He tried to save the fallen girls, but they came after him instead.

Page 105

Shirakawa: Of course it's clean, just like new.

Jackie: New? I don't want a new one. It doesn't have my scent on it. It smells like a stranger.

Shirakawa: Alright, alright, I have something to do, I'm logging off now.

Shirakawa turned off his phone. Ever since the hypnosis incident, Jackie had become much more talkative, chatting without any seriousness, and easily going on and on without stopping.

Shirakawa also has things to do now.

First, I need to work hard to improve my physical fitness and fighting ability; second, I need to make money.

After spending so much money these past few days, that huge stack of cash is almost gone.

Tomorrow is Sunday, I should start looking for a part-time job.

?????

Sakura locked herself in her room and watched all sorts of anime and TV dramas about love.

How could this happen? The male and female leads went on a date and had so much fun, so surely a confession would naturally lead to a happy ending, right?

Actually, this wasn't really a confession; it was just a misunderstanding. But didn't Shirakawa understand what Sakura had done? He had already tacitly agreed to be her girlfriend.

Bored.

On the table was the key to the Shirakawa family's house.

Partly it was to prevent her sister from launching a night raid, and partly it was in case something happened that she needed to contact Shirakawa-nii in the middle of the night.

Yes, that's right, that's exactly it.

The perfume and scented candles in the bag were bought from Scythia.

In the TV series played on the phone, there is a "strategist" who gives advice to the female lead.

"Oh, is the person you like someone who's super amiable, super passive, and has a really nice personality?"

"Yes, yes, strategist, I really like him, how can we be together?"

Sakura sat up straight, intently looking at her phone, and quietly turned the volume up a few decibels.

"Of course, we should take the initiative and make it a fait accompli!"

"Um, is this really okay?"

“What’s wrong with that? It’s called treating the symptoms. When you do this to an indecisive man like this, you create a fait accompli, and he’ll stay firmly by your side.”

Yingwei frowned slightly; the romantic storylines in TV dramas these days are so bad.

However, what he said wasn't entirely unreasonable.

When Cecilia had her fortune told, she also said to take the initiative.

Sakura looked up and stared at the keys to the Shirakawa family's house...

Will you go?

85. Miike Naeko's Enchantment Armor?

The Metropolitan Police Department's conference room was spacious and bright. The walls were covered with various banners and photos of retired police officers.

In the middle is an oval-shaped long table, simple yet practical.

The Metropolitan Police Department Chief, a slightly portly middle-aged man in a police uniform, sat at one end of an oval table.

On both sides of the long table sat rows of police officers, with Miike Naoko, who held a high position, sitting in a slightly forward position.

They are among the few female police officers, displaying a heroic and spirited demeanor.

"Let's have a brief meeting now regarding this KTV case," the director began slowly.

Everyone held a pen and paper, ready to take notes on the key points of the meeting as explained by the director.

"First, let our case officer, Officer Miike, give a brief overview of the case."

Miike Naoko stood up. On the table were various inspection reports and records of suspects' confessions, as well as small red pills wrapped in small plastic bags as evidence.

"First, this case occurred at XX Karaoke in the commercial district. In addition to the main perpetrator Yayoi, there were four women and one man present. Yayoi and these four women and one man were singing in a private room. Yayoi left the room midway through the session and bribed the staff of the karaoke bar, who were accomplices in this case, to drug the drinks, causing three girls to fall into a coma. One of the men, Shirakawa Akira, discovered that Akiyama Yayoi had tampered with the drinks and got into an argument and fight with him. We intervened at this point. That is the summary of the case."

"We found these female eyebrow pills in the pocket of the main culprit, Yayoi Akiyama. The ingredients are consistent with the mysterious pills we have been investigating. It can be concluded that Yayoi Akiyama was involved in selling these illegal drugs. Furthermore, we found these drug ingredients in the juice on the ground. It can be concluded that Yayoi Akiyama had designs on the remaining girl, Mitsu Sakura. Yayoi Akiyama is currently detained and temporarily being treated as attempted rape and smuggling prohibited illegal drugs."

Miike Naoko's speech was powerful and assertive, presenting the various pieces of evidence and laboratory reports she had to her colleagues and subordinates.

The police officers below the stage nodded repeatedly, taking notes of the entire incident in their notebooks.

"Does anyone have any questions?" the director asked.

The audience was silent.

"Since everyone agrees, I do have a few questions I'd like to ask." The warden cleared his throat. "First, did the prisoner Akiyama Yayoi's actions cause any very serious consequences?"

"Of course, the three girls accompanying us were drugged and rendered unconscious."

"According to the test results, these mi-drugs only have a strong sleep-inducing effect and do not cause any serious damage to the nerves and brain."

The director's words implied an attempt to exonerate Yayoi.

“No, there isn’t, but the drugs in his pocket prove that he intended to commit a crime against Sakura. Moreover, the drug not only has the effect of aphrodisiac, but the victim will also suffer from severe mental damage such as masturbation and loss of consciousness,” Miike Naeko retorted. “I have been handling related cases, and Yayoi is also a clue that can help to uproot the criminal group behind it.”

"According to Akiyama Yayoi's statement, she bought the pills from an upperclassman. He only knew that the pills had aphrodisiac effects and did not know that they had other effects or side effects. Moreover, he only had criminal intent towards Sakura and had not committed a crime yet, right?"

"Director, just say what you want to say directly, no need to beat around the bush."

"Given that Yayoi Akiyama is still a minor high school student and that her actions did not cause any serious consequences, this case will be temporarily put on hold with a lenient sentence. I will take full responsibility for it and we will discuss it again later. Does anyone have any questions?"

A new police officer was about to raise his hand when a more senior officer next to him stopped him.

"No, no," everyone in the meeting room shook their heads in response.

"No! Akiyama Yayoi must be severely punished. His actions have seriously endangered public safety." Miike Naeko, as a partner of justice, upheld the law impartially and vowed to ensure that Akiyama Yayoi received the punishment he deserved for his actions.

"Meeting adjourned!" The director showed no respect for Michiko Michiko and waved for everyone else to leave.

The colleagues underground exchanged glances, packed their things, and all left.

Miike Naeko's rigid and stubborn personality resulted in poor interpersonal relationships within the police force, and no one spoke up for her.

"Director, even though he is a minor, we can't just let him go. We finally caught a criminal connected to the pills. He can provide a lot of clues and bring justice to those victimized girls."

Miike Naeko frowned, gripping the report in her hand, her tone becoming somewhat angry and displeased.

The director, however, was unconvinced: "I've already said that I'm in full charge of Akiyama Yayoi's case. She's just a high school student, not deeply involved, and there are no leads. You don't need to worry about it."

"But..."

"No buts, Officer Miike. Oh, right, I just remembered, Akiyama Yayoi and that Shirakawa Akira got into a fight. Where did Shirakawa Akira go?"

"I determined that he acted in self-defense, so I let him go back first."

"Ah, so this is your dereliction of duty, Officer Miike. What was the reason for their fight?" the chief pressed.

"Because Akira Shirakawa discovered that Yayoi Akiyama had tampered with the drinks."

"How did he find out?" the director pressed. "Did he feel unwell after drinking the beverage, or did he see Yayoi drug him?"

"He said it was based on his intuition and analysis...after all, those three hot girls were fast asleep."

"That reason is too far-fetched. Have you ever considered that Shirakawa Akira might also be in Akiyama Yayoi's group, and they just had a disagreement at the end?"

"Why do you say that?"

"He knew there were drugs in it, so why didn't you expose him and call the police on the spot? How could those three girls have been drugged? You just listened to Bai Chuan's one-sided story and let him go without questioning him in detail. Isn't that a dereliction of duty?" The director was indeed a director; his question was not only quite tricky, but also made a lot of sense.

"No, I've already asked the other party involved, Mitsu Sakura, and in her opinion, Shirakawa would never do such a thing."

"Look, this is just Sakura's side of the story again. What does a high school girl know? Besides, Shirakawa was involved in the sports warehouse incident at school last time. Your body camera also records that you did go to Shirakawa's house. It's hard not to think that you and Shirakawa have some kind of relationship behind the scenes, and that you are deliberately favoring Shirakawa."

“How could that be? I didn’t,” Miike Naoko immediately denied.

"Well, even if you say you didn't, I can't just believe you. How about this, you'll be suspended from your duties for a few days until the follow-up investigation confirms you're innocent, and then you'll be reinstated," the director said, seemingly trying to persuade him.

Actually, I'd been feeling uneasy about this hotheaded girl, Michi Miyako, for a long time. She was clumsy and lacked social skills, though she was quite pretty. I promoted her because I wanted to have some kind of "relationship" with her. But no matter how I hinted, she wouldn't listen. She was stubborn and insisted on being a righteous partner, which made her a bit neurotic.

Akiyama's parents had already spent a lot of money to bribe officials and pull strings to bail out Akiyama Yayoi. The only obstacle was the stubborn Miike Naoko.

Officer Miike remained silent, his heart filled with resentment.

Why?

Even though Yayoi was the one who committed the crime, the chief prosecutor came up with a bunch of reasons to protect him, while Shirakawa, the person involved, was constantly being smeared.

"I still maintain that Yayoi Akiyama must be severely punished." Miike Naeko slammed her hands on the table, speaking with righteous indignation.

"Hey~~~ You should go back first. Someone will collect your police uniform later. Take a break for a while, consider it a vacation. I'll take care of Yayoi."

Miike Naeko had no choice but to leave in a huff, slamming the door shut behind her.

Seeing that no one was around, the director picked up his phone and dialed Qiushan's father's number.

"Hello, Mr. Akiyama." The director's tone was completely different when he answered the phone; it was ingratiating, even somewhat obsequious.

"How is Yayoi's situation?"

"Don't worry about my work. Your young master will be detained for a while longer; with some connections, he should be out soon. It just needs a little..."