Tokyo: From Lawless Madpolice to Minister
Chapter 301 - 281: Simple, Brutal, and Effective, Domination in the Officialdom_2

Chapter 301: Chapter 281: Simple, Brutal, and Effective, Domination in the Officialdom_2

He wanted to advance, so he needed people to be his stepping stones.

...

Twenty minutes later, at the Police Headquarters interrogation room.

"Welcome, Judge Panasonic, to the Police Headquarters for your visit."

Aoyama Xiu Xin, dressed in a white shirt, black trousers, and wearing a blue striped tie, walked in through the door.

"Where is Takizawa Shikou?" Panasonic Jun stared at him coldly, repeating, "Get Takizawa Shikou to see me!"

"It seems like you have a misunderstanding, Judge Panasonic." Aoyama Xiu Xin shook his head and chuckled as he pulled out a chair to sit down, "This matter has nothing to do with Dean Takazawa."

Panasonic Jun fixed his gaze on him, and seeing that he didn’t seem to be lying, his expression changed, "Why?"

"I’m the one Panasonic Jiezi has been following. If I can’t cover for him, how am I supposed to be the big brother?" Aoyama Xiu Xin shrugged, lit a cigarette, and spoke as he puffed away, "Besides, it was me who had him design against Panasonic Qingyun. You surely cannot forgive me that easily. I’m a cautious man, afraid of your revenge. Hence, I had to nip this issue in the bud to prevent escalation."

See, he meant well. When will this endless cycle of vengeance stop? He didn’t want to exacerbate conflicts either.

"Your secretary and driver have already been taken into custody. Over at the court, Dean Takazawa will inform them you’re on a business trip. No one will know you’ve been captured. The people stamping the case at the Prosecutor’s Office are my men; those responsible for judging the case in the court are also my people. You will witness the highest efficiency of the Japanese bureaucratic machine."

Ganging up to bully someone, that’s what you call bureaucratic oppression.

"Since you’ve arranged everything, why bother to come see me?" Panasonic Jun asked sarcastically.

"Of course, to persuade you to confess. Taking a bribe of two hundred thousand dollars is not a major misdeed; you’ll be out in a year or so," Aoyama Xiu Xin said earnestly.

Panasonic Jun scoffed, unwilling to agree.

This wasn’t merely about spending a year or so in prison.

Once he confessed, it would spell the end of his career prospects.

Aoyama Xiu Xin flicked his cigarette ashes, "You have to consider your child, too. The matter of your son assaulting a civilian girl is still being suppressed. If you’re convicted for taking bribes and your son for assault, the public will be outraged. Such anger is hard to quell! Your son won’t be out for ten or eight years."

"Despicable and shameless!" Panasonic Jun, no longer able to maintain his composure, glared with reddened eyes and hissed, "Is there no end to your evil deeds?"

He had only one son, who was also the only family he had left in the world after his wife’s death.

Because he had lacked fatherly love as a child, he didn’t want his son to go through the same, so he deeply loved Panasonic Qingyun and considered him his pillar of strength.

"You need not worry about that," Aoyama Xiu Xin snorted. He never played double standards. He was ready for others to use the same tactics against him if he dared to use them. A family should share both the joys and the hardships.

In the future, his son would enjoy the power and glory he brought, and naturally, he would have to face the corresponding risks.

Power and responsibility go hand in hand.

Panasonic Jun knew it was futile to argue. Without being a father himself, Aoyama Xiu Xin could not empathize, so Panasonic Jun could only say, "With such a shameless face, how can I trust you? I plead guilty on the front end, and on the back end, you’ll send my son to prison?"

This was why officials are often assessed on whether they are married and have children; such people are grounded and cautious, having vulnerabilities that make them think twice before employing underhanded tactics.

"This is already a frame job, so I also prefer not to blow things out of proportion. If I can achieve my goal successfully, why would I complicate matters further?" Aoyama Xiu Xin was quite candid; this was what he truly thought.

As Panasonic Jun’s weak spot, Panasonic Qingyun had to be unharmed; he needed to give Panasonic Jun something to worry about. Otherwise, if Panasonic Jun became desperate, things would become tricky.

Framing someone is like this: the framed person often only has to consider accepting reality, but the one doing the framing must consider much more, such as to what extent to go and what the consequences might be...

Panasonic Jun’s face grew dark, and he remained silent.

Aoyama Xiu Xin continued to apply pressure, "If we dare do this, it’s because we are resolved to crush you. Right now, nobody knows you’ve been captured, so no one can save you. Maybe if people knew you’d been captured, they’d even hope you’d drop dead."

Panasonic Jun gave a self-deprecating smile; indeed, knowing his capture, some people would be panicking.

They would wish for him to expedite his death in the Police Headquarters tonight.

"I need to speak a few words with my son."

"Of course." Aoyama Xiu Xin generously agreed.

Then he stood up to leave, and about three minutes later, Panasonic Qingyun was brought into the interrogation room by two policemen.

"Dad! Dad, are you okay?" Seeing his father handcuffed, Panasonic Qingyun was heartbroken.

"Listen to me," Panasonic Jun rebuked.

Panasonic Qingyun’s concern stopped abruptly, and with tear-filled eyes, he looked at his father and nodded.

"I must admit, Aoyama Xiu Xin’s methods are crude, but he has broken through the key points and chose a time when I was besieged from all sides. I have to concede. After I go in, you should liquidate the assets, move to a different city, and live your life. When I get out, don’t think about revenge; it’s like throwing an egg against a rock. Do you remember that?"

Panasonic Jun spoke in a calm and organized manner.

"Yes, I remember, I do," Panasonic Qingyun said, tears streaming down his face, choking up in response.

He knew his father was compromising for his sake.

Afraid of implicating his son, he didn’t dare to fight to the death.

Panasonic Jun slowly exhaled, "Go ahead."

Now that his son had developed this kind of personality, at least he didn’t have to worry about him being bullied when living independently.

"Dad!" Panasonic Qingyun bit his lip and called out before leaving, looking back every three steps.

As he stepped out, he saw Aoyama Xiu Xin leaning against the wall, smoking, his eyes undisguised with anger, but reason held him back from lashing out.

Aoyama Xiu Xin returned with a nonchalant smile.

The world was full of people who hated him.

Panasonic Qingyun didn’t even come close.

He wasn’t even on the radar.

Aoyama Xiu Xin re-entered, holding a statement that had already been prepared and said, "Please sign here."

Panasonic Jun didn’t look; he just quickly signed his name.

Then, tossing the pen aside, he looked up at Aoyama Xiu Xin and said seriously, "If you keep doing things like this, you won’t have a good end. Sooner or later, you’ll fall. Believe me, just wait and see."

He had seen such people before, relying on a bit of talent to act recklessly, audaciously and unscrupulously, but so far, not one had lasted long.

Because when they were lower in status, there were people above to cover them, but the higher their position became, the fewer who could protect them, and their capacity for creating trouble would increase accordingly, making the struggles more intense.

Naturally, the chances of falling would become greater.

People like him were inherently intolerable to the community!

"Then you might live a few more years, hoping to see the day I fall," Aoyama Xiu Xin said with a slight smile.

In the future, if someone truly wanted him to fall, then he would have to make this country stumble with him.

So, Panasonic Jun, as a Japanese,

Better pray that day never comes, otherwise Japan will surely be in chaos, and not even Jesus can stop it! he said.

After all, if he were no longer around,

Would there still be a need for Japan to exist?