When he stopped me, it was clear he still wanted to dwell on this incident at the movie theater, which had nothing to do with the police, which made me even more disgusted.
Despite the distance, Yoruichi Yama bowed slightly and said quite earnestly, "Inspector Shiratori, I have another question. Would you be so kind as to ask me?"
Because in front of Officer Sato, Inspector Shiratori suppressed his aversion and inexplicable impatience, and nodded with great composure.
"Excuse me."
However, Yoruichi Toyama did not immediately delve into the topic of "justice".
"I'd like to know, in Inspector Shiratori's opinion, what is the most important reason why this movie theater has fallen to its current state?"
Faced with this suggestive question, Inspector Shiratori smiled knowingly.
"I think it's what the boss and the staff were talking about earlier, that people often come to the cinema to cause trouble."
"However, those matters are not under the jurisdiction of our investigation division. If ordinary citizens have any problems, they should go to the local police station or police station."
"Moreover, this young lady just said that the troublemakers were instigated by Mr. Zhang Tian, but there is no evidence. I believe that my colleagues at the police station acted in accordance with the law and did not cover up any wrongdoing."
He spoke fluently and clearly, explaining all the possible points that might be questioned, and a confident glow appeared on his face.
"Is Mr. Toyama satisfied with my answer?"
What can you do if you're not satisfied?
Almost everyone present thought the same thing.
Even Zhang Tian himself knew very well that those thugs were hired by him to cause trouble.
But if they stubbornly deny it, the police have no evidence and can only follow the rules.
Yoruichi Toyama, who was asked this question, finally nodded slowly.
A smile gradually appeared on his previously stern face.
It was a smile that was both predictable and ironic.
"Ah, of course I'm satisfied!" he said in a cheerful voice, though it was a little too loud.
This immediately gave Inspector Shiratori a bad feeling.
As expected, Yoruichi Toyama continued, "A friend of mine once complained to me that there was no hope for the Japanese police system, and I thought he was being too extreme."
"But Inspector Shiratori's completely logical and cold statement has finally made me realize that you are all hopeless!"
"As an elite inspector, I believe you are not the kind of person who blindly memorizes the rules and is inflexible. If that's the case, there's only one reason why you could say what you just said: you don't care about the survival and safety of the people at all; all you care about is your own promotion."
"You people dare to call yourselves champions of justice?"
Everyone present, including Mr. Muramatsu and the others, was stunned.
His insults weren't any worse than Shiho's earlier, but now, in everyone's eyes, Shiho was just a precocious little girl.
Yoruichi Toyama is an adult and a detective who has a cooperative relationship with the Metropolitan Police Department.
Why would he turn around and criticize the police who are on his side?
Inspector Shiratori, who was directly hit by the artillery fire, couldn't help but blush.
"Mr. Toyama, you're saying that..."
"Inspector Shiratori, you just said that thugs who disturb public order are handled by the police station, right?" Yoruichi Toyama interrupted him and asked directly.
But he wasn't given a chance to answer; instead, the conversation turned to Mr. Muramatsu.
"So, Mr. Muramatsu, when some thugs caused trouble and disrupted the movie theater before, how did the police handle it when you called the police?"
Mr. Muramatsu, the shop owner, paused for a moment after being called out, before replying, "The police from the local police station took those thugs away..."
Yoruichi Toyama paused deliberately for a moment, and when she looked around, she found that few people seemed to find anything amiss.
I couldn't help but sigh.
"And then what? What punishment did they receive? Did they compensate the cinema for its losses? Did the police explain to you, the owner, why those people came to cause trouble?"
"Huh?" Mr. Muramatsu looked bewildered. "But...but..."
“Even if those people just happened to cause trouble at the theater,” Yoruichi Toyama shook her head and explained, “they disrupted public order and hurt people, so they deserve to be punished, right?”
"The victims are the cinemas and the audience, so you have the right to demand compensation, or at least an apology, or, to put it another way, to know what price they paid for this."
"But judging from your expression, boss, it seems like you know absolutely nothing about these things."
"So I strongly suspect that the police at your police station just took those people away, gave them a scolding or locked them up for a bit, and that was it. They didn't care about the losses suffered by the people, nor did they think there was any conspiracy behind it."
"These grassroots police officers, let alone justice, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them salary thieves."
The last question was clearly directed at Inspector Shiratori, so Inspector Shiratori shrugged, intending to retort.
"Those were just..."
But his voice immediately caught in his throat, as if he realized something and couldn't continue speaking.
"You want to say 'it's just a problem with the local police,' right?" Yoruichi Toyama smiled again, but her eyes held an undisguised anger.
Anger—this was a feeling he hadn't experienced while handling the case, but which ignited after hearing Inspector Shiratori's words.
As he himself said, when he first heard Mingzhi complain about the shortcomings of the police system, he thought he was an elite young master who didn't understand the workplace.
Inspector Shiratori's detached and dictatorial remarks truly reflected the attitude of these bureaucrats, both big and small, and petty thieves who were taking advantage of the situation.
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