Chapter 49
When Usaku Saiki opened the door, he found it was Hagiwara Kenji.
Kenji Hagiwara looked him over and said with a smile, "Looks like you slept well."
“Yes,” Bo Ye Saiki said, pretending he knew nothing. “And you?”
"I'm fine, it's just that the instructor didn't sleep well."
Last night, the cult leader's assistant needed to contact him urgently, but when he couldn't get through on the phone, he used the spare room key that the cult leader had given him to enter the room. He then discovered that the cult leader was dead and immediately called the police.
Inspector Megure was working overtime late at night. When he arrived at the scene and found out the identity of the deceased, he was completely stunned.
Oh, this.
"Inspector Megure?" his subordinate asked, puzzled. "Was there something wrong with the deceased?"
Inspector Megure's tone was stiff: "Uh... it's nothing, it just feels a bit like a coincidence."
The subordinate nodded in agreement: "Yes, we just arrested two of the cult's followers last week, and now the cult leader is gone."
Mu Mu Police Department: "…………"
No, he wasn't referring to skill in that area!
It refers to Han Chuan Shenliu, the person framed in the previous case. He had just inquired about the religion with him when the leader suddenly died...
Theoretically speaking, this is not an incomprehensible coincidence, but Inspector Megure always felt uneasy whenever he thought of Fukami Kagawa.
...It shouldn't be that bad, he's a police academy student after all...and it's so obvious! Who would seek out the police's records of the person they want to retaliate against when they're looking for revenge?
The two neighbors who actually offended Hanchuan Shenliu are all fine!
Han Chuan Shenliu looks like he has a very high IQ. If he wanted to cause trouble, there would be no way anyone would associate him with it. That's right, I must be overthinking it.
Inspector Megure, relying on reason and his trust in Shinryu Samikawa's intelligence, finally convinced himself.
But the situation was much worse for the Onizuka instructors.
He was sleeping soundly when he suddenly woke up. Hearing the sirens of police cars passing by outside, he instinctively started checking his phone for missed calls or emails.
He breathed a sigh of relief when he found nothing. He realized that he was probably still traumatized and was being paranoid. Han Chuan Shenliu hadn't left the school yesterday, and nothing had happened.
Although it's only been a month since school started, and we've encountered cases every week for the first three weeks, these are all coincidences and don't mean that something will definitely happen in the fourth week!
It's the weekend, get a good night's sleep, don't overthink it...
That's what he thought, but when Instructor Onizuka lay back on the bed, he was wide awake, feeling uneasy and unable to fall asleep. So he got up and patrolled the student dormitory area.
He stood opposite Han Chuan Shenliu's dormitory, watching the shadows cast by the light shining through the thin curtains. The person inside seemed to be reading quietly, turning a page every now and then. His inexplicable anxiety subsided.
Great, the person is staying in the dormitory and is fine. They were not attacked and did not appear at any crime scene!
Instructor Onizuka was happily planning to return to his dormitory when he received an email from his old classmate in the Metropolitan Police Department.
His heart sank. He glanced at the indistinct figure opposite him, then at the time... He tried to reassure himself that since it wasn't a phone call but just an email, it meant there wasn't a big problem. Han Chuan Shenliu was right in front of him, so it shouldn't have anything to do with him.
Then he opened the email to check it.
The message from my old friend this time was indeed different from before. It didn't mean he had to get up and work immediately; it was just a simple rant.
[Wasn't your student involved in the Happy Truth Cult case last week? The cult leader just died. Although it has nothing to do with your student, I really feel it's safest if he doesn't find out...]
Instructor Onizuka: "…………"
He didn't sleep well all night.
He was very worried. What was wrong with his student? Why did every case make people associate him with him?
Kenji Hagiwara went to investigate the case last week and told him what happened when he came back. It really had little to do with Shinryu Kagawa. It was just that the criminal saw Shinryu Kagawa and thought he didn't seem like a good person, so he thought he could directly frame him... This was a completely undeserved disaster.
This is even more outrageous. Just because he had contact with members of the "Happiness Truth Cult" a week ago, and the cult leader was killed, some people immediately think of Han Chuan Shenliu... What does this have to do with Han Chuan Shenliu? He was just unlucky! He hadn't even met that cult leader!
Will things get better after I officially become a police officer?
The next day, Instructor Onizuka was so worried that he had huge dark circles under his eyes, which shocked Kenji Hagiwara.
"What happened again?"
Instructor Onizuka: "...Could you tell me who your first thought was that something had happened to them?"
Kenji Hagiwara chuckled dryly: "Well..."
Is there even a question? There are so many people in the police academy, and it's only been a month since the start of the semester. How many cases have they encountered so far?
Instructor Onizuka sighed deeply: "Forget it, you're friends with him, spend more time with him. If anyone says anything strange, tell him not to mind it."
"...So something really happened again?"
Instructor Onizuka sighed, "The leader of the Happy Truth Cult died last night."
Kenji Hagiwara's expression changed instantly.
"You understand? It's a good thing that case wasn't commended, otherwise there would be new rumors circulating at school."
Hagihara Kenji nodded cautiously.
In fact, Hanchuan Shenliu's contribution to the case of someone dying in his apartment was not enough to warrant commendation. After all, given some time to investigate, the police would have found out the truth. In this case, it all depends on whether the school wants to commend him or not.
The school, of course, didn't want to give any awards, as they were busy dealing with agitated parents who threatened to contact reporters and simply didn't have the time or inclination for such trivial matters.
Instructor Onizuka also felt it would be better to keep a low profile for Shinryu Sugawa, otherwise his reputation would turn from dangerous to a plague.
Kenji Hagiwara felt a little sorry for Shinryu Sakkawa at the time, but now it seems like it was actually a good thing.
I just remembered when I was looking at information about the "Happiness Truth Cult," Hanchuan Shenliu said, "They deserve to die"...
Kenji Hagiwara couldn't help but think, "Is Fukaru a bit of a jinx?"
Seeing that Hanakawa Shinryu had clearly slept well all night, and then thinking back to when they had just met, Hagiwara Kenji was genuinely moved by the instructor who had become much balder and had huge dark circles under his eyes since a month ago.
"Luckily, police academy is only half a year, otherwise the instructors might as well just shave their heads."
Bo Yezaki's gaze flickered for a moment: "Middle-aged baldness is normal...or has something else happened?"
Cough cough, of course he knew that the pressure on Instructor Onizuka was all his doing, and that he was the one who ruined the reputation... but that's why he needed to build up his suspicion level.
Kenji Hagiwara is his friend now, so he trusts him a lot. He only occasionally gives him a little bit of suspicion within a normal range, and that's it. He won't deliberately do anything to make his friend suspicious anymore.
But the instructors...
There are only five months left. Instructor, just bear with it a little longer. Once he becomes a policeman and solves a few more cases, his reputation will be restored!
Kenji Hagiwara didn't intend to hide it from Saiki Usaku, since it was already on today's news anyway: "The leader of the Happy Truth Cult is dead. The instructor is glad that you weren't commended, otherwise the rumors would have gone way too far, even though you had no contact with that religion."
“Exactly.” Bo Yezhai nodded, saying calmly, “I’ve never even met that cult leader.”
Although he spread rumors, pretended to negotiate with people, and fooled Vodka by saying that he was trying to win over the cult leader and even helped Morofushi Kagemitsu with his sniping, he had never actually met the cult leader.
Thanks to the help of [Universal Navigation], he successfully completed the task. Now, the suspicion values of Morofushi Hiromitsu, Vodka, Gin, and the Boss are constantly flooding the screen. These guys really don't get tired!
The death of the leader of the Happy Truth Cult did not cause any ripples in Hanchuan Shenliu's life. The police did not even ask him for an alibi, nor did they make a single phone call to him. Inspector Megure silently contributed a little bit of suspicion.
Since Han Chuan Shenliu and the cult leader have no vested interests, and this is clearly not a crime of passion but a premeditated crime, then we must find the murderer or the person who hired the murderer among those who have a motive.
As it turns out, the cult leader's caution was correct; quite a few people wanted to kill him. The police investigation is currently in chaos; they haven't found the real culprit, but they have uncovered a group of suspects who premeditated the crime...
Gin was also paying close attention to the police's progress, but seeing that the case had developed to this point and that they knew they couldn't trace it back to the organization, there was no need to continue following up.
He was now more concerned with how Usakabe Saiki had achieved that miraculous sniping.
The problem is that Usui Saiki has gone missing again, so Gin has no choice but to let Midorikawa, who has been given permission, go back to his house and keep an eye on when he can come home so that he can notify him and Vodka as soon as possible.
No one knows how Furuya Rei found out, even though no one was publicizing it, he just heard about it and found an opportunity to contact Morofushi Kagemitsu.
"I heard you hit the target's head from a kilometer away, through glass and curtains?"
Morofushi Kagemitsu explained wearily again: "It has nothing to do with me, it was Potness who did it..."
Rei Furuya listened as if it were a story, then asked in confusion, "Has the organization invented some new high technology?"
"Even Gin doesn't know, so it can't be him. It's definitely Potts who's the problem." Morofushi Hiromitsu didn't want to bring up the topic anymore. "Let's not talk about me anymore. How are things on your end?"
Rei Furuya's tone turned serious: "The investigation into the police academy has been completed."
“…Hmm.” Morofushi Kagemitsu sounded slightly nervous. “What exactly is Hagiwara…”
"He was severely reprimanded by his superior because he violated regulations by removing his bomb suit at the bomb disposal site, which almost caused an accident."
Morofushi Kagemitsu asked in confusion, "What does this have to do with him becoming an assistant instructor at the police academy?"
"Let me continue. Actually, the bomb almost detonated, but a passerby caught the bomber, so Hagiwara was unharmed. And that person is now a police academy student in this class—"
Rei Furuya frowned deeply as he recalled the photos in the documents.
"That person is called Kanakawa Shinryu. He should be the guy you saw walking with Hagiwara. He does look a lot like Gin, but he's actually a police academy student and even saved Hagiwara, so it's normal that they're close."
“I see…” Morofushi Kagemitsu was slightly relieved. “Samekawa Shinryu… what did he do before? He doesn’t seem like an ordinary person.”
Rei Furuya said quietly, "I was born in an orphanage, grew up in a small town, and then went on to attend university in Hakata."
Thinking of Hakata, a place teeming with killers, Morofushi Kagemitsu fell silent.
"But since he enrolled, there's no criminal record. Maybe it's just a strange aura that comes from surviving in Hakata, a place teeming with killers... Besides, he not only caught a bomber, but also promptly reported a bomb he found in the park to Matsuda, and when he encountered someone dealing drugs, he immediately cooperated with the class monitor to arrest them and take them to the police station..."
Upon hearing these familiar names, Morofushi Kagemitsu sighed, "Since he has a good relationship with the class monitor and the others, I can rest assured."
Even if Hagiwara misjudged him, there are so many people overseeing things. Surely not everyone could be wrong? His aura is clearly dangerous; even the most oblivious person would be on their guard!
The fact that he could become friends with the class monitor and others under such circumstances must mean he has some admirable qualities that outsiders don't know about.
Morobuchi Kagemitsu didn't suspect that all the people he knew were acquaintances of theirs, or that they were being targeted. After all, that's how making friends is; once you integrate into someone else's circle of friends, you naturally get to know them all.
On the contrary, for those of them who were undercover agents, these friends were already people they could not easily contact, so there was no need for them to scrutinize each other's friends like control freaks.
Due to the lag in intelligence gathering, the information that Furuya Rei received did not mention anything related to the Happy Truth Cult. At first glance, these cases really do seem like the work of a police officer full of a sense of justice.
Just thinking about the other person's Gin-like aura makes Rei Furuya feel uncomfortable all over, like ants are crawling on him.
Suspicious Rei Furuya said, "The problem is, although he has no criminal record, his information is just too easy to falsify..."
Zhu Fujingguang coughed and said, "I understand what you're worried about, but would someone send such an obvious person to infiltrate the police force? Or would someone have to start from the police academy and climb the ranks slowly without any connections? How many years would it take to reach a level that would be useful to the organization?"
Before he knew that the person was a police academy student, Morofushi Hiromitsu was indeed very suspicious of the other person's purpose in contacting Hagiwara Kenji. Now that he found out that the person was a police academy student, there was no need for many of his speculations.
Given Japan's seniority-based promotion system, if an organization really wanted to plant undercover agents starting from the police academy, it wouldn't be possible to find an orphan with no connections to take the non-professional exam. At least taking the professional exam would give them a higher starting point.
None of these are as convenient as directly bribing high-ranking officials or finding incriminating evidence against them.
"And can you imagine the organization sending Gin to infiltrate the police force?"
Jianggu Ling: "…………"
—That's definitely not possible. If it really happened, it would make people wonder if it was Usakabe Saiki acting crazy by taking the Boss's phone.
Rei Furuya understood these principles, but he felt uneasy when he recalled what Saiki Usaba had said about the organization having spies in various places: "That's true. Usaba didn't mention any spies in the police academy, only the Metropolitan Police Department and the National Police Agency. That means our identities are all in danger, and we could be exposed to the organization at any time..."
Morofushi Kagemitsu: "...Is it possible that he was just saying it casually? Because I only recently learned that Usaba doesn't actually know much about the organization."
Jianggu Ling: "...???"
Morofushi Kagemitsu sighed: "Because he's actually a second-generation member of the organization. The organization only lets him get away with this because they want to maintain the power of his deceased adoptive father. He just slacks off all day... I even suspect that even if he could replicate that miracle sniper shot and surpass Gin in the organization, he still wouldn't know much..."
"Why?" Furuya Rei asked instinctively.
Zhu Fujingguang said in a heavy tone, "I'm afraid he might suddenly go crazy. He came back from the Middle East battlefield, so he might not be afraid of death and just want to have some fun."
Jianggu Ling: "…………"
That's incredibly convincing!!!
Thinking about it this way, I feel that Usoya Saiki's value has suddenly decreased. After all, he's a mentally ill person that the organization can't trust, and any boss with a brain would never let him know the secrets...
At this moment, Morofushi Kagemitsu suddenly said, "However, there is an advantage to partnering with Usuiba. If the mission fails, everyone thinks it's Usuiba's fault, and if the mission succeeds, everyone thinks it's because I performed well... Moreover, thanks to him, I've had more contact with Gin."
Rei Furuya: "...My good relationship with Vodka was also thanks to Usopp."
The two remained silent.
Rei Furuya decides to retract his earlier assessment—the organization cannot function without Saiki Usui!!!
While they were chatting, Morofushi Kagemitsu suddenly received an email from Usaku Saiki.
His spirits lifted immediately.
You should know that since that sniper attack, Bo Yezaki has been out of contact for another week. He has been unemployed for a week and has not received any missions. Now his mission is to stay at Bo Yezaki's house and report back as soon as he returns home.
Morobuchi Kagemitsu hurriedly hung up the phone and checked the email.
Bo Yezaki asked him where he was.
...Anyway, it's not at his house. Even if no problems were found, Morofushi Kagemitsu wouldn't dare to call Rei from Usuiba Saiki's house.
He wouldn't be this worried about even the organization's safe house!
Morofushi Kagemitsu dialed Usaku Saiki's number: "Sorry, I just went out to buy groceries. Are you home right now?"
"Yes, I see you haven't packed your things yet... Are you planning to stay here permanently? Has the organization really assigned you to be my deputy?"
Morofushi Kagemitsu said insincerely, "If you're so looking forward to it, you can discuss it with the organization again, but actually I'm just staying here to wait for you to come back. Gin has something to discuss with you."
"Ugh—I hate Gin."
Morobuchi Kagemitsu paused for a moment.
Shouldn't he make a statement now, take a side or something? Say, "I'm on your side"? But how will he explain this to Gin...?
Then I heard Usakabe Saiki say, "Don't go grocery shopping, come back. We can eat out tonight. Let's deal with Gin first... By the way, don't call Gin yet, we'll talk about it when you get back."
Zhu Fujingguang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Sure, no matter when, as long as Usaku Saiki doesn't forbid him from contacting Gin, he'll consider his mission half complete.
Morofushi Kagemitsu hadn't gone too far from the Usakusaiki family's residence, so he quickly arrived there.
As soon as he entered the living room, he saw Usakata Saiki slumped on the sofa, hugging the skeleton like a pillow. When she saw him, she raised the skeleton's hand and waved at him.
"You're back~"
Morofushi Kagemitsu: "…………"
If the skeleton were replaced with a cat, the scene might be a little more heartwarming; right now, he just feels a bit cold.
Morofushi Kagemitsu was reluctant to answer, "I'm back."
He couldn't bring himself to say it, feeling as if he were defiling something, so he skipped over it and forced a change of topic: "Should I call Gin now?"
“No.” Usakabe Saiki sat up straighter, his light green eyes filled with reproach. “I’ve already said I hate Gin! How could you, as my friend, call Gin?”
"...So how do you plan to handle things over there?"
Usoppei pointed at him with his skull-like finger: "Call Vodka."
Morofushi Kagemitsu: "...?"
Vodka is on a mission with Gin, so calling Vodka would be tantamount to Gin finding out too... So is it really just a matter of not wanting to talk to Gin?!
Morofushi Kagemitsu was speechless, but he still obediently dialed Vodka's number.
Bo Yezaki happily moved to the side, making room for him on the sofa: "Standing is tiring, sit down! Don't be shy! Look how clean the sofa is!"
Morofushi Kagemitsu: "………………"
It's clean, isn't it? He wiped it down right before he left!
Sitting awkwardly next to Usaku Saiki, Morofushi Kagemitsu tried to keep his distance, but Usaku Saiki moved closer to him without any hesitation, waiting to hear what was happening on his phone.
It took a little longer than expected, but the call eventually went through.
Vodka's voice came through the phone: "Midori, I'm a bit busy right now. If you want to complain about Potts..."
Bo Yezaki asked in a low voice, "Do you often talk badly about me behind my back?"
Vodka: "...!!!"
Oh my god! Another ghost sighting!! He'll never dare answer the phone again!!!
Doesn't Usakabe Saiki have his own phone?! Why does he always use other people's phones?!
Morofushi Kagemitsu hadn't expected Vodka to self-destruct so soon, and couldn't help but give an awkward but polite smile: "I just occasionally call him to ask if he can give me a different mission."
Perhaps because the topics of conversation have been too monotonous lately, Vodka assumed that his phone call was about the same old things.
"What about vodka?" Bo Ye Saiki persisted. "What did he say about me?"
Morofushi Kagemitsu maintained a high level of quiet.
He didn't want to be kicked out of the small circle of people who spoke ill of Usakawa Saiki by Vodka for being a traitor.
Vodka, quick-witted, knew he couldn't bring himself to call Bo Yezaki a crazy little lunatic or anything like that, so he quickly changed the subject: "I just meant you're always out of contact and don't follow the organization's orders... What, am I not telling the truth?"
"Fine." Bo Yezaiji felt guilty. "Gin said those things last time, I'm being lenient by not blocking you too. Is Gin with you?"
Vodka glanced at Gin beside him, hesitating about how to answer.
“It’s okay if he’s here. Tell him he’s no longer my friend.” Bo Yezai said angrily. “I won’t talk to him anymore. If you have any problems, you can come and talk to me.”
Gin: "…………"
Vodka: "...Are you going to school? Did you pick up bad habits from high school girls? We normal people don't argue like this."
"Who said that? I've seen elementary school students arguing like that."
Vodka: "???" How dare you say that!
Usoppon Saiki remarked with deep emotion, "I never attended primary school in the Middle East; I want to experience the life of an ordinary person from scratch..."
"Please hurry up and transition to a college level, or at least a high school level, otherwise I won't be able to communicate with you," Vodka complained.
Gin gave Vodka a cold look.
Vodka snapped back to reality, realizing that the conversation had gone off-topic again, and worried that Usoya Saiki might hang up on him with the excuse that "if you can't communicate with me, then forget it," so he quickly got back to the point.
To avoid making any mistakes, he wrote a special article.
"Ahem, let's not talk about that... Potts, I think if someone has talent, they should know how to use it, instead of letting it go to waste. I really think your sniping last time was... really..."
Vodka forced himself to recite the script: "Very impressive, it's a pity I wasn't your partner back then... Ugh... Cough, could you demonstrate it again for your friend?"
Both Morofushi Kagemitsu and Gin were speechless.
Was this copied from an example and edited? It looks so awkward!
But Vodka felt he had a good reason: as a returned overseas student, Bo Yezaki might not understand the subtle version, and a more unrestrained approach might be more effective.
Before Gin could grab the phone and come himself, Usui Saiki spoke up, moved by the moment.
"So you admire me that much... I had no idea! I thought you thought I was cheating or using hacks, just like Gin!"
Vodka chuckled dryly: "Where would you get the idea of cheating in this kind of thing..."
"Exactly! Does that mean it's on if it's not off?!"
Vodka: "...???"
Usoppei sighed deeply: "Actually, I don't usually take action, but if it's for you, it's not impossible... However, I don't accept just any mission. I can take on the organization's competitors, but not good people."
Gin's eyes sharpened.
Morofushi Kagemitsu was also taken aback.
How could someone be persuaded by the organization to be a good person? Does this mean they've defected?
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This chapter is 6,500 words! Let you experience what it's like to update twice in one go, and compare which is more enjoyable—updating separately.
The bonus chapter for the landmine is done! No bonus chapter tonight!
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The broadband in my new house was installed today! The signal is great, I'm no longer afraid of getting disconnected while gaming!
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When I wrote about the point where it might make people question whether Usui Saiki was actually acting crazy with the Boss's phone, I couldn't help but think about the protagonist's character...
I feel like it's beyond saving.
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From now on, Vodka should contribute some suspicion points to Bo Ye when answering the phone.
Some even have a psychological aversion to speaking first.
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Thin Leaf's expressions are too rich, and her temperament is very different. The photo is also a bit distorted, so she just looks familiar, but I didn't recognize her at first. The feeling of familiarity was also attributed to her resemblance to Gin.
...the eldest brother takes the blame
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