"hiss……"
The next day, when Uehara Katsumi woke up leisurely from his sleep, the tingling sensation of beating nerves on both sides of his head made him subconsciously bared his teeth and hummed.
Even in a bedroom with air conditioning to control the room temperature, his throat was still burning. Coughing, he lifted the quilt and got out of bed, picked up the cell phone that someone had put on the bedside table, turned on the screen and looked at the time——
7:40 am.
What time could I fall asleep last night?
Opening the curtains, Uehara Katsumi, who had rarely indulged since recovering from his injury, stretched out of the bedroom. He was about to go to the kitchen to pour some water, but he found that there seemed to be something different on the dining table compared to before -
A small jar of honey, a piece of paper, a few photos.
The paper and photos were pressed under the honey jar. Katsuki Uehara narrowed his eyes slightly, walked forward and picked up the note with Juanxiu's handwriting——
[Now that we are even, if you don’t want these photos to be spread, it’s best to deal with me in good faith. Also, remember to look at the back. 】
The content was very simple, but it made the man raise his eyebrows in surprise. Looking down, several photos of him sitting in the snow, laughing like a fool and playing in the snow came into view.
The angle is well chosen, giving off a silly look.
After carefully admiring the tip of the iceberg of his idiot syndrome last night, Katsuki Uehara pursed his dry lips and turned over the back of the paper. A shorter message made the corners of his mouth rise silently——
[Remember to soak honey in warm water, don’t use too much at one time. 】
Katsumi Uehara turned around and took a few sniffs of the honey jar, satisfied.
It looks like a high-end product at first glance, and it smells quite sweet.
As expected of someone whose family can own a house in the urban area of Tokyo, where land is at a premium, she is indeed a little rich woman.
At the same time, Sato House.
Sato's mother, who had been rummaging through boxes and cabinets at home early in the morning, walked elegantly into the dining room, her gentle eyes falling on her daughter who was enjoying a meal without any sign of eating: "Miwako, have you seen my jar of honey? "
"Honey? What honey? I don't drink honey."
Miwako Sato, whose cheeks were bulging, didn't react for a moment. She chewed something in her mouth and said with a vague smile: "I haven't seen it before."
"It's the honey that my mother finally bought at a huge price some time ago. I woke up this morning and found that a jar was missing. It was strange."
Dressed in a traditional kimono, Sato's mother sighed sadly: "I want to call the police! Call the police! There is a burglar in our house, Miwako."
"Ahem!
"
After hearing what her mother said, Miwako Sato almost choked herself to death with a mouthful of rice balls. She coughed and drank water: "Um, why don't you look for more, Mom? Maybe you've already eaten a can but forgot about it?"
"Miwako, why do you think this thief is so bold and dares to come to a policeman's house to steal something?"
Zuotou's mother, who seemed not to have heard, was still complaining about herself: "It must be because there are only two women in our family who are easy to bully, so I came here. Miwako, you——"
"Mom, I'm full! I'm going to check the surveillance camera to see who the thief is!" Miwako Sato, who had a guilty conscience, put down Taiko and rushed to the entrance to change her shoes, and hurried out the door.
The beautiful woman with a smile in her eyes looked at her daughter's lame performance. After she left, her expression became a bit sentimental: "Justice, Miwako really doesn't seem to have to worry about me now..."
Next to the TV cabinet in the living room, in a happy family photo, Miwako Sato, who is still a child, is smiling very happily with the support of her parents.
"Auntie, it's been a long time since we played mahjong, shall we?"
Not long after, Katsuki Uehara, who was on vacation, sent an invitation.
………………………………………………………………
"...
"So you really played mahjong with my mother for two months?"
Two months later, the Metropolitan Police Parking Lot.
Miwako Sato got out of the car and looked at the magenta EVO parked in the parking space next to hers. The corners of her eyes twitched several times involuntarily, and she was speechless for a moment.
"No, let me correct you. We teamed up to participate in a mahjong competition. Auntie was the champion and I was the runner-up."
Still wearing that flirtatious light green suit, Uehara Katsumi turned the key and closed the car door with a rather regretful expression: "I also took the time to participate in the Shimonika Town Fishing Competition, but unfortunately I didn't make it to the breakout round."
"How can you think that you still go to the competition after not catching a fish for a long time?" Miwako Sato, who obviously couldn't hold back her smile after hearing this, seemed to feel that it was not good for her to do this. She tried hard to restrain the corners of her mouth that had already risen, and walked in. Went to the main entrance of the Metropolitan Police Department.
"That day was an accident. It was not at my usual level. Come and observe again when you have time. I guarantee you can have a full fish feast."
"When you say a fish feast, do you mean ordering one from a restaurant outside?"
"It's not impossible."
Katsuki Uehara shrugged and said noncommittally.
"Good morning, Sato. Uehara? Are you back to work after your vacation?"
"Yes Uesugi, I'm back from vacation."
"Good morning, Uehara."
"morning……"
Katsuki Uehara, who theoretically saved many police officers, received unprecedented enthusiasm and welcome after his complete return to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Colleagues he met along the way, whether they knew him or not, would respond with great kindness and say good morning after seeing him.
Katsumi Uehara would not be able to cope with this kind of treatment.
"Sato, are you sure those old guys didn't take the wrong medicine today?" After seeing that several members of Miwako Sato's defense line who had been chasing him were also looking kindly to him today, Uehara Katsumi, who walked out of the elevator, quietly poked his partner in the arm. elbow.
"Well, people outside may quickly forget what you have done, but the police will not."
Miwako Sato shrugged, turned the corner and said, "To them, especially to the police officers of the action team that night, you are a real hero."
"I'm a little embarrassed when you say that..."
Pushing open the door of the third department office area, the first thing that caught the eye was a group of policemen headed by Mu Mu Shisan. They seemed to have put down what they were busy doing and were waiting for his arrival.
Everyone looked serious, as if something big had happened.
"Police department?"
Katsuki Uehara was a little confused. Just as he was about to ask, there was a sudden explosion behind him——
boom!
The sudden explosion made his eyelids jump subconsciously, and before he could turn his head to look, dazzling ribbons and fireworks were already falling from the sky above the office area.
The celebration banner that would make ordinary people feel ashamed was unfolded under the pull of two excited people, Chiba Kazunobu and Takagi Wataru. Uehara Katsumi immediately covered his eyes with his hands when he saw the content above——
No eyes to see, no eyes to see!
"Alas!"
Amidst the cheers, Mu Mu Shisan, the boss of the three departments, stepped forward and handed a brand new certificate to his subordinates who were laughing helplessly. His eyes were full of joy: "Although I don't understand the celebrations of you young people very much. Way, but welcome back, brother Uehara.”
"Thank you to the police department. I know——" Uehara Katsumi's face suddenly froze as he reached out to take the ID and opened it for a glance.
Mumu Shisan, who thought he saw the certificate and didn't understand it, explained: "You have been hospitalized before. I thought that today is your first day back to work, so I took this opportunity to give you the new certificate."
"Not the police department, that's not what I meant."
Katsuki Uehara blinked: "What did you just call me?"
