

"Is there anything wrong with killing people for money?"

"Those who despise life have no right to live." Kamonohashi Ron suddenly said, "Right now, take out the knife on your body and stab yourself in the neck."

Isshiki Todumaru: "Wait—?!"

Isshiki Totumaru suddenly realized that the other party really did what Kamohashi Ron said unconsciously.

So, the Metropolitan Police Department detective subconsciously rushed to the criminal.

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Kamo no Hashiro knows that once he solves a murder case, he will lose his memory for a period of time. According to the people around him, "You used words to force the criminal to commit suicide, Kamo no Hashiro, do you really have no memory at all?"

To be honest, he really has no memory at all.

"Are you really not the real murderer of the Blood Internship Case..." Many people are skeptical about this.

"I've already proven my innocence, and I don't think I need to prove anything more." Kamohashi Ron said so proudly at the time, and now this situation has indeed occurred again. The reason why he didn't want to continue being a detective was that he didn't want this kind of thing to happen. When he woke up, he sighed:

"I've been told three or four times to keep an eye on me, and yet something like this still happens... This guy, forget it, I'm not cut out to be a detective after all." Kamohashi Ron was muttering to himself when he suddenly heard Isshiki Totomaru's voice:

"Hey, if you're awake, come help me. I can't subdue an adult male!" Isshiki Totomaru said, "It took me a lot of effort to get the weapon out of his hand."

Kamo no Hashiro was a little surprised: "Eh——"

"Hey, what? Come here first!"

"What? Now I know why Mr. Kiku introduced you to me." Kamonobashi Ron said, "Toto, would you mind moving to Kamonobashi Apartment? After all, it turns out that what I need is not a very smart partner, but an idiot who will rush out without thinking to save his life!"

"I'm so sorry for rushing out without thinking!"