The First Investigation of Rookie Career Police Officer Akechi - Chapter 27
Chapter 27 : b-1) At Yotsuya Part 1
On the day of the meeting held in the document storage room, Kobayashi called Kadono’s workplace number that was written on his business card. Kadono was at work and made an appointment to meet at a coffee shop near Yotsuya Station the following afternoon.
The next afternoon, Kobayashi was waiting at the coffee shop, sipping on iced coffee. Kadono, dressed in a suit, arrived slightly late for their appointment. It seemed like he had come directly from his workplace. He took a seat across from Kobayashi and also ordered iced coffee.
“Do you remember what happened last Saturday?”
After taking a sip of his iced coffee, Kobayashi asked. Kadono responded with a playful grin.
“I had been drinking a lot, so I don’t remember anything after a certain point… I remember having a good time drinking at a restaurant with Investigator Akechi, but before I knew it, I was sleeping in a garbage dump. The smell stained my clothes and it was difficult to go home.”
“You only seem to remember the convenient parts, huh? Did you apologize properly to Investigator Akechi?”
“Apologize? I sent Investigator Akechi a message saying, ‘I don’t remember what happened on Saturday because I was too drunk, but did you manage to get home safely after we left the restaurant?’ I haven’t received a reply, though. I wonder what’s going on. Maybe something scary happened?” Kadono, still grinning as usual, responded without a hint of remorse.
“I remember your outrageous behavior quite well.”
Kadono raised an eyebrow briefly in response but quickly resumed his carefree demeanor, still grinning as he began to speak. “What are you talking about? I don’t remember a thing.”
“That Investigator Akechi from Saturday, that guy, he’s a fake.”
“Eh ?” Kadono widened his eyes in surprise. Kobayashi continued speaking.
“About your persistent invitations, Investigator Akechi approached me for advice. It turns out that Investigator Akechi’s twin little brother was the one in disguise,”
Kobayashi conveyed the information with significant omissions and alterations.
“Huh, a twin brother? What, he was a guy? That shouldn’t be a problem for a guy, right? Besides, if I recall correctly, he was a police officer who was with you, wasn’t he? Damn, that woman was consulting with the brother?”
Kadono uttered his words in a dismissive tone. Kobayashi glared at Kadono and spoke in a low, commanding voice.
“If he was a guy, so what? Didn’t you say you don’t remember? Regardless of gender, drugging someone and assaulting them is a serious crime,”
“Th-this can be settled through an agreement, right? How much would it take to make that little brother stay quiet? My dad is the CEO of a company, and we can throw around as much money as needed. A lowly cop like him should be fine with something like a million, right?”
“You’ve been repeating this kind of behavior, haven’t you?”
“No matter what I do, as long as I stack up the bills, I can get away with anything, old man. You can’t catch me,”
Kadono became defiant, and with a smirk, he started sipping his iced coffee. As Kobayashi observed this, he continued to speak calmly.
“In the end, that might be true, but you’re not a student anymore. You’re a public servant. You do know that it is an act that damages trust, right?”
Kadono’s movements stopped.
“Just someone notifying your superior that you’ve been questioned on suspicion of sexual assault would likely shatter your Tokyo life, wouldn’t it? Was it someone from the Secretariat or the Defense Inspection Department? It wouldn’t matter even if they provided information there. Government offices these days are strict on compliance.”
“Old man, are you trying to threaten me, even though you’re a cop?”
Kadono gave Kobayashi a menacing look, but Kobayashi responded with a smile.
“No way, I’m just speaking in general terms. But I wonder how the brother who suffered at your hands will react. He was pretty upset, you know. Despite his cute face, he’s quite the scoundrel. Even after taking the settlement money, wouldn’t he be willing to tip off someone?”
Deep down, while thinking that he’s actually an incredibly good guy, Kobayashi whispered to Kadono. Kadono fell silent. Kobayashi continued speaking with a smile.
“Well, that’s the kind of guy he is, but I’ve trained him in various ways. He’ll do anything I say,”
“T-training….”[1]
It seemed like Kadono had some strange misunderstanding, but Kobayashi ignored it.
“If you tell me everything you know about Planning Officer Haruki, ‘ll put a stop to that brother’s tip-off.”
Kobayashi thought to himself, ‘Akechi-kun, forgive me for saying such things.’ Meanwhile, he wore a smirk on his face.
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- They used kanji ?? (Choukyou) which has meaning as training, but the one that meant for animals.?
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Translated by : Cutae30