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Chapter 408 Visiting the Prison of Oto Isao, the Beastman

Outside Fengdu Prison.

The two motorcycles drove up to the gate of Fengdu Prison and slowly came to a stop.

Shotaro took off his helmet, climbed off the Tough Guy, looked at the gates of Fuuto Prison, and said with a sigh, "I never expected that Oya-san's partner would be the museum's first customer. No wonder Oya-san suddenly got angry and kicked me out when I mentioned the Spider Monster."

"After all, Otosan personally sent his best partner to prison." Narumi Akiko got off Terui Ryu's motorcycle, her expression somewhat complicated.

"Narumi Shokichi? He seems like a remarkable man. I really want to meet him," said Terui Ryu, taking off his helmet.

"I mean, is it really okay for me to hear about something like this?" Sudo Kirihiko said with a wry smile as he got off the back seat of the Tough Guy.

Narumi Shokichi has regained his memories and is secretly infiltrating the X Foundation to gather information.

This explosive news gave him goosebumps.

"We're comrades, aren't we? You have to trust your comrades." Shotaro patted Kirihiko Sudo on the shoulder, then picked up the hat hanging on the side of the Tough Guy, put it on, and walked towards the Fuuto Prison in front of him.

"A comrade..." Upon hearing this, Sudo Kirihiko felt a warmth rise in his heart.

"Anyway, let's go visit Ou Yasan's partner first, and then pick up the client." Shotaro Sato was full of enthusiasm.

This was a task entrusted to him by Ousan, and he had to complete it with a heavy load.

With Zhaojinglong's intervention, they were spared some troublesome procedures and could go directly to visit him in prison.

After entering Fuuto Prison, Shotaro looked around and asked, "Speaking of which, most of the memory criminals we defeated are imprisoned here, right?"

"Yes, those criminals who use memory devices are sent here to serve their sentences after being sentenced," Terui Ryu replied calmly as he walked ahead.

"So, we might run into someone we know here?" Akiko Narumi asked in surprise.

"Aki-chan, running into an acquaintance in prison isn't a good thing. You know, enemies meeting are always eye-opening," Sudo Kirihiko interjected with a laugh.

"No, apart from visiting hours, mealtimes, and exercise time, prisoners are basically kept in their cells," Terui Ryu explained with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Shotaro couldn't help but stroke his chin. An enemy?

Come to think of it, it's not surprising that he has enemies after solving so many cases.

Who knows, they might even try to assassinate him?

Shotaro Zuo was beaming with excitement, completely absorbed in his own fantasies.

"Alright, we've arrived." Terujiro led the group to the visiting room.

Terui Ryu's voice also brought Shotaro Hidari back to his senses. He coughed lightly, quickly walked to his seat, and sat down, looking at the slightly thin man sitting in the room wearing glasses.

"Who are you?" Matsui Seiichiro asked, looking at Hidari Shotaro with a puzzled expression.

"I am Shotaro Hidari, a disciple of Narumi Shokichi." Shotaro Hidari introduced himself.

"Zhuang Ji's apprentice? I've heard Zhuang Ji mention him before. He's a kind-hearted kid, but not very mature in his actions." Matsui Seiichiro looked at Zuo Xiangtaro and couldn't help but smile as he spoke.

Upon hearing this, Shotaro Zuo awkwardly touched his nose.

"Pfft!" Akiko Narumi couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Hearing the laughter, Matsui Seiichiro turned around and was stunned when he saw Narumi Akiko's face.

"So alike, so very alike. Melissa..." Matsui Seiichiro murmured.

"Huh? What did you say?" Shotaro didn't hear clearly.

"It's nothing. This child should be Zhuang Ji's daughter, right?" Matsui Seiichiro asked, looking at Narumi Akiko with gentle eyes.

"Ah, yes." Shotaro nodded.

"Uncle Matsui," Akiko Narumi greeted politely.

"Okay, okay." Matsui Seiichiro couldn't help but laugh, then asked, "How's Zhuang's guitar?"

"It's alright. There was just a bit of an accident a while ago that prevented me from seeing you, so I asked us to come and see you." Shotaro explained quickly.

"Oh, I see. I thought something had happened to Zhuang Jida." Matsui Seiichiro breathed a sigh of relief.

Narumi Shokichi used to visit him often, but he hasn't come even once in the last year or two. He thought something had happened to Narumi Shokichi.

"Oyasanto, let me ask you, when will you be released from prison? He will come to pick you up when you are released," said Shotaro Sato.

"The shortest time is six months, and the longest is no more than a year," said Seiichiro Matsui.

"I understand, I will relay this to Mr. Oya." Shotaro nodded.

Afterwards, Shotaro talked with Akiko Narumi and Seiichiro Matsui for a while before leaving the visiting room.

"Let's go pick up the other client," said Shotaro Sato.

……

"Oto Isamu, your sentence is up. Pack your things, you can leave now." The prison guard opened the cell door and called out to a middle-aged man with a weathered face inside.

"Has it been ten years?" Upon hearing this, Isamu Oto got off his bed, packed up his clothes from prison, changed into an old suit and a pair of wooden clogs from ten years ago, and walked out of the prison.

"Oh my, what a fierce old man! Is he the person Old Man entrusted with this?" Akiko Narumi asked, hiding behind Shotaro Hidari as she saw Isao Oto walking on the way out of prison.

"There is no other person named Oto Isami in this Fuuto prison," Terui Ryu said.

"Just go up and ask," Shotaro said, touching the brim of his hat. He quickly stepped forward and asked, "Are you Isamu Obō, Mr. Obō?"

"It's me. And you are?" Isamu Oto glanced at Shotaro Hidari and asked, puzzled.

"I am Shotaro Hidari, the apprentice of Narumi Shokichi," Shotaro Hidari said.

"Narumi Shokichi's apprentice? You're just a half-baked expert?" Oto Isamu looked Shotaro up and down, and asked suspiciously.

"I'm furious! We just met!"

"Where is Mr. Narumi Shokichi? When he came to see me before, he said he was helping me with an investigation and that he would use the investigation results to congratulate me on my release from prison." Isamu Oto looked around but did not see Narumi Shokichi nearby.

"Oyasan has encountered a very troublesome matter and is temporarily unable to get away, so he asked us to complete the request that Oyasan had not finished," Shotaro explained.

"You're only half-baked, so stop interfering!" Isamu Oto glanced at Shotaro Hidari and flicked his forehead.

"Ouch!" Shotaro rubbed his temples and plopped down on the ground.

Isamu Oto tossed the gray briefcase behind him, walked past Shotaro Hidari, and headed out of Fuuto Prison.

"Hey! Oto-san, wait for me!" Shotaro quickly got up from the ground and stopped Oto Isamu.

Oto Isamu looked at Sashoutaro impatiently and said, "I've already said that this matter doesn't need your half-baked interference. I've waited ten years, a few more days won't make a difference. Come find me when Mr. Narumi Shokichi is free."

He didn't want to involve Shotaro Satoshi.

"Since Ou Yasan has entrusted me with this task, I must complete it no matter what," said Zuo Xiangtaro earnestly.

"Come along if you want," Isamu Oto snorted, no longer refusing.

"It seems that Zuo has already taken care of it. Then, Director, let's go back to the office together. I need to borrow Philip to have him look into the matter of the Beastman." Terui Ryu looked at Zuo Shotaro following behind Oto Isao, then turned to Narumi Akiko beside him and said.

"Okay." Akiko Narumi nodded in agreement.

"Beastman? That seems to be an urban legend that's been circulating for about ten years." Sudo Kirihiko pondered for a moment, then turned to Terui Ryu and said, "Do you think it's a Dopant?"

"Yes." Terui Ryu nodded.

"Perhaps the task that Narumi Shokichi entrusted to us is also related to this beastman. I'll follow him and see." Sudo Kirihiko glanced at Sashoutaro and Oto Isami, who were about to walk out of the prison, and quickly followed.

After leaving Fuuto Prison, a gentle breeze caressed his face, a familiar breeze that Isamu Oto fondly recalled.

"Ah, the long-lost breeze of the mortal world."

With his hands in his pockets, Isamu Oto walked along the right-hand sidewalk towards Temple Street.

However, he hadn't gone far when a newspaper was blown to his feet by the wind.

Isamu Oto bent down, picked up the newspaper that had been thrown at him, and was about to throw it away, but then he thought that he had been in prison for ten years and didn't know much about the outside world. He figured it would be good to learn about the current situation through the newspaper, so he decided to take a closer look.

But with just one glance, Isamu Oto saw the news report about the Beastman in the newspaper.

Beastman?

Could it be that……

Upon realizing this possibility, Isamu Oto's expression suddenly turned serious, and he quickened his pace.

……

Temple Street.

"Nothing has changed around here." Isamu Oto looked at the familiar scenery of Temple Street, his eyes filled with nostalgia.

"Oto Isamu, forty-one years old. He has the feel of someone from the old Asian generation. Seeing this man, my heart is pounding, and I have a premonition that my life is about to undergo a huge change. Haha!" Shotaro stroked his chin, revealing a smug expression.

"Snapped!"

Isamu Oto glanced back at Shotaro Hidari, who was muttering to himself, then walked directly to the closed-eyed Shotaro Hidari and flicked his brow with his finger.

"Ouch!" Shotaro rubbed his forehead, snapping back to reality.

"You're making so much noise, kid." Isamu Oto looked at Shotaro Sato and instructed, "Listen up, you can come with me as you please, but you better keep quiet."

After saying that, Isamu Oto walked to the stall next to him and said, "Hey, buddy."

Welcome!

"May I ask you a couple of questions?"

"Sure," the young stall owner nodded.

"I'm Oto, who used to have a stall around here. My little brother Mal... uh, no, I want to see Arima Maru-o. Where should I look for him?" Oto Isamu asked.

"No, I don't know that person." Upon hearing this, the stall owner's expression changed, and he quickly shook his head.

"Sho!" The information broker turned around and waved to Shotaro.

Hearing someone call his name, Shotaro turned around and saw the information broker smiling and waving at him.

"Oh, isn't this the information broker?" Shotaro walked up to the information broker, looked at the food in his hand, and asked, "What are you doing... Ah, taking photos for a food blog again?"

"Yes, I just overheard your conversation. That guy named Arima is the president of the company in charge of the construction industry in this area," the information broker said.

"President? Mal?" Oto Isamu asked in surprise.

"Yes, I've heard he's a ruthless person who will stop at nothing. Anyone who goes against him never ends well," the information broker nodded in response.

Upon hearing this, Isamu Oto's expression grew even more somber.

"There's no mistake, this guy named Arima Maruo is most likely Dopant, maybe even that Beastman." Sudo Kirihiko observed the changes in Oto Isami's expression and, combined with the information provided by the information broker, made his judgment.

After obtaining Arima Maruo's address from the information broker, Isamu Oto turned around and left Temple Street, heading towards Arima Maruo's upscale apartment.

Meanwhile, Sudo Kirihiko shared his guess with Shotaro Sato.

"A beastman?" Shotaro rubbed the brim of his hat with his fingertips, a glint of wisdom flashing in his eyes.

Soon, the three arrived at Arima Maruo's apartment. Isamu Oto straightened his clothes and then rang the doorbell.

A short while later, the apartment door was pushed open, and a mature woman dressed in a palm-colored kimono exclaimed with delight upon seeing Isamu Oto standing in front of the door, "Brother Sam!"

"Bell, it's been a long time," said Isamu Oto.

"Sam and Bell? What's this...?" Shotaro Satoshi complained.

Isamu Oto turned around and glanced at Shotaro Hidari, then flicked Shotaro Hidari's forehead.

"Ouch!" Shotaro cried out, clutching his forehead.

"These were my old nicknames: Sam from Yu, Bell from Suzuko, and Mal from my younger brother Arima Maruo. Sam, Bell, and Mal," Yuuto explained casually.

"Yada, I feel a little embarrassed." Reiko Arima smiled shyly and invited, "Come in, please."

"Okay." Isamu Oto walked in.

Shotaro Zuo covered his forehead and followed them inside with a look of realization.

Sudo Kirihiko followed him in and closed the door behind him.

Upon entering the hall, Oto Isami looked at the shogi set laid out on the tatami mat in the center of the hall and said, "Playing shogi as usual."

"This is practice so I can lose properly. To please that person," Arima Suzuko laughed.

"Mal... how is your husband?" Isamu Oto asked.

"Very good." A slightly rough voice came from behind. A man in a gray striped suit, with broad shoulders and a full beard, looked at Oto Isamu and congratulated him, "Mr. Oto, congratulations on your release from prison."

However, the provocative expression on his face showed no sign of congratulations.

"Mal..."

"This is really bothering me. What's with all this 'Mal' and 'Bell' stuff? We're not kids anymore. My husband and I have status and position now." Arima Maruo stepped forward, put his arm around Arima Reiko's shoulder, and said sarcastically.

"Darling, it's not appropriate for them to visit like this..." Rinko Ariyama advised.

"Rinko, shut up!" Arima Maruo grabbed Arima Reiko's shoulder in an unfriendly tone and threw her to the ground.

"Mal, what the hell!" Upon seeing this, Isamu Oto reached out and grabbed Maruo Arima's collar.

"Sam!"

"Could you please leave?" Arima Maruo shook off Oto Isami's hand, straightened his collar, and said disdainfully, "Associating with someone like you will only lead to strange rumors."

"I have heard some strange rumors about wild beasts," said Isao Oto, staring into Arima Maruo's eyes.

"Listen up, if you're still making Bell sad and crying, don't blame me later."

"Hahahaha!" Arima Maruo suddenly burst into wild laughter, pointing at Oto Isami, and said, "Going to complain to that detective again? I heard he's been dead for a long time."

"What did you say?"

"Or did he leave you some belongings?"

"Ah, there should be." Shotaro, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up.

"You mean that one? That one."

"Who are you?" Arima Maruo asked, looking at Shotaro Hidari who was walking over.

"I'm a detective, Narumi Shokichi's top disciple. If you're talking about that, I know it very well." Shotaro fiddled with the hat in his hand, looked at Arima Maruo, then patted Oto Isami on the shoulder and said, "Let's go, Oto-san."

Isamu Oto glanced at Maruo Arima, picked up his bag from the ground, and turned to leave with Shotaro Sato.

(End of this chapter)