Tokyo: Rabbit Officer and Her Evil Partner-Chapter 817 - 495: The Real and Fake Lawyers
Fushimi Roku’s mind flashed to that young man’s face.
He still remembered Abe Rokuro’s appearance: his face a little round, mouth not too big, and his gaze was very clear when looking at people, the type that seemed easily deceived.
Hadn’t that guy just been promoted?
Hadn’t he finally become a Criminal Police officer?
Fushimi Roku thought it was some accident; he put down the phone, feeling sentimental... Just recently, Rokuro was still helping him tail people. How did he suddenly die?
Life is truly unpredictable.
He called Watanabe Shun, wanting to discuss the matter in detail, but Watanabe Shun didn’t answer, and didn’t reply to texts either.
Drunk again?
Fushimi Roku sat on the toilet in the bathroom stall shaking his leg, with a bad premonition in his heart.
When he left Tokyo, he had vaguely guessed something might happen there. Now, as the signs showed, he didn’t want to hear any bad news at his wedding.
After hesitating for a while, Fushimi Roku finally called Sazaki Gen.
The ringtone sounded three times, then the other party picked up, speaking in a usual tone, asking Fushimi Roku what was up.
Fushimi Roku didn’t directly ask about Abe Rokuro, but rather inquired about the progress of the "Dog Head Man Special" videotape recovery.
"It’s going smoothly; no one pays attention to the Dog Head Man Special videotapes. The Police Department has priorities for destroying tapes, like those involving senators, which will be destroyed first..."
"Tokyo hasn’t been peaceful these days; Criminal Police have been raiding video halls daily, many have been caught for selling illegal videotapes. But the more they ban, the wider they spread, people have a curiosity streak..."
"Horie Kei? He’s quite a celebrity now—the newspapers and media report on him daily, saying he acts as vigilante justice by assassinating high officials involved in the Cat Island incident, the public calls for his acquittal are high..."
"Later I’ll send you a photo via MMS; it’s a snapshot of Horie Kei at the court by a photographer. This photo made it into a current affairs magazine, and someone has formed a support group..."
"The Police Department certainly doesn’t support acquittal; the official stance is consistent: this is deemed a terrorist attack, not endorsed or supported, must be severely punished..."
"As for the Cat Island incident, the Police Department hasn’t responded directly. Horie Kei’s defense lawyer questioned it in court, and the prosecutor’s response remains ’under investigation’..."
"The official PR ability is really poor, I don’t know why, they actually use excuses like ’taping is for public mental health’ when heavy AVs can be normally sold..."
Sazaki Gen was quite chatty, talking non-stop.
Probably because he’s successfully turned over a new leaf now, he can sit idle at ease; despite any societal gusts and shocks, he can nonchalantly remain detached.
Using the debt cash flow method taught by Fushimi Roku, the company Sazaki Gen founded has completed its original capital accumulation.
Even after the Financial Bureau later implemented antitrust laws, Sazaki Gen could continue operations via shell companies. If necessary, investing in movies or TV dramas, transitioning to a film investment company isn’t bad either.
Much better than being tense and mixing with gangs.
As for Ishii Takamasa, he remains the same, spending days hanging out with his buddies. If the gang comes to collect protection fees from a company, he takes charge of leading the buddies to fight.
Fushimi Roku roughly understood the Tokyo situation, then casually asked, "How’s it going at the Police Department?"
"How’s what going?" Sazaki Gen asked.
"Like has anyone died or something." Fushimi Roku said.
"Probably, some video halls are Yamaguchi Group’s territory; I’ve lived many years, it’s the first time seeing police and gangs clash over a few videotapes... To save face, who knows how many died." Sazaki Gen commented.
He spoke with a sense of superiority.
Fushimi Roku understood in his heart; it seemed Abe Rokuro had died during the clash.
If he died for ideals, it’s considered a worthy death. Just like Minamoto Tamako on the green train, fearlessly drawing her gun to protect passengers and capture the culprit, even if it means dying in battle.
But dying over a few videotapes, what’s that about?
Fushimi Roku felt it was undeserved for Rokuro; when slacking off is needed, do so, being too diligent leads nowhere good.
"Oh right, just remembered," Sazaki Gen suddenly said, changing the subject: "Do you know who caught Horie Kei?"
"No." Fushimi Roku fibbed.
"It was a patrol policeman who caught him." On the phone, he could hear Sazaki Gen munching on pickled bamboo shoots, making a crunching sound: "Now there’s huge public pressure; the Criminal Department head is also involved in Cat Island, so they’ve pinned the blame on that patrol policeman."
"How are they shifting the blame?" Fushimi Roku asked.
"He’s accused of unauthorized arrest, unsanctioned surveillance operations, acting beyond authority; they say he messed up the special search task force plan, causing the operation to fail, couldn’t catch Horie Kei’s accomplices." Sazaki Gen paused, summarizing: "To put it plainly, they blame him for calling it quits prematurely, causing the tape leak."
"And then?" Fushimi Roku wanted to know how Abe Rokuro really died.
"What’s ’and then’?" Sazaki Gen found it strange: "Something this big happened, someone has to be held accountable, right?"
"Don’t those officials involved in Cat Island have to be accountable?" Fushimi Roku asked.
"You mean the Criminal Department head? He clarified, saying the videotape content is all fake." Sazaki Gen said.
"What happened to the patrol policeman later?" Fushimi Roku pressed on the focus.
"I think he was sentenced, afterward don’t know." Sazaki Gen hadn’t paid much attention to the matter.
