Chapter 131
Because Matsuda Jinpei's father was wrongly accused, he used to have a slightly extreme dislike for the police, and his dream was once to beat up the Superintendent General of Police.
He never imagined that one day he would worry that others would develop an extreme dislike for other police officers because there were bad apples among them.
It's only been a few years, and the boomerang has already returned.
Matsuda Jinpei tried to find out what he hadn't heard, but Usui Saiki had already gone into the sea to play by himself, refusing to cooperate.
Kenji Hagiwara slowly walked to Jinpei Matsuda's side and said quietly, "Sometimes I really want to punch him."
Between men, sometimes a little physical confrontation can solve many problems.
Matsuda Jinpei wholeheartedly agreed: "Then go ahead and beat them up!"
“I’ve tried it,” Kenji Hagiwara sighed. “It didn’t work, so I’ll give up.”
He tried to take action against Shinryu the time he skipped school, but Shinryu didn't resist at all. Instead, he felt guilty, so the effect was very poor.
Hitting someone is not the goal; if the goal cannot be achieved, then it's unnecessary.
Kenji Hagiwara: "Anyway, he's still willing to be a policeman, right?"
Matsuda Jinpei: "They said they would let us know if they changed their minds."
“…Alright then.” Kenji Hagiwara rubbed his forehead in exasperation. “At least he won’t do anything irreversible as a police officer, so let’s leave it at that for now…”
Without evidence, we're still friends. You can't just report someone because you're worried about something that hasn't happened yet. Xiao Shenliu already lacks trust; if he does that, we're definitely not friends anymore.
We can only observe further and intervene urgently if there are any signs that make Xiao Shenliu disappointed with the police... This also means that we cannot have a long-term argument with the other party.
—Why is the pressure getting higher and higher during this holiday?
However, the trip to Hawaii wasn't entirely fruitless. Two days later, Yusaku Kudo contacted them again, saying that they had found out how the design drawings were transmitted to the other side of the ocean.
Because Yusaku Kudo knew that the others cared about this issue, he specifically asked an acquaintance in the FBI; otherwise, the person wouldn't have bothered to talk to him about it.
"It's said to have been traded on the dark web," Yusaku Kudo said. "He said he needed an 'unbreakable, deterrent bomb,' and someone contacted him to make the deal... The FBI wanted to investigate further, but the website address has been abandoned; it must change its domain name every now and then."
This description immediately reminded Kenji Hagiwara of the "bomb enthusiast exchange website" confessed by the bomber in China. It seems that when the Japanese police investigated, they also changed the domain name... and then nothing happened. That's just how inefficient the Japanese police are.
Matsuda Jinpei, as the person in charge of the explosives handling team and the source of the leaked design drawings, frowned deeply, eager to know who had leaked them first. So he asked Kudo Yusaku to check with the FBI to see if they could ask him anything else.
Yusaku Kudo promised to keep an eye on the matter and contact them again if there were any developments.
After hanging up the phone, Matsuda Jinpei turned his head and saw Usui Saiki's indifferent expression. He felt an urge to say, "It's related to you, after all. Shouldn't you be more concerned? This time it's in Hawaii, what if it happens in China next time?"
Usakabe Saiki remained calm: "Just say the bomber was influenced by the United States—didn't you also claim in the explosives disposal unit that the blueprints came from the United States? Now there's evidence. Unless the criminal insists that I designed the blueprints, it has nothing to do with me."
Matsuda Jinpei: "…………"
Kenji Hagiwara: "Let's go back to Japan... I feel like there's more and more stuff to deal with."
Two murders occurred before even reaching Hawaii, and then a bombing occurred upon arrival. The bombing also implicated a possible mole within the domestic explosives disposal team—who could possibly enjoy this vacation?! He was in no mood for anything! And he felt increasingly exhausted!
I just want to get back and investigate right now!
So, the planned week-long vacation in Hawaii turned into less than three days before we had to go back to Japan and freeze. It was a complete waste of time and energy.
As soon as Matsuda Jinpei returned to Japan, he stormed back to the Explosives Disposal Unit to cancel his leave, intending to secretly investigate who the mole was. He even sold out information that he had been repeatedly told not to be leaked!
Usui Saiki and Hagiwara Kenji, on the other hand, were given leave by their superiors, so they could rest for a few more days until their superiors felt the time was right before they were allowed to return to their posts. Therefore, they were much more relaxed than Matsuda Jinpei.
So Kenji Hagiwara, relying on his past experience in the explosives disposal unit, swaggered off to the explosives disposal unit with Jinpei Matsuda.
"Haha, don't call me captain anymore, I've been gone for so long... Hmm? No, I haven't come back. I'm on vacation and I was feeling a bit nostalgic, so I came to visit."
Matsuda Jinpei, who was standing next to him, said with a half-closed eye, "I can manage on my own."
"I'm just killing time anyway, why not come and help you?" Kenji Hagiwara said innocently. "The sooner we catch that mole, the sooner everyone can relax."
Matsuda Jinpei pursed his lips, but didn't actually chase Hagiwara Kenji away.
Sigh, although I still have some psychological trauma, it's been a long time since I've been in the same office as Hagi, and I kind of miss it.
The limited-time return seems pretty good, but Matsuda Jinpei still made a comment.
"Why are you police officers from the First Investigation Division so free? When are you going to stop your vacation?"
"I reckon it'll be at least next Monday," Kenji Hagiwara said with a smile. "Anyway, I have nothing else to do, so I'll be coming over these next few days."
Matsuda Jinpei asked: "Where is Hankawa?"
He said he went to spend money.
"..." Matsuda Jinpei was speechless for a moment. "He did earn a lot this time, enough for several years' salary. He should buy some nice things for his apartment. Every time I go there, it feels like no one lives there... Oh right, at least replace the bloodstained tatami mat! Doesn't he feel anything strange at all?"
Of course, I didn't find it strange, since I don't usually live there anyway.
If there's anything good, he still prefers to move it into the house he bought in his hometown.
When Usui returned to the house, which was crammed with the contents of a jumbled collection of lucky bags, Miyano Akemi was cleaning inside.
He casually asked, "Has anyone come over recently?"
Akemi Miyano shook her head: "I don't know, but the things are the same as when I cleaned them before, no one has touched them."
That means no one is coming.
Usoppai couldn't help but take out his phone and glance at it, but no one had contacted him.
From the time he took drugs and ran away, to the time he went abroad for a vacation in Hawaii and came back, there were only a few messages wishing him a happy new year. Apart from that, no one in the organization sent him anything else. Even Hattori Heiji was more enthusiastic than them!
...Although he did want to take a break, he didn't expect it to be this complete!
Bo Yezaki became increasingly annoyed and immediately called Vodka.
Vodka hung up the phone immediately, but sent him an email shortly after: "I'm not available to answer the phone. Please contact me via email."
Bo Yezaki, unsuspecting, edited the email: "Is there anything you'd like to say to me?"
Vodka shuddered at the sight of the entrapment question.
What? Did he say something bad about Bo Ye recently that got back to the other guy?
Wait a minute! He's been so busy at the start of the new year that he couldn't even remember Bo Yezhai. The last time he spoke ill of Bo Yezhai was last year. That's been so long. Why would he bring up old grievances from last year?
Moreover, the country he was complaining about, Scotland, was also on a mission recently. The signal was bad in that awful place, and Scotland wouldn't be so idle as to complain to Bo Yezhaiji for no reason...
That's right, it must be Usaku Saiki bluffing him!
Vodka replied: 【No.】
He clicked send with satisfaction—his own trick was really useful. He didn't want to answer Bo Yezaki's call, nor did he want to be reported, so he simply hung up and immediately sent an email saying that he was not available to answer the phone and would communicate by email instead. This way, he would have plenty of time to think about the trap and not always be led by Bo Yezaki's logic.
If he had made a phone call, and had spent a long time silently pondering whether the rumors about Bo Ye Zaiji had been spread, Bo Ye Zaiji on the other end of the line would have noticed something was wrong long ago!
Email is good. I really hope we can communicate by email from now on. It's a pity that this trick can't be used continuously, otherwise Usoppei would definitely know that he is deliberately not answering the phone. It can only be used every now and then.
A while later, Usoppō Saiki's reply arrived.
Think about it again. Is there really nothing you want to tell me?
Vodka: "...?"
He began to have doubts; could it be that he had forgotten something important related to Usoya Saiki?
Ah, I remember now! That brat Bo Ye drugged him with sleeping pills! He hasn't even settled the score with him yet! It all happened last year; he almost forgot about it!
Vodka thought for a moment and replied, "If you're referring to the sleeping pills, I know you mean well. You see me staying up all night and want me to get some rest as a friend. I don't blame you. After all, if you were really an undercover agent, you could have just poisoned me."
He wanted to strike first; he didn't want to hear any more questions like, "Don't you suspect I'm an undercover agent?" If Bo Yezaki had the guts, he could just admit he'd given the wrong medicine, and then he could righteously call Bo Yezaki an idiot.
I'm actually kind of looking forward to it!
A while later, a message from Usakabe Saiki came back: "The person who was tracking and investigating me, don't you have anything to say?"
Vodka was speechless: [Wasn't it you who insisted on being followed and investigated? Now you regret it?]
No, I meant to ask if you reported the traitor who was tracking me to the boss.
Vodka was stunned. How did that person become a traitor? These two had never even officially met, yet Bo Ye Saiki had already shaken them off. How could he have made such a judgment from a distance?
Is the real intention to avoid responsibility if a traitor appears, and to implicate everyone who saw them, using exhaustive search to escape punishment?!
He spoke up for tequila: "How is tequila a traitor? Just because it didn't stick with you? Aren't you good at running away?"
【Skilled as I may be, I was dressed so conspicuously that day, carrying such a large suitcase, and you still managed to lose me. Either you're incompetent, or you did it on purpose. You choose.】
Vodka paused, recalling the clothes Usoba Saiki was wearing that day... well, they were indeed very conspicuous, plus the large suitcase, how could he have lost track of her...
Bo Yezaki, still not satisfied, sent another message: "The fact that he got a codename means he's not that bad. It must be intentional—slacking off, not taking the organization's missions seriously… Even if he's not an undercover agent, he's likely a threat. I suggest the cleaning team eliminate these lazy workers…"
Vodka: "………………"
—When you were typing this, didn't you feel that this description seemed to better reflect who you are?
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Extra chapter, goodnight.
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tequila gets caught in the crossfire
Vodka has become smarter; he even makes excuses not to answer the phone now (I'm relieved).
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