Chapter 22

The intense pain tore through the body, almost causing one to faint.

Yuma Tsujimoto's fingers tightly grasped the fabric, his brows wrinkled unnaturally, and cold sweat seeped through his clothes.

He realized that something was not right with him, but he had done what he needed to do, and the rest was up to him.

Isn't it always like this? After completing the task, Gin and his friends picked it up and threw it into the back parking space, just like throwing away the garbage.

The more conscious you are, the more intense the pain becomes.

Sometimes it is not a good thing for people to live too soberly.

But this time when he woke up, his physical condition was much better than he had imagined. The smell of medicine in his nose was not that strong, and he was not even lying on a hospital bed surrounded by various needles.

He returned to the safe house, slept on the familiar bed, changed into looser clothes, and cleaned up the blood and stains on his body.

The pain from the bomb seemed to be just an illusion. The moment he woke up, the sun shone through the windowsill and fell on him, like a holy baptism.

Yuma Tsujimoto just lay on the bed and felt the warmth for a moment. His indigo eyes were like the deep sea, surrounded by the mist and the confusion of the night.

My memory is a little fragmented.

He only remembered that the person who greeted him in the end was no longer Gin, but Morobushi Kagemitsu... God knows why he came here, but since he was going back, he didn't care who the person was.

However, he just remembered that it seemed inappropriate for Morobushi Jingguang to show up now.

Oh, if he can't bring himself back safely, then he is just a waste.

"Are you awake? Do you want to get up and eat?"

The man's voice rang in his ears, and Yuma Tsujimoto picked up the ends of his messy hair and smelled a faint sweetness.

"Sweet porridge?" Yuma Tsujimoto quickly smelled the scent.

Compared to Tsujimoto Shigetsu, who is an absolute meat-eater and salty person, Tsujimoto Yuma is an out-and-out sweet person who particularly likes lighter foods.

"Yes, it is better for the patient to eat something light." Zhu Fu Jingguang said with his back to him.

"What? I look so weak..."

Yuma Tsujimoto, who was about to get out of bed, was suddenly tripped and his pupils dilated subconsciously.

Wait?? What are those things tied around his wrists and ankles?? Ropes???

How dare this guy tie him up with a rope???

"Are you looking for death! Morofushi Kagemitsu!" Tsujimoto Yuma's face showed ferocity.

"You have too many wounds on your body, and it would be troublesome to bandage you. This is a trade-off I have to make helplessly," Morofushi Jingguang explained.

"Who taught you to tie yourself like this?! Who do you think you are!! You——"

Before Yuma Tsujimoto could get up and move forward, his legs suddenly went weak and he collapsed to the ground.

At this moment he was startled, and the fear in his heart almost surfaced.

No, that's not right.

Even when he was seriously injured, he would not be unable to walk.

What did Morofushi Kagemitsu do to him?

"Senior, you are too nervous."

The black-haired young man walked slowly to his side, and when his hand touched his wrist, Yuma Tsujimoto subconsciously shrank back, but was gently grabbed by the other party.

"I won't hurt you. The contract is still valid, and I will take good care of you."

His figure was reflected in the blue eyes, clear and without any impurities.

At this moment, Morobushi Jingguang's figure seemed to transform into another person he was very familiar with.

That was also the person he could not face the most.

No……

"I don't need it."

Yuma Tsujimoto stared into the other person's eyes, his tone filled with unprecedented anger.

"Get out of here now, right now, right now!"

·

Inside the Police Department.

"That's what happened." Shigetto Tsujimoto placed the letter on the table and glanced at the people around him.

"I was threatened. The other party wrote a letter and signed it to A."

Shigeto Tsujimoto immediately disclosed A's letter to everyone in the Metropolitan Police Department.

Such blatant threats clearly show that the Metropolitan Police Department is not taken seriously.

“Maybe it’s just an ordinary threatening letter?” Tsujimoto Shigetsu looked over it for a while.

"Most importantly, do I look like the type that would easily attract hate?"

"What do you think?" Matsuda Jinpei asked indifferently.

"You have too many subjective ideas, Matsuda-kun." Tsujimoto Shigetsu was unhappy.

"I think this matter should not be taken lightly." Inspector Furuya was very serious about this.

"Whether he intended to attack Officer Tsujimoto or not, we must investigate this matter with 100 percent concentration."

"By the way, does Officer Tsujimoto have any real enemies? For example, enemies or something like that?" Kenji Hagiwara asked proactively.

"How is that possible!" Tsujimoto Shigetsu was unhappy.

"Do I look like someone who would easily attract enemies?"

Everyone looked at him quietly.

"Okay, I'll think about it carefully." Tsujimoto Shigetsu immediately stopped smiling and his expression became more serious.

"Could it be related to a case I handled before? It's also possible that the criminal's friends or relatives hold a grudge against me."

"If that's really the case, then Officer Tsujimoto must have offended too many people." Inspector Furutani covered his forehead in pain.

Due to his high efficiency in handling cases, the cases handled by Officer Tsujimoto could fill up half of the lounge. If he wanted to investigate them all, it would probably take days and nights.

What's more, Shigeto Tsujimoto didn't take this matter to heart at all. Seeing that happy face, Inspector Furutani's headache started to hurt again.

"Then we'll just take it one step at a time." Shigetto Tsujimoto put away the letter on the desk.

"At the end of the day, there are many ways for a person to kill another person, but [killing] doesn't necessarily mean killing me."

"Killing me socially might be more important to him."

"Social level?? You mean... he wants you to be disgraced?" Matsuda Jinpei was stunned.

"That's right." Tsujimoto Shigetsu put the letter away and looked at Inspector Furuya.

"I will investigate A's matter, Furuya-senpai. This has already threatened my personal safety. I can't just sit there and wait for death."

"as well as--"

Tsujimoto paused for a moment before continuing,

"If possible, please keep an eye on Officer Nobuhara for me."

"Officer Nobuhara? Why?" Kenji Hagihara felt a little strange.

"Just watch. Maybe I'm overthinking." Shigetto Tsujimoto shook the phone in his hand.

"I'm not going to work today. I've made an appointment with a private detective to investigate this matter. I'll go to the law firm later. If nothing goes wrong, I should be able to find some useful information."

After politely declining Kenji Hagiwara's request to send him back, Shigeto Tsujimoto quickly left the Metropolitan Police Department.

When he was leaving the house, he immediately saw his own car parked not far away. The license plate number had been changed, so the other party must have come to return the car.

"I didn't expect you to come pick me up." Tsujimoto Shigetsu naturally opened the passenger door and fastened his seat belt.

"Why, were you chased out by my brother?"

"……Um."

Sitting next to him was the disguised Morobushi Kagemitsu. His own disguise skills were not very high, but after learning from Tsujimoto Yuma for a while, he was able to hide his face skillfully.

"It's okay, he just has a bad temper and he doesn't like to be treated harshly. You'll be fine if you do as I say." Shigetto Tsujimoto put his fingers in his arm.

"He is using your friend to threaten you, right? Yuzhen won't do it rashly, he will weigh the pros and cons. He may look angry, but he knows more clearly in his mind than anyone else."

"If you are worried, I can assure you that I can protect Furuya Rei - in the name of Tsujimoto Shigetsu."

Every word that Shigeto Tsujimoto said was inexplicably reassuring, as if he had an absolute and firm belief in what he said.

Morofushi Kagemitsu was willing to trust the other party, but he was still somewhat curious about Tsujimoto Shigeto.

"Does the police officer involved know about us?" Logically, he should be very clear about the Black Organization, but Morobushi Jingguang was not so sure.

"Of course I know. I have been investigating you." Tsujimoto Shigetsu said slowly.

"I will probably be transferred to the Public Security Department in the second half of the year. I know your situation very well."

That's not surprising.

"Just take good care of Yushin. Follow the method I teach you, and he will definitely obey." Tsujimoto Shigetsu lowered his voice.

"He's going to do some crazy things sometimes, so let him be. By the way - he won't be able to read any information about me from your mind, so you don't have to worry about our acquaintance being leaked."

"How did you do that???" Zhu Fu Jingguang was shocked.

"Pfft, just think of it as a strange bond between brothers." Shigetto Tsujimoto laughed.

"In order to prevent him from running around, I added some other things when bandaging him, so he shouldn't be able to track you for the time being. He will probably be weak for a few days, so I'll trouble you to take care of him."

"I have some things to do these days, and I can't let him get involved."

In fact, he added a little debuff to the Archangel's Breath, which will cause a period of absolute weakness after use. If it were Shigetsu, he might be able to output crazy damage despite the debuff, but Yuma definitely can't.

Although he felt a little sorry for Yuma, he didn't want Yuma to have contact with A again.

"You two are really a complicated pair of brothers." Zhufu Jingguang couldn't help but sigh.

"Really? I think it's fine." Shigetto Tsujimoto glanced at his watch.

"Go to Hanyu's law firm. I want to meet Hanyu Ibuki. And from now on, you will be my hired private investigator. Don't speak again until I ask you a question."

…

The reason why I can't speak is because the barrage is coming soon.

He had no intention of revealing Morobushi Jingguang's identity in front of the bullet screen. This secret was shared by them and it was a reasonable deal.

[Aaaaah, what a bastard A is! ! He has harmed so many children! ! He even wants to harm the people involved! ! ]

[This is not yandere! This guy is mentally ill! How can you play like this! ! ]

[A wants to ruin Shibuto-chan's reputation, right? That's definitely the case!! Damn, they're both yandere, but Yuma is no better than A! ]

[I apologize for mistaking Yuma and A for the same person! At least Yuma respects his brother's choice. A is just a mad dog... Return Alaska! You insulted Alaska!]

[That Alaska is actually the name of a wine...]

[Speaking of which, the private investigator involved in the hiring of a hired gun looks familiar? 】

[Really? I think it's a common face. It should be a passerby, right? ]

[They seem to be planning to go to a law firm? Why are they going to a law firm? ? ]

[Does he want to sue? But he doesn't know A's identity yet? ? ]

[Or does that lawyer Hanyu know something? I don’t quite understand what Shinobi-chan is doing…]

[Damn it! But I'm really worried that the person involved will be stained black, wuwuwuwuwu... Even if you are a mad dog, please don't bite people randomly, okay! ]

[I don't think it's necessary to dye it black, because Shibuto-chan is black in itself. 】

[Pfft, think on the bright side, maybe the person involved already knows who A is! Maybe he's still thinking about counterattack! ]

[I believe in Shibuto-chan too!! He is just a cannon fodder of the Black Organization! There is absolutely no problem with Shibuto-chan!!]

…

So far, Danmu is still very confident in him.

Although Shigeto Tsujimoto didn't know where his confidence came from, he actually didn't find out A's whereabouts.

His channels for searching information are limited. If it were Youzhen, he would probably be able to find out A's route quickly, right?

But it doesn't work.

If Yuzhen really revealed it, A's suspicion of Yuzhen would definitely increase, and he might even continue to look for opportunities to retaliate.

With Yuma's safety at the top of his mind, he plans to resolve this incident secretly on his own.

Because of the previous incident of holding Gin hostage, A must be on guard against the person involved, and will not believe that he really knows nothing. At least he fooled Gin in terms of acting, so there is no reason why he can't fool A.

If A is coming towards him, then let him come.

The best hunters always appear as prey. It is better to let him see how he intends to destroy himself.

Shigetto Tsujimoto is quite curious.

Hanyu Law Firm has been operating as usual these days, but Shigeto Tsujimoto has not heard from Hanyu Ibuki for several days.

Not long ago, that gentleman wrote a news report touting the achievements of Shigeto Tsujimoto and even accepted an interview on his behalf when he was away.

"Officer Tsujimoto? Ah, although I haven't had much contact with him, I can feel that he is a very humorous senior."

"Officer Tsujimoto is amazing. He is willing to do anything to protect everyone. I have always been attracted by the light of Officer Tsujimoto."

"Hahahaha, I'm not that amazing. I'm far inferior to Officer Tsujimoto. I'd rather say that Officer Tsujimoto is my idol!"

…

His toes curled up at the compliment.

Hanyu Ibuki, a well-known rising star in the legal profession, is kind, has a great personality, excellent communication skills, and even calls himself his fan.

No matter how you look at it, he's not someone you can easily deal with.

Shigeto Tsujimoto did suspect the other party, but Hanyu Ibuki's defense was airtight, and he had no intention of giving him any chance to find loopholes. The two of them secretly dealt with each other for a long time, and neither of them could get any useful information from the other.

"Excuse me."

Shigetsu Tsujimoto knocked on the door of the law firm and cleared his throat.

"Can you open the door?"

A moment later, the heavy door of the law firm was slowly pushed open, and a timid-looking girl soon appeared in front of him.

"Um, are you here to see Mr. Hanyu?"

"Yes." Tsujimoto Shigetsu leaned forward slightly, and his tone became much softer.

"Is it convenient for Mr. Hanyu Ibuki to come see me? I have something very important to ask him."

"Mr. Hanyu, I was accidentally injured while assisting the police investigation not long ago, and I'm still in the hospital." The girl's voice was very low.

"You can go to Mihua First Hospital to find him. I can tell you where his bed is."

"Then I'll trouble you."

Hanyu Ibuki was injured and hospitalized. If I remember correctly, he happened to shoot A twice that day, and the other party was probably seriously injured.

Is this just a coincidence?

Shigeto Tsujimoto has always been suspicious of Hanyu Ibuki, but this is too weird, the other party is almost sticking "I am A" on his face.

There are generally two possibilities for this kind of explicit indication. One, Hanyu Ibuki is indeed A, and he deliberately makes this attitude in order to let Tsujimoto Shigeto predict his prediction; the other is that Hanyu Ibuki is not A, and he exists to confuse Tsujimoto Shigeto.

Either possibility is tricky.

Shigeto Tsujimoto decided to go and see Hanyu Ibuki's injury first.

“Ding Dong——”

Just as Keimitsu Morobushi and Shigeto Tsujimoto walked out of the law firm, Keimitsu Morobushi's cell phone suddenly rang. He subconsciously picked up the phone, but saw a text message from a familiar person on the phone.

[Come back.]

There were only two short words, but just by looking at them, Morofu Jingguang could imagine the other party's unhappy expression.

"Hahahahahaha..." Shigetto Tsujimoto couldn't help but laugh.

"What? You compromised so quickly this time. I think it's kind of cute."

"Is it cute?" Zhu Fu Jingguang was at a loss.

He didn't seem to get the point...

"Go back. We won't need you anymore. Although I don't like driving very much, it's not impossible for me to drive." Shigetto Tsujimoto wiped away the tears from his laughter.

"As for Mr. A, I will go and meet him in person."

"He's obsessed with me so much, wouldn't it seem too heartless if I didn't accept his invitation to talk to him?"