Tokyo: From Lawless Madpolice to Minister
Chapter 278 - 262: Disobedient, Kind-hearted Bandit and Malicious Lawyer_2

Chapter 278: Chapter 262: Disobedient, Kind-hearted Bandit and Malicious Lawyer_2

As the ropes around her body were untied, Mrs. Rujiang hurriedly rushed over to tightly embrace her daughter.

Rujiang Chengzhi also stepped forward to offer a few comforting words, then he told his wife to go and cook, and he sat down on the sofa with his daughter, "Based on this trust, if you are caught, I am willing to defend you for free, you should know that my usual legal fees are quite high."

"Then we’ll thank Lawyer Rujiang in advance; I just hope that the day never comes." Abe approached to tease the child in his arms, casually asking, "Lawyer Rujiang must come into contact with many people; do you know where one can get a gun? We need some handy weapons."

"I’ll give you a number, have someone go find him and mention my name, should get a thirty percent discount." Rujiang Chengzhi set his daughter aside and grabbed a pen and paper from the table, bent down, and quickly wrote a number before handing it to Abe.

Abe had only asked casually, and didn’t expect that the other party could actually help; he felt somewhat embarrassed to take the paper and carefully asked, "Wouldn’t this implicate you in becoming our accomplice?"

Good people are just like that, soft-hearted rather than hard-headed.

If someone shows them a little bit of kindness, they can’t help but think of the other person’s wellbeing, thus in an age where the kindhearted are often taken advantage of, good people tend to live hard lives.

Whereas the wicked thrive on bullying the good.

"I’ll just say you forced me; I understand the law better than you do," Rujiang Chengzhi said with an unconcerned smile.

After a moment of silence, Abe then replied, "Once we get the guns, we’ll leave tonight, and won’t bother you anymore."

"Okay," Rujiang Chengzhi nodded in acknowledgment.

Half an hour later, the criminals and the hostages sat together at the same dining table, having a relatively harmonious meal.

......

Nagoya is under the jurisdiction of Aichi Prefecture, so the Aichi Prefecture Police Headquarters is located in Nagoya Central District.

In the afternoon, the Aichi Prefecture Police Chief, who had a police rank two levels higher than Aoyama Xiu Xin and wielded much greater power, personally led all senior officers to the entrance to welcome Aoyama Xiu Xin, who had come from a long distance from Tokyo.

Although his police rank was two grades above Aoyama Xiu Xin’s, and his power unknown how many times greater, a local police officer’s status could not compare with one from the Police Headquarters, let alone the fact that Aoyama Xiu Xin was no ordinary police chief.

He was the son-in-law of the Asakai family, the grandson of the Chairman of the Public Security Committee, so he was worth the high regard.

"The chief, they have arrived."

Several police cars with Chiyoda District, Tokyo license plates came into sight, and everyone perked up.

"Let’s all perk up, stand at attention."

The chief said with his head held high and chest puffed out.

The cars came to a stop, and everyone else got out, with Aoyama Xiu Xin being the last to emerge. Despite the prior hearsay, the sight of that excessively youthful face still sent a thrill through the hearts of the Aichi Prefecture Police Headquarters high-ranking officers.

What was I doing at his age?

The chief shook off the inner shock, then promptly extended a smiling hand, quickly stepping forward to meet him.

"Police Chief Aoyama, it’s such an honor to finally meet you. Your arrival has put at ease the troubled hearts of Nagoya’s people, agitated by the four members of the Abe gang," the chief greeted warmly.

"Chief, you flatter me, but we will need the cooperation of the Aichi Prefecture police as well," Aoyama Xiu Xin replied courteously, with a slight bow, and took the chief’s hand with both of his.

The respect one offers is returned tenfold.

Originally worried that his youthful fame might have made him haughty and arrogant, the chief now completely set aside those concerns. Furthermore, the way Aoyama Xiu Xin gave him face also made the chief feel very gratified.

He laughed heartily, "Well said, well said! Here at the Aichi Prefecture Police Headquarters, in conjunction with police stations in various districts, we are fully committed to assisting Police Chief Aoyama in his investigations, to bring those four extremely vicious criminals to justice as soon as possible."

"With your words, Chief, I think the criminals will find no escape," Aoyama Xiu Xin laughed heartily.

Such harmonious interaction between the two also involuntarily brought smiles to the faces of the subordinates standing behind them.

The chief suggested, "There’s some distance from Tokyo to Nagoya, and you all must be tired from the long journey. It’s almost mealtime, and I’ve already booked a spot and prepared some light refreshments. Why don’t we head there to eat and drink to our fill, and then have the energy to deal with the criminals?"

Matters of human relationships and etiquette exist everywhere.

"With such a gracious invitation from the Chief, Xiu Xin will naturally comply," Aoyama Xiu Xin responded politely with a slight nod, adding, "Please, do not go too extravagant, a simple meal will suffice."

"Don’t worry, Police Chief Aoyama, it’s just some local specialties, nothing expensive at all," the chief replied with a beaming smile, patting Aoyama Xiu Xin on the hand.

Aoyama Xiu Xin then said with a smile, "Shall we... go?"

"Let’s go!"

Afterwards, several cars arrived at a high-end restaurant in Nagoya, where Fujiwara Takahiro and others were entertained by different people, while Aoyama Xiu Xin and the senior officials of the Aichi Prefecture Police Headquarters entered the same private room.

Upon entering, he paused for a moment.

The so-called private room looked more like a grand hall, with small tables lined up along both sides. At the forefront were several women, their delicate bodies partially concealed by sheer fabric, their faces pretty and all dolled up as geishas, cradling musical instruments.

Beside each table, there were also two young women kneeling, their luxuriant hair piled up. They wore only white chest wraps restraining their graceful bosoms, with swaths of creamy skin pushed up and exposed, their waists bare, and their lower halves sported merely thin white trousers, with bare jade feet.

Upon seeing the guests enter, these women all stood up and bowed respectfully, maintaining their stooped posture.

"Is this... is this also a local specialty?"

Aoyama Xiu Xin asked, pointing at those women.

Does Aichi Prefecture also offer such a choice selection of geoducks?

The senior officials from the Aichi Prefecture Police Headquarters all wore an amused expression. The Chief chuckled, "They are all local girls from Aichi Prefecture, so how can they not be considered local specialties? Moreover, they came here voluntarily admiring the Police Chief, isn’t it uncomfortable for you, Police Chief Aoyama, to be served during the meal? If so, I can ask them to leave."

He had asked a friend in Tokyo, and that friend had told him that Police Chief Aoyama was not greedy for money but had a penchant for beauty and power.

Power, he couldn’t offer.

But he could at least satisfy the latter. For this, he had people comb through several local universities in Nagoya to meticulously select these lovely girls to serve Mr. Aoyama.

"When in Rome, do as the Romans do, when in Rome, do as the Romans do, I am the guest and will follow the host’s lead," said Aoyama Xiu Xin with a reserved smile.

Since they had arranged it this way, it meant they had done their homework on him. It would be impolite to refuse such hospitality, so he reluctantly accepted.

"Come on, ladies, get moving! Police Chief Aoyama came to Nagoya for the safety of the Nagoya citizens, you should all thank him properly!"

The Chief clapped his hands to summon their attention.

"Police Chief Aoyama, please take a seat."

Two lovely young women hurriedly approached, one on each side assisting Aoyama Xiu Xin to sit down, clinging tightly to him. One poured him wine while the other busied herself with serving him food.

The rest of the attendees took their seats as well.

As music began to play, the room filled with songs and dances.

Everyone raised their glasses in lively exchanges, laughing and joking, accompanied by the occasional shrill cries of the women and the unreserved laughter of the men. It was a nest of vipers buzzing with joy.

When the drinks were flowing, the potbellied Deputy Director of the Aichi Prefecture Police Headquarters, in the presence of a woman’s screams nearby, forcibly stripped off her undergarment and wore it on his head, dancing with the geishas to spice up the atmosphere.

Everyone laughed heartily, unrestrained in their merriment.

The room descended into decadence, a sight too disgraceful to behold.

They partied from afternoon until it was dark. By then, the chest wraps of the hostess girls were long gone, the luckier ones still had a pair of trousers on, while the less fortunate were completely naked.

Out here, "the sky’s the limit and the Emperor’s far away," these folks were revelling even more excessively than the bureaucrats in Tokyo, with no restraint whatsoever.

Seeing that this was common practice among Japan’s bureaucrats,

Aoyama Xiu Xin felt reassured. These were the colleagues he envisioned, and those upright, humorless, incorruptible officials could just roll as far away as possible.

Good men don’t get the good stuff; it’s reserved for the bad guys like them.

Meanwhile, at the same time, Abe and his companions, having managed to secure guns and bullets, finished dinner and bid Rujiang Chengzhi farewell, driving off in his car.

"Phew~ Thank heavens, they finally left."

Mrs. Rujiang patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

Rujiang Chengzhi didn’t say a word, turned around, walked to the living room, and immediately grabbed the phone to dial the three digits "110."

"Hello, I want to report a crime..."

"Husband... you!" Mrs. Rujiang looked utterly shocked at her husband who had finished calling the police and hung up the phone.

Rujiang Chengzhi, expressionless, said, "Those four need to pay for their stupidity!"

As a well-known lawyer in Nagoya, he prided himself on being an elite that was unlike ordinary people, but he had been held hostage by four country bumpkins, his wife forced to cook for them, and he had to share a meal with them at the same table—an utter humiliation that must be washed clean!

Moreover, the story of a famous Nagoya lawyer using his wits to escape from the clutches of ruthless bandits and then, out of a sense of justice, helping the police capture them—and out of gratitude that they didn’t kill him, representing them in court pro bono—such a newsworthy story would spread far and wide, and his fame would skyrocket.

It would be the perfect opportunity to break into Tokyo.

A hint of a smile appeared on Rujiang Chengzhi’s lips.