Tokyo: Rabbit Police and Her Evil Partner

Chapter 5 An old case
"make a deal!"

Although 50,000 yen is not a lot, it is not small either. It is equivalent to one-third of the savings in his card, which is like a timely help for Fushimi Shika.

Seeing that he agreed so readily, Yuan Yuzi wanted to regret it. She didn't feel bad about the money, but she felt that Fushimi Shika was not worth the price.

The latter has been a lawyer for more than ten years and he can tell from the other party's expression that they want to default on their debt without them saying anything.

He narrowed his eyes, lowered his head and asked, "You don't think I'm not worth the price, do you?"

Yuan Yuzi was so frightened that the words "how did you know" were almost written on her face.

"Indeed, you have such excellent reasoning ability, and with Kawai's protection, it seems that there is no place for me to use my skills!" Fushimi Shika spread his hands, shook his head and sighed: "Do you think it's not worth spending 50,000 yen to buy peace of mind?"

"Uh, well, this..."

Yuan Yuzi's eyes wandered, and he pointed his index fingers at him, not daring to look him in the face.

That's exactly what she thought.

"Well, let me give you a free piece of advice," Fushimi Shika took a step back and said, "If there really was a 'murder case', it must have happened at least ten to fifteen years ago. Even if you were the reincarnation of Sherlock Holmes, you wouldn't be able to bring the murderer to justice."

"Huh? How did you know?" Yuan Yuzi was stunned.

"Use your clever little brain and reason for yourself! Anyway, I'm just a mascot worth not 50,000 yen." Fushimi Shika yawned again. He had been up for two nights in a row and was so sleepy that he almost died. "Goodbye, I'm going back to sleep."

"and many more!"

Yuan Yuzi pounced again, trying to grab his calf.

This time, Fushimi Shika was prepared. He stepped back to avoid the attack, leaving Gen Tamako empty-handed.

"Tell me clearly before you leave! There are absolutely no clues. How can you conclude that the murder happened more than ten years ago?"

Yuan Yuzi chased after him and pestered him to get an answer.

Fushimi Shika waved his hand and said impatiently as he walked away: "I'm not your partner, so I have no obligation to answer your questions. By the way, the hiring fee has now increased to 100,000 yen."

Yuan Yuzi clenched her fists and her cheeks puffed up with anger.

According to the setting of the mystery novel, Fushimi Kakashi should be a stupid assistant, while she is a smart detective. At every critical moment, she has a flash of inspiration and finds a breakthrough in the case, and then Fushimi Kakashi asks "Why?", "What's going on?"... When she tells the wonderful reasoning process, Fushimi Kakashi applauds and praises, saying "I didn't expect it at all" and "What a wonderful and perfect reasoning"...

That's right, she spent 50,000 yen just to have Fushimi Kakashi act as the atmosphere group!

When a detective is reasoning, if there is no contrast from the ignorant and no admiration from his stupid assistants, there will be no sense of satisfaction after solving the mystery!
This was no longer a question of money, but a question of dignity! If she paid the money, it would be like paying Fushimi Shika to ask for advice, which was a disguised admission of her ignorance!

——As a future famous detective and police inspector, she, Minamoto Tamako, would never allow such a thing to happen!

"Even if you don't tell me, I can figure it out myself!" Yuan Yuzi was not willing to be outdone.

"Oh, really? I believe you can do it. Come on."

Fushimi Lu pushed open the office door, yawned again before leaving, and reminded: "Don't forget to lock the door when you two leave."

After he left, Gen Tamako realized that she was the only one left in the dark office, so she hurried to the women's room to find Kawai.

The latter had just finished peeing and was washing his hands.

Yuan Yuzi followed her and relayed Fushimi Shika's advice, then asked, "Kawai, what do you think?" "What can you tell from just a piece of paper?" Kawai shook his hands and said, "Besides, I'm only good at making questions, not reasoning."

Seeing that Yuan Yuzi looked frustrated, Kawai comforted her: "Maybe Fushimi-san is just guessing, and it may not be a conclusion drawn by reasoning..."

"Even if it's just a guess, there should be a basis for it, right?" Yuan Yuzi bit her thumb. "What clue did I overlook? How did Fushimi-san come to this conclusion?"

When the two of them climbed back into the dormitory through the window, Yuan Yuzi was lying on the bed, still thinking about this question over and over again.

Why ten to fifteen years?
Does this time period have any special meaning?
The paper was obviously new, it was impossible for it to have been stored for more than ten years without turning yellow...so why?
Yuan Yuzi closed her eyes in a daze.

Half asleep and half awake, she suddenly had an idea and sat up suddenly from the bed: "I understand!"

No wonder Fushimi-san said that it would be impossible for her to bring the murderer to justice...

Gen Yuko was excited, she had seen through the basis of Fushimi Shika's guess - yes, this was a conclusion based on guesswork, and for Gen Yuko, this was not reasoning at all!

The alarm clock suddenly rang, morning light shone through the gaps in the curtains, and a dim beam of light fell on the ground.

"Eh? How come it's already daybreak..."

But it’s good that it’s dawn now, because Gen Yuzi can’t wait to expose Fushimi Shika’s clumsy speculation!
She quickly washed up, changed her clothes, and went to the playground for her daily inspection.

Because she was short, Yuan Yuzi always stood in the front row. She wanted to turn around and see Fushimi Shika's expression. Unfortunately, the instructor was watching her from the front, so she didn't dare to move.

It was not until the portrait painting class that Gen Tamako had the opportunity to talk to Fushimi Shika.

In full view of everyone, she took the drawing board, quietly moved her chair, and sat next to Fushimi Shika.

The male students gnashed their teeth and broke their pencils out of jealousy.

The ratio of men to women in the police academy is already unbalanced, and it is common for there to be only one or two girls in a class. In a situation where there are more wolves than meat, the already beautiful Minako naturally has an extra layer of halo. A vulnerable cute girl like her is like a rabbit in a wolf's den in the police academy where the Showa era is rampant.

But Yuan Yuzi was not aware of this.

"Hehe, good morning, Fushimi-san," she greeted with a smug look on her face.

Fushimi Shika took in all the hostile or jealous looks, and he replied nonchalantly, "Morning."

"Well, I have a new idea about that anonymous letter." Yuan Yuzi lowered her voice and covered her face with the drawing board to prevent other students from eavesdropping.

"Oh." Fushimi Shika drew lines on the white paper with a pencil.

Oh? What does oh mean? Yuan Yuzi pouted and continued, "Don't you have anything to ask?"

"No." Fushimi Shika glanced at her.

This guy had the words "Come and ask me" written on his face from the beginning of the inspection. It's so easy to understand.

Gen Tamako couldn't hold it in any longer, and she would tell it out even if Fushimi Shika didn't ask.

"Ten to fifteen years is the statute of limitations, right?"

She looked up at Fushimi Kakashi with a gleaming gaze: "You guessed that the case has passed the statute of limitations, so you said, 'It's impossible to bring the murderer to justice'!"

(End of this chapter)