Tsukauchi's POV

Watching the child's face light up at the sight of hot chocolate almost broke his heart. This child had not had an easy life and it showed. Naomasa watched as he gulped down the hot chocolate. How the kid didnt burn his mouth doing that the man would never understand.

It didnt take long for Sansa to pull him away from the kid. Amber eyes met his onyx ones an unidentifiable emotion swirling within them. If he didnt know better he would say Sansa wanted to adopt the kid.

The realization hit him like a ton of brick. Sansa did want to adopt Midoriya but couldn't. His partner had grown up in the system after his parents abandoned him for his mutation quirk. Their adoption centers wouldn't allow for anyone who had grown up in the system to adopt. It was supposed to protect the children but no one believed that.

Naomasa knew if allowed to Sansa would make an excellent parent. He would be firm but fair just as he was on duty.

Sansa questioned in a carefully neutral tone, "What is going to happen to the kid? With his mother going to jail for neglect and abuse he doesn't have any other guardians. We can't let him go into foster care either."

Naomasa glanced back to where the boy was now talking with one of the officers. So far they had no luck in finding the father. No one had heard from him in at least two years.

Foster care would not be kind to a child without a quirk. Most of the world liked to forget that the quirkless existed. Midoriya would be bullied and hated for it. Then the hatred would grow when others found out that he had spirit harmonization.

As much as he would like to see the good in their world he knew the truth. Fairy tales weren't real and if Midoriya went into the system he would not see his fifteenth birthday. He could take the kid in...

Naomasa paused in his observation of the child in question. Where had that thought come from? He barely had time for anything besides work. Taking care of an abused and neglected child would take more time than he really had to spare.

At the same time, he couldn't just let the kid go to his death. While others would say that it wasnt his fault. Say that he couldn't take on the added burden. But if he didnt do anything now he would never be able to live with himself if something did happen.

Quietly he said, "I'll take him in. At the very least until we can find a good home for him. My apartment has an extra bedroom so it's not like he will be sleeping on the couch."

Sansa whose ears had fallen flat against his head perked up at that. His partner whispered a sincere, "Thank you." Before leaving him to talk to the child.

When Naomasa glanced back at the boy he saw Tsuragamae watching him. His boss gave a sharp nod of acknowledgment before heading back into his office. It seemed even the Chief approved of him taking in the child. No going back now he guessed.

Walking up to Midoriya he watched as green eyes briefly jumped up to look at him before going back to the ground. It made him want to grind his teeth in anger that someone could hurt a child in such a way.

After reminding himself to breathe through his anger he said, "Midoriya I would like to speak to you for a moment," that had the child glancing back up at him briefly, he took it as a sign to continue, "You see normally when something like this happens you would be sent to any other family you might have. Or into a special home."

That garnered a swift negative response and the boy trembled with fear. Naomasa continued dropping to a knee so that he was eye level with the child, "I said normally. Your case is a little different due to your status as a quirkless. I do not agree with how people see the quirkless and will work to change that. However, things like that will take time and you need help now. If you want you can come live with me at least until we find you a good home."

Tears poured down the boy's face as he questioned, "Do you really mean that? I'm just a useless Deku. No one really wants me. Not even my mom."

Naomasa resolutely replied, "You are not useless, Izuku Midoriya. No one in this world deserves what you have been through. As for your question yes I would like you to come live with me. Only if that is what you want as well though. I will not force you to come live with me. If there is somewhere else you'd rather go..."

He didnt get to finish as the small child launched themselves into his chest. While Izuku didnt weigh much it surprised him and in turn, he was unable to keep himself from falling over. As he pushed him back into a sitting position he felt the fabric of his shirt grow wet again.

Gently he moved his hand up and down the kid's back trying to calm him. To Naomasa's horror, it only made him sob harder into his chest. Above him, he heard Sansa snicker which made the detective lean his head back to glare at his partner. The cat man only smirked before turning his attention to the entry of the bullpen.

Almost immediately the smirk faded into a scowl. That caused Naomasa to turn his attention in the same direction. Forcefully he slammed his mask into place to hide his disdain.

One of the newer officers was bringing in Inko Midoriya. By the way, she was chatting him up despite being in handcuffs meant she didnt expect the charges to stick. No way in hell would he allow that to happen.

Naomasa shifted Izuku in his arms so that he could stand. To Sansa, he said, "Hold him for a moment. I'm going to see if Tsuragamae will allow me to handle the interrogation. I don't want her walking free from this."

It was easier than he thought it would be to extract Izuku from his jacket. The poor kid had exhausted himself by crying again and was dozing. Sansa held him protectively not allowing anyone to get close. Naomasa knew he would protect the kid better than anyone.

With a set jaw he moved through the room heading towards interrogation. The officer who brought the woman in glared at him but said nothing. He was just an officer and had no authority over what a detective did. Only the Chief had the authority to question him. Tsuragamae never did unless it was on how much sleep he had gotten. When it came to his job his judgment was trusted above all others. His boss might not like that he was going to interrogate the woman but he wouldn't stop him. If he was it would have been when he passed the man's office to get here.

Once in the interrogation room, he sat across from Inko Midoriya. She was wearing a blue blouse and black dress pants like she had come from work. Her makeup was all done and a smile that gave a false sense of security was on her face. If he had not already talked to Izuku he would never have guessed that she hurt her son. On the outside, she appeared to be just a regular person.

Forcing himself to be polite he greeted, "Mrs. Midoriya thank you for coming to speak with us. I am Detective Tsukauchi and there are a few questions I'd like to ask you."

She smiled sweetly as she said, "Sure detective. I'm not sure what this is about but I'll answer any questions you may have."

His quirk rang true but she could easily be giving him a half-truth. That was the problem with his quirk. While it was a lie detector it wasnt infallible. Half-truths would still ring as true to his quirk. He hated it.

Still, he pushed aside his irritation and questioned neutrally, "Do you know where your son is right now, Mrs. Midoriya?"

Surprise flickered across her face before she answered tightly, "Not currently. He didnt come home from school today. He's probably with his friends from school. You know how children are they want to show off any new abilities they have. He will come home tonight like he always does."

It took all his self-control not to flinch at the onslaught of his quirk. Almost every sentence she spoke had been a lie. What was wrong with this woman? How could she not care about what happened to Izuku?

Taking a breath to calm himself he declared coldly, "You're lying, Mrs. Midoriya," she opened her mouth to protest but he pushed through, "My quirk is human lie detector. I can tell when you're lying and if you continue to do so it will only bring more charges down upon you."

She gaped at him like a fish for a long moment before she broke down into crocodile tears, "You dont know what it's like Detective. In our world quirks mean everything. Sure mine is weak in comparison to yours but my husband had a strong quirk. The brat ruined my life by being born quirkless. All my friends have left me. My husband the bastard he is struck me one night and then moved to America when I kicked him out. He doesn't send money or anything to support me. The looks of pity were too much to bear. And then there is that spirit essence! Just like his father's!"

She continued to rant and rave for several minutes. Each word she spoke was spewed with hatred. It made him glad the kid wasnt here to listen to what she was saying. The words would break him.

This would however give him enough to charge her with abuse and neglect. No judge would allow her to have custody of Izuku again after this. Even if he didnt stay with Naomasa he would be safe from her.

Inko snapped drawing him back to the conversation in front of him, "So yes I kicked him out. He doesn't deserve to stay in my apartment."

There was a knock on the door signaling the end of the interview. Naomasa stood as he said, "I think we have enough information now," she perked up her crocodiles tears stopping, "Inko Midoriya you are hereby under arrest for the charges of child abuse, child endangerment, and neglect."

The door to interrogation opened revealing two uniformed officers neither being the one who brought her in. She tried to protest but was quickly shut down. There would be a chance for her to fight this in court but that day would not be for several more weeks. For now, at least she would be going to jail and he had a child to get back from Sansa.