Tokyo: Rabbit Officer and Her Evil Partner

For Ono Yoshi, today is a magical day.

In the morning, he opened the shop, unloaded stock, packed goods, and checked inventory as usual, had a chicken cutlet bento for lunch, and in the afternoon was preparing to organize the group's goods in the warehouse, unexpectedly a thug came to the store to buy cigarettes...

Then the direction of events became too fantastical, and by the time Ono Yoshi came to his senses, he was already sitting in an izakaya drinking with Fushimi Roku and Watanabe Shun.

The process in between can be summarized as 'heroes appreciating heroes'. Ono Yoshi heard Sazaki Gen's warning, reacted quickly, and immediately started praising Fushimi Roku, claiming he didn't have eyes to see that Fushimi Roku was a 'hero', and even helped Fushimi Roku light a cigarette.

Fushimi Roku, being the bigger person, looked quite pleased, patted Ono Yoshi's shoulder, called him brother, and said he didn't mind at all... Moreover, seeing the tattoos on Ono Yoshi, he thought they were fellow travelers, and suggested they should go for a drink.

Ono Yoshi, a little confused, followed along. Since the bars weren't open yet at this time, Watanabe Shun chose the izakaya he frequently visits.

The three of them sat behind the curtain, ordered some pickled edamame, a plate of fried peanuts, and had sake while chatting.

Watanabe Shun welcomed everyone, had a few drinks with Ono Yoshi, and complained that his body was not like it used to be. He's got a bit of a beer belly now, and hopes the country would quickly develop a type of alcohol that doesn't give you a beer belly.

Ono Yoshi thought his mind was a bit off too, truly birds of a feather flock together, but he dared not disrespect anymore... With Fushimi Roku's thuggish demeanor, even the Inakawa Association valued him, who knows what background Watanabe Shun might have?

The three of them chatted happily, as if regretting not meeting earlier.

Fushimi Roku had maxed out his social skills, first showing strength then politeness, temporarily disarming Ono Yoshi's defenses; Watanabe Shun, with a few drinks down, was like a brother to everyone, and naturally Ono Yoshi wouldn't put on a cold face.

After a few rounds of drinks, Ono Yoshi believed the atmosphere was right, and tentatively asked:

"Fushimi, brother, where are you from? How long have you been in Tokyo?"

Before Fushimi Roku could speak, Watanabe Shun interjected: "He's from Hokkaido, been in Tokyo for… a year now?"

"Pretty much." Fushimi Roku nodded.

"Oh… that's far away…"

Ono Yoshi suspected Fushimi Roku was a rebellious youth who ran away from home alone, wandering in Tokyo, and was discovered by the Inakawa Association because he was particularly good at fighting… Newcomers who are good at fighting but not so bright are popular everywhere.

He thought he had grasped Fushimi Roku's background, turned his head towards Watanabe Shun, and asked: "So, Watanabe, are you also from out of town? You look a bit familiar…"

Watanabe Shun carried a heavy gangster aura, having mixed in groups before, so Ono Yoshi couldn't quite figure out his background.

"Yeah, I came to Tokyo with Fujimura-kun… there was a period when I went to work in Hokkaido, then was transferred back to Tokyo." Watanabe Shun said.

Transferred?

So formal, it doesn't sound like he's in a gang.

But leaving Tokyo for a while, feels like he ran off to Hokkaido until things cooled down then returned to Tokyo… Ono Yoshi couldn't figure out Watanabe Shun's background more and more.

Fushimi Roku put down his cup and suddenly asked: "Oh, by the way, how's the recent narcotics investigation going?"

"I haven't prepared anything, I used to do whatever the boss told me to, didn't care about that stuff."

Watanabe Shun was a chatterbox, slightly tipsy, completely ignored Ono Yoshi, put down his cup and sighed: "If only the boss was still at the Police Department, would save a lot of trouble… without the boss, there are always some people causing trouble."

What?

Did I just hear something?

Ono Yoshi looked bewildered, what's this about a narcotics investigation? Has the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department established a new investigation unit? How are they talking about this? Watanabe Shun is a criminal police officer? How does a delinquent get mixed up with the criminal police?

He tactically drank beer, continued to eavesdrop on their conversation.

Fushimi Roku, after hearing Watanabe Shun's complaint, casually asked: "Who's causing you trouble?"

"Chief Kikuchi likes to nag me over nothing," Watanabe Shun continued animatedly: "He's alright, as a chief supervising the work of subordinates is normal, otherwise the director will scold him… but what gives Higashiyama Takashi the right to treat me like crap?"

"What did he do to you?" Fushimi Roku was genuinely curious.

"Yesterday I submitted the investigation report, and this morning he called me to his office, threw the report in my face, saying what I wrote is garbage, and criticized my work attitude…"

Watanabe Shun was indignant: "Everyone knows I'm not good at paperwork, the Police Department also has other fighter criminal police, why skimp on paperwork if everyone's doing it? When it really comes to catching people, don't we have to rely on us at the front line? Do they want those nerds to catch people? It's a joke, they don't know anything about teamwork!"

Fushimi Roku nodded repeatedly, saying: "Exactly, exactly."

Watanabe Shun vented quite a bit, expressing all the discontent accumulated over the past few days. Fushimi Roku was undoubtedly a good drinking buddy, he didn't interrupt, argue, or show off, supported the conversation at the right times, and could hold his liquor, making Watanabe Shun enjoy the drinking session immensely.

When drinking with the boss, Watanabe Shun couldn't talk much about work to avoid being lectured. Kazama Tatsuya's mental state has improved recently, frequently teaching him to 'work hard', 'be independent', 'become a mature man'... He understands the big truths, but listening makes him annoyed.