Chapter 29: The industry still has a few years of pills
Kurosaki Ichigo was not captured.
In fact, in the police registration files, Ichigo Kurosaki was already a murdered person. Therefore, after the information from the American writer was handed over, the research focus of the senior officials of the Metropolitan Police Department had quickly changed.
——They actually caught two blank people!
In this worldview, police officers are probably the most difficult people to be in in every industry.
High-level conflicts cannot be dealt with, and interrupted conflicts can be dealt with depending on the situation. Even trivial matters such as speeding will occasionally result in a sudden call from the superiors.
Then they have to hand over the work to other departments in confusion. Not only do they not get any field bonuses, but they are often called into the office and scolded by the section chief for unclear reasons such as "Why are you meddling in other people's business?"
A transferred police captain encountered this kind of thing before.
The old police captain was almost at retirement age. One day, before leaving get off work, he caught a group of thugs on the street who were intending to fight.
Considering that the leader looked like a high school student, the old police chief's main purpose throughout the whole process was to influence him. Not to mention beating him, he didn't even say a harsh word!
He tried to persuade the young man earnestly for half the night and even bought dinner and clothes for him out of his own pocket. Although the young gangster was impatient, he still controlled his temper and listened to his advice the whole time.
When the old police captain saw this, he felt that there was hope for the misguided teenager to turn back. As a result, the next morning, the police chief didn't even hold a commendation meeting. He ran back from Osaka and personally released the gangster.
The old police chief held his heart and worried about the judicial pill, and saw the gangster again the next day.
He changed out of the formal clothes he had bought for himself and put on clothes that had no waist and hung too long at the crotch, and rode a skateboard around the streets.
He was followed by a large group of younger brothers (including adults), and when they rushed across the sidewalk, they looked like a king patrolling the mountains.
The inspector thought about it for a long time, but still didn't think that this rascally kid looked like a rich second-generation kid.
After all, he has been a policeman all his life. As far as he knows, there is no one with the surname Hatta among those high-ranking politicians and officials?
What's more, Yata's catchphrase is not "what's wrong with my parents", but "what's wrong with my brother".
Speaking of this "Brother Zun"...
——Could he be the mastermind behind controlling all those misguided teenagers?!
The old police captain had just tried to search the office system the day before yesterday to see if there were any criminals in the area with a criminal record and whose name happened to contain the character "尊". Today, he was asked to have an interview with the superintendent, who gave him kind advice: "If you want to work hard until retirement, don't get involved in these things."
Therefore, faced with the dilemma of his family and the justice of the law, the old police chief can only force himself to forget about the gangster Misaki Hatta who almost came to his senses!
Also forget about that "Brother Zun" who is in deep trouble.
He silently increased the dosage and continued to hold his heart and sigh about the judicial pill.
There are countless similar incidents. Lower-level police officers can only lament that their work is becoming increasingly difficult, and they complain about the judicial consequences from time to time. However, for senior police officers, the seriousness of the matter is more than just a little bit.
Their powers have been shrinking.
The police department initially had a lot of responsibilities. Logically, household registration, nationality, and entry and exit were all their responsibility. However, the [Civil Affairs (please read again)] Household Registration Section under the Legal Affairs Bureau haphazardly split out four offices, and now they even have to apply for additional applications to transfer relevant files!
Another example is the control of knives, guns, and ammunition.
On the Shinkansen, it is often found that some passengers are carrying knives more than one foot long, but even if they are discovered, people will nonchalantly say that they are handicrafts.
Not to mention managing marches, rallies and demonstrations.
Now when the Metropolitan Police Department sends patrol officers out, they have to give the newcomers a vaccination in advance: for example, they can’t go to Jinme-cho, they can’t go to Namimori-cho, and for example, places like Tomoeda-cho - you might as well not even go there!
As far as the senior police officers are concerned, if they continue to waste time like this, they might as well just disband right away.
In fact, the police also know that the one who has the final say now is the Yu family who lives in the Yuzhu Tower. In addition to them, there are other people who are responsible for maintaining public order, but no one wants to be easily defined as a waste who can only take care of "small things"!
This time, the Suzuki family was the first to be involved, and the evidence was presented later. All the police actions were logical and in accordance with procedures!
If they can find out something, that would be great, letting those arrogant people who always say "you don't have enough authority" see how powerful ordinary police officers are!
If we can’t find out, it doesn’t matter. At least we have caught them by the tail and made our presence felt, right?
If they really want to get to the bottom of this, they can ask them to find someone named Suzuki.
——Who made him so rich and powerful that he forced the police to confess?
Such a large-scale operation that can be manipulated will naturally not be accomplished overnight.
In fact, the police have made comprehensive arrangements from top to bottom, and even plainclothes police have been stationed around the Karakura General Hospital.
If these two blank people captured by the Kurosaki family give any clues, even if Ishida Ryugen is the director of the hospital, he must be prepared to go into the interrogation room for tea.
Kurosaki Isshin was very cooperative. In fact, considering that his two little daughters were still in school (in other words, the police could take them away at any time), he not only did not resist, but he even actively cooperated with the police and successfully prevented another young girl in their family from resisting arrest and behaving extremely violently.
At the intersection two hundred meters away, Ichigo Kurosaki was sitting in the stuck taxi. He saw his father and the Shinigami lady who lived in his room, sitting in two different police cars, driving past from the other side of the dividing line one after another.
He took a deep breath in the taxi, opened the door and drove away without saying a word.
The destination is Urahara Shoten.
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On the other side, Urahara Kisuke was arguing with the operator of Spaceter4.
The fact that Rukia Kuchiki shared the power of the god of death with humans is obviously illegal in Soul Society. If the Seireitei knew about it, it's hard to say what would happen to Rukia Kuchiki, but Ichigo Kurosaki would probably be expelled from the society.
Therefore, if he wants to protect his rights, he certainly cannot rely on the relationships that Soul Society has cultivated in the real world.
Kisuke Urahara claimed that the guy who was captured and taken to the research institute was a part-time worker in their Urahara store. He had no bad intentions. He was just a resident citizen of the soul side and was not very used to wearing clothes. When he had nothing to do, he liked to take off his clothes and relax.
The lady on the line asked, "Then why don't you register him?"
Under the threat of Yoruichi's sharp claws, Urahara Kisuke sighed and said, "The child is not yet an adult. I don't want to get on your pirate ship so early and be treated like a thief."
The woman on the line flipped through the code of conduct and enthusiastically explained, "Not registering is tantamount to refusing to fulfill your obligation to maintain harmony among all sectors. If you don't fulfill your obligations, you lose your legal rights. We will not be responsible for any consequences of his exposure."
Urahara Kisuke yawned halfheartedly and continued bargaining.
"I already said he's a part-time employee. Urahara Shoten updates his information on time every year. Isn't this just a few months late? When he turns 18, we'll definitely register him right away..."
The receptionist was silent for a long time. Through the receiver, the only sound I could hear was the clacking of fingers on the keyboard.
Then she said, "I'm very sorry, Mr. Pu Yuan, you and your store have been overdue for management fees for four months, and there are some problems with the data in the store product list you reported. We suspect you are engaging in smuggling during the purchase process..."
Urahara Kisuke clicked his tongue, scratched his ears with an annoyed expression, and wanted to throw the phone away.
The receptionist continued, "If you don't pay the management fee quickly, we will officially redraw the area where your store is located on the national administrative standard map in two months, when the six-month period is up."
"By then, the traffic regulator may add a zebra crossing near the intersection of the block, which is in front of your store, and vehicles passing by will no longer have to detour in front of your store."
When Wuling Tiezhai just walked into the store, he heard this and was stunned.
Urahara Kisuke waved his hand at him, indicating that it didn't matter.
——Just draw it, it’s not like he has no other way to deal with it!
However, the operator continued reading the rules as if she could read my mind: "Of course, you may use various methods, including ghost arts, barriers, formations, and illusions, to maintain the secrecy of your area."
"But please always remember," the young lady said earnestly, "that situation is illegal. If passing vehicles, pedestrians, or pets become trapped, injured, lost, or accidentally discover something as a result of this behavior, it will be considered a criminal act on your behalf and on behalf of the Urahara Store."
She paused and said, “When the time comes, we will have to deal with you accordingly depending on the severity of the situation.
Finally, she calmly added, "In fact, perhaps we won't have to wait two months. Once the finance department catches you evading taxes and illegally smuggling contraband, we will immediately hand you over to Soul Society's Seireitei for custody."
"Given that your file states that you were exiled from Soul Society..."
Speaking of this, the young lady happened to come across an archival photo left by Urahara Kisuke more than a hundred years ago, and was immediately stunned by the handsomeness of the blond-haired Death God in the photo.
But she maintained her professional ethics and veiled a warning: "If it comes to that, the maggot nest may open its doors to you again."
Urahara Kisuke slammed the phone down with a dejected look. Before he could decide whether to go to sleep or have a drink to relieve his sorrow, Kurosaki Ichigo, the culprit who caused him to receive such a call, rushed into the store again.
The orange-haired deputy Shinigami didn't even bother calling her "Clog Hat" or anything like that. He slammed the table expressionlessly and said, "Rukia's been captured."
Urahara Kisuke's light-colored eyes, hidden by the shadow of his hat brim, narrowed almost imperceptibly.
Ah, has Soul Society started moving?
He gently rubbed the space between his thumbs: Aizen's patience... seemed to be a little less than he expected. No, it might be that he was just going with the flow. He always kept a low profile -
--Great!
Urahara's pupils tightened as he was brought back to consciousness by the sudden loud noise.
"Ah la la, don't be anxious, Kurosaki Ichigo-kun..."
"How can I not be anxious!"
Ichigo Kurosaki scratched his hair frantically: "Not only Rukia, but even my father was taken away!"
This is impossible!
Urahara Kisuke almost subconsciously wanted to refute this statement - Aizen Sosuke didn't even know the existence of Squad Zero, how could he possibly follow the clues and find Kurosaki Isshin in the real world?!
The next second, Ichigo let out a long sigh and slumped down on the table.
"Rukia's origins haven't been explained yet, and Youzi thinks I'm going to be dissected. Now even the old man has been taken to the police station. What are they going to do?..."
Before he could finish such heartfelt and touching words, Urahara Kisuke stood up silently. His expression was not very clear and he raised his hand nonchalantly.
Then he smacked Ichigo on the back of the head with the cane.
—Don't even mention the Xing Army. Even in ordinary squads on missions, lying about military intelligence is a capital offense, you know?!
"What on earth do you mean?!"
Ignoring the high school students' shouting, Urahara Kisuke breathed a sigh of relief, and then he felt a thin layer of sweat on the area of his back where his underwear was sticking to.
He waved impatiently at Ichigo Kurosaki with his back turned and started talking on the phone again.
Rukia Kuchiki is not an illegal immigrant. Even if she returns to the Seireitei as a criminal, the surname before her name is still "Kuchiki".
As the head of the Soul Society nobles, the Kuchiki family could not stand by and watch her get into trouble.
In other words, now that the official God of Death and the great nobles were involved, he could easily call the Imperial Pillar Tower and demand that the current government release the person immediately and unconditionally.
But Urahara Kisuke doesn't.
He picked up the phone he had just dropped, called the number he had just hung up, and when he found out that the operator (after all, there were few people with special abilities) was still the young lady who threatened him to go back to the maggot nest, he yawned deliberately.
There was a long note at the end of his breath, he picked his nails and said "tsk" in a nonchalant tone.
"Please pick up Reisi Munakata. The Seireitei Agency needs him for something."
The young lady was stunned: "But the director is busy."
"What are you busy with?"
"Busy...talking to someone important."
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Reiji Munakata sat at his desk with a half-finished puzzle in front of him and some leftover matcha on the side.
On the projection two meters away, the face of Chang Lu Dajue from the Golden Kingdom was flashing.
"After Ishida Sogen died, Ishida Ryugen was the last of the Quincy."
The Golden King's expression was expressionless, but his voice was calm. "He alone is equal to the entire clan. The police's actions are correct, but if they are not careful, they could be suspected of deliberately destroying the Quincy's heritage. Karakura Town is where the Quincies are stationed. If the police send more personnel, Ishida Ryugen will probably retaliate."
——In this case, although Ryuken Ishida may have been suspected of being at his maximum level and fighting against a group of weaklings, it was absolutely reasonable and legal.
It's over. Not only can the police not be held accountable, but the King of Gold will probably have to be rumored by various forces for a while, and be slandered by various conspiracy theories, before the public anger can be completely quelled.
"From a procedural perspective, the Metropolitan Police Department's actions were flawless," Munakata Reiji said, rubbing the documents in front of him. "It's just that they were a bit overreaching."
Guo Changlu Dajue sighed without changing his expression: "It really needs some restraint."
Reiji Munakata didn't think the police had any psychological problems. After all, you can't keep everything from people and force them to live in obscurity within the boundaries you've drawn.
But you can’t say it.
The beings that make up another world accept the leadership of the King who stands behind the foundation of the world and abide by the principles set by the Golden King with absolute power, but this does not mean that the King can expose them based on his own opinion.
Fortunately, this matter is not difficult to resolve.
The police had come to this point because of the reports, complaints, and evidence provided by the Suzuki family. Simply put, there was no need for the Blue King to step in and rely on the authority of the Yuzhu Tower to forcibly take over the police operation.
As long as Suzuki can withdraw the lawsuit, everything will be solved.
"In that case," the Blue King, having figured it out, pushed his glasses up: "I'll contact Suzuki Fumi right away—"
"Your father-in-law is out of the country."
Munakata Reiji paused: "Then Mrs. Tomoko——"
"Your mother-in-law went with him."
"Jiro Yoshiro——"
"I went on an Antarctic expedition."
The communication was still connected. For a moment, neither the Golden King in the projection state nor the Blue King who was sitting in his original position spoke.
After a long moment, the Golden King sighed, "It's impossible for the daughter of the Suzuki family to marry a human."
Munakata Reiji glanced at the drawer next to him where the terminal that hadn't responded yet was tucked away, and nodded calmly, "I've already looked at the relevant information."
After that, neither of the two kings mentioned the topic again, and only discussed the issue of appeasing the Quincy.
Before concluding, the Golden King paused, and instead of sighing, he said in an ambiguous tone, "Munakashi, you must understand that [not marrying] and [not forming a relationship] are two completely different things."
As soon as the words fell, the image scattered into spots of light on the ground with a slight sound.
The Blue King, who represented order and reconstruction, sat unmoved at the table, quietly putting together the remaining pieces of the puzzle in front of him one by one. Finally, his fingertips slowly drew a spiral along the zigzag lines of the puzzle.
Munakata's puzzles are all custom-made. He never sticks to the regular number of pieces such as 1,000 or 5,000. As long as it is within the cutting range, it is better if it is not an integer.
This is the situation in front of you.
The colored crayons almost filled the entire drawing paper that served as the background. Countless things, which were not sure whether they were red flowers or red insects, were lined up in a random pattern, smeared into a ball like graffiti.
It looks like a child scribbled it with two fingers holding a crayon when he was bored.
In fact, this is indeed the case.
Reiji Munakata pinched a corner of the puzzle and shook the entire graffiti apart. Only in the place where he pinched it could a pattern be seen in groups of three or two.
The strokes are large and loose, and the structure is top-heavy. There are only four characters, but no two characters are the same size.
【Suzuki Sonoko】.
——From Miss Suzuki Sonoko when she was four years old and still in kindergarten.
Munakata stared at the four words for a while, threw away the fragments in his hand, and lightly tapped the communicator on the side of the table.
"Inform Awashima to forward all of today's documents to Fushimi."
He paused and said without any guilt, "I'm going to Suzuki's house this afternoon."
The author has something to say: Is Brother Zun considered an Easter egg?
Xiao Yata had an impatient look on his face the whole time: I won’t bother with you ignorant ordinary people!
The police are also suffering. They don't know anything, but they are often stopped and have to watch all kinds of things that seem like social pills and judicial problems happening. Kudo Shinichi was in the same situation when he tricked Kurosaki Ichigo. Everything will be fine after he finds out.
I changed the order of the outline today, so the update is a bit late. Sorry, but if it's before 12 o'clock, at least I have saved my last bit of integrity...
If I don't update after 10 o'clock in the future, you can go to the comment section and you should be able to find a note. In that case, don't wait and just check it the next day:-D
By the way, if the update volume is the current one, do you want me to update twice, one 3,000-word update in the morning and one in the evening, or a total of 6,000 words?
Why do I feel that updating twice a day sounds more diligent...
Finally, as usual, I would like to leave a message. Good night everyone. Since most girls may not read this until the next day, I would like to say good morning as well!
Corrected typos
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