The Tokyo Police Journey Begins with the Ability to See Evil Thoughts

Chapter 66

It was half an hour later when I left Qingchuan Trading Company.

Just like before, Kamiya Gen couldn't find any new clues from Oda Yuki.

However, this was to be expected, since I had met this girl once before.

The evening breeze, carrying a chill, brushed against my shoulder, and the wound, which had just been dressed, throbbed faintly.

He suddenly felt weak and realized that he hadn't eaten anything since the afternoon.

Kamiya Gen randomly picked a ramen shop, went inside, ordered, found a seat towards the back, and took off his coat, draping it over the back of the chair.

The clues to the case of the drowned body have been made, but the whereabouts of Miyazawa remain unknown. Nozaki ran to Hokkaido, and it was said that they could definitely stop him, but there has been no news so far.

It's really annoying... The main problem is that I can't find that guy.

The noodles were served quickly, and the aroma of the bone broth filled the room.

Kamiya Gen picked up his chopsticks and had only taken two bites when the walkie-talkie on his waist started crackling.

It was Mu Heyou's voice, tinged with anxiety, and exceptionally clear amidst the static:

"Kamiya-kun? Kamiya-kun, where are you? Can you receive this message?"

Gen Kamiya put down his chopsticks and pressed the button:

"Okay, I'm eating out. What's up?"

"The Yotsubashi case has made no progress at all. The preliminary autopsy results are in: the cause of death was drowning, and there were minor signs of a struggle on the body, but no other clues were found. The surveillance footage also has blind spots. Inspector Takeuchi led a team to investigate for a long time, but they found nothing..."

"And what about Miyazawa? I went to her house and school again, but still no clue. Nozaki is also out of the loop. Do you have any leads?"

Kamiya Gen raised an eyebrow. With Kōga Yu's temperament, the more anxious she was, the more chaotic things became. It seemed that Takeuchi Takayuki was also at a loss with this case, which was why she was in such a hurry to come to him.

He glanced at the noodle shop sign and spoke into the walkie-talkie:

"I'm at the alleyway west of the police station, at Sato Soba Noodles. If you're free, come over here. Let's talk over here."

"Okay! I'll be right there!"

Muheyou's voice suddenly brightened, and a flurry of sounds came from the walkie-talkie, indicating that someone was rushing out.

Kamiya Gen hung up the walkie-talkie and picked up his chopsticks again to eat his noodles, but he did so more slowly. He was thinking about how to tell Nakano Ayako her statement without revealing Harukawa Trading's involvement, while also allowing her to continue the investigation in a logical way.

A few minutes later, the shop door was suddenly pushed open, and Mu Heyou walked in, still wearing her police uniform, her hair a little messy, and her cheeks flushed, as if she had run all the way here.

She spotted Kamiya Gen at the back immediately, walked over quickly, pulled out a chair, sat down, and said, panting:

"Kamiya-kun, how can you still be eating noodles here? The case is driving me crazy."

"Would you like one?" Kamiya Gen asked.

Muheyou waved her hand, sat down, and looked at Kamiya Gen: "No need, I have no appetite. Tell me quickly, do you have any leads?"

Kamiya Gen put down his chopsticks, took a tissue to wipe his mouth, looked up at her, and said in a flat tone:

"The body found at Yoshinobashi was caused by Nozaki, and there was an accomplice, a student from Shibuya Minami High School named Nakano Ayako."

Upon hearing this, Muheyou's eyes widened immediately: "Really? How did you find out? What about Miyazawa? Is she alright?"

"Don't rush, let me finish."

Kamiya Gen raised his hand and pressed down on her body as she tried to lean forward. "The girl who was found dead had a grudge against Nozaki. Nozaki, along with Nakano Ayako, lured her to Yotsubashi, intending only to teach her a lesson. But as you know, that guy isn't very bright. He lost control of his emotions and pushed her down the slope."

How do you know all this? Are you sure?

Muheyou pressed on, her fingers unconsciously clenching the water glass, her eyes filled with urgency.

Kamiya Gen had already prepared his explanation, and said calmly:

"The people from Qingchuan Trading Company arrested a group of delinquent students who hung out with Nozaki. I happened to be there and heard about it. Hmm... I had an informant among them."

It's normal for police officers to have informants when handling cases; Kamiya Gen wouldn't bring it up unless Kiha Yuzu asked.

Upon hearing this, Muheyou breathed a sigh of relief, then frowned again:

"Harukawa Trading Company? That's the trading company that just opened in Shibuya? Why would they arrest someone close to Nozaki?"

"They do business in Shibuya, and Nozaki and his gang were causing trouble nearby, affecting their business. They were just arrested to ask them what happened, and they happened to get some useful information."

Kamiya Gen brushed it off lightly, picked up his water glass and took a sip.

Muheyou nodded, feeling a great weight lifted from her heart, but then she thought of Miyazawa, and her face darkened again.

"What about Miyazawa? Did Ayako Nakano say where Miyazawa is? Did Nozaki take Miyazawa with him?"

Mentioning Miyazawa, Kamiya Gen's brows furrowed slightly, and he shook his head:

"No, Nakano Ayako said that framing Miyazawa for stealing the necklace was mainly the idea of ​​others. Nozaki just thought it was fun and gave it a push, causing Miyazawa to be suspended from school. Nozaki never mentioned Miyazawa's disappearance before he ran away, and Nakano Ayako didn't know where Miyazawa was either."

"What should we do then?"

Muheyou's voice fell again, her shoulders slumped, "We've searched everywhere we can, asked all of Miyazawa's friends and classmates, but we haven't heard a thing. She's a girl, what if something happens to her..."

"No rush, there's no use in rushing anyway," Kamiya Gen replied while eating ramen.

To be honest, he was quite anxious, but seeing that this guy was even more anxious than him, Kamiya Gen actually relaxed a bit.

Seeing Muheyou sitting there blankly, he asked again:

"Do you want some?"

"No, no need."

"That……"

Kamiya Gen wanted to ask her why she was waiting there if she wasn't going to eat noodles, but that would be too impolite, so he didn't say anything and chose to eat his noodles in silence.

Being watched like this made him feel a little awkward, and he ate his noodles much faster.

He finished the ramen in no time.

"Shall we go?"

"Mm." Muheyou nodded, stood up with him, and the two walked out of the buckwheat noodle shop.

The evening breeze was still slightly cool, but the restlessness from before was gone.

The streetlights at the alley entrance cast a dim yellow light, making their shadows appear long.

"Kamiya-kun, how come you're always so amazing, finding clues so quickly?"

Muheyou couldn't help but speak, her voice exceptionally clear.

Kamiya Gen paused, turned around and glanced at her:

"There's nothing amazing about it. It's all pure luck. If I hadn't had an informant, I'd be completely lost. You shouldn't be so hasty."

Mu Heyou pursed her lips and nodded: "I understand, I will pay attention in the future. It's just that sometimes when I'm in a hurry, I don't care about anything else."

"Take it slow, it's inevitable."

After finishing his sentence, Kamiya Gen turned and continued walking forward. "Inspector Kihashi, you'll be an inspector someday. If you're always so impatient, how will you lead your team to solve cases?"

Upon hearing this, Muheyou paused for a moment, then waved her hand and said, "What police inspector... that's a long way off."

Kamiya Gen didn't say anything, but it seemed she was completely unaware of the lady's scheme.

"What are you going to do next?" Kamiya Gen asked.

"Arrest her according to the information you gave me. Nakano Ayako, right? She's in the information I gathered today, and I know her address."

"She's still at Qingchuan Trading Company. When you send someone there, just give them my name, and someone will hand Nakano Ayako over to you," Kamiya Gen said.

He had already discussed it with Lu Chuanqingzheng before he left, and they just needed to wait for Mu Heyou to come and ask for him back.

However, the president still wasn't ready to show his face, as if he still had to avoid the young lady of the Muhe family. No one knew why he had to go to such lengths.

"Wait... why did you, Kamiya-kun, already find the suspect, ignore it yourself, but instead give the information to me?"

Muheyou only realized this belatedly and asked a question.

It's really strange. Why would someone specifically ask you out for a meal and then give you a clue?

Although there's no real reward for solving the case, everyone in the police station is quite concerned about this case of a body found lying in the water, since you rarely encounter such a big case.

"Why can't I tell you?" Kamiya Gen asked in return.

"You... are just very strange."

Muheyou frowned, unable to pinpoint what was wrong, but she felt there was something fishy about the whole thing.

Kamiya Gen slowed his pace, and the two walked side by side.

"Weren't we supposed to be partners? It's normal for me to give you clues, isn't it? The previous smuggling case was the same. In the end, I've been helping you all along, but I've never seen you give me any gifts or anything. You always have such a sour face."

He said it in a joking tone.

The sound of plastic bags rubbing together rang out, and an unidentified object was brought in front of Kamiya Gen.

"What is this...?" Kamiya Gen squinted as he examined it.

Muheyou explained, "I was planning to give it to you before, but I've been busy and kept putting it off. Since you brought it up, I just remembered it."

Kamiya Gen's lips twitched slightly as he finally understood what was going on.

It looks like she's giving herself... chocolate?

Of course, if that lump of junk can still be considered chocolate.

"You mean, you've been carrying this around since mid-February?"

He frowned even more as he looked at the specks of mud stuck to the packaging bag.

Muheyou didn't answer, but simply raised the object in her hand: "Do you want it?"

What could he do? Kamiya Gen had no choice but to accept the unknown item.

It felt sticky as soon as I touched it. I felt disgusted even putting it in my pocket, let alone eating it.

"You still have time to prepare a return gift," Muheyou suddenly said.

Kamiya Gen thought about it and decided there was no problem. He could just go to the store and buy her a piece of obligatory chocolate later.

"It has to be at least friendship chocolate," Yuzu added.

Kamiya Gen took out the bundle again and examined it, confirming it was a cheap item that could be found anywhere in a supermarket. He said irritably:

"Why should I? You didn't put much effort into delivering it either, and it's in such a terrible state."

"..."

Muheyou pursed her lips and remained silent, but her face clearly showed her disagreement.

In fact, this gift, which looked like trash, was indeed made by Muheyou herself.

It was nothing more than buying ordinary chocolate from the supermarket, softening it with hot water in the dormitory, and then pouring it into a mold to shape it.

At first, it did look somewhat shaped, but that seemed too delicate (at least that's what she thought), and fearing that Kamiya Gen would misunderstand, she simply kneaded the supermarket label into it as well.

It was only later that they discovered that no one in the police station had any intention of giving chocolates. It was one thing that Yuzuki couldn't give away her other gifts, but Gen Kamiya's gift could only remain in his pocket.

Over time, it loses all its shape.

And with the fact that it was submerged in water today... it's even more inedible.

But now that he brought it up, it means he wants it, and I'm only giving it to him out of kindness, so that someone won't keep saying that I don't give gifts.

If you really feel like you're losing out, you could actually give away the discount coupons that Inspector Sakamoto gave you as a reward after solving many cases.

Anyway, I don't have time to go to hot springs or anything like that right now, but Kamiya-kun is still injured, so he definitely has time to go out and have fun.

Thinking this, Muheyou pulled out a bunch of coupons from her pocket:

"Do you want this?"

As soon as Kamiya Gen saw her movements, he knew what kind of nonsense she was about to spout, and quickly refused.

Those coupons are useful, but they still cost extra money.

I still need to save money, so I don't have any spare money to do this kind of thing.

"Alright..."

Muheyou muttered as she took the coupon back, then insisted, "It can't be a duty chocolate."

"oh--"

Kamiya Gen responded, pinching the unknown object in his pocket. He suddenly felt that this thing was somewhat similar to the "pinching" thing he had seen in his previous life, and it was indeed quite stress-relieving to play with.

The two had already walked for a while, and Kamiya Gen was not going to return to the dormitory for the time being. Although he didn't know where to go, he figured he might find some clues by wandering around.

Seeing that Mu Heyou was still beside him, he said:

"Are you still following me? I'm going to take a walk over there."

I thought I had to send you back to rest.

"Need not."

"Then...should I go to the police station to arrange for the arrest?"

"Why are you asking me?"

Kamiya Gen felt she was acting strangely and said helplessly, "Do whatever you want."

"Don't be too anxious. We'll definitely find Miyazawa sooner or later. Maybe she's actually fine. In fact, the current case doesn't have much to do with her. It's possible that she was framed and had a fight with her family, which is why she ran away from home. You haven't been to her house, have you? Her father is a very difficult person to talk to..."

Seeing that Kamiya Gen was about to leave, Muhe You suddenly spoke up, perhaps wanting to cheer him up.

In the night breeze, Kamiya Gen stopped in his tracks.

"Yes...you're absolutely right," he said, turning around.

"What's right?" Muheyou was stunned.

"If we can't find any clues, it's very possible that Miyazawa is completely fine. Maybe I'm just overthinking things."

"Hmm... what are you planning to do?"

Kamiya Gen turned and walked towards the hospital:

"I'll go back to the hospital and continue my hospital stay. Anyway, the police department will reimburse my medical expenses. She doesn't have my contact information, so if she wants to find me, she can only do so at the hospital."

"Then take care..."

Muheyou raised her right hand and bent her fingers, as if to say goodbye.