Tokyo: From Lawless Madpolice to Minister
Chapter 156 - 152: Demons Among Us, Heize Yonghe’s Reaction

Chapter 156: Chapter 152: Demons Among Us, Heize Yonghe’s Reaction

July 3, Friday.

At 10 a.m. in Tokyo, 19-year-old Heize Xunyi, dragging her luggage and wearing a look of anxiety, walked out of the airport.

She was tall and beautiful, the very image of a docile and obedient rich, pretty girl.

The next second, a group of police officers who had been waiting for a long time approached and blocked her path. Yoshikai Yoshitsune, who led the group, showed his badge and said, "Heize Xunyi, we are from the Criminal Investigation Division of Police Headquarters. You are suspected of participating in a criminal offense. Please come with us to assist in the investigation."

Heize Xunyi was immediately rooted to the spot, her mind went blank. It wasn’t until her luggage was taken away and she was handcuffed that she snapped out of her daze and became panicked.

"What are you doing! Let me go! Do you know who my father is? Get lost!"

"Take her away!" Yoshikai Yoshitsune commanded with a wave of his hand.

At the same time, Fujiwara Otarou and Takahashi Yokoo, who were in school, were also forcibly taken away by the police.

With the damning evidence before them, Takahashi Yokoo and Fujiwara Otarou couldn’t deny anything and admitted under relentless police pressure that they had brutally murdered five people in 1990.

They also identified Heize Xunyi as the mastermind.

Both men claimed they had been good friends with Heize Xunyi for years, both enamored with her, and that she had slept with each of them, sometimes even together, maintaining this twisted relationship.

They were both completely submissive to Heize Xunyi because if anyone disobeyed her or treated her badly, she would only sleep with the other one and ignore the disobedient person.

From a young age, using her body as a weapon, she had manipulated the two men around her fingers.

In early 1990, Heize Xunyi suddenly expressed a desire to know what killing felt like. Takahashi Yokoo and Fujiwara Otarou initially thought she was joking, but soon realized she was serious about wanting to kill someone.

Both were terrified, but neither wanted to be outdone by the other, so they both agreed.

On the night of January 26, 1990, using the pretext of seeking help, Heize Xunyi lured Victim #1 into a narrow alley where Fujiwara Otarou and Takahashi Yokoo, lying in ambush, struck him down with baseball bats. The three then tortured him turn by turn before finally killing him.

The two men thought that having killed one person to satisfy their curiosity, Heize Xunyi would be content, but to their dismay, she took pleasure in tormenting and taking lives, quickly demanding to kill another.

Once encountered, never forgotten. After their first murder went undetected for a month or two, Takahashi Yokoo and Fujiwara Otarou grew bold. On March 5, 1990, Victim #2 died; they bound him with ropes, severed his arteries, and watched him bleed to death before leaving the scene.

After killing two men, Heize Xunyi wanted to try killing a woman, so Victim #3 was a female. Before the murder, she had Takahashi Yokoo and Fujiwara Otarou assault the victim while she watched eagerly and even took off her pants to join in, subsequently strangling the victim with a rope.

Having killed five people, in January 1991, Heize Xunyi suddenly mentioned that her family had arranged for her to study abroad, and after the three separated, they committed no further crimes.

"It’s truly horrifying, utterly abominable," Yoshikai Yoshitsune said, trembling as he held their confessions.

How old were they at the time of the crimes?

Yet, just to satisfy their curiosity, they committed such bloodshed and afterwards lived as if nothing had happened—these are not people; they are beasts!

Even Aoyama Xiu Xin, this pretended Japanese, couldn’t hide his outrage, "Heize Xunyi still refused to confess?"

"Yes, even with the confessions of Takahashi Yokoo and Fujiwara Otarou before her, she claims it’s all slander. We’ve taken her samples and the female hair found at the scene from Victim #4 for testing and comparison, but we need more time for results," answered Yoshikai Yoshitsune.

Aoyama Xiu Xin stood up and walked out to visit Heize Xunyi’s interrogation room, signaling to turn off the surveillance first.

Heize Xunyi was aggressive from the start, looking at Aoyama Xiu Xin and saying, "Are you their boss? My father is also a police officer, probably higher-ranking than you. He’s in a coma in the hospital because of retaliation by criminals, I want to—"

"He deserved it," Aoyama Xiu Xin interrupted her.

Heize Xunyi was initially stunned, then flew into a rage, "Idiot, what did you say?"

"I said he deserved it. It’s just too bad he didn’t die," Aoyama Xiu Xin stated each word deliberately.

Heize Xunyi was beside herself with anger, struggling continuously and attempting to rise, "Don’t you dare speak that way about my father!"

-I will say it,- Aoyama Xiu Xin scoffed, sitting opposite her, mockingly watching her, -Let me be honest with you, it was I who ordered someone to stab your bastard father twice. How else do you think you would return?-

He had done his homework; Heize Yonghe was not part of the Asakai Faction, and since that was the case, Aoyama Xiu Xin showed no mercy. Now that he was severely injured and couldn’t work, and thus without any power, Aoyama Xiu Xin didn’t fear a powerless man.

-How dare you!- Heize Xunyi’s face was filled with bitterness and disbelief, wishing she could tear Aoyama Xiu Xin apart, -Ah! I’ll kill you!-

-Just like you killed those five people?- Aoyama Xiu Xin leaned back casually and asked.

Heize Xunyi faltered, her expression unnaturally cold as she scoffed, -Don’t try to trick a confession out of me. I haven’t killed anyone. If you don’t have any other evidence within 24 hours, you must release me. Also, I will tell my father what you did to him.-

-Evidence, you say? You dropped a strand of hair while killing the fourth person. The sample we just took from you has been sent for testing. Once the results are in, there’ll be your evidence,- Aoyama Xiu Xin leaned forward, his presence imposing, -Then, you won’t even have a chance to confess, and you might well face the death penalty.-

Heize Xunyi’s expression shifted, and she forced herself to appear calm, -Trying to scare me? I’m not scared at all!-

She had always worn a hat. How could she have possibly left hair at the scene? But now, she wasn’t so sure she hadn’t lost any hair.

-We’ll see,- Aoyama Xiu Xin gave a nonchalant smile, then added another line, -Don’t think you’ll be only detained for 24 hours. I have already applied for an arrest warrant at the court. It should be approved without any issues.-

Since Hashimoto Miho wanted to win him over, she certainly wouldn’t refuse to help him with this small favor.

"I want to see my dad! Let me out! I want to see my dad!" Heize Xunyi shouted with all her might.

Aoyama Xiu Xin stood up to leave, "Turn the air conditioning down to the lowest setting. Let her cool down properly. After all, summer has come, and we wouldn’t want to be accused of abusing a suspect."

For a suspect like Heize Xunyi, who had some connections, violence was not an option, but there were plenty of ways to torment her. With her wearing thin clothes typical of summer and having the air conditioning blowing at the lowest setting continuously, it was enough to give her a hard time.

"Hey!" Yoshikai Yoshitsune responded and turned with a malicious smile at Heize Xunyi.

...

In the afternoon, at the hospital, Heize Yonghe, who had been in a coma for a day and a night after surgery, finally regained consciousness.

"Husband, husband, you’re finally awake. I will call the doctor right away." Mrs. Heize said excitedly.

But Heize Yonghe grabbed her hand.

"Did you call Xunyi back?"

"Yes." Mrs. Heize nodded, then added with some confusion, "She should have been here today, but no one has answered her phone."

"It’s over." Heize Yonghe closed his eyes.

When the killer had exposed his identity, he had sensed something was wrong. How could a criminal caught by his own men dare to attack him?

The reason was too far-fetched.

But this was the best arrangement Yamakawa Ichiro could make in a short time, as it was impossible to find a criminal personally caught by Heize Yonghe!

After all, Heize Yonghe had not been on the scene for over a decade and had since been bound to office duties, not personally handling any cases.

At this moment, realizing that his daughter was missing, Heize Yonghe suddenly understood, suspecting that the attack might have been orchestrated by Aoyama Xiu Xin to lure his daughter back to the country.

He was shocked and furious. How daringly audacious Aoyama Xiu Xin was to plan an assault on him, a senior police director!

But he was also panicked because if Aoyama Xiu Xin had taken such a desperate measure, it indicated that he had already confirmed that his daughter was the serial killer.

"Husband, what do you mean it’s over? Has something happened to Xunyi? Should I not have called her back?" Mrs. Heize became frantic.

"Phone," Heize Yonghe managed to say.

Mrs. Heize quickly handed him the phone.

Heize Yonghe called Asai Youki.

"Police Chief Asai, this is Heize Yonghe from Shinten Police Station. I’d like to discuss a case with Police Chief Aoyama and hope you can facilitate."

He knew, since Aoyama Xiu Xin had gone to this extent, he had little hope of arranging a meeting directly, which is why he thought of having Asai Youki mediate.

"Please wait, Chief Heize."

Asai Youki did not agree rashly, as having a senior police director request a meeting with Aoyama Xiu Xin via him was suspicious. He needed to understand the situation first.

Thus, he called Aoyama Xiu Xin.

After learning the rough truth from Aoyama Xiu Xin, he called Heize Yonghe back with a cold and harsh tone, "While I understand a father’s love, Chief Heize, I’m sorry but I cannot help. Xiu Xin indicated that he does not wish to meet you before the case is closed."

With that, he hung up.

"Beep~ Beep~ Beep~"

Heize Yonghe listened to the busy tone and closed his eyes.

"Husband, what’s going on? Has Xunyi been arrested? What do we do now? Please, think of something!" Mrs. Heize cried.

Heize Yonghe was irked. If it weren’t for his injuries, he might have exploded, "Damn it, I’m lying in the hospital myself. What can I do? Let’s leave it to fate."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Heize burst into tears.

"Why keep investigating after so long! Xunyi is just an innocent child. Why can’t they give her a chance to reform? It’s too cruel."

If Aoyama Xiu Xin heard this, he would surely retort that his daughter knew quite a lot at the time, with all kinds of sneaky tricks up her sleeve that captivated both Fujiwara Otarou and Takahashi Yokoo completely.

"Stop crying!" Heize Yonghe snapped irritably, wincing from the pain of his wound, annoyed, "It’s come to this, find a lawyer to see Xunyi to understand the situation. If the police don’t have solid evidence yet, let her turn herself in to avoid the death penalty. And make sure she doesn’t implicate me. I can still help her with sentence reduction and seek revenge against Aoyama Xiu Xin from the outside, otherwise our whole family is doomed."

He saw very clearly, Aoyama Xiu Xin went to such extreme lengths to lure his daughter back to the country, determined to prove she was guilty.

Even if there isn’t solid evidence yet, there must be some breakthrough. To put it drastically, even if it means framing and concocting evidence, they must prove this case.

So, it might be better to confess proactively, to suffer less and relieve some pressure, and to seek a more lenient treatment.

As long as it’s not the death penalty, there are still options.

...

At the Police Headquarters, Nakamura Shinichi entered Aoyama Xiu Xin’s office and handed over a document, "Chief, here is the information on Zhongshan Mie you asked me to find out last night."