Chapter 112
As Ibuki Ran rushed out of the ramen shop and opened the door of the melon truck, Officer Shima was receiving a call from headquarters.
[...We received a report from Beika Shopping Street that a conflict seemed to have occurred between members of a yakuza group at a restaurant called "Delicious Ramen"...]
Officer Shima promptly replied, "This is search room 404. The case the complainant mentioned has been discovered by our people, and they are currently subduing the perpetrator."
[...] There seemed to be a moment of silence on the other end, then the tone became somewhat strange, "[It's you again?]"
Officer Shima: "...Yes, it's us again."
Undoubtedly, his worst fears came true—the entire mobile search team could hear their conversation, and their search of 404 was about to become a laughing stock in the industry once again.
Actually, being misunderstood isn't a one-off thing, but most of the time, they manage to explain things clearly so that no one would call the police... This time, however, it's a special case.
When asked what had happened, Ibuki Ai chimed in at the opportune moment: "We discovered that a suspected member of a yakuza group was carrying a gun... and he has been disarmed."
Hearing Ibuki Ai's explanation, Officer Shima secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
It was only at this moment that Officer Shima realized that although he always looked down on Shinryu Samakawa, his first reaction to Samakawa's sudden attack on a passerby was that the passerby must be suspicious.
Furthermore, upon hearing a passerby call the police, Officer Shima worried that his failure to answer the call in time would waste resources at headquarters and lead to the dispatch of additional officers. Therefore, he rushed into his car to wait for radio communication, leaving Kanakawa Shinryu alone in the store, completely unconcerned that he might simply be acting out of spite and injuring someone...
Even though Ibuki Ran told him the specifics now, he only found out what had happened, but his actions showed complete trust in Kanakawa Shinryu.
That's outrageous. Ever since what happened with his former partner, he hasn't even trusted himself. How could he trust a problematic police officer like Hanakawa Shinryu now...? This shouldn't be happening...
Officer Shimo fell into deep thought.
Not only was Officer Shima conflicted, but even Ibuki Ai couldn't help but sigh to him, "I can't believe you actually left Kanekawa-kun alone in the shop, Shima... You actually trust him a lot, don't you? You even said before that he wasn't suitable to be a policeman... Is this what they call being disappointed in someone for not living up to their potential?"
Officer Shimo was startled by these words: "No, I still think Hanchuan's thinking is a bit... Ah, I know!"
Ibuki Ai asked curiously, "What did you find out?"
Officer Shimo said with a serious expression, "I simply trusted Hanchuan's intelligence."
The bottom line of Hanchuan Shenliu is still questionable. He has never believed it. He always felt that this guy would take the plunge at any time. But to say that the other party would commit a crime openly and honestly in front of everyone, especially in front of the two police colleagues, Officer Shima did not believe it. Even if he saw it with his own eyes, he would suspect it was a smokescreen.
Moreover, Han Chuan Shenliu's keen observation skills are something he has personally experienced firsthand, having patrolled with him for 24 hours every few days for the past two months.
Sometimes, it really is just a random passerby that Hanchuan Shenliu can tell at a glance whether the person is a thief, a stalker, or someone who wants to commit suicide.
So when Hanchuan Shenliu made a move, even if it was a bit too extreme, his first reaction was that Hanchuan Shenliu had discovered something again, rather than that Hanchuan Shenliu suddenly wanted to attack innocent passersby—right, compared to ordinary people, he clearly preferred to toy with criminals.
Therefore, he didn't doubt Hanchuan Shenliu's intelligence or his character, but he was very suspicious of the other party's bottom line... What's going on? The more he analyzed it, the more subtle it seemed...
Officer Shimo was speechless, but now that the problem of wasting police resources had been resolved, he was finally able to go back to the store to check on the situation.
Back at the shop, he found that Shinryu Hanchuan was playing with a gun again.
Honestly, even though Officer Shima knew that Shinryu Kagawa wouldn't fire his gun randomly, and would always find a plausible reason to do so, seeing that Shinryu Kagawa had a gun made his heart inexplicably uneasy, and he always had an urge to arrest him.
Ibuki Ran didn't think too much about it and asked cheerfully, "How did it go?"
Han Chuan Shenliu stuffed the gun into his trench coat pocket and dusted off his sleeves: "The Xi Chuan Group is secretly selling private guns behind the backs of their superiors. There must be a supply line behind them. Let's send someone to pick it up."
Officer Shimo frowned: "Give me the gun. No need to call for backup, we can take him back directly."
Hanchuan Shenliu obediently handed over his gun, but objected to leaving immediately: "I want to eat ramen."
Officer Shima: “…………”
At that moment, Officer Shima's feelings were in sync with everyone else in the shop—what kind of time is this?! You still want to eat ramen!
As a result, Ibuki Ai was also conflicted: "Indeed, we're already here..."
Officer Zhimo's face darkened: "Work is more important! Isn't interrogation time precious? What if we sell a few more guns and bullets, or someone dies, if we're delayed even a little? Where's your sense of responsibility as a police officer?!"
Hearing the beginning, the shop owner didn't dare to speak. Only after hearing the end did he finally dare to ask tremblingly, "Excuse me... are you really police officers?"
Officer Shima: "...Yes...Kankawa?"
He gritted his teeth slightly and called out Han Chuan Shenliu's surname, indicating that he didn't understand why the shopkeeper would still ask such a question now.
Han Chuan Shenliu propped his head up with one hand, his tone somewhat languid: "I showed them my police ID, but they didn't believe me."
Officer Shima: "...???"
Upon hearing this, Ibuki Ran quickly showed her police ID to the shop owner and also offered her own explanation.
“We’re from the mobile search unit… Sigh, I was going to show that girl my ID too, but I saw she was so scared she was about to run into the road, so I didn’t dare chase her, afraid of causing a car accident… To be honest, I’ve always been treated like a bad guy. When I was in school, if anything bad happened, everyone assumed it was me. I never thought that even now that I’m a police officer, I’d still be treated like a bad guy, even though I was smiling so warmly…”
Officer Shimo covered his face in anguish.
No wonder the shop owner looked at him so strangely; he probably thought he was a bad guy too… Having two partners who don't seem like good people just creates so much unnecessary trouble…
Ah—he must have destroyed the world in his past life, which is why his partners in this life are two brilliant strategists!
The street thug from the Nishikawa group was also quite shocking; he went to the Metropolitan Police Department and was still reporting that he suspected Kankawa Shinryu was a corrupt cop.
However, the Metropolitan Police Department officers were somewhat used to it. Upon hearing the name Shinryu Kanakawa, they began to give perfunctory answers: "Your complaint has been recorded here. Please explain your problems properly..."
The street thug slammed his fist on the table in anguish: "Don't think I can't see you're not taking this seriously! You're corrupt cops too, aren't you?! I never imagined the Metropolitan Police Department was so rotten!"
The police officer on the other side remained silent.
After the interrogation, the police officer in charge complained to his partner, "Why do I feel like the things he said sound familiar?"
“The bomber we handled last year was pretty much the same. He kept cursing that Japan was hopeless and that all the Japanese police were taking bribes…” His partner shrugged. “What they had in common was that they were all caught by Hanchuan.”
"So, Hanchuan-kun is in the Mobile Investigation Unit now, right? It seems like this isn't the first time they've been called in to arrest them..."
The partner sighed: "I also talked to Senior Shima about this. Senior Shima said that it's too easy for Hanchuan to be misunderstood when he wears civilian clothes. He hopes that Hanchuan can go to a department that requires police uniforms in the future, which may reduce the probability of being misunderstood."
"...I hope so."
Because of this incident, and with his internship period almost over and the new year just around the corner, Officer Shima decided to go directly to Captain Kikyo to discuss the matter.
"What are your plans for Han Chuan?" Officer Shimo asked. "I know he has made great contributions to our mobile investigation team, helping to solve many cases in two months... but I think he might be more suited to a uniformed department, otherwise it would be easy to waste police resources."
Captain Kikyo sighed: "Personally, I really hope he can stay with the Mobile Investigation Team."
Officer Zhimo couldn't help but press his temples: "So who do you plan to pair him with? Someone you recruit? And then have him train the new recruit? Do you think that's a reliable approach?"
Having a reliable person overseeing things is fine, but letting Hanchuan Shenliu mentor a newcomer will either result in both of them writing self-criticisms or both being fired! Even Ibuki Ran, who's over thirty, wouldn't dare let her mentor Hanchuan Shenliu!!!
"Calm down." Captain Kikyo was somewhat surprised by his suppressed emotions. "You seem to be under a lot of pressure. Should we see a psychologist?"
Officer Shimo said expressionlessly, "I've been under a lot of pressure for a long time. Tell me how you plan to arrange things for Hanchuan, and my pressure might lessen."
"Then let me finish speaking first." Captain Kikyo made a reassuring gesture. "Although I really hope that Hanukawa-kun will stay in the Mobile Investigation Team, the First Investigation Division hopes to assign Hanukawa-kun to the First Investigation Division after his internship."
Inspector Shima paused for a moment, then seemed to understand something: "The First Investigation Division..."
"It seems that in the past two months, Hanchuan has solved a lot of cases. Our Mobile Investigation Team's performance is even better than that of the First Investigation Division. Section Chief Odagiri found the end-of-month summary a bit strange, so he went to investigate and found out that it was because we had a new Hanchuan-kun... He felt it was a waste to keep such a talent in the Mobile Investigation Team, so he applied for Hanchuan-kun to work in the First Investigation Division later."
Many in the First Investigation Division actually felt that the Mobile Investigation Unit (MIU) only handled unchallenging preliminary investigations, a job anyone could do. However, the MIU only worked 24 hours a day, and Shinryu Kanakawa solved cases within 24 hours, sometimes even half a day. Many cases were solved by the MIU almost as soon as they were handed over to the First Investigation Division. It's understandable that the First Investigation Division was shocked to find themselves outdone by the MIU and felt embarrassed.
Section Chief Odagiri probably wanted to send Fukami Kazuki over there to put these self-proclaimed elites on their toes and stop them from thinking they were so great when they couldn't even beat others at solving cases.
“If it were anyone else, I could stop them, even if it were the organized crime countermeasures department that needed people… but Section Chief Odagiri… I can’t refuse.” Captain Kikyo said with great regret.
But Officer Shima wasn't disappointed at all: "Kanakawa would definitely be better suited to the First Investigation Division. It would be such a waste for him to stay here and spend most of his time patrolling in the car... However, I will write my internship evaluation truthfully. I hope Chief Odagiri will give it a good consideration."
Despite his strong abilities, given his behavior, he'll likely cause trouble even in the First Investigation Division. It all depends on how Chief Odagiri decides to handle it.
"Section Chief Odagiri has already investigated, so you can rest assured. However, he will also carefully read your evaluation... Do you have any other suggestions?"
Officer Shima thought for a moment and said, "If I had to give advice, I feel that none of the people in the First Investigation Division are really suitable to partner with Kankawa. They would be led by the nose. We should find someone more reliable."
"Ah, Section Chief Odagiri has also considered this."
Captain Kikyo said, "Kanakawa-kun's teaching assistant from his police academy days is also coming to the First Investigation Division. They'll probably be paired up. Inspector Megure will take... Shima? Your expression is a bit strange."
Officer Shima: “…………”
—I already said I wanted to find a reliable partner!!! What's the point of having someone who blatantly lies?!
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Yes, Hankawa's partner in the First Investigation Division is Hagiwara~ and you'll meet the other members of the Mobile Investigation Team again at the scene later!
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They can actually hold meetings in prison now, and the insults they use are all pretty much the same (...)
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