Tokyo: From Lawless Madpolice to Minister
Chapter 402 - 358: Opportunity Knocks, Nakamura Shinichi Ventures into the Tiger’s Den (Vote for Monthly Ticket)

Chapter 402: Chapter 358: Opportunity Knocks, Nakamura Shinichi Ventures into the Tiger’s Den (Vote for Monthly Ticket)

Osaka City, belonging to Osaka Prefecture, is the central city of the Kansai region, with a population of over one million, making it a major city in Japan without a doubt.

Of course, compared to Tokyo, it still seems small.

"This place is more prosperous than I imagined."

That was the first impression of Nakamura Shinichi, a distinguished Tokyo "Lord," of Osaka, this contemptible backwater city. He then turned to a subordinate, a cultured and bespectacled man, and slowly said, "If I remember correctly, Oda-kun, you’re from Osaka City, so I’ll trouble you to go first and inquire about the Love and Care Home."

"Sir! It’s my duty! I will do my utmost!" Oda replied with utmost respect.

Nakamura Shinichi then looked at the other three, "First, let’s find a hotel to rest, and we’ll see what useful information Oda-kun can bring back later."

"Sir!" The three men nodded in unison.

Oda, on whom great hopes were pinned, felt the immense pressure and, after another bow, hurriedly left.

Since it was a secret investigation, Nakamura Shinichi did not pick a particularly good hotel, but rather chose an ordinary guesthouse just one street away from the Love and Care Orphanage as their temporary base.

Nakamura Shinichi had his own room.

The other four shared two to a room.

By five o’clock in the afternoon, Oda finally returned, and Nakamura Shinichi woke the other three to meet.

"Everyone’s here, speak up, Oda-kun." Nakamura Shinichi sat on the bed, smoking, as he spoke.

The hotel room was small, and with five men crowded inside, it seemed a bit cramped, so they had to sit on the beds.

"Sir!" Oda began with a bow, then pursed his lips and said, "I learned that tonight at nine, the Love and Care Home is holding a gratitude banquet. They say it’s to thank their long-term sponsors. From what I understand, the Love and Care Home organizes several such activities each year. Attendants are local social elites from the Osaka Prefecture, and reporters are not allowed inside."

"Hmph, a gratitude banquet that doesn’t allow reporters to cover it. I say it’s more likely a money party, those animals! Despicable!" Nakamura Shinichi flicked the ash from his cigarette, his face turning fierce as he cursed through gritted teeth.

The other three were also filled with animosity. After all, although they were sometimes corrupt and engaged in entrapment and violent interrogations, they were still within the realm of being human.

But after understanding the case, they felt that Tanaka Guikuma was simply not fit to be called human.

An officer couldn’t help but say, "If only we could get inside. Just snap some pictures of the scene, and we’d have ready evidence."

"That’s impossible." Before Nakamura Shinichi could express his opinion, Oda interjected to dispel the idea, "I thought the same, but after looking into it, only those with invitations can attend, and without one, you simply can’t get in."

"Then we grab someone who has an invitation and borrow it for our use." Nakamura Shinichi drew leisurely on his cigarette, talking calmly amid the smoke.

Oda said, "But the Police Headquarters wanted us to investigate secretly. Doing that would certainly alert them to our presence."

"What’s the purpose of a secret investigation? Isn’t it to obtain evidence of Tanaka Guikuma’s guilt?" Nakamura Shinichi retorted, exhaling slowly, "By infiltrating tonight, we could gather evidence on most of these people, and they could pull Tanaka Guikuma down with them. At that point, we’ll have achieved our goal. Why fear startling the snakes?"

"They’re still up to this now because they don’t know we’ve set our sights on Du Bian; they lack a sense of crisis. Once they realize this, they definitely won’t dare to continue these acts, and we won’t have such a good opportunity to obtain so much evidence."

"The opportunity tonight is one not to be missed, and it won’t come again. I will report to the police superintendent, and he will surely agree."

If this were Tokyo, it would be simpler, just mobilizing police forces to raid the Love and Care Home. But unfortunately, this is Osaka, where the local police are more likely to raid them than the Love and Care Home.

"Sir!" Nakamura Shinichi was the leader, and although Oda had his reservations, he could only comply.

Nakamura Shinichi then called Aoyama Xiu Xin to inform him of the situation. After getting off work, Aoyama Xiu Xin, having heard the details, said, "Since this mission has been entrusted to you, do as you see fit with boldness. I support you."

He wasn’t a micromanager to control everything remotely from Tokyo. By delegating authority to subordinates, they are emboldened to act and can perform effectively.

Principal Jiang disagreed with this philosophy.

"Sir! Thank you, superintendent." Nakamura Shinichi expressed his gratitude, and then continued, "Should our identities be exposed, these people will surely become desperate, and even if we obtain evidence, it might not be easy to leave Osaka. Therefore, we’ll need your support."

If their cover was blown while taking photos.

Then the four of them would undoubtedly die that very night.

The local powerful people would not hesitate to eliminate them because of their police status; killing them would mean the evidence dies with them. Afterwards, it’s just a matter of scapegoating a few people to take the blame. Whatever the outcome, it’s better than exposing the filth of the Love and Care Home.

"Don’t worry, contact me immediately once you have the evidence, and I will personally come to pick you up," Aoyama Xiu Xin spoke calmly, yet with an air of confidence.

Nakamura Shinichi felt inspired, his blood boiling with resolve as he seriously responded, "Sir!"

After hanging up, Nakamura Shinichi addressed his four subordinates, "Tonight’s guests will surely be regulars. If there are too many new faces, it will be easy to expose us, so we only need one invitation. I will go alone; you guys will be the backup outside. If I don’t come out after an hour, inform the superintendent."

With an hour’s time, if all went smoothly, he would have already captured sufficient evidence and extracted himself. After all, there was no need to film the entire event—taking some photos would suffice.

"Inspector, this is too dangerous. Please let us go," Oda said, his expression changing as he volunteered.

"Indeed, you’re the superior officer; it’s not right for you to take such a risk. That’s our duty."

"Inspector, please consider this most carefully!"

The other three also spoke out to dissuade him, truly concerned for Nakamura Shinichi, their trusted boss.

"There’s no need for further discussion." Nakamura Shinichi raised his hand to interrupt them, his tone brooking no argument, "I don’t trust this job to anyone else; I must do it myself."

Fortune favors the brave, and he only trusted himself.

"Hi!" The three bowed their heads at the same time.

After the decision had been made, it was time to choose a kidnapping target. The investigation unit had long had the list of sponsors for the Home of Love, and Nakamura Shinichi selected a person named Murakami Takayuki as the target.

This guy was the new director of the Health Welfare Bureau of Osaka City. He had only sponsored the Home of Love for the first time at the beginning of the year, so compared to others, he barely had a familiar face, and his absence wouldn’t draw too much attention.

In an afternoon’s time, the four men had scoped out Murakami Takayuki’s residence and laid out a kidnapping plan, then waited quietly near his home.

At 8:30 p.m., the gates of the detached villa where Murakami Takayuki lived slowly opened, and his black Mercedes rolled out. Nakamura Shinichi and the others sprang into action.

First, they parked their car in front to block his way.

Inside the car, Nakamura Takayuki, seeing this from afar, frowned and glanced at his watch. Then he ordered his driver, "Go see what’s the matter."

He was eager to attend tonight’s gathering and was a bit irritable at the delay.

"Hi!" After parking the car, the driver got out and walked toward the obstructing car, calling out from a distance, "What’s happening? Move your car! Is it broken down?"

"Yeah, the engine has a problem, can you help take a look?" Oda said from the front of the car hood.

The driver, without any guard, walked over.

And while he was checking the engine at the front hood, a gun was pressed against his lower back. The cold touch of the barrel, even through his clothes, made him shiver.

"You..."

"Don’t move. Don’t shout, or I’ll kill you," Oda warned in a chilling tone.

The driver’s face turned pale as he nodded vigorously.

Meanwhile, hiding behind a nearby building, Nakamura Shinichi burst forth in a flash and yanked open Murakami Takayuki’s car door and dove in.

"What are you doing! Who are you! Do you know who I am?" Murakami Takayuki, taken by surprise, blurted out in shock and horror.

"Smack!" Nakamura Shinichi raised his hand and slapped him hard on the face, then pulled out his badge and said, "Police Headquarters. Hand over the invitation."

Hearing the keywords "Police Headquarters" and "invitation", Murakami Takayuki’s heart shook violently, draining of color, and he feigned ignorance stubbornly, "I don’t understand you! What’s with the Police Headquarters? Even if you are from the Police Headquarters, you can’t just—ah!"

Before he could finish, he received another slap.

Now his face was swollen on both sides, making it symmetrical.

"You sure talk a lot," Nakamura Shinichi forcefully pinned him down and rummaged in his chest, pulling out an invitation.

Murakami Takayuki’s clothes were disheveled, and he felt as if struck by thunder, as if violated, entirely despondent. Just moments ago, he had been defiant, but now, he immediately crumbled, tremblingly saying, "It’s my first time, I’m going for the first time! I’ll denounce them, I’ll cooperate with the police, please, give me a chance to make amends."

The men from Police Headquarters had secretly come to Osaka, and they used such targeted and violent means at such an accurate time to take the invitation from him.

It meant they already had quite a bit of information and had begun to take action. If he didn’t jump ship now, he would have to sink along with it.

People in the world of bureaucracy knew best when to align and when to jump ship.

"We don’t need you for now, just follow my men," Nakamura Shinichi said emotionlessly.

Murakami Takayuki nodded repeatedly, "Hi! Hi!"

Minutes later, he and the driver were taken away by two policeman, while Oda, posing as the driver, drove Murakami Takayuki’s car with Nakamura Shinichi to the Home of Love.

They arrived punctually at 8:50. Mimicking others, Nakamura Shinichi didn’t get out of the car but had Oda roll down the window and arrogantly presented the invitation to the security at the entrance before being let in.

Oda parked the car in the inner parking lot, where over 20 vehicles were already parked. Just like the other drivers, he waited inside while Nakamura Shinichi, with a cell phone in hand, stepped out and followed the crowd.

The cell phone in his hand was, in fact, a camera, snapping photos while moving through the crowd.

"Welcome, welcome, right this way, please," Gangcun Xiu stood at the entrance of the hall, bowing with a full-faced smile, shaking hands with each arriving guest.

When it was Nakamura Shinichi’s turn, he hesitated, feeling that this guest looked somewhat unfamiliar. But he didn’t think too much of it since Tanaka Guikuma often invited newcomers, and no one could get in without an invitation.

Those who made it inside had credentials that were beyond reproach.

Stepping into the hall, Nakamura Shinichi witnessed a scene that made his blood boil. The hall had been transformed into a luxurious banquet room, where innocent young boys and girls had been meticulously dressed up and were wandering among a crowd dressed scantily, subject to the lecherous embraces and gropings of portly middle-aged men and women.

"What a bunch of lowly and filthy scumbags."

He muttered to himself, swallowing his rage as he wove through the crowd, making sure to stop in front of each person, taking the opportunity to snap their pictures.

However, his behavior quickly caught Tanaka Guikuma’s attention, as everyone else was cradling their playthings for the night, while Nakamura Shinichi alone had none, sticking out awkwardly among a group of perverts.

While everyone else indulged in their pleasures, oblivious to Nakamura Shinichi’s odd behavior, the organizer Tanaka Guikuma observed the whole scene with a cool head.

Moreover, Tanaka Guikuma felt he was unfamiliar.

Immediately, he signaled to Gangcun Xiu with a gesture and whispered something, then approached Nakamura Shinichi.