A Second Chance

Chapter 9

Tsukiyomi's P.O.V

Standing in one of the side rooms beside the interrogation room, we waited for Sugimoto's answer as to why he killed his senior. My gaze lingered on the murderer who was sitting in the interrogation room, past the one-side glass, never averting them away as my arms were crossed on my chest.

Standing beside me were Atsushi on my left and Dazai on my right. Ranpo was sitting together with the detective on the table across the suppose murderer in the room past the glass in front of me.

"... I didn't intent to murder her.." Sugimoto finally spoke as he looked down on the table. "She..."

"She was going after a certain politician for corruption. What they didn't predict was that she actually found evidence of a major Diet member's crime.... However, the Diet member was savvy and tried to use a mole inside the police to get rid of the evidence."

"And you're that spy." Ranpo cut in, speaking calmly.

"I had always wanted to become a police officer. After my third time failing the exam, I was depressed." Sugimoto spoke softly, his body trembling slightly as he stared down on the table, his eyes widened with fear. "That was when a man reached out to me, asking if I was willing to do anything to become a cop.... So, after joining the police force with the Diet member's help, I had to follow his orders in return."

I clenched my hands immediately after hearing his words just as the detective slam his right fist on the table, making a loud thud sound as he hollered out. "So you killed Yamagiwa as one of his dogs?!"

"That is not what happened!" Sugimoto screamed back, opposing to the detective's conclusion. "I was trying to warn her. I told her she had get herself killed if she didn't give up the evidence."

Hanging his head low, Sugimoto spoke softer this time as he recalled the previous event that occurred a few days ago.. "But she..."

3rd Person's P.O.V

=Flashback=

In a warehouse, there stood two working for the police. A female and a male, Yamagiwa and Sugimoto. Between them, they were holding on a serious conversation.

"Yamagiwa-san, he is taking this very seriously." Sugimoto started, trying to persuade Yamagiwa.

"Then I will just have to take him very seriously, too.", was the stern reply from Yamagiwa, that she will not back down from her work she is doing. "I have already made contact with a prosecutor I know. I just need to hand over the evidence."

Knowing that she won't back down through words, Sugimoto had no choice. Bringing his government-issued gun out, he pointed it at her.

"Sugimoto-kun?" Yamagiwa exclaimed, shocked from the sight of the gun being pointed at her.

"Please hand over the evidence... If I fail in this, he will call a hit man." Sugimoto spoke, raising his voice even louder as he talked more. "We have to stop this, now!"

"Hand over the gun, Sugimoto-kun." Not feeling threatened in the least, Yamagiwa commanded. "You can't shoot me."

"That is right.." said man said as he furrowed his eyebrow, staring intently at the ground, before looking up at Yamagiwa with wide eyes full of fear and sadness as he brought up his hand holding the gun to his head in one swift movement. "That's why... I will choose a different way to force your hand!"

Shocked that Sugimoto is going to shoot himself on the head, Yamagiwa screamed out for him and run forward. "DON'T DO THAT! SUGIMOTO-KUN!!!"

Pulling the gun away to prevent it from pointing on his head anymore, Yamagiwa held onto the gun. But before she could snatch the gun away from his hand immediately, Sugimoto pulled the trigger and the gun went off. The bullet went and pierced Yamagiwa right on her chest, blood gushing out of the bullet wound as her shirt stained red from blood.