Tokyo people don't talk about Wude

Chapter 331 328. Investigation List
"If the murderer is indeed that [Bully Butcher] Hijikata Hitoshi, then the first thing the police should do is to retrieve his photo information and conduct a focused search for him, preferably to find his whereabouts."

After confessing his past, Xi Shenjian began to formulate a plan:
"But this superficial search is likely to be futile. Not to mention that the murderer may be a copycat criminal closely related to Hijikata Hitoshi, and Hijikata Hitoshi may have had plastic surgery or learned disguise techniques in the past ten years."

"Even if the murderer is him, and he is not in disguise, given the efficiency of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack to find him in the entire Tokyo. I don't know how long it will take."

"This is irrefutable." Officer Takagi lowered his head slightly and said helplessly.

"So, if we want to find clues about the [Bully Butcher], we still have to start from the second point." Xi Shenjian clasped his hands together and continued:
"Brother Jiuzhou mentioned this before, right? Since the murderer was certain that the people he wanted to kill were bullies, it proves that he had inquired about the relevant situation beforehand. After all, if he had wrongly killed a good person, he wouldn't be called the Bully Butcher."

"And aren't the places where they are most likely to obtain intelligence from the poor people who were once bullied by the deceased?"

Jiuzhou Cheng nodded in agreement, "That is to say, the murderer is very likely to have contacted those who were bullied by the deceased and asked them about the situation. He may even have promised to help them get revenge."

"But I have a suspicion. Shizuta Miji was in the newspapers a while ago because of the exposure of the bullying incident." Officer Takagi pondered: "Even if the murderer does not contact the victims who have been bullied, he will know the fact that Miji is a bully, right?"

"That's true, but what about Ushimura Reikichi?" Xi Shenjian asked:

"His deeds have never been exposed. Besides, I heard from Brother Kyushu that Ushimura has been very well behaved since he arrived at the new school and has not bullied anyone. If no special background check is conducted, it is probably difficult for anyone to regard the current Ushimura Reikichi as a bully."

"Indeed, I overlooked this." Officer Gao Mu suddenly realized: "The murderer must conduct a detailed investigation of Ushimura to confirm his identity as the bully, so he must contact people related to Ushimura."

"And according to past cases, [Bully Butcher] will proactively contact the people who have been bullied by the target before each attack, and ask for their [Permission for Revenge]." Xi Shenjian folded his arms and explained:

"That is to say, [Bully Butcher] is not simply enjoying killing, but has a revenge complex of "eliminating harm for the people". Since he is a serial killer, I don't think he will break the precedent this time."

"Well, you are worthy of being Mr. Yugami." Officer Takagi nodded approvingly.

"Then what we have to do now is very simple, that is, to check one by one the students who had disputes with Mi Zhi Niu Cun and others, to see if they have had contact with the suspicious person suspected of being the murderer." Xi Shen Jian ordered:
"Also, the two victims agreed to go out for a small gathering on the night of the murder, right? Why did they go out at that time? Who invited them out?"

"Regarding this, our investigation results are more inclined to believe that it is a coincidence and has nothing to do with the murderer." Officer Takagi reported:

"We checked their phones and it seems that Mizhi was going abroad soon, so he planned to invite Niucun to get together, and the murderer just happened to choose this time to kill him."

"So since the murderer knew their whereabouts in advance and made arrangements, he must have monitored their mobile phones in some way?" Xi Shenjian speculated.

"It's very likely. Although we don't know yet, we will investigate this aspect." Officer Gao Mu covered his head and said, "I really feel that the other party came prepared. There are more and more things to investigate."

"Don't be discouraged. If the opponent is really that [Bully Butcher], even if we try our best, we may not be able to catch him." Xi Shenjian patted Officer Gao Mu's shoulder and comforted him:

"After all, he is a legendary serial killer who fooled the entire judicial system."

"I understand. The higher-ups have thrown this hot potato to me again, so I can only work harder." Officer Takagi rubbed his neck and sighed.
"Also, there is one more thing that concerns me." Jiuzhou Cheng thought for a moment and said, "I remember when I met Niucun a month ago, he mentioned that he seemed to be followed by someone. You can also check it out."

"Thank you for the information." Officer Takagi nodded slightly.

"Okay, that's all we need to say. It's time for us to take action." Xi Shenjian stretched and interrupted the conversation: "The police should be more adept at investigating within Tokyo than we detectives. We will be responsible for tracking down clues outside Tokyo."

Miji and Ushimura attended middle school in Kanagawa Prefecture. They committed many acts of bullying and created many victims.

It is inferred that these victims may have had some connection with the murderer, provided him with relevant intelligence, or even condoned him to "avenge" them on their behalf.

In the next few days, Xi Shenjian asked Jiuzhou Cheng to go back and wait for news, while he would use his connections to investigate some information related to the case.

Two days later, Jiuzhou Cheng came to the detective agency again, and was greeted by a list handed over by Xi Shenjian.

"I have already done a rough investigation, and the progress is going smoothly." Xi Shenjian pointed at the list and said:

"Michi and Ushimura were both students at Hachioji Junior High School in Kanagawa Prefecture. They were well-known school bullies at the time. I asked a local friend to do a little research and was able to get a lot of information."

"Then, through in-depth investigation, I found that these three children were the ones who were bullied the most. The worst of them even dropped out of school and have been staying at home ever since."

Jiuzhou Cheng picked up the list and read it solemnly:
[Takayu Yu, male, 15 years old. He was one of the main targets of bullying by Miji and Ushimura in middle school. Although he was promoted to high school normally, he suffered from moderate depression and is currently receiving medication and psychological counseling. ]

[Akita Nobuko, female, 14 years old. She was one of the main targets of bullying by Miji and Ushimura in middle school, and once developed an aversion to school. Since the two graduated, her mental state has gradually improved, but she still needs to be observed. ]

【Baichuan Haoji, male, 15 years old. He was one of the main targets of bullying by Miji and Ushimura in middle school. He dropped out of school and has been unemployed at home ever since.】

"." Jiuzhou Cheng slowly put down the list, as if he was putting down a huge mountain.

There is no doubt that Mizhi and Ushimura are both scumbags and underage demons.

Even if Niu Cun has repented, it cannot cover up the fact that he once committed many evil things and ruined many people. And Mi Zhi, who refuses to change his bad habits, should be sent to the eighteen levels of hell.

However, the goal of Jiuzhou Cheng and Xi Shenjian is to find the murderer who killed these two demons and bring him to justice.

"He is clearly a righteous hero who killed the devil, but we have to catch him and make him suffer legal punishment. Isn't this too unreasonable~?" Xi Shenjian saw the hesitation in Jiuzhou Cheng's eyes and teased:
"You think so?"

"Maybe. For a moment, this thought did pop up in my mind, and I was struggling over whether to continue investigating." Jiuzhou Cheng shook his head and said in a low voice: "But there is a logic error in this sentence, Mr. Xi Shen."

"The one who kills the devil may not be a hero, it may be another devil. We are not on the side of those dead bullies. We are just enemies of the devil who plays with human lives, that's all."

"Well said~ As always, I have no need to doubt your determination at all." Xi Shenjian raised his lips with satisfaction:
"What we have to do next is to visit these three people one by one and see if we can get any clues from them."

"But before that, I have a technical problem and may need the help of Brother Jiuzhou."

(End of this chapter)