Chapter 26: The Apartment is Haunted
◎Meian Jiaxi brought the knife into the Metropolitan Police Department◎
After confirming that it was a man-made farce, Natsume Takashi took his backpack and said he wanted to go back early the next morning.
Mu'an Jiaxi tried his best to persuade him to stay for a few more days, but he declined politely, saying that he had something else to do and really couldn't stay.
Muan Jiaxi could only regretfully send him to the station with Amuro Toru. After watching him enter the station, Amuro Toru sent Muan Jiaxi back to the gate of Beika Apartment. After saying goodbye to her, Amuro Toru turned the car around and went to work.
After Amuro Toru left, Mu'an Jiaxi didn't enter the apartment building, but walked forward, heading towards the intersection. Mu'an Jiaxi had said yesterday that she wanted to move, and it wasn't a sudden impulse out of fear; she really wanted to move. Now she didn't want to set foot in that house. The moment she did, she would think of that ringing ringtone, a recurring thought that she couldn't get rid of, like a nightmare.
The only solution was to move, but before she could find a real estate agency, a ringing cell phone disrupted her plans. Mu An Jiaxi took out her phone and took a look. It was an unfamiliar number, but she answered it anyway. "Hello."
A few seconds after the words fell, a male voice came from the phone, saying, "Ms. Muan Jiaxi, is this the Metropolitan Police Department? I'm Takagi. We met last night about the harassment case. Do you have time now? Are you able to come to the Metropolitan Police Department if you're free? He said he'd only discuss the compensation you mentioned yesterday with you in person."
Mu An Jiaxi was puzzled. "Why, why does he have to see me? What's he up to?" Then he thought for a moment and said, "Forget it, I'll go over now."
Gao Mu said: "Okay."
After they hung up, Muan Jiaxi changed direction and headed towards the Metropolitan Police Department. She didn't know why she felt like there were eyes staring at her from behind, but every time she looked back, there was nothing unusual. This made her wonder if she had become mentally fragile because of that psychopath, and she started to become neurotic.
After cursing the mentally ill man a few more times, Mu'an Jiaxi tried his best to divert his attention and stop thinking about those trivial things.
After walking for about ten minutes, Muan Jiaxi also arrived at the Metropolitan Police Department. As soon as she entered, she saw Gao Mu standing at the door waiting for her. Muan Jiaxi immediately stepped forward and said, "Officer Gao Mu."
When Takagi saw her, he quickly took her into the lobby and took the elevator to the floor where the interrogation room was. When she reached the door of the interrogation room, she found Inspector Megure standing at the door. When he saw her, he took her aside. Because the window of the interrogation room was transparent, Megure could also see what was going on inside. The man was sitting on a chair with his head lowered. His hands were handcuffed to the table in front of him. He seemed to be asleep and motionless.
Over here, Inspector Megure handed her a piece of paper and said, "After the doctor's examination, he does not have any symptoms of mental illness. All indicators are normal."
Mu'an Jiaxi took the report and took a look. It was full of professional terms and he couldn't understand a single word, but he understood what Inspector Megure said. This man was normal, there was nothing wrong with him, a particularly normal person. After listening to this, Mu'an Jiaxi's back teeth itched again and he sneered, "Oh, did he say why? How did I offend him?"
"He said he found it interesting and fun. We've also done some research. He's a prankster, often playing pranks on his colleagues. Later, when he got bolder, he started playing pranks on people around him. All his neighbors complained about him, and he moved around frequently because of it. He'd only moved in a few days before noticing you rarely went out and what you were doing at home, so he started getting interested."
Mu An Jiaxi pointed at the boy inside and asked, "What's his name?"
"Koki Mitsukazu."
"Can I talk to him alone?"
Officer Megure glanced at her, a little worried. Seeing this, Meian Jiaxi said, "Don't worry, I won't act impulsively. I'll just say a few words to him. Besides, you're right at the door. If anything happens, you can come in right away."
Inspector Megure finally nodded and agreed, "Okay, don't take too long."
"Well, no problem." Then, Mu'an Jiaxi walked into the interrogation room.
As soon as he entered, he closed the door. Before closing it, he smiled and said to the two police officers at the door, "I won't lock it. I just want to talk to him alone for a few words. Please forgive my privacy."
Mu'an Jiaxi walked over to sit down opposite the man, looked at Xiao Mu Guanghe who was still motionless, raised her hand and knocked on the table. After a few seconds, Xiao Mu Guanghe's head finally moved, then slowly raised it up, saw her, and smiled, "You're here, I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Mu An Jia Xi was too lazy to waste time talking to him. "Go ahead, didn't you say you wanted to discuss compensation with me in person? Now that I'm here, tell me how much you want to pay."
Xiao Mu Guanghe heard this, the corners of his mouth rose, and he suddenly leaned his head closer, "I've thought about it, I don't have any money."
Mu'an Jiaxi also laughed and said, "No money, right?" It seemed like he was asking, but not really asking.
There was a smile on her lips, but her eyes were as cold as a knife. She looked at him with a half-smile. The next second, she took out a knife from somewhere, raised her hand and chopped the table in front of her, chopping a hole in the table.
Xiao Mu Guanghe was obviously shocked. He didn't expect her to be so bold as to pull out a knife and threaten him blatantly in the Metropolitan Police Department. He was so scared that he stuttered, "You, do you know where this place is? You dare to threaten me here? Aren't you afraid? There are cameras here. Your every move will be recorded. If you dare to touch me today, you won't be able to escape."
"I didn't intend to escape. I didn't want to live anyway. I'm content to have someone to take with me before I die."
"If you don't live, I still want to live, you lunatic, the police officer is killing someone, help!!" Xiao Mu Guanghe kept shouting and yelling outside in a heart-wrenching manner.
Mu'an Jiaxi was not afraid that they would come in at all. He calmly picked up the knife on the table, put it to his cheek, and patted it gently, "Scream, scream again."
Xiao Mu Guanghe seemed to have been poisoned and silenced all of a sudden. He was silent for a moment, but his eyes kept looking at the knife on his cheek. His legs were shaking and trembling, and his eyes were full of fear and terror.
Mu'an Jiaxi circled around him with the knife, then stopped behind him, put his head close to his ear, and chopped the knife down on his hand. He shuddered. Seeing this, Mu'an Jiaxi cursed, "Coward." Then he said, "Will you pay for the mental damage? Will you apologize?"
Xiao Mu Guanghe didn't have the same arrogance as before this time. He nodded repeatedly, "Pay, pay, pay. I'll pay whatever you say."
"Wouldn't it be better if you did this earlier? Why did you have to wait for me to use force? I really didn't shed a single tear. If you still don't give up, how much will you pay?"
"I'll pay you whatever you say. It's all up to you!"
"Apologize."
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry…”
When he wanted to say more, Mu'an Jiaxi raised her hand to stop him. Xiao Mu Guanghe thought that was enough, but when he saw her, she took out her phone, clicked a few times, and then put the phone next to his face, "Tell me again, be more specific, what did you do, who did you hurt, who are you apologizing to, state it clearly one by one."
Xiao Mu Guang He watched the policeman not come in for a long time, and then had to do as he was told. "I, Xiao Mu Guang He, love playing pranks. I deliberately broke the wall of my own house, made a weird ringing sound, and put it in the wall connecting to the next door. As a result, I caused serious harm to my neighbor. I hereby solemnly apologize. I am sorry, and I will compensate my neighbor for the harm I caused him."
Mu An Jiaxi put away his phone and said, "That's pretty good."
At this moment, with a "bang", the door opened, and a large number of policemen suddenly rushed in and surrounded Mu'an Jiaxi. Gao Mu immediately came up to take away her knife and took her out of the interrogation room.
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