Tokyo: Rabbit Officer and Her Evil Partner-Chapter 784 - 478: The Charm of Editing

Taira Sakurako didn’t know the inside story, nor did she care what these two were up to. She just wanted to finish watching the show and play games on the TV.

Before the TV was turned on, Minamoto Tamako had called Sister Yalan, hoping to have her good friend watch her screen debut. In this era of less advanced information, for ordinary people, it didn’t matter if you played a good or bad guy; as long as you could be on TV, it was impressive.

Somehow, Moriyama Yasurou casually mentioned it to Kazama Tatsuya, and Kazama Tatsuya told Watanabe Shun — once it reached Watanabe Shun, it was as if the whole world knew.

Fushimi Roku repeatedly urged everyone to be low-key and not make a big deal out of it. He arranged this to catch the culprit, and if the culprit got scared away, it would all be for naught.

Everyone was curious but treated Fushimi Roku’s words as wind past their ears, nodding in agreement, promising they wouldn’t watch the show in the evening. But when the time came, they turned on the TV.

Even the officers on duty at the Nakagawara Police Station were no exception. There was a shared TV in the lounge, and everyone took a break to watch and pass the time. Except for the Special Investigation Department officers, basically everyone in their social circle was watching the show.

Fushimi Roku leaned back on the sofa, holding popcorn in his left hand and a glass bottle of cola in his right, watching the program broadcast, and suddenly sensed that something was off.

Minamoto Tamako was still puzzled, munching potato chips, and turned to ask, "Wasn’t this supposed to be a special on truth-chasing? How did it turn into a prank variety show?"

Fushimi Roku said nothing.

The title animation passed in a second or two, and the footage switched to a hidden camera perspective, overlooking the street from afar, showing people coming and going along the city’s road, all with their faces blurred out.

Only one man, swaggering along, was not censored.

The distant shot slowly zoomed in, giving a close-up of his face.

The narrator inserted at this point: "This man wandering around on a weekday is Mr. Fushimi Roku, a criminal police officer from Nakagawara Police Station."

"Mr. Fushimi strongly requested to join the production team sometime back and recommended his boss, Section Chief OO (bleeped out), as the target of the prank."

At this point, two commentator avatars appeared above the screen, and a middle-aged comedian quipped: "Oh my! I’d love to prank my boss too!" (let’s call him Commentator A)

The other Commentator B angrily said: "What nonsense are you spouting in front of your boss!"

Commentator A: "Ah! A thousand apologies, I didn’t see Mr. XX..."

Amidst a burst of laughter and joy, the scene switched to Fushimi Roku’s agreement signing, footage he and Minamoto Tamako recorded sometime back. The original signing process was private, and Fushimi Roku had reviewed the terms; nothing seemed amiss, but he fell for it during re-recording.

The narrator inserted: "The program team rejected him three times, and who would have thought Mr. Fushimi was so persistent. This was his fourth visit, offering the team an irresistible deal..."

Commentator B: "Why doesn’t he put such perseverance into his work! That’s strange, right? It’s definitely weird! Why is he so obsessed with prank shows?"

Commentator A: "Maybe his boss is really annoying..."

Commentator B: "Aren’t you using this opportunity to express your true feelings?" 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Commentator A (looking flustered and embarrassed): "Absolutely not! So what deal did Mr. Fushimi offer to the production team?"

Commentator B: "Aren’t you clearly changing the topic?"

Commentator A: "Could it be money? Could Mr. Fushimi be rich?"

Commentator B: "Don’t ignore me, hey!"

The scene immediately flashed back, switching to Fushimi Roku’s first visit. He brought a stack of ¥10,000 bills, asking the producers to make a show similar to ’Good Cop and Bad Cop’, looking very assertive.

This was also reshot footage, where the director and screenwriter told Fushimi Roku: ’Donate the cash to poor African children’, ’strengthen the good cop persona’, ’please be a bit assertive, don’t seem too stingy with money’...

In front of the TV, Fushimi Roku bit down hard, crushing the popcorn in his mouth.

The narrator’s voice rang out again: "Wrong! The program team has principles, and we’re responsible to the audience. We won’t take money and sacrifice the program quality! Thus, Mr. Fushimi failed in his first attempt at bribery!"

Commentator B: "How can there be a cop bribing!"

Commentator A: "It gets more intriguing, what was Mr. Fushimi’s final offer?"

Amidst an exaggerated sound effect, the narrator revealed the final answer: "Mr. Fushimi sent his girlfriend into the production team!"

The screen switched to footage of Minamoto Tamako stepping out of a taxi. The camera zoomed in on her with a soft glow effect, capturing her cuteness from every angle without flaw.

Narrator: "This is also a criminal police officer from Nakagawara Police Station, Officer Minamoto Tamako."

Commentator A: "Kawaii!"

Commentator B: "What?! The production team is weird too! Not taking money but taking women? Am I on the wrong show?"

Then, the narrator, speaking at breakneck speed, quickly explained the background — Fushimi Roku decided to push his popular girlfriend into the spotlight to join the production team. Recently, Minamoto Tamako was embroiled in rumors for traveling in a luxury car, accused of corruption and misconduct, but she’s actually the eldest daughter of a wealthy family, currently cohabiting with poor Fushimi Roku — so the team had the sudden idea for a hidden prank shoot.

Indeed, the director’s overt agreement with Fushimi Roku’s script change was part of the prank plan.

In front of the TV, Fushimi Roku’s face turned green. Minamoto Tamako was delighted, laughing cheerfully. Fushimi Roku criticized with a stern face: "You’re still laughing! The plan failed, and you still have the heart to laugh!"