I'm a teacher in Tokyo!

After hearing this, the police officers looked at each other, their faces showing disbelief. They seemed to want to say something, but they were speechless.

How are they supposed to respond to this kind of topic? And who would dare to say a word?

But looking at the girl squatting to the side, he felt even more pity for her;

"What exactly happened here? She trusts me a lot. As her teacher, I can be considered half a guardian."

Although Yoshizaki knew that the couple had probably been killed in a car accident caused by the ghost, the police officer didn't know what had actually happened, which is why he asked the question.

Upon hearing this, one of the police officers sighed: "The accident report is not yet available, but based on our deduction, this is a straight road. The couple was driving at high speed on the road about ten meters ahead of this location when they braked suddenly, causing the vehicle to overturn and leak oil, which led to an explosion. When we arrived, they had already lost all signs of life."

"Because this incident is so bizarre, normal driving would never brake inexplicably, so we suspect that there was some kind of inducing factor in the accident. Therefore, we need to conduct an examination of the body and open a case for investigation. All of this requires the family's signature."

Can I see the body?

Yoshizakigawa suddenly said.

"Are you sure? The body was stuck in the car and burned to a crisp. If you think you can handle it, you can come with me."

Yoshizaki nodded, then followed the police car to the white cloth. As soon as he got closer, a disgusting smell of barbecue hit his nose. Yoshizaki covered his nose, and the police lifted a corner of the white cloth.

What came into view was a man twisted into a pretzel, his fur burned off completely, looking like a whole roasted lamb. Because his facial muscles had been dehydrated and contracted from the burns, his mouth was wide open, revealing his blackened teeth, and his eyes were almost bulging out of their sockets, as if he were staring intently at him.

Yoshizaki covered himself with a white sheet, and his mind involuntarily recalled the taxi next to him in the first half of the night. He immediately put himself in the role of the corpse, and his face turned pale.

Her original patience instantly crumbled; she covered her mouth, ran to the woods, and began to gag.

He wasn't afraid of the twisted corpse; he was indifferent to corpses. What truly terrified him to the point of nausea was that he had almost become that corpse!

The police officer patted him on the shoulder and handed him a tissue; they were used to this kind of thing.

To be honest, this was the first time they had ever seen someone like this, vomiting almost nonstop and looking as pale as if they were sick.

Perhaps it's because they are intellectuals; their ability to cope with such things is inherently poor.

"Don't let Kayako see these."

Wiping his mouth, Yoshizaki Kawa, still unable to stop gagging, squeezed out the words through gritted teeth: "I will cooperate with you on whatever you want to do next."

At that moment, the policeman felt a certain respect for the "delicate" teacher in front of him.

Strictly speaking, this matter has nothing to do with him. Given how much he vomited, it would be perfectly normal for him to leave immediately.

Although he couldn't bear all of this, he still resolutely stood in front of the students.

Even after wiping my mouth, the nausea and vomiting still lingered. Perhaps this is the instinct of living beings to fear death; the brain will instinctively drive itself to leave this place filled with the smell of death.

After gulping down a bottle of mineral water handed to him by the police, Yoshizaki took a breath and then asked, "The key to this matter now lies in the autopsy and vehicle inspection, right? Let me see the documents you need to sign."

Upon hearing this, the police officers exchanged a glance, then took a document from a police car on the side.

Yoshizaki quickly glanced through the documents and then pointed out several issues: "What does 'abandoning accountability' mean here? And why weren't the autopsy results disclosed to the parties involved? Are you going to handle this yourselves?"

"Change all of these unreasonable things, or we refuse to sign!"

Upon hearing this, the police officer couldn't help but smile wryly as he looked at the captain.

This guy may look frail, but he's actually quite tough in some ways.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 46 Believe in the Future

Although he knew the truth about the couple's deaths, Yoshizaki Kawa was not about to let the police do whatever they wanted.

He noticed some problems with those regulations.

While this incident was largely due to the ghost, there must have been other reasons as well; otherwise, they wouldn't have come up with such an unfair contract and tried so hard to evade their responsibility.

Yoshizaki speculated that it might be related to streetlights, cars, or even roads, because they discovered the problem and created these things to avoid paying compensation.

To put it bluntly, Kayako will be all alone from now on. No matter what, I have to fight for her rights and compensation.

Kayako is a rather strong-willed person; she wouldn't accept her own financial assistance, but she would certainly accept this kind of compensation.

Therefore, even when one is in the wrong, one should still try to argue and prove oneself right, let alone when one is in the right.

The police were unwilling to amend the regulations and instead engaged in a wrangling match with Yoshizaki Kawa. Yoshizaki Kawa ultimately ended the game with a single sentence: "If we really can't reach an agreement, I will entrust a third-party organization to inspect and handle the issues throughout the process."

"You should believe that as a teacher, you have the resources and money to do this kind of thing."

Yoshizaki said calmly:

"Oh, right, there's one more thing. I've been recording the whole time, from the very beginning until now."

The police officers were completely speechless. They looked at each other, then took out their phones and called a certain department, saying that they couldn't do anything about it.

After much wrangling, the other party did not replace the agreement, but instead proposed a compensation agreement.

It turns out that the road administration cut corners, resulting in substandard guardrails on both sides of the highway, which was an indirect cause of the accident.

If the road maintenance meets the standards, the car will crash into the guardrail and absorb most of its kinetic energy, and the people in the car will at most suffer serious injuries.

The final agreement stipulated a compensation of two million yen. Yoshizaki Kawami seemed to have reached the latter's limit and subsequently relented.

After all, escalating this matter would be bad for both sides.

"Okay, let's wait until they draft the compensation agreement before we sign it!"

Afterwards, he smoothly took a statement. Yoshizaki rubbed his tired eyes and watched the forensic doctor get out of the car, pick up a stretcher, and lift Kayako's parents into the car. Then he looked at Kayako, who was silent beside him.

He suddenly asked a question that would probably have made most people so angry that they would have punched Yoshizaki Kawa;

"Kayako, are you feeling any better now?"

The latter nodded slightly, her eyes seemingly filled with some confusion about the unknown. For her, what did the death of her parents mean?

She didn't know that her life wouldn't change much.

The same routine of going to school, going home, cooking for myself, and talking to myself.

Hiding in a corner, ignored by everyone except the teacher.

Oh, there are some differences.

For example, she won't be beaten at home anymore, she won't have to cook for three people, and Xiao Hei can stay at home without being kicked out.

For example, I no longer have to fall asleep to their arguing every night, nor do I have to deal with the police who come to my door because of noise complaints from my neighbors.

Well, she actually found that she felt a sense of relief after her parents died;

"It seems I'm a freak—"

Kayako thought to herself, "Perhaps only a weirdo like me, who has no emotions, would feel relaxed about something like this instead of sad."

Really bad.

At that moment, Yoshizaki said to the girl:

"Don't doubt yourself, believe in the future, things will get better and better."

For Kayako, the death of her parents should be considered a good thing, at least she would no longer be abused or locked out.

This is the first step in overcoming her inner demons, and also the first step in resolving Kayako's resentment.

He felt a great sense of accomplishment if he could completely convert a future evil spirit.

At the same time, the sky was just beginning to brighten.

The morning sun shone on the car, now reduced to a burnt-out frame, revealing its blackened surface. Meanwhile, police officers in white uniforms continued to process the scene.

And here,

The first ray of sunlight shone at my feet.

Hearing her teacher's words, Kayako looked at Yoshizaki Kawa beside her, gazing at his profile, which shone brightly in the sunlight.

A faint smile finally appeared on her gloomy face;

To be honest, she had never felt so at ease before; only her teacher could make her feel like she could rely on him.

Being by his side, it felt like I didn't need to think about anything or feel lost; I just needed to keep walking to reach the other side called "happiness."

She believed in the future.

and so--

Nobody can take their teacher away from them!

Nobody is allowed!

……

"Hey?! Which bastard is calling me this early?"

Makoto Higa was awakened from her sleep by the sound of the phone ringing and angrily yelled at the person on the other end of the line.

"I'm your older sister! Makoto, why are you talking to me like that!"

Kotoko Higa was so angry her nose almost crooked. She was afraid that Makoto would face that Poki Demon alone, so she deliberately chose a time to make the call.

As soon as she arrived, she was met with a scolding, which made her angry, since she had only made the call out of concern.

This guy--

When I get back from America, I'm going to teach her a lesson!