Chapter 48 Chapter 48 Great, it's a beautiful cop!
For a criminal to enter and exit the police station unscathed time and time again is something to brag about.
However, this is not the case with rice flowers.
It turns out that if there are enough criminal cases, even the police will become numb to them—clearly, this kind of numbness refers to the fact that some regional executives have been scolded a lot, or have had their performance bonuses reduced significantly—at least, they're going to be numb from the fines this year.
"Past criminal records... Why do we have to fill out these things just to give a statement now?"
Morofushi Kagemitsu looked at the form handed to him by Hagiwara Kenji, and read through the entire document with great bewilderment. It was practically a very thorough census. The last time he had paid this much attention to census information was when he was fabricating the name Asakawa Sora.
He looked at Matsuda Jinpei and Hagiwara Kenji, trying to find a trace of joking or teasing on their faces.
Unfortunately, even someone as observant as him couldn't see anything, and his colleagues wouldn't knowingly make things difficult for him when he was on an undercover mission.
Kenji Hagiwara helplessly spread his hands and said, "Actually, I don't really know either. I only know that it started after the 'gang fight' in Shinjuku last time."
Gang fights in Shinjuku?
Isn't this the same old story of Gin and his gang's major mishap last time? How could it possibly affect the Metropolitan Police Department?
Morofushi Kagemitsu, unaware of the reason, filled out a form based on Asakawa Sora's identity information, only to have it rejected immediately, adding to his novel experience.
“It’s not that Asakawa, you can’t fill it out like this.” Hagiwara Kenji took the pen back from him and quickly filled in something for his occupation. “It’s just that with how often you’re in and out of jail, it would be better to add a part-time job as well.”
What kind of part-time job could be so powerful?
Morofushi Kagemitsu felt like a country bumpkin who had just arrived in the city, completely clueless and unable to keep up with the way Tokyoites think these days. He'd only gone to Kyoto, so why did he come back as if he'd crossed a dimensional barrier?
He leaned over and nearly fainted when he saw the information on the part-time job posting.
Part-time job: Detective
That's way too powerful...
[Anti-fraud expert #214: There's nothing wrong with that. Do you remember? You have a string of reports against you.]
[Anti-Fraud Guru #66: You don't need to think back, it's your childhood friend who reported your lifestyle and sex education issues... We've wanted to say this for a long time, how did we become evil gods?!]
That's not right, Zero seemed to have told me he was going to remove it from my account.
[Anti-fraud expert #205: Let me see. Hmm, he did indeed give instructions to that Kazami Yuya, but there was a slight twist in the process.]
[Anti-fraud expert #198: He was afraid the Hokkaido authorities would suppress the matter, so he specifically reported it in Kyoto. As you know, the Kyoto police system is currently experiencing some problems, so…]
Okay, I understand.
He had to accept the unexpected reality.
By the time he finally filled out the form, retrieved the USB drive, and arranged another meeting time with Mr. Jin Quan, it was already past closing time.
He naturally followed Matsuda and Hagiwara, two people who were not originally part of the First Investigation Division.
Along the way, Kenji Hagiwara greeted various police officers with a smile, while Jinpei Matsuda stretched and yawned. He openly mingled among them, and no one seemed to think anything was wrong.
Come to think of it, this was the first time recently that he had been able to walk out of a building on time after get off work, and he never expected it to be the Metropolitan Police Department.
And so, they found their way back to the apartment.
"Gurgle~" x3
Everyone's stomachs were protesting.
[Anti-fraud expert #214: So you were really hungry after all? What did you mean by ignoring all those restaurants you passed by?]
[Anti-fraud expert #66: I also want to say that some izakayas are still having promotional events.]
[Anti-fraud expert #26: Luckily, they still have some food in their fridge, so cooking a meal isn't out of the question.]
Remembering one of the reasons he came here, Morofushi Kagemitsu offered to cook: "Why don't you try my cooking?"
Hagiwara and Matsuda, who had both eaten the Morofushi-style stewed beef before, had no complaints.
It's unclear which memory Matsuda Jinpei was triggered by his words, but he even quipped, "Master Kei is truly virtuous."
[Anti-fraud expert #19: I've seen this description before.]
[Anti-Fraud King No. 11: If you remember correctly, that's exactly what was written in that long novel currently being serialized in the organization.]
[Anti-fraud expert #148: Didn't Jingguang tell us to report this as "pornography and prostitution" several times? It's still going on!]
[Anti-Fraud Guru #19: You have no idea of the charm of abbreviations and homophones...]
Hey = =
I'm still here!
Then he heard several whistles in his mind, as if he were shirking his responsibilities and feeling guilty.
...Forget it, it's good to shift the focus of those criminals who are always thinking about causing trouble elsewhere.
I feel that I will have some cognitive biases regarding words like "virtuous and capable" in the future.
If he hadn't repeatedly confirmed that Matsuda and Hagiwara couldn't possibly know any more inside information about the organization, he would have suspected that the two of them had read those comments and posts. How could their thought processes be so identical?
Zero is still the most reliable; he helped me report quite a few cases.
Zero, realizing that Hiro had recorded his embarrassing moment, chuckled sheepishly, "I think I did something in a fit of anger earlier, haha..."
While casually browsing Matsuda and Hagiwara's phones, the anti-fraud expert remained silent and instead updated another novel, "The Overbearing and Charming Cop," for internal preview.
"Let me help you, Morofushi~" Hagiwara, who had only a vague understanding of cooking, offered to help.
"Okay, then help me cut these potatoes." First, let's see if Hagiwara's knife skills have improved.
"Then I'll go downstairs to the convenience store and buy some drinks." Matsuda Jinpei also found something to do.
He had just put on his coat and was about to leave when he discovered that someone had already stopped ringing the doorbell.
"The delivery guy."
After saying goodbye to the deliveryman, Matsuda Jinpei carried a package back to the living room and began to unpack it.
"Oh? Then the model we ordered must have arrived~" Kenji Hagiwara focused on cutting potatoes without even looking up.
Matsuda Jinpei looked at the size, shook it, and said, "It should be."
express delivery!
Morofushi Kagemitsu, who was cutting carrots, perked up immediately upon hearing the keyword.
Yes, he went home with them today just for this package.
[Anti-fraud expert #205: This is the package; the QR code matches the one in the company.]
"What's this?" Matsuda Jinpei deftly tore open the package, which included a thin piece of cardboard—the organization was really stingy to an extreme degree; how could they cut costs to this extent? He read the information written on it aloud, "Police manpower subsidy?"
"What is this?" Kenji Hagiwara poked his head out of the kitchen and casually threw the potatoes he was holding into the pot. Hiromitsu Morofushi also put down what he was holding and followed him into the living room.
"It looks like a coupon." Matsuda Jinpei stuffed the card into Hagiwara Kenji's hands. "Does the department offer this kind of subsidy recently?"
"Huh? Is there such a good thing?" Kenji Hagiwara, who was well-informed, looked at the card. He had never heard of such a benefit being offered.
Morofushi Kagemitsu raised a question at the opportune moment: "Has the Metropolitan Police Department become so modernized now? They even know how to join a group by scanning a QR code?"
I was just asked to fill out the form by hand.
Upon hearing his friend's statement, Kenji Hagiwara laughed and said, "It's definitely fake. Just look at this QR code; it's definitely not something the bureau would do. I even saw Kokono from the personnel department studying the QR code login for ages just a couple of days ago."
Matsuda Jinpei took the card and sneered, "These scammers these days are really bold, daring to use the police station's name to cheat the police."
That's right, they're all desperate for money.
Kenji Hagiwara patted Jinpei Matsuda on the shoulder and said, "Well, we just got off work, so it's not good to bother the network department colleagues right away. We can just stop by their office building on our way to work tomorrow."
Matsuda Jinpei had no objection and casually placed the card on the table.
Looking at the paper, Morofushi Kagemitsu took out his phone and took two photos, one on each side.
"Little Morofushi?" Kenji Hagiwara, somewhat puzzled by his actions, turned his gaze back to the card and asked, "Is there anything unusual about this thing?"
Of course this is unusual; it's a scam orchestrated by a company under the organization's name.
He certainly wouldn't say that, but he felt it was important to reveal some information he had already sensed when he saw the prophecy notifications earlier.
"Hagiwara, you know quite a few people in the personnel department, don't you?" Morofushi Kagemitsu asked.
"Yes, I know quite a few people." Kenji Hagiwara nodded and asked, "Who are you looking for?"
If Komobushi, a police officer, needs to get something done, he should have someone to help him. If he's asking me, he'll probably have to find someone else.
"If we're talking about finding someone, you could say that," Morofushi Hiromitsu slowly steered the conversation. "I'm just a little curious as to why the fraudsters chose the Metropolitan Police Department this time."
Matsuda Jinpei pondered for a moment and said, "Normally, the department would consider this kind of behavior as provocation. However, since this matter has caught your attention, Mr. Jing, it must be something more than just a simple matter."
Morofushi Kagemitsu nodded. Since the two of them had already signed a confidentiality agreement, he said, "I know who initiated this, and I need to know why they did it."
Kenji Hagiwara and Jinpei Matsuda exchanged a glance and asked in unison, "What do you plan to do next?"
Morofushi Kagemitsu paused, a hint of helplessness in his eyes, and said, "Neither of you are going to ask me who the mastermind is?"
Kenji Hagiwara smiled and said, "What Morofushi wants to say, he'll say eventually, no rush~"
Matsuda Jinpei also seemed unconcerned: "We'll find out eventually anyway."
These two people are exactly the same as before...
[Anti-Fraud King #214: Hmm, although I really don't want to break this wonderful moment of friendship...]
"Hmm? What's that smell? It smells weird."
[Anti-Fraud Guru #26: Yes, that's the taste! You still have soup simmering in the pot, have you forgotten?]
"Oh no, save the pot!"
"...!"
Finally, Matsuda Jinpei and Hagiwara Kenji had the pleasure of eating the sandwich that even Furuya Rei couldn't stop raving about tonight.
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Author's Note: The next morning →
"Hagi, didn't you get enough sandwiches last night?"
"No, this is for the class monitor. The four of us have all eaten, how can we leave him out?"
"Is the squad leader still in Beihai, right?"
"It's alright, I asked a colleague who's going to Hokkaido today to give me a ride."
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