Chapter 25

On the day Hanyu Ibuki was discharged from the hospital, he received an unprecedented welcome.

Because Hanyu Ibuki is very influential in the public eye, she was interviewed by many reporters soon after she was discharged from the hospital.

"I don't want to say much about Officer Tsujimoto," Hanyu Ibuki said with a smile.

"No matter what, I still admire the current Officer Tsujimoto. I think he did nothing wrong. The fault in this matter should be attributed to me."

"Mr. Hanyu, you can tell me everything about this matter," one of the reporters said sadly.

"No matter how much you personally favor him, some things should be made public. I think you have such an obligation."

"Hey... I think Officer Tsujimoto may have his own ideas, so I hope everyone will not have excessive misunderstandings about Officer Tsujimoto..."

…

"This is too much of an insult!!"

Looking at the hypocritical face on TV, Jinpei Matsuda felt inexplicably annoyed.

Anyone with a discerning eye can tell that there is something else behind his words. Should we say he is worthy of being a lawyer? ?

"Indeed, the taste is too strong." Hagiwara Kenji had a complicated expression.

The incident had a huge impact on the public, causing many people to express dissatisfaction with the Metropolitan Police Department. Under the silent pressure, the Metropolitan Police Department had no choice but to temporarily suspend Tsujimoto.

Everyone in the Investigation Section was very angry, and no one believed that Shigeto Tsujimoto would do such a thing.

——He was the one who took the risk alone to save others in the bombing case!! How could he kill the hostages indirectly in order to catch the murderer! ?

"At least I can take a break now, which is good for me."

Shigeto Tsujimoto was holding a hot rice ball. He had just taken a shower and changed his clothes, so he felt completely relaxed and his voice sounded a little lazy.

The result is a plot similar to Matsuda's Meal, but that doesn't seem bad.

"I feel like it doesn't matter whether you take a holiday or not, forget it..."

It seems that Shigeto Tsujimoto has a natural tendency to attract cases, and this is nothing new.

"Hagiwara's cooking skills are really good." Shigeto Tsujimoto took a bite of the rice ball and showed an expression of enjoyment on his face.

"Matsuda, this won't work. You're the only one among us who can't cook."

"It's enough to have Hagi here. We have a good relationship anyway." Jinpei Matsuda said righteously.

"Hahahahaha, the main reason is that one of our former classmates was really good at cooking." Hagiwara Kenji smiled sheepishly.

"My skills are just so-so. I guess Zero's guy is the best one to learn from, right?"

"I learned all this from Hiro. You know Hiro's skills..." Matsuda Jinpei muttered.

"Hiro?" Tsujimoto Shigetsu was curious.

"It sounds like your career in the police academy is very exciting. What kind of personality does this Hiro-kun have?"

"That guy." Kenji Hagiwara fell into deep thought.

"Maybe it's an old mother who likes to worry!" Matsuda Jinpei gave a decisive definition.

"It turns out to be this kind of attribute."

As Shigeto Tsujimoto spoke, he silently pressed the record button.

Well, I'll let him listen to it when I have a chance. I wonder how Morobushi Kagemitsu will react?

"Yeah, every time Zero and Kojinpei fought, Hiro was responsible for pulling Zero back, and I was responsible for pulling Kojinpei. You don't know how much Kojinpei loved fighting in the past--" Hagiwara Kenji said in a low voice.

"Okay! Can you please stop talking so much about me? Why not talk more about that Zero guy?" Matsuda Jinpei gave a wicked smile.

"You just don't want to expose your dark history in front of Officer Tsujimoto, right?" Hagiwara Kenji also laughed.

"Obviously that guy is the one who caused more trouble! Although I admit that he is indeed very powerful..."

It’s a happy daily life in the police academy.

If I could be in the same class with these people, I would probably feel a lot of happiness.

"By the way, Officer Tsujimoto, how was your time in the police academy? I heard that you were also in the Onizuka class?" Jinpei Matsuda asked curiously.

"Officer Tsujimoto is also from the Onitsuka squad." Hagiwara Kenji was a little surprised.

"I don't think I've heard much about the rumors about Officer Tsujimoto in school. After all, Officer Tsujimoto's shooting skills are not bad, and his martial arts skills are also very strong. It's not that he has no presence at all."

"I……"

Shigeto Tsujimoto was stunned for a moment, and his brain began to unconsciously trace back to his past memories.

What is his daily life like in the police academy?

There seems to be some vague memories, the cherry blossom trees scattered at the gate of the police academy, the stern face of Instructor Onizuka, and... the vague figures of classmates.

But no one impressed him.

No, there should be some.

The silver-haired man flashed by, but when the memory touched the invisible wall, the unbearable stinging sensation resurfaced.

Seeing a momentary look of pain on Tsujimoto Shigeto's face, Matsuda Jinpei grabbed his hand and instantly brought him back to consciousness.

"Hey, are you okay?"

"It's OK."

Shigeto Tsujimoto covered his forehead with his hands, his consciousness gradually returned to reality. At the same time, he noticed the cold sweat on his forehead, and he decided not to think about these things anymore.

"My career in the police academy was actually quite ordinary. I may have had a few classmates with whom I had a good relationship, but after graduation, we rarely kept in touch."

"Is that so..."

Obviously not.

The moment Tsujimoto's reaction was slow, it meant that he had a memory loss.

In other words, during his time in the police academy...he had also encountered something that caused him to lose his memory? ?

Jinpei Matsuda and Kenji Hagiwara both became nervous for no reason.

"Don't think too much. Everyone has their own secrets. I don't think it's shameful." Shigetto Tsujimoto took out a tissue and wiped his hands.

"Now that we're done eating, shall we talk about that case?"

He did talk about the case with Inspector Furutani, but the other party seemed to be unaware of it.

No matter what, the fact that there are omissions in the criminal record is a serious problem in itself.

"Generally speaking, this kind of criminal record should not be missing. The only possibility is that the person involved deliberately took away some of the details in order to hide the facts," analyzed Shigeto Tsujimoto.

"I'm not very clear about this matter either." Inspector Furuya shook his head.

"Because the person who took over the case at that time was not me, but Inspector Nobuhara."

"At that time...was Officer Nobuhara still the inspector?" Shigetto Tsujimoto was stunned.

"Yes, he later voluntarily demoted himself because of this incident." Inspector Furuya's expression was not very good.

"It's not easy for Nobuhara-kun. He has been able to stay in the Metropolitan Police Department after so many setbacks... I'm afraid he still feels bad about what happened back then."

“…”

Therefore, the key clue still lies with Takuya Nobuhara.

However, no one knows where Nobuhara Takuya from the second department has gone. He may have heard about the news and disappeared immediately.

He could not bear such a heavy blow and did not want to be involved in any information related to this case anymore.

"Then let's ask the people who knew about these things at the time." Tsujimoto Shigeta made a decisive decision.

"Why don't you go to that kindergarten and ask? Maybe you can get a good answer."

"Are you sure you want to go now?" Matsuda Jinpei was silent.

"Is it inconvenient for you to come out now?"

"What's the inconvenience?"

Shigeto Tsujimoto suddenly stretched out his hand, and before Jinpei Matsuda could react, his sunglasses were suddenly taken off by the other party.

"With this, you can hide your true identity for a while, right?"

The silver-haired police officer raised his sunglasses and smiled.

·

This is a dark and narrow storage room.

The gray-haired man was curled up in the back of the room, his face was pale, his eyes were lifeless, and the fingers he covered his face with were covered with scars and barbs. Judging from his dry and chapped lips, he had not eaten or drunk water for a long time.

Painful thoughts were tormenting him. The memories that he had finally forgotten were forcibly brought back, stimulating his nerves like needles.

...his Mieko.

Mieko, who used to greet him with a smile, bake cute little cakes, and come home early from get off work to cook a hot meal for him.

She is a very gentle person. She likes children very much and has two cute dimples on her face when she smiles.

"Zhuo Ye, let's get married."

The red-haired girl came to his side happily, with a cute blush on her smile.

"Get married? Isn't it a bit too early?"

"How could that be! Or is Zhuo also shy? Can our handsome police officer also be shy?"

"I, I didn't..."

…

And all these memories were broken at a certain point.

Whether it's the smile of my fiancée or the past that was once irreplaceable, they can never be returned.

"If you want revenge, I can help you."

The young man had a smile in his eyes as bright as the sun, as if he could impress anyone as long as he looked at them sincerely.

But that scorching sun can also burn to death any insignificant person.

"What do you mean... what revenge? Why don't I understand?"

Nobuhara Takuya looked at the other person with lifeless eyes, and even his voice was trembling.

"That woman named Isshiki Mieko, is she your fiancée?" Hanyu Ibuki still maintained a formal smile.

"Don't you feel very painful? He was the one who killed your fiancée, and he was in jail, but he was finally redeemed by his connections. This is all a joke. Are you completely disappointed with the police because of this?"

"Shut up... Shut up right there!!" There was cruelty in Nobuhara Takuya's eyes.

"Don't be nervous. I can find the murderer. With my ability, it's easy to kill anyone."

Hanyu Ibuki half-knelt down, one of his hands on Nobuhara Takuya's shoulder, and spoke in a gentle voice.

"Just one small favor from me. No matter what happens next, no matter who wants to talk to you, you can't answer the phone."

"You can only stay in this small place and can't go anywhere."

"You want to frame Tsujimoto Shigeto!! You want to kill him!" Takuya Nobuhara said gritting his teeth.

"But you hate him too, don't you?" Hanyu Ibuki showed a puzzled expression.

"I didn't do anything wrong. I just made public the news that I was blocked. I just wanted everyone to know the truth and make everyone happy."

"Officer Nobuhara, is there anything wrong with what I did?"

“…”

Nobuhara Takuya was speechless.

"Don't worry, I won't kill him. It would be a pity if I killed such a respectable police officer casually."

The smile on Hanyu Ibuki's face was full of smiles, but it gave people an extremely terrifying sense of oppression.

"I just need to destroy some of the things on him."

——For example, let that adult return to his side.

Lost memories can be regained, or rather...if old memories cannot be recalled, it is better to create new memories.

If that adult could come back, the Black Organization would not be able to continue hunting him, and his betrayal would not be worth mentioning in the face of that adult's return.

"If it were that person, he would surely be able to create a world where everyone could be happy, right?"

·

Shigetsu Tsujimoto felt inexplicably cold.

"Is this really okay?" Hagiwara Kenji looked him up and down.

"Why do I feel that your disguise is... a little strange?"

"Is that weird?"

Shigeto Tsujimoto pushed up his sunglasses on the bridge of his nose and raised his eyebrows slightly.

Tsujimoto Shigetsu is obviously not very good at disguise, but changing one's appearance is not a difficult thing.

After all, he just wanted to hide from the reporters, so there was no need to disguise himself excessively.

"It's all very well to say that you can change your appearance by putting on a wig and sunglasses, but..."

Jinpei Matsuda looked at Shigeto Tsujimoto's long silver hair and blue eyes behind his sunglasses, and for a moment he was reminded of someone he had met before.

After changing his image... doesn't he look a bit too much like his younger brother? ?

No, if you compare their temperaments carefully, they are still far apart. Shigeto Tsujimoto is obviously more stupid...

"What's the problem?" Tsujimoto asked in confusion.

"Or are you reluctant to part with your precious sunglasses? If so, it's fine for me to return them to you."

"No! Who else would be reluctant to give up something like that?!"

Jinpei Matsuda decided not to think about it any more.

Probably not many people would recognize Tsujimoto Shigetsu's younger brother? Maybe this is just his subjective imagination.

perhaps……

"Then I'll go first." Shigetto Tsujimoto glanced at his phone.

"If I move with you, I could easily be mistaken for being in league with you. To be on the safe side, I'd better go separately from you."

"Then let's meet at the gate of that kindergarten?" asked Kenji Hagiwara.

"Well, let's meet there. You drive and I'll take the train." said Shigetsu Tsujimoto.

He was confident that he would not be recognized.

However, wasn't the way Jinpei Matsuda looked at him just now a little strange? ?

·

On the other hand, Yuma Tsujimoto was also making full preparations.

He casually opened his skill list. The [Role Playing] ability allowed him to act out roles in great detail, even down to the expression in his eyes.

Whatever your elder brother cannot handle, let him handle it.

Besides, he had no intention of forgetting the damage caused to him by the explosion so easily.

This appearance would definitely be exposed in front of the Black Organization, but it didn't matter. Grentz often changed his appearance, and this time he was well prepared and planned to meet A in person.

"Since the person A wants to get close to the most is Shigeto Tsujimoto, then I will pretend to be Shigeto Tsujimoto." Yuma Tsujimoto looked at the mirror, and the familiar face soon revealed an expression that did not belong to the owner of that face.

"It's not that easy to leave...A, you should have paid the price for what you did."

No one in the Black Organization knows the true identity of A, but the only thing that is certain is that Hanyu Ibuki, who appears in new media on a daily basis, must have some relationship with A.

After making sufficient preparations, it is time to cooperate with Mr. Gin, who hunts down undercover agents on a daily basis.

Yuma Tsujimoto doesn't really like Gin, but when it comes to hunting down traitors, having a strong thug isn't a bad thing.

"Then let's meet at X Street." Gin's deep voice sounded on the other end of the phone.

"I'll pick you up in fifteen minutes."

"Could it be that an action that is worthy of Mr. Gin's attention be related to my face?" said Yuma Tsujimoto with a smile.

"Gin, I advise you to keep your mouth shut." Gin's voice suddenly turned cold.

"Okay, okay, I'll follow Mr. Gin's instructions."

So the call was hung up.

The distance from here to X Street is not far. Yuma Tsujimoto put down the phone in his hand, lowered his hat, and narrowed his eyes slightly behind his sunglasses.

There happened to be a kindergarten nearby, and the children walked out of the school gate happily with flawless smiles on their faces.

In order to prevent others from discovering his appearance, he even wore a pair of sunglasses to cover his face.

Although he planned to pretend to be Tsujimoto Wataru to meet A, it was not a good idea for others to discover his true identity.

A few minutes later, a car slowly stopped in front of him.

"You are standing here openly? Aren't you afraid of being discovered?"

Before Yuma Tsujimoto could react, two unfamiliar voices rang out. At the same time, Jinpei Matsuda and Kenji Hagiwara grabbed Yuma Tsujimoto's arms from the left and right.

Tsujimoto Yuma: "???"

Wait a minute? Why are these two people here? Has his disguise been discovered?

That's impossible.

"Why are you so surprised? We are the ones who are nervous because you are standing here openly." Matsuda Jinpei noticed the other party's puzzled expression and quickly said dissatisfiedly,

"Pay attention to your current situation! Why did you take off your wig? What if you get caught?"

"Don't scare the people involved. Aren't we going to ask those who experienced the case later? There are not many people here now, so let's act quickly." Kenji Hagiwara whispered.

…

So that's how it is. I confused him with my brother.

As Yuma Tsujimoto was thinking about it, he suddenly felt interested.

It's not a big deal. Since we made a mistake, we might as well make the best of it and play with them for a while.

As for Gin, let him turn around on his own for a while.

"Since we're already here, it's okay to take it off, right? It's so stuffy and uncomfortable to wear it." Yuma Tsujimoto smiled.

"What? Any problem?"

"Why do you suddenly have such a strange expression? Wait, are your arms a little thinner?" Matsuda Jinpei immediately became alert.

"It's just your illusion. Don't think this can hide the fact that I'm a little stronger than you."

"That's enough! Your tone is finally right! Seriously, I was scared to death..."

…

On the other side, Shigetsu Tsujimoto was walking on X Street. He pushed his sunglasses and scanned the people coming and going on the street. He was still a little nervous.

He didn't know when it started, but he had a bad feeling.

Although he knew he was Lucky E, his intuition was always right.

Could it be that something happened to Jinpei Matsuda or Kenji Hagiwara? ?

No, the two of them shouldn't be in any trouble. Rather, he felt that he was more likely to get into trouble than those two people...

According to the information that Morobushi Jingguang provided him not long ago, the Black Organization should also take some measures against A. However, facing the double-sided attack, A seemed to be completely unnerved and even wished they would come over quickly.

He probably has some hidden card.

According to Tsujimoto's guess, Nobuhara Takuya was most likely imprisoned by A. In order to find the key person, he must contact A.

According to the information he had searched before, Nobuhara Takuya's fiancée Isshiki Mieko taught at a kindergarten nearby, and the teachers who were with her at the time should all be there. Most of the children are in elementary school, so it might be a bit troublesome for her to become a notary.

If you ask those teachers, you might get some useful clues.

Just as Shigetto Tsujimoto was lost in thought, a black Porsche slowly pulled up beside him.

"Gruntz, you've kept me waiting too long."

The sound of Gin in his ear made Shigeto Tsujimoto slightly stunned. His heart suddenly beat faster. At the same time, the ominous premonition finally came true.

Wait a minute? Why is gin here? Grencz? ? Isn't that the code name of Yuma Tsujimoto's wine? ?

"What are you daydreaming about? I've been waiting for you for five minutes. Do you want me to put a gun to your head before you obey?"

Gin's voice was already very impatient.

It seems there is no choice.

Shigetsu Tsujimoto turned around naturally, opened the rear door of the Porsche, sat in the back seat naturally, and fastened his seat belt.

"Let's go, I'm ready."

"You're not going to explain why you're so late?"

The woman sitting next to him asked with a smile.

...Today is a truly wonderful day.

Right now, Tsujimoto Shigetsu's feelings can only be expressed with these words.

"I ran into some trouble." Tsujimoto Shigetsu's tone was slightly raised, with a hint of nonchalance.

"That group of people is really difficult to deal with. I didn't expect that I would be discovered even though I was dressed like this. Is this considered force majeure?"

"Is that why you're wearing a wig? This disguise is so crude." Vermouth said with a sigh.

"Poor? Do you think my portrayal of Shigeto Tsujimoto is poor enough?" Shigeto Tsujimoto sneered.

"Pfft, I'm not denying your disguise skills, it's better to say -" Bermode's voice was slightly elongated, even with a hint of interest,

"You are dressed exactly like that police officer now."

Shigeto Tsujimoto: "…I am really surprised to receive your praise."

Yes, how can it be different? No matter how advanced your disguise skills are, you can’t disguise yourself, right?

So why was he kidnapped by the Black Organization just because he was out for a walk? Is this some kind of magical luck? ?