21st Century Necromancer-Chapter 636 - 632: Demonstration (Please Subscribe, Ask for Monthly Tickets)

"Professor, someone from the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office is here again." Chen Yu was writing in his office when his secretary Shirai Reina knocked on his door from outside.

"Let them in." Chen Yu looked up, set aside his pen, and had a premonition about the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office's visit.

With Chen Yu's permission, two people from the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office soon appeared before him. After showing their credentials again, they said, "Professor Chen Yu, in regard to Takashi Rokkou, whom you are treating, we have some matters we need to inquire about with him. May we speak to him now?"

"In theory, it's possible. The patient's surgery is done, and although he has not fully recovered from the critical period, there should be no issue if it's just a questioning." Chen Yu had confirmed with Takashi Rokkou earlier that he was inclined to confess voluntarily, so this time he did not hinder the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office's personnel, but he still stipulated, "The patient has just undergone head surgery, and we've used a pain pump to alleviate his suffering, which could somewhat affect his lucidity. Please be aware of this."

The two men from the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office exchanged glances, then nodded and asked, "Would it be possible for us to speak to the patient now?"

"Yes, I can take you there. However, please be mindful not to exceed half an hour during your questioning, as that would impose additional strain on the patient." Chen Yu stood up from his desk and left the office with the two men from the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office.

In the VIP ward, Takashi Rokkou was looking much better under the dedicated care of the ward's nurse compared to his state right out of the surgery room. At least now he could lean on the hospital bed and chat idly with the young nurse.

"Did you know, Doctor Jounouchi was my first love back in high school!" Takashi Rokkou joked with the nurse, mentioning Jounouchi Hiromi in his words.

"Really? You had a crush on Professor Jounouchi?" The nurse knew Takashi Rokkou and Jounouchi Hiromi were classmates, but was unaware that Takashi Rokkou had secretly admired Jounouchi Hiromi.

Perhaps out of boredom in the hospital, or just out of habit, Takashi Rokkou bantered with the nurse, sharing his high school memories with Jounouchi Hiromi: "Back then, Jounouchi was the celebrity of our school. Girls liked her, guys were afraid of her, and she was voted 'No.1 Ideal Boyfriend' by the female students! There were more girls secretly in love with her than boys. She was indeed my first love!"

"But I heard from Hiromi that you said that to all the girls in class, right?" Chen Yu walked in with the representatives from the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office, catching the tail end of Takashi Rokkou's statement and couldn't help but interject.

"Professor!" Seeing Chen Yu enter, the nurse quickly bowed to him.

After nodding slightly to the nurse, Chen Yu then turned to Takashi Rokkou on the hospital bed, noting his good spirits, and spoke, "These two are from the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office. They have some questions for you, and seeing you look well, I have brought them here."

"I understand, and as it happens, I also have some things I'd like to get off my chest," said Takashi Rokkou, who smoothed the frivolous smile off his face and nodded gratefully at Chen Yu before then turning to the two men from the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office.

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One of them walked up to the hospital bed and took out his badge: "I am from the Special Investigation Department of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office, and we have some questions concerning the current Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare. Mr. Takashi Rokkou, are you acquainted with Minister Oizumi?"

"I am," asserted Takashi Rokkou, ready to be frank and with no desire to hide anything, admitting directly, "I once gave him 50 million Japanese yen, all in cash."

Upon hearing this, the two men from the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office became excited, hastily taking out their notepads to record his statement.

Chen Yu, observing this scene, refrained from saying much and simply signaled the nurse to follow him out, while reminding them, "Be mindful of the time, you only have half an hour."

Having said that, he left the ward with the nurse.

As for the mention of the current Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare accepting bribes, Chen Yu merely sent a text message to Member of Parliament Kanai, who was Nanami's father and a prospective successor for Minister of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

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Various incidents were happening inside the hospital, and outside, it was equally lively.

Today, a group of people was still gathered at the entrance of the hospital protesting, denouncing the Artificial Womb experiments as a desecration of humanity and life. Among them, a few individuals who seemed like religious figures were giving a sermon, spouting nonsense such as the experiments being a blasphemous act against deities and incurring divine retribution.

Akabane Yuu stood to the side, observing the group of protesters and feeling somewhat nostalgic.

He was a police officer with forty years of service, though regretfully not in the professional group nor with any notable merits. After forty long years, he had only risen to the rank of patrol chief.

However, despite lacking significant achievements, Akabane Yuu had seen much during his forty years as a police officer in a place like Tokyo. He had witnessed Japan's economic bubble and the subsequent decay of the Lost Decade, as well as the malaise of the Heisei era. As the times changed, acts of drama unfolded on Tokyo's stage.

He vividly remembered how in the 1980s, apart from the bored, rowdy youths causing trouble on the streets of Tokyo, it was the yakuza. Those guys didn't flinch when stabbing their temples with chopsticks or cutting off their fingers, tough on others and equally tough on themselves.

In the 1990s, although the yakuza were continuously suppressed by the police, the fierceness of those causing disturbances was no less. He recalled a protest at the National Diet, where dozens of people, undeterred by the rain, used small clippers to sever their little fingers—a true display of Showa-era bravado.

Nowadays... watching the well-behaved crowd standing at the roadside without disrupting traffic, merely holding megaphones to protest and sermonize, Akabane Yuu shook his head ruefully, lamenting the decline of public morals.

Just as Akabane Yuu was reflecting, a small truck pulled up, neatly parked at the curb, and then bamboo poles were unloaded from the vehicle.

Bamboo poles? Is there a construction site nearby? Why are they unloading bamboo poles here? Puzzled, Akabane Yuu suddenly saw several protestors run over, grab the poles, and distribute one to each protestor.

Are those... bamboo spears? Akabane Yuu realized what was happening and quickly called for reinforcements on his radio.