48. Director Tsugawa is a Very Simple Person, Not Dangerous

No, it's too rough.

Looking at Tsugawa Shuji who was curled up there like a quail, Hayashi Yoshiki was not very satisfied.

But this is due to his personal shortcomings.

Spider's equipment is easy to use, has powerful effects, and has almost no lead time.

To be fair, it is quite incredible that Hayashi Yoshiki could make Tsugawa Shuji fall into such a state with just one sentence.

But this is "hypnosis" rather than "illusion".

The Spider is able to easily draw thousands of spectators into his carefully woven illusions, with minimal movements and no unusual reactions from the audience.

Hayashi Yoshiki didn't think that with his current level he could influence a ruthless person like Gin, and the overreaction of the hypnotized person did not match his initial idea.

(But since there is a chance, let's try and see how far we can go.)

"Calm down, Tsugawa Shuji."

Hayashi Yoshiki's voice became soft and slow.

According to the book, hypnosis mostly needs to be performed in a stable and relaxed state, and the psychologist's tone will also affect the patient's deepening immersion.

Tsugawa Shuji was still panicking.

"Don't be afraid, there are no police here. What you did is perfect, no one will find out."

"…"

"Can you calm down now?"

"…"

"Yes, that's it. Calm your breath... Can you tell me why you are so scared?"

"I... killed someone."

"Can you tell me more about this?"

"I put him..."

As soon as Tsugawa Shuji's words came out, his face suddenly looked struggling.

Hayashi Yoshiki's eyes narrowed a little.

Under his gaze, Tsugawa Shuji's surface consciousness suddenly surfaced, and the struggling expression on his face first became confused, and then the expression on his face suddenly turned panicked when he looked at himself——

"You, you heard it!?"

What went wrong?

Hayashi Yoshiki did not respond to his question and just kept thinking about it.

Just one sentence was enough to easily induce fear in Tsugawa Shuji. Could it be that it was actually related to his recent mentality?

He killed his employee just the day before yesterday, and the police came to question him today. It would be a lie to say that he wasn't afraid... Could it be that the reason why things went so smoothly just now was due to coincidence?

Tsugawa Shuji's face was extremely pale.

He had already recognized Hayashi Yoshiki's identity and didn't understand why this guy came back... But no matter what he just said or the gunpowder scattered at the scene, it was enough to ruin his rest of his life in prison!

No, he has to stay here!

Tsugawa Shuji, who was sitting on the ground, got up. His face was twisted stiffly and he rushed towards Hayashi Yoshiki in a hurry.

Because there were no suitable tools around, he stretched out his hand and rushed over to grab Hayashi Yoshiki's neck——

Bang!

Hayashi Yoshiki's response was to just give him a kick.

The sole of the leather shoe landed on Tsugawa Shuji's abdomen without any mercy. Hayashi Yoshiki kicked him down easily, then walked up and stepped on Tsugawa Shuji's chest.

A heavy stomp pressed down Tsugawa Shuji who was trying to get up.

"Let me go—!"

"Yes, I will, but please wait a moment."

Hayashi Yoshiki held the mobile phone in his hand, pressed a few simple keys and dialed.

Tsugawa Shuji guessed without hesitation that the other party was calling the police, and he tried frantically to struggle up and stop it. However, the pain from the kick in the abdomen was so severe that he had no strength to do anything, and Hayashi Yoshiki, who was stepping on his chest, had no intention of being polite at all.

"Hello?"

"It's me, Officer Megure."

"Strange noice?"

"Ah, it's Director Tsugawa of the Beika Library " 

"He murdered the missing employee Tamada because he discovered the secret of his drug trafficking."

"Besides, I have already controlled him. Please lead the team to deal with him."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

"It's okay. Director Tsugawa is a very simple person. He is not dangerous."

On the other end of the phone, Megure Juzo was originally anxious when he heard that Director Tsugawa was a drug dealer, but when he heard Hayashi Yoshiki say that the other party was a simple person and not dangerous, he couldn't help but be stunned.

How come he doesn't understand this?

Hayashi Yoshiki hung up the phone.

In his opinion, Tsugawa Shuji's behavior of rushing up and trying to strangle someone to death was indeed simple and there was nothing to say.

"The time now is 18:19."

"Because it's rush hour, it will take at least fifteen minutes for the police to come from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department... Before that, could you cooperate with me to do some tests?"

Because it was written in the notes that Tsugawa Shuji would never mention anything that happened during this period, Hayashi Yoshiki could do more hypnosis experiments with confidence.

————

The police arrived three minutes later than expected.

Megure Juzo led the team into the library in a hurry, and the first thing he saw was Hayashi Yoshiki sitting there leisurely reading a book.

"Uh... Brother Hayashi? Where is the drug dealer Director Tsugawa you mentioned?"

"Mr. Tsugawa is in front of the bookshelf over there."

Hayashi Yoshiki slammed the book shut. The police could then see clearly that it was a book called "Psychological Stress Release".

"Mr. Hayashi, are you okay?"

Sato Miwako walked forward with a solemn expression - as one of the expert in the Criminal Investigation Division, she was basically indispensable in such dangerous tasks as arresting drug dealers.

"Don't worry, I'm not hurt."

Hayashi Yoshiki showed a bright smile. He was always able to easily change women's impression of him. "Mr. Tsugawa is very calm now. Just go in directly."

"…"

Sato Miwako looked at Megure Juzo, who nodded. Then she immediately called the policeman next to her: "Let's go in and take a look."

"And regarding the body of Mr. Tamada that you are looking for, you can look for it in the elevator shaft."

Inspector Megure instantly perked up: "Did you find it, Brother Hayashi?"

"I didn't see it with my own eyes, but based on my guess, it should be correct."

Hayashi Yoshiki smiled.

On the other side, after Sato Miwako led the team into the library, they found Director Tsugawa, who was suspected to be a drug dealer, standing there. After he looked at the police coming in, he pointed at the books in the cardboard box next to him with a very calm expression.

"All the drugs I sell are in that box."

"I was the one who killed Tamada, too."

"Take me to the police station."

Such cooperation.

Several police officers, including Sato Miwako, looked at each other.

Finally, Sato Miwako walked forward with handcuffs and handcuffed Tsugawa Shuji who voluntarily stretched out his hands.

What is going on?

She felt puzzled, and at this time Megure Juzo also took people to the elevator and brought the body of the missing employee Tamada out of the elevator shaft.