After noticing the overweight police inspector who had just come over, Anjou Takaya suddenly spoke up, "Officer, could you come over here for a moment?"
"What is it?", Hearing the suspect call out to him, the fat inspector frowned slightly in annoyance, but still walked over.
"Officer, do you know Superintendent Anjou?", Anjou Takaya asked with a smile.
"Superintendent Anjou? What's your relationship with him?", The fat officer immediately sensed there was something behind Anjou Takaya's question.
"My name is Anjou Takaya. What do you think, Officer?", Since he was in a difficult situation, Anjou Takaya didn't bother beating around the bush, "Superintendent Anjou is my uncle. I've even got photos of the two of us together on my phone. I'm his favorite nephew!"
Anjou Takaya quickly pulled out his phone, opened a photo of himself standing closely with his uncle, and showed it to the fat inspector.
"So?", Looking at the photo, the fat inspector narrowed his already small eyes into slits as he stared at the blond young man accused of attempt to force.
"It's simple. If you help me today, I'll have my uncle look after you in the future. He can help you get promoted and earn a raise," At a time like this, Anjou Takaya didn't dare play games. He got straight to the point.
"You want me to abuse my authority?", the fat officer asked, frowning.
Anjou Takaya shook his head with a smile, "Why call it abusing authority? We're all on the same side. Just do me a small favor."
"Don't let that woman fool you with her innocent act. Back at the KTV, she was flirting with me and inviting me to drink. I'm really innocent. At most, I made a tiny mistake."
"I'm sure you know that even if you don't help me today, my uncle will still find a way to get me out afterward."
"So why not take this opportunity to make a friend? We can help each other in the future. The more friends you have, the easier life is."
As he spoke, Anjou Takaya quietly slipped over a bank card.
The fat inspector didn't take it.
He simply narrowed his eyes and stared at Anjou Takaya's face for a while before picking up his phone, turning around, and hurrying away.
After reaching an empty corner, he dialed the number Anjou Takaya had given him.
"Hello, Superintendent Anjou? I'd like to ask your advice about something... Yes... Yes!"
"Understood. I'll carry out your instructions exactly. I won't let anyone falsely accuse your nephew. Yes, sir!"
After hanging up, the fat inspector hurried back.
Anjou Takaya kept giving him meaningful looks.
The inspector showed no expression, merely giving him a slight nod.
But when Anjou Takaya noticed that the bank card on the table had quietly disappeared, a faint smile appeared on his face, and the tension in his heart eased.
Rank mattered.
The fat inspector was only an Assistant Inspector, while his uncle was a Superintendent, two ranks higher.
So Anjou Takaya had known that once the inspector learned who his uncle was, he'd definitely help him.
Sure enough, after returning to the room, the fat inspector immediately called over the young officer who had just finished taking Haruno Kasui's statement.
After quietly saying a few words to him, the young officer left the room.
The fat inspector then walked toward the male and female high school students waiting in the lobby.
Seeing an officer approaching, Haruno Kasui quickly stepped forward.
"Officer, has Anjou Takaya's crime been determined? How long is he going to prison?", she asked anxiously, eager to hear that the scumbag had received the punishment he deserved.
"Miss, don't be so anxious."
The fat inspector first forced a gentle smile.
Then, narrowing his eyes, he slowly said, "You should go home now. The evidence supporting the report you made today isn't sufficient. It can't substantiate your accusations, so we won't be accepting this case for the time being."
Haruno Kasui froze, "W-What do you mean?"
The fat inspector smiled, "Anjou Takaya just stated that he never did any of the things you accused him of. And you have no evidence to prove your claims."
"You can't convict someone with just your word. So naturally, he's innocent."
Haruno Kasui's eyes widened.
"How is that possible? How could he be innocent? Everything I said was true!"
"And as for evidence, I didn't just give my statement. Didn't I hand over the drinks as evidence?"
"If you test what's in them, you'll know everything I said is true!"
She couldn't accept what the fat inspector was saying. Unable to control herself, she raised her voice inside the police station.
"Quiet!"
The fat inspector barked before sternly rebuking her, "Miss, please keep your voice down in a public place."
He then coldly continued, "I have no idea what you're talking about. We never received any of the drink evidence you mentioned. You're making things up. Stop causing trouble and interfering with our work."
"If you keep this up, you'll only confirm your identity as someone making false accusations. You may even be guilty of obstructing official duties. Do you believe I'll have you arrested first?"
Several nearby officers chimed in at just the right moment.
"There really have been a lot of false accusations lately."
"That's right. People accuse others of crimes with nothing but their mouths."
"I heard the guy say this girl was pretty eager herself. Apparently she even invited him to drink first..."
"Society really isn't what it used to be..."
Seeing the fat inspector glaring at her while the nearby officers continued muttering, Haruno Kasui's face flushed bright red.
Tears streamed down her face in anger.
But at that moment, she didn't know what she was supposed to do.
She was only an ordinary girl.
After Anjou Takaya had tried to assault her, simply having the courage to drag him to the police station and report him had already taken everything she had.
Now that the people inside the police station were questioning her instead, things had completely gone beyond what she knew how to handle.
She simply stood there blankly, crying in grievance.
Even the officers echoing the inspector's words couldn't help looking away.
Only the fat inspector continued staring at her coldly.
After watching the entire farce unfold, Hikari shook his head helplessly.
He first reached out and tugged gently at Haruno Kasui.
She didn't react at all.
The light had completely vanished from her watery eyes.
Seeing her like this, Hikari immediately took her hand and led her out of the police station.
Haruno Kasui followed numbly, allowing herself to be led away like an empty shell.
Only after they had left the station for quite some time, and Hikari had helped her sit on a park bench, did she finally come back to herself.
She burst into loud sobs while cursing through her tears.
"Those officers were framing me! I wasn't lying at all!"
"They abused their authority! Anjou Takaya must have bribed them!"
"That beast! That scumbag!"
"No wonder he wasn't afraid of coming to the police station at all. He already knew someone would protect him... Sob..."
Haruno Kasui had completely lost the gentle, innocent demeanor she usually had.
Now that she'd completely broken down, she vented all her emotions by shouting.
What had happened at the police station had been too great a blow.
She was filled with grievance and anger with nowhere to direct it.
Hikari, however, wasn't particularly surprised.
He had long known that in this hidden world, the police were of very limited use.
Most of the time, they simply provided another kind of entertainment for blond homewreckers.
The reason he'd accompanied Haruno Kasui here was simply to verify it.
As expected, the result was exactly what he'd anticipated.
He could tell that besides feeling deeply wronged, the innocent girl was also afraid of retaliation.
Hikari immediately comforted her.
"I hate people like Anjou Takaya. I can't stand what he does."
"If he tries to make another move against you, or threatens you, you can contact me anytime. I'll definitely help you."
Hearing those words, Haruno Kasui, who had been sobbing nonstop, froze.
"Hikari-kun!"
After a brief moment of stunned silence, an indescribable emotion suddenly surged from the depths of her heart.
The tears she had only just managed to stop came flooding out again.
A feeling that began as gratitude but went beyond it grew wildly inside her.
She truly hadn't expected that when even the police refused to help her, Hikari, a stranger, would still be willing to stand by her.
Unable to hold back any longer, Haruno Kasui suddenly stood up and threw her arms around him.
She wrapped both arms tightly around his waist and buried her head against his solid chest.
Feeling his clothes quickly become damp and the unmistakable softness pressed against his abdomen, Hikari suppressed his instinctive urge to push away the unexpected contact.
Instead, he raised a hand and gently patted the girl's back as she broke down emotionally.
Haruno Kasui held him tightly, curling up in his embrace like a small sailboat that had finally escaped a violent storm at sea and returned to a safe harbor.
With her already exceptionally full figure, she was now pressed completely against him.
But she paid no attention to such intimate details.
After everything that had happened today, Haruno Kasui had long forgotten her initial prejudice that Hikari was just a womanizer dating countless girls.
She had forgotten saying she'd never get close to someone like him.
Right now, utterly helpless, all she wanted was to remain in this warm embrace forever and savor the precious sense of security it gave her.
Perhaps she had drawn strength from Hikari.
Or perhaps she'd simply held the same position for too long and her body had gone numb.
After quite a while, Haruno Kasui finally calmed down.
Blushing, embarrassed yet reluctant, she slowly stepped out of Hikari's arms.
"Thank you, Hikari-kun. You're such a good person."
She bowed gratefully.
Then, clenching her fists with lingering unwillingness, and perhaps worried that Hikari would be disappointed, she said, "If the police say I don't have enough evidence, then I'll gather more. I'm definitely going to send that scumbag Anjou Takaya to prison."
He belongs in hell, not prison.
That was what Hikari thought.
Out loud, he simply replied, "Yeah. Someone like him deserves to be properly punished."
Hearing that, Haruno Kasui thought he was encouraging and supporting her.
She immediately smiled at him with heartfelt gratitude.
Seeing that, Hikari gently patted her shoulder in reassurance.
After what had happened at the police station, he was already certain that dealing with trash like Anjou Takaya through normal legal channels would be extremely difficult.
But there was no need to say that so bluntly to the helpless girl in front of him.
It was better to leave her with a little hope.
In any case, even if the police did nothing, Hikari had absolutely no intention of letting someone like Anjou Takaya go.
And the punishment he intended to give would be far more direct, and far harsher, than anything the police could provide.
Just as he'd thought.
Anjou Takaya didn't deserve prison.
He deserved hell.
Otherwise, when Anjou Takaya had started calling in favors earlier, Hikari could easily have called his sworn older sister, Ikazuchi Rika.
No matter how influential Anjou Takaya's background was, could it possibly surpass the daughter of the Deputy Superintendent General?
But he hadn't even considered calling Ikazuchi Rika.
As long as he asked, she would definitely help.
And she hated cases like Haruno Kasui's enough that she'd certainly intervene.
But Ikazuchi Rika was still part of the police system.
Given her principles, she would never fabricate charges against Anjou Takaya.
And because Hikari had appeared before Haruno Kasui was harmed and stopped him in time, Anjou Takaya would probably only be convicted of attempt to force.
But someone like him, a habitual homewrecker, a beast who had undoubtedly committed countless crimes before and would clearly continue doing so, how could just a few years in prison possibly be enough?
He should honestly go to hell and repent.
And the police superintendent uncle who protected him should go with him.
As he comforted Haruno Kasui, Hikari had already passed judgment on both Anjou Takaya and his uncle in his mind.
Of course, people like that fat inspector and Ayaka would be dealt with as well.
"I'll take you home," Hikari said after seeing that Haruno Kasui had mostly calmed down.
"Okay. Thank you, Hikari-kun!"
She nodded gratefully.
As they walked, Hikari warned her, "You've made an enemy of someone like Anjou Takaya. You need to be careful."
"I doubt he'll let this go. Watch out in case he tries to come after you again."
Haruno Kasui nodded seriously.
"I will. I'll definitely be careful."
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