Chapter 24

By the time Morobu Jingguang returned to the safe house, it was already very late.

He remembered that the light in the room was still on before Yuma Tsujimoto asked him to leave. When he came back, he saw only darkness.

As expected, the lights were turned off again.

Yuma Tsujimoto doesn't like turning on the lights. He seems to be a born nocturnal animal and only feels at ease when immersed in darkness.

"Congratulations, you actually remembered to come back?"

A slightly hoarse voice was heard, and Morofu Jingguang moved closer subconsciously, only to find that Tsujimoto Yushin was sitting at the table, flipping through an old diary in his hands.

"You asked me to come back, so I came back." Zhu Fu Jingguang answered obediently.

With Tsujimoto Shigetsu behind him, he felt a little more at ease. At least when facing Tsujimoto Yuma, he didn't have as much resentment as before.

Yuma Tsujimoto did not answer. He closed the diary in his hand and placed it upside down on the table.

"That's right. Come with me to the Black Organization headquarters later. Gin and the others have a mission to issue. This time I want you to complete it with me."

Yuma Tsujimoto seemed to have completely forgotten what happened before and gave the order directly.

"Would you like to go with me?" Zhu Fu Jingguang was stunned for a moment.

"But my identity..."

"You pretend to be me and go to participate." Tsujimoto Yuma yawned lazily. It was obvious that he didn't get a good rest at all.

"I can't do anything in this state, so you have to take responsibility. This is also your fault, are you satisfied?"

Morofushi Kagemitsu: "..."

No, he really didn't know anything.

Yuma Tsujimoto seemed to have calmed down. He probably thought about it for a long time, and in the end he did not do anything to Morobushi Kagemitsu.

But his expression looked really unhappy.

"Don't worry, the mission this time won't be complicated." Yuma Tsujimoto handed over the heavy report in his hand and picked up the white porcelain cup on the table.

"Hunting down A, our mission this time is just that simple."

A, who was also the traitor of the organization, Alaska, chose to backstab once again after confirming his cooperation with the Black Organization.

The information he provided was half true and half false. After injuring Grenz, who was responsible for the follow-up work, he fled decisively after getting drunk. This time, the Black Organization will not let him go.

“It tastes terrible.”

Before Morofushi Kagemitsu finished reading the information, he heard Tsujimoto Yuma's voice with some disgust.

"Aren't there sugar cubes and milk here? I don't like bitter coffee, it tastes terrible."

"It's better not to drink coffee at night." Zhu Fujingguang made a friendly suggestion.

"Did I let you refute me?"

"I'm just thinking about your health."

"…Thank you very much."

There was no trace of the word "thank you" on Yuma Tsujimoto's face, but he didn't reject Morobushi Kagemitsu's concern.

The radio in the room had been turned on at some point and was still playing news reports continuously.

At this moment, Yuma Tsujimoto and Kagemitsu Morofushi were silent. They heard quite shocking news on that familiar radio.

"According to reports, regarding the serial killer hostage-taking case a few years ago, there seems to be some negative news related to Officer Tsujimoto..."

"Negative news?"

Even Zhu Fu Jingguang was a little surprised.

However, Yuma Tsujimoto did not look surprised, and even had an expression that said "Ah, as expected."

"My rather difficult brother seems to have done something unexpected."

This doesn't sound like good news.

Although Morofushi Kagemitsu thought so in his heart, he rejected this idea after seeing Tsujimoto Yuma's leisurely expression.

There is no one in this world who cares about Shigeto Tsujimoto more than Yuma Tsujimoto.

Because they are twin brothers, they know each other very well. And because they know each other well, they can guess each other's next move.

"If you want to catch birds, you always set traps in advance." Tsujimoto Yuma said this slowly.

"Sprinkle some grain on it, and when they come down to eat it, the basket will fall upside down."

"In this incident, the person involved played the role of both the grain and the bamboo basket."

Bad rumors spread faster than you think.

Hanyu Ibuki probably spent a lot of money on reporters. He tried his best to spread his negative influence and at the same time wanted to force Tsujimoto into a dead end.

This is an act of malicious revenge.

The silver-haired police officer half-closed his eyes, his head leaning to one side, the ends of his water-stained hair stuck to the car window glass.

[Current Red Team Value: 55%. Your reputation value is dropping drastically. Are you really not going to do anything?]

Looking at the pop-up window, Shigeto Tsujimoto casually clicked the fork and continued to close his eyes and rest.

He didn't intend to explain anything.

He knew nothing about what happened that year. The only thing he knew was that Officer Xinyuan must have a very close connection with this incident.

Rather than getting anxious, he thought it would be better to ask the person involved first.

However, what Shigeto Tsujimoto didn't expect was that the reaction of the barrage was not that intense - or rather, the direction of the intensity seemed a little different.

…

【I understand.】

[You understand again? ? ]

[I'll go first. This must be a conspiracy involving someone! ]

【??? What’s wrong with you guys? ? Shouldn’t you be worried about the fact that Shuto-chan is being cheated at this time? I’m clearly very nervous watching this!!】

[Are you new here? Remember to read the first few chapters, especially the one about holding Gin - I don't believe a man who can hang Gin on the rooftop can be so easily deceived! ! ]

[But... A was obviously well prepared, right? Those reporters were not outside the door at all. He must have secretly recorded the conversation between the two, edited it, and then sent it to the reporters as [evidence].]

[That's right. And A is also sure that Shibuto-chan will not tell anyone about the Black Organization!! So he wants to take advantage of the fact that he has no relevant memories and further stimulate Shibuto-chan's memory.]

[Hiss… So did Shito really lose his memory? If according to this setting, Shito doesn’t remember what happened when he was a child, does that mean he also experienced some bad past? ]

[I feel like it is, but it doesn’t mention what the person involved has experienced in the past… I’m really anxious!!]

[No matter what, I think it’s impossible for Shibuto-chan to not know anything!! He must have done it on purpose!!]

[Although I don’t understand what Shibuto-chan wants to do next, I just believe that Shibuto-chan will definitely hang A on the roof.JPG]

[Don't be like that, the rooftop is for Gin only, A should hang it somewhere else. ]

[You are overthinking it. I can't imagine what good there is in carrying this stigma. Is your filter too heavy? ]

【Is it true? Just keep reading! 】

[Wuwuwuwu, am I the only one who cares about the CG of Shibuto-chan getting wet? It really looks like a wronged cat getting wet in the rain!! I’m fine again!!]

…

So the barrage silently added three more reputation points to him.

Shigetsu Tsujimoto didn't understand, he really didn't understand.

"Does your head still hurt?"

Noticing the frown on Shigeto Tsujimoto's face, Kenji Hagiwara asked with concern.

"Much better, thank you for your care." Tsujimoto Shigetsu reopened his eyes, but there was still some weariness in them.

"Can I get some sleep? Call me when you get to the Metropolitan Police Department."

"Just go to sleep, why are you asking us?" Matsuda Jinpei was puzzled.

"I'm all wet and will dirty your car."

“…”

A moment later, a clean coat was thrown directly on Shigeto Tsujimoto's head.

"Shouldn't you worry about whether you will catch a cold first? Why are you concerned about the car?"

Looking at those puzzled eyes, Matsuda Jinpei was angry but didn't know how to vent his anger, so he just threw his coat over.

"Sleep, I'll call you when we get there."

"Oh, that's good."

Shigeto Tsujimoto grabbed the clothes that were still warm and silently added five points to Matsuda Jinpei's favorability.

I definitely won't be able to sleep very well this time, but considering that I will have to continue to be busy later, it's always a good thing to rest for a while now.

After just a few minutes, steady breathing sounds came from the back seat, and it seemed that he had fallen asleep.

Maybe I'm too tired.

Although the two of them had not spent a long time with Shigeto Tsujimoto, they had a general idea of ​​Shigeto Tsujimoto's personality during this short period of time.

They hate trouble, and are slow or jumpy in reacting to certain things, but they are always stronger than anyone else in their ability to take action.

They didn't know what happened back then, but neither of them believed in their hearts that Tsujimoto would do something like killing the hostages.

Even though he was just an ordinary policeman at first.

"There's something fishy about this. First of all...why does Hanyu Ibuki know so much about the case?" Matsuda Jinpei lowered his voice.

"Why did he want to kill Officer Tsujimoto, or was there some grudge between them?"

"I don't know." Hagiwara Kenji's fingers tightened slightly.

"But we can't just watch rumors spread."

I'd better go ask Officer Nobuhara first. Although it's not nice to expose someone's scars directly, it's better to find out the truth of the matter as soon as possible.

"I've called Officer Nobuhara. But... he doesn't seem to be willing to talk."

Everyone fell silent.

In fact, I can totally understand it.

No one can accept that his fiancée, who was about to get married, was inexplicably involved in a kidnapping case and died.

However, this way, we can find out why Officer Nobuhara disliked Officer Tsujimoto before.

"This is the first time I know that Officer Nobuhara had a fiancée..."

"I just found out that Officer Tsujimoto was involved in that case. So what happened? Why did the hostage die because of Officer Tsujimoto?"

"It's hard to say about this kind of thing. There isn't much recorded in the archives. I'm afraid only those who witnessed it personally know the truth."

…

In the end, Officer Nobuhara was still unwilling to answer the call.

Shigetsu Tsujimoto put down his phone and let out a long sigh.

"Officer Tsujimoto, please wipe your hair with a towel first. What happened to you? You went out without an umbrella? You are all wet." Looking at Tsujimoto Shigetsu who seemed to have been pulled out of the water, Inspector Furuya felt that his heart was about to break.

"So why did you go to find Hanyu Ibuki? Do you think he is the one threatening you?"

"I think so." Shigetto Tsujimoto took the towel.

"But I have no evidence, so I can't say anything now."

"In other words, you rely entirely on your intuition to find the other party?" Matsuda Jinpei's eyes almost devoured Tsujimoto Shigeto.

"Yeah, I was thinking I could get some information out of him, but I didn't expect to be tricked." Tsujimoto Shigetsu sighed.

"I'm still no match for the cunning lawyer Hanyu. I'm still too weak."

The other party did something that he did not expect.

According to what Tsujimoto knew about A, the guy's intelligence level should not be able to reach such a level. Tsujimoto was surprised that he could think of framing him through the media and combining previous cases.

But no matter what, A is also a member of the Black Organization, and Shigeto Tsujimoto will definitely not be in a good mood towards him.

"So the most urgent thing is to find out what happened back then - and how can you dry your hair like this? The water stains at the end of your hair are about to drip down your neck."

The towel in Shigeto Tsujimoto's hand was quickly snatched away, and the next second the towel was roughly covered on Shigeto Tsujimoto's head. The other party rubbed it roughly twice, and after a while, Shigeto Tsujimoto's hair became frizzy.

"Matsuda-kun." Looking at his own horrible hair style, Tsujimoto Shigetsu spoke in a gloomy voice.

"Tell me, have you been dissatisfied with me for a long time, so you want to take revenge?"

If things continued like this, he thought he could take the opportunity to change his hairstyle.

"You two are equal, okay?" Hagiwara Kenji helplessly grabbed the towel from Matsuda Jinpei's hand.

"Let's not talk about this for now. Dry your hair first. And, Officer Tsujimoto, remember to change your clothes. You'll catch a cold easily. Do you remember the severe cold you had a while ago?"

"That was a long time ago..."

Shigeto Tsujimoto spoke in a low voice, but did not object to the other party's proposal.

So everyone spent the next period of time looking up information on their own, while Kenji Hagihara carefully helped Shigeto Tsujimoto dry his hair and gave him a new set of clothes to change into temporarily.

"I didn't expect Officer Tsujimoto to have softer hair. If it had some natural curls, it would be almost the same as Kojinpei's." Hagiwara Kenji exclaimed.

"Officer Hagiwara has also wiped Officer Matsuda's hair before?" Shigumi Tsujimoto asked curiously as he put on his new coat.

"We are childhood sweethearts." Hagiwara Kenji smiled.

"Little Zhenping has been a worry since he was little, and it still is today."

"It can be seen that Officer Hagiwara is much more reliable than Matsuda-kun in any way." Ignoring Matsuda Jinpei's remarks that "you are just as bad as me, so don't criticize others", Tsujimoto Shigeta sighed.

"When I was little, I was the one who brushed my brother's hair. Now, this seems to be the first time someone brushed my hair."

Hagiwara Kenji's heart was slightly touched.

"Judging from the personality of the police officer involved, he is probably the one who wipes everyone's hair, right?" Jinpei Matsuda changed the subject at the right moment.

"Not really, but the older children were all adopted, so I unconsciously wanted to become everyone's older brother... isn't that the feeling?" Tsujimoto Shigetsu thought about it, but his brows wrinkled again.

"It was many years ago, so I don't remember it very clearly."

"Then don't think about it anymore." Hagiwara Kenji said softly.

"There's no need to force yourself to remember. It would be painful to recall memories that you don't want to touch."

Shigetsu Tsujimoto has become accustomed to not revisiting those dusty memories. Every time he tries to touch them, he feels an unbearable pain.

After all, the formation of his character is probably related to these past experiences.

But it's not bad.

At least you don't have to think about bad things, and sometimes life will be much happier.

"Officer Hagiwara does give people a very reliable feeling. I always feel a lot more relaxed when you are around."

Shigetsu Tsujimoto sat on the side of the sofa, looking at the relevant information on the table, but there was an imperceptible haze in the depths of his eyes.

"It would be nice if this could be resolved sooner."

“…It will be solved.”

After a moment, Hagiwara Kenji placed his fingers on the other person's shoulders, as if he wanted to convey his sense of security to the other person.

"Wait a little longer."

At least at this time, he can still help a little.