Chapter 221 The house was stolen
On the other side, Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo.
After sending the message, Sawayama Haruno rushed out of the station in a hurry.
Mine Shiori's address is quite far from the tram station, not to mention that he is still in Bunkyo Ward, so it would be faster to take a taxi.
Fortunately, after coming out of the station, Sawayama Haruno noticed that a taxi had just pulled over and a passenger was getting off.
Sawayama Haruno seized the opportunity and got into the taxi before it started to leave. After a brief exchange, the car quickly drove towards Mine Shiori's address.
Along the way, Zeshan Haruno was a little anxious.
Looking at the screen of his mobile phone, he saw that the message he sent to Maki had been read, but the other party had not replied yet. He had a bad feeling.
With no other choice, he could only send another message, and the other party then "slowly" replied with an "I know".
Good, now at least someone will be watching over Suguha.
Sitting in the taxi, Sawayama Haruno breathed a sigh of relief.
So the question is, what should we do with Mine Shiori's situation now?
It is not known exactly when the tablet was stolen, but it should have happened this morning. Looking at the bright side, the thief should not have had time to sell the stolen goods.
As long as you don't sell the stolen goods too quickly, you don't have to worry about the risk of the phone being flashed and cracked.
The most urgent thing is to tell Riho Morikawa first.
Sawayama Haruno was also somewhat helpless. He didn't expect that just when the other party was about to go back to enjoy his vacation, something unexpected like this would happen here. But now that things had come to this, he had no better choice.
While he was editing the text message and sending it to the other party, the taxi quickly took him to the vicinity of Mine Shiori's home.
After paying and getting off the car, Sawayama Haruno immediately saw the police car parked at the two-story small rental house not far away. Mine Shiori was standing at the stairs and anxiously communicating with a policeman.
"Shiori."
Sawayama Haruno hurried forward.
After seeing him appear, Mine Shiori seemed to have finally found her backbone.
The pale little girl immediately grabbed his sleeve tightly.
"Haruno."
Her expression was somewhat terrified.
Yes, a normal person would feel terrified if they lost such an important thing.
If you are held accountable for this, it won't be just a simple matter of paying money. You may have to go to jail for a while.
"Don't worry."
Sawayama Haruno quickly tried to comfort her.
"Do you remember the lost items and the amount?"
"Probably, I've already told them."
Mine Shiori said with a slight stutter.
"In addition to some cash, the more important things are electronic devices, such as laptops and tablets. Then, there are some other electrical devices, and all the small items are gone."
“So much was stolen?”
Sawayama Haruno frowned.
With so many things lost, the amount of money involved should not be small.
The island nation's policy on this matter is actually roughly the same as that of Sawayama Haruno's country in his previous life, and is even more excessive.
If the lost property is not a lot and the amount involved is not large, they will at most help you look for it symbolically and will not spend too much time on it.
But if what you lost involves a large amount of money, they will go the extra mile to resolve it.
That's why Mine Shiori reported all the lost items so carefully.
"You are her friend, right?"
The police officer at the side looked at Zeshan Haruno and said with some difficulty: "The situation is not good. There are not many cameras in this neighborhood because the buildings are old. It will be difficult to find the thief."
Zeshan Haruno's heart suddenly tightened, and he quickly asked, "Where are the surveillance cameras a few blocks away?"
"There are quite a few surveillance cameras along the road near the town council, but it's still too difficult to find someone."
The policeman shrugged and said helplessly: "After all, there are many small roads here, and the alleys are all connected. It is too difficult to find someone."
Sawayama Haruno's heart suddenly sank to the bottom.
He also noticed as he came here that this place was actually considered a remote area of the town, with small paths to walk on in all directions.
The island country itself does not have a lot of surveillance facilities, especially in a place with complicated road conditions. Finding someone, especially a habitual thief, is almost impossible.
"Anyway, come back with us and register first."
The police were obviously in a dilemma.
"This is the best possible situation at the moment. We can only register the lost property first and then see if the location function of the IPAD or other things can be used."
"If that doesn't work, we can only try to find it in the second-hand market, or investigate past habitual thieves. But you'd better be mentally prepared."
The other party's words were very tactful, but the meaning was very clear. He was telling Sawayama Haruno and Mine Shiori that the things were most likely irrecoverable.
Tokyo is so big, there are so many second-hand markets, and the transportation is so developed.
The repeat offender had already gone to who knows where. Even if you were lucky enough to find him, the stolen items would have probably been sold to him long ago.
Once it enters the market, it is basically impossible to get it back.
"how so."
Hearing what the other party said, Mine Shiori shuddered and her face looked even worse.
"It's fine."
Sawayama Haruno quickly comforted her, "Go back with them to register first. I've already told Ms. Morikawa, she should be here soon."
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Mine Shiori opened her mouth and her face became more confused.
All she could think about was that she screwed up.
You should not download the document to your tablet. You should delete it as soon as you finish reading it.
"We have almost finished checking inside. Another colleague of mine will be nearby to help inquire about the situation."
Seeing Mine Shiori almost crying, the policeman obviously couldn't bear it anymore and said, "Don't worry, generally speaking, he only stole from your family but didn't touch other people's things, which means he is someone who often observes your family."
"People who often steal things know that they have to plan ahead before they start. I guess the thief this time also observed your habits before going out and made sure you were not at home before he started the theft."
"In this case, he might be noticed by others when he is scouting around. With the addition of surveillance cameras outside the town and near the station, there is still a chance that he can be found."
He had tried his best to comfort the other person.
There was no way around it. Mine Shiori looked so young and cute that she reminded him of his own sister who was in the first grade of junior high school.
Seeing that the other person was about to cry, even though he was an experienced policeman, he still felt a little suffocated in his heart.
"What he said makes sense. Calm down first. If Miss Morikawa comes over later, I'll explain it to you first." Sawayama Haruno also advised.
After the two of them persuaded her, Mine Shiori's emotions were barely stabilized.
To be on the safe side, and also out of concern for Mine Shiori's mood, Sawayama Haruno followed her into the police officer's car, and the three of them went back to the Metropolitan Police Department to take a statement.
The transcript was completed faster than expected.
It was just a simple registration of information and lost property, including Mine Shiori's daily schedule in recent days.
As soon as the record was completed, Morikawa Riho, who had just separated at noon, hurried to the door of the Metropolitan Police Department, just in time to see Sawayama Haruno walking out, and Mine Shiori, who was pulling at the corner of her clothes and looked absent-minded.
Her eyes suddenly lit up, and she asked anxiously: "How is it, have you reported it to the police?"
"I've finished taking notes, but the situation is still not optimistic."
Seeing Morikawa Riho looking haggard, Sawayama Haruno couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"Thank you for your hard work, Ms. Morikawa. I made you run an extra trip again."
"Feel sorry."
Mine Shiori next to her didn't dare to look her in the eye. She could only lower her head and apologize numbly.
Seeing her like this, even if Morikawa Riho was very angry, she couldn't show it at this time.
She sighed and said, "There's nothing we can do. Now we can only pray that the police can help us."
"Things that violate the regulations"
"Let's not do anything about this for now." Morikawa Riho reacted immediately and said with a serious expression, "We can only keep it a secret for now. The worst outcome is that the manuscript is published by someone else, but there is still a certain possibility that the other party will not do anything."
"Before we receive the latest notification from the police, we just have to stay calm. Otherwise, things will become very troublesome if other people in the group find out," emphasized Riho Morikawa.
As long as you get your tablet and laptop back before anything happens, you can pretend nothing happened.
There's no point in panicking now, all we can do is wait for notification.
Morikawa Riho's behavior was actually a bit "against the rules", but she had no choice. She couldn't just watch Sawayama Haruno and Mine Shiori, who were "connected" to her, get into trouble.
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Listening to what Morikawa Riho said, Mine Shiori pursed her lips, feeling a little uneasy.
Of course she knew that the person who got the tablet might not send out the manuscript, but what if?
The interests involved in this kind of thing are so huge that even a one in ten thousand chance is scary enough.
"I have a high school classmate who is now also working in the police department."
Morikawa Riho thought about it and took out her cell phone in front of the two of them.
"I'll send them a few messages first and then call them later to see if I can get them to keep an eye on the case."
“I’m really sorry.”
Mine Shiori whispered.
She is still holding onto the corner of Sawayama Haruno's clothes.
As if I wouldn't have the strength to stand still if I didn't do this.
Looking at the other person like this, Sawayama Haruno felt a little reluctant to blame her.
But this matter cannot be blamed on Shiori Mine. After all, who could have thought that someone would break into a house and steal.
All I can say is that the area where Mine Shiori lives has security issues.
Now I can only pray that no one else will discover the manuscript inside.
(End of this chapter)
