Tokyo: From Lawless Madpolice to Minister
Chapter 272 - 258: Running into the Gunpoint, No Choice but to Leave a Way Out_2

Chapter 272: Chapter 258: Running into the Gunpoint, No Choice but to Leave a Way Out_2

But he clearly hadn’t anticipated that Renping Kuniaki and Aoyama Xiu Xin had already turned their swords into plowshares, switching from ostensible support to genuine support. This highlighted the importance of information.

Having failed to challenge authority, Akino Nagaoka was now worried about the opponent’s retaliation, with sweat drenching his back.

He looked up and caught a glimpse of Aoyama Xiu Xin.

Aoyama Xiu Xin responded with a mild smile.

Akino Nagaoka’s scalp tingled. He bowed slightly to express his apology, then sat down.

He was no longer in the mindset to continue with the meeting.

All he knew was that the Police Headquarters would issue a national warrant requesting cooperation from police forces nationwide, and this case would be handled by the first investigative division, personally overseen by Aoyama Xiu Xin.

When the meeting adjourned, he was still dazed.

Aoyama Xiu Xin deliberately stayed till the end.

Everyone knew what he was up to, so they all graciously cleared the room for him.

Akino Nagaoka also knew that Aoyama Xiu Xin was waiting for him. Once everyone had left, he braced himself, approached, and deeply bowed, "Police Chief Aoyama, there were too many people earlier, now let me bow properly. Please, please forgive my recklessness!"

"A barking dog never bites," Aoyama Xiu Xin said with a feigned smile, patting the other’s face.

The slapping sound echoed continuously in the meeting room.

Feeling the neither light nor heavy slap on his face, Akino Nagaoka felt utmost humiliation internally, but he could only clench his fists and endure, hoping the other party would cool off.

Seeing no response from him, Aoyama Xiu Xin lost interest in further humiliating him, "You should resign."

He knew many people despised him.

But no one had stepped forward before, and he had been eager for an opportunity to make an example out of someone. Since Akino Nagaoka had presented himself, there was no need for courtesy.

Thinking he could step over him to climb higher.

He would have to endure the consequences of slipping and falling.

"What!" Akino Nagaoka suddenly looked up in disbelief, then shook his head frantically in desperation, "No! I won’t resign!"

Over such a trivial matter, forced to resign?

"Then wait to be fired tomorrow for entering the office with your left foot first. I believe you can weigh which way of leaving is more humiliating. Don’t push your luck," Aoyama Xiu Xin’s gaze was as sharp as a knife.

Just a mere police chief, he only needed to give a shout out to his higher-ups, and getting him dismissed would be done.

What could he do if he didn’t accept it?

Akino Nagaoka’s face alternated between shades of green and white.

But Aoyama Xiu Xin had no time to waste with him.

He turned and walked away.

"Thump!"

Akino fell to his knees, lacking any dignity, and clutched at Aoyama Xiu Xin’s legs, "Mr. Aoyama! Police Chief Aoyama! Please forgive me! Forgive me!"

Now he couldn’t care less about his dignity.

Without his official position, there was no dignity left.

"Ah... Idiot!" Aoyama Xiu Xin cursed irritably, kicking him in the head.

Akino Nagaoka’s nose bled profusely, yet his hands refused to let go, "Mr. Aoyama! My journey here hasn’t been easy, I’ve always taken you as my role model, I just wanted to progress, please be understanding!"

Yet Aoyama Xiu Xin remained silent, expressionless, and continued to kick his head.

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

Akino Nagaoka passed out before finally letting go.

Aoyama Xiu Xin left without looking back.

He rushed into the surveillance room and forcibly took the videotape monitoring the hallway outside the conference room. In the wrong hands, it could become a tool to smear him.

"How could it smear him?"

"By spreading the fact that he assaulted someone."

...

Aoyama Xiu Xin assigned the task of capturing Abe and his three associates to a group of murderers. At the same time, he mobilized all the violent gangs under his influence, offering a reward for the whereabouts of these four men.

When these four kidnapped San Dao Yifu, Aoyama Xiu Xin, out of sympathy and a desire not to escalate the conflict, decided to turn a blind eye.

But after receiving the money, these four killed the man.

They even hung his body on a utility pole, severely disrupting public order and causing panic among some citizens.

That was causing trouble for him.

From his perspective, these four had to be captured; otherwise, how could the Police Headquarters maintain its dignity?

On the other hand, he was well aware that these four had escaped from Tokyo the previous night. They were enduring people who, if they went into hiding, would be very difficult to capture.

Thus, he needed to force them to turn themselves in.

For that, he had a cunning plan.

That evening, he met with Saihara Ichiro, the chief editor of the Asahi News Agency, and asked him to use his influence to do a small favor.

Although this was a bothersome incident,

there was still some good news today.

Panasonic Jiezi arranged a meeting with Aoyama Xiu Xin and showed him a video in which Panasonic Qingyun was beating and raping a young woman.

"If necessary, I can have this woman come forward to file a police report," Panasonic Jiezi said.

Aoyama Xiu Xin smiled and clapped him on the shoulder, "Mr. Panasonic, well done. With this video and that woman, unless Panasonic Jun is cold-hearted enough to turn against his own son, it should be enough to force him to withdraw from competing for the position of Chief Justice."

And even if he does turn against his son, the father’s failure to teach is his fault. The public would "spontaneously" organize protests against him. How could a person who can’t even keep his own son from breaking the law be fit to serve as Chief Justice?

"Is this all we aim for? Just forcing him to give up the position of Chief Justice?" Panasonic Jiezi asked uneasily.

Aoyama Xiu Xin nodded, "Even a cornered dog will jump the wall. If he could get someone in the Cabinet to bypass the deputy chief justice to nominate him, it shows he has some capability. We shouldn’t push him too hard; achieving our goal is enough."

He was a man who liked to eradicate problems from the roots. Sometimes it wasn’t that he wanted to leave some leeway; he had to.

After all, this video alone could ruin Panasonic Qingyun completely, but it wouldn’t completely topple Panasonic Jun because he wasn’t physically present in the surveillance footage.

Failing to take him down would only make him stronger.

It would make him recklessly seek revenge.

That was not the outcome Aoyama Xiu Xin desired.

This time Panasonic might lose the chance to become the Chief Justice, but he still retained his reputation, his official position, and his son. There was still hope for him.

It wouldn’t lead him to complete hysteria or to recklessly give up.

"But..." Panasonic Jiezi’s face showed distress.

As the saying goes, if you don’t kill the tiger, it can harm you, and if there were any retaliation, he would certainly be the first target.

Aoyama Xiu Xin knew his concerns and gently reassured him, "Don’t worry, you’re not fighting alone; I’m here too. He won’t retaliate rashly against you. What you need to do now is go tell everything to your old man, show your value to be nurtured. Take advantage while he’s still alive to pave your way."

Death is like a snuffed out lamp; once dead, some useless favors dissipate. If they find a worthy descendant, they will surely hurry to invest in them.

"Alright!" Panasonic Jiezi bowed deeply.

But deep down, he still felt stifled. He couldn’t imagine how much Brother Jie Zhi, Panasonic Qingyun, would hate him when he found out the whole truth.

Yet, Aoyama Xiu Xin wasn’t concerned about his fears.

He hastened to find Takizawa Old Lamp to show off his achievements.