Tokyo: From Lawless Madpolice to Minister
Chapter 235 - 228: Calling White Black! A Family Full of Love and Affection

Chapter 235: Chapter 228: Calling White Black! A Family Full of Love and Affection

Due to the sudden outbreak of a major human trafficking case, Police Headquarters worked overtime through the night to establish an investigation plan while also holding a press conference to explain the situation to the public.

But the instigator, Aoyama Xiu Xin, was very relaxed.

After all, this case was not under his jurisdiction.

At this moment, he was lying on the sofa at home, eating grapes and watching TV, thoroughly enjoying himself.

Aoyama Haruko sat cross-legged on the couch, with her black silk-clad beautiful legs faintly visible beneath the hem of her skirt. With delicate fingers, she carefully peeled the thin grape skin, then fed the translucent fruit into Aoyama Xiu Xin’s mouth.

"Dinglingling! Dinglingling!"

The telephone ringing interrupted this moment of intimacy.

"Mosi mosi, this is Aoyama Xiu Xin."

He picked it up to answer.

"Mr. Aoyama, this is Miyazaki Inao."

"Mr. Miyazaki, congratulations on cracking a major human trafficking case," Aoyama Xiu Xin congratulated him.

"As if others don’t know, don’t you know, Mr. Aoyama? Wasn’t it all thanks to your care?" Miyazaki Inao laughed happily, but then his tone became serious again and said, "There’s a bit of trouble."

"What’s wrong?" Aoyama Xiu Xin asked, puzzled.

Miyazaki Inao sighed: "When we went to arrest Jin Hongyi, the Deputy Chief of International Criminal Affairs from the Maritime Security Bureau was also at the scene. My guys arrested him too. We didn’t know until we checked, and it gave us quite a shock. The guy’s father is the Staff Director General for the General Affairs Department. This is troublesome!"

The Staff Director General is equivalent to the Ministry of Defense’s Joint Staff office or command post. Currently, the Ministry of Defense has not been established and falls under the management of the Defense Agency directly controlled by the Cabinet. The Staff Director General is an actual Vice Admiral.

Although it’s peacetime, especially in today’s Japan where the military doesn’t have a strong voice, a general is a general after all, with significant family background.

Offending him was not a good thing by any means.

"Idiot!" Having heard this, Aoyama Xiu Xin also felt a headache. It seemed the government was rife with nepotism. He pondered for a moment and said: "Just let him go."

"Is that okay?" Miyazaki Inao felt uneasy.

After all, the case was so significant that if the higher-ups decided to investigate thoroughly, he would face serious repercussions for releasing a key suspect. The feat was large enough, but too large could be his undoing.

"Release him, and do it quickly before the news spreads," Aoyama Xiu Xin said without hesitation.

From the start, he never intended to blow this case out of proportion, not to mention the possibility of implicating someone from the Maritime Security Bureau. If word got out that a general’s son was involved, the situation would be out of his control.

And he would thoroughly offend the Yagyu family.

"Okay," Miyazaki Inao agreed through clenched teeth.

"Wait!" Aoyama Xiu Xin thought that Yagyu Tomon, being the child of an official, might be self-centered and could hold a grudge against him for this evening’s events, so it was necessary to make amends. He thought for a moment and said, "You should... you should... um?"

"Suginichi! Mr. Aoyama, you’re a genius!" Miyazaki Inao praised from the heart.

After hanging up, he followed Aoyama Xiu Xin’s instructions and went to see Renping Kuniaki first, revealing Yagyu Tomon’s identity and then relaying Aoyama Xiu Xin’s proposed solution. Renping Kuniaki didn’t want to offend a general either and immediately agreed.

Then, Miyazaki Inao went to see Yagyu Tomon.

At that time, in the interrogation room, Yagyu Tomon was panicked, his face pale. If the news of his involvement in human trafficking broke, it would shame his entire family.

He couldn’t imagine what would become of him.

Just then, the door of the interrogation room opened.

Yagyu Tomon looked up, thinking that his interrogation was about to begin, but instead, Miyazaki Inao came forward with the keys and unlocked his handcuffs.

"Yagyu Deputy Chief, we owe tonight’s successful case resolution and the capture of the prime suspect Jin Hongyi to your cooperation!" Miyazaki Inao said excitedly.

Yagyu Tomon was utterly bewildered, "Huh?"

"What?" Miyazaki Inao looked puzzled and muttered to himself, "Police Chief Aoyama told me it was you who provided the information! And in the end, you were even personally present at Jin Hongyi’s side to ensure he didn’t escape. Did Police Chief Aoyama make a mistake?"

"No, no, not at all! Not at all!" It dawned on Yagyu Tomon at that moment, and he spoke seriously: "But it wasn’t just my merit that made tonight’s operation go smoothly. I only provided some related information. It’s thanks to your Police Headquarters’ excellent arrangements that we could catch the criminals with the evidence."

"You’re too modest, Yagyu Deputy Chief. Without your information, my subordinates wouldn’t have been able to make the arrest," Miyazaki Inao laughed, then said in a low voice: "Police Chief Aoyama asked me to express his sincere apologies to you. Bringing you in tonight was a complete misunderstanding, and I hope you won’t take it to heart."

He emphasized Aoyama Xiu Xin’s name on purpose, to let the other party know that if he held a grudge over his thwarted profit stream, to not blame himself.

One couldn’t say he wasn’t prudent. After all, unlike Aoyama Xiu Xin, he didn’t have a strong background and had risen to the police chief through grit and guile.

It was the survival wisdom of the small-time player.

"Was tonight’s operation devised by Aoyama Xiu Xin?" Yagyu Tomon frowned and asked.

He had heard the name before, of course.

Miyazaki Inao nodded and replied, "Yes!"

Yagyu Tomon’s expression shifted, and after a moment of contemplation, he asked again, "Jin Hongyi won’t talk, will he?"

After all, the man might testify against him to reduce his sentence.

"Please rest assured, we won’t let him blabber," Miyazaki Inao said confidently.

Once here, what can be said and what can’t,

is all up to them to decide. If they can’t even manage that, what sort of violent authority are they?

Yagyu Tomon nodded, "I’ll personally thank Police Chief Aoyama for tonight’s events."

He was furious that Aoyama Xiu Xin had cut off his source of income and made him scared tonight; however, since the other party had released him and even turned him from a suspect into a hero, he felt grateful for that.

After all, Aoyama Xiu Xin’s actions tonight were not aimed at him, and he had protected and upheld his reputation afterward. He must remember this favor.

At the same time, tonight’s events made him realize that he couldn’t just manage his maritime territory—he definitely needed to cultivate a good relationship with Police Headquarters!

.................

"Last night, the Police Headquarters’ search unit at Ooi Pier seized a human smuggling vessel, harboring as many as a hundred and thirty people... According to the Police Headquarters, it was based on related intelligence provided by Yagyu Tomon, Deputy Director of the Maritime Security Bureau’s International Criminal Class... Police Director General Renping Kuniaki stated that the police would conduct a thorough investigation of the case..."

The next morning’s news reported last night’s incident, and the nation was in uproar, sparking continuous heated debate.

"Idiot! Jin Hongyi? That’s a Korean name, right? These people commit crimes in our country and still want the same rights as us?"

"I was wondering why there were so many Caucasians in the entertainment clubs lately; so this is how they came!"

"It’s simply atrocious, treating people like cattle. Such people must be severely punished!"

At the breakfast table of Vice Admiral Yagyu Jie Cheng of the Maritime Staff Director’s General Affairs Department, everyone was listening to the news on TV and subconsciously turned to look at Yagyu Tomon at the end of the table.

"It’s just... just a coincidence," Yagyu Tomon said somewhat embarrassingly, bracing himself.

Yagyu Jie Cheng said with relief, "It seems you’ve finally grown up, you’ve done well. You’ve made a great contribution without arrogance or complacency, truly worthy of being a man of the Yagyu family!"

His youngest son was not very promising, so he had thrown him to the Maritime Security Bureau to fend for himself, but unexpectedly, the boy had quietly given him a big surprise.

It seems it is indeed necessary to gain independence through experience.

"I was wrong to think you were out late at bars again last night. I should apologize," said Yagyu Bingyong, Yagyu Tomon’s older brother, emotionlessly and brusquely.

Though calling it an apology, it seemed more like he was holding Yagyu Tomon accountable.

It was just his nature to be like that.

Yagyu Tomon was excited and ashamed. He put down his utensils and stood up, "Father, Brother, as a member of the Yagyu family, naturally, I cannot bring shame to our clan."

He was now sincerely grateful to Aoyama Xiu Xin.

If not for him, he might currently be enduring a beating in the interrogation room at Police Headquarters from his furious father and brother, rather than their praises and recognition.

But it cost him a revenue stream that was all his own.

He still felt a hint of regret.

Where there is joy for some, there is sorrow for others.

Like Han Suwen and her eldest son, Jin Hongwu.

"Damn it! It was this guy who snitched on his brother for a merit badge!" Jin Hongwu smashed his utensils furiously after seeing the news report.

Han Suwen didn’t know much about her son’s business dealings and asked, "What’s the matter?"

"This Yagyu Tomon is the Maritime Security Bureau official who’s been taking money from the brother, providing him with smuggling conveniences and protection," Jin Hongwu pointed at the photo on the TV screen and said through gritted teeth.

Han Suwen was instantly furious; she had thought Tangong Huizi betrayed Jin Hongyi, but it turned out to be Yagyu Tomon, "We must get even with this guy!"

She couldn’t save her son, but she could avenge him.

"Mother, that may not be feasible. His father is a Vice Admiral; that’s likely why he dared to do this," Jin Hongwu said grimly.

Han Suwen’s expression stiffened, and after a moment of contemplation, she said coldly, "Since it was for the merit that he sent Hongyi to prison, let his father get Hongyi out, or he can join him!"

A Vice Admiral, if truly determined to save a suspect, she believed it could be done.

Especially in Japan, she was well aware of how corrupt the officials were within the country.

"Mother, do you intend to..." Jin Hongwu immediately guessed her thoughts and was visibly shocked.

Han Suwen stared at him, "Hongyi should have evidence of Yagyu Tomon receiving benefits, right?"

"Mother, that’s a general! We cannot offend him!" Jin Hongwu repeatedly urged.

"That’s your younger brother!" Han Suwen interrupted emotionally, "The Civilian Corps won’t save him, but how could I not save my own son? Could you not save your younger brother? The bigger picture, the bigger picture, idiot! To hell with the bigger picture! I’ve served the Civilian Corps for so many years, why should I sacrifice my son for their bigger picture? Never!"

"Once your brother is rescued, we will leave the country. With the assets and money we’ve accumulated over the years, we Mother and sons, can live without worries. Let those cold-blooded rats of the Civilian Corps fend for themselves!"

Jin Hongwu’s expression changed, torn between leaving everything behind to go abroad and abandoning his younger brother; he finally agreed to the plan, grinding his teeth.

"Hongwu, my good son, your father left us early. We three have depended on each other till today. Not one less, not one!" Han Suwen’s tone was solemn and firm.

"Yes, Mother."