Tokyo: From Lawless Madpolice to Minister
Chapter 391 - 348: Kill to Deter, Choose Between Friendship or Justice? (Seeking Monthly Votes)

Chapter 391: Chapter 348: Kill to Deter, Choose Between Friendship or Justice? (Seeking Monthly Votes)

"What are you here for!" Sankai Seichiro, as if facing a great enemy, quickly stepped forward and picked up his granddaughter to distance her from Aoyama Xiu Xin, looking at him with a face full of vigilance. Ever since he suspected Aoyama Xiu Xin was behind the kidnapping and murdering of Dongye Gen, he had become somewhat fearful of him.

As a law enforcement officer, capable of such actions, what wouldn’t he dare do?

"Wah~ Wah~ Wah~" Suddenly picked up by her grandfather, the little girl was initially stunned, before bursting into loud crying.

"Ugh." Aoyama Xiu Xin shook his head, looking helpless as he said, "Supervisor Sankai, look at how scared the child is. Is that necessary?"

As he finished speaking, he smiled and shook the drum.

Dong dong dong~

The crying girl instantly stopped, clapping her hands and laughing.

"She’s adorable." Aoyama Xiu Xin stood up, walked forward, handed her the rattle-drum, and gently touched her cheek.

The innocence of a child’s smile is just so pure.

Sankai Seichiro, holding his granddaughter, dodged him and asked with a gloomy face, "What exactly are you here for at my house?"

"Just came back from the Dongye house, it seems you are heartbroken." Aoyama Xiu Xin answered with a smile, not addressing the question directly.

Sankai Seichiro, with a gloomy face, remained silent.

Aoyama Xiu Xin looked around and then spread his hands, "Are you sure you want to talk about it here?"

Sankai Seichiro took a deep breath, handed his granddaughter to his wife, and said to Aoyama Xiu Xin, "Please."

After saying that, he led the way upstairs.

Aoyama Xiu Xin bowed slightly to Sankai Seichiro’s wife, then waved smilingly to his granddaughter before slowly following him upstairs.

After entering the study, Sankai Seichiro, without inviting Aoyama Xiu Xin to sit down, said, "Just speak whatever you want to say."

"I want to buy the shares of East Field Construction Corporation that you hold," Aoyama Xiu Xin got straight to the point.

He planned to remove all existing shareholders of East Field Construction Corporation, which would leave enough shares for the Land Guard to allocate internally.

Sankai Seichiro flatly refused, "Impossible!"

"Supervisor Sankai, do remember, President Dongye’s fate serves as a warning. Tomorrow and accidents, we never know which comes first. Your granddaughter, she’s very cute," Aoyama Xiu Xin spoke with a smile.

In an instant, Sankai Seichiro’s face turned red as he surged forward in a quick stride, grabbing Aoyama Xiu Xin by the collar and pushing him against the wall, menacingly saying, "Xiu Xin, if you dare touch my granddaughter, I won’t let you go even as a ghost!"

It was the most impotent threat in the world.

"Hey hey hey, Supervisor Sankai, do you really see me as such a bad person? How could I possibly harm a child?" Aoyama Xiu Xin raised his hands, smiling and looking fearless.

Sankai Seichiro snorted coldly and let him go.

Aoyama Xiu Xin leisurely fixed his disheveled tie and shirt, speaking indifferently, "The economic environment is tough, and the days of East Field Construction Corporation are not good either. Taking some money and leaving the scene might not be such a bad idea. Look at the Dongye family, how pitiful."

"It is all your doing!" Sankai Seichiro glared at him furiously, saying through gritted teeth, "Without Dongye Gen, I wouldn’t be where I am today. I will not watch East Field Construction be ruined by you!"

"Hehe, Sankai Seichiro, who do you think you are, a savior?" The smile on Aoyama Xiu Xin’s face gradually faded, his eyes turned cold, and he spoke with a grim tone, "Dealing with you wouldn’t need as much complexity as with Dongye Gen. Last time I was able to put you away for over ten days, next time it could be over ten years!"

"Your son and daughter’s life, job, marriage, and family will all be affected because of you. Please believe me, I can make it happen."

Once someone has a family, they have a vulnerability.

"Damn you! Aoyama Xiu Xin, you despicable shameless man!" Sankai Seichiro was overwhelmed with anger, filled with fear as he thought about Aoyama Xiu Xin’s methods against Dongye Gen, clutching his fist tightly, staring at him. Quickly, his eyes began to lose focus, and he said resignedly, "How much money are you giving?"

"Don’t worry, I won’t take advantage at this point, only the market price," Aoyama Xiu Xin shrugged.

The shares of Sankai Seichiro and others were not as many as Dongye Gen had held, and the purchase did not require a large amount of money at once. Plus, with the economic downturn, the market environment was poor, and the value of their shares was not as high as in the past years. They could get what they wanted through legitimate means without resorting to underhanded methods.

Sankai Seichiro weakly nodded, Dongye Yuusei couldn’t support himself, and he had done all he could. Now, he just wanted to protect his family.

"Good, Supervisor Sankai, a wise man submits to the circumstances." Aoyama Xiu Xin laughed heartily, then added, "Then I will take my leave, goodbye."

After saying that, he politely bowed, then turned and left the room.

Sankai Seichiro seemed as if all of his energy had been sapped, his eyes lifeless and expression blank, he just sat there staring blankly ahead.

After leaving the Sankai house, Aoyama Xiu Xin immediately called Chiba Rikim, informing him that Sankai Seichiro had agreed to sell his shares and asked for his help in contacting other shareholders of East Field Construction to discuss the share acquisition.

In the upcoming acquisition, Yehua Yiren would take the lead.

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

That night, the murder departments from both the second and third sections had a joint capture operation, based on the intelligence received, aiming to arrest a serial rapist and murderer who might be armed.

The operation was led by Asai Ayumi.

At the meeting where the operation was arranged, the head of the third department, Edogawa Renju, repeatedly criticized the suggestions proposed by the newly appointed head of the second department, Heize Tian’an; anyone with clear eyes could see he was deliberately causing trouble, and the two almost started arguing then and there, but it was Asai Ayumi who controlled the situation.

After the meeting, Edogawa Renju left first to the restroom to relieve himself, Heize Tian’an quickly followed and stood next to him. Taking advantage of the emptiness of the restroom, he whispered, "I never expected that my first operation at Police Headquarters would be in cooperation with you."

"Yeah, last time we fought side by side, it was in the previous operation," Edogawa Renju said with a smile.

Heize Tian’an nodded, "Yeah, I am mainly here to assist you tonight by capturing the suspect, which could further earn Aoyama Xiu Xin’s trust and attention."

"Good," Edogawa Renju said without affectation, as the strategy was exactly that; Heize Tian’an’s purpose in joining Police Headquarters was to cover his identity and better help him infiltrate beside Aoyama Xiu Xin.

Footsteps approached, and Edogawa Renju snorted coldly, buckled his belt, and left with a grim face.

Heize Tian’an’s expression became ugly.

This made a young officer who came in to pee dare not even breathe heavily, staring at the urinal and thinking how ridiculously small the urinal seemed.

About ten minutes later, the operation began. Several police cars, their sirens flashing and wailing, sped away.

Aoyama Xiu Xin stood in his office, leaning on the desk with one hand, watching this scene expressionlessly.

He then picked up the phone and called Asai Ayumi.

"Ayumi, get Edogawa Renju on the phone."

For the sake of secrecy surrounding the arrest and thus causing inconvenience in moving with a hand-held phone, everyone involved in the arrest, except for Asai Ayumi, didn’t have a phone.

"It’s Police Chief Aoyama calling, asking for you."

Asai Ayumi and Edogawa Renju, along with Heize Tian’an, who were in the leadership layer, were in the same car, so after hearing Aoyama Xiu Xin’s command, they handed over the phone.

"Police Chief, it’s Edogawa Renju here. May I ask what you require?" Edogawa Renju spoke respectfully.

Aoyama Xiu Xin said indifferently, "I remember what you said yesterday, that life-and-death bonds are less important than fame, fortune, and my patronage. Were those words sincere?"

"Hi!" Edogawa Renju answered solemnly, yet he felt puzzled and somewhat uneasy inside.

"Alright then, Mr. Edogawa, let’s see you act upon it," Aoyama Xiu Xin spoke calmly.

Edogawa Renju didn’t comprehend, "Police Chief?"

"During the operation, kill Heize Tian’an and then the suspect we are supposed to capture tonight. Frame the suspect for Heize’s death," Aoyama Xiu Xin said coldly.

"Ah!" Edogawa Renju was startled.

Instantly, the few people in the vehicle turned to look at him.

Sweat beads instantly covered Edogawa Renju’s forehead, "Police Chief, this..."

"Nakamura Tatsuyuki that old man’s deadly intentions towards me persist. Since it’s known that Heize is his chess piece, how can I allow others to sleep peacefully by my side? Kill him to show me your loyalty, and do not disappoint me." Aoyama Xiu Xin said before hanging up the phone.

Then a cold smile curled his lips, Nakamura Tatsuyuki, Heize Tian’an, and Edogawa Renju, all three were out to harm him, so he wouldn’t blame himself for being ruthless.

Nakamura Tatsuyuki wanted to use Heize to cover Edogawa Renju, right? Fine, as long as Edogawa Renju kills Heize, theoretically, he could earn more of my trust.

Not only would he eliminate Heize Tian’an, who dared to infiltrate his circle, but also devastate the spirits of Nakamura Tatsuyuki and Edogawa Renju, and make Nakamura Tatsuyuki believe that he would no longer doubt Edogawa Renju.

He loved to watch brothers kill each other over so-called justice and greater good; the regret was that he couldn’t watch it happen live, only able to watch it afterwards on video.

Indeed, tonight’s arrest operation was a sham, the serial rapist murderer wasn’t going to appear at the scene at all, instead, it would be a scapegoat arranged by the Yamakawa family.

Aoyama Xiu Xin had also had the Yamakawa family people enter the arrest scene beforehand to install multiple surveillance cameras, and later simply using the murder video to kill Edogawa Renju.

Inside the command vehicle, Edogawa Renju held the phone in a daze, listening to the busy signal for a long time without snapping back to reality.

"Edogawa Police Chief?" Asai Ayumi called out.

Edogawa Renju then came to his senses, handed the phone back, and looked at Heize Tian’an with a complex expression, his heart filled with anger and despair.

He had never imagined that Aoyama Xiu Xin would be so ruthless and reckless, wanting to shoot a police chief directly during an arrest operation, which also fully demonstrated his power within Police Headquarters, making it even more chilling.

Due to not having a hand-held phone, Edogawa Renju had no way to inform Nakamura Tatsuyuki about this complication.

Everything had to be decided by himself.

If he killed Heize Tian’an, he could completely clear himself of any suspicions of being an undercover and fully gain Aoyama Xiu Xin’s trust, and topple him faster.

But how could he pull the trigger? Heize was his colleague, his comrade in arms!

However, if he didn’t kill Heize Tian’an, Aoyama Xiu Xin would surely suspect him, and all his previous efforts would be in vain, making it harder to arrange an undercover in the future.

Edogawa Renju was torn deeply inside.

At this point, what should he choose?

Is it friendship? Or justice?

And Heize Tian’an sitting opposite him was feeling completely bewildered, not understanding what Aoyama Xiu Xin had said on the other end of the phone to make him so agitated and uneasy.

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