Tokyo Sword Saint Online Dealing

Uesugi Kiyoshi shook his head, interrupting Nohara Kyoko.

"I wasn't trying to comfort you, Kyoko, you really helped me a lot this time."

"Let's talk about this later. Now, go and call the police."

"My phone is in my bag. I'm feeling a bit weak right now. Could you call the police for me?"

"Tell them there's been a murder here. Get the police here quickly."

Uesugi Kiyoshi leaned against the wall, reached out and put his hand on Nohara Kyoko's shoulder, his gaze deep—he didn't want Nohara Kyoko to turn around and see the scene of carnage in the apartment's living room, which would probably scare the young girl to death on the spot.

Everything about today's events is eerily strange.

The fighting here was so intense that the ground was shaking, why didn't any of the neighbors come out to check?

Why didn't he encounter many pedestrians on his way here, even though it's a bustling area like the port area?

Why did Yokota become like this? Where did his mirage come from? Why can a demon escape the demon realm? Or is Yokota really a demon?

If so, who is the mastermind behind it? The owner of that idol? What exactly is that idol?

A myriad of doubts welled up in his mind, and Uesugi Kiyoshi's thoughts were in complete turmoil. He could only wait until this matter was resolved before he could think about it slowly.

The most urgent thing now is to call the police.

When he first came to Yokota's residence, he did not expect this scene. He thought Yokota was bewitched by an evil spirit and wanted to enter the evil spirit's domain to kill it and collect some mirage energy. As for whether he could save Yokota, he left it to fate, but at least he could not let Nohara Kyoko suffer any harm.

But as soon as he arrived, he was locked in a fierce battle with Yokota, who was clearly not a kind person, and had no chance to catch his breath.

The fight is over, but many more thorny issues have arisen.

For example, how do we explain the scene right before our eyes?

Running away is impossible. His whereabouts along the way are clearly traceable. If the police wanted to investigate him, they would find out within five minutes that he brought Nohara Kyoko to the Yokota residence today.

Two people have died here; it's unrealistic to leave the police undetected. If he were charged with murder, things would be very bad.

Therefore, he decided to call the police first, at least to gain the upper hand and establish his position.

Let the police handle the aftermath; as for that gruesome and strange corpse, let them worry about it.

Ultimately, he acted in self-defense, not in a crime, and given Kyoko Nohara's testimony, the probability of him getting away with it is very high.

If he can just deal with the police, today's matter will end perfectly. He's only sixteen, a minor, and the police might not be able to do anything about him.

Incidentally, he could also gauge the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's experience in handling such bizarre incidents by observing the police's reaction—this was crucial.

If he had one, he might be able to get even more mirages.

Yes. He wanted to snatch food from the police!

Demons are nourishment for him to become stronger!

Chapter 29 Akutagawa

The sun sets and the moon rises, and the stars hang high in the sky.

Late at night.

Uesugi Kiyoshi sat at a desk, his expression calm, his eyes deep, his hands clasped together on the desk, and a pair of gleaming silver bracelets on his wrists—he was handcuffed.

In front of him was a tempting-looking bento box that smelled delicious—a side dish for teriyaki chicken. Although chicken was cheap in Japan, it was still much better than the bento boxes he usually ate, but he didn't touch it.

He had seen too much bloodshed today and had lost his appetite.

He is currently located in Kasumigaseki 2-cho, Chiyoda Ward, inside the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department building, which is commonly known as "Sakuradamon".

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is the police department in charge of public safety in Tokyo. It has more than 40,000 police officers, which is a very large number. The ratio of residents to police officers in Tokyo is 300 to 1. Tokyo is the safest city in Japan, and these police officers have made a great contribution to this.

Although Uesugi Kiyoshi's expression remained calm, different thoughts were racing through his mind.

He shouldn't be here.

Tokyo has 102 police stations and over 800 police stations. Even if the incident at Yokota House was classified as a serious crime, he would at most be invited to the Minato Ward police station for questioning. How could it have directly alarmed Sakuradamon and led to his being sent to the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters?

There is only one answer.

Those police officers must know something—they know that this case has transcended the level of ordinary people and that the local police station cannot handle it.

This is the most reasonable explanation that Uesugi Kiyoshi could come up with.

After he was brought in, he was left there waiting. During this time, a young policeman came in and brought him a bento box and a glass of water. He spoke gently and asked him to wait a while, saying that someone would take his statement later. His attitude was very good and his manners were impeccable. In any case, Uesugi Kiyoshi could not find any fault with him.

Kyoko Nohara was taken away by a gentle-looking policewoman, presumably to be questioned separately.

He naturally had no objections, and in fact, he didn't feel there was anything to panic about.

From a third-party perspective, he was also a victim of what happened at the Yokota residence. Yokota Ryoko was chopped into pieces by Yokota No himself, and all the evidence at the scene could prove this. Yokota No himself could not escape the crime of being a murderer, and although he fought to the death with Yokota No, he definitely did not leave any fatal wounds on him.

Yokota was not killed by him. He only left a cut on Yokota's back and then slashed him in the chest with a wooden sword. These were not enough to kill him.

Yokota's true cause of death was that the mirage was shattered by the "Heart Slash," which separated her from her body and caused her to lose her source of power, leading to the collapse of her bodily functions. No matter how professional the police's forensic doctors were, they could not possibly attribute this cause of death to Uesugi Kiyoshi.

The only slightly tricky thing is that the cleaver that was twisted into a pretzel might have Uesugi Kiyoshi's fingerprints on it. However, this is easy to explain. Yokota Ryoko's time of death and the time when Uesugi Kiyoshi arrived at the scene do not match up at all. He is not going to take the blame for Yokota Ryoko for no reason. He is sure of this.

Moreover, while waiting for the police to arrive, Uesugi Kiyoshi had repeatedly instructed Nohara Kyoko several times and rehearsed her statements with her. He did not teach Nohara Kyoko to lie; this little white rabbit seemed to be the type who couldn't lie. He simply asked Nohara Kyoko to tell the police the truth about Yokota's strange behavior and to recount the events of the day in their entirety.

So, in the eyes of the police, Uesugi Kiyoshi's image is probably that of an ordinary male high school student who escorts his classmates home, possesses considerable kendo skills, and fights Yokota Nobuo, who has turned into a monster, at the Yokota residence, narrowly winning the battle.

After escaping danger, he immediately called the police. Not only was he not at fault, but he was actually commended. He deserved a commendation from the Metropolitan Police Department for his act of bravery, and if he was lucky, he might even get a reward. This is not a joke; there are precedents for this kind of thing.

As for how he defeated the monster and how Yokota died, he had already prepared his answer. He was confident that he could get away with it if the police came to question him. He was not a naive little girl like Nohara Kyoko.

Japanese police are hesitant to use excessive force against suspects, and they don't even dare to be too harsh. If word gets out, the media will write about it extensively, and the public will condemn them, potentially ruining their careers. Not to mention that Uesugi Kiyoshi is a minor. Even if he committed murder, he is unlikely to receive a severe sentence. If he were under fourteen, he would probably just give a statement at the scene and be released. Japanese law is ridiculously lenient towards minors.

In general, Uesugi Kiyoshi was fearless. Even if something unexpected happened, he could contact his master to resolve it. That was a last resort, and he didn't want to cause his master too much trouble.

That's the advantage of martial arts; even in dire straits, you have the strength to fight for your life, and you're never too desperate. As for the pair of silver bracelets, Uesugi Kiyoshi is a pretty ruthless person. He's confident he can remove the handcuffs in two seconds using his thumb dislocation technique, and then reposition his dislocated knuckles, which won't stop him from punching people.

He had a plan in mind and was not flustered at all. He was already thinking about the strange changes in Yokota and where the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's "supernatural department" was located and how strong it was.

Outside the interrogation room where Uesugi Kiyoshi was located, by the window in the corridor, stood a thin figure.

Trench coat, silk scarf, black top hat, and black jade cane.

It was Kudo Yuichi's "colleague".

The man in the black top hat was leaning against the wall, toying with his black jade cane, his gaze fixed thoughtfully on the interrogation room door.

Earlier, he was just about to go up to Yokota's house to check on the situation, but as soon as he stepped into the apartment building, he felt an extremely powerful supernatural force suddenly erupt from upstairs, along with a chilling aura like a sword being drawn from its sheath.

The feeling was fleeting; in less than three seconds, he clearly sensed that Yokota's supernatural ability had disappeared.

He was stunned – the field agents had assessed the strength of Yokotano's extraordinary abilities and ultimately classified the incident as "regional" level of danger.

In other words, Yokota has the power to wreak havoc on a ward of Tokyo—provided there is no supernatural force to stop him.

That's why he sent people to evacuate the crowd to prevent greater casualties; it was his job.

It's not that Black Hat can't handle regional-level incidents—that's not difficult—but to annihilate a regional-level demon in three seconds is something he knows he can't do.

Even if his ability isn't known for its "explosive power," this is still quite frightening. He's only sixteen years old!

Just as he was considering whether to go up and meet Uesugi Kiyoshi directly and extend an olive branch, he received a call from Kudo Yuichi. The "great detective" told him that Uesugi Kiyoshi had called the police and that the police would be on their way to the scene soon.

After hanging up the phone, the man in the black hat pondered for a moment, but then stopped being in a hurry. Because of Kudo Yuichi, their organization had a significant voice in the police system. Once they entered Sakurada Gate, many things became simpler.

He simply left the apartment building and drove directly to Sakuradamon to meet with Kudo Yuichi, where he also made a few requests.

And so he waited there.

As the man in the black top hat pondered, the crisp sound of leather boots striking the ground came from not far away. He glanced at it and a somewhat fake smile appeared on his lips.

Kudo Yuichi squinted, changed into casual clothes, put on small leather shoes, and walked over unhurriedly.

He stopped beside the man in the black top hat, coldly shoved a document into the man's hand, and then muttered something under his breath.

"This is the last time. Don't bother me with this kind of thing again!"

"With this, you'll be qualified to interrogate suspects, and no one can find fault with you. You're not stupid; you know there are people in Sakurada who don't get along with us, and you can find a way to act according to the rules."

"Be polite to Qing! If you two go up against each other, I definitely won't help you!"

After saying that, Kudo Yuichi snorted coldly and turned to leave.

Despite being treated coldly, the man in the black top hat wasn't angry at all. He shrugged, nodded, glanced at the identification in his hand, and with a gentle smile, pushed open the door to the interrogation room.

Uesugi Kiyoshi's clothes were stained with dried blood. His face was cold, and his eyes were somewhat gloomy because he had just killed a demon. At first glance, he looked a bit like a psychopathic killer in a movie.

The man in the black top hat smiled politely and composedly, behaving with the manners of a traditional Western aristocrat.

Their eyes met and stared at each other for three seconds.

Then, the man in the black hat's smile became even brighter.

He strode to the interrogation table, sat down, and waved the still-warm ID in his hand in front of Uesugi Kiyoshi.

"Uesugi-kun, right? Good evening."

"You can call me Inspector Akutagawa. Now I'll ask you a few questions."

Uesugi Kiyoshi squinted, his attention drawn to the name on the identification badge revealed by the black top hat.

He slowly repeated the name in his mind.

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"Ryunosuke Akutagawa?"

Chapter 30 Interrogation

Uesugi Kiyoshi slightly raised his eyes, his gaze unreadable, silently reciting the name in his heart.

After a breath, he smiled slightly and spoke softly.

"Inspector Akutagawa, your name is quite literary."

Ryunosuke Akutagawa, a Japanese literary giant born in the Meiji era and died in the early Showa era, had his works included in Japanese textbooks and read by students all over the country, wielding significant influence in the Japanese literary world.

Ryunosuke Akutagawa, along with Mori Ōgai and Natsume Soseki, is known as one of the three giants of the Japanese literary world in the first half of the 20th century. Eight years after Ryunosuke Akutagawa's suicide, his lifelong friend Kan Kikuchi established the "Akutagawa Prize," a literary award for new writers named after him. This award still holds great significance in the hearts of new writers today.

The Inspector Akutagawa in front of him was probably just someone with the same name. Uesugi Kiyoshi carefully examined Akutagawa Ryunosuke, his mood not very relaxed. He vaguely sensed a kind of threat from the person in front of him.

Perhaps it was the keen intuition he gained from practicing swordsmanship, or perhaps the baptism of the Mirage Tower enhanced his sixth sense, but he subconsciously felt that there was something wrong with Ryunosuke Akutagawa in front of him.