Persona: Devil Summoner

"Yes, you taught me that."

Jiang Tianwei looked at the congressman in front of him in surprise. He thought that all the high-ranking officials were unreasonable guys, but he didn't expect that such a righteous person would suddenly appear...

"My dear young man, you are frightened. I am the councillor, Shi Tong Zhengyi. I apologize to you for the negligence of these subordinates. The negligence of my subordinates is my negligence. Please do not blame them. It is all because of my failure to discipline them strictly."

Shi Tong Zhengyi said this, and even bowed to Jiang Tianwei. This time, Jiang Tianwei couldn't mess with him. If Shi Tong came here to curse or show his temper, he could fight back, but he was so polite that he didn't know what to do.

"Since there is no evidence, then let's make some arrangements to get this young man out."

Shi Tong Zhengyi said so.

"But, Councillor Shi Tong! He is..."

Just as Niijima Sae was about to say something, Shido Masayoshi shook his hand, stopping her from saying anything.

"If you want to arrest him, then you need to provide sufficient evidence. As a councillor, I cannot sit idly by and watch an innocent boy bear the stigma of a phantom thief."

Councillor Shi Tong has spoken, and everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to do for a moment.

Masayoshi Shido is a member of parliament who has been gaining popularity in recent times. If nothing unexpected happens, he will become the next prime minister of Japan.

As we all know, the Emperor of Japan is just an honorary title and has no real power, so the Prime Minister of Japan is actually the person with the highest authority and no one wants to offend this person.

No one knew what to do, whether it was Niijima Sae or the National Security Bureau. They gathered in a circle, whispering something...

Finally, Niijima Sae seemed to have thought of something, and her eyes suddenly lit up. Several members of the National Security Agency also nodded vigorously, as if she had come up with some particularly good idea.

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Outside the special interrogation room, Shido Zhengyi walked in the corridor and took the initiative to make a phone call.

"Mr. Congressman, may I ask about my son's matter..."

"It's all a small matter, Mr. Kawahara. You have always been my supporter, so how could I sit back and do nothing about your affairs?"

"Thank you very much, Councillor..."

"Haha, but, Mr. Kawahara, I have to say this first. If it is found out that you are a Phantom Thief, I will not let you off the hook."

"Of course. Thank you, Mr. Congressman..."

Shi Tong Zhengyi said this and closed his phone.

Yes, the big man behind the scenes who helped the Kawahara Group transform, as mentioned before, was Shido Masayoshi.

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On the same day, a little later, a video of "Lionaire Shi Tong angrily denounced unscrupulous civil servants" quietly appeared on the Internet. In the video, Councillor Shi Tong spoke passionately, defended the possibly innocent young people, and showed his concern for the country and his emphasis on the people, which won unanimous praise from the majority of netizens.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 638: Bail pending trial, is there such a thing?!

Terrible.

There have been quite a few examples of this since ancient times.

What is more frightening than words, of course, is the rumor that is not confirmed.

Humans always firmly believe in what they want to believe, just like before, the National Security Bureau believed that Jiang Tianwei was a phantom thief, so even if he was not, he had to be. Even if there was no evidence, they would catch him first.

The bigger problem is that it's not just the National Security Bureau that believes Jiang Tianwei is a Phantom Thief...

"Let me tell you, the Phantom Thief is actually in our school! It's amazing!"

"The thief was caught. I saw him being held down by 400 soldiers and walked away! Oh! I'm not exaggerating! He was a thief! How could they catch him without more people?"

"Haha, actually, I'm also a Phantom Thief. I'm good friends with that captured... Jiang what's his name? We're super good friends. How about, classmate, do you want to have a cup of coffee together?"

With a stern face, Niijima walked through the noisy crowd in the corridor.

Yesterday afternoon after school, Okumura Kuniwa was very straightforward and then vomited blood on the spot. Jiang Tianwei was secretly arrested.

But after school today, the whole school knew that Jiang Tianwei had been arrested as a thief.

This situation really confused Niijima. She was indeed smart, but that didn't mean she had to be a genius in public relations! How could she handle public relations for something like this?

There is no way to explain it, and we have to be careful. If the other party investigates Jiang Tianwei and the people around him, I believe they will soon start to suspect his close classmates.

In the past few days, although the formal investigation has not yet begun, there are police officers wandering around the school gate every day, probably waiting for orders from their superiors.

The Phantom Thieves are in great chaos right now. They can hardly get in touch with Amamiya Ren. They are all trying to comfort Okumura Haru...

There are now two opinions in the Phantom Thieves Group. The Amamiya Ren group believes that Jiang Tianwei's group disabled him. Jiang Tianwei believes that Amamiya Ren's group disabled him.

The logic is this: since Kuniwa Okumura's shadow was still alive when everyone was stealing the secret treasure, then his becoming a disabled person must have happened after this point in time.

Moreover, the palace collapsed afterwards and could no longer be entered, so there was no possibility that anyone could enter it a second time.

Simply put, the murderer is in the Phantom Thieves Group 1 and Group 2.

Since both Group One and Group Two firmly believe that there is no problem on their side, then doesn't that mean it must be the other side's problem?

This is the classic one: there are only two people in the elevator, and suddenly someone farts. Since it wasn't me, it must have been you.

Goro Akechi should have been the first person to be suspected, but he was actually the first to reach the exit, which could be testified by Amamiya Ren and the others. He also had an injury on his foot and could not move quickly, so he was the least suspicious.

Now in the Phantom Thieves group, the situation is basically "it's fine if they don't talk, but once they start talking, they start blaming each other." Goro Akechi must be very busy. He would occasionally say a few words, persuading everyone to stay calm, and then say that he would do everything he can to help Jiang Tianwei.

But it's of no avail. Things have come to this point and cannot be solved by words anymore.

Shinjima was naturally the most confused. She sighed, took the return subway, and returned to her familiar home...

"Hey, President, you're back. What are we having for dinner? I'm hungry."

"Just have something to eat tonight. There's some frozen curry in the fridge... huh?"

Because this conversation was so natural, Shinjima didn't notice any huge logical problems in it. She opened her eyes in disbelief and looked at the man lying lazily on the sofa. He had a face she was used to seeing, and a strange charm that made her feel more and more attracted to him the more she looked at him.

Who else could this person be but Jiang Tianwei?

On the sofa at the side of the sofa set, her sister, Sae Niijima, was working with her laptop on her knees. Seeing Shin Niijima come back, she sighed, "Sorry, Shin. We need someone to stay at home during this period."

"Oh, Prosecutor Niijima, isn't this illegal detention?"

Jiang Tianwei joked casually, and Niijima Sae snorted and said, "This is bail pending trial."

What is bail pending trial?

You can search the encyclopedia for details. In short, it is similar to detention, except that you are not locked up in a prison. Suspects are given a certain degree of freedom, but not complete freedom. You get it when they say you will be tried.

Bail pending trial usually requires either the payment of a deposit or a guarantor.

And Niijima Sae is the guarantor.

Some people may be wondering, Jiang Tianwei has a biological mother and a stepfather, why not just let them be the guarantors? Why did it turn to Niijima Sae, an outsider who has nothing to do with him?

This is because there is a major premise for the guarantor of bail pending trial, which is [not to have any connection with the case]. This is also easy to understand. For example, if this case is a collaboration between two people, you cannot let them be guarantors for each other, isn't that the same as letting them run away?

From this point of view, the person who disclosed the identity of the Phantom Thief was Kitagawa Akihime, who was a formal member of the Kawahara Group. Therefore, his stepfather Kawahara Masaaki and his mother Jiang, who married him, were both people who were related to the case and could not serve as guarantors.

Although Congressman Shido gave an explanation, no one wanted to let the tiger go back to the mountains. On this point, Niijima Sae's Special Investigation Department and the National Security Bureau reached a rare consensus: to intensify the search and not let him go until evidence was found.

So, everyone saw such a strange scene. The congressman had informed the top leaders, the National Security Bureau gave the green light, and the Special Investigation Department even took the initiative to strive for this process... Then Jiang Tianwei's inexplicable bail was approved.

Is this legal or not? It doesn’t matter. The big guys above have spoken, so I advise you to stop meddling in other people’s business. Be careful not to “die of natural causes” at home one day.

So, although it was not the beginning, Jiang Tianwei did inexplicably move into Xindao's house.

Jiang Tianwei turned on the video, watched the recordings of previous M-1 competitions on TV, listened to the fast-paced Japanese crosstalk, laughed out loud, and completely regarded himself as the master of this house.

Shinjima stared at this in astonishment, thinking, what the hell is this?! Oh, my sister, they wanted to arrest someone, but ended up arresting my leader, and after arresting him, they didn't put him in jail, but in our own home? This, this, this, this, is this reasonable?

Shinjima had to admit that she was not a law student after all, so she really didn't know about such a complicated situation. What the hell is this... I just regret that Mr. Luo can't speak Japanese, otherwise I have to watch hundreds of episodes of "Sato"'s story. (Note: Sato is the most common surname in Japan.)

"So, Attorney General, how long will I live here?"

"Until you are willing to confess everything."

"Confess what?"

"Let me ask you, how many people are there in your Phantom Thieves? Who are they? Tell me, and I can guarantee you a lighter sentence in the judicial process, as long as you tell me."

"Ask your sister about this!"

Jiang Tianwei responded to her with typical Chinese logic, sighed, and pointed at Shinjima Makoto: "Yes, that is the Phantom Thief."

Upon hearing this, Niijima was really disappointed, thinking to himself, you can't even say that even when you're joking!

Then, Jiang Tianwei shifted his finger and pointed at Niijima Sae, and continued: "Yes, you are also a Phantom Thief. - Perhaps, everyone is not a Phantom Thief. Or, everyone is a Phantom Thief."

"...Really...keep an eye on him. I'm going to the balcony to smoke a cigarette..."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 639 Do you want to be an internet celebrity?

When people are under mental stress, they will crave addictive substances, which may be cigarettes, alcohol, caffeine, or even some extreme people will use cocaine.

Actually, Niijima Sae is not a heavy smoker. Because she has a younger sister at home who is not old enough to drink, Niijima Sae is consciously trying to be a good sister and avoids smoking or drinking as much as possible.

But during the day she spent with Jiang Tianwei, she felt like she had vented all the anger in her life, and she really couldn't bear it unless she took a few puffs.

Seeing Niijima Sae go up to the second floor and turn to the balcony, Niijima Shin lowered his voice and moved closer: "I say, what's going on with you? How did you get to my house?"

"You'll have to ask your sister about this... I'm also very curious why it unfolds like this..."

"What about the National Security Agency?"

"I said everything I could. I said I was the emperor, the president of the world, and the king, but they didn't believe me!"

Jiang Tianwei said this and smiled.

Xindao looked at Jiang Tianwei in disbelief, and suddenly thought of an important question: "So, where are you going to live?"

Yes, the Niijima family was occupied by two sisters, so naturally the elder sister had one room and the younger sister had another. Before their father passed away, the father also had one room.

"I'm staying in your father's room - is that rude?"

Jiang Tianwei was just about to take advantage of him, but then he changed his mind and thought that the Niijima family had two sisters. If he took advantage of the elder sister, he could also take advantage of the younger sister. Looking at the iron fist raised by Niijima Makoto, Jiang Tianwei quickly changed his words.

"What's this called..."

Shinjima sighed and ignored this...

"Why are you going?"

"——Didn't you ask me to cook for you?"

Xindao said something to him in a very unpleasant tone, and Jiang Tianwei shrugged his shoulders with a sullen look on his face.

Niijima is in a very confused mood. The whole school is already confused enough because of the news about the Phantom Thief, and now the Phantom Thief actually lives in his own house. Isn't this even more confusing?

I was busy preparing dinner in the kitchen when suddenly there was a knock on the door and someone shouted through the door, "Is this the Niijima family? There's a package for you."

"I'm coming."

Jiang Tianwei had no sense of being a suspect at all. He shouted at the other party through the door and quickly walked over to open it.

The courier held a large box with a receipt on it: "Please stamp here." (Note: Japan mainly uses stamps to sign for express delivery.)

Jiang Tianwei naturally also has his own set of seals.

"You...you! Could it be that you are the... Mr. Jiang, the Phantom Thief who is all the rage on the Internet right now?"

Seeing the name on the seal, the courier looked at Jiang Tianwei in disbelief, his eyes almost spitting fire. Jiang Tianwei nodded, and the courier excitedly put the package on the ground and held his hands with both hands: "Nice to meet you, nice to meet you! I, I, I, I, I am your big fan! You Phantom Thieves are so awesome, you are really people who uphold justice, I respect you so much! I used to be a painter under Madarame, but later I was squeezed out of the art world, and now I can only do hard labor. No matter what everyone says, I believe you!"

"thanks, thanks."

Jiang Tianwei smiled brightly at him. It was not known whether it was because he had become more and more confident recently, or because of some special charm that was taking effect, but the courier felt that this man was radiating the aura of a bodhisattva.

"Hooray! I've shaken the hand of the Phantom Thief! I'll never wash my hands again in my life!!!"

The courier ran away ecstatically, and Jiang Tianwei shouted from a distance with a smile: "Pay attention to personal hygiene."

As he said this, Jiang Tianwei started moving things.

"What did you buy?"

Niijima asked curiously.

"Oh, nothing much, laptop, microphone, spotlight, diffuser."

As Jiang Tianwei was dismantling the things, he was talking. The more he listened, the more confused he became. "Why did you buy these?"