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

Chapter 70

That night, upstairs in an old apartment building.

"This is it."

Miyazawa Yuzuki stood at the entrance on the third floor and looked up at the tightly closed wooden door.

"I'll talk to your father."

Kamiya Gen stepped forward and knocked a few times.

No one answered.

He increased the force, but there was still no response from inside the house.

"The lights are all off, they're probably already asleep."

Miyazawa Yuzuki turned to look at Kamiya Gen, her tone tinged with relief yet also concealing a hint of barely perceptible disappointment, "Why don't we go first? I'll come back tomorrow."

Kamiya Gen didn't move: "Inspector Kiha told me before that after you went missing, your father immediately reported it to the police and kept asking about the progress of the search. He was extremely anxious. How could he be sleeping so soundly?"

"But all the lights are off."

Miyazawa Yuzuki looked at the crack in the door, puzzled. Indeed, not a single ray of light shone through. "After my father lost his job, his schedule became very irregular. Sometimes he went to bed very early..."

Before she could finish speaking, a series of dragging footsteps came from downstairs, accompanied by heavy breathing, as if someone had walked for a long time and was extremely exhausted.

The footsteps grew closer, and as they stopped at the entrance to the third-floor hallway, a hoarse male voice, laced with impatience, rang out: "Who's there?"

Miyazawa Yuzuki froze, instinctively shrinking behind Kamiya Gen.

The motion-activated lights in the hallway turned on, and in the dim light, the figure of a middle-aged man gradually became clear.

His hair was messy and stuck to his forehead, with his gray hairs standing out. His coat was covered in dust, and there were mud spots on his trouser legs. It was clear that he had been out and about for a long time.

His face was etched with exhaustion, his eyes were bloodshot, and his dark circles were alarmingly heavy, clearly indicating that he had been working long hours.

The man looked up and immediately saw Miyazawa Yuzuki. His previously weary eyes were instantly ignited with rage.

"You dare come back?! Go ahead and run! Why didn't you keep running?"

He rushed over, staggering slightly, clearly exhausted, but still managed to stand before the two of them, his gaze fixed on Miyazawa Yuzuki, his chest heaving violently.

"I've been looking for you for two whole days and nights! I've searched everywhere—the school, your classmates' houses, places you used to frequent! And you, on the other hand, were out having a great time, and you even dared to come back and knock on the door in the middle of the night?"

Miyazawa Yuzuki turned pale from his shout, her lips trembling, but she couldn't utter a single word in rebuttal, only muttering softly:

"I'm not living a carefree and happy life... I'm just..."

"Just what? Just because you felt uncomfortable staying at home, you went out with others and made a fool of yourself?"

The man sneered, his gaze sweeping over Kamiya Gen. Seeing that he was dressed casually yet possessed an exceptionally capable air, his expression grew increasingly grim. "So you hang out with people like this? No wonder you dare to stay out all night! Let me tell you, this house won't tolerate an immature brat like you!"

"Hello, sir."

Kamiya Gen stepped forward, blocking Miyazawa Yuzuki's path. "I am Kamiya, a police officer from the Shibuya Police Station, number 72896."

As he spoke, he took out his police ID from his pocket and handed it over, "We've been searching for Miyazawa Yuzuki with all our might since she went missing. We just found her today, and I brought her back to explain the situation to you."

The man was stunned, clearly not expecting the person in front of him to be a policeman.

He hesitated before taking the police officer's ID, examined it carefully in the light of the voice-activated lamp, and then looked up and scrutinized Kamiya Gen repeatedly.

Finally, the anger in his eyes was gradually replaced by confusion and a hint of barely perceptible fear, and his tone softened somewhat:

"Sorry... I was in charge before..."

"The officers in charge before were Officer Takeuchi and Officer Kiha, so I haven't met you before."

Kamiya Gen explained, sizing up the man before him, "Have you been looking for her these past two days?"

The man sighed, leaned wearily against the wall, and said in a hoarse voice:

"After reporting it to the police, I was still worried, so I went out to look for it myself. I searched day and night until my eyes were almost closed. I was just about to go home to rest when I saw you knocking on the door here."

He looked at Miyazawa Yuzuki with a complicated expression, "I thought something had happened to you, I almost..."

He didn't say the rest.

Looking at her father's haggard appearance, Miyazawa Yuzuki whispered:

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to worry you..."

"What's the use of saying sorry?"

The man's tone was still harsh, but the previous hostility was gone. "Do you know how scared I am? Your mother passed away early, and you're my only daughter. If something happens to you, how can I face her?"

As he spoke, he pulled a key from under the rug by the door, not forgetting to scold his daughter:

"I don't know what you're knocking on. Are you that stupid? Didn't you realize I left the key here?"

As I pushed open the door and entered the house, a faint smell of tobacco and dust hit me.

The apartment is small, a standard one-bedroom, one-living room layout.

The furniture was somewhat old. On the coffee table in the living room were several empty instant noodle boxes and a half-empty bottle of mineral water. Next to it was a map of Shibuya, with several places circled in red, clearly the route he took to find Miyazawa Yuzuki.

"Please sit down."

After Miyazawa Masao sat down, he gestured for the two to sit down as well. He first asked Kamiya Gen if he smoked, and after being refused, he lit one himself.

His figure appeared particularly hunched in the swirling smoke.

"My name is Masao Miyazawa."

He took a drag of his cigarette, his voice hoarse, "This kid has been stubborn since he was little, and he's always getting into trouble."

Kamiya Gen largely agreed, noting that Miyazawa Yuzuki was clearly a troublemaker.

"I didn't cause any trouble!"

Miyazawa Yuzuki couldn't help but retort, "Someone at school falsely accused me of stealing the necklace, and you wouldn't listen to my explanation, insisting that I apologize, so I ran away!"

"A frame-up?" Masao Miyazawa looked up sharply. "So many people said they saw you with their own eyes, didn't they? My teacher also talked to me, saying the evidence was conclusive..."

"That was someone else's doing."

Miyazawa Yuzuki became agitated, "I didn't steal anything! Officer Kamiya can testify!"

Their gazes fell simultaneously on Kamiya Gen.

Kamiya Gen nodded and said objectively:

"Mr. Miyazawa, what she said is true. This theft was indeed orchestrated by someone. Yuki Oda has admitted that she was coerced into giving false testimony."

Even more serious… as you probably heard this afternoon, the murder case near Yoshinobashi. Nozaki, from her school, is suspected of intentional homicide and has fled to Hokkaido. We've contacted the local police, and they should be able to apprehend her soon.”

"Kill...kill someone?"

Masao Miyazawa nearly dropped the cigarette in his hand. He stared at Gen Kamiya in disbelief. "How dare you do something like this?"

"Yes."

Kamiya Gen explained simply, "She pushed a girl who had a grudge against her into the river and drowned her. We have the relevant evidence. I will go to Shibuya Minami High School tomorrow to help your daughter handle the aftermath."

Silence fell over the room, broken only by the sound of Masao Miyazawa smoking. Looking at his daughter's pale face and recalling his own exhaustion from the past two days, his anger gradually dissipated, leaving only lingering fear and guilt.

He actually knew Miyazawa Yuzuki's personality; although stubborn, she was definitely not the kind of person who would steal. However, he was blinded by anxiety at the time and misled by the school and Oda Yuki's words, so he didn't listen to her explanation.

"Um... thank you so much."

Upon hearing this, Miyazawa Masao, though still seated, repeatedly bowed to Kamiya Gen. Then, belatedly realizing he hadn't even brewed him a cup of tea, he slapped his thigh and exclaimed...

"I'm sorry... I've been unemployed for many years due to illness and have been living on my meager pension. I haven't seen any outsiders in a long time, so I'm really not good at entertaining guests. I'll make you some tea right away. Would you like something to eat? There's still some at home..."

As he was about to get up, Kamiya Gen quickly stopped him, saying, "No need, no need. I've already eaten. There's no need for tea or anything. I should be going now."

"That won't do. At least have a cup of tea, Yuzuki, grab Officer Kamiya."

The man broke free, walked towards the kitchen, and gave his daughter some instructions.

Miyazawa Yuzuki was quite obedient at this moment, nodding and pressing Kamiya Gen down: "Uncle, it was indeed Father's fault, he should have made tea..."

Upon hearing this, Masao Miyazawa's lips twitched slightly. He thought to himself that he had completely ruined this child; she should have known that guests were coming and rushed to make tea...

He quickly brewed the tea and brought it back, then said to Miyazawa Yuzuki:

"What kind of address is that? The police officer looks to be only in his early twenties, not much older than you. You should call him 'brother'."

"I'm just used to calling you that," Miyazawa Yuzuki muttered, picking up a teacup and handing it to Kamiya Gen.

"Call me whatever you want... it's no big deal." Kamiya Gen reluctantly accepted.

However, it seems that there isn't much trouble between this family members, at least it's much easier than I thought.

Kamiya Gen thought the father and daughter would argue again, and he would have to act as a peacemaker in the middle of the night.

After taking a few sips of tea, Kamiya Gen felt there was nowhere else to sit and said:

"Then I'll head back now. I'll be coming over tomorrow with Officer Muhe, and I'll help your daughter with those things at school then..."

"Sit a little longer, Officer Kamiya, don't be in such a hurry to leave."

Before he could finish speaking, he was pulled back by Masao Miyazawa.

"Is there... anything else?" Kamiya Gen sat back down.

Next, Miyazawa Yuzuki went back to her room to change clothes; she was the only one in the house with her own room.

As for Masao Miyazawa, he began to complain.

The whole thing was basically about how he's getting old, doesn't have a job, and has been raising his daughter alone for so many years, and it's already difficult enough to just support her through school.

Kamiya Gen nodded in agreement, but did not reply.

He thought the other party wanted him to find a way to help, but actually, if there was a connection, the Miyazawa family could receive government subsidies.

However, given Kamiya Gen's current rank, this is actually quite difficult for him to do.

The main reason is that he has been in office for too short a time, and apart from his colleagues in the police department, he has not had any contact with other government personnel.

But the pomelo tree is definitely an option.

She could easily find someone at the ward office to help the teacher who cared for stray cats and dogs get proper credentials; doing such a small thing wasn't actually difficult.

"Let me see... If I find a way, I'll help you..."

Kamiya Gen spoke up, thinking that he might as well continue to trouble Kiha Yuzu.

"What kind of approach?" Masao Miyazawa was slightly taken aback.

Kamiya Genya was also embarrassed. Looking at the other person's expression, he realized that he might have guessed wrong.

"Officer, what I mean is... this child is about to graduate high school, right? With her academic level, there's no chance she'll get into university. She'll probably have to go out and find a job. What do you think...?"

"Assigning her work? Even if it's a regular assignment, it depends on the situation, but most of them require exams. To be honest, there's no need for a girl like her to do those positions that don't require exams; they're too tiring and the pay is low. It's better to..."

Kamiya Gen subconsciously helped analyze Miyazawa Yuzuki's future path. To be honest, there was no need for him to help arrange a job for this guy.

The non-professional group, that is, Ohno Satoshi's group, has a lot of hard work and low pay. They also have to go to the front line from time to time. Although you generally don't encounter cases like the previous smuggling case in this era, it is still quite dangerous.

It's really pointless for a girl like her to do this kind of work.

Honestly, I'd rather work at a maid cafe...

With her qualifications, she would probably have a very promising future working there.

"no……"

Masao Miyazawa shook his head, then inexplicably offered him a cigarette before slowly saying,

"I wonder if Officer Kamiya has a girlfriend right now... Actually, this kid has a pretty good temper, and she's perfectly capable of doing housework. It's just that she's not very nice to me, her father..."

Kamiya Gen was stunned; the cigarette was hanging in mid-air.

"What! What are you saying?!"

Just then, Miyazawa Yuzuki came out in a cleaner set of casual clothes. She overheard her father and Kamiya Gen's conversation, turned around with a flushed face, and slammed the door shut behind her.

Seeing this, Masao Miyazawa couldn't help but curse his daughter's terrible acting skills in his heart. If she hadn't just given him a wink, who would have said such embarrassing things?

However, he wasn't about to stop, and forcefully shoved the cigarette into Kamiya Gen's hand: "Officer Kamiya, you see..."

Having never experienced anything like this before, Kamiya Gen panicked and quickly refused, "I don't smoke... thank you, this is really..."

Who knew that something like this would happen after I visited her house?

This is even more troublesome than trying to mediate a fight between a father and daughter.

"Do you have a girlfriend?" Masao Miyazawa asked, puzzled.

He thought there shouldn't be any, otherwise why would his daughter have given him a meaningful look and gone to change her clothes?

Could she possibly be trying to use her age to become a mistress? That's ridiculous, I'll never agree to that...

"That's not the issue."

Kamiya Gen quickly waved his hand, "I've never considered such a thing, it's too early..."

"It's not early at all. I think the officer is around twenty-five or twenty-six years old, which is actually a good age. Do you think she's difficult to manage? Don't worry, this child is actually quite obedient..."

"Sorry, I really haven't considered it."

Kamiya Gen couldn't sit still any longer and got up to run away.

This development is simply amazing...