Tokyo: From Lawless Madpolice to Minister
Chapter 249 - 241: New Department, Guiding Subordinates, Fierce Assassin

Chapter 249: Chapter 241: New Department, Guiding Subordinates, Fierce Assassin

"Using a BBS platform to hire assassins?"

Looking at Nakamura Shinichi before him, Aoyama Xiu Xin also felt bewildered, he hadn’t heard such an archaic term in his previous life, and was even more clueless in this life.

"Hey! According to Gu Tian Shinri, each post is numbered, and the posts provide the victim’s identity information and address. Depending on the social status of the victim, the amount of compensation varies."

"At the end of each post, there’s a contact method. After calling, you tell them you want to take on the job with a certain number and confirm how to receive the deposit and final payment, either by transfer or designating it to be placed somewhere. In any case, both parties don’t meet in person."

"At the same time, the person taking the job must place their own information in a designated spot on the platform, and only after the platform verifies it as genuine will they give out the deposit. That way, if someone takes the deposit but doesn’t complete the job, they too will become a bounty target on the BBS."

Nakamura Shinichi spoke gravely.

Aoyama Xiu Xin understood, early uses of internet platforms facilitated anonymous criminal transactions.

"Go find a computer, check out that BBS Gu Tian Shinri mentioned." Aoyama Xiu Xin rose and walked outside.

Nowadays computers aren’t as pivotal, and using a computer also requires some technical skills. Besides necessary departments, leadership offices aren’t equipped with them.

Nakamura Shinichi quickly followed him.

The two arrived at the technical support section, where Aoyama Xiu Xin experienced the era’s dial-up internet. He stared at the unresponsive computer screen, "Why isn’t it responding?"

The quality, he even finds it unpleasant for watching videos.

Don’t ask why watching videos is related to tactility. After all, as everyone knows, these types of videos are interactive movies; viewers move along with the action.

"Line’s busy, probably someone else is using this route," a police officer from technical course answered.

At that time, it was common for BBS; one telephone line could only accommodate one user at a time, waiting for another to disconnect.

Due to slow and expensive internet, nobody occupied the line for long, quickly disconnecting after downloading posts of interest to clear the line.

After three to five minutes, the technical course police officer tried connecting again and this time succeeded — a coarse and simple welcome page appeared on the computer screen.

Subsequently, a series of posts popped up, each one a solicitation for murder, with targets of varying identities and compensations ranging from a few thousand to tens of thousands of US Dollars, yet the contact method was always the same.

Clearly, all these posts were released by the same person, who constructed the BBS to provide a transaction platform and act as an intermediary, helping to complete the entire transaction process and extracting a fee as compensation.

"Is this... this... a prank?"

The technical course police officer somewhat disbelieved, turning to look at Aoyama Xiu Xin and Nakamura Shinichi, seeing their serious faces, he instantly realized something major was happening.

"Immediately investigate the identity of the person who opened this line," Aoyama Xiu Xin commanded.

Nakamura Shinichi replied, "Hi!"

Aoyama Xiu Xin then went to see Renping Guoxiong.

He reported the case to him.

"What’s this thing called BBS?" Renping Guoxiong wasn’t familiar with this stuff either, he was utterly confused after listening.

Aoyama Xiu Xin provided a further detailed explanation.

After understanding the explanation, Renping Guoxiong’s expression also turned grave, realizing the severity of the situation. If Gu Tian Shinri hadn’t been arrested, this issue might have remained unknown for who knows how long.

Perhaps, as the internet evolved, this platform could have become more mature, more secretly hidden, creating one bloody case after another.

"Police Director General, technology is developing day by day, and the number of citizens owning and using personal computers will only increase. I suggest establishing an internet monitoring team within the technical support section, to monitor BBS on the market not only for early prevention of such situations but also to monitor public opinion, preventing the spread of negative comments. The internet is not a lawless territory!"

The internet is the version answer; the future will see rapid development, increasing netizens, and growing online influence. Internet police should emerge in response, first establishing a rudimentary setup to evolve with internet growth.

Whoever dares to smear him online, instantly dispatch police to physically arrest across counties.

"The internet is not a lawless territory; well said!" Renping Guoxiong nodded. Wasn’t the lack of related experience leading to inadequate police surveillance the very issue in this case?

He took a deep breath, saying, "I’ll report to the minister and relay your suggestion."

"Hi!" Aoyama Xiu Xin bowed.

Renping Guoxiong added, "Hurry up with the explosion case, bring about a result soon. The minister has been constantly bothered by reporters lately because of this."

"Hi!" Aoyama Xiu Xin bowed again.

Renping Guoxiong waved his hand, dismissing him.

Leaving the Police Director General’s office, Aoyama Xiu Xin then directly went to Chi Ben Xinzhang’s office.

"Police Director General!"

Chi Ben Xinzhang was annoyed at who came in without knocking, but as he looked up and saw who it was, the anger on his face was immediately replaced by a smile, and he got up to bow and greet.

"Any progress on the explosion case today? The Director General just urged me again." Aoyama Xiu Xin walked to the sofa, sat down, took out a cigarette pack, and shook out one.

Chi Ben Xinzhang quickly bent down and ran over to light it for him, with a worried frown, said, "Sir, my incompetence, we really can’t figure it out. Our department has been working overtime these last few days. We’ve already ruled out anyone who had a grudge against the victim, Tsunoda Shinro. The plumber who was in Tsunoda’s house that day is still under surveillance, and so far, we haven’t found anything unusual."

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