Tokyo: From Lawless Madpolice to Minister
Chapter 158 - 154: Aoyama Sosuke: Sister-in-law, is my brother at home?

Chapter 158: Chapter 154: Aoyama Sosuke: Sister-in-law, is my brother at home?

"I’m not going to lie, I am a good person. Though not unparalleled in kindness, I believe I have a compassionate heart."

Aoyama Xiu Xin looked at Zhongshan Mie with sincerity.

"Police Chief Aoyama, having solved many significant cases and fought for justice for the victims, maintaining national order, is rightly called Heisei’s No.1 Detective, of course you’re a good person." Zhongshan Mie nodded and spoke in agreement.

"I don’t deserve such praise, what Heisei’s No.1 Detective? I’m just a cop with a conscience, faithfully fulfilling my duties," Aoyama Xiu Xin responded with feigned humility, and then continued, "Hashimoto Miho, abusing her power, has been coercing and tempting me, hoping I would send you to prison with trumped-up charges, to create a wrongful conviction. This has crossed my line."

"But she and her husband are so powerful, and I’m just a lowly police chief. I might have the intention to fight back, but lack the power to change anything. I can only visit in the dead of night to inform you, urging Lady Zhongshan to be cautious."

At this point, Aoyama Xiu Xin showed a look of both anger and helplessness, heaving a deep sigh.

"Thank you, Police Chief Aoyama." Zhongshan Mie bowed deeply and then asked, "But if you don’t follow that wretched woman’s orders, she will definitely resent and retaliate against you, do you have any countermeasures?"

"It’s all or nothing, even if it means dying, I must struggle in whatever way I can," Aoyama Xiu Xin said with a bold front, although there was a hint of desolation in his words.

Zhongshan Mie spoke seriously, "Since that’s the case, Police Chief Aoyama, why not join forces with me? Together we can deal with that vile woman, it’s better than fighting alone."

"This..." Aoyama Xiu Xin hesitated, looking at her with a gaze of uncertainty, "Lady Zhongshan, what help could you possibly provide in this matter?"

This was exactly the scenario he wanted.

It was better for her to suggest the alliance than for him to propose it, which could arouse Zhongshan Mie’s suspicions. Getting her to offer the partnership was a more effective way to deepen mutual trust.

"Police Chief Aoyama, I’ve been openly and secretly clashing with that vile woman for years but have never relaxed my guard!" Zhongshan Mie revealed a confident smile.

This was why I came to you!

Aoyama Xiu Xin valued this, knowing that Zhongshan Mie and Hashimoto Miho had a longstanding conflict, and perhaps he could find a breakthrough against Hashimoto Miho through her.

"Oh?" Aoyama Xiu Xin showed just the right amount of delight on his face, sitting upright, "Please do tell me more, Lady Zhongshan. If we can bring this evil woman to justice, that would be ideal."

Once he got his hands on the leverage over Hashimoto Miho.

He’d turn her into nothing more than a lowly worm!

Holding her accountable with ropes—Turtle Shell Binding!

Only then would his heart be rid of the humiliation he bore.

Zhongshan Mie said somberly, "Hashimoto Miho is not only cruel and ruthless, but also insatiable. Since she became a judge, she has repeatedly taken bribes, either showing leniency or condemning people, manipulating the law entirely for her benefit."

"If we can obtain evidence of her taking bribes, we could ruin her reputation and see her severely punished by the law."

Aoyama Xiu Xin didn’t rush to speak. He sensed there was more to come and adopted a pose that indicated he was all ears.

"Her assistant, Jinwei Rong, is her trusted henchman and has greatly benefitted from her corrupt practices. He undoubtedly holds evidence of Zhongshan Meiji’s unlawful actions over these years. We could target him."

"Jinwei Rong? Is he a man? Then his relationship with Hashimoto Miho must be..." Aoyama Xiu Xin looked to exploit this angle, as affairs between men and women are often the easiest to use.

Zhongshan Mie shook her head, "That despicable woman is innocent in that regard, but not because she’s particularly virtuous. She’s frigid."

Damn, frigid and still becomes a joy for an old man and bears him a child, she’s quite ruthless to herself!

But seducing an old man can be beneficial, soft and swift, without the need to be deeply moved every other day.

"So, how should we approach this Jinwei Rong?" Aoyama Xiu Xin asked for advice once more.

Zhongshan Mie had already thoroughly researched this and replied readily, "Jinwei Rong is a gambler; we can exploit this."

"Understood," Aoyama Xiu Xin nodded.

Afterward, Zhongshan Mie stood up, went to a cabinet, and took out a file bag for Aoyama Xiu Xin.

"This contains some information about Jinwei Rong that I have collected. I hope it will be of help to you, Police Chief Aoyama."

"Thank you, Lady Zhongshan." Aoyama Xiu Xin quickly stood up and took it with both hands without opening it and then proposed to leave, "I have gained much tonight, and it’s getting late, so I won’t disturb your rest anymore."

As soon as he had finished speaking and bowed, he left.

No sooner had he left than Takazawa Chiyu came down from upstairs, "Police Chief Aoyama is truly a good man."

She had changed into a white spaghetti-strap dress, contrasting starkly with her long, black straight hair draped over her shoulders. Because she wore no bra, her nipples were quite pronounced.

"Perhaps," Zhongshan Mie responded ambiguously, slowly walking over to the desk to sit down again.

Takazawa Chiyu looked puzzled, "Aunt, don’t you know him very well? Otherwise, why would you trust him?"

"Know him?" Zhongshan Mie smiled and sighed at the naive Takazawa Chiyu, "I hadn’t even met him before today. I’ve only seen him a couple of times on the news. How can you speak of trust?"

"Then why..." Takazawa Chiyu was puzzled.

Zhongshan Mie explained, "I simply shared some information with him. We don’t need to act personally, and whatever the outcome, we bear no loss. As for whether he is good or bad, it’s irrelevant."

Even if Aoyama Xiu Xin was sent by Hashimoto Miho to scheme against them, if they took no actual action, they would naturally avoid the trap.

Takazawa Chiyu internally disagreed.

To her, whether someone was good or bad still mattered.

At least she thought Aoyama Xiu Xin was a good person.

After leaving Zhongshan Mie’s house, Aoyama Xiu Xin made a phone call to summon Imperial Army Commander Zhao.

"Damn it, what’s with this little Japanese brat? Can’t he speak during the day? Has to disturb my peaceful dreams," Commander Zhao cursed as he got out of bed and dressed.

When he arrived at the agreed-upon park and saw Aoyama Xiu Xin, he quickly got out of the car, jogged over, bent at the waist, and plastered a fawning smile on his face.

"Mr. Aoyama, sorry to have kept you waiting."

"It has been a while," Aoyama Xiu Xin said indifferently, then made a motion as if to flick ash from his cigarette.

Commander Zhao eagerly stretched out both hands.

Aoyama Xiu Xin nonchalantly tapped ash into his hands, then took out a document bag from under his arm and placed it into his embrace, "He likes to gamble; set a trap for him."

Those who liked gambling and drugs were the easiest to deal with.

So, Aoyama Xiu Xin only liked yellow.

"Hey! Don’t worry, Mr. Aoyama. I guarantee he’ll lose even his underwear and end up with a huge debt!" Commander Zhao, with one hand holding the ash and the other taking the document bag, nodded obsequiously.

Aoyama Xiu Xin’s gaze suddenly fell on the watch on his wrist, casually praising, "Nice watch."

If it caught his attention, it must indeed be nice.

"Mr. Aoyama, I’m glad you like it. I bought it to honor you. Just wanted to let you see if it looks good on me. It’s a small token of my appreciation; I was worried you might not like it," Commander Zhao said smoothly as he took off the $100,000 watch from his wrist with a servile expression.

Damn, a traitor to one’s own country is indeed detestable, but having one’s own traitor is damn useful!

Aoyama Xiu Xin felt that even if one day he took a fancy to Commander Zhao’s wife, he would probably say: Mr. Aoyama, I’m glad you like her. I married her to honor you.

"Yoishi, Mr. Zhao, you’re doing great, noble and good work!" Aoyama Xiu Xin took off his own watch and pocketed it, then put on Commander Zhao’s watch, patting his shoulder contentedly.

Commander Zhao bowed and scraped, his face a picture of sycophancy, "Hey! It’s all my duty."

There was a clear gain from being Aoyama Xiu Xin’s dog.

That was, their Fulong Gang could now bully not only Chinese people but Japanese people as well.

Take the most obvious example: previously, when they bullied Japanese people, the Japan Police would side with their compatriots, but now they’d help them bully their own people.

If it weren’t for the Senate elections being around the corner, Commander Zhao would’ve led the Fulong Gang on a killing spree to seize territories.

So, for Commander Zhao who had tasted many sweet benefits, Mr. Aoyama’s words were like sacred decrees.

That evening, instead of going home, Aoyama Xiu Xin went to Nozawa Yi’s place and spent the night in her embrace.

.........

The next morning, a little after eight.

"Ding Dong! Ding Dong!"

Aoyama Haruko was eating when the doorbell rang.

Thinking it was Aoyama Xiu Xin, she hastily put down her utensils to open the door, but her face instantly darkened upon seeing Aoyama Suzumasa. The anger and grievances in her heart surged anew, "What are you back here for?"

"Haruko...uh, no, I should change how I address you now. Young sister-in-law." Aoyama Suzumasa, strict with himself and lenient with others, wore a smile and spoke in a soothing tone.

Aoyama Haruko was momentarily dumbfounded, asking incredulously, "What did you just call me?"

"Young sister-in-law!" Aoyama Suzumasa felt a bit sour internally, but didn’t show it, "I know you’re resentful towards me. But the past is the past, and now is now. You helped reunite my family of three, and I’ve decided to let you and Xiu Xin be together, so we’re all still family... By the way, is Xiu Xin not home?"

He had come back to see his brother.

"Slap!" Aoyama Haruko raised her hand and fiercely slapped Aoyama Suzumasa’s cheek, glaring at him with a blend of shame and anger, her chest heaving, "Aoyama Suzumasa, you’re shameless! Despicable and vile! What do you think of me? Xiu Xin and I have done nothing to wrong you. Get out! Get out! Just leave!"

Feeling the burning pain on his face, Aoyama Suzumasa took a moment to realize that Aoyama Xiu Xin hadn’t confessed to Aoyama Haruko about their agreement on "mutual fulfillment and individual happiness."

He felt it was necessary to push for family harmony, "Haruko, don’t you know?"

"I already know about all the shameless things you’ve done!" Disgust filled Aoyama Haruko’s eyes.

"Not that," Aoyama Suzumasa, knowing what she meant, corrected, "I’m talking about the deal with Xiu Xin to leave you in his care. He has long harbored affection for you and agreed!"

"What... what did you say?" Aoyama Haruko stood stunned on the spot, her mind going blank. With a clang, she shut the door and leaned against it, panting rapidly.

The world was too crazy.

"That’s outrageous. It must be that guy talking nonsense. Yes, that’s it, that’s how it is."

Aoyama Haruko muttered to herself, trying to convince herself.

"Haruko! Open the door! Haruko! I came to see Xiu Xin. Is he home? Open the door!"

Aoyama Suzumasa was banging on the door outside.

"Go away! He’s not here!" Aoyama Haruko yelled hysterically.

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