Tokyo: Rabbit Police and Her Evil Partner

Chapter 146: Exposing the Alibi

On New Year's Eve when the whole family was reunited, Fushimi Shika and Minako went on a business trip to investigate a case. Kazama Takusai and Watanabe Shunya followed them, saying that they wanted to cooperate in the investigation.

This time, Yuan Yuzi was determined to get to the bottom of the matter. She first contacted Kamei Youliang's boss and found out Kamei Youliang's business trip location, trip time and travel invoices.

The departure and return times were exactly the same as the times recorded in the confession, but buying a ticket did not mean getting on that train, so Gen Tamako decided to go to Kamei Yuryo's business trip location to investigate in person.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t check, as you will find the loopholes once you check.

According to local fishermen, Kamei Yuryo stayed for only six days. As usual, he helped dealers and wholesalers collect fish and signed contracts with fishermen with good harvests. If there were extra-large tuna, he would buy them at a high price before the Tsukiji market opened and transport them to Tokyo for resale.

However, Kamei Yuryo said in his confession that he stayed in the local area for seven days before returning to Tokyo, and the date on the ticket and invoice was also the seventh day.

There was a one-day time difference, and his alibi was flawed.

Yuan Yuzi went to the traffic office to investigate. Nowadays, when drivers enter the entrance of a toll road, they need to collect a pass that records the type of vehicle, entrance name, date, time, etc., and pay the toll when the pass is collected at the exit.

She checked the license plate number under Kamei Yuryo's name and found the highway toll record for that day - Kamei Yuryo returned to Tokyo at 12:13 noon on the day of the incident. In other words, his alibi was not valid at all.

The case had made a major breakthrough, and Yuan Yuzi was very happy. It was worth it for her to visit fishermen door to door in the cold wind and heavy snow on New Year's Eve.

Fushimi Shika was also in a good mood. He would go out traveling every New Year, a habit he had in his previous life. Going on a business trip to investigate a case just fulfilled his wish.

The scenery of Choshi City is quite nice. The snowy scenery of the coastal town in winter is extremely beautiful. The waves wash over the cape like broken jade, and the Inubosaki Lighthouse shines a beam of light that penetrates the coast in the night. Looking around, red and blue roofs are lined up one after another.

Watanabe Shun also drank to his heart's content. Fishermen have the custom of drinking shochu to celebrate after returning from the sea. Under the pretext of visiting and investigating, he took the opportunity to sneak into the bonfire party and knocked down three strong men in succession. He was praised as a "drinking tycoon" by the fishermen uncles...

The only one who was in a bad mood was Takusai Kazama.

After the investigation, everyone prepared to buy tickets to return to Tokyo. Fushimi Shika suggested taking the ferry back home, which would take a detour but would offer better scenery.

Gen Tamako and Watanabe Shun were in a good mood, so they had no objection. It would be a waste not to take the free ferry, and Fushimi-kun said he would treat them anyway. Kazama Takusai had a stern face, but he also did not object.

Fushimi Lu bought the ferry tickets, and when the time came, everyone boarded the ferry. The sea breeze was damp and salty, and as the whistle blew, the ship weighed anchor, broke through the waves, and sailed away from the coastline.

They went back to the cabin and played cards, winning and losing. More than an hour later, the ship began to blow the horn, indicating that it was about to dock. The passengers went to the deck and leaned on the handrails to look out. The night view of Tokyo Port was like a grand light show.

Fushimi Shika and others also left the cabin and enjoyed the beautiful scenery with other passengers.

Gen Tamako held the railing with both hands, her bangs on her forehead were blown away by the cold wind, her eyes were sparkling. It happened that a fireworks show was being held in Odaiba, and the gorgeous fireworks slowly rose into the sky and bloomed under the same night sky that everyone was looking up at.

"Justice will prevail!!"

Gen Tamako put her hands to her mouth and shouted at the sea and the city in the distance. The passengers around her turned their heads, making Kazama Takusai and Watanabe Shun feel socially dead. As old-school detectives, they basically don't wear police uniforms when they go out. Only Gen Tamako thinks police uniforms are cool, and she will wear them when she has the chance.

When the passengers saw a lovely female patrol officer shouting out the standard lines of the heroine in morning dramas, they waved and echoed: "Come on, Miss Patrolman!", "I wish you a promotion in the new year!", "The patrol officer sister is so cool!"... At this moment, Yuan Yuzi suddenly felt that her efforts this year were not in vain, and she lived an exceptionally fulfilling life every day.

"Thank you everyone! I will definitely keep working hard!" Yuan Yuzi shouted.

Even the sea breeze, the whistle and the fireworks could not cover the blessing at this moment. People applauded and cheered. Yuan Yuzi turned around and encouraged Fushimi Kaka to shout something. Fushimi Kaka was not shy and raised one hand to his mouth, whispering to the railing, "Purge the evil!!"

Without waiting for others to invite him, Watanabe Shun also joined in the fun. He shouted "I want to get rich!", which attracted everyone's attention. He regretted it right after he finished shouting. If he had known there would be such a segment, he would have prepared the lines in advance.

Takusa Kazama felt like a middle school student and didn't want to join them in the fun. But two juniors, Shun Watanabe and others, pulled him along and asked him to join in the fun. The atmosphere was so heated that for a moment, Takusa Kazama really wanted to shout out the depression in his heart to the sea.

He opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

The ferry was silent for four or five seconds. Kazama Takusai lowered his head, lit a cigarette for himself, and said, "I'd better forget it. I'm already so old."

Gen Yuzi couldn't force her senior any more. After all, Kazama was a mature and steady person, so it was understandable that he didn't want to make trouble with them. The two continued to enjoy the beautiful scenery, shouting and yelling. Only Fushimi Shika glanced at Kazama Takusai with an intriguing expression.

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After returning to Toyoshima Police Station, the first thing Yuan Yuzi did was to apply for a search warrant and an arrest warrant. The suspect made false statements in his confession, and there was evidence that the suspect had fabricated perjury. These two points were enough for the court to approve the application.

When the criminal police came to arrest him, Kamei Youliang did not run away, but cooperated and put on the handcuffs. Yuan Yuzi led the forensic officers to search Kamei's house. She found tiny dog ​​hairs in the house and car, as well as feces in the pet's litter box.

After testing the feces, the approximate date of excretion can be determined, which is enough to prove that Mrs. Kamei has kept a dog recently. In this way, the so-called mental problem is not established, and Mrs. Kamei is transferred from the mental illness to the detention center.

Gen Tamako originally planned to go to the rooftop to profile and try to find out what happened on the day of the crime, which eventually led to Mrs. Kamei losing control, but she was stopped by Fushimi Shika.

He had good reasons to stop it: first, too much time had passed and profiling might not be useful; second, there was already enough evidence to prosecute and there was no need for further profiling; third, profiling was harmful to the brain and Yuan Yuzi had to follow the doctor's orders.

Yuan Yuzi thought it made sense, so she didn't insist. With the clues she had collected, she could figure out the truth:
On the day of the incident, Kamei Yuryo quietly returned home and stole the pet dog Marujiro while his mother was taking a nap. When his mother woke up, he threatened Marujiro's life, causing Mrs. Kamei to push her husband off the roof.

"Now, all that's missing is the key evidence to convict you."

Yuan Yuzi stood outside the interrogation room and said seriously, "As long as Mrs. Kamei can explain why she lost control of her emotions and what happened on the rooftop, we can accuse Kamei Youliang of indirect murder!"

Fushimi Shika did not comment. He looked into the interrogation room through the one-way glass.

After less than half a month, Kazama Takusai and Kamei Riko returned to the interrogation room. They sat facing each other in silence, their eyes tired and painful.

(End of this chapter)