Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.
At this moment, in a conference room, a case document was placed in front of everyone.
Boss Saitama was sitting at the top, closing his eyes and relaxing.
"You've all seen it, let's share your opinions."
After a while, Boss Saitama opened his eyes and looked at the senior officials below and said directly.
But after he finished speaking, no one below spoke.
After all, the current situation is really too troublesome.
Tangze said that the other party committed suicide on the pretext of changing his clothes after pleading guilty.
However, the suspect Haruko Hogami said that she had not confessed at all, and the reason why she committed suicide was because the two of them were entangled and constantly forced and threatened her to admit crimes she had never committed.
In the end, she couldn't bear the tremendous pressure and chose to commit suicide.
There is obviously a contradiction in the words of both sides.
As the face of the Metropolitan Police Department, the big bosses of the Metropolitan Police Department are naturally willing to believe Karasawa's words.
After all, he has proven himself with numerous cases, and the information they have on hand also includes files on three cases of Haruko Hokami.
Based on their experience, they can naturally come to the same conclusion as Tang Ze, and since Tang Ze is one of their own, they will definitely support him.
But they cannot ignore what Haruko Beishigami said.
Whether this matter is big or small depends on the other party's attitude. If they are determined to make a big deal, they will also have a headache.
After all, the media doesn't care what the facts are, they just want hot-selling big news.
This is especially true when it involves Tang Ze, a "famous criminal".
By then, I’m afraid the headlines will be “Shocked! A criminal forced a good girl to do this!”, “A criminal forced a female graduate student to do this...”.
And I was afraid that the reporters would write news from Haruko Hokami's point of view and portray her as a victim.
In this way, they can't explain it, but it will be regarded as a conspiracy theory, saying that officials protect each other and so on.
The public has an inherent distrust of bureaucrats, and the media also likes to challenge authority to attract attention.
Even if the truth is revealed and I say that you have a powerful style, there is nothing you can do about it, and it will also give Haruko Hokami a layer of protection.
At that time, any action taken by the Metropolitan Police will be labeled as a "conspiracy theory."
This is what the saying goes, "If you open your mouth to refute rumors, you will lose your legs."
Therefore, the current situation is to prevent Haruko Hokami from making a big fuss and dragging them into a "war of public opinion" is the top priority.
But in this case, the Metropolitan Police Department must bow its head in order to appease Haruko Hokami.
But this means punishing Tang Ze and the two people involved in the investigation, which is also an embarrassing matter.
If Tang Ze is to be punished administratively, it will inevitably have a huge impact internally and will make the people below have scruples, which will inevitably lead to restraints when investigating the case in the future.
This eliminates external worries, but this move is bound to cause internal troubles internally.
And this is exactly why the Deputy Chief of the Saitama Police Department came forward in person.
In general, the current situation can be big or small. No matter what you do, it will be beneficial or harmful, but it depends on how you deal with it.
However, the people present were all high-ranking people. Who didn't understand what Chief Saitama meant when he asked them to come to the meeting today?
This was not at all about asking them what they meant, but a direct decision.
Everyone present knew the relationship between Saitama and Karasawa, so the meaning of him presiding over the meeting was naturally self-evident.
I understand that the other party is planning to support Tang Ze, so naturally I won't express my opinions without making trouble.
Today's meeting is just to go through the process and unify the approach to the city so that we can do things better in the future.
As expected, a person belonging to Saitama's faction stood up decisively when no one spoke, and after righteously making some remarks that he would never compromise with criminals, this opinion was adopted.
The meeting continued, and some of the content after that was the daily work, and the conference room was no longer as quiet as before, and people began to speak from time to time.
But in the middle of the long table, Saitama seemed to be asleep, and began to close his eyes to rest.
Behind him, Sihuayuan quietly left the conference room and dialed the number of someone who was in the whirlpool.
........
"I understand, thank you."
After hanging up the phone, Karasawa put away the phone, looked at the sad-looking Naoki Uyei and said with a smile, "Why, you can't handle this pressure?"
"Hey...after all, this is the situation now."
Uye Naoki sighed: "Senior, you must be fine, but I can't say..."
In his opinion, he is probably the best scapegoat in this matter.
"What are you thinking about?"
Tang Ze didn't understand his doubts, so he patted him on the shoulder and said, "This is what Sihuayuan called me just now and it has been resolved."
"Eh? It's been solved?" Uekai Naoki was stunned when he heard this, and then he was overjoyed: "So it's okay?"
"Who said it's okay?"
Tang Ze smiled and said: "Aren't there still cases that have not been solved?
If you want to break the situation, you have to bring her to justice. This is the real way to solve the problem.
Otherwise, I'm afraid it would be very difficult for the superiors.
Although Commander Saitama has helped us bear the pressure, you don't want to keep this burden here."
"Of course I don't want to!" Naoki Kamei quickly expressed his stance.
But just as the call here was hung up, Tang Ze's phone rang again.
"The poison test results are out."
After the call was connected, Takagi said straight to the point: "I compiled what the doctor said and will send it to you via text message later."
"Thank you." Karasawa thanked him and said immediately, "How is Haruko Hokami doing now?"
"I'm already awake. Apart from being a little weak after the gastric lavage, I'm basically fine." Takagi said, "The doctor said that I can be discharged after a day or two of observation."
"Yes, I understand. If Haruko Beishen is discharged from the hospital, please inform my doctor."
After hearing this, Tang Ze gave an explanation, and without waiting for Takagi to speak, he said directly: "Hang up now, and we will contact you if there is any situation."
"Hello?"
Hearing this, Takagi wanted to say something more, but he couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard the busy signal on the phone.
'Karasawa Criminal is really not someone who gives up so easily.'
Thinking of the other party's explanation before hanging up the phone, Takagi couldn't help but glance at the room where Haruko Hokami was, with a trace of pity in his eyes.
If you are targeted by someone like Tangze Criminal, you can't even think about running away.
........
Takagi didn't know what Karasawa was thinking, but he was currently checking the drug testing information sent by the other party.
According to the laboratory test results at the hospital, it was revealed that the poison Haruko Hokami took was coniine, also known as gelserum, commonly known as poison hemlock juice.
Legend has it that Socrates drank this poison when he committed suicide.
When Plato describes the last scene of Socrates' life, there is also a description of this poison.
And this is a very slow-acting poison.
Of course, with the current development, the toxic principle of Gelsemium leucophylla has long been analyzed.
Coniine is a drug that paralyzes the motor nerves and central nervous system. It takes at least 30 minutes from ingestion to death, and if it takes longer, it may even take an hour.
"As expected." After Tang Ze read out the information in the text message, he couldn't help but sigh: "He is indeed a troublesome guy."
"Yeah, I really didn't expect that she would actually commit suicide." Naoki Ueijing agreed.
"Do you really think she is planning to commit suicide? Don't forget that Haruko Hokami is a graduate student in pharmacology."
Karasawa looked at the confused Uye Naoki and explained: "If a person who understands pharmacology really wants to commit suicide, shouldn't he choose a drug that has a faster effect?"
"Eh? Could it be that..." Uekai Naoki was shocked when he heard this: "She did it on purpose..."
"Yes, think about the situation at that time."
Tangze said: "She admitted the crime at that time, do you think we could leave her alone for thirty minutes?
There is only a door between us. If we wait for a long time, we will naturally notice something is wrong and take measures immediately.
If you choose a neurological drug that has a slow onset of toxicity, then the possibility of suicide is quite low in that case, right?"
"In other words, she expected that she would be rescued, so she took the poison?" Uekai Naoki said in disbelief: "How could there be such a person in this world..."
"What a good plan."
Even Tang Ze couldn't help but feel emotional. He had met many prisoners, but she was the only one who used himself as a prop and even used his own life as a pawn to plot against others. So far, she was the only one.
It's crazy.
At this time, Tang Ze also understood why Buta Hiroaki expected that the other party would cause trouble for him.
This is a female mantis who can mercilessly kill the woman she is actually married to, and she is also a poisonous woman who can be ruthless enough to attack herself.
I still underestimated her methods too much, which is why such a difficult situation occurred.
But even so, Tangze didn't intend to give up.
It's hard to deal with, but Tang Ze doesn't believe that there is a "perfect crime" that cannot be solved.
"So what should we do now?" Uye Naoki asked.
"Go home and rest."
Karasawa looked at the stunned Uye Naoki and smiled: "Even I can't be aggressive when the suspect is hospitalized for treatment, right?
Just rest well at home these two days, and in the next two days we will come to Haruko Hokami in person to "apologize" and express our apology."
"Ah, okay." Naoki Kamei naturally understood the meaning of Karasawa's words, nodded repeatedly, and the previous decadence was gone.
After working around this case for several days, first acting as a paparazzi and secretly filming people, and then meeting such a difficult female prisoner, he was also exhausted.
I really need to take a good rest and recuperate my mind.
After thinking about it, he also thought about walking outside the Metropolitan Police Department.
Anyway, they were involved in this case, and no one would say anything even if they took two days off to fish.
Thinking about suddenly catching a fish in the middle of handling a case, Naoki Kamei felt a little excited.
Of course, there was no psychological change for Tang Ze.
It's just a short break waiting for the prisoner to be discharged from the hospital, so there's nothing to worry about.
He went to the garage to pick up the car, and then drove towards the shopping mall.
It was rare to have a break in the past two days, so he planned to cook himself.
Recently, I have been staying at my mother-in-law's house, and the food and drinks are cooked by the Suzuki chef. Although the food is delicious, it inevitably loses the home-cooked taste.
Well, although the home-cooked food made by other chefs tastes good, Tang Ze always feels that it is not as good as his own.
Especially some home-cooked dishes from flower growers, he still feels that it is more palatable to cook them himself.
And cooking is also a different kind of relaxation for him.
Tofu, beef, chili, pork ribs, pork belly...
All kinds of ingredients were purchased by him like a beehive.
The kitchen utensils of the Suzuki family are more luxurious than those of the Karasawa family, allowing Karasawa to freely cook delicious food.
He even discovered that there was an oven in the house, which gave him new ideas about the pork belly he bought.
He plans to make crispy pork belly.
In fact, this thing is not difficult, the main thing is the stove, coal is more troublesome, once you get these things done, it is actually not difficult to do.
Powder the prepared peppercorns, black pepper and other spices and marinate for an hour, then cut off the seasonings from the skin part of the long pork belly, brush it with salted baking soda and air-dry, and the meat is ready.
Already.
Don't underestimate baking soda and salt water, this is the secret to crispy pork belly.
The rest is dried with a fan to speed up the drying, and then hung on the smoker and baked.
Of course, since it needs to be dried, there is no hope of eating it today. After putting these things away, Karasawa started making the dishes he wanted to eat today.
Mapo tofu, braised pork ribs, sweet and sour pork...
After the Chinese dishes were served one after another, some were very popular and some were unacceptable, but this meal was very enjoyable.
When Karasawa's crispy pork belly was successfully cooked the next night, this novel way of eating quickly attracted everyone's welcome.
Of course, one person didn't eat much.
I can't help it, this stuff is delicious, but it's too greasy. Not to mention Mariko and others who have a daily light taste, even Karasawa can't stand it after eating a little more than them.
The time for indulging in food is always short-lived. On the morning of the third day of Karasawa's rest, Karasawa received news from Takagi that Haruko Hokami was gradually recovering and discharged from the hospital.
Karasawa and Naoki Kamei immediately went to the university and found each other again.
"It's not necessary if you apologize."
Haruko Beishen said coldly with an expression that seemed to denounce others thousands of miles away.
"That's not okay, we have brought you such unpleasant memories."
Tang Ze said with a sincere expression: "And when our boss found out about this, he also taught us a lesson and told us to come over and apologize to you."
"Well, I apologize a little bit."
Naoki Kamei handed the flower basket in his hand to Haruko Hogami.
"Wow, it's so beautiful." After seeing the flower, Haruko Hokami happily took it.
"Although I don't think just sending flowers can win your forgiveness..."
"I forgive you, please don't pester me anymore." Hearing Karasawa's words, Hokami Haruko sneered.
"We have also gone through deep introspection in the past two days." Tang Ze said with a smile.
"Ah..."
But who would have thought that Haruko Beishen actually sneered when she heard this, and looked down at the bouquet in her hand: "This is marigold, do you know its flower language?"
"This... we don't have much research on it," Tangze said with a smile.
There was still a smile on Beigami Haruko's face, but she couldn't feel the slightest warmth. She stared at the two of them and slowly said: "It's "punishing evil"."
This chapter has been completed!