Chapter 129: The Interrogation by the Beika Batman [Extra chapter for 3000 monthly votes]

"Is he really this weak?"

Fujino kicked the already unconscious Sugiyama Juurou.

Then he walked over to Shimoda Kohei, grabbed him by the collar, and tore the tape off his mouth. "Your companion was quite uncooperative. I hope you'll give me a satisfactory answer."

"How exactly did Minako Mochizuki die?"

"Minako Mochizuki..."

Shimoda Kohei furrowed his brow upon hearing the name.

To be honest, he had no idea how this guy in front of him knew that it was indeed the two of them who had killed Minako Mochizuki.

But he also understood that such a thing should never be confessed, no matter what.

With this in mind, he stubbornly pretended to be confused and said, "Didn't Minako commit suicide because she couldn't handle the pressure of studying?"

"Suicide?"

Fujino frowned upon hearing this.

Still denying it, huh?

It seems the previous scare tactics didn't work to make this guy confess.

Thinking this, he took a deep breath and punched Shimoda Kohei squarely in the face.

[Martial Arts Proficiency Points +1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1]

After beating him for a while, Fujino grabbed Shimoda Kohei by the collar.

Staring at his face, which had been beaten to a pulp, he asked sternly, "Since I'm here asking you, it means I have enough evidence... Did you or did you not kill Minako Mochizuki?"

"She really committed suicide! I didn't kill her!"

Shimoda Kohei shouted through gritted teeth.

He had heard of the Beika Batman before, knowing that those who were beaten by him ended up in the hospital at most, but never actually died.

If he didn't confess, he would at most get a severe beating.

But if he did confess, it would be equivalent to admitting to a crime that had already been closed years ago.

That would mean not only losing his job as a primary school teacher but also spending decades in prison...

This would mean no retirement benefits or privileges.

His prospects for dating would be gone.

It was worse than death.

"I said, did you kill her?"

Fujino's mouth twitched slightly. "It seems you are connected to Minako Mochizuki's death."

"Huh?"

Before Shimoda Kohei could react, Fujino stepped on his calf.

"Aaah!"

Instantly, a miserable scream echoed around them.

"How exactly did you kill Minako Mochizuki?"

As he spoke, Fujino applied more pressure on Shimoda Kohei's right leg.

Shimoda Kohei glanced at his own leg and shook his head, clearly unwilling to admit it.

He still harbored the hope that Fujino wouldn't actually break his leg.

After all, according to what he had heard about the Beika Batman, there were no rumors of him breaking people's limbs.

As he continued to shake his head, Fujino lost his patience.

In the past, he had indeed refrained from inflicting permanent damage on those committing robbery and stalking.

But dealing with a scumbag who killed his own admirer to protect his interests was a different matter altogether.

He raised his foot and stomped hard.

With a crisp crack, the bone broke.

"Aaah!"

Shimoda Kohei's face twisted in agony due to the intense pain.

As his face contorted, painful screams escaped his mouth.

Blood gushed from his broken, twisted leg, gradually mixing with the dust on the concrete floor, turning it into bloody mud.

"I don't kill people, but that doesn't mean I won't break every bone in your body."

Fujino clenched his fists in front of him, making cracking sounds. "I advise you to confess honestly. I might give you a quick end."

"It wasn't me... I didn't kill her. She really committed suicide because of the pressure of studying..."

Fujino was clearly unsatisfied with this response.

"I'm giving you one more chance. Did you or did you not kill Minako Mochizuki..."

As he spoke, Fujino's right foot shifted, pressing down on Shimoda Kohei's other leg. "With just one leg broken, you might still stand. But if both are broken, you'll spend the rest of your life in a wheelchair."

Shimoda Kohei looked at Fujino's foot on his other leg and swallowed hard.

His last shred of hope shattered.

If he didn't give a satisfactory answer, there was no doubt this guy would break his other leg too.

After thinking frantically for a moment, he seemed to come up with something and suddenly said, "Minako Mochizuki was indeed murdered! The one who killed her was that guy Sugiyama! He killed Minako Mochizuki. I'm innocent!"

"Just him?"

Fujino moved his foot away, squatted down, and stared at Shimoda Kohei's bloodied face.

Shimoda Kohei suppressed his fear and nodded.

"So that's how it is..."

Fujino sighed softly and slowly stood up. "I didn't expect it was just him who did it."

"That's right! It was him! I had nothing to do with it! I only knew he did it but didn't dare to say anything because of school pressure!"

Shimoda Kohei's voice became increasingly shrill.

At this moment, he seemed to have grasped a lifeline.

"I see."

As he spoke, Fujino turned and kicked Shimoda Kohei's other leg.

"Crack!"

"Aaah!"

Shimoda Kohei could only watch helplessly as his leg was broken and twisted, screaming in agony.

Ignoring the screams echoing in his ears, Fujino said coldly, "I'll give you one last chance. Don't lie to me. I know you killed Minako Mochizuki."

"I'll talk! I'll talk!"

Shimoda Kohei panicked.

He realized that the guy in front of him was a relentless lunatic!

Suppressing the pain from his legs, Shimoda Kohei gritted his teeth and admitted to the murder: "Yes, I killed Minako Mochizuki... Sugiyama was involved too."

"Why did you kill Minako Mochizuki?"

Fujino looked down at his face.

Enduring the pain, Shimoda Kohei explained, "It was because Minako found out about the illegal admissions that Sugiyama and I were involved in... To avoid being fired by the school, Sugiyama and I came up with a plan."

"That day, I lured Minako to the sports equipment storage room. Sugiyama restrained her from behind, and I strangled her. Then we hung her up in the storage room to stage a suicide."

"I see."

Fujino took a deep breath and looked up at the stars in the night sky.

Then he stamped his foot lightly.

Throughout the rest of the night, screams echoed from the rooftop of the abandoned building.

The screams were heart-wrenching, causing anyone who heard them to feel sorrowful.

...

Early the next morning, two large boxes appeared at the entrance of the Metropolitan Police Department.

They were delivery boxes from Leopard Express.

On them, a humorous label read: [Live Transport, Handle with Care. Please note the condition of the internal personnel when opening; by: Beika Batman]

When the police opened the boxes, they found two men inside who had been beaten beyond recognition.

A basic injury assessment revealed that both men had completely ruined legs.

Additionally, one of the men's hands had been pierced with sharp objects.

Surprisingly, despite the severe beating, neither man had died from his injuries.

Moreover, the wounds had been carefully bandaged.

Inside the boxes, the police found two video tapes and two bat cards...

Quickly, the identities of the two men were revealed: they were teachers at Beika Elementary School.

Based on the confessions in the video tapes, the police swiftly uncovered the illegal admissions scheme orchestrated by the two.

The media quickly caught wind of the story.

When asked by the media, the police only mentioned that two teachers from Beika Elementary School had been injured by the Beika Batman, without disclosing the reasons or the crimes committed by the two scoundrels.

The impact of the incident was too significant, and exposing it might tarnish the reputation of the Metropolitan Police Department.

Therefore, until the investigation was complete, the police did not intend to reveal the specific details of the case.

Meanwhile, after a whole night out, Fujino returned home.

"Yawn..."

Fujino yawned, picked up the coffee from the table, and took a sip.

At the same time, a system notification echoed in his ears:

[Congratulations to the host for completing: The Elementary School Student Suicide Case]

[System Reward: One Million Yen, Two Hundred Detective Reputation Points]

[Current Detective Reputation: 650|800]

[Congratulations to the host for upgrading the Doctor Profession to: Advanced]

[Current System Balance: 4.96 Million Yen]

Fujino glanced at the system rewards, then turned his attention to the profession interface:

[Martial Artist: Advanced (560|1000)]

[Doctor: Advanced (10|1000)]

After thinking for a moment, Fujino allocated the profession points from the doctor upgrade to the "Saving Lives and Self-Healing" skill:

[Saving Lives and Self-Healing (Intermediate: Increases the host's physical self-healing ability by 100%)]

"This time, the gains were substantial."

After upgrading the skill, Fujino took another sip of coffee.

Last night, he had earned over two hundred martial artist points by beating up those two criminals.

The beating was so severe that he almost killed them.

Left with no choice, Fujino had to administer first aid to those two scumbags.

During the treatment, he unexpectedly triggered the conditions for earning doctor professionpoints.

Is it possible to earn points by both beating someone up and then treating them? It felt like discovering a new method.

So, last night, Fujino experimented with this idea and confirmed its feasibility.

Points for upgrading the doctor profession are the hardest to obtain among all professions.

But now it seems...

Perhaps in the future, when he acts as Batman to dispense justice (or beat people up), he can also earn doctor profession points.

However, it felt a bit like the criminals were getting a bargain—getting beaten up and then treated.

Fujino quickly came up with a solution.

Since beating someone up and then treating them might seem to benefit the criminals,

he decided to beat them up again.

This way, he could earn more martial artist points.

Perhaps this could be a cycle...

Beat them to serious injury, then treat them, and continue the cycle.

(End of Chapter)